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LIEBERTHAL, David, physician; b. Gold- ingen, Baltic province of Courland. Russia, Mar. 22, 1867; s. Scholem and Wilhelmine (Berg) Lieberthal: ed. private tutor until 1879, at gymnasium of classics, Goldingen, 1879-86, graduating with gold medal, 1886; Univ. of Vienna, 1886; finished course, 1893, receiving degree of M.D .; attached as asst. to clinics of dermatologv and urology, Vienna Policlinic, until coming to Chicago in 1895; m. Vienna, Austria, Feb. 10, 1894, Adele Maria Reichelt; children: Eugene P .. Fritz. Prof. of skin and urinary diseases in Illinois Med. Col-
lege since 1900; attending physician, dept. of skin diseases at Michael Reese Hosp. and consulting dermatologist to Lakeside Hosp. Mem. Chicago Med. Soc., Chicago Dermatologi- cal Soc., German Med. Soc., Am. Med. Assn. Office: 103 State St. Residence: 1750 Wright- wood Av.
LIEBLING, Emil, musician; b. Pless, Ger., Apr. 12, 1851; studied piano under Ehrlich and Kullak at Berlin; Dachs at Vienna, and Liszt at Weimar; theory with Dorn at Berlin. In U. S., 1867; in Chicago since 1872; prominent as concert pianist; also teacher, musical writer, lecturer and composer. Studio: 243 Wa- bash Av. Residence: 22 Astor St.
LILIENFELD, William P., manufacturer of cigars; b. Hanover, Ger., Mar. 9, 1842; s. Phil- ip and Eliza (Weinberg) Lilienfeld; ed. public school in Germany; m. Chicago, Jan. 13, 1880, Minnie Price; 1 son: Eugene W. Was clerk in retail clothing store at Kalamazoo, Mich., 1860; established in cigar business (retail, wholesale and mfg.), 1861; in 1880 branched to Chicago in wholesale and retail cigar busi- ness, and added the importing of fine Havana cigars; now pres. Lilienfeld Bros. & Co., man- ufacturers, jobbers and retailers of cigars; also dir. in Am. Restaurant Co. Republican. Jewish religion. Mason. Club: Standard. Of- fice: 79 Jackson Boul. Residence: 3649 Prairie Av.
LILJENCRANTZ, Gustave Adolph Mathias, U. S. Asst. Engineer; b. Upland, Sweden, Apr. 11, 1842; s. Baron Johan Carl and Henriette (von Schoultz) Liljencrantz; ed. under private instruction to 1857; public schools, Stock- holm, Sweden, 1857-62; Royal Technological Institute, Stockholm, 1862-6, graduating, C.E., m. Albany, N. Y., Apr. 27, 1875, Adaline Char- lotte Hall; 1 daughter: Ottilie Adaline (au- thor). Engaged on canal construction (Dahls- land's Canal), Sweden, 1866 to Dec., 1868; in U. S. Engineer Office, Milwaukee, Wis., May, 1869, to May 15, 1870; with C., M. & St. P. Ry. Co., in Milwaukee, May 16, 1870, to Apr. 11, 1871; in U. S. Engineer Office, Chicago Dis- trict, on river and harbor improvements since Apr. 12, 1871. Mem. Swedish Technological Soc., Stockholm, since 1866; Western Soc. of Engineers, Chicago, since 1878. Mason (Blaney Lodge, past master), and mem. Masonic Vet- eran Assn. since 1890. Independent in politics. Evangelical Lutheran. Office: U. S. Engineer Office: Federal Bldg. Residence: 3808 Elmwood Av.
LILI, George, coal; b. England, May 21, 1845; s. John and Mary (Padley) Lill; came to U. S. in boyhood with parents, settling on a farm in Lake Co., Ill .; ed. Janesville (Wis.) public schools; served in Union Army in Civil War as private in 40th Wis. Vols .; m. Chicago, May 21, 1866, Rebecca J. Fish; chil- dren: George H., William W., Edith L. Brick manufacturer, 1870-85; since then in coal busi- ness; pres. George Lill Coal Co .; also identi- fled with a number of other enterprises. Re- publican. Mem. G. A. R. Mason. Club: Ravens- wood. Office: 39-67 Chester St. Residence: 3170 Dover St.
LILL, George Herbert, coal; b. Chicago, Sent. 27. 1868; s. George and Rebecca .Jane (Fish) Lill; ed. Agassiz School. Lake View High School, and Metropolitan Business Col- lege; m. Dowagiac, Mich., Apr. 29, 1903, Ade- laide Rix. First engaged in coal business, 1885; incorporated, 1888, George Lill Coal Co .; sec., treas. and mgr. of the company. On Apr. 1, 1904, organized and became pres. of the Metropolitan Fuel Co. Republican. Episco- ralian. Mem. Park Lodge, A. F. and A. M., and of the Nat. Union. Office: 34 Chester St. Residence: 1925 Kenmore Av.
LILL, William West, coal; b. Chicago, Oct. 6, 1870; s. George and Rebecca Jane (Fish) Lill; ed. Chicago public school and Metropoli- tan Business College; m. Chicago, June 19,
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1895, Mary Laughlin Stewart; children: Edith Agnes, Mary Rebecca. Vice-pres. of the George Lill Coal Co. Republican. Club: Ravenswood. Office: 39-67 Chester St. Residence: 2567 N. Paulina St.
LILLIE, Frank R., zoologist, educator; b. Toronto, Ont., June 27, 1870; s. George W. and Emily (Rattray) Lillie; grad. Univ. of To- ronto, 1891; Ph.D., Univ. of Chicago, 1894; m. Lake Geneva, Wis., June 29, 1895, Frances Crane. Since 1900 prof. zoology and embryol- ogy, Univ. of Chicago. Asst. dir. Marine Biol. Laboratory, Wood's Holl, Mass .; managing editor Biol. Bulletin; fellow A. A. A. S .; mem. Am. Soc. Naturalists, Am. Soc. Zoologists; Boston Soc. of Natural History; Am. Soc. of Anatomists. Clubs: Quadrangle (Chicago); St. Botolph (Boston). Residence: 5801 Monroe Av.
LIMBERT, George Brown, iron merchant; b. Ripon, Wis., Nov. 15, 1862; s. Matthew and Nannie (Brown) Limbert; ed. common schools at Ripon, Wis .; m. Ripon, Wis., 1888, Marie Kuderling; children: Robert Matthew, Marie. Came to Chicago in 1882 and was traveling salesman for wholesale house to 1892; then city salesman, 1892-97. In 1897 established George B. Limbert & Co., iron pipe and steam goods, of which business is now sole proprie- tor. Republican. Mem. Woodlawn Park Lodge, A. F. and A. M. Club: Hamilton. Office: 49-55 Fulton St. Residence: 6634 Drexel Av.
LINCOLN, George Eckert, mgr. Chicago agency of the Mergenthaler Linotype Co .; b. on farm in Chester Co., Pa., Sept. 2, 1848; s. George V. and Mary M. (Morris) Lincoln; ed. public school and Parkesburg (Pa.) Acad .; m. Philadelphia, Pa., Feb. 28, 1898, Mary Yates. Learned the printing business (hand book composition), Philadelphia, Pa., from 17 to 21 years old; drifted into the newspaper business, and in 1897 invented the "Lincoln" type gal- ley; later obtained a number of valuable pat- ents, principally pertaining to type composing machines. Has a thorough knowledge of all existing composing machines and all past and present efforts of inventors in that line, and has contributed materially to the success of the Linotype; mgr. Chicago agency Mergen- thaler Linotype Co., since Jan. 1, 1902. Demo- crat. Mem. Hill Grove Lodge, No. 540, A. F. and A. M., and Evening Star Chapter, No. 225, R. A. M., both of Brooklyn, N. Y. Office: 17-21 VanBuren St. Residence: 5340 Drexel Av.
LINCOLN, Robert Todd, lawyer; b. Spring- fleld, Ill., Aug. 1, 1843; eldest son of Pres. Abraham Lincoln; grad. Harvard, 1864 (LL.D., Harvard, 1893); entered Harvard Law School, but left to enter army, serving until end of war as capt. on staff of Gen. Grant; m. Sept. 21. 1868, Mary Harlan, daughter of James Harlan, of Iowa; 2 married daughters: Mary Isham, Jessie Beckwith. Admitted to Chicago bar; U. S. Secretary of War, 1881-5; U. S. minister to Great Britain, 1889-93. Was spe- cial counsel for, and after death of George M. Pullman, became pres., the Pullman Co .; vice-pres. Chicago Edison Co., Commonwealth Electric Co .; trustee Am. Surety Co., of New York: dir. Chicago Telephone Co., Central Un- ion Telephone Co., Commercial Nat. Bank, Pullman Loan and Savings Bank, Equitable Life Assurance Soc: of the U. S. Clubs: Union, University, Harvard, New York, Chicago, Chi- cago Athletic and others. Office: Pullman Bldg. Residence: 60 Lake Shore Drive.
LINDBLOM, Robert, commission merchant: b. Nerike, Sweden, Nov. 17, 1844; s. Nils and Lovisa (Tolf) Lindblom; ed. private tutors, in agricultural and business college, and course In civil engineering; came to U. S., 1864; m. Milwaukee, Wis., Nov. 17, 1874, Hattie Lewis (now deceased); children: Lenor, Vesta. Has heen engaged as a board of trade commission merchant since 1873. as Robert Lindblom & Co. Was col. on staff of Gov. Altgeld, 1893-7; pres. of Civil Service Commission of Chicago,
Feb. 18, 1898, to July 1, 1902; was one of the original 35 World's Fair dirs .; Swedish Royal Commissioner to World's Fair; knighted by the King of Sweden, 1893. Sec. Farmers' Nat. Exchange Co. Agnostic in religion. Clubs: Un- ion League, Swedish. Office: Postal Telegraph Bldg. Residence: 161 Lake View Av.
LINDEN, Frank Louis, interior decorator; b. Chicago, June 16, 1859; s. A. W. and C. A. (Johnson) Linden; ed. public schools of Rock- ford, Ill .; m. Chicago, June 1, 1898, Carrie Louise Knill; 1 son: Frank L., Jr. After leav- ing school in 1876, went to New York City, where was engaged in interior decorating un- til 1881, when returned to Chicago; in 1882 entered into partnership with Ernest J. Spier- ling, forming present firm of Spierling & Lin- den. Also of Linden Glass Co. Independent Re- publican. Clubs: Kenwood, Architectural. Of- fice: 1216 Michigan Av. Residence: 175 47th St.
LINDGREN, John Richard, banker; b. Chi- cago, Feb. 20, 1855; s. Charles Magnus and Johanna (Anderson) Lindgren; ed. common and high schools of Chicago; m. Chicago, 1898, Ethel May Roe. Entered business life as vessel and insurance agent; mem. Haugan & Lind- gren, bankers, 1879-91, when the business was organized under state charter; since then cash- ier of the State Bank of Chicago. Republican. Methodist. Club: Union League. Office: 142 Washington St. Residence: 1224 Sheridan Rd., Evanston, Ill.
LINDLEY, William Orville, lawyer; b. Chil- licothe, O., Apr. 18, 1870; s. Henry Bartlett and Mary M. (Cory) Lindley; ed. private school and high school of Chillicothe, O., graduating from latter, 1886; special studies at Univ. of Michigan and law course in same, graduating, LL.B., 1893. Came to Chicago in fall of 1893, and since then has been in con- tinuous practice of law in Chicago, with ex- ception of extensive travels. Republican. Pres- byterian. Clubs: Onwentsia, San Juan Coun- try (Porto Rico, charter mem.). Office: 107 Dearborn St. Residence: Lake Forest, Ill.
LINDSTEN, Frank J., retired manufacturer: b. Jankoping. Sweden, June 7, 1846; s. Carl M. and Mary Eliza Lindsten; ed. Sweden: came to U. S., arriving in Chicago Aug. 9, 1868; m., 1st, Sarah Samuelson (died Apr. 25, 1886); children: Edward J., Emil G., Alice C., Mabe) F; m., 2d, 1888, Alma Hedner. In 1869 went into business as a manufacturer of clothing from cloth supplied by the wholesalers; the business grew and brought him a comfortable fortune. and in 1878 he turned business over to his 2 sons. Elected supervisor of the town of Lake View, 1896, and mem. of the Board of Co. Commissioners of Cook Co., 1898. Re- publican. Mem. Odd Fellows, Royal Arcanum. K. P. Clubs: Swedish Glee: also Columbia, of Fox Lake. Residence: 960 Pratt Av.
LING, John, lawyer: b. Lincolnshire, Eng., Apr. 10, 1842; s. John and Rebecca (Lee) Ling; came to America with parents in 1851. settling In Rome, N. Y .: removed to Batavia, N. Y .. and thence to Clinton Co., Ia .: early education in parish schools in England and public schools in this country, working on farm summers; taught school abont 6 years: studied at Wheaton (Il.) College, 1861-3: Bryant & Stratton Commercial College, Chicago, 1863- 1864, at same time studying Latin and German under private tutor; read law with A. B. Tyr- rell, of Clinton, Ta .; principal of graded school at Camanche, Ta., 1866-7: studied law there: admitted to har of Chicago. Mar. 1870: m. Chicago, 1877, Anna B. Hall: children: John T., Blanche H. Democrat. Office: 172 Washing- ton St. Residence: 1029 North Av .. Wilmette. Il1.
LINN, James Weber, author, educator: h Winnebago, 11., May 11, 1876; s. John M. and Mary C. (Addams) LAinn: preparatory educa- tion Geneseo, Ill., Collegiate Inst .: grad.
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Univ. of Chicago, 1897; since 1899 instructor Univ. of Chicago; m. Mar. 26, 1904, Mary How- land. Mem. Alpha Delta Phi. Clubs: University, Quadrangle, Midlothian. Author: The Second Generation (novel), 1902; The Chameleon, 1903. Residence: 230 56th St.
LINN, William Robert, grain commission merchant; b. Butler Co., O., Mar. 25, 1850; s. M. G. Linn; removed with parents to Terre Haute, Ind., when quite young, and was edu- cated there; came to Chicago, 1867; m. Chica- go, Mar. 14, 1881, Nellie B. Butler; children: Mabel, Howard, Dwight, Dorothy C. Was em- ployed by Linn & Reed, commission merchants (of which his father was senior mem.), 1867- 1872; became mem. of Chicago Board of Trade, June, 1875, and has since carried on a general commission business in grain and provisions. Clubs: Union League, Chicago, Washington Park, Chicago Athletic. Office: 145 VanBuren St. Residence: 2709 Michigan Av.
LINNELL, Bird McPherson, physician; b. Union Co., Ill., June 8, 1866; s. Lewis Thomas and Isabelle A. (Longley) Linnell; ed. Cob- den (Ill.) High School to 1883; Southern Illi- nois Normal School, 1883-4; Lake Forest Acad., 1884-5; Lake Forest College, 1885-9, graduat- ing, A.B., 1889; instructor in biology, same, 1890-1; student Rush Med. College, 1889-90, and 1891-3, graduating, M.D., 1893; m. Dixon, Ill., June 30, 1896, Grace A. Brubaker. Was in- terne, Presbyterian Hosp .. 1893-4. Asst. prof. of medicine, Rush Med. College; asst. physi- cian Presbyterian Hosp .; associate physician Cook Co. Hosp; attending physician, Chicago Union Hosp. Mem. Am. Med. Assn., Illinois State Med. Soc., Chicago Med. Soc., Chicago Pathological Soc., Physicians' Club. Republi- can. Six years asst. surgeon, 2d regt .. I. N. G. Presbyterian. Club: Chicago Press. Office: 100 State St. Residence: 290 Belden Av.
LINTHICUM, Richard, news editor, Chicago Chronicle, since July, 1904; b. Libertytown, Md., Mar. 30, 1859; s. Hamilton S. and Soph- ronia (Gallaher) Linthicum; ed. schools of Baltimore and Liberty Acad .; m. Denver. Sept. 24, 1882, Mary Alice Van De Venter; 1 son: Earl. Served as observer, U. S. Weather Bu- reau, 1877-80; engaged in newspaper work and magazine writing since 1883; contributor of articles, short stories, etc., to various maga- zines. Author: Rocky Mountain Tales, 1892; Boer and Britisher in South Africa, 1900; Best Recitations, 1902; Educational Encyclopaedia of Common Things, 1903; The War Between Russia and Japan, 1905. Business address: Chicago Chronicle. Residence: 1981 Kenmore Av., Chicago.
LIPPERT, Joseph John, broker; b. Cincin- nati, O., Nov. 19, 1870; s. Joseph and Cather- ine (Steimer) Lippert; ed. public and high schools of Cincinnati; m. Cincinnati, Mar. 8, 1893, Louise Schaetzle; 1 daughter: Mildred A. In grain commission business, Cincinnati Chamber of Commerce, for 10 years, with Jo- seph Good and in firm of Rieker & Lippert prior to 1898, in which year came to this city; was with Goemann & Co., Chicago, 1898, to May, 1904, and on May 16, 1904, the Lippert Co. was organized, of which company is sec. and treas. Also Chicago mgr. of the Goemann Grain Co., of Toledo, O. Mem. Chicago Board of Trade. Mem. Knights of the Maccabees. Of- fice: 6 Sherman St. Residence: 1218 Flournoy St.
LISTEMANN, Bernhard, violinist; b. Schlot- heim, Thuringia, Ger., Aug. 28, 1841; appoint- ed at 17 court violinist to Prince of Schwartz- burg; came to U. S., 1867, and traveled exten- sively; concert master Theodore Thomas or- chestra, New York, 1870-4; founded, 1874, Bos- ton Philharmonic Club, and organized, 1879, Boston Philharmonic Orchestra, of which he was dir .; concertmaster Boston Symphony Or- chestra, 1881; founded, 1881, the Listemann String Quartette, which continues. Since 1893,
head violin dept., Chicago Musical College. Of- fice: 202 Michigan Av. Residence: 683 Fuller- ton Av.
LITT, Solomon, mgr. McVicker's Theatre; b. Milwaukee, Wis., Apr. 28, 1872; s. Isaac and Mary (Litt) Litt; ed. public schools, Milwau- kee, Wis .; m. Chicago, Aug., 1895, Henrietta Litt; 1 son: Solomon, Jr. Since 1883 has been engaged in theatrical business in connection with Jacob Litt; was first with the Bijou Theatre, Milwaukee, of which became treas. and mgr .; traveled as mgr. and advance agent for 5 years, and came to Chicago, 1898, to be- come sec., treas. and mgr. of McVicker's Thea- tre. Mem. Chicago Commercial Assn. Club: Illinois Athletic. Office: 78 Madison St. Resi- dence: 4331 Grand Boul.
LITTLE, Charles Benton, manufacturer; b. Indianola, Ia., Oct. 18, 1872; s. A. J. and Mar- garet (Conklin) Little; ed. Simpson College, Indianola, Ia .; m. Indianola, Ia., Jan., 1895, Agnes Buxton. Has been in mfg. business since leaving college, and in 1897 became a resident of Chicago, and a mem. of the firm of Kittleman & Little, manufacturers of belts, leather specialties, etc .; firm was incorporated Aug., 1903, when became vice-pres. and sec. Republican. Pres. of Village of Berwyn, 1903- 1904. Mem. Berwyn Lodge, A. F. and A. M. Office: 63 Market St. Residence: Berwyn, Ill.
LITTLE, Charles G., lawyer; b. Philadel- phia, Pa., Oct. 17, 1874; s. Dr. Charles Joseph (now pres. Garrett Biblical Institute) and Anna Marie (Bahn) Little; grad. Amherst Col- lege, 1895; Northwestern Univ. Law School, 1897; m. Evanston, Ill., Oct. 2, 1900, Myra Wil- son; children: Alice Elizabeth, Charles Joseph. Admitted to bar, June, 1897. Asst. prof. of law in the Northwestern Univ. Law School. Clubs: University, Evanston Golf. Office: Marquette Bldg. Residence: 1418 Forest Av., Evanston, Ill.
LITTLE, Charles Joseph, pres. Garrett Bibli- cal Institute, since 1895; b. Philadelphia, Pa., Sept. 21, 1840; grad. Univ. of Pennsylvania, A.B., 1861; studied in Berlin, 1870-1; (Ph.D., DePauw; LL.D., Dickinson); m. Dec. 3, 1872, Anna Marina Schultze, Berlin, Prussia. Prof. philosophy and history, Dickinson College, 1874-85; prof. logic and history, Syracuse Univ., 1885-91; prof. historical theology, Gar- rett Biblical Institute, 1891-5. Fernley lecturer to British M. E. Conference for 1900. Author: Christianity and the Nineteenth Century; The Angel in the Flame. Address: 2016 Sheridan Rd., Evanston, Ill.
LITTLE, Josiah, banker; b. Auburn, Me., Sept. 10, 1832; s. Josiah and Nancy (Bradford) Little; ed. public schools, and at Lewiston Falls (Me.) Acad. at age 16 to 18; m. Frank- lin, Lee Co., Ill., Nov. 17, 1859, Mary Ann Hus- sey; children: Josiah, Nancy J. (both deceased), Mary E., Edward H., Maria W. Left home in Portland, Me., Oct., 1851; resided in Missouri 2 years; located at Amboy, Ill., in spring of 1854; merchant there until 1868, when estab- lished the banking business of Josiah Little; organized 1st Nat. Bank of Amboy, Ill., Nov. 1, 1899; removed to Chicago, Apr., 1902. Pres. and dir. of 1st Nat. Bank of Amboy and 1st Nat. Bank of Crystal Lake, Ia .; dir. Nat. Bank of N. America, Chicago, and of Colonial Trust and Savings Bank, Chicago. Republican. Congregationalist. Club. Congregational. Resi- dence: 3211 Calumet Av.
LITTLE, Riley McMillan, clergyman; b. Ce- darville, O., Sept. 15, 1865; s. Robert and Mary (McMillan) Little; ed. Cedarville (O.) High School; Monmouth (Ill.) College, B.S., June 12, 1890; Allegheny Theological Seminary, B.D., Apr., 1893; m. E. Palestine, O., May 10, 1893, Nannie M. Chamberlin; children: Mary Cham- berlin, William Clark, Dorothy, Elma Eliza- beth. Entered U. P. ministry as pastor of U. P. Church of Albany, Ore., Sept. 1, 1893, to Oct. 23, 1896; became first pastor of Woodlawn U.
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P. Church, Nov. 1, 1896, in which pastorate continues. Dir. Monmouth College; dir. Chi- cago Tract Soc .; dir. and chairman of general advisory committee Chicago Bureau of Asso- ciated Charities. Republican. Mem. 7th Ward Republican Club, Woodlawn Improvement Club. Address: 449 E. 62d St.
LITTLEFIELD, Andrew Sylvester, pres. N. Am. Ry. Construction Co .; b. Baltimore, Md., Oct. 3, 1859; s. John W. and Sally (Byrd) Lit- tlefield; ed. public school; m. Baltimore, Md., June, 1886, Blanche Worthington; children: Ar- thur, Raymond, Goodrich, Worthington. Began business life in Baltimore, Md., with the Bal- timore Car Wheel Co., with which continued 8 years; then came to Chicago as general sales agent for the Lorain Steel Co., for which he is still agent; in 1898 organized the N. Am. Ry. Construction Co. (which succeeded the Am. Ry. Construction Co., which went out of busi- ness), of which he is pres., in a general line of railway supplies and construction. Inde- pendent Republican. Methodist. Club: Union League. Office: Monadnock Blk. Residence: Auditorium Annex.
LITTLEJOHN, John Martin, pres. and prof. of theory of osteopathic therapeutics and practice, Am. College of Osteopathic Medicine and Surgery since 1900; b. Glasgow, Scot- land, Feb. 15, 1867; s. Rev. James and Eliza- beth Walker Scott Littlejohn; grad. Univ. of Glasgow; studied theology; ordained, 1886; taught theology, 1886-7; continued studies; A.M., 1889; B.D., 1890; LL.B., 1892; univ. fel- low Columbia Univ., 1892-3; grad. Ph.D. (hon- orary D.D, and LL.D.); M.D., Dunham Med. College and Hering Med. College; m. Aug. 11, 1900, Ipswich, Eng., Mabel Alice Thompson; children: Mary Elizabeth Helen (b. June 8, 1901), Mabel Emma (b. Sept. 19, 1903). Was tutor Glasgow Univ., 1882-5; principal Rose- mount Coll., 1890-2; pres. Amity Coll., College Springs, Ia., 1894-7; prof. physiology, psychol- ogy and psychiatry and dean of faculty, Am. School of Osteopathy, Kirksville, Mo., Feb., 1898, to June, 1900 (D.O., 1900); enrolled as lawyer, May, 1899; prof. physiology, Hahne- mann Med. College, Chicago. Fellow and gold medalist Soc. of Science, London, 1895; fellow Royal Soc. of Literature of Great Britain 1899. Editor-in-chief Osteopathic World, 1903- 1905. Author: Christian Sabbatism, 1892; The Political Theory of the Schoolmen and Gro- tius (3 parts), 1894; The Evolution of the State, 1895; Lecture Notes on Physiology, 1898; Text-book on Physiology, 1898; Lectures on Pyscho-Physiology, 1899; Lectures on Pys- cho-Pathology, 1900; the Journal of the Sci- ence of Osteopathy, 1900-3; The Science of Osteopathy, 1899; Treatise on Osteopathy, 1902. Office: Masonic Temple, and 497 W. Mon- roe St. Residence: 928 W. Adams St.
LITTLEJOHN, Wiley Jones, insurance; b. Fayette Co., Tenn., 1849; s. Wiley Jones and Margarct (Chisholm) Littlejohn; ed. public schools, Memphis, Tenn; St. Louis (Mo.) Univ .; m. Memphis, Tenn., 1873, Mary Louise Poston. Engaged in fire insurance business in Mcm- phis, Tenn., 1866; general agent Merchants' Insurance Co., of St. Joseph, Mo., 1874-80; special agent, Connecticut Fire Insurance Co., of Hartford, Conn., 1880-6; 1886-94, asst. mgr. same comapny; since 1894, mgr. western dept. N. British and Mercantile Insurance Co., of Great Britain. Formerly pres. Missouri, Kansas and Nebraska State Board of Fire Un- derwriters; pres. Fire Underwriters of the Northwest. Clubs: Union League, Evanston Country, Glen View. Office: Nat. Life Bldg. Residence: Evanston, Ill.
LIVINGSTON, Charles George, flour and ce- reals; b. Chicago, Apr. 12. 1863; s. Isaac and Hannah Livingston: ed. public schools of Chi- cago to 1882; m. Chicago, Oct., 1892, Hattie Livingston. In 1885 entered employ of I. Pies- er & Co., flour and cereals, as office man, be-
coming a partner in 1892; business was incor- porated, 1902, as the Pieser-Livingston Co., of which is sec. and treas. Republican. Clubs: Lakeside, Illinois Athletic (charter mem.). Of- fice: 235-247 Johnson St. Residence: Lakota Hotel.
LIVINGSTON, Van Rensselaer, mgr. Schu- bert Piano Co .; b. Troy, N. Y., Aug. 12, 1849; 8. Van R. and Jane (Sutherland) Livingston; ed. public schools, Troy, N. Y., and Milwaukee, Wis .; m. Chicago, Ill., 1881, Ettie McCracken Clarke; children: Etta Louise, Alice, Gertrude. Lived in Milwaukee, Wis., for 7 years in youth; has been in the piano business for the past 30 years; was with Root & Cady, 1871-2; then with W. J. Dyer & Bro., Minneapolis, as traveling representative, and with Mason & Hamlin as traveling representative; with Chickering, Chase Bros. Co., 1889-1890; then associated with Lyon, Potter & Co., as corre- spondent and mgr. of the wholesale dept., 1890-8; then western mgr. for the A. B. Chase & Co., of Norwalk, O., at Chicago, until May 1, 1904, when he became mgr. of the Chicago branch of the Schubert Piano Co., of New York. Republican. Mason; Oriental Lodge, La- fayette Chapter, R. A. M. Club: Bryn Mawr. Office: 179 Wabash Av. Residence: 7200 Mer- rill Av.
LLEWELLYN, Frank J., asst. vice-pres. and contracting mgr., Am. Bridge Co .; b. Somerset- shire, Eng., May 22, 1861; s. Rev. Lewis and Mary Ann Joanna (Rutt) Llewellyn; ed. Stony Gate Grammar School, Leicester, Eng .; m. Can- non Falls, Minn., 1887, Alberta Cook; children: Lewis Kenneth, Francis Albert, Dorothy, Ma- rian Grace. Was articled apprentice to Gim- son & Co., engineers, Leicester, Eng., 1876-82; designing engineer Midland Ry. Carriage and Wagon Co., Shrewsbury, Eng., 1882-4; trav- eled, 1884-5; chief engineer for Gillette, Her- zog Mfg. Co., Minneapolis, 1885-90; vice-pres. and chief engineer of same, 1890-1900; sold out to Am. Bridge Co., 1900; pres. Koken Iron Works, St. Louis, Mo., 1900-1; asst. vice-pres. and contracting mgr., Am. Bridge Co., of New York, since 1901. Also dir. International Bond and Development Co., World Today Co .; trus- tee of the Univ. of Chicago; trustee and treas. Univ. of Chicago Divinity School. Mem. Am. Soc. of C. E. Clubs: Chicago Athletic. Quadran- gle, Homewood Country. Office: Monadnock Blk. Residence: 6033 Jefferson Av.
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