The book of Chicagoans, a biographical dictionary of leading living men of the city of Chicago, 1905, Part 108

Author: Leonard, John William, 1849- ed; Marquis, Albert Nelson, ed
Publication date: 1905
Publisher: Chicago, A. N. Marquis & company
Number of Pages: 650

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MCARTHUR, Lewis Linn, surgeon; b. Bos- ton, Mass., Jan. 23, 1858; s. Maj. J. H. (U. S. A.) and Julia (Woodworth) McArthur; ed. public schools of Chicago to 1870, Lake For- est, Ill., 1872-3; Santa Clara College, Calif., 1874-6; grad. Rush Med. College, Chicago, 1880; m. Chicago, 1885, Mamie Walker; children: Selim, Emilie Constance, Lewis Linn, Jr., Bil- lings Meacher. Was house surgeon Cook Co. Hosp., 1880-1; took post-graduate courses, 1882-3, at Heidelberg and Vienna. Prof. of sur- gery in Post-Graduate Med. School; ex-pres. Chicago Med. Soc. Mem. Am. Surgical Assn., Am. Med. Assn .; attending surgeon, since 1886, St. Luke's and Michael Reese Hosps. Mem. Am. Assn. for the Advancement of Science, and other socs .; International Assn. of Surgeons. Clubs: Chicago, University, Athletic, Washing- ton Park, Glen View. Office: 100 State St. Resi- dence: 4415 Drexel Boul.

MAC ARTHUR, Robert D., physician; b. Glengarry, Ontario, Can., Aug. 1, 1843; s. John and Margaret (Mac Martin) Mac Arthur; grad. Williamstown Grammar School, 1863; McGill Univ., Montreal, Can. (med. dept.), M.D., 1867; m. Montreal, Can., Sept. 27, 1871. Minna Beattie; 1 daughter: Ida Belle. Engaged in practice of medicine since 1867; in Chicago since 1871; was appointed prof. of skin and venereal diseases at Chicago Policlinic in 1889, and in 1890 attending physician in der- matology at Presbyterian and St. Joseph hosps. Mem. Chicago Med. College, Chicago Dermatological Soc., Am. Med. Assn. Demo- crat (gold standard). Club: Union. Office: 204 Dearborn St. Residence: 414 Dearborn Av.

MCAULIFF, Cornelius, newspaper man; b. Ireland, 1850; s. Cornelius and Hannah Mc- Auliff; ed. public schools and law dept. Univ. of Michigan; m. Chicago, 1883, Mary Hanlan. Engaged at various times in editorial positions Chicago Times and Chicago Daily News; was the first managing editor Chicago Evening Post; was one of the founders of the Chicago Mail; managing editor Chicago Times-Herald and Record-Herald since 1895. Office: Herald Bldg. Residence: 619 46th St.

McBEAN, George Barnet, real estate dealer; b. Chicago, Nov. 19, 1866; s. Archibald J. and Georgiana Elspeth (Barnet) McBean; attended Moseley School (public), 1877-8; Allen's Acad., 1878-80, and Harvard School (private), 1880-2, Chicago; traveled in Europe, 1882-4; returned to Harvard School, 1884; to Rowe's Acad., Tar- rytown, N. Y., 1885; Phillips Acad., Andover, Mass., 1885-6; Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Boston, 1886-7. Employe of A. J. McBean & Co., contractors, 1887-8; in real estate on own account, 1889-90; partner in A. J. McBean & Co., contractors, 1890-7, and in A. J. McBean & Co., cements, 1895-1901; since 1901 in real estate business under style of G. B. McBean & Co. Mem. Chicago Real Estate Board. Mem. Northwestern Assn. of Massa- chusetts Institute of Technology. Clubs: Cax- ton, Homewood. Office: 78 LaSalle St. Resi- dence: 2017 Prairie Av.

McBEAN, James George, prcs. Garden City Paving and Post Co .; b. Glengarry Co., Can., Jan. 25, 1841; son John and Susan (Curray) McBean; ed. public schools in Canada; came to Chicago, 1857; m. Chicago, July 6, 1870, Lizzie Hawley. Began contracting for street paving in a small way, 1869, the business de- veloping into the Garden City Paving and Post Co., contractors for public works and dealers in cedar posts and paving blocks. Mason. Mem. Builders' Exchange. Office: 167 Dearborn St. Residence: 3326 Vernon Av.

Mac BRIDE, Arthur Joseph, resident mgr. New River Consolidated Coal & Coke Co .; b. Cincinnati, O., Apr. 3, 1880; s. John A. and Hannah (Sullivan) Mac Bride; ed. public schools of Cincinnati, O .; m. Evanston, O., Oct. 1, 1902, Pearl Helen Jones; 1 daughter: Pearl Marguerite. Began work at Cincinnati, O., with the C. & O. Ry., and held several positions with this company; left that road to accept position with the Big Four Ry. at Cincinnati in 1898, remaining with that company until 1901, when resigned to become asst. to the traffic mgr. of the New River Consolidated Coal & Coke Co. (miners and shippers), with offices at Cincinnati; on Jan. 1, 1903, was promoted to present position of resident mgr. for same company at Chicago. Independent in politics. R. C. Knight of Columbus. Office: 277 Dearborn St. Residence: 604 E. 50th St.

McCAGG, Ezra Butler, lawyer; b. Kinder- hook, N. Y., Nov. 22, 1825; studied law Hudson, N. Y .; practiced in Chicago since 1847; was mem. U. S. Sanitary Commission and pres. Northwestern Sanitary Commission during Civil War; pres., many years, board trustees Illinois Hosp. for Insane; 1st pres. Lincoln Park trustees; has large library and art col- lection, and has delivered many public ad- dresses; m. Sept. 8, 1892, Therese Marie Davis; 1 son: Louis Butler. Clubs: City, Chicago, Uni- versity, Loyal Legion. Office: 153 LaSalle St. Residence: 67 Cass St.

McCARTNEY, James, pres. U. S. Life & En- dowment Co .; b. Enniskillen, north of Ireland, Feb. 14, 1835; s. Irvine and Margaret (Fyfe) McCartney; ed. common schools of Trumbull Co., O., and in Western Reserve Seminary; be- gan study of law at Warren, O., and finished in Monmouth, Ill .; m. 1st, Trumbull Co., O., Feb. 3, 1858, Eunice A. Lindsley (died) ; chil- dren: Mrs. Cora B. Miller, Lewis L., Harry J .; m. 2d, Rock Island, Ill., Apr. 16, 1888, Sarah C. Swank (now deceased). Was admitted to bar of state of Illinois in January, 1858, and prac- ticed law at Monmouth, Ill., and Galva, Ill., until the Civil War, in which served as 1st lieut. of Co. D, 17th Ill. Infy., and capt. Co. G, 112th Ill. Infy., until close of war. Went from army to Fairfield, Ill., and practiced there until elected atty .- gen. of the state of Illinois, serv- ing, 1880-5; after that practiced law at Spring- field, Ill., and Hutchinson, Kan., until the spring of 1891, when came to Chicago, and en- gaged in practice here until Jan. 1, 1904, when assisted in organizing the U. S. Life & Endow- ment Co., of which is pres. Republican. Mem. G. A. R., A. O. U. W. and the Knights of the Maccabees. Office: 100 Washington St. Resi- dence: Berwyn, Ill.

MCCASKILL, Daniel, lawyer; b. Brown Co., Ill., Sept. 21, 1845; s. Daniel and Esther (Tur- ner) McCaskill; ed. public schools in Chicago and in Brown and Christian cos., Ill .; served in Civil War in 14th Ill. Infy. in Army of the Tennessee; m. Virden, Ill., Mar. 18, 1875, Hattie Robinson; 1 son: Oliver LeRoy. Return- ing from war attended school, 1865-7; in cir- cuit clerk's office of Christian Co., Ill., 1867-70; admitted to bar at Taylorville, Ill., 1870, and practiced there with brother, Alexander, until 1880, when health failed and went to Colo- rado; practiced law at Walsenburg, Colo., 1880- 90, and at Pueblo, Colo., 1890-6; since 1896 in

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general practice of law in Chicago, but making a specialty of corporation law; counsel for Schillinger Bros. Co., etc. Independent in poli- tics. Mem. Butler Post, G. A. R., Pueblo, Colo .; mem. of the Woodmen of the World and K. P. Office: 100 Washington St. Residence: 6410 Kimbark Av.

McCAUGHAN, William John, Presbyterian clergyman; b. Ireland, Dec. 4, 1859; s. Nehe- miah Craig McCaughan; grad. in arts, London- derry, 1879; grad. in theology, same, 1883; m. Apr. 9, 1890, Sara A. Cooper. Pastorates: Wel- lington St. Church, Ballymena, Ireland, 1884-5; Mountpottinger Church, Belfast, 1885-97; St. Andrew's Church, Toronto, Can., 1897-8; 3d Presbyterian Church, Chicago, since Nov. 17, 1898. Author: Love, Faith and Joy. Residence: 610 Jackson Boul.

MCCAULEY, William Lewis, miner and shipper of coal; b. Glens Falls, N. Y., Aug. 12, 1861; s. James and Mary A. (Perry) McCauley (both now deceased); ed. public schools of Glens Falls and at Acad. in Troy, N. Y .; m. Oshkosh, Wis., Oct. 8, 1890, Jennie M. Loscher; chidren: Kenelm, Regina M. Began business life as manufacturer of matches. Since 1886 in coal business; now sec. of the W. B. Stone Coal & Coke Co., miners of Brazil block coal at Brazil, Ind., and sales agents also for sev- eral large mines in the Hocking Valley and West Virginia coal fields. Republican. Club: Hamilton. Office: Old Colony Bldg. Residence: Oshkosh, Wis.

MCCAUSLAND, Samuel Garber, live stock; b. Franklin Co., Pa., Feb. 17, 1840; s. John Clemson and Catherine (Garber) McCausland; lived in West Virginia, 1847-55; moved to Scott Co., Ia., 1855; ed. public schools there; served in Union Army, on the frontier, for 3 years, in 20th Iowa Vol. Infy., of which was regimental q. m.'s sergeant; m. Lancaster, Pa., Nov. 9, 1893, Mary A. Woods; children: John Woods, Anna Catherine, Samuel Garber, Jr. Was farmer and stock raiser in Scott Co., Ia., until 1878; since then in live stock com- mission business at the Union Stock Yards, Chicago; now senior mem. of firm of McCaus- land, Hoag & Turner. Mem. Lincoln Park Post, G. A. R. Republican. Office: Exchange Bldg., Union Stock Yards. Residence: 7330 Princeton Av.

MAC CHESNEY, Nathan William, lawyer; b. Chicago, June 2, 1878; s. Maj. Alfred Brunson (A.M., M.D.) and Henrietta (Milsom) Mac- Chesney, M.D .; ed. Brown Grammar School, W. Division and Hyde Park High School, Chi- cago; Union High School, Redlands, Calif .; Union High School, Phoenix, Ariz .; Univ. of the Pacific, 1898; Univ. of Arizona, 1899; spe- cial student Leland Stanford Univ., Univ. of California, Univ. of Denver, Univ. of Chicago; law student Northwestern Univ., 1899-1900; Univ. of Michigan, LL.B., 1902; post-graduate work Northwestern Univ. Law School, 1902-3; m. Riverside, III., Dcc. 1, 1904, Lena M., daugh- ter W. E. Frost. Instr. Univ. of Ariz., 1898-9; lecturer on Am. constitutional history for Chautauqua Circle in Arizona, California and Minnesota, 1899; press correspondent Califor- nia, Arizona and New Mexico, 1897-9; with father in real estate business, 1899-1903; ad- mitted to Illinois bar, June 24, 1902; prac- ticed with D. G. Robertson, 1902-3; partner with Herbert E. Bradley (MacChesney & Brad- ley) in law practice since July. 1903: counsel and mgr. property Y. M. C. A. of Chicago. Soc. and dir. Building Managers' Assn. of Chicago; chairman Public Service Committec: sec. and dir. Excelsior Printing Co .; pres., dir .. A. B. MacChesney & Co. Partner in firm of Holt, MacChesney & Cheney, real estate and bonds. Was mem, and preacher in Methodist Church, 1897-1900; now Presbyterian. Active in Set- tlement work. Republican. Was member of National Guard of California; National Guard of Arizona; volunteer for Spanish-Am. War,

doing garrison duty on Pacific Coast. Mem. Chicago Real Estate Board, Chicago Bar Assn., Sons of Veterans, U. S. A. Mason. Clubs: University, Union League, Illinois, Chi- cago Yacht, Chicago Athletic, Windsor Coun- try, Riverside Golf. Office: 153 LaSalle St. Residence: 742 W. Harrison St. (summer, South Shore).

MCCLANAHAN, Albert Clarence, physician; b. Monmouth, Warren Co., Ill., Feb. 22, 1865; s. Thomas S. and Mary Jane (Martin) Mc- Clanahan; ed. public schools of Warren Co., Ill., until 1882; taught school in Warren Co., 1882-6; then studied medicine, .graduating Rush Med. College, Chicago, M.D., 1889; m. 1st, Chicago, June 22, 1892, Margaret Esson (died Mar. 15, 1896); 1 daughter: Margaret Hope; m. 2d, Aug. 24, 1904, Lockey Fox, of Port- land, Ore. After graduation served as interne in Presbyterian Hosp., May, 1889, to Oct., 1890; surgeon to Rocky Fork Coal Co., Red Lodge, Mont., Feb., 1891, to Apr., 1900; re- signed to engage in med. studies in Europe; settled in practice of medicine in Chicago, 1901. Was connected with Brainard Polyclinic several years; now connected with Rush Med. College; has contributed articles on different med. subjects to various med. journals. Mem. Chicago Med. Soc., Am. Med. Assn., Soc. of Ex-Internes of the Presbyterian Hosp., Chi- cago Soc. of Med. Examiners. Office and resi- dence: 160 Evanston Av.

MCCLANAHAN, Archie Allen, lawyer; b. Norwood, Mercer Co., Ill., Sept. 29, 1859; s. Dr. J. P. and Margaret (Jones) McClanahan: ed. Monmouth College, Ill .; m. Chicago, 1883, Nettie Braden; children: Nettie, Miles, Alice, Baird, Archic, Jr., Wilhelmina V. As a boy was engaged in lumber business at Alexis, Ill. Ad- mitted to bar, 1885, and in practice at Omaha, Neb., until 1895, when came to Chicago; was city atty. of Wheaton, Ill., 1897-8. Republican. Mason. Mem. of the Chicago Bar Assn. Club: Hamilton. Office: 218 LaSalle St. Residence: 3273 Malden St., Sheridan Park, Ill.

MCCLARY, Nelson A., pres. Northwestern Gas Light & Coke Co., etc .; b. Albany, Vt., Aug. 17, 1856; s. Orson R. and Lucy P. (Smith) McClary; grad. Dartmouth College, A.B., 1884; m. Philadelphia, Pa., 1888, Emily Bicknell Rood; children: Orson Rood, George Brewer. Was clerk with Jansen & McClurg (now A. C. McClurg & Co.), 1884-5: salesman Natural Gas Light & Fuel Co., builders of gas apparatus, 1885, becoming asst. mgr., 1888, and mgr., 1889; sec. and dir. Nat. Gas & Water Co., 1890-1901; pres. Cicero Gas Co., 1890-1901; gen. mgr. Ogden Gas. Co., 1895-1901; since 1901 at head of N. A. McClary & Co., promoters. Pres. and dir. Northwestern Gas Light & Coke Co., De Kalb (III.) Gas Co .; sec. and dir. Sterling (III.) Gas & Electric Light Co .: pres. and dir. Austin (Tex.) Gas Co .; dir. Nat. Gas & Water Co .; vice-pres. Florenec Oil Co. Mem. Western Gas Assn. Republican. Mem. Illinois Soc. S. A. R., Chicago Dartmouth Alumni Assn. Clubs: Uni- versity, Oak Park. Office: 184 LaSalle St. Resi- dence: 126 Home Av .. Oak Park, Ill.

McCLEAN, Samuel A., Jr., packer: h. Bel- fast, Ireland, Feb. 11. 1870; s. Samuel A. and Elizabeth McClean; ed. public schools, In- dianapolis, Ind .; m. Chicago, 1892. Anna .Jack- son; children: 2 girls: Beatrice, Hortense. Identified with the packing and provision in- dustry since 1880; now pres, and dir, respec- tively, of the Nat. Packing Co., the Continental Packing Co., Omaha Packing Co., Anglo-Am Provision Co., Fowler Packing Co. of Kansas City. Delray Salt Co .. Nat. Car Line Co. and Friedman Mfg. Co .: also dir. of the Stock Yards Savings Bank. Mom. and dir. Chicago Board of Trade. Chibs: Union League, Chicago Athletic, Washington Park. Mason (32º). Shriner, Elk. Office: The Rookery. Residence: 4853 Lake Av .; summer, Glenwood Lodge, Glen Ellyn, 111.

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MCCLELLAN, John J., lawyer; b. Living- ston, Columbia Co., N. Y., Sept. 5, 1833; s. Dr. Samuel R. and Catherine (Garner) Mc- Clellan; attended school in Columbia Co., N. Y., until 1845, when removed with family to Kenosha Co., Wis .; worked on farm and at- tended school and later was in the high school of Kenosha; studied law in the office of E. W. Evans of Kenosha, and in law dept. of Albany Univ., from which was grad., LL.B., 1856; m. 1861, Julia G. Wheldon, Racine, Wis .; children: Helen (now Mrs. B. F. Cummins), Edward W. Admitted to bar, 1856, and began practice at Oconto, Wis .; elected district atty., 1857, and held that office until 1862; asst. atty. gen. of Wisconsin, 1862-3; appointed, 1864, asst. q. m. of volunteers, with rank of capt., and placed in charge of Johnson's Island, O., and after- wards at Tallahassee, Fla., and other posts until 1866, when he was mustered out; since then in practice of law in Chicago. Was for years in charge of legal affairs of J. V. Far- well & Co., dry goods, and later in general practice. For several years partner in McClel- lan & Cummins (latter now gov. of Iowa) ; now mem. of firm of Mcclellan & Spencer. Mem. G. A. R., George H. Thomas Post No. 5. Office: 115 Dearborn St. Residence: 1671 Clifton Av.

MCCLINTOCK, William Darnall, prof. Eng- lish literature and dean Univ. College, Univ. of Chicago, since 1900; b. Elizaville, Ky., July 28, 1858; grad. Kentucky Wesleyan College, 1878 (A.M., 1882); graduate scholar Johns Hopkins, 1881-3; student Union Theological Seminary, New York, 1884-6. Prof. English, Chautauqua, from 1882; pastor Church of Dis- ciples, Richmond, Ky., 1886-8; prof. English, Wells College, 1889-91; student British Mu- seum, London, 1889, 1892, 1894. Asst. prof., 1892-4, asso. prof., 1894-1900, English litera- ture, also 1892-1900, dean in Junior College, Univ. of Chicago. Address: 5629 Lexington Av.

McCLUER, William Bittinger, real estate; b. Rockbridge Co., Va., Nov. 6, 1862; s. John William and Bettie S. McCluer; grad. Wash- ington and Lee Univ. of Virginia, A.B., in class of 1880. Began real estate business, 1893, in firm of Cannell & McCluer, and in 1902 the present firm of Cochran & McCluer succeeded. Democrat. Clubs: University, Saddle and Cycle. Office: 107 Dearborn St. Residence: University Club.

MCCLURE, James Gore King, clergyman; b. Albany, N. Y., Nov. 24, 1848; grad. Phillips Andover Acad., 1866; Yale, 1870; Princeton Theological Seminary, 1873 (D.D., Lake Forest Univ., 1888); ordained Presbyterian minister, 1874; m. Nov. 19, 1879, Annie P. Dixon, daugh- ter Nathan F. Dixon, Westerly, R. I. Pastor- ates: New Scotland, N .Y., 1874-9; Lake Forest, Ill., since 1881; pres. Lake Forest Univ., 1897- 1901, resigned; continues pastorate at Lake Forest. (See Who's Who in America for books, etc.) Residence: Lake Forest, Ill.

McCLURG, Ogden Trevor, sec. A. C. McClurg & Co., booksellers and publishers; b. Chicago, Sept. 8. 1878; s. Gen. Alexander C. and Eleanor (Wheeler) McClurg; prepared for college at Chicago Latin School; grad. from the scentific dept. of Yale Univ., Ph.B., 1901; m. Chicago, Feb. 24, 1903, Marion Ewen. After graduation from Yale entered the house of A. C. McClurg & Co. as retail salesman, and has continued with the house and is now secretary and dir. of the company. Protestant Episcopalian. Mem. Loyal Legion. Clubs: University, Saddle and Cycle, Caxton, Chicago Yacht, New York Yacht. Office: 215-221 Wabash Av. Residence: 99 As- tor St.

MACOMBER, Frank Bartlett, manufacturer; b. Sterling, Ill., Aug. 2, 1869; s. Levi Forbes and Mary A. (Rundlett) Macomber; family re- moved to Chicago in 1883; ed. public schools of Sterling and Chicago; m. May, 1889, Anne, daughter of H. H. Scoville, Jr .; children: Ruth Bartlett, Suzanne. In employ of Sargent,

Greenleaf & Brooks, 1885-7; with J. C. Vaughan, seedsman, 1887-9; became connected with the Scoville Iron Works, 1889, and sec. from incorporation until 1893; sec. Macomber & Whyte Rope Co. since 1896. Mem. Western Soc. of Engineers. Clubs: Hamilton, Colonial. Office: 21 S. Canal St. Residence: Oak Park, Ill.

McCONNELL, Charles Henry, pres. and owner Economical Drug Co .; b. Dublin, Ireland, Oct. 12, 1841; s. James Kenny and Sarah (O'Neil) McConnell; ed. public schools of De- troit, Mich .; m. Detroit, May 31, 1868, Clara Virginia Chope; 1 daughter: Cora Edith. Served 3 years in the 24th Mich. Infy., of the "Iron Brigade," in the Army of the Potomac, 1862-5. Founded the Nat. Printing Co. in 1873, making a leading specialty of show printing. Suc- ceeded to Columbia Theatre, Chicago, in 1883. and eight other theatres and a dozen or more shows of J. H. Haverly, on failure of the lat- ter. Lost $321,000 on Haverly and his enter- prises, eventually, and the Nat. Printing Co. was ruined in 1884 by two fires occurring within 15 months; loss $250,000 above insur- ance. On June 24, 1892, established the Eco- nomical Drug Store, the first to engage in the retailing of drugs at cut prices. Mem. Am. Pharmaceutical Assn. Prominent mem. of G. A. R. Clubs: Chicago Athletic, Kenwood. Office: 84 State St. Residence: 4417 Ellis Av.

McCONNELL, John, real estate; b. Chicago, Dec. 8, 1847; s. Edward and Charlotte (Mc- Glashan) McConnell; ed. Chicago public schools and high school, 1855-65; old Chicago Univ., 1866-8; m. Brooklyn, N. Y., June 27, 1871, Kate Gooding; children: Edward D., John G., George Malcolm, Kathryn C., Kenneth G. In timber and lumber business, Chicago, 1869- 1872; manufacturer picture frame mouldings, etc., in firm of John Moore & Co., 1875-81; since 1881 engaged in real estate business, princi- pally buying and subdividing property in Town of Lake View (now part of Chicago), as mem. of firm of McConnell Bros. Also pres. Compound Door Co., of St. Joseph, Mich. Re- publican. Mem. Board of Education of Lake View, 1881-2; supervisor and pres. town board of trustees, Lake View, 1883-5; alderman town of Lake View, 1887-8. Attends Episcopal Church. Clubs: Chicago Athletic, Chicago Yacht, Edgewater Golf. Office: 189 LaSalle St. Residence: 60 Hawthorne Pl.

McCONNELL, Luther William, retired mer- chant; b. near Princeville, Ill., Aug. 8, 1839; s. John and Marie Louise (Eads) McConnell; ed. public schools of Peoria Co., Ill., and at the Kinzie School, Chicago; m. 1st, Medford, Mass., Sept. 1, 1870, Jeanne S. Binney (died) ; 2d, Chi- cago, Feb. 7, 1894, Jane Logan of Toronto, Ont. (died July 12, 1903). Began business career in 1853 with T. B. Carter & Co., then the leading dry goods merchants, becoming cashier; office partner of H. M. Thompson & Co., wholesale grocers on S. Water St., 1862-7; in credit dept. of Field, Leiter & Co. and Marshall Field & Co., dry goods, from 1867 until Dec. 31, 1902, when he retired. Republican on nat. issues, but never held office; was somewhat active from 1867 until 1880; delegate to state con- vention of Illinois and mem. of the execu- tive committee of Cook Co. in 1880. Club: Union League (one of founders). Address: Union League Club.

McCORD, Alvin Carr, manufacturer, car builder; b. Paris, Ill., Nov. 24, 1867; s. Wil- liam B. and Mary J. (Campbell) McCord; ed. public schools of Paris, Ill., Chicago and Minneapolis, and at Princeton Univ., graduat- ing, 1889, followed by 1 year of law study in the Univ. of Minnesota; m. Evanston, Ill., Dec. 22, 1896, Emily Davis Rowe; 1 daughter: Mar- jorie Carr. Entered upon manufacturing busi- ness as vice-pres. Drexel Ry. Supply Co., rail- way supplies, in 1891, and since May, 1895, has been pres. and dir. of the company. In May, 1897, became pres. and dir. McCord &

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Co., which office still retains. In 1900 became gen. mgr. and a few months later vice-pres. Illinois Car & Equipment Co., from which re- signed Aug., 1902, and in May, 1902, became pres. and dir. Western Steel Car & Foundry Co. Republican. Clubs: Chicago, University, Union League, Glen View; also Princeton (New York). Office: Old Colony Bldg. Resi- dence: 600 N. State St.

McCORDIC, Alfred Edward, lawyer; b. Jura, Lambton Co., Ont., Can., Nov. 8, 1862; s. James and Hannah (Dawson) McCordic; ed. public schools in Canada; grad. Harvard Law School, 1889; m. Windsor, Conn., July 3, 1889, Jane Au- gusta Ladd; children: Christine Ruth, Fletcher Ladd, Malcolm Niles (deceased). Began study of law, spring of 1884, in law firm of Fletcher & Wanty, Grand Rapids, Mich, until entering Harvard, 1886. Opened law office, Duluth, Minn., 1889, with Wilson G. Crosby, of Massa- chusetts, as McCordic & Crosby; moved to Chicago, 1896, becoming partner with Joseph A. Sleeper in law firm of Sleeper & McCordic; since 1900 partner with Andrew R. Sheriff in present law firm of McCordic & Sheriff, in which Charles Y. Freeman is now also a part- ner. Pres. of village of Winnetka, 1903-4. Clubs: University, Harvard, Winnetka, Skokie Golf. Office: The Rookery. Residence: Win- netka, Ill.

McCORMICK, Alexander Agnew, editor and publisher Chicago Evening Post; b. Philadel- phia, Pa., Feb. 21, 1863; s. Alexander Agnew and Katherine (McQuiston) McCormick; ed. public schools of Philadelphia to senior class of grammar school; m. Lake Forest, Ill., June 1, 1905, Maud Warner. Employed in publishing dept. of A. C. McClurg & Co., Chicago, 1888- 1895; gen. mgr. of the Chicago Evening Post and the Times-Herald. 1895-1901, and of Rec- crd-Herald, 1901-4; since Nov., 1904, editor and publisher of The Evening Post; sec. cam- paign committee, 1895, and later pres. of the Civil Service Assn., Chicago; was sec. Sunset Club, 1892; trustee of Illinois College, Jack- sonville, Ill. (vice-pres., 1903-4); chairman labor committee, 1900-5, Am. Newspaper Pub- lishers' Assn. Republican. Clubs :. Union League (pres.), Merchants (ex-pres.), Uni- versity, Chicago, Chicago Athletic, Mid-Day, Onwentsia. Office: 154 Washington St. Resi- dence: 100 Bucna Av.

MCCORMICK, Cyrus Hall, business man; b. Washington, D. C., May 16, 1859; s. of inven- tor of reaping machine of samc name; grad. Princeton, 1879; he then became connected with McCormick Harvesting Co., of which, after his father's death, 1884, he was pres. till the organization of the International Har- vester Co., of which he has been pres. since Aug., 1902; dir. C. & N .- W. Ry. Co .; dir. Mer- chants' Loan and Trust Co .; trustce Y. M. C. A .; m. Chicago, Mar. 5, 1889, Harriet Bradley Hammond. Clubs: University, Metropolitan (New York); Chicago, Union League, Univer- sity, Chicago Athletic, Commercial. Office: 7 Monroc St. Residence: 321 Huron St.

McCORMICK, Harold Fowler, vice-prcs. In- ternational Harvester Co .; b. Chicago, May 2, 1872; s. of late Cyrus Hall and Nettie (Fow- lcr) McCormick; preparatory education at Uni- versity School, Chicago, and Browning School, New York; grad. Princeton Univ., 1895; m. Nov. 26, 1895, Edith, daughter of John D. Rockefeller. Previous to graduation spent some time in summer with local agents and at works, familiarizing himself with business of McCormick Harvesting Machine Co .; gcn- eral agent for samc company at Council Bluffs, Ia., 1896-7; vicc-pres. International Harvester Co. since 1902. Trustce Univ. of Chicago, Mc- Cormick Theological Seminary and Chicago Exchange Building Co. Clubs: Chicago, Mer- chants, University, Chicago Athletic, Onwent- sia; also University, Racquet and Tennis,

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The book of Chicagoans, a biographical dictionary of leading living men of the city of Chicago, 1905, Part 108

Author: Leonard, John William, 1849- ed; Marquis, Albert Nelson, ed Publication date: 1905 Publisher: Chicago, A. N. Marquis & company Number of Pages: 650

Author: Leonard, John William, 1849- ed; Marquis, Albert Nelson, ed
Publication date: 1905
Publisher: Chicago, A. N. Marquis & company
Number of Pages: 650