The book of Chicagoans, a biographical dictionary of leading living men of the city of Chicago, 1905, Part 112

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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MAC MILLAN, Thomas C., clerk of U. S. District Court for Northern District of Illi- nois since Dec., 1895; b. Stranraer, Wigtown- shire, Scotland, Oct. 4, 1850; s. James Hanna and Susan (Cumming) MacMillan; came, with parents from Scotland to Chicago, 1857; ed. Chicago public schools, Central High School, and, for a time, at old Chicago Univ. (A.M., Illinois College, Jacksonville, 1885); m. 1883, Mary C. Goudie, of Na-au-say, Kendall Co., Ill. Began newspaper work on city staff of Chicago Inter Ocean, Jan., 1875, and remained with that paper, in various positions, nearly 25 years. Mem. Cook Co. Board of Education, 3 years, during which time, with John F. Eberhard and Albert G. Lane, introduced free kindergartens to Cook Co .; mem., by appoint- ment of Mayor Carter H. Harrison, Sr., of Chicago Public Library Board, 5 years; mem. Illinois Legislature (lower house), 1884-8, sen- ate, 1888-92; mem. of commission which drafted Chicago Sanitary District Act, and chairman senate committee on waterways, which secured passage of this act; chairman senate committee on World's Fair, which se- cured $800,000 appropriation from the state for the exposition. Republican. Pres. Illinois Congregational Home Missionary Soc. for 5 years; moderator Illinois General Congrega- tional Assn., 1899; pres. Chicago Congrega- tional Club, 1900-1; 1st pres. Am. Congrega- tional Deaconess Assn .; corporate mem. Am. Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions; vicc-pres. Am. Missionary Assn .; pres. Cook Co. Child-Saving Conference; mem. several years Chicago Theological Seminary Board. Mcm. Board of Managers, Illinois State Re- formatory at Pontiac; mem. for 7 years of Chicago Civic Federation: had charge of bills for civil service, tax reform, primary elec- tions, etc., which became laws by act of legis- lature. Office: Post Office Bldg. Residence: $16 W. Adams St.

McMILLEN, William Ferris, district sec. of the Missionary Dept. of the Congregational Sunday School and Publishing Soc .; b. Lick- ing Co., O., Aug. 15, 1856; s. James and Cath- erinc M. (Cramer) McMillen; ed. Oberlin Col- lege and Oberlin Theological Seminary, gradu- ating from latter as B.D., 1887 (D.D., Wheaton College, June, 1901); m. near Columbus, O .. Apr. 18, 1878, Almeda C. Regal; children: Charles R., William C., James H. Ordained in Congregationalist ministry, 1887, at Cleveland. O., where remained until 1892 as district sec. of the Missionary Dept. of the Congregational Sunday School and Publishing Soc., and since 1892 has filled the same position at Chicago. Club: Chicago Congregational. Office: 153 In- Salle St. Residence: 58 Warren Av.

McMUNN, Samuel Worthington, manufac- turer; b. Sharon, Noble Co., O., Mar. 20. 1850; 8. Isaac and Maria MeMunn; ed. public schools and Sharon Acad., Sharon, O .; m. Belpre, O .. Dec. 4, 1878, Jessie Northrop; children: Wil- Ham Northrop (b. Jan. 12, 1880), Mary Wayne

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(b. Oct. 21, 1884) now Mrs. Alvar L. Bour- nique. On leaving Sharon Acad. engaged in school teaching, but later entered employ of Ohio River Salt Co., St. Louis, and later be- came mem. of G. L. Joy & Co., successors of that company; soon after also became pres. Am. Transportation Co., and pres. Am. Brake Co .; mgr. Consolidated Coupling Co., New York, 1884-9; then with Carnegie Steel Co., 1889-94; mgr. of Otis Steel Co., Chicago, 1894. Pres. and treas. Kindl Car Truck Co .; pres. Raymond Concrete Pile Co .; 2d vice-pres. Oro Verde Mining and Milling Co., of Colorado; dir. Page Woven Wire Fence Co .; trustee Mu- tual Life Insurance Co., of Illinois. Mem. Elks Lodge, No. 9, St. Louis; Tuscan Lodge, No. 360, A. F. and A. M., St. Louis; Normal Park Chapter, R. A. M., and Englewood Commandery K. T., Chicago. Republican. Clubs: Calumet, Hamilton; also Transportation, Lotos, Man- hattan, Engineers, Lawyers (New York); Du- quesnc (Pittsburgh). Office: 135 Adams St. Residence: 5423 East End Av.

McMURDY, Robert, lawyer; b. Frankfort, Ky., Mar. 8, 1860; s. Rev. Dr. Robert and Marcella E. (Russell) McMurdy; grad. Hyde Park High School, 1876; grad. law school, Univ. of Michigan, LL.B., 1880; honorary LL.M., from same, 1895; m. Little Falls, N. Y., July 16, 1891, Lillian May Harter (now deceased). Admitted to bar in Michigan and in Illinois, 1881, and practiced in Chicago from 1881 to present time; since 1897 of firm of Church, McMurdy & Sherman. Pres. Chica- go Alumni Assn., Univ. of Michigan, 1895. Master in chancery, Circuit Court of Cook Co., 1890-92; lecturer on med. jurisprudence Hahne- mann Med. College, 1890-2; pres. Chicago Law Institute, 1898; mem. Illinois Practice Com- mission, 1900. Republican. Mem. Illinois Leg- islature, 1892; presidential elector, 1904. Epis- copalian. Was first pres. of the Hamilton Club, 1890. Trustee Provident Hosp .; mem. of Ex- ecutive Committee of Civic Federation; mem. of New Charter Convention; vice-pres. Illinois State Bar Assn., 1905. Office: 100 Washington St. Residence: 4853 Kimbark Av.

McMYNN, John Clark, consulting engineer; b. Racine, Wis., Jan. 16, 1869; s. Col. John G. and Marion F. (Clark) McMynn; Williams College, A.B., 1890; Cornell Univ., M.M.E., 1892; m. Chicago, Jan. 15, 1904, Elsa Vocke. On graduation from Cornell, 1892, came to Chicago, and became connected with Robert W. Hunt & Co., in which has continued ever since. Republican. Clubs: Marquette, Chicago Yacht, Columbia. Germania, Chicago Athletic, Illinois Athletic. Office: The Rookery. Resi- dence: 177 Eugenie St.

McNAB, Joseph Lowe, lawyer; b. Crieff, Scotland, Dec. 25, 1873; s. John and Helen (Beattie) McNab; ed. public schools, Milwau- kee; grad. dept. Liberal Arts, Univ. of Wiscon- sin, B.L., 1896. Was in legal dept. of C., M. & St. P. R. R. for 3 years, and for 8 months atty. of Chicago Title and Trust Co .; since Apr., 1898, mem. of law firm of Gregory, Pop- penhusen & McNab. Republican. Mason. Club: Evanston. Office: 100 Washington St. Resi- dence: 1206 Benson Av., Evanston, Ill.

MCNALLY, Frederick George, pres. Rand, McNally & Co .; b. Chicago, Dec. 20, 1865; s. Andrew and Delia (Hyland) McNally; ed. Highland Military Acad. in class of 1884; m. New Rochelle, N. Y., 1884, Lydia L. Wyles; children: Andrew, Frederick, Wyles. Began connection with house of Rand, McNally & Co. as bill clerk, 1884, and from that position steadily advanced until became vice-pres. and auditor, 1898, and from that, in 1904, succeed- ed his father, the late Andrew McNally, as pres. of Rand, McNally & Co., publishers, printers and stationers. Dir. Chicago Nat. Bank, Home Savings Bank, Equitable Trust Co .; pres. and dir., Prairie Farmer Publish- ing Co., Farm Life Co., Vindermere Ranch Co.,

Neff Laboratory Co. Episcopalian. Clubs: Chi- cago Athletic (life mem.), Union League, Washington Park, Marquette, Glen View, Chi- cago Automobile; non-resident mem. New York Athletic. Mason (32º), Oriental Consist- ory, Shriner. Office: Rand, McNally Bldg. Resi- dence: 836 N. Park Av.

MCNALLY, James, publisher; b. Armagh, Ireland, Oct. 5, 1847; s. Andrew and Margaret (Burroughs) McNally; grad. Royal School, Armagh, Ireland, 1868; studied pharmaceutics in Belfast, and medicine in Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons, Dublin; m. Chicago, Scpt. 5, 1876, Emily A., daughter of Richard A. Waite, of Buffalo, N. Y .; children: James H., Raymond Andrew, Nina Lydia. Came to Chicago from Belfast, Ireland, in 1869, and from that time associated with brother, the late Andrew McNally, in firm of Rand, McNally & Co., printers and publishers, in which is now a dir. Also vice-pres Prairie Farmer Publish- ing Co. Republican. Episcopalian. Club: Mar- quette. Office: 166 Adams St. Residence: 11 Scott St.

McNEIL, John, wholesale grocer; b. Ardrie, Scotland, May 22, 1839; s. Daniel and Jane (Crichton) McNeil; came to Dundee, Ill., in 1848; ed. district school at Dundee, at Elgin Acad. and at business college in Chicago; m. Mar. 1, 1864, Janet Crichton, of Dundee, Ill .; 4 children: 3 boys: Leo John, Walter William, Howard Crichton (all Harvard men), and 1 girl, Maud Janet. In 1863 he established busi- ness with his brother, Malcolm, in Elgin, under firm name of M. & J. McNeil; sold out in 1872 to establish the firm of McNeil & Hig- gins, Chicago, which was incorporated 1888, and of which he is vice-pres. Still resides at Elgin; dir. of Home Savings and Home Nat. Banks of Elgin, and has large dairy farm near that city. Mason. Republican. Baptist. Club: Century. Office: 23 Market St. Residence: El- gin, Ill.

McNEIL, Malcolm, pres. McNeil & Higgins Co., wholesale grocers; b. Ardrie, Scotland, Sept. 12, 1832; s. Daniel and Jane (Crichton) McNeil; ed. Scotland; family removed to Dun- dee, Ill., 1848, and purchased land 3 miles north of that village; m. 1st, 1859, Catherine, daugh- ter of A. R. Dempster of Dundee, Ill. (died 1870); m. 2d, 1871, Orel, daughter of Charles W. Martin of Wayne, Ill .; children: Nora, Malcolm Gordon, Ella, Marvin John, Chas. Higgins, Jeanie. Worked on farm until 1858; established small grocery store at Elgin, Ill., which grew to be the largest general store in that place; sold his Elgin business in 1872, and with Charles Higgins established in Chi- cago the wholesale grocery house of McNeil & Higgins (incorporated in 1888), and now one of the largest in the city. Also owns 3 large dairy farms near Elgin, adjoining which is his country residence, "Glenora Springs." Office: 23 Market St. Residence: 448 LaSalle Av.

MACOY, Eugene Hartwell, pres. Nat. Print- ing & Engraving Co .; b. Cambridge, Vt., May 4, 1857; s. Hartwell Norris and Sarah Jane Macoy; ed. public schools at Ottumwa, Ia .; m. Ottumwa, Ia., May 1, 1879, Theresa L. Chambers; children: Earl H., Ethel, Harold C. Since Dec. 6, 1896, pres. of the Nat. Print- ing & Engraving Co .; also pres. of the Am. Amusement Co. Democrat. Office: Tribune Bldg. Residence: 5350 Indiana Av.

MACQUARRIE, David Oliver, mgr. Corbin Cabinet Lock Co .; b. Ontario, Can., Dec. 30, 1863; s. John and Eleanor (McLelland) Mac- quarrie; ed. schools of Ontario; came to Chi- cago from Canada, 1890; m. Chicago, Oct. 9, 1895, Josephine A. Cummings. Since 1890 mgr. in Chicago and sec. Corbin Cabinet Lock Co., of Chicago, large manufacturers of locks, hav- ing extensive factories at New Britain, Conn. Independent in politics. Adherent of the Pres- byterian Church. Club: Chicago Athletic. Of-

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fice: 107-109 Lake St. Residence: 1776 Sheridan Road.

MAC QUEARY, Thomas Howard, supt. Parental School, Chicago, since July 1, 1900; b. near Charlottesville, Va., May 27, 1861; s. Thomas H. and Sarah J. (Garland) Mac Queary; ed. parish school of Albemarle Co., Va., and Norwood College, Va .; grad. Episco- pal Theological Seminary, Alexandria, Va., 1886; grad. Univ. of Minnesota, 1897 (A.M., 1898); m. Jan. 14, 1892, Emma Clarkson, daughter Hon. John T. Harris, Harrisonburg, Va. Took orders in P. E. Church, July, 1885; tried by ecclesiastical court at Cleveland, O., Jan., 1891, for denial of miracles; suspended from P. E. ministry for 6 months; resigned, Sept., 1891; engaged in sociological work; founded Unity House Social Settlement, Minneapolis; taught in Morgan Hall Acad., Minneapolis, 1899; became vice-principal Northwestern Military Acad., Highland Park; Ill., 1900. Author: The Evolution of Man and Christianity, 1889; Topics of the Times, 1890. Address: Parental School, cor. W. Berwyn Av. and N. St. Louis Av., Chicago.

MCREYNOLDS, George Shipman, grain mer- chant and warehouseman; b. Peoria, Ill., Jan. 5, 1859; s. Matthew Wheeler and Caroline (Shipman) McReynolds; ed. public schools and Racine College; m. Chicago, 1888, Hattibel Cook; 1 son: George Douglas. Began business life with Reynolds & Co., pork packers, Peoria, Ill .; in 1878 came to Chicago and was with W. P. Harvey & Co., in the grain business; mem. of firm of William P. Harvey & Co. in 1883, and later of Carrington Hannah & Co., so con- tinuing until Jan. 1, 1899, when established present firm of McReynolds & Co., engaged in commission grain and elevator business. Dem- ocrat. Clubs: Chicago, Union, Onwentsia, Washington Park. Office: 240 LaSalle St. Resi- dence: Glencoe, Ill.

McROY, George Gardner, wholesale mil- linery; b. Chicago, Dec. 14, 1853; s. Samuel and Chloe (Wilcox) McRoy; ed. Chicago public schools; children: Harold Foster, George Aus- tin, Clifford Jay, Robert Barnard, Maud Frances. Bookkeeper for D. A. Hewes, whole- sale millinery, 1871-87; then with Edson Keith & Co., wholesale millinery, as salesman; on re- organization of the company in 1897 became dir., and in 1899 vice-pres. Republican. Clubs: Chicago Athletic, Colonial. Office: 132- 134 Michigan Av. Residence: 4950 Prairie Av.

McSURELY, William Harvey, lawyer; b. Ox- ford, Butler Co., O., Jan. 27, 1865; s. Rev. Wil- liam Jasper (D.D.) and Hulda (Taylor) McSure- ly; ed. public schools of Hillsboro, O .; South Salem Acad., Ross Co., O .; Univ. of Wooster, A.B., 1886 (A.M., 1889); m. Chicago, Oct. 18, 1892, Mary Elizabeth Cadman; children: Ma- rion, Elinor (died in infancy), William Cad- man. Came to Chicago, Aug., 1887; read law; admitted to bar, Mar. 29, 1889; mem. firm of Norton, Burley & Howell, Jan. 1, 1895; suc- cceded, Jan. 1, 1897, by Burley & McSurely. Nominee for Representative, 5th Senatorial District, Illinois, 1894. Republican. Presbyte- rian. Trustee Univ. of Wooster. Mem. of coun- ty and state bar assns. Clubs: University, Hamilton, Homewood Country, Law. Office: 140 Dearborn St. Residence: 5037 Washington Av.

MAC VEAGH, Eames, wholesale grocer: b. Chicago, Feb. 23, 1871; s. Franklin and Emily (Eames) MacVeagh; grad. Harvard Univ .. 1895. After leaving college became connected with the house of Franklin MacVeagh & Co .. wholesale grocers, and in 1900 was admitted as a partner in the firm. Dir. Commercial Safety & Deposit Co. Is a mem. of the Delta Kappa Epsilon and the Hasty Pudding Club (college socs.); mem. of the Council of the Soc. of Colonial Wars: mem. Soc. of the S. A. R. and of the Soc. of the Cincinnati. Demo- crat. Cluhs: Chicago Athletic, University, Chi- cago Golf, Saddle and Cycle, Harvard, Caxton.

Office: Lake St. and Wabash Av. Residence: 103 Lake Shore Drive.

MAC VEAGH, Franklin, merchant; b. on farm, Chester Co., Pa .; grad. Yale, 1862; Co- lumbia Law School, New York, 1864; aban- doned practice because of ill health and came to Chicago, establishing in wholesale grocery business, at head of which he continues, and is interested in various other important busi- ness enterprises; dir. of the Commercial Nat. Bank, Commercial Safety Deposit Co., and the Fay-Sholes Co .; trustee Chicago Penny Sav- ings Soc .; pres. Citizens' Assn., 1874, which inaugurated many important municipal re- forms; nominated by Democrats of Illinois, 1894, for U. S. Senator and made canvass of State, but defeated in legislature. Pres. Bureau of Charities and Municipal Art League; mem. Com. of 36 of Nat. Civic Federation. Office: Wabash Av. and Lake St. Residence: 103 Lake Shore Drive.

McVOY, Eugene Joseph, iron merchant and manufacturer; b. Cleveland, O., Dec. 24, 1872; s. John and Isabella (McHenry) McVoy; ed. St. Ignatius College, Chicago; m. St. Charles, Mo., June 14, 1899, Celeste Aymond; 1 daugh- ter: Marie Celeste. After leaving college in 1892 entered the house of John McVoy & Co., sheet iron manufacturers, established by his father in 1877; was asst. mgr., 1894-9, then took full control of the business, and since 1902 has been its sole owner. Previous to 1899 firm were manufacturers only, but in that year sold out the rolling mills at Muncie, Ind., to the United States Steel Corporation, but retained Chicago plant, and after sale of the sheet mills entered upon a jobbing busi- ness in sheet metals, tin plates and metal sup- plies; are also galvanizers and manufacturers of galvanized articles. Independent in politics. Office: 21-25 Michigan St. Residence: 2714 Kenmore Av.

MCWHORTER, Richard Cox, box manufac- turer; b. Chicago, Apr. 21, 1860; s. Roger Alexander and Mary (McComb) McWhorter; ed. Chicago public schools and Jones Business College, graduating from latter; m. Berwyn, Ill., Oct. 2, 1901, Helen Augusta Hawkins. Served a complete apprenticeship as a box maker, and worked for most of the leading box makers of Chicago. In 1888 took an active part in the formation and organization of the Acme Box Co., and has been continuously active in the management of the business, now being the pres. and mgr. of the company. The products of the company include wooden packing boxes of all kinds, box shooks, etc. Episcopalian. Mem. Royal Arcanum, Yeomen of America, Brotherhood of St. Andrew. Of- fice: 306 S. Clinton St. Residence: 3321 Carroll Av., Berwyn, Ill.

McWILLIAMS, Lafayette, retired merchant; b. Peterboro, Madison Co., N. Y., June 11, 1843; s. Hugh and Mary (Wilson) McWilliams: ed. district school and Peterboro (N. Y.) Acad .; taught school 1 year in Madison: entered Oberlin, hut left after a few months to enlist. in June, 1862, as private 157th N. Y. Vol. Infy .. advancing successively to sergeant, 2d lieut. and capt. of his company; received severe wound in leg at battle of Honeyhill, S. C., Nov. 30, 1864; came to Chicago, 1865; m. June 29, 1871. Mary F. Goodman, of Chicago; chil- dren: Thomas G., Mary, Hugh L., Donald S. Began husiness career in Chicago in employ of dry goods firm of Field. Palmer & Leiter. remaining with that house through its de- velopments and advancing in duties and honors until he was admitted to partnership in the present house of Marshall Field & Co .. which connection he held until his retirement from the firm in Jan., 1900. Now engaged in producing petroleum oil, mostly in Indiana. Republican. Presbyterian elder. Mem. G. A. R., Loyal Legion. Clubs: Chicago, Union

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League, Homewood. Office: First Nat. Bank Bldg. Residence: 3961 Lake Av.

McWILLIAMS, Samuel Anderson, physi- cian; b. Ireland, Feb. 7, 1839; s. David and Margaret (Anderson) McWilliams; grad. Univ. of Michigan, B.A., M.A., 1861; attended Med. Dept. same, 1863; taught high school at Waupun, Wis., 1863-5; grad. medicine North- western Univ. Med. College, Chicago, 1866; m., 1st, Waupun, Wis., Feb. 28, 1869 (died); m., 2d, Chicago, Jan. 2, 1884, Bertha Scheibel; children: Grace, Estella, Samuel, Edwin. Was associated in practice of medicine with Prof. Nathan S. Davis, senior, 1866-8; lectured on physical diagnosis and anatomy in Chicago Med. College, 1866-7; was 10 years attending physician to Cook Co. Hosp., 1878-88; was prof. chest diseases and clinical medicine, Chicago College of Physicians and Surgeons, and was vice-pres. and dir. of same, from time of its dedication, Sept. 26, 1882, until 1891; prof. of anatomy in Woman's Hosp. Med. College, Chicago, 1870-5; prof. of eruptive fe- vers and physical diagnosis Jenner Med. Col- lege, 1901-3; prof. physical diagnosis and chest diseases in Dearborn Med. College since 1903. Mem. Chicago Med. Soc., Illinois State Med. Soc., Am. Med. Assn., Chicago Medico-Legal Soc., Physicians' Club, Am. Acad. of Medicine. Presbyterian. Residence: 3456 Michigan Av.

MADDEN, Martin Barnaby, pres. Western Stone Co .; b. Darlington, Eng., Mar. 20, 1855; s. John and Eliza Madden; ed. public school, night school and business college, beginning work at age of 10 in stone business; m. Downers Grove, Ill., 1878, Josephine Smart; 1 daughter: Mabel B. Has continued in stone business and has been gradually promoted from water boy to the presidency of the West- ern Stone Co .; dir. and mem. finance committee Metropolitan Trust & Savings Bank; dir. and mem. executive committee Manufacturers Fuel Co. Republican; chairman Republican city committee for 6 years; has been mem. Re- publican county committee 10 years; served as temporary chairman state convention, 1896; delegate to nat. conventions of 1896 and 1900 (on committee on resolutions and wrote Isth- mian plank, 1900); chairman 3d Ward delega- tion in state convention of 1904, and voted 79 times for Lowden. Mem. Chicago City Council from old 4th Ward, 1889-7; 7 years chairman of finance committee; presided over Council 2 years. Was 4 years pres. Quarry Owners' Assn. of U. S .; 5 times nat. delegate to builders' convention; was vice-pres. Builders and Trad- ers' Exchange of Chicago; dir. 3 years and pres. 1 year Illinois Manufacturers' Assn. Elected to the 59th Congress from 1st district of Illinois. Office: Chamber of Commerce Bldg. Residence: 3829 Michigan Av.

MADLENER, Albert Fridoline, liquors; b. Chicago, Oct. 19, 1868; s. Fridoline and Mar- garetha (Blatz) Madlener; ed. Chicago public schools; m. Jan. 4, 1898, Elsa Seupp; 1 son: Albert Fridoline, Jr. On leaving school entered the house of F. Madlener, founded 1853 by his father, who died 1897, and is now pres. of F. Madlener, Incorporated, distillers, etc. Clubs: Germania, Chicago Athletic. Office: 147- 149 Lake St. Residence: 45 Butler Pl.

MADLUNG, William, real estate; b. Cook Co., Ill., July 21, 1855; s. Charles and Eliza- beth (Bumbach) Madlung; ed. public schools; m. Chicago, 1880, Rosa Schill; 1 daughter: Es- talle. Began in dry goods business at 39th and State Sts. in firm of Jacobs & Madlung, 1875- 1884; William Madlung, 1884-8; in 1886 en- gaged in real estate and insurance business with H. F. Eidmann (Madlung & Eidmann), and in 1890, upon admission of J. H. McCortney, present style of Madlung, Eidmann & McCort- ney was assumed. Republican. Presbyterian. Office: Chamber of Commerce Bldg. Residence: 6845 Union Av.

MAGERSTADT, Ernest John; b. Germany, Dec. 26, 1864; s. Frederick J. and Lena (Cas- ter) Magerstadt; brought to U. S. in infancy, ed. Chicago public schools. In the coal busi- ness with his brother, 1878-87, and alonc, 1887-99. Was supt. streets for South Division of Chicago under Mayor Washburne; delegate to Republican Nat. Convention, 1892; also in 1896, but withdrew in favor of George Schni- der; mem. Republican State Central Commit- tee, 1896-1900; mem. Cook Co. Central Com- mittee many years; clerk of Criminal Court of Cook Co., 1894-9; sheriff of Cook Co., 1899- 1901. Mem. Masons, Foresters, Nat. Union. Club: Hamilton. Office: 138 Washington St. Residence: 313 24th St.

MAGILL, Henry Waters, fire underwriter; b. Cincinnati, O., July 11, 1863; s. Henry M. and Sarah (Ellicott) Magill; ed. public schools of Cincinnati, and Harvard Univ., 1882-6 (A.B.). Special agent in Michigan for the Phoenix Insurance Co. of Hartford, 1886-8; Chicago mgr. for the same company since 1888. Republican. Mason. Clubs: University, Onwentsia, Washington Park, Chicago Ath- letic. Office: 159 LaSalle St. Residence: Lakota Hotel.

MAGILL, Thomas Whitehead, real estate; b. Clinton, Ia., Oct. 26, 1859; s. Samuel G. and Harriet (Riddell) Magill; ed. public schools. Came to Chicago in 1883; now a mem. of the firm of H. O. Stone & Co., real estate, renting, and insurance. Club: Washington Park. Office: 206 LaSalle St. Residence: Winnetka, Ill.

MAGILL, William Charles, insurance; b. Buffalo, N. Y., June 14, 1850; s. Charles J. and Esther S. (Chalker) Magill; moved with family to Chicago when about 4 years old; ed. first at the Skinner School and afterward at Immanuel Hall, a military school at Ravens- wood, until 17 years old; m. Nov. 12, 1873, Mary C. Montgomery, of Buffalo, N. Y .; chil- dren: Robert, Esther, Irving, Laura, Marion, Eunice. Began business career at 17 in the office of his father, who was a commission merchant operating on the Chicago Board of Trade, the firm being then Magill & Latham, and later Magill & Hall; afterward connected with other commission houses, and in Apr., 1874, became Board of Trade representative of George C. Clark & Co. as manager of marine department, and later general solicitor for same office; since 1880 in fire insurance busi- ness, successively as mem. of the firms of Magill & Nichols, George W. Montgomery & Co., Magill & Chamberlin, and now mem. of the firm of Wiley, Jennings, Corlies & Magill. Re- publican. Episcopalian. Mason (Evans Lodge, Evanston Commandery, K. T., and Oriental Consistory). Served for 4 years as trustee of the Village of Evanston, Ill. Office: 159 La- Salle St. Residence: 1138 Oak Av., Evanston, 111.

MAGNUS, Albert, brewers' supplies; b. Chl- cago, July 14, 1858; s. August and Henrietta (Preussner) Magnus; ed. Chicago grammar schools and 1 year of high school; m. Chicago, Mar. 25, 1884, Josephine H. Schneider; chil- dren: Henrietta, Albert, Jr., Joseph, Marie, Ma- thilde. When taken from school, 1873, was em- ployed 1 year by W. H. Colvin; then entered the business of his father, and has since con- tinued in it. Was also for 9 years mgr. of the Chicago Hominy Milling Co. Democrat. Office: Kinzie St. and LaSalle Av. Residence: 1932 Barry Av.

MAGNUS, August Charles, malt; b. Chi- cago, Oct. 24, 1862; s. August and Henrietta Emma (Preussncr) Magnus; ed. Scammon School and high school, Chicago; m. Chicago, Jan. 17, 1894, Mabcl Miller Pope. Entered, Feb. 1, 1882, house established by his father, which was later incorporated under style of A. Magnus Sons Co., of which he is pres., hops, malt and brewers' supplies. Also vice- pres. Pope & Eckardt Co., commission mer-

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The book of Chicagoans, a biographical dictionary of leading living men of the city of Chicago, 1905, Part 112

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