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chants. Independent in politics. Office: 244 E. Randolph St. Residence: Winnetka, Ill.
MAGRUDER, Benjamin Drake, associate justice Supreme Court, Illinois, since 1885; b. Jefferson Co., Miss., Sept. 27, 1838; grad. Yale, 1856; grad. law dept. Univ. of Louisiana (vale- dictorian), 1858; practiced law in Memphis, Tenn., 1859-61; practiced at Chicago, 1861-85; master in chancery, 1868-85. Republican; m. June, 1864, Julia M. Latham, Springfield, Ill. Office: Chicago Opera House Blk. Residence: 7 Washington Pl.
MAHAN, William Robert, Bedford stone merchant; b. Chicago, Mar. 7, 1868; s. John H. and Ellen Eliza (Ogden) Mahan; ed. Chi- cago public and high schools; m. Chicago, May 7, 1902, Esther E. Brockway; 1 son: Robert Brockway. On leaving school entered employ of Montgomery Ward & Co. and was asst. mgr. of the agricultural implements and vehicle depts., 1887-94; salesman for the Bed- ford Quarries Company, 1894, and was sales agent for the company until 1899, when re- signed to embark in business on own account as a dealer in Bedford stone, which has since conducted under style of Mahan & Co. Dir. Central Oolitic Stone Co. Mem. Builders' and Traders' Exchange. Independent in politics. Mem. A. O. U. W., Royal Arcanum. Office: Chamber of Commerce Bldg. Residence: 1418 Lakeside Av.
MAHER, Edward, lawyer; b. Lancashire, Eng., Jan. 17, 1859; s. Edward J. and Elizabeth (Martin) Maher; of Irish-Scotch descent; came to U. S., 1869; ed. schools of England and in public schools in Buffalo, N. Y .; engaged in mercantile business for some years. Read law in office of Judge E. A. Otis and Union College of Law, Chicago, Ill., graduating with honors, 1885; m. May, 1903, Elizabeth Stirling; chil- dren: Laura, Eugene E., Lincoln E. Was an officer in 2d Regt. Infy., I. N. G. Is counselor for leading firms and corporations of this city; 1893-8, in partnership with Charles C. Gilbert, in firm of Maher & Gilbert. Is vice-pres. Chi- cago Forge and Bolt Co .; vice-pres. and gen. mgr. South Haven & Eastern R. R .; vice- pres. Milwaukee, Benton Harbor & Columbus R. R .; formerly vice-pres. of Am. Bridge Works. Independent in politics. Was nomi- nated for county judge of Cook Co. in 1890, but was defeated by Judge Scales. Office: 108 LaSalle St. Residence: 5627 Prairie Av.
MAHER, George Washington, architect; b. Mill Creek, W. Va., Dec. 25, 1864; s. Theo. Daniel and Sarah (Landis) Maher; ed. public schools, New Albany, Ind .; studied architec- ture, beginning. 1878, under the Chicago archi- tects, August Bauer and Henry W. Hill; com- pleted studies in J. L. Silsbee's office; then sketched and studied in Europe; m. Chicago, Oct. 25, 1894, Elizabeth Brooks; 1 son: Philip Brooks. Began actual practice of architecture, 1888; has developed a specialty in residence work, and in shaping, architecturally, such suburbs as North Edgewater and Kenilworth, including a unique landscape effect at the entrance to the latter town. Architect of rest- dences of John Farson, Oak Park; James A. Patten, Evanston; A. B. Leach, South Orange, N. J .; Harry Rubens estate at Glencoe: Edge- water Presbyterian Church, and others, which he has individualized and which follow no established precedent, but represent a new thought in architecture. Mem. Chicago Archi- tectural Club, Am. Inst. of Architects. Re- publican. Presbyterian. Clubs: Mid-Day, Skokie Golf, Kenilworth Golf. Office: 218 LaSalle St. Residence: Kenilworth, Ill.
MAHER, James, lawyer; b. Will Co., Ill., May 24, 1859; s. Thomas and Ellen (Kene- fick) Maher: ed. St. Viateur's College, Bour- bonnais Grove, Ill. (B.A., LL.B.); m. Chicago, Apr. 8, 1891, Mary C. Rafferty; children: Mary G., Thomas F., James J. Graduate of Union College of Law; admitted to bar, 1886; West
Town Atty., 1891; county atty., 1893; now atty. for the Chicago Board of Education. Demo- crat. Roman Catholic. Mem. Knights of Colum- bus, Catholic Order of Foresters, Catholic Benevolent Legion, Ancient Order of Hiber- nians, Royal League. Office: Reaper Blk. Resi- dence: 512 Ashland Boul.
MAHONEY, George William, oculist and aurist; b. Lawton, VanBuren Co., Mich., Dec. 31. 1867; s. Michael and Honoria Marie (Davis) Mahoney; attended Univ. of Michigan, 1885-7; Bellevue Hosp. Med. College, New York, M.D., 1888; made a tour of eye and ear hosps. of Europe, 1896-7; began practice at Decatur, Mich., 1888; removed to Chicago, 1893. Mem. Am. Med. Assn., Illinois State Med. Soc., Chi- cago Med. Soc .; prof. ophthalmology, Chicago Policlinic; attending oculist Chicago Policlinic Hosp., St. Vincent Infant Asylum, House of the Good Shepherd. Commissioned by Gov. Alt- geld, May, 1896, capt. and asst. surgeon 7th regt., I. N. G .; held same until June, 1904, when resigned. Was mustered into vol. ser- vice of U. S. in spring of 1898; served through Spanish-Am. War; held rank of capt. and asst. surgeon in Vol. Army; detached from 7th regt. during summer of 1898 and placed in charge of entire hosp. corps of 2d Army Corps. Democrat. R. C. Clubs: Sheridan, El- lerslie Cross Country. Office: 100 State St. Residence: 225 Dearborn Av.
MAHONEY, James Vincent, chairman West- ern Trunk Line Committee; b. Golden, Co. Tip- perary, Ireland; about 54 years of age; ed. pub- lic schools in Illinois. Began in railroad busi- ness in 1869, and among other positions has filled those of general freight agent of the Rock Island & Peoria R. R .; general freight agent of the Chicago, Pekin & Southwestern Ry .; division freight agent of the C., M. & St. P. R. R., and traffic mgr. Sioux City & Northern Ry .; since July 1, 1901, chairman Western Trunk Line Committee of the West- ern Passenger Agreement: also chairman West- ern Passenger Agreement. Republican: was enrolling and engrossing clerk of the Illinois Legislature, 1869, and later was alderman of Rock Island. Roman Catholic. Mem. Knights of Columbus. Office: Railway Exchange. Resi- dence: 4326 Greenwood Av.
MAHONEY, Joseph P., lawyer; b. Oswego, N. Y., Nov. 1, 1864; s. Michael and Mary (Canty) Mahoney; removed with parents to Chicago when only 3 years old; grad. Chicago public schools; studied law in office of Jewett & Norton; m. Dallas, Tex., Jan. 31, 1899, Nonie Boren: one son: Joseph Boren. Admitted to bar, 1885, and ever since engaged in active practice; now of firm of Rogers & Mahoney: was Master in Chancery of Circuit Court of Cook Co. for several years. Elected mem. of the House of Representatives of the General Assembly of Illinois at 21 years of age. and served 3 consecutive terms from the 5th sena- torial district: then 3 terms (12 years) as senator from the same district: was selected 3 times leader of the Democratic side in the State Senate. Was vice-pres, of Illinois com- mission to the Louisiana Purchase Exposi- tion, St. Louis, Mo. Democrat. Is a dir. of the Boren-Stewart Co., wholesale grocers, Dallas. Tex., and also of the Federal Life Insurance Co., Federal Life Agency Co., Union Securities Co. and other corporations. Clubs: Chicago Athletic. Iroquois. Office: 100 Washington St. Residence: Chicago. Ill.
MAIR, Charles A., broker: pres. Chicago Industrial School for Girls, Chibs: Chicago, Washington Park, Onwentsia. Exmoor Office 169 Jackson Boul. Residence: 683 N State St.
MAITLAND, Francis Edward, investment agent and broker: b. Scotland. 1874: & Thomas and Lauretta (Pugh) Maitland: od England. entering Elstree School, 1886, Harrow, 185%. and Now College. Oxford. 1893: B.A. 1597. Established in investment business in Chi-
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cago, 1902, and since Aug. 1, 1903, of firm of Northcote, Dudley & Maitland (the Hon. Amyas S. Northcote, Peter Dudley, Francis E. Maitland), making investments in Am. securi- ties and real estate loans, principally for for- eign clients. Asst. sec. Am. & British Securi- ties Co., Ltd. Clubs: University, Chicago Golf; also Bath (London) and Royal and Ancient Golf (St. Andrews). Office: Monadnock Blk., Chicago, and 49 Wall St., New York. Resi- dence: University Club.
MAIZE, Howard De Shong, banker; b. Ash- land, O., May 5, 1866; s. Nelson and Susan (De Shong) Maize; ed. public schools of Ashland, O., to 1880; m. Ashland Co., O., June 20, 1889, Leffie E. Barnhill; children: Earl H., Roy F., Ruth E., Dorothy L. First employment was with the C. W. Wadsworth Mfg. Co., with whom remained, 1880-4; then was employed by the Erie R. R. Co., beginning as night clerk, 1884, and ending as passenger agent in 1893; came to Chicago, 1893, becoming connected with the Aermotor Mfg. Co., in which con- nection remained until 1899; since then en- gaged in a banking business, making a lead- ing feature of the buying and selling of high class securities. Mem. of the Chicago Stock Exchange. Republican. Office: 234 LaSalle St. Residence': 405 Wesley Av., Oak Park.
MALLEN, Herman William, manufacturer; b. Newton, Mass., Aug. 12, 1856; s. Herman Z. and Gertrude (Dillhoff) Mallen; ed. public schools of Newton and Boston, Mass .; m. Wheaton, Ill., Apr. 18, 1886, Ellen Miller; children: Henrietta, Lillian, Clara, Doris. Quit school at 14 years of age and served appren- ticeship of 4 years as cabinet maker with D. Shales & Co., Boston; removed to Chicago and worked at undertaking, carpentry, etc., 1874- 83, then joined father in manufacture of par- lor furniture frames under style of H. Z. Mallen & Co., under which name continues the business as sole proprietor; line consists of mahogany, oak and birch sofas, couches, chairs, etc. Pres. Chicago Furniture Manufac- turers' Assn. Republican. Lutheran. Mason- Dearborn Lodge, Columbia Commandery, Oriental Consistory, Medinah Temple. Clubs: Westward Ho, Chicago Athletic. Office: 61 St. Johns Pl. Residence: Euclid Av., Oak Park, Ill. MALLEN, Philip Henry, chemist and phar- macist; b. Frankfort, Ill., Oct. 20, 1858; s. Herman Z. and Gertrude (Dillhoff) Mallen; ed. Boston, Mass., public schools and at Univ. of Illinois; grad. pharmacy and chemistry of the Chicago College of Pharmacy, 1885; m. Joliet, Ill., Sept. 1, 1900, Millie Tatge; chil- dren: Gertrude, Philip Tatge. Entire business career has been in present line; organized P. H. Mallen Co., Apr. 1, 1894, and its pres. ever since, doing a manufacturing, wholesale and retail business as homœ. pharmacists and dealers in physicians' supplies, surgical instru- ments, etc. Republican. Mason; mem. Garfield Lodge; Past Eminent Commander Columbia Commandery, 63, K. T .; mem. Oriental Con- sistory, Medinah Temple, Nobles of Mystic Shrine. Club: Menoken. Office: 38 Randolph St. Residence: 1661 Monroe St.
MALLORY, De Witt Clinton, live stock com- mission; b. Town of Moscow, Mich., Sept. 19, 1843; s. Azariah and Azuba (White) Mallory; ed. Albion College; m. Moscow, Mich., Mar. 27, 1865, Mary J. Vaughn; children: Selby A., Louisa V. (Mrs. A. C. Dean). Since 1871 in live stock commission business. Was first with Mallory Bros. for several years as salesman, later becoming a mem. of that firm, and of Mallory & Zimmerman; 2 years salesman with R. Strahorn; then mem. Mallory Son & Zim- merman; also vice-pres., pres. and dir. in that company, which was succeeded by the Mallory Commission Co., of which was pres., later vice-pres. and now treas. Republican. Mem. Royal Arcanum. Office: Union Stock Yards. Residence: 470 E. 48th St.
MANDEL, Emanuel, 1st vice-pres. Mandel Bros .; b. Germany, Feb. 17, 1844; s. Fiber and Caroline (Klein) Mandel; came to Chicago with mother when 7 years old; attended public schools until he was 13 years old; m. Chicago, 1871, Babette Frank; children: Frank E., Ed- win E., Rosa. At the age of 13 began business career as errand boy in dry goods store of Ross & Foster; promoted to clerk, and later became partner with Simon Klein in firm of Klein & Mandel, subsequently becoming a partner with his brothers, Simon and Leon Mandel, in the firm of Mandel Bros., of which he is now 1st vice-pres. Democrat. Jewish re- ligion. Clubs: Standard, Iroquois. Office: 117 State St. Residence: 3400 Michigan Av.
MANDEL, Leon, pres. Mandel Bros .; b. Ker- zenheim, Germany, Sept. 10, 1841; s. Fiber and. Caroline (Klein) Mandel; came to U. S. in 1854; ed. public schools of Chicago; m. Phila- delphia, Pa., 1869, Belle Foreman; children: Frederick, Robert, Fannie, Ida, Blanche, Lulu, Florence. On leaving school was employed, first as cash-boy and later as clerk, in dry goods store of Ross & Foster, and later still with brothers was mem. of firm of Klein & Mandel, dry goods; he and brother Simon withdrew and established house of Mandel Bros., in which Emanuel Mandel, another brother, later became a partner; burned out in fire of 1871, but at once resumed, on 22d St., re-establishing down-town in 1872; firm later incorporated under same name of Mandel Bros., of which is pres. One of the executive board of the Associated Jewish Charities. Clubs: Standard, Ravisloe. Office: 117 State St. Residence: 3409 Michigan Av.
MANDEL, Robert, merchant; b. Chicago, July 16, 1871; s. Leon and Belle (Foreman) Mandel; ed. New York public school, 3 years; New York private school, 6 years; Paris (France), 1 year; business college, New York, 1 year; m. Chicago, Feb. 3, 1903, Stella Kauf- man, of Dubuque, Ia. Started May 1, 1889, as stock-boy in dry goods store of Mandel Bros. and advanced gradually to positions of sales- man, asst. buyer and buyer, becoming foreign buyer, 1891; asst. supt., 1897; gen. mgr. and dir., 1899, which position still holds. Club: Standard. Office: Mandel Bros., State, Madison and Wabash. Residence: 4601 Michigan Av.
MANDEVILLE, Charles Edward, clergyman; b. Red Hook-on-the-Hudson, N. Y., Aug. 1, 1840; s. Edward R. and Helen (Bronk) Mande- ville; prepared for college at Hudson River Institute, Clavernack, N. Y .; grad. Wesleyan Univ., Middletown, Conn., in classical course as A.B., 1867; A.M., 1869; D.D., Rust Univ., 1881; D.D., Mt. Union College, 1893; m. Chi- cago, May 30, 1871, Mary Louise Bronse; chil- dren: Maude, Paul, Maurice. After graduation joined New York East Conference and took ap- pointment in Stamford, Conn., 1868; trans- ferred to Rock River Conference, 1869, and appointed to the Oakland Church, serving 1869-71; pastor. M. E. Church, Galena, Ill., 1871-3; pres. Jennings Seminary, Aurora, Ill., 1873-6; pastor Court St. Church, Rockford, Ill., 1876-9; presiding elder Rockford district, 1879-83; pastor Oak Park M. E. Church, 1883- 1885; Western Av. M. E. Church, 1885-8; trav- eled in Europe, 1889; pastor 1st M. E. Church of Englewood, Chicago, 1890-5; presiding elder, Chicago Northwestern District, 1897- 1903; now pastor South Englewood M. E. Church. Was delegate to Christian Commis- sion during Civil War. Address: 8712 Emerald Avenue.
MANGASARIAN, Mangasar M., lecturer, author; b. Dec. 29, 1859, Constantinople, Tur- key; ed. Robert College, Constantinople, Tur- key, and Princeton Theological Seminary, 1882; lectures Independent Religious Soc. of Chicago, Grand Opera House, every Sunday; editor Liberal Review. Author: The Religion of the Future, 1900; Omar Khayyam, 1901; A
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New Cathechism, 1902; Christian Science, a comedy of four acts, 1903; The Abysmal Mon- ster, 1903; European Criticism of America, 1903; the Martyrdom of Hypatia, 1905; Pagan- ism and Christianity, 1905; Which Religion Has Done the Most Harm?, 1905; The Wor- ship of Jesus, 1905.
MANGEL, John, florist; b. Sparta, Greece, · May 2, 1864; s. Thomas and Helen Mangel; ed. public schools, Sparta, Greece. Came from Greece direct to Chicago 20 years ago; was engaged in various enterprises until he en- gaged in the florist business in 1889; has been very successful, and besides the main store at Wabash Av. and Monroe St. has a branch at 47th St. and Lake Av. Formerly owned a cattle ranch near O'Neill City, Neb. Mem. Horticultural Soc. of Chicago. Republican. Of- fice: 163 Wabash Av. Residence: Palmer House.
MANGLER, William, caterer; b. Massillon O., May 26, 1854; s. Charles and Rosalie (Mantz) Mangler; ed. public schools; m. Chi- cago, June 5, 1887, Minnie Roelle; children: William Adams, Albert Howard, Robert Hop- kins, Marion McCormick, Frederick Jones. Be- gan business life as an office boy in the em- ploy of the Adams & Westlake Co., and re- mained with that company for 25 years, re- tiring as mgr. In 1895 went into the catering business, in which has ever since continued. Democrat; has been active in city politics; was oil inspector, appointed by Mayor Carter H. Harrison, Sr., and serving from May 1, 1892, to 1895; alderman from the 21st Ward, 1897-9. Mem. County Democracy. Mason- Covenant Lodge, A. F. & A. M., Lincoln Park Chapter, R. A. M., Lincoln Park Commandery, and Medinah Temple Shrine. Order of Red Men. Episcopalian. Clubs: Columbia Yacht, Pistakee Bay Yacht, Belmont Golf, Germania. Office: 119 LaSalle St. Residence: Lessing An- nex.
MANIERRE, George, real estate; b. Chicago, Feb. 5, 1845; s. George and Ann Hamilton (Reid) Manierre; grad. Yale College as A.B., in class of 1868 (hon. A.M., 1893); grad. Co- lumbia Law School in class of 1869; m. Ft .. Wayne, Ind., Feb. 9, 1876, Ann E. Edgerton; children: Alfred E., Louis, Arthur, Francis E. Since 1871 has been continuously engaged in the real estate and loan business, and since 1886 with Henry Dibblee, composing the firm of Dibblee & Manierre. Trustee and sec. Field Columbian Museum, Chicago, and trustee New- berry Library.
Republican. Episcopalian. Clubs: Chicago, Exmoor. Office: First Nat. Bank Bldg. Residence: 61 Bellevue Pl.
MANIERRE, William Reid, proprietor Cen- tral Warehouses; b. Chicago, Apr. 25, 1847; s. George and Ann Hamilton (Reid) Manierre; ed. Snow's School, Chicago; Lake Forest Acad., old Chicago Univ., and grad., 1878, Union Col- lege of law, Chicago; b. New York City, Apr. 20, 1875, Julia Orr Edson; children: George, Marguerite, Julia Edson, William Reid, Jr., Wilhelmine, Edson, Aline, Harold. Enlisted, 1864, in 134th Ill. Vols., and served until close of war. After war served in Marine Bank under J. Y. Scammon, and later was asst. cashier in U. S. sub-treasury, Chicago; prac- ticed law with Richard Prendergast as Ma- nierre & Prendergast, 1878-81; since 1881 pro- prietor Central Warchouses, at north end of Rush St. bridge; organized, 1898, Manierre- Yoo Syrup Co., and is its pres. and treas. Alderman old 18th Ward (afterwards 24th and now 21st), 1883-9; alderman 24th Ward, 1895- 1897; county commissioner, 1891-3. Republican. One of organizers, and pres., economic confer- ences between business men and working men, 1889; mem. World's Fair committee on labor, 1893; selected by contending parties as arbi- trator in "Debs Strike," 1894; was trustee Bu- reau of Justice; mem. Civic Federation ex- ecutive committee. One of organizers and now
vice-pres. Soc. for Ethical Culture; mem. Illi- nois Manufacturers' Assn. Club: Saddle and Cycle. Office: S. W. cor. Rush and N. Water Sts. Residence: 399 Superior St.
MANLY, John Matthews, educator, author; b. Sumter Co., Ala., Sept. 2, 1865; s. Charles and Mary Manly; grad. Furman Univ., 1883; Harvard, A.M., 1889; Ph.D., 1890. Engaged in teaching since Jan., 1884; prof. English, Brown Univ., 1891-8; Univ. of Chicago since 1898. Mem. Am. Philol. Assn., Modern Language Assn., Am. Dialect Soc. Clubs: University, Quadrangle, Lake Zurich Golf. Contributor to various periodicals. Editor: Macbeth, 1896. Au- thor: Specimens of the Pre-Shakespearean Drama, 1897. Address: Univ. of Chicago.
MANN, Charles Riborg, prof. of physics, Ryerson Physical Laboratory, Univ. of Chi- cago, since Jan. 1, 1896; b. Orange, N. J., July 12, 1869; s. Rev. Charles H. and Clausine (Borchsenius) Mann; grad. Columbia College, 1890 (A.M., Ph.D., Berlin, Ger., 1895); m. June 25, 1896, Adrienne Amalie Graf, Newark, N. J. Translated (from the German of P. Drude) Theory of Optics, 1902. Author: Man- ual of Advanced Optics, 1902. Residence: 5309 Greenwood Av.
MANN, Edward Loring, lawyer; b. Gilman, Iroquois Co., Ill., Nov. 7, 1869; s. William H. and Elizabeth Dabney (Abraham) Mann: grad. High School, Gilman, Ill., 1889; Univ. of Illinois (at Urbana), M.L., 1895; Chicago Col- lege of Law (Lake Forest Univ.), 1897; m. Mt. Carroll, Ill., July 22, 1903, Edna Blanche Dun- shee. Came to Chicago from the farm at Gil- man, Ill., 1890; studied law in office of brother, James R. Mann, and in colleges; admitted to bar, 1897, and has since engaged in practice. Republican. Mem. Christian Church. Enlisted as private in Co. F, 1st Regt. Ill. Infy., U. S. V., in Apr., 1898; was appointed corporal while in the field; served with regiment before San- tiago, Cuba; elected 1st lieut., Co. F, 1st Infy., I. N. G .. July 15, 1904. Mem. Soc. of the Army of Santiago de Cuba; Garden City Council, Royal Arcanum. Office: 59 Clark St. Residence: 6144 Monroe Av.
MANN, Henry Naphtali, woodenware manu- facturer; b. Saukville, Wis., May 20, 1850; s. Joseph and Mary (Brandeis) Mann; ed. in 7th Ward public school and German and English Acad., Milwaukee, graduating. 1866; prepared for college in New York in 1867, but eyesight became bad after passing examination and therefore had to discontinue studies; m. Mil- waukee, Wis., June 16, 1879, Louise E. H. Schaeffer; children: Herbert James, Florence. Helena. Began business life as employe of Mann Bros., lumber and woodenware, in Mil- waukee; moved to Chicago in 1870, to take charge of their business in this city. Now pres. and gen. mgr. of the Two Rivers Mfg. Co .. manufacturers of woodenware and humber: pres. of the New Century Washing Machine Co .; dir. of the Two Rivers Mercantile Co. Republican. Mem. of the Soc. for Ethical Cul- ture. Clubs: Union League, City. Office: 6 Wa- bash Av. Residence: 751 Pine Grove Av.
MANN, James R., congressman: b. on farm near Bloomington, Ill., Oct. 20. 1856; moved to Iroquois Co., 1867; grad. Univ. of Ill., 1876; Union College of Law, Chicago, 1881: since then in law practice in Chicago; mom. Oakland School Board, village of Hyde Park (now Chicago), 1887. Attorney village of Hyde Park. 1888; upon annexation to Chicago, became al- derman 32d Ward, Chicago, 1893-6; temporary chairman Republican state convention, 1894: temporary chairman Cook Co. Republican convention. 1895; master in chancery. Superior Court, Cook Co., 1892-6; gon. atty. South Park Board, Chicago, 1895; now head of law firm of Mann & Miller; mem. of Congress, from 1st 111. district, 1897-1907; chairman Cook Co. Ro- publican convention, 1902. Republican. Ad- dress: Hyde Park Hotel. Office: Ashland Blk.
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MANN, William Alfred, physician; b. Rut- land, 111., July 22, 1859; s. Capt. William H. and Elizabeth Dabney (Abraham) Mann; ed. public schools near Normal, Ill., until 8 years old, and at Gilman, Il1., 1867-75; Univ. of Illi- nois, 3 years, 1875-9; Chicago Med. College, 1880-3; M.D., 1883 (pres. of class); m. 1st, May 20, 1884, Jessie H. Allen, of Gilman, Ill. (died 1889); m. 2d, Chicago, Aug. 8, 1894, Anna D. Cram; children: William Alfred, Jr., Mar- jorie Damon. Practiced and was health officer at Palatka, Fla., 1883-5; in Rockport, Ind., 1885-9; since 1889 in Chicago; practice lim- ited to eve, ear, nosc and throat since 1895; oculist and aurist to Michael Reese Hosp. Dis- pensary, 1890-9; prof. ophthalmology in Chi- cago Eye, Ear, Nose and Throat College, 1899- 1903; oculist and aurist at Provident Hosp. from 1899, and at South Side Dispensary from 1892; asst. clinical prof. of ophthalmology and otology, Northwestern Univ. Med. School, from 1903. Was pres. Northwestern Univ. Med. School Alumni Assn., 1902. Mem. Am. Med. Assn., Illinois State Med. Soc., Chicago Med. Soc., Chicago Ophthalmological and Otological Soc., Physicians' Club; also Delta Tau Delta and Phi Rho Sigma fraternities. Republican. Affiliated with South Congregational Church, but not a member. Office: 70 State St. Resi- dence: 4166 Drexel Boul.
MANNING, Randolph, manufacturer of leather; h. Pontiac, Mich., Nov. 28, 1851; s. Randolph and Jane (Carley) Manning; (father was judge of Supreme Court of Michigan from 1859 until his death in 1864); ed. public school, Pontiac, Mich .; old Velplint Institute, Plain- field, N. J., and Bryant and Stratton Business College, St. Louis, Mo .; m. Riverside, Ill., 1882, Mary Louise Spear, of Chicago; children: Randolph R., Ruth Ives. Started in business as clerk with former guardian in St. Louis, Mo., 1879, remaining 4 years; then spent 3 years in an importing metal house in New York; came to Chicago, 1882, and engaged in business; in 1884 established the R. Manning Leather Co., manufacturers of light leathers, 12 years later changing to present corporation of Wilder, Manning Tanning Co., of which he is pres. Republican. Baptist. Regent, 2 terms, Royal Arcanum. Office: 214 Lake St. Resi- dence: Riverside, Il1.
MANNING, Reuben Elias, supt. of Baptist City Missions; b. Penfield, Monroe Co., N. Y., Mar. 31, 1840; s. William Elias and Eveline Koon (Martin) Manning; ed. public school, Salem, Mich .; State Normal School, Ypsilanti, Mich., and Kalamazoo (Mich.) College, grad- uating B.S., 1872 (M.S., D.D.); grad. Baptist Union Theological Seminary, Chicago, 1874; m. Salem, Mich., July 27, 1862, Sarah Cook. Worked on farm, attended school and taught until 1862; was in Union Army in 20th Mich. Infy. from July, 1862, until close of the war; served as sergeant, and received 2 commis- sions near the close of the war after being prisoner nearly 7 months (most of the time at Andersonville), but never mustered on either: bought farm in 1865 and remained on it until 1869; after that in college and semi- nary, 5 years. First settled as pastor at Beaver Dam, Wis., 1874; associate principal of Way- land Acad., Beaver Dam, Wis., 1877-80; pastor South Baptist Church, Milwaukee, Wis., 1880- 1886; pastor 12th St. Baptist Church, Detroit, Mich., 1886-7; pastor North Church, Detroit, 1887-95; since Feb., 1895, supt. of Baptist City Missions in Chicago. Prohibitionist. Office: Monon Bldg. Residence: 956 Jackson Boul.
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