The book of Chicagoans, a biographical dictionary of leading living men of the city of Chicago, 1905, Part 118

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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MERRITT, Eugene Linesdell. commission grain and provisions; b. Cleveland O., Nov 27, 1870; &. Augustus And Mary If ( Hoar) Merritt : ed. public schools; m. St. Paul, Minn,

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June 1, 1898, Birdena Farwell. Began busi- ness career with Standard Oil Company at Cleveland; when went to Sioux City, Ia., as traveling representative of the L. S. & M. S. Ry .; came to Chicago Jan. 1, 1894, and en- gaged in the grain commission business, with brother, William H. Merritt, as W. H. Merritt & Co. Mem. Chicago Board of Trade. Repub- lican. Club: Washington Park. Office: Board of Trade Bldg. Residence: 4317 Ellis Av.

MERRITT, William Henry, commission grain and provisions; b. Cleveland, O., Mar. 16, 1865; s. Augustus and Mary H. (Hoar) Merritt; ed. public schools of Ohio; m. Des Moines, Ia., June 27, 1894, Anna E. Wright; children: Rose, Ruth, Thomas. Began business life as a clerk in the freight dept. of the L. S. & M. S. Ry. until 1890; then was west- ern agent for same road at Sioux City, Ia., 1890-3; came to Chicago in 1893, and with brother, engaged in commission business in grain and provisions under the style of W. H. Merritt & Co. Mem. of Chicago Board of Trade. Republican. Club: Union League. Of- fice: Board of Trade Bldg. Residence: River- side, Ill.

MERRYWEATHER, George, coal merchant; b. Whitby, Yorkshire, Eng., Dec. 11, 1846; s. Dr. George and Hannah (Baker) Merry- weather; ed. private school in Whitby, Eng .; m. Brooklyn, N. Y., Dec. 1, 1869, Margaret Weddle; children: George Herbert, Arthur Marwood, Mary H. Enlisted May 28, 1862, at Palmyra, N. Y., in 11th Infy., U. S. A., and was assigned to Co. E, 1st Battalion (Capt. John C. Bates, now maj. gen. U. S. A., com- manding) ; promoted to 1st sergeant at Spott- sylvania, May 8, 1864, and discharged as such at expiration of term of service, May 28, 1865; participated in all battles of the Army of the Potomac from Sept., 1862, until close of war. Shipping agent on coal docks at Elizabethport and Port Johnson, N. J., 1865-6, afterward salesman for coal operators in New York. Entered employ of Coxe Bros. & Co., miners and shippers of anthracite coal, as salesman, when they commenced business, Jan. 1, 1877. Came to Chicago, 1880, to open their western branch, and upon the incorporation of their firm was elected general western sales agent, and so continues. Mem. Am. Institute of Min- ing Engineers, Am. Numismatic and Archæo- logical Soc. (life mem.), New Test. Bibliophile Soc., Boston, Soc. of Army of the Potomac, Western Soc. of Army of the Potomac (ex- pres.), George H. Thomas Post, G. A. R .; Chi- cago Historical Soc. (executive committee), executive committee and treas. Chicago River Improvement Assn., Citizens' Assn. (executive committee). Republican. Episcopalian; trustee St. Luke's Hosp. Clubs: Chicago, Caxton (pres. 1900, 1901, 1904), Merchants, Church, Onwent- sia; also Grolier (New York), Milwaukee (Mil- waukee), Minnesota (St. Paul). Office: The Rookery. Residence: Highland Park, Il1.

MESLER, Frank Barton, Chicago mgr. Howard W. Spurr Coffee Co .; b. Cobden, Il1., Mar. 25, 1876; s. E. A. and S. C. (Barton) Mes- ler; ed. public school, Ashley, Ill., to 1894; studied architecture under private tuition. Worked in office of Howard G. Hodgkins and C. J. Warren, architects. 1895-8; in 1898 en- tered Chicago office of the Howard W. Spurr Coffee Co .. proprietor of the Revere Coffee Mills, Boston, and in 1900 became Chicago mgr. for the company. Independent in politics. Office: 25-27 River St. Residence: 4429 St. Law- rence Av.

MESSER. Loring Wilbur, gen. sec. the Y. M. C. A. of Chicago; b. Somersworth, N. H., Mar. 1, 1856; s. Charles and Emily A. (Leathers) Messer; ed. public school of Read- ing, Mass .; m. Lewiston, Me., Sept. 14, 1887, Elizabeth I. Garcelon; 1 daughter: Florence (now instructor in English in Reading, Mass., High School). In railroad service with Boston

& Maine R. R., Boston, 1872-4; in dry goods business with Copeland & Bowser, Reading, Mass., 1874-81; general sec. of Y. M. C. A., Peoria, Ill., Oct., 1881, to Dec., 1883; general Sec. Y. M. C. A., Cambridge, Mass., Dec., 1883, to Mar., 1888; since Apr., 1888, general sec. Y. M. C. A., Chicago. Mem. state executive committee of the Y. M. C. A .; recording sec., dir. and instructor in Secretarial Institute and Training School, Y. M. C. A .; mem. executive board and chairman business committee of the Religious Education Assn. Republican in nat., independent in local politics. Methodist. Clubs: Chicago Literary, Union League, Homewood. Office: 153 LaSalle St. Residence: 5729 Wash- ington Av.

MESSINGER, William Dorrance, merchant; b. Peterboro, N. Y., Aug. 1, 1843; s. Dr. Edwin G. and Mary (Dorrance) Messinger; ed. pub- lic schools of Peterboro, N. Y .; remained on farm until 19 years old; in June, 1863, com- missioned by Gov. Andrew, of Massachusetts, 2d lieut. 55th Mass. Infy. (colored) ; resigned early in 1864 on account of ill health; removed to Chicago, 1865; m. Chicago, June, 1870, Ella J. McCulloch; children: Ralph D. (died May 5, 1897, senior at Amherst College), Edwin Dor- rance, Hubert McCulloch, Helen Louise. Was bank clerk in Chicago. 1865-70; engaged in paper business since 1870. Republican. Presby- terian. Clubs: Exmoor, Highland Park. Office: 179-181 Randolph St. Residence: Highland Park, Il1.

METCALF, Edwin Styles, lawyer; b. Wash- ington, Orange Co., Vt., Mar. 25, 1843; s. Gil- bert C. and Elmira (Dewey) Metcalf; (is a cousin of Admiral George Dewey); attended Rutland (Vt.) High School to 1861; grad. Con- servatory of Music, Leipzig, Germany, 1870; m. Paris, France, Apr. 22, 1870, Ada Emily Phil- brook; children: Guido Conti Sleeper, Victor Dewey. Until age of 17 was farmer boy and worked on farm; served in Civil War as non- commissioned officer in 9th Regt. Vt. Vol. Infy .; was taken prisoner at Harper's Ferry; at close of Civil War went to Boston to study music until 1868, then to Leipzig until 1870; then to Florence, Italy, and studied the voice for 1 year; then returned to Boston; estab- lished a Conservatory of Music at Salem, Mass., and was its proprietor and dir. for 10 years; then came to Chicago and took up study of law; admitted to bar, Sept. 23, 1881, and since then engaged in general practice of law. Was for 1 year prosecuting atty. for the Town of Lake; was a special assessment atty. for the City of Chicago under the Washburn and Swift administrations. Republican. Mason. Has written and published some music, and also poetry and prose. Office: 172 Washington St. Residence: 6956 Wallace St.

METCALF, Herbert Cushman, stationer; b. Boston, Mass., Jan. 3, 1857; s. Thomas and Alma (Stone) Metcalf; ed. public and high schools, Normal, Ill., graduating 1872; m. Chi- cago, Feb. 9, 1882, Agnes M. Newell; 1 son: Thomas Newell. Began business with Dennison Mfg. Co., 1873-4; with Jansen, McClurg & Co., 1874-6; Hadley Bros. & Co., 1876-8; S. D. Childs & Co., 1878-85; began business for self, Jan. 15, 1885, in firm of Metcalf & Porter; bought Cobb's Library Co. (established 1866), Mar. 11, 1885, and in following June, Metcalf & Porter sold to Cobb Library Co., under which name the business continued until 1891, when the Metcalf Stationery Co. was organ- ized, he becoming pres. and mgr. Republican. Unitarian. Clubs: Union League, Chicago Ath- letic, Exmoor. Office: 86 Wabash Av. Resi- dence: 3229 Rhodes Av.

METCALF, John Sanborn, grain elevator builder; b. Sherbrooke, P. Q., Can., Mar. 7, 1847; s. Lucian and Hannah (Smith) Metcalf; ed. district school of Cookshire, P. Q., and in Cookshire Acad .; m. Indianapolis, Ind., Dec. 25, 1873, Alice S. Richey; children: Hugh Fred

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(died in infancy), Teresa Adelia (Mrs. C. C. Bonar), Anne Maria (Mrs. P. E. Thomas), Bertha Alice, Kate Lora. Went to Indianapolis, Ind., 1870; employed on construction of Ele- vator "A", Indianapolis, 1870; supt. of opera- tion of same until 1881; supt. of construction for prominent grain firm, 1881-4; supt. of operation of Burlington & Mississippi Ele- vator, Burlington, Ia., until 1887; came to Chi- cago and formed partnership with T. K. Web- ster and James Macdonald for building of grain elevators; interested in Webster Mfg. Co., 1889-1901, serving on board of dir. most of time; built elevators under style of Met- calf-Macdonald Co., 1887-94; dissolved part- nership and continued business with T. K. Webster as John S. Metcalf Co. until 1901, when purchased Mr. Webster's interest; now pres. John S. Metcalf Co. Among important elevators constructed are Burlington Elevator, St. Louis; C., B. & Q., East St. Louis; Missouri Pacific, Kansas City; Southern Pacific, Gal- veston; Grand Trunk, Portland, Me., and Mon- treal, P. Q .; Chesapeake & Ohio, Newport News, Va .; Manchester Ship Canal, Manches- ter, Eng. Mem. Western Soc. of Engineers, Canadian Soc. of Civil Engineers. Republican. Office: The Temple. Residence: 1023 Maple Av., Evanston, Ill.

METTLER, Lee Harrison, M.D .; b. New York City, June 1. 1863; s. Isaac Voorhees and Marcella M. (Smith) Mettler; was grad. from college of the City of New York, A.B., 1883 (A.M., 1886); studied at College of Physicians and Surgeons (Columbia College) and at Jef- ferson Med. College, Philadelphia, M.D., Apr. 2. 1886, and was asst. prosector, 1884-6; m. Minnie Warner, Clinton, Ill .; 1 child: Mar- cella. Began practice of medicine in Philadel- phia, 1886; was prosector and asst. to the chair of anatomy in the Medico-Chirurgical College of Philadelphia, 1886-7; chief of the medical clinics, 1887-91; lecturer and clinical in- structor in mental and nervous diseases and electro-therapeutics, 1888-91; since 1891 in practice in Chicago. Extensive contributor to med. literature, particularly in relation to mental and nervous diseases. Mem. Am. Med. Assn., Am. Acad. of Medicine, Chicago Med. Soc., Practitioners' Club of Chicago, Chicago Acad. of Sciences. Served in 7th Regt., N. Y. N. G., 1884. Club: Kenwood. Author of a Treatise on Diseases of the Nervous System, a publication of 1.000 pages. Office: 100 State St. Address: 4544 Lake Av.

MEYER, Abraham, mem. law firm Moran, Mayer & Meyer. Club: Standard. Office: Clark and Monroe Sts. Residence: 2009 Prairie Av.

MEYER, Albert, ice; b. Chicago, Mar. 22, 1867; s. Max A. and Sarah (Frank) Meyer; ed. Chicago at Haven Grammar School and South Division High School. Was in employ of Schlesinger & Mayer (dry goods) continuously from Sept., 1884, until May, 1899; in May, 1901, organized and incorporated the People's Pure Ice Co., artificial ice, of which he is pres. Re- publican. Jewish religion. Club: Standard. Of- fice: 20-34 Clybourn Pl. Residence: 2009 Prairie Av.

MEYER, Antone Marinius, commission mer- chant in fruits; b. Horton, Norway, Jan. 28, 1863; s. Henry and Henrica (Armundson) Meyer; came to Chicago from old country, with parents in 1871: ed. Chicago public schools; m. Waukegan, Ill., Sept. 5, 1891, Min- nie Jensen: children: Myrtle, Evaline. Has been identified with S. Water St. commission business since 1879; was with Garibaldi & Cuneo. 1884-96; since 1896 of firm of Ginnoc- chio, Costa & Co., foreign, domestic and trop- ical fruits, and the United Fig & Date Co., factory 9-11 Dearborn St. Mem. Concord Lodge, K. P. Office: 109 S. Water St. Residence: 490 Potomac Av.

MEYER, Henry, cashier; b. New York City, Aug. 3, 1854; S. Herman and Elizabeth

(Schwartz) Meyer; ed. public schools in New York City; m. Elkader, Ia., Apr. 19, 1892, Min- erva Leach. Began career as telegraph oper- ator at Beulah, Ia., for the Iowa Eastern Ry., now part of the C., M. & St. P., and was supt. of the same road, 1877-82; then cashier of Ist Nat. Bank of Elkader, Ia., until 1898; nat. bank examiner in Iowa, 1898-1902; on Sept. 1, 1902, was made vice-pres. of the Des Moines Nat. Bank of Des Moines, Ia .; on Apr. 21, 1903, took present position as cashier of the Hamilton Nat. Bank. Republican. Congregationalist. Was for 6 years on staff of Gov. Larrabee, of Iowa. Club: Illinois Athletic. Office: 80-82 LaSalle St. Residence: 321 Greenwood Boul., Evanston, Ill.

MEYER, Isaac, wholesale tailor; b. Bavaria, Ger., Apr. 12, 1838; s. Abraham and Rachel (Mosbacher) Meyer; ed. public schools at birthplace in Germany; m. Chicago, Feb. 12,- 1871, Kate Wiemer; children: A. W., Pauline C., Selma E., Alfred C. In wholesale notions (Frank & Co.), 1868-80; wholesale clothing, Meyer, Strauss & Goodman, 1880-94; since Jan., 1894, wholesale tailoring, Meyer & Co. (Isaac Meyer, Henry X. Strauss). Pres. of Home for the Aged Jews. Club: Standard. Of- fice: Market and Quincy Sts. Residence: 4920 Washington Av.

MEYER, John Matthias, leaf tobacco; b. Chi- cago, July 10, 1859; s. John H. and Marie C. (Wortman) Meyer; ed. Chicago public schools and 2 years in Rostock, Ger .; m. Chicago, 1894, Sarah Fitch; children: Anna Mary, Helen Cor- nelia, Catherine Marie. After leaving school entered, Sept. 1, 1873, leaf tobacco business, established, 1857, by his father; firm later be- came John H. Meyer & Son, and incorporated in June, 1904; he is pres. Republican. Presby- terian. Mem. Leaf Tobacco Board of Trade and Western Tobacco Assn. Club: Hamilton. Office: 142 Lake St. Residence: 737 N. Kenilworth Av., Oak Park, Ill.

MEYER, Leopold Heyman, furniture; b. Brooklyn, N. Y., Nov. 19, 1865; s. Heyman and Agatha (Keller) Meyer; ed. public schools of New York, Charlier Institute, N. Y., and Packard's Business College, N. Y .; m. Chicago, Apr. 14, 1891, Minnie Keefer. Was in cattle business in New York, 1879-82, with his father in the firm of Seigel & Meyer; moved to Kan- sas City, Mo., engaging with his father in the live stock business under his own name, 1882- 1889; came to Chicago and was employed by Rosenbaum Bros. & Co., live stock commis- sion, 1891; started firm of L. H. Meyer & Co., 1891-4; then as L. H. Meyer, 1894-8; then joined E. F. Kennedy in Dec., 1898, in incor- poration of Kennedy Furniture Co .; is sec. and treas. Republican. Office: 114-116 Wabash Av. Residence: 3912 Prairie Av.

MEYERCORD, George Rudolph, manufac- turer; b. Washington Heights, Cook Co., Ill., May 23, 1875; s. Philip and Marie Caroline (Seiff) Meyercord; ed. public schools of St. Louis and in Armour Institute, Chicago; m. Chicago, Nov. 22, 1897, Anna Petrie. Worked as civil engineer. 1892-4. and later organized the Pneumatic Clock Co., and also assisted in organizing, 1894. The Meyercord Co., manufac- turers of decalcomania transfer ornaments: sold out interest in the clock company in 1900. and has since devoted entire time to the inter- ests of The Meyercord Co., of which he is now pres.' Republican. Methodist. Club: Menoken. Office: Chamber of Commerce Bldg. Residence: 109 S. Central Av .. Austin, Ill.

MEYERCORD, Herman Armin, pres. H. A. Meyercord Decalcomania Co .: b. Chicago. Jan. 1, 1873; s. Philip and Marie (Seiff) Meyer- cord; ed. St. Louis (Mo.) public schools and St. Louis Polytechnic to 1889; m. Chicago, May 31. 1899, Ella Jane Nyman: children: Grace Eleanor, Kenneth Nyman. After leav- ing school in 1889, learned lithographing in St. Louis and Chicago, and after serving ap- prenticeship established business on own ac-

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count, becoming the first successful manufac- N., May; m. 2d, Chicago, Feb. 27, 1904, Mary turer of decalcomania transfers in America, A. Haskell. Conducted general store at Effing- ham, Ill., 1866-71; established in produce busi- ness in Chicago in 1871, and later the firm became George Middendorf & Co., upon ad- mission of Robert McGuire, and so continued until 1904, when the business was incorporated as the George Middendorf Co., of which he is pres. and treas., the company being receivers, distributers and dealers in butter, cheese, eggs and all kinds of fruit and country produce. Republican. Club: Quadrangle. Office: 135-137 S. Water St. Residence: 5710 Woodlawn Av. in 1893, under the firm name The Meyercord Co., in which the Franklin Institute of Phila- delphia recognized Mr. H. A. Meyercord as the pioneer of this industry in America, in- cluding commercial transfers, transparent window signs, Potters decorations and all kinds of transfer pictures and designs for all decorative and advertising purposes. He is now pres., the company having a large fac- tory in Wisconsin, with branches in New York and London. Republican. Club: Colonial of Oak Park. Office: 152-154 Lake St. Residence: River Forest.

MICHAELIS, Richard C., journalist; b. Gen- thin, Germany, Sept. 1, 1839; s. Carl G. W. and Wilhelmine (Pilegard) Michaelis; academic education; m. July 2, 1867, Clara Leist, Berlin. Served in Austro-Prussian war, 1866. Author: Looking Further Forward; An Answer to Bel- lamy's Looking Backward, and several stories and economic pamphlets; editor the Chicago Freie Press, and mgr. Illinois Publishing Co., Freie Press and Illinois Staats Zeitung. Club: Germania Männerchor. Office: 96 5th Av. Resi- dence: 1532 Oakdale Av.

MICHAELIS, Walther Richard, business mgr. Illinois Publishing Co .; b. Milwaukee, Wis., Sept. 7, 1869; s. Richard and Clara (Leist) Michaelis; ed. public and high schools of Chicago; m. Chicago, Apr. 24, 1901, Ma- thilde Roth; 1 daughter: Clara Elizabeth. After leaving school entered service of the Illinois Publishing Co., and on May 24, 1901, became sec., treas. and business mgr. of the Illinois Publishing Co., publishers of Illinois Staats Zeitung (established 1849), morning edition; Chicagoer Freie Press (established 1871), evening edition, and the Western and Dahein Consolidated, Sunday edition. Repub- lican. Lutheran. Mem. Swiss Benevolent Soc. of Chicago, Germania Männerchor of Chicago, Schwaben Verein of Chicago, German Am. Charity Organization Soc. of Chicago, German Soc. of Chicago. Clubs: Suburban, Country (La- Grange, Ill.). Office: 94-100 5th Av. Residence: 94 7th Av., LaGrange, Il1.

MICHEL, Ralph Sherman, physician and surgeon; b. Warren Co., O., Nov. 30, 1851; s. Robert and Mary (Loveridge) Michel; ed. Ohio Univ., Athens, O., and in med. dept. of the Univ. of Pennsylvania, graduating, M.D., 1876; m. Springboro, O., Apr. 8, 1880, Kate Allen. Prof. of clinical diagnosis, Chicago Clinical School; associate prof. of internal medicine in med. dept. of the Univ. of Illinois; mem. of staff of West Side Hosp. Mem. Chicago Med. Soc. Office and residence: 689 N. Robey St.

MICHELSON, Albert A., head prof. of physics, Univ. of Chicago, since 1892; b. Strelno, Ger., Dec. 19, 1852; s. Samuel and Rosalie Michelson; ed. grammar and high school, San Francisco; grad. U. S. Naval Acad., 1873 (hon. Ph.D., Stevens Institute, Western Reserve Univ .; hon. ScD., Univ. of Cambridge; LL.D., Yale, 1901); studied at Univ. of Berlin, 1880; Heidelberg, 1881; Collège de France and École Polytechnique, 1882; m. Lake Forest, Ill., Dec. 23, 1899, Edna Stanton. Resigned from U. S. N. in 1881 to take chair of physics at Case School, Cleveland; prof. physics, Clark Univ., 1889-92; mem. Nat. Acad. of Sciences, Am. Acad. of Sciences, A. A. A. S., Brit. Assn. Adv. Science; fellow Royal Astron. Soc., Royal Soc .; corr. mem. Acad. des Sciences; mem. In- ternational Com. of Weights and Measures; Royal Institute; Rumford medal. Contributor to Philos. Mag., Nature, Am. Journal of Science, etc., chiefly on researches in light. Ad- dress: Univ. of Chicago.

MIDDENDORF, George, commission mer- chant; b. Chicago, Sept. 3, 1844; s. George and Katherine (Amerland) Middendorf; ed. Chica- go public schools; m. 1st, Effingham, Ill., Nov. 24, 1866, Georgia Newcomb; children: George

MIDGLEY, John William, railroad traffic rate and classification expert; b. Dec. 24, 1843; s. John and Mary Midgley; ed. College at Woodstock, Ont .; m. Chicago, Oct., 1873, Luella Wheeler; children: 2 sons and 2 daughters. Stenographic sec. to gen. supt. I. C. R. R., 1868-71; to pres. same road, 1871-2; similar position on C. & N .- W. Ry., 1872-6; sec. South- western R. R. Rate Assn., 1876-8; commis- sioner same, 1878-87; commissioner Colorado Traffic Assn., 1881-7; later chairman Asso- ciated Southwestern, Colorado, Utah & Pacific Coast Lines, and chairman Western Freight Assn .; Apr., 1901, organized Bureau of Car Performances, and led agitation resulting in adoption of per diem mode of payment for use of freight cars in U. S., Canada and Mexico; also led the agitation against private car abuses. Mem. 2d Baptist Church. Club: Gnosis. Office: 234 LaSalle St. Residence: 242 Ashland Boul.

MIEHLE, Robert, inventor, manufacturer; b. Chicago, Ill., Mar. 10, 1860; s. Bernhard and Mary (Baumann) Miehle; ed. Chicago public schools; m. 1881, Anna Margaret Schafer; chil- dren: Mabel Kathryn, Maude E., Robert Frank. Learned the art of printing and the running of printing presses and having formed some ideas in regard to improvements in presses, embarked in 1884 in the designing, patenting and building of what is known as the Miehle Printing Press, continuing to conduct the busi- ness alone until 1890, when the Miehle Print- ing Press & Mfg. Co. was formed; has been identified with the company from its incor- poration. Republican. Clubs: Chicago Athletic, Casino (Edgewater). Office: 75 N. Clinton St. Residence: 1195 Winthrop Av.

MIKSCH, Aaron J., manufacturer; b. New Philadelphia, O., Feb. 5, 1837; s. William and Anna (Enterline) Miksch; ed. district schools; m. New Philadelphia, O., Oct. 7, 1858, Anna Taylor; children: Flora, Viola, Nellie, Mary. Enlisted in army at age of 24 in the 51st O. Vol. Infy., serving for the greater part of the time on Gen. Stanley's Staff, as sergeant of commissary; served 3 years and 3 months. After war closed came to Chicago and engaged in the pump business, with which has ever since been identified; was supt. of the shop and has been through all the organizations of the Temple Pump Co., of which he is now vice-pres. Republican; was county commis- sioner of Cook Co., 1884. Mem. G. A. R. (past commander Post 28); past regent Royal Ar- canum. Office: 17 W. 15th Pl.

MILBURN, Joseph Anthony, clergyman; b. Tvne Docks, England, Nov. 30, 1858; s. John and Charlotte (Dodds) Milburn; ed. private and public schools in England and the U. S., followed by professional training in Princeton Theological Seminary (D.D.); m. Kenosha, Wis., Aug. 10, 1891, Lucy Fitch McDowell. Be- gan ministry in Presbyterian Church at Fond du Lac, Wis., Dec., 1886; called to 2d Presby- terian Church. Indianapolis, Ind., Apr., 1890; since Apr., 1901. pastor Plymouth Congrega- tional Church, Chicago. Address: 2339 Mich- igan Av.

MILCHRIST, Thomas E., lawyer; b. Peel, Isle of Man, Apr. 12, 1840; s. John and Ann Milchrist; immigrated to U. S., 1848, settling in Peoria Co., Ill .; attended common schools

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and worked on farm until 1862, when he en- Office: 100 Washington St. Residence: High- listed in 112th Ill. Infy., serving through war land Park, Il1. and retiring, 1865, with rank of capt., after having served under Gens. Burnside, Gilmore and Wright, in Atlanta campaign under Sher- man, and later under Schofield and Thomas; m. Oct., 1867, Charlotte, daughter of John A. and Mary B. Ayres, of Galva, Ill .; children: William A., Eleanor Lottie, Dorothy, Frank. Studied law after leaving army; admitted to bar, 1867, and engaged in practice in Henry Co .; state's atty. for Henry Co., 1872-89; asst. U. S. atty. for northern district of Illinois, 1889-90; U. S. atty. for same district, Aug. 2, 1890, to 1894, and state senator, 1898-1902. Since 1889 practicing law in Chicago, espe- cially in the federal courts. Republican. Mason, K. T. Mem. G. A. R., Loyal Legion. Office: 140 Dearborn St. Residence: 40 Aldine Sq.

MILES, James, lawyer; b. Princeton, Ill., Sept. 9, 1870; s. William and Nancy A. (Par- ker) Miles; ed. public schools and at Univ. of Michigan (LL.D.); m. Princeton, Ill., Feb. 22, 1893, Araminta B. McCormick; 1 daughter: Anne C. Admitted to bar in Michigan, 1888; began practice of law as clerk in Chicago in office of Paddock & Wright in Aug., 1889. En- tered office of Winston & Meagher in Sept., 1892; now a mem. of the law firm of Winston, Payne & Strawn, successors to Winston & Meagher. Dir. C. & A. R. R. Co .; sec. and dir. U. S. Brewing Co .; sec. and dir. Chicago Con- solidated Brewing & Malting Co. Mem. Chi- cago Bar Assn. Republican. Major 1st Infy., I. N. G .; served in Santiago campaign in Span- ish-Am. War in command of Co. A, 1st Infy., Ill. Vol. Clubs: Mid-Day, Riverside Golf. Of- fice: 1st Nat. Bank Bldg. Residence: Riverside, Ill.

MILEY, John Lorenza, vice-pres. of the Chicago Portrait Co .; b. LaPlata, Macon Co., Mo., June 1, 1870; s. Jacob L. and Martha (Miller) Miley; ed. public schools and at the Gem City Business College, Quincy, Ill., from which institution he graduated. At the age of 10 he began work in a general store at La- Plata, Mo. He entered the service of the Chi- cago Portrait Co. as salesman in Apr., 1895, and was promoted from time to time until he became road mgr., serving as such in the West- ern and Central States. He has filled the posi- tion of correspondent, purchasing agent and asst. gen. mgr. He was elected dir. of the com- pany in 1901, and in 1902 was elected 1st vice- pres. Mason (32°). Clubs: Chicago Athletic, Hamilton, Chicago Yacht, Midlothian. Office: S. E. cor. Wabash Av. and Congress St. Resi- dence: Chicago Beach Hotel.

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The book of Chicagoans, a biographical dictionary of leading living men of the city of Chicago, 1905, Part 118

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