The book of Chicagoans, a biographical dictionary of leading living men of the city of Chicago, 1905, Part 131

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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PATTISON, James William, artist, art wri- ter and lecturer; b. Boston, Mass., July 14, 1844; s. Rev. Robert Everett (D.D.) and Frances (Wilson) Pattison; general education in New England schools; student in art of James Hart, New York; Albert Flamm, Düs- seldorf; Luigi Chialiva, Paris; m. 1st, St. Louis, Mo., Dec., 1871, Elizabeth Abbott Pen- nell; m. 2d, Düsseldorf, Germany, 1876, Helen Searle, of Vermont. Served in Civil War as sergeant in Co. G, 57th Mass. Infy .; slightly wounded at Siege of Petersburg; later detailed as clerk in War Dept. for a time. Instructor in art at Washington Univ., St. Louis, 1868; followed profession in Europe from 1873-82; in Chicago, 1 year; in New York, until 1884; dir. School of Fine Arts, Jacksonville, Ill., until 1895; since 1896 on Faculty of the Art Insti- tute of Chicago, holding chair of lectureship on antiquities, metals, textiles, etc. Painter of landscapes, figures, animals, etc .; exhibitor at the Salon in Paris (first in 1879), Nat. Acad. of Design, New York; Am. Water Color Soc., New York; the Pa. Acad. Fine Arts, Philadel- phia; the Exposition at New Orleans; World's Columbian Exposition, 1893; the Louisiana Purchase Exposition, St. Louis (received med- al, 1904), Art Institute of Chicago, etc .; re- ceived medal at Boston, 1882. Picture in per- manent collection of Pennsylvania Acad. of Fine Arts. Mem. Municipal Art League of Chi- cago (trustee), Chicago Soc. of Artists (sec.), Soc. of Western Artists, Palette and Chisel clubs. Author of Painters Since Leonardo (H. S. Stone & Co.); of Painters of the XVII and XVIII Centuries (Progress Publishing Co.), and of numerous magazine and news- paper articles on Art topics. Republican. Club: Nat. Arts (New York). Office: Studio Bldg.

PATTISON, William King, lawyer; b. Thor- old, Can., Nov. 6, 1857; s. William Douglas and Mary J. (King) Pattison; ed. Collegiate Institute, St. Catharine's, Ont., and Upper Can- ada Law School, Toronto; m. Grand Rapids, Mich., 1898, Isabella Kilpatrick. Admitted to bar in St. Catharine's, Ont., 1879, and prac- ticed law there for 12 years. Admitted to Illi- nois bar, 1892, and has ever since been en- gaged in practice here; now mem. of firm of Pattison & Shaw. Democrat. Mason. Club: Cal- umet. Office: 143 Dearborn St. Residence: 4500 Emerald Av.

PATTON, Jacob Allen, physician; b. Charles- ton, Ill., Sept. 29, 1866; s. William Rush Pat- ton, M.D., and Hannah Margaret (Decker) Patton; grad. Univ. of Illinois, B.S., 1888; Rush Med. College, M.D., 1890; m. Chicago, Nov. 11, 1890, Kate Woodward Parr; children: Frederick William, Mary Virginia. Practiced medicine Charleston, Ill., 1890-1. Demonstrator of materia medica and chemistry, Rush Med. College, 1891-8, and since 1898 asst. prof. of materia medica and chemistry; instructor in genito-urinary surgery. Instructor genito-

PATTON, Joseph McIntyre, physician; b. Ralston, Pa., 1860; s. Joseph R. and Janet (Vevers) Patton; ed. Hasbrouck's Institute, New Jersey, and med. dept., Univ. of City of New York, M.D., 1882; m. Chicago, 1886, Grace Klumb; 1 son: Leigh. Practicing medi- cine in Chicago since 1882; chief asst. of med. clinic, 1883-90; prof. of physical diagnosis, 1890-1; associate prof. of medicine since 1891, College of Physicians and Surgeons, Chicago. Prof. of diseases of the chest, Chicago Poli- clinic, since 1891. Prof. general anæsthesia and physical diagnosis, dental dept., Univ. of Illinois, since 1892. Author: Clinical Lectures on Diseases of the Heart, Lungs and Pleura; Anesthesia and Anæesthetics; and numerous magazine articles on med. subjects. Mem. Am. Med. Assn., Illinois State Med. Soc., Chicago Med. Soc .; ex-pres. Pathological Soc .; honorary mem. Iowa Med. Soc. Republican. Club: Illi- nois. Office: 57 Washington St. Residence: 237 S. Hoyne Av.

PATTON, Normand Smith, architect; b. Hartford, Conn., July 10, 1852; s. Rev. William W. (D.D.) and Mary (Smith) Patton; grad- uated Amherst, A.M., 1873; studied at Massa- chusetts Institute of Technology; m. Jan. 1, 1885, Frances M. Keep, Oberlin, O. (died June 13, 1895); children: Marion K., Frances C., Normand K. Has made a specialty of public bldgs .; architect for board of education, Chi- cago, 1897-8; designed many schools and col- lege bldgs. and public libraries in this city and elsewhere; mem. firm of Patton & Miller, architects; dir. Chicago Hardware Co. One of the organizers (2 years sec.) Western Assn. Architects; ex-pres. and organizer of Chicago Municipal Improvement League; dir. Am. In- stitute Architects. Has contributed important articles on library and school bldgs. Clubs: Union League, Oak Park, Westward Ho. Mem. S. A. R. Office: Hartford Bldg. Residence: 225 N. Grove Av., Oak Park, Ill.

PAULING, Edward G., mortgage loans; b. Chicago, July 21, 1850; s. Henry F. and Sophia D. (Meyer) Pauling; ed. public schools and business college; m. Chicago, Aug. 14, 1900, Marie F. Seeman; children: Helen M., Marie H. Was with a real estate firm for 15 years, first as employee and then as mem. of firm; has been in the mortgage loan business for him- self since 1890. Republican. Lutheran. Mem. Royal Arcanum (past regent of North West- ern Council). Clubs: Union League, Chicago Athletic, Marquette (pres. 2 terms), Glen View. Office: 132 LaSalle St. Residence: 36 Astor St.

PAULLIN, George Washington, manufac- turer of furs; b. Philadelphia, Pa., July 17, 1864; s. Charles and Maria Ann (Smith) Paul- lin; grad. public schools, Philadelphia, 1880; Chicago College of Law, 1892; LL.B., Lake Forest Univ., 1893; m. Jersey City, N. J., Feb. 2, 1886, Mary Hamilton Garwood; children: Frances Anne, Laura Virginia, Louise Eliza- beth. Employed on Med. Journal, Philadelphia, 1880; went to learn fur business with Edward S. Mawson & Sons, Philadelphia, 1881; came to Chicago, 1885; employed by Charles Gos- sage & Co., in fur dept .; buyer and mgr. of fur dept., James H. Walker & Co., 1886-93; afterward with John T. Shayne & Co .; since 1899 in business on own account as manufac- turer of furs and fur garments. Studies law while employed at other work and admitted to bar, 1892; has practiced but little. Republican; 6 years on Cook Co. Central Committee, and still serving. Dir. Evanston Public Library.

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Episcopalian. Club: Evanston. Office: 92 State St. Residence: Evanston, Ill.

PAVLICEK, Charles Borromeo, lawyer; b. Bohemia, Austria, Sept. 11, 1863; s. Joseph and Marie Pavlicek; came to Chicago in child- hood; ed. public schools of Chicago; grad. S.B., 1888, A.B., 1889, Northern Illinois Normal School, Dixon, Ill .; LL.B., 1891, Univ. of Michi- gan; m. Buckingham, Ill., Jan. 30, 1892, Hattie M. Kellogg; 1 son: Charles B., Jr. Admitted to Illinois bar, and has ever since been engaged in general practice in Chicago. Republican. W. Chicago Park Commissioner, 1897-1901. Mem. Oriental Lodge, No. 33, A. F. and A. M. Office: Reaper Blk. Residence: 1526 W. 19th St.

PAYNE, John Barton, jurist, lawyer; b. Pruntytown, W. Va., Jan. 26, 1855; s. Dr. Amos and Elizabeth (Barton) Payne; ed. private schools, Orleans, Fauquier Co., W. Va., 1860- 1870; m. Oct. 17, 1878, Kate, daughter of Judge Edward C. Bunker. Admitted to bar, Sept., 1876, Taylor Co., W. Va .; practiced at King- wood, Preston Co., 1877-82; chairman Demo- cratic committee, Preston Co., 1877-82; special judge Circuit Court, Tucker Co., W. Va., 1880; mayor of Kingwood, 1882; practiced law, Chica- go, 1883-93; pres. Chicago Law Institute, 1889; judge Superior Court, Cook Co., Ill., Dec. 1, 1893, to Dec. 5, 1898, when he resigned to re- turn to practice of law; now a mem. of the law firm of Winston, Payne & Strawn. Democrat. Clubs: Union League, Iroquois, Law, Midlo- thian. Office: First Nat. Bank Bldg. Residence: 32 Astor St.

PAYNE, Will, financial editor The Econo- mist since Mar., 1897; b. Whiteside Co., Ill., Jan. 9, 1865; s. W. A. and Caroline Ferriss Payne; ed. common school, Morrison, Ill .; m. Harvard, Neb., 1886, Katherine Whitney; chil- dren: Whitney, Donald. Came to Chicago from Nebraska in 1890; reporter, editorial writer, city editor and financial editor Daily News to 1896; financial editor Chronicle, 1896, to Mar., 1897. Club: Press. Author: Jerry the Dreamer, 1896; The Monkey Captain, 1898; The Story of Eva, 1901; On Fortune's Road, 1902; Mr. Salt, 1903. Contributor short stories to lead- ing magazines. Office: 189 LaSalle St. Resi- dence: 1008 Farwell Av.

PAYNE, William Morton, educator, literary critic; b. Newburyport, Mass., Feb. 14, 1858; s. Henry Morton and Emma Merrill (Tilton) Payne; has lived in Chicago since 1868; ed. public schools of Newburyport and Chicago; after that self-educated; asst. librarian Chi- cago Public Library, 1874-6; teacher in Chica- go high schools since 1876; literary editor Chicago Morning News, 1884-8; Chicago Even- ing Journal, 1888-92; associate editor The Dial since 1892. Chairman Committee on Phi- lol. Congress, Chicago, 1893; pres. Chicago French Club, 1888-90; sec. and treas. Chicago Twentieth Century Club since 1889; mem. Chi- cago Literary Club, the Little Room, the New England Soc .; hon. mem. of Phi Beta Kappa of Northwestern Univ. Lecturer on English Literature, Univ. of Wis., 1900. As literary critic, chiefly concerned with modern litera- ture (especially poetry) in English, French, German, Italian and Scandinavian. Author: The New Education, 1884; Little Leaders, 1895; Editorial Echoes, 1902; Various Views, 1902. Translated Bjornson's "Sigurd Slembe", 1888, and Jaeger's "Henrik Ibsen", 1890, from the Norwegian. Edited: English in Am. Univs., 1895. Has published many articles in periodi- cals and in Warner's Library of the World's Best Literature. Office: Fine Arts Bldg. Resi- dence: 2246 Michigan Av.

PAYSON, George S., lawyer; b. Chicago, June 21, 1862; s. George and Margaret A. (Codman) Payson; ed. Ogden (public) school; Barnes' private school; Yale College (Sheffield Scientific School), graduating Ph.B., 1883; fol- lowed by legal studies at Union College of Law, Chicago; m. Chicago, Jan. 3, 1889, Jo-

sephine Ryerson; children: Ellen Larnet, Ran- dolph. On leaving college entered office of the Adams & Westlake Mfg. Co., Chicago; in 1884. entered law office of Isham, Lincoln & Beale; in 1886 went from there to office of Dent & Black; in Sept., 1887, went to office of Banning & Banning, and in 1888 became a partner in the firm, which continued until July, 1893, when left to become counsel and treas. of the Western R. R. Assn., in which position contin- ues. Republican in Nat. politics. Clubs: Chica- go, Chicago Golf, Saddle and Cycle, Yale, Uni- versity, Caxton; also University and Grolier, New York. Office: Marquette Bldg. Residence: 88 Astor St.

PEABODY, Augustus Stephen, lawyer; b. Chicago, Dec. 3, 1873; s. Francis B. and Har- riet Cutter (Ten Broeck) Peabody; ed. Har- vard and Univ. Schools, Chicago; Hill School, Pottstown, Pa .; Yale Univ., A.B., 1895; North- western Univ. Law School, LL.B., 1897. Upon graduation from Law School, 1897, entered the law dept. of Peabody, Houghteling & Co., bankers in mortgage loans and investments (in which firm is a partner), and has been so connected ever since. He makes a specialty of corporation and real estate law. Democrat. Episcopalian. Clubs: University, Phi Delta Phi (legal fraternity), Delta Kappa Epsilon, Sad- dle and Cycle, Onwentsia. Office: 1st Nat. Bank Bldg. Residence: 426 Dearborn Av.

PEABODY, Francis Bolles, investments; b. Milford, Hillsborough Co., N. H., Oct. 27, 1827; s. Col. Stephen and Jerusha Price (Bolles) Peabody; grad. Trinity College, Hartford, Conn., 1848; studied law with Pierce & Minot, of Concord, N. H. (of which Franklin Pierce, afterward Pres. of the U. S., was a mem.), and later at Hillsborough, N. H .; m. Sept. 20, 1854, Harriet Cutter, daughter of Rev. Petrus Stuyvesant Ten Broeck, rector of St. Paul's Church, Concord, N. H. (she died Feb. 13, 1901); children: Lucretia (Mrs. James L. Houghteling), Harriet Jessie (Mrs. Hermon B. Butler), Francis Stuyvesant, Augustus Stephen; also one who died in infancy. Admit- ted to New Hampshire bar, 1850; practiced at Hillsboro, N. H., 1850-2; in Concord, N. H., 1852-7; first with his brother-in-law, Nathan- iel B. Baker (afterward governor of New Hampshire) until 1854; then with William E. Chandler (afterward Sec. of the Navy), as Peabody & Chandler, until 1857, when he re- moved to Chicago. Practiced law in firm of Scates, McAllister, Jewett & Peabody, 1857-S; later practiced alone and then with Judge Al- fred W. Arrington until 1860; alone again until 1866; then of the firm of Gallup & Peabody, practicing law until 1870; after that in mort- gage loans and investments; firm of Francis B. Peabody & Co. succeeded, 1875, and Pea- body, Houghteling & Co., in 1885. Democrat (gold standard); ardent supporter of munici- pal and tariff reform; has been pres. Revenue Reform League, Tariff Reform League, Citi- zens' Assn. of Chicago, Civil Service Reform League. Episcopalian; has been mem. of the vestry of St. James Church, and of the stand- ing committee of the diocese, and pres. Trus- tees of the Endowment Fund of the Diocese of Chicago. Clubs: Chicago, Commercial (pres. 1896). Office: 1st Nat. Bank Bldg. Residence: 426 Dearborn Av.

PEABODY, Francis S., capitalist: h. Chica- go, July 24, 1859; s. Francis B. Peabody; ed. Phillips Acad., Exeter, N. H., and Yale Col- lege. IEntered the coal trade immediately after graduation in 1881, building up the Peabody Coal Co., of which has been pres. ever since: also pres. and dir. of the Peabody Mining Co, Southern Illinois Coal Mining and Mfg. Co .. Union County Power & Traction Co., Central Ill. Construction Co., Coal Belt Electric Ry. Co., Coal Belt Ry. Co., Egyptian Powder Co .. Investors' Audit Co., Marion District Coal Assn., North Branch Warehouse Co .; and dir.

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of Brazil Coal Co., Busse-Reynolds Coal Co., Evanston Elevator and Coal Co., Fassig & Per- rine Ice Co., Federal Coal Co., Job's Ohio Hock- ing Coal Co., New Pittsburgh Coal and Coke Co., Pawnee R. R. Co., J. W. Suffern Coal Co., Victor Coal Co. Democrat. Mem. Germania Männerchor. Clubs: Chicago, Chicago Athletic, Washington Park, Iroquois, Caxton, Chicago Yacht, Edgewater Golf, Onwentsia, Saddle and Cycle. Office: 215 Dearborn St. Residence: 186 Lincoln Park Boul.

PEABODY, Fred Forrest, merchant, manu- facturer; b. Northfield, Vt., July 6, 1858; s. L. C. and Sarah (Brown) Peabody; ed. public schools and taught country school for 2 years; m. Stevens Point, Wis., Jan. 2, 1882, Sarah Blanche Griffith; children: Helen, Rachel, Jo- sephine, Frederick, Ruth. Since 1876 in shirt, collar and cuff business; now vice-pres. of Cluett, Peabody & Co. Republican. Presbyte- rian. Clubs: Union League, Evanston, Evans- ton Country, Glen View. Office: 324 5th Av. Residence: 214 Greenwood Boul., Evanston.

PEACOCK, Robert E., vice-pres. C. D. Pea- cock, incorporated, jewelry; b. Chicago, Apr. 8, 1876; s. Charles Daniel (died Feb., 1903) and Mary (Smith) Peacock; ed. Univ. School, Chicago, and Univ. of Michigan, graduating A.B., in class of 1900; m. Chicago, Oct. 28, 1902, Josephine McLane. Since 1896 has been connected with the jewelry house of C. D. Peacock (established and incorporated, 1902), and is now vice-pres. of the company. Mem. Beta Theta Pi fraternity. Club: Chicago Ath- letic. Office: State and Adams Sts. Residence: 375 36th Pl.

PEAKS, George Henry, lawyer; b. Muske- gon, Mich., Oct. 11, 1872; s. George Franklin and Mary (Sherburne) Peaks; ed. public schools of Muskegon, Mich., and at Gates Col- lege, Nebraska; m. Menominee, Mich., Mar. 15, 1899, Alice Spies. Came to Chicago, Apr., 1890; read law with W. J. Lyford and W. J. Calhoun. Admitted to bar, 1893; mem. of the firm of Gann, Peaks & Haffenberg since 1897. Repub- lican. Mem. Chicago Bar Assn., Illinois State Bar Assn. Clubs: Union League, Evanston, Evanston Golf. Office: Ashland Blk. Residence: 709 Foster St., Evanston, Ill.

PEARCE, William Greene, 2d vice-pres. Grif- fin Wheel Co .; b. Marietta, O., June 11, 1859; S. Frederick Edward and Harriet Lydia (Greene) Pearce; ed. public schools at Mariet- ta, O .; Marietta Acad., and freshman year in Marietta College; m. Sedalia, Mo., 1879, Jo- sephine Swan. Was clerk with the M., K. & T. Ry., 1877-9; then with N. P. Ry., 1879-1902, as consecutively clerk, auditor of disburse- ments, general purchasing agent, asst. gen. mgr., asst. to pres. and gen. mgr .; became 2d vice-pres., Apr., 1902, of Griffin Wheel Co., manufacturers of chilled cast iron car and locomotive wheels and iron and brass cast- ings. Clubs: Chicago, Washington Park, Chi- cago Golf, Glen View; also Minnesota, St. Paul, Minn .; Union, Tacoma, Wash. Office: Western Union Bldg. Residence: 10 Astor St. PEARSON, Haynie Robert, lawyer; b. Springfield, Ill., June 22, 1866; s. Gen. Robert M. (brig .- gen., U. S. V.) and Mary E. (Tut- hill) Pearson; ed. Chicago public schools; Middlebury (Vt.) College; Univ. of Michigan Law School; m. Chicago, Sept., 1892, Blanche B. Arnold; children: Beatrice, Robert Swift, Caroline Arnold. Admitted to bar, 1889; mem. firm of Page & Pearson, 1890-2; atty. for drainage board Sanitary District of Chicago, 1892-3; appointed asst. State's Atty. of Cook Co., by Jacob J. Kern, 1893; re-appointed to same position by Charles S. Deneen, 1896; re- signed, 1900, and went into private practice. Mem. Michigan Alumni Assn., Delta Kappa Epsilon. Mem. Loyal Legion and Army of the Tennessee, by inheritance. Republican. Mason (32°); Shriner. Office: 172 E. Washington St. Residence: 5927 Midway Park, Austin, Ill.

PEARSONS, Daniel Kimball, capitalist, phi- lanthropist; b. Bradford, Vt., Apr. 14, 1820; s. John and Hannah Pearsons; early education common schools; taught school, 1836-41; took 2 years' course in med. dept. of Dartmouth College, completing studies at a college at Woodstock, Vt., graduating M.D .; practiced in Chicopee, Mass., until 1857; m. 1847, Marietta Chapin, of Chicopee, Mass. Came west, 1857; farmed in Ogle Co., 1857-60; in real estate business in Chicago, 1860-87, operating very largely and with much success; retired from real estate business, 1887, but remained dir. of the Chicago City Ry. Co. and other corpo- rations, in which he has large interests. Be- sides the management of these, and the care of his large real estate holdings, he has de- voted his attention to benefactions to colleges and charities amounting altogether to over $4,000,000. The Chicago Theological Seminary has received from him $280,000, Beloit College over $500,000, Mount Holyoke College $150,- 000, Lake Forest Univ. $100,000, and other gifts to Drury College, Colorado College, Po- mona College, Whitman College, and others, comprising in all 30 different colleges in 20 different states, coupling each gift with the requirement that a larger sum be raised from other sources before his gift becomes avail- able. Residence: Hinsdale, Ill.

PEARSONS, Harry P., lawyer; b. Evanston, Ill., Jan. 15, 1873; s. Henry A. and Catherine J. (West) Pearsons; grad. Northwestern Univ., classical course, A.B., 1895; law course, LL.B., 1898; m. Kenilworth, Ill., Feb. 8, 1900, Frances Keyes; 1 daughter: Frances. After gradua- tion, 1895, entered the service of the Pearsons- Taft Land Credit Co., of which has been atty. and dir. from 1900. Mem. Chicago Bar Assn., Beta Theta Pi, Delta Chi. Club: University. Office: 140 Dearborn St. Residence: 1816 Chi- cago Av., Evanston, Ill.

PEASE, Arthur Burr, lawyer; b. Shoreham, Vt., Feb. 25, 1866; s. Lyman N. and Maria L. (Bingham) Pease; grad. Sherman Acad., Mo- riah, N. Y., 1886; Middlebury (Vt.) College, 1890. Admitted to bar, 1903; now of the firm of Pierson & Pease. Republican. Mem. Delta Kappa Epsilon. Clubs: Chicago Athletic, Ken- wood, Chicago Yacht, Kenwood Country, Neighborly. Office: Chamber of Commerce Bldg. Residence: 60 Woodland Park Av.

PEASE, James; b. near Kenosha, Wis., July 12, 1851; s. Anson and Julia (Wellington) Pease; ed. public schools and worked on farm until 1865; m. 1884, Theresa Houlihan, of Chi- cago. Bookkeeper with McGlauchlin & Dean, wholesale flour, 1865-71; then learned paint- er's trade and worked at it for 5 years before establishing a small shop of his own, 1876, from which he built up a large wall-paper and painting business on N. Side; sold out, Jan., 1895. Republican; has been assessor for Town of Lake View 9 years; sheriff of Cook Co., Jan. 1, 1895, to Dec. 31, 1899; 4 years on Board of Education of Lake View. Mem. Royal Ar- canum, K. P., Royal League, Nat. Union, Inde- pendent Order of Foresters. Clubs: Marquette, Chicago Athletic, Evanston Shooting, Sheridan Shooting, Lake. Poygan Gun. Address: 3212 Dover St.

PEATTIE, Robert, journalist; b. Wisconsin, Oct. 5, 1857; s. John and Elizabeth Culross Peattie; came to Chicago in childhood; ed. Chicago public schools; m. 1883, Elia A. Wil- kinson; children: Edward Graeme, Barbara, Roderick, Donald Culross. Began newspaper work in 1880 on city staff of Chicago Times; on staff of Chicago Daily Herald, 1883-4, and 1884-7 with Chicago Daily News as dramatic editor and in other work; 1888-96 managing editor World-Herald, Omaha; since 1896 Chi- cago correspondent of the New York Times. Office: Tribune Bldg. Residence: 7660 Bond Avenue.

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PECK, Clarence I., capitalist, real estate change Bldg. Residence: Virginia Hotel, Chi- owner; dir. Am. Rolling Mill Corporation, etc. cago; Oconomowoc, Wis. Associate mem. Chicago Real Estate Board. Clubs: Chicago, Union League, Calumet, Chica- go Athletic, Twentieth Century. Office: Monad- nock Blk. Residence: 2254 Michigan Av.

PECK, Ferdinand Wythe, capitalist; b. Chi- cago, July 15, 1848; s. Philip F. W. and Mary K. Peck; studied law; admitted to Illinois bar, 1869; m. 1870, Tilla Spalding; 6 children. One of the founders, 1870, of Illinois Humane Soc., ex-pres. Chicago Athenaeum; ex-mem. Chica- go Board of Education; ex-pres. Chicago Audi- torium Assn., which built and owns the Audi- torium bldg., hotel and theatre; vice-pres. World's Columbian Exposition (chairman finance committee); U. S. commissioner-gen- eral to Paris Exposition, 1900 (appointed, 1898, by Pres. McKinley); trustee Univ. of Chicago; dir. Am. Trust and Savings Bank. Promoted the erection of Confederate monument in Chi- cago. Clubs: Calumet, Chicago Athletic, Union League, Chicago. Office: Monadnock Blk. Resi- dence: 1826 Michigan Av .; summer, Ocono- mowoc, Wis.

PECK, Ferdinand Wythe, Jr., sec. and treas. of the Am. Rolling Mill Corporation; b. Chi- cago, Aug. 18, 1871; s. Ferdinand W. and Tilla C. (Spalding) Peck; ed. private schools in Chicago and Chicago Manual Training School; later attended Shattuck Military School at Faribault, Minn., and was at the Univ. of Michigan, 1889-92. In 1893 entered real estate business in Chicago with Helliwell & Treat. later becoming mem. of firm of Helliwell, Treat & Co. Upon death of Mr. Helliwell, in 1895, continued business under name of Treat & Peck; on withdrawal of Mr. Treat, a year later, continued alone as agent and mgr. Chi- cago Stock Exchange Bldg .; resigned, 1899, owing to the sale of the property, and became connected with the U. S. Commission to the Paris Exposition, and until assumed, Jan. 1, 1901, present position. Mem. Phi chapter, Ann Arbor, Mich., of Psi Upsilon Fraternity. Re- publican. Episcopalian. Clubs: Calumet. Wash- ington Park. Office: 108 LaSalle St. Residence: 1826 Michigan Av.

PECK, Franklin Grant. pres. Seymour & Peck Co., veneer drums; b. Bloomington, Ill., ,Tuly 28, 1858; s. William C. and Sarah Ann (Green) Peck; ed. public schools of Albert Lea. Minn., and college at Northfield, Minn., to 1876; m. Chicago, June 26, 1895. Laura R. Edelmann; children: Jessie M., George H., Frances L., Alberta L., Alice L. Came to Chi- cago from Minnesota in 1876, and was clerk for various firms until 1879; then started with Oconto Lumber Co., 1879, and remained with it until 1897, when bought out the company's dept. for the manufacture of veneer drums for packing purposes, incorporating it May 12, 1897, separately, as the Seymour & Peck Co., of which is pres. Republican. Served in I. N. G. Mem. A. F. and A. M. Office: 288 W. 20th Pl. Residence: 1124 S. Central Park Av.

PECK, George Record, general counsel C., M. & St. P. Ry. since Sept. 15. 1895: h. Steu- ben Co., N. Y .. Mav 15, 1843: s. Joel M. and Amanda (Purdy) Peck: went to Wisconsin; ed. common schools (LL.D .. Univ. of Kansas, 1887; Union College. New York. 1896; LL.D., Bethany College; A.M .. Milton College. 1902) ; taught school; m. 1866. Arabella Burdick. Janesville, Wis. (died, Mar. 5, 1896) ; children: Mary E., Isabellc, Charles B., Ethel. Served private to capt .. 1st Wisconsin heavy artillery and 31st Wisconsin infy., 1861-5; studied law; admitted to Wisconsin bar; practiced, 1871-4, Independence, Kan .; 1874-93, Topcka, Kan .: since 1893 in Chicago; U. S. atty. district of Kansas, 1874-9; general solicitor, A., T. & S. F. R. R. Co., 1881-95; declined appointment to U. S. Senate, for unexpired term, from Kan- sas, 1892. Republican; has delivered many ora- tions on public occasions. Office: Railway Ex-

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The book of Chicagoans, a biographical dictionary of leading living men of the city of Chicago, 1905, Part 131

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