The book of Chicagoans, a biographical dictionary of leading living men of the city of Chicago, 1905, Part 132

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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PECK, Oliver Dewey, manufacturer, mer- chant; b. New Britain, Conn., Aug. 15, 1845; s. Elnathan and Mary Dewey Peck; ed. public schools of New Britain, Conn., and private school, Norwalk, Conn. In 1861 enlisted as drummer boy in a Connecticut regt. and served 3 years and 2 months in the Army of the Po- tomac and James; came out as drum major. Before and after war was engaged in his father's brass goods factory, and later was a mem. of the firm of Peck Bros. & Co., New Haven, Conn., and Chicago. Came to Chicago, 1879, as resident partner of Peck Bros. & Co., which was incorporated, 1896, as the Federal Co., sanitary specialties, plumbing supplies, etc., of which he is pres. Republican. Mem. George H. Thomas Post, G. A. R. Club: Mar- quette. Office: 229 Washington St. Residence: 71 Maple St.

PECK, Peter Henry, master mechanic, Chi- cago & Western Indiana and Belt Line Rail- roads; b. Cerro Gordo, Ill., Nov. 29, 1845; s. William and Mary (Stookey) Peck; ed. Men- dota Collegiate Institute, but was not grad .; served 3 years in Co. K, 107th Ill. Vol. Infy., July, 1862, to 1865; in 2d Brigade, 2d Division, 23d Corps, Army of the Ohio; was in siege of Knoxville, Tenn., Atlanta Campaign. with Sherman, and in the battles of Franklin and Nashville with Gen. Thomas; was in 12 bat- tles of the Rebellion; m. Keokuk, Ia., Nov. 21. 1869, Ella Carter; 1 son: Charles L. Entered railroad service, Aug., 1865, as locomotive fire- man, Keokuk & Des Moines R. R .; promoted to engineer, Apr., 1869, to 1875; locomotive engineer, Keokuk & St. Louis R. R .. 1875-S; on Hannibal & St. Joseph R. R., 1878-83; di- vision master mechanic, same road, at Brook- field, Mo., Apr., 1883, to May, 1887; since May, 1887, master mechanic Chicago & Western In- diana and Belt Line railroads. Chicago. Repub- lican; was mayor of Brookfield, Mo., 1886-7. Pres. Am. R. R. Master Mechanics' Assn., elected June, 1904, at Saratoga, N. Y .; treas. and dir. Western R. R. Club. Mason (32º)-Au- burn Park Lodge 789 (sec.), Englewood Com- mandery, K. T., Oriental Consistory, and Me- dinah Temple, Mystic Shrine: mem. Post 444, G. A. R., Englewood. Office: 83d St. and Vin- cennes Rd. Residence: 7624 Union Av.

PECK, Staunton Bloodgood, vice-pres. and chief engineer Link-Belt Machinery Co .; b. New York City, Oct. 20, 1864; s. Thomas Bloodgood and Mary Frances (Staunton) Peck; ed. Park Institute, Rye, N. Y., 1872-8; St. Paul's School, Concord, N. H., 1878-82; Co- lumbia Univ., 1882-6; fellow in engineering Columbia, 1886-7: M.E., and School of Mines C.E., 1887; m. Chicago, 1893, Clarabelle Mo- berly; 1 daughter: Frances Staunton. Mechani- cal engineer with Burr & Dodge, Philadelphia. 1887-8; asst. chief engineer. Link-Belt Engi- neering Co., Philadelphia, 1SSS-91: chief engi- neer since 1891, and also, since 1900, vice-pres. Link-Belt Machinery Co., Chicago. Consulting engineer, from 1900, Dodge Cold Storage Co .. of Philadelphia, Pa. Mem. Am. Soc. of Mc- chanical Engincers since May, 1890. Mcm. Al- pha Delta Phi Fraternity. Independent Repub- lican. Episcopalian. Clubs: Union League. Washington Park. Midlothian. Office: 39th St. and Stewart Av. Residence: 223 E. 46th St.

PECKHAM, Orville, lawyer: b. Newport. R. T., Oct. 30. 1846; s. Francis B. and Elizabeth Bentley (Oman) Peckham: grad. Brown Univ .. 1867; mn. 1876, Anne Jameson: children: Sarah Humphreys, John Judah. Admitted to Rhode Island bar, 1869; Illinois bar. 1872; practiced at Providence. R. L., 1869-72; in spring of 1872, with Edward O. Brown, came to Chica- go, and with him formed a partnership which continued until Mr. Brown was elected to the bench in 1903; became the special atty, of the 1st Nat. Bank of Chicago in 1879, and has

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since given time almost exclusively to that one client. Office: 1st Nat. Bank Bldg. Resi- dence: Geneva, Ill.

PEDRICK, Isaac Harwood, lawyer; b. Rich- mond, Ind., Jan. 10, 1845; s. Richard and Su- sanna B. Pedrick; grad. Univ. of Michigan (law dept.), LL.B., 1870. Admitted to bar in Chicago, 1870; since Nov., 1882, in partnership with George E. Dawson, firm of Pedrick & Dawson. Republican. Congregationalist. Of- fice: 1st Nat. Bank Bldg. Residence: 2317 Michigan Av.

PEET, Stephen Denison, clergyman, author; b. Euclid, O., Dec. 2, 1831; s. Stephen and Martha (Denison) Peet; grad. Beloit College, 1851 (Ph.D.), Andover Theol. Seminary, 1854; m. 1st, 1854, Katherine Moseley; m. 2d, Elk- horn, Wis., Olive Welworth Cutler. Ordained Congregational ministry, 1854; pastor churches at New London and Racine, Wis .; Ashtabula, O .; Clinton, Wis., and Mendon, Ill. Well known as archaeologist and author. Mem. Am. Antiquarian Soc .; corr. mem. Am. Oriental Soc., New England Hist. Geneal. Soc., Numismatic Soc., New York, Davenport Acad. Sciences, Philos. Soc. Great Britain, Soc. Biblical Arch- aeology. Founded Am. Antiquarian and Orien- tal Journal, 1878; its editor and publisher 27 years. (See Who's Who in America for list of books, writings, etc.). Address: 438 57th St.

PELLET, Clarence S., fire underwriter; b. Newton, Sussex Co., N. J., Feb. 26, 1865; s. Oakley B. and Mary E. Martin Pellet; grad. Beloit College (Wis.), 1886. Soon after leaving college engaged in fire insurance business in Chicago, 1887-1903 of Pellet & Hunter; since 1903 of Fleetwood & Pellet. Was pres. Chicago Underwriters' Assn., 1899-1902. Clubs: Chicago Athletic, Oak Park, Westward Ho. Office: 159 LaSalle St. Residence: 129 S. Grove Av., Oak Park, Ill.

PELOUZE, Frederick, scale manufacturer; b. Detroit, Mich., Aug. 6, 1869; s. Louis H. and Ellen L. Pelouze; ed. public school of Wash- ington, D. C .; Acad. at Brookville, Md .; Michi- gan Military Acad., Orchard Lake, Mich .; m. Chicago, June 25, 1895, Bessie E. Ensign; 1 son: Robert Forsyth. After leaving school was in service of Illinois Steel Co., 1888-98; since 1898 sec. of the Pelouze Scale and Mfg. Co., manufacturers of a general line of scales. Re- publican. Clubs: Exmoor, Evanston Golf, Evanston. Office: 124 W. Jackson Boul. Resi- dence: 1209 Michigan Av., Evanston, Ill.

PELOUZE, William Nelson, pres. of the Pe- louze Scale and Mfg. Co .; b. Washington, D. C., Sept. 12, 1865; s. L. H. Pelouze (Gen. U. S. A.) and Ellen L. (Doolittle) Pelouze; grad. Michigan Military Acad., 1882; m. Chicago, Helen G. Thompson. Came to Chicago, 1882, and was with the Walter A. Wood reaping machine business from 1882-84; with the To- bey Furniture Co., 1884-92; pres. of the Pe- louze Scale and Mfg. Co. since 1894. Commis- sioned capt. and adjt. 2d Infy., I. N. G., 1883; capt. Co. H, 1885; maj. 2d Infy., 1890; asst. adjt .- gen., 1st brigade, I. N. G., 1894. Mem. Military Order of the Loyal Legion. Clubs: Washington Park, Chicago Athletic, Union. Of- fice: 124 W. Jackson Boul. Residence: 25 Dela- ware Pl.

PELTZER, Otto, abstract examiner and con- veyancer; b. near Aix-la-Chappelle, Germany, Nov. 29, 1836; s. Chas. Eugen and Maria Agnes (Heinen) Peltzer; (Mr. P. traces his ancestors back connectedly to 1466, by means of the genealogical history of the Peltzer family, a quarto volume of some 400 pages, published at Aix-la-Chappelle in 1900); ed. public schools at Germany until 14 years old, coming to Chi- cago with parents, 1850; m. New Orleans, La., 1860, Annie Schafbuch; children: Oscar E., Mrs. Lottie Peltzer Smith; also Mrs. Laura Peltzer Mitchell and Mrs. Louise Peltzer White (both now deceased); has 8 grand chil- dren now living. Was draftsman in office of

Recorder of Cook Co., 1853-7; studied law, 1857-60; chief of map dept., City Board of Public Works, 1860-76; sold set of abstract books to thecounty, 1875; deputy Co. Record- er, 1876-8; founding the Co. Abstract Dept .; resigned 1878, and established the business which he still conducts as Otto Peltzer & Co., examiners of abstracts and conveyancers. While connected with City Board of Public Works was elected Collector of Taxes for N. Chicago, filling one term, in 1868; elected on "Greeley Ticket" mem. Illinois Legislature, serving in double session, 1873-4, and intro- ducing successfully, among other bills, the law for compulsory education in Illinois. In 1872 published Peltzer's Atlas of Chicago, embrac- ing all subdivisions within the city limits, the records of which were destroyed by the great fire of 1871, but copies of which he had preserved. This is said to be the largest work ever published in book form, and 100 copies were sold at $400 each. Extensive contributor to magazines on social, political and literary subjects, especially on stage affairs and dra- matic literature. Author of The Moralist and The Theatre, 1887; also several plays, some of which have been produced in Chicago and elsewhere; also pamphlets and translations from German. Office: 87 Washington St. Resi- dence: 128 Goethe St.

PENCE, Abram Morris, lawyer; b. Urbana, O., Mar. 26, 1838; s. David and Priscilla (Frazee) Pence; grad. Miami Univ., Oxford, O., A.B., 1856 (later A.M.); grad. Cincinnati Law School, LL.B., 1862; LL.D., Miami Univ .; m. Findlay, O., June 21, 1864, Mary Wheeler; children: Mrs. Mary P. Stanley, Mrs. Eliza- beth P. Lynch, Gertrude. Admitted to bar, 1862, and settled in practice in Chicago; now senior of law firm of Pence & Carpenter. Re- publican. Mem. of Central Church since its organization by Prof. Swing in 1875. Clubs: Union League, Chicago Literary. Office: Port- land Blk. Residence: 550 N. State St.

PENDARVIS, Robert Ellsworth, lawyer; b. Henderson Co., Ill., Oct. 30, 1861; s. James P. and Louvisa (Sands) Pendarvis; ed. public schools, Hedding College, Abingdon, Ill., A.B., 1884; Union College of Law, Chicago, LL.B., 1887; m. Chicago, June 29, 1893, Leila Rouse; 1 son: Harry Reed. Taught school in Knox Co., Ill., and later in night schools of Chicago, prior to admission to bar, 1887. Mem. Chicago Bar Assn. Methodist. Republican; mem. Illi- nois General Assembly from 25th District, elected 1900, 1902, 1904; speaker pro tempore and chairman of house committee on charter legislation, 1904. Office: 99 Randolph St. Resi- dence: 1537 N. 71st Ct., Mont Clare.

PENFIELD, Louis Chapin, life underwriter; b. Illinois, July 9, 1866; s. Henry Day and Martha Estelle (Wells) Penfield; ed. Harvard School, Chicago. and Phillips Acad., Andover, Mass .; m. Chicago, Apr. 21, 1898, Mary Parker; children: Graham, Henry Day, Mary. Entered employment of the Washington Life Insurance Co., of New York, in the Chicago office (his father being general agent), Sept. 1, 1888, as clerk; became cashier, Jan. 1, 1890, and was partner with his father, under style of H. D. and L. C. Penfield, Jan. 1, 1894, to Apr., 1905; entered the employ of the Northwestern Mu- tual Life Insurance Co., May 1. 1905. Republi- can. Presbyterian. Club: Hamilton. Office: 1st Nat. Bank Bldg. Residence: 408 Lake St., Evanston, Ill.

PENNOYER, James Clement, cooperage, etc .; b. Greenoak, Livingston Co., Mich., Mar. 9, 1841; s. Isaac and Nancy (Benham) Pen- noyer; ed. high school. Ann Arbor, Mich .; served from 1862 to 1865 in 20th Mich. Infy., Army of the West, Army of the Potomac and Army of the Tennessee; serving all through the Vicksburg campaign, the Petersburg campaign, Knoxville siege and campaign; mus- tered out in 1865, in Washington, D. C .; m.

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Chicago, 1868, Ellen Brooks. Resident of Chi- cago since 1866, first being employed as book- keeper and clerk, then engaged in teaming; established in 1874 as a dealer in cooperage and cooper stock, and in 1892 the business was incorporated as J. C. Pennoyer Co., of which has since been pres .; also does an extensive teaming business. Mem. Chicago Board of Trade. Republican. Mem. Grant Post, G. A. R., and of Royal Arcanum. Club: Hamilton. Office: 226 LaSalle St. Residence: 3244 Lake Park Av.

PENNY, John Henry, pres. and mgr. Bonded Adjustment Co .; b. Chicago, Apr. 6, 1868; s. John H. and Ellen H. (Doyle) Penny; ed. St. Patrick's Commercial Acad .; m. Chicago, Jan. 5, 1895, Anna M. Newett; children: John Newett, James Leonard, William Herbert, Richard Jo- seph. Began business experience in wholesale clothing business of G. Becker, and with Lange Bros. & Co. as a special partner. After that took management of the collection dept. of Smith, Helmer & Moulton, lawyers, until May 1, 1901, when organized and became pres. and mgr. of the Bonded Adjustment Co., en- gaged, under an improved system, in the col- lection of debts of all kinds and adjustment of bankruptcy estates. Republican. R. C. Club: Oaks (Austin). Office: 184 LaSalle St. Resi- dence: 320 S. Waller Av., Austin, Ill.

PERCE, Le Grand W., lawyer; b. Buffalo, N. Y., June 19, 1836; s. Hiram Wheeler and Cor- nelia (Ryder) Perce; ed. public schools of Buffalo, N. Y., and by a partial course in the Wesleyan College, of Lima, N. Y .; taught school near Buffalo during winter of 1853-4; began study of law, 1854; grad. Albany (N. Y.) Law School, LL.B., 1857 (LL.D., 1873, con- ferred by William and Mary College) ; m. Bal- timore, Md., Nov. 14, 1867, Sarah Murray Wal- lace; children: Hiram Wallace, Frances Cora, Mary Elizabeth, Ethel, Le Grand W., Jr. After graduation in 1857 entered law office of Sawin & Lockwood, Buffalo; removed to St. Louis, Mo., 1859; came to Chicago and from Sept., 1859, was associated in practice with Judge Evert Van Buren until Apr. 21, 1861, when en- tered service of State of Illinois as vol. capt., in charge of 2 companies of infy. and a bat- tery of artillery; was ordered to Cairo, and stopping at Centralia, Ill., en route, found there, on the tracks of the Ohio & Mississippi R. R., a train load of military supplies con- signed to the South, which he seized and car- ried to Cairo, although war had not yet begun. this being believed to be the first capture of military supplies by Union forces during the Civil War; was not regularly mustered in until June, 1861, when became lieut., and in July, 1861, capt. Co. D, 6th Mich. Infy .; brevetted maj., May, 1863, and lieut .- col. and col. at close of war; served under Gens. Butler, Banks and Canby in Dept. of the Gulf, and Dept. of West Mississippi, Red River campaign, siege of Port Hudson, Battle of Baton Rouge, etc. After war practiced at Natchez. Miss .; regis- ter of bankruptcy for Southern district of Mis- sissippi, 1867-9; mem. of Congress from 6th Congressional District of Mississippi, 1869-73, as Republican. Was author of the legislation passed by Congress to stamp out the Ku-Klux organizations of the South. Since 1874 in prac- tice of law in Chicago; was pres. Union Ele- vated R. R. Co., which built the Union Loop of Chicago. Republican. Episcopalian. Mem. and was several years commander U. S. Grant Post, No. 28, G. A. R .; charter mem. and first pres. Chicago Veteran Union League Club. Mem. Chicago Bar Assn., Chicago Historical Soc., Chicago Art Institute. Mem. Sons of the Revolution, Military Order Loval Legion. Clubs: Union League, Church. Office: 99 Ran- dolph St. Residence: 720 Fullerton Boul.

PEREKED, Nuber Alexander de, Imperial and Royal Consul of Austria-Hungary; b. Eperies, Hungary, Mar. 12, 1866. Entered con- sular service of Austria-Hungary, 1888; con-

sul attaché, Constantinople, 1889-91; vice-con- sul, Port Said, 1891-5; at Pittsburgh as vice- consul, 1895; vice-consul, 1897-1900, at Chi- cago, Ill .; consul at Pittsburgh, 1900-2; again consul at Chicago, since July 14, 1902. Knight of Francis Joseph. Clubs: Chicago, Onwentsia, Union. Office: 184 LaSalle St. Residence: Chi- cago Club.

PEREKHAN, John Said, physician and sur- geon; b. Mardin, Armenia, Turkey in Asia, Feb. 7, 1867; s. Said and Freda (Essa) Perek- han; grad. high school at Mardin, 1883; came to America, 1885; attended Rush Med. College, 1885-8, graduating M.D., 1888. Was house physician and surgeon, St. Luke's Hosp., 1888- 1889; in general practice of medicine in Chi- cago since 1888; now attending surgeon, Lake- side Hosp. Mem. Chicago Med .. Soc., and Illi- nois State Med. Soc. Republican. Mason; K. T. (Apollo Commandery); Shriner. Office and residence: 2600 Indiana Av.

PERKINS, Augustus Thompson, engineer, manufacturer; b. Baltimore, Md., Nov. 4, 1870; s. James and Agnes (Thompson) Perkins; ed. Public School No. 9, Baltimore Co., Md .; re- ceived certificate of scholarship in 1883; grad. Rock Hill College, Ellicott City, Md., as A.B., 1887; M.E., same, 1890; m. Racine, Wis., Mar. 9, 1904, Emilie C. Secor. Entire business career since 1888 has been with Webster Mfg. Co., engineers, founders and machinists, of which company he is now vice-pres. Democrat. Club: City. Office: 1075 W. 15th St. Residence: 206 Euclid Av., Oak Park. Ill.

PERKINS, Dwight Heald, architect; b. Mem- phis, Tenn., Mar. 26, 1867; s. Marland Leslie and Marion (Heald) Perkins; ed. Chicago pub- lic schools; took 2 year partial course in archi- tecture at Massachusetts Institute of Tech- nology, 1885-7; instructor in architecture in same, 1887-8; m. Hopkinton, Mass., Aug. 18, 1891, Lucy A. Fitch; 1 daughter: Eleanor El- lis. In practice of architecture in Chicago since Jan. 1, 1894. Mem. Special Park Commis- sion (chairman of sub-committee on Play- grounds); mem. Municipal Art Commission. Democrat. Mem. Church of New Thought. Mem. Chicago Architectural Club, Am. League for Civic Improvement. Am. Park and Out-door Art Assn. Clubs: Chicago Ath- letic, Chicago Literary, City. Office: Steinway Hall. Residence: 2319 Lincoln St., Evanston, Ill.

PERKINS, Frederick Wainwright, architect: b. Burlington, Wis .. May 2. 1866; s. Frederick S. and Emily (Wainwright) Perkins: ed. Bur- lington (Wis.) High School to 1877: Racine (Wis.) Acad. (McMynns), 1878-81: Phillips Exeter Acad., Exeter, N. H .. 1881-2; Massachu- setts Institute of Technology. 1886. Engaged in active practice of architecture on own ac- count since 1888. Fellow Am. Institute of Architects and Illinois Chanter of same. Re- publican. Clubs: Chicago. Washington Park, Chicago Athletic. Saddle and Cycle. Office: Marquette Bldg. Residence: Chicago Club.

PERKINS, Henry Southwick, teacher of mu- sic: b. Stockbridge, Windsor Co., Vt .. Mar. 20, 1833; s. Col. Orson and Hannah (Rust) Per- kins; ed. public and select schools of Vermont and at Kimball Union Acad., Meriden. N. H .: grad. Boston Music School. 1861: Mus. Doc. Western College of Iowa, 1885. Traveled through country two seasons as mnem. of Mendelssohn Vocal Quartet; was principal of Northern New York Normal School 3 years; prin. Iowa Acad. of Music, and prof. of music in Towa State Univ. for 5 years: also principal of Kansas Acad. of Music 5 years: settled per- manently in Chicago, 1872: engaged in teach- ing music, becoming pres, and dir. of the Chi- cago Nat. College of Music. 1889; teacher of voice culture and harmony. Pres. Illinois Mu- sic Teachers' Assn. from its organization. in 1886, until 1897, and one of organizers, and sec, from 1887 to 1897 of the Music Teachers'

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Nat. Assn. Composer, editor of music books and contributor to newspapers and musical publications. Was for 20 years conductor of musical festivals throughout the U. S. and Canada; extensive European traveler. Office: 26 VanBuren St. Residence: 705 W. Monroe Street.

PERRY, Edward O., mgr. Hotel Metropole; b. Chicago, Ill., June 26, 1873; s. Orlando S. and Mary (Atkins) Perry; ed. public schools, Chicago, 1880-8; m. Milwaukee, Wis., June 22, 1895, Gertrude M. Stark; 1 son: Edward. Began business career as clerk in Virginia Hotel, 1889-1891, after which was clerk at the Metropole Hotel for 8 years; was mgr. of the Kenwood Hotel, 1899-1902; afterward went to Memphis, Tenn., and became proprietor, with John Rigby, in firm of Perry & Rigby, of the Hotel Cordova; the proprietorship still con- tinues; came to Chicago, 1903, to take the management of the Hotel Metropole. Repub- lican. Mem. B. P. O. E. Office and residence: Hotel Metropole.

PERRY, Enos Jefferis, dentist; b. W. Ches- ter, Pa., Oct., 1849; s. Henry Clay and Melinda B. (Jefferis) Perry; grad. Philadelphia Dental College, 1871; m. Fulton, Ill., 1876, Sarah E. Gerrish; children: Leslie, Albert, Frances. Be- gan practice in 1871 at Fulton, Ill .; removed 3 years later to Sycamore, Ill., and after 5 years went to Rockford, where practiced for 5 years before removal, in 1883, to Chicago. Prof. emeritus of prosthesis, Chicago College of Dental Surgery. Mem. Chicago Odontologi- cal Soc., Chicago Odontographic Soc., Chicago Dental Soc., Northern Illinois Dental Soc., Illi- nois State Dental Soc. Republican. Mem. of Royal Arcanum. Office: 67 Wabash Av. Resi- dence: 6544 Washington Av.

PETERKIN, Daniel, treas. and dir. Great Western Cereal Co .; sec., treas. and dir. Union Cold Storage and Warehouse Co .; sec. and dir. Michigan, Indiana and Illinois Line; dir. Mor- ton-Gregson Co., Western Cold Storage Co. Clubs: Chicago Athletic, Chicago Yacht. Office: Ry. Exchange Bldg. Residence: 84 E. 50th St. PETERS, Edward Harvey, real estate; b. New York, Aug. 11, 1859; s. William Atwater and Lena Peters; ed. public schools; m. June 18, 1902, Nelle M., daughter of Maj. J. E. Mul- laly, of Chicago; 1 daughter: Ethel. Began real estate and investment business in Chi- cago, 1891. For 9 years the firm was Edward H. Peters & Co., but on Apr. 1, 1904, was changed to Fetzer, Peters & Co., whose busi- ness is principally the handling of downtown mfg. and railroad property. Republican. Con- gregationalist. W. Park Board Commissioner and Trustee of Chicago Home. College and Hosp. Clubs: Chicago Athletic, Illinois, Ham- ilton, Chicago Yacht. Office: 215 Dearborn St. Residence: 1680 Jackson Boul.

PETERS, Homer Henry, retired grain mer- chant; b. Scio, Mich., Jan. 20, 1854; s. Henry E. and Malinda (Holmes) . Peters; ed. Ann Arbor (Mich.) High School; m. Dexter, Mich., June 21, 1872, Mary E. Gleason; children: Lulu A., Myrta M., Mary E., Homer H., Jr., Lloyd G. Began business career as a young man in the grain office of Alexander Lewis & Co., De- troit, Mich .; later was employed by Gilett & Hall, Detroit; in 1889 was invited by Bartlett, Frazier & Co., who were just opening their Chicago offices, to join them, and continued in business with that firm until retiring, Jan. 1, 1903. Vice-pres. 1st Nat. Bank of San Diego, Calif .; pres. Buffalo, Dunkirk & Western R. R .; pres. Crescent Oil, Asphalt & Gas Co .; dir. San Diego-Eastern R. R. Co., and of Pacific Steel Co. Republican. Presbyterian. Clubs: Chi- cago Athletic, Chicago Yacht, Kenwood, Glen View; also San Diego Yacht and Corinthian Yacht, of San Diego, Calif. Office: Nat. Life Bldg. Residence: 5528 E. End Av.

PETERSEN, Anton, manufacturer; b. coun- try district in Norway, Mar. 7, 1847; s. Peter

and Helena (Hansen) Petersen; ed. public schools in Norway; m. Chicago, Mar. 8, 1873, Nellie Halvorsen; children: Henry Lester (de- ceased), Lydia May (deceascd), Eva Virginia. Learned trade of cabinet-maker in Norway and has always followed the business; came to U. S. in 1870, living in Minnesota 1 year before coming to Chicago in 1871; worked for manu- facturers until 1879, when established the firm of A. Petersen & Co., of which he is now sole proprietor. Mem. Chicago Furniture Men's Assn. Republican. Was W. Park Commission- er, 1896-1900. Dir. and treas. of the Norwegian Old People's Home Soc. since its organization; one of the organizers of the Tabitha Hosp .; dir. the Norwegian Lutheran Children's Home Soc. Office: 15-29 Armour St. Residence: 1811 Hum- boldt Boul.

PETERSEN, Hermann, flour exporter; b. Hoptrup, Schleswig, Sept. 22, 1840; s. Lorenz and Dorothea (Kark) Petersen; ed. private schools up to 10th year, after that in gymna- sium at Hamburg, Ger .; m. Uelzen, Hanover, Sept. 27, 1867, Mathilde Reck (now deceased) ; children: Victor J., Mrs. Adelaid Kochs, Elsa. Started general store at Lowden and Wheat- land, Ia., 1861, under the firm name of Peter- sen Bros .; in 1881 began in export business in grain and flour in Chicago as partner in firm of Kilian, McGregor & Petersen; bought out partners in 1884, and has continued in flour exporting business under firm name of Peter- sen Bros. & Co., of which is senior mem., .his partners now being, his son, Victor J. Peter- sen and Jacob Mansar. Also pres. and dir. of the Victor Chemical Works, and vice-pres. and dir. of the Germania Safe Deposit and Trust Co. Republican. Mem. Germania Män- nerchor. Office: Board of Trade. Residence: 601 Dearborn Av.

PETERSEN, Victor J., flour exporter; b. Lowden, Ia., May 6, 1870; s. Hermann and Ma- thilde (Reck) Petersen; ed. public schools and in the law dept. of Northwestern Univ., from which was grad., B.L., in class of 1889; m. Chicago, 1893, Martha Hecht; children: Mar- vic, Ralph. Began business life as atty.'s clerk and later practiced law, but finally became a partner in the present firm of Petersen Bros. & Co., exporters of flour. Mem. Chicago Board of Trade; pres. Flour Exchange of Chicago. Mem. Germania Männerchor. Office: Board of Trade Bldg. Residence: 642 Fullerton Av.

PETERSON, Charles Simon, pres. of the Pe- terson Linotype Co .; b. Daglösen, Sweden, Aug. 29, 1873; s. Rev. Peter and Sophia Chris- tina Peterson; ed. high school at Stockholm, Sweden; m. Chicago, Apr. 30, 1901, Thyra Hjertquist. Came from Sweden to U. S., 1887, and learned printing trade in Chicago and San Francisco; worked at trade in Chicago and af- terward for several years in the Sandwich Islands, returning to Chicago, 1895, and being employed in the office of the Svenska Ameri- kanaren (Swedish Am.) until May, 1899, when organized the Peterson Linotype Co., of which is pres., making specialties of book, newspa- per and magazine composition. Also stock- holder in the Regan Printing House. Repub- lican. Mem. Art Institute of Chicago. Clubs: Chicago Press, Swedish Glee. Office: 87-91 Plymouth Pl. Residence: 3221 S. Park Av.

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The book of Chicagoans, a biographical dictionary of leading living men of the city of Chicago, 1905, Part 132

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