The book of Chicagoans, a biographical dictionary of leading living men of the city of Chicago, 1905, Part 145

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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ROSENFELD, Maurice, real estate, capital- ist; b. Chicago, Jan. 19, 1855; s. Levi and Hen- riette (Reese) Rosenfeld: ed. Jones School, Chicago, and at Commercial college in Ger- many, 1869-71; m. Chicago, June 2, 1885, Mat- tie Rosenberg; children: Grace, Levi W. En- gaged in real estate business in Chicago since 1887. Dir. Chicago Nat. Bank and of Equitable Trust Co .; vice-pres. and dir. Home Savings Bank and of Illinois Southern Ry. Vice-pres. United Hebrew Charities; dir. Chicago Relief and Aid Soc. Republican: county commissioner of Cook Co., 1900-2. Clubs: Washington Park. Standard. Office: 76 5th Av. Residence: 1620 Michigan Av.

ROSENTHAL, Benjamin Jefferson, mer- chant; b. Chicago, Nov. 5, 1867: s. Herman and Sarah (Benjamin) Rosenthal; ed. Chicago pub- lic and high schools; m. Chicago, Jan. 1, 1901. Hannah Stumer: children: Gladys S., Elaine V. In employ of Gage Bros. & Co., wholesale milliners, Aug. 13, 1884, to Mar. 21, 1891, when he left to engage in business for self, and

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on Sept. 1, 1891, associated with Louis M. Stumer and Louis Eckstein, under firm name of Stumer, Rosenthal & Eckstein, wholesale and retail millinery. Also pres. Importers' and Manufacturers' Millinery Co .; vice-pres. Em- porium-World Millinery Co .; dir., respectively, the Nat. Bank of North America, Public Drug Co., Am. Restaurant Co. and Red Book Cor- poration. Mem. of Chicago Board of Education, 1894-7; mem. of numerous quasi-public or- ganizations. Democrat. Jewish religion. Clubs: Standard, Lakeside, Ravisloe. Office: 170 Wa- bash Av. Residence: 3647 Michigan Av.

ROSENTHAL, James, lawyer; b. Chicago, Apr. 10, 1859; s. Julius and Jette (Wolf) Rosenthal; ed. graded and high school of Chicago; grad. law dept. of Yale College, LL.B., 1880; m. Emma, daughter of Jacob Friedman; children: Ernest, Ralph. Admitted to Connecticut bar on graduation, 1880, and Illinois bar July, 1880; associated with his father's firm, Rosenthal & Pence, 1880-4; to since 1894 senior mem. of Rosenthal, Kurz & Hirschl, one of the leading firms in corpora- tion and commercial law. Was for 3 years mem. of the Board of Education of Chicago; one of organizers and 1st sec. (1882-3) Young Men's Hebrew Charity Assn. Republican. Clubs: Woodlawn Park, Hamilton. Mem. Chi- cago Bar Assn. and Illinois State Bar Assn., Chicago Law Institute. Office: Rector Bldg. Residence: 6046 Jefferson Av.

ROSENTHAL, Julius, lawyer; b. Liedols- heim, Grand Duchy of Baden, Ger., Sept. 17, 1828; s. Jacob and Caroline (Cahn) Rosenthal; ed. village schools until 12 years old; then for 8 years in Lyceum at Rastadt; studied juris- prudence, history, etc., at univs. of Heidelberg and Freiburg; came to Chicago, July, 1854; m. Jan. 29, 1856, Jette Wolf, of Chicago; children: James, Lessing (both well-known lawyers), Hansa (wife of Percy G. Ullman), Frieda (wife of George Pick). Employed in bank of R. K. Swift, Chicago, 1854-8; naturalized Am. citizen, 1859; engaged as conveyancer, 1858, and was public administrator of Cook Co., Dec. 20, 1859-84. Admitted to bar, 1860; partner of Lorenz Bretano, 1860-1; E. W. McComas, 1861- 1863; William A. Hopkins, 1863-6; A. M. Pence, as Rosenthal & Pence, 1866-87; was subse- quently associated with his son, Lessing, in firm of Julius & Lessing Rosenthal, formed in 1894; was specially prominent as practitioner in the law of wills and in probate and real es- tate law. Was dir. 1st Public Library Board of Chicago, 1872-5; dir. of German Relief Soc. after fire of 1871; many years dir. of Chicago Relief and Aid Soc .; 18 years officer of United Hebrew Relief Assn .; for some time dir. Jew- ish Training School and German Old People's Home (Altenheim). Vice-pres., Illinois State Bar Assn., 1898-9. Librarian, Chicago Law In- stitute, 1867-77, and from 1888-1903; pres. same, 1878-80; 2d vice-pres., 1866-7; one of mgrs. of same, 1880-8. Mem. and sec. of 1st Board of State Law Examiners, 1897-9. Republican from Fremont campaign. Sec. 1st Fremont Club. Mem. Chicago, Illinois State and Am. Bar assns. Mem. Chicago Sinai Congregation (Dr. E. G. Hirsch, minister). Clubs: Union League, Chicago Literary, City. Died May 8, 1905.

ROSENTHAL, Lessing, lawyer; b. Chicago, Nov. 23, 1868; s. Julius Rosenthal (for many years a prominent mem. of the Chicago bar) and Jette (Wolf) Rosenthal; grad. Douglas (public) School, 1882; South Division High School, 1885; received degree of A.B., Johns Hopkins Univ. (Baltimore), 1888; LL.B., Northwestern Univ. Law School (Chicago), 1891, and Chicago College of Law (post-grad- uate course), 1892; m. Chicago, Dec. 10, 1901, Mrs. Lillie F. Myres, née Frank, widow of Julius Myres and mother of Elsie and Mag- nus Myres; 1 daughter: Juliette B. Admitted to bar of State of Illinois, June, 1891; asso- ciated from the beginning with his father; ad-

mitted to partnership in 1894 and has since continued in firm of Julius & Lessing Rosen- thal; general practice; employed in a number of important cases; much interested in muni- cipal and state reform. Mem. Am. Bar Assn., Illinois State Bar Assn. (chairman of its com- mittee on judicial administration, 1899-1901); vice-pres. Chicago Bar Assn .; mem. Law Club of Chicago (mem. of its executive committee, 1901-3); mem. Chicago Literary Club. Inde- pendent Republican. Mem. Chicago Sinai Con- gregation. Vice-pres. Civil Service Reform League of Chicago; mem. executive committee Municipal Voters' League; for many years sec. of the North-Western Assn. of Johns Hop- kins Alumni; dir. Jewish Training School of Chicago; one of organizers and later dir. and vice-pres. German-Am. Charity Assn. Clubs: City, Standard. Office: Fort Dearborn Bldg. Residence: 4245 Drexel Boul.

ROSENTHAL, Moritz, lawyer; b. Dixon, Ill., May 4, 1866; s. Sampson and Mina C. Rosen- thal; grad. Univ. of Michigan, 1888; studied law; m. Chicago, Apr. 12, 1897, Virginia Moses. Admitted to Illinois bar, 1890; asst. state's atty. Cook Co., Ill., 1893; asst. U. S. atty., Northern District of Illinois, 1894-8. Democrat. Mem. law firm of Moses, Rosenthal & Ken- nedy. Club: Iroquois. Office: The Temple. Resi- dence: 5478 Greenwood Av.

ROSENWALD, Julius, vice-pres. and treas. of Sears, Roebuck & Co., mail order mer- chants; b. Springfield, Ill., Aug. 12, 1862; s. Samuel and Augusta (Hammerslough) Rosen- wald; ed. public schools, Springfield, Ill .; m. Chi- cago, Apr., 1890, G. Nusbaum; children: Less- ing, Adele, Edith, Marian, William. Was resi- dent of New York City, 1879-85, and engaged in various lines of business; came to Chicago, 1885, and was senior partner in the whole- sale clothing firm of Rosenwald & Weil until 1895, when sold out and became connected with Sears, Roebuck & Co., of which is now vice-pres. and treas. Clubs: Standard, Ravisloe. Office: Cor. Fulton and Jefferson Sts. Resi- dence: 4901 Ellis Av.

ROSENWALD, Morris S., wholesale cloth- ing; b. Springfield, Ill., July 26, 1864; s. Samuel and Augusta (Hammerslough) Rosenwald; ed. public schools in Springfield, Ill .; m. Chicago, June 16, 1902, Mae Oberfelder. Started in re- tail clothing business in New York, 1883, under the name of J. Rosenwald & Bro .; re- mained in that business until Oct., 1885, when organized the present house of Rosenwald & Weil, of which is treas. Republican. Jewish religion; mem. of Sinai Temple. Club: Stand- ard. Office: Franklin and Congress Sts. Resi- dence: 4907 Grand Boul.

ROSS, Alfred August, manufacturer of leather; b. Chicago, Aug. 1, 1879; s. August Herman and Anna (Fiebach) Ross; ed. Chicago public schools to 1893. Since leaving school has been identified with the business estab- lished by his father in 1882, as a tanner of glove leathers, and in 1896 became a partner under the style of A. H. Ross & Sons, which business, since the death of his father in 1900, continues without change of firm name, in partnership with brothers and mother. Repub- lican. Office: 139-141 Hickory Av., cor. Division St. Residence: 146 Seminary Av.

ROSS, Bruno Carl, manufacturer of leather; b. Breslau, Ger., Mar. 28, 1872; s. August Herman and Anna (Fiebach) Ross; came with parents to Chicago when 4 years old; ed. Chi- cago public schools to 1887; m. Chicago, June 20, 1900, Lydia Sexauer; 1 daughter: Violet Ruth. After leaving school, 1887, was with his father learning the business of tanning glove leather until 1891; then from 1891 to 1900 was with the Eisendrath Glove Co., as mgr. and sec., and since the death of his father in Sept., 1900, has been a mem. of the firm of A. H. Ross & Sons, tanners of glove

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leathers exclusively. Republican. Office: 139- 141 Hickory Av., cor. Division St. Residence: 146 Seminary Av.

ROSS, Christian H., vice-pres. and mgr. of Dauchy Iron Works; b. Denmark, Sept. 17, 1845; ed. in Denmark; m. Chicago, 1871, Ellen Johnson; children: 1 son, 2 daughters. Has been a resident in Chicago since 1868, and in 1873, when George K. Dauchy established the Dauchy Iron Works, became connected with the enterprise, and has been an officer of the company of the same name from its incor- poration; now vice-pres. and mgr. Office: 84 Illinois St. Residence: 1035 Early Av.

ROSS, David W., gen. supt. of transporta- tion, I. C. R. R. Co .; b. Mineral Point, Wis., Nov. 9, 1869; s. John and Margaret (Brown) Ross; grad. Mineral Point High School, 1887; attended Chicago College of Law, night classes, winters of 1889-90 and 1893-4; m. Memphis, Tenn., Nov. 30, 1898, Adele Bonds Dillard. Entered service of the I. C. R. R. Co. in Mar., 1888, and after serving in various capacities was appointed purchasing agent, May 1, 1901, and promoted to his present posi- tion June 1, 1904. Republican. Methodist. Clubs: Washington Park, Hamilton, Illinois Athletic. Office: 1 Park Row. Residence: 118 Lincoln Park Boul.

ROSS, Hugh Rankin, manufacturer; b. Nor- folk Co., Ont., Can., Apr. 16, 1844; s. Hugh and Catharine (Reid) Ross; ed. public schools; m. Topeka, Kan., Sept., 1876, Alice C. Ward; children: Jane, Hugh, Allen, Catherine, Mary. Came to Illinois in 1859, locating at Rockford, Ill., and to Chicago in 1871; was clerk in dry goods stores and later for 11 years cashier for N. C. Thompson, banker, until 1884, when organized the Chicago Wood Finishing Co., manufacturers of wood finishing materials, of which he is now pres. Republican. Presby- terian. Office: 253 Elston Av. Residence: 1123 Hinman Av., Evanston, Ill.

ROSS, Max Richard, manufacturer of leather; b. Breslau, Ger., Nov. 28, 1873; s. Au- gust Herman and Anna (Fiebach) Ross; came with parents to Chicago, 1876; ed. public schools of Chicago to 1889. After leaving school, 1889, became connected with the busi- ness established by his father, in 1882, as a tanner of glove leathers exclusively, and in 1896 became a mem. of the firm of A. H. Ross & Sons, continuing that business as joint owner with his mother and brothers since the death of his father in Sept., 1900. Republican. Office: 139-141 Hickory Av., cor. Division St. Residence: 146 Seminary Av.

ROSS, Robert Edwin, lawyer; b. Chicago, Sept. 19, 1871; s. Dr. Joseph P. and Elizabeth H. (King) Ross; grad. Brown (public) School and West Division High School; grad. Prince- ton Univ., A.B., cum laude, 1895; grad. Har- vard Law School, LL.B., 1899. Admitted to bar by Supreme Court of the State of Illinois, 1899, and has since been engaged in general practice, now being a mem. of the law firm of Waterman, Thurman & Ross. Republican. Clubs: University, Union League, Twentieth Century; also Princeton (New York). Life mem. Chicago Bar Assn. Office: First Nat. Bank Bldg. Residence: The Raymond, 234 Lin- coln Park Boul.

ROSSBACH, Frederick Louis, men's fur- nishings; b. Indianapolis, Ind., Nov. 24, 1867; s. Frederick L. and Regina (Stortz) Rossbach; ed. in public schools, Jeffersonville, Ind .; m. Chicago, June 2, 1897, Dorothy Heine. Was clerk in store in Jeffersonville, 1882-4; came to Chicago in 1884, entered the employ of B. C. Rogers until 1891, when established, with Newton H. Myers, the Washington Shirt Co., incorporated, 1897, of which is pres. Clubs: Hamilton, Colonial, Westward Ho. Office: Dearborn and Jackson. Residence: Oak Park, Ill,

ROSSITER, Frederick C., surveyor; b. Ober- lin, O., July 16, 1844; s. Samuel and Maria (Gaston) Rossiter; ed. Oberlin College; served as enlisted laborer, 412 months at Franklin shops, Nashville, Tenn., 1864; honorably dis- charged because of illness; m. Clarksfield, O., Oct. 22, 1865, Lucy M. McClaflin. Locomotive fireman, C. & N .- W. Ry., 1866; in employ of Wolcott & Fox, 1868; grad. Van der Naillen's School of Engineering, 1870; engineer Rose Hill Cemetery, Chicago, 1868-81; Milwaukee & Northern R. R., 1870; asst. engineer, City of Chicago, 1868-81; Milwaukee & Northern R. R., 1871; in general practice as surveyor and civil engineer since Apr., 1872. Engineer Union Stock Yards & Transit Co., 1880-95. Dir. Illi- nois Farmers' Institute; vice-pres. State Board of Agriculture; sec. Cook Co. Farmers' Insti- tute and of Cook Co. Agricultural and Horti- cultural Soc. Republican. Congregationalist. Office: 91 Washington St. Residence: 1004 Van- Buren St.

ROTH, Charles Henry, manufacturer; b. Dayton, O., Feb. 8, 1870; s. Jacob and Mary Roth; ed. Cincinnati public schools and Ohio Mechanics' Institute, Cincinnati; m. Cincin- nati, 1897, Mollie Funk; 1 son: Douglas C. Machinist, 1884-90; traveling lock expert, 1890-4; since 1895 pres. Roth Bros. & Co., manufacturers of motors, dynamos and spe- cial electrical machinery, Chicago. Mem. West- ern Soc. of Engineers. Office: 27-29 S. Clinton St. Residence: 904 S. Central Park Av.

ROTH, John C., asst. mgr. Auditorium An- nex and resident mgr. of Great Northern Hotel; b. Cincinnati, O., Aug. 6, 1870; s. Charles G. and Louise (Cawein) Roth: ed. public school, Cincinnati, 1876-86, Rolf College, Memphis, Tenn., 1886-7, Cincinnati High School, 1887-9; m. Hartwell, O., Feb. 12, 1895, Amy Cooder; 1 daughter: Louise. Began busi- ness life as clerk in auditing dept. of the Cin- cinnati Southern Ry. Co., 1891, and afterward a clerk with the St. Clair Hotel, Cincinnati, O., until spring of 1893; general cashier of the Auditorium Hotel and Annex, 1893-5; purchas- ing agent and steward, same, 1895-1901; since then asst. mgr. Auditorium Annex, and resi- dent mgr. Great Northern Hotel. Episcopalian. Republican. Mason. Clubs: Washington Park, Illinois Athletic. Address: Great Northern Hotel.

ROTHERMEL, Samuel Anthony, insurance; b. New Berlin, Union Co., Pa., Jan. 1, 1849; s. Henry D. and Anna Mary (Wolfe) Rothermel; ed. public schools Jersey Shore, Pa .; m. Elgin, Ill., Dec. 16, 1875, Ada E. Goodale; children: Amy, Edith, Alice. Has spent entire business life in the insurance business, except 1 year as dealer in dry goods and clothing at Elgin, Ill .; in Chicago since 1875; mem. fire insur- ance agency of Rothermel & Hasbrouck, and sec. Traders' Insurance Co. Dir. Western Ad- justment Co .; treas. Underwriters' Classifica- tion Bureau. Was officer 1st Regt. Ill. Infy., 1875; pres. town of Cicero. 1890; pres. Chicago Underwriters' Assn., 1891-2. Republican. Clubs: Union League, Oak Park. Office: Rector Bldg. Residence: Oak Park, Ill.

ROTHSCHILD, Maurice, contractor; b. Chi- cago, Sept. 10, 1867; s. Solomon and Sara Rothschild; ed. Ogden School and W. Division High School, Chicago: m. Chicago, June 5, 1900, Ray Levine; 1 daughter. Frances Sara. At age of 15 entered employ of F. Lewald & Co., wholesale jewelers. Chicago, remaining with them until 1894; then was in same busi- ness for himself, 1894-6: since 1896 contractor for tearing down buildings and general house wrecking, as mgr. of the Chicago House Wrecking Co. Republican. Jewish religion. Office: West 35th and Iron Sts. Residence: 716 E. 50th St.

ROUNDS, Charles H., real estate; b. St. Joseph, Mich., Sept. 25, 1864; s. Capt. William H. and Mary Ursula (Palmer) Rounds; ed.

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public schools of Chicago and grad. North Division High School. Began business life in the fire insurance office of Fred S. James & Co., 1885-6; then entered the real estate busi- ness as a solicitor, and in 1889 formed a part- nership with Harry S. Clough, under firm name of Rounds & Clough. Republican. Episco- palian. Office: Roanoke Bldg. Residence: 5810 Ohio St.

ROWE, Frederick A., lawyer; b. Kendall- ville, Ind., Feb. 16, 1866; s. George F. and Ce- lia M. (Bartlett) Rowe; ed. Chicago public schools and law dept. Lake Forest Univ., grad- uating in class of 1892; m. Chicago, May 20, 1891, Theresa H. Debits; children: Frederick A., Jr., Edith Adelaide. Sec. and mgr. of the U. S. Corporation Bureau (established in 1891), which publishes the Nat. Corporation Report- er, a weekly law newspaper. Much of his time has been devoted to question of law of legal notices, as applied in Illinois, and publishing the same, having been engaged in that work from 1884. Mem. Chicago Bar Assn. Republi- can. Mason (32°). Clubs: Hamilton, Oak Park. Office: The Temple. Residence: 212 S. Humph- rey Av., Oak Park, Il1.

ROWE, James Lincoln, jeweler; b. Hingham, Mass., Oct. 15, 1839; s. David Prescott and Susan (Lincoln) Rowe; ed. public schools of Boston; m. Prairie du Chien, Wis., Antoinette Lockwood; children: Elizabeth, Antoinette, Lucy. Served 5 years' apprenticeship as watch- maker at Brattleboro, Vt., and in 1861 went to Prairie du Chien, Wis., and engaged in busi- ness with William A. Giles; in 1863 removed to Chicago with his employer, as mem. of firm of Giles Bros. & Co .; in 1874 assisted in forma- tion of firm of Hamilton, Rowe & Co., and in 1879 firm changed to Trask, Rowe & Co .; in 1882 purchased Mr. Trask's interest and con- tinued business under name of Rowe Bros .; purchased his brother's interest in 1886, but business is continued as Rowe Bros., diamond dealers and jewelers. Republican. Unitarian. Club: Union League. Office: 103 State St. Resi- dence: 5 Chalmers PI.

ROWLEY, Frank Ellis, editor; b. Racine Wis., Oct. 27, 1869; s. Rev. Joseph and Mary M. (Ellis) Rowley; ed. Chicago public schools, Univ. of South Dakota, Univ. of Rochester, N. Y., Chicago College of Law; m. Chicago, Sept. 10, 1900, Pauline C. Fitzgerald. Asst. editor Plain Talk, Vermillion. S. Dak., 1886; reporter Rochester (N. Y.) Democrat and Chronicle, 1887; reporter Chicago Times, 1890; asst. mgr. Chicago City Press. Assn., 1893-5; admitted to bar of State of Illinois, 1894; city editor, 1897-1900, managing editor since 1900, Chicago Chronicle. Independent in politics. · Office: 164 Washington St. Residence: 414 36th PI.

BOWND, Harry Leicester, sec. and general auditor Republic Iron & Steel Co .; b. Zanes- ville, O., Oct. 27, 1867; s. Robert M. and Susan Rownd; ed. Ohio Wesleyan Univ .; m. Colum- bus, O., June 24, 1892, Cora L. Packard. After leaving college engaged in the banking busi- ness at Columbus, O., and was asst. city treas. of Columbus and asst. county treas. of Franklin Co., O. In 1899 became a resident of Chicago, and sec. and general auditor of the Republic Iron and Steel Co. Republican. Methodist. Office: First Nat. Bank Bldg. Resi- dence: 5208 Washington Av.

ROWNTREE, Harold, manufacturer, invent- or; b. Bradford, Yorkshire, Eng., Oct. 5, 1865; s. Henry and Charlotte (Fisher) Rowntree; ed. Ackworth, Saltaire and Giggleswick pri- vate schools, in Yorkshire. Eng .; m. Westport, Mo., Sept. 28, 1892, Mary A. Johnson; children: Margaret Catherine, Dorothy Wornall, Ger- trude Aguirre. Came to U. S. in 1884; settled in Kansas City, Mo .; naturalized, 1891; came to Chicago, 1891, and in 1894 organized the Burdett-Rowntree Mfg. Co., manufacturers of electric dumb-waiters and pneumatic door-

openers. This company now manufactures and installs over 90 per cent of all the electric dumb-waiters in the U. S. Has been sec., treas. and mechanical mgr. of the company from its organization, and invented practically every device manufactured by the company; has taken out about 30 patents. Also sec. of and largely interested in some successful mining companies. Independent in politics; formerly Prohibition; was Prohibition candidate for pres. of the County Board of Cook Co. in 1902, and was offered, but declined, Prohibition nomination for mayor in 1903. Liberal in re- ligious views; not now. church mem, but formerly belonged to Soc. of Friends. Office: 85 W. Jackson Boul. Residence: 7321 Princeton Av.

ROY, Joseph Edwin, clergyman; b. Martins- burg, Knox Co., O., Feb. 7, 1827; s. John and Elmira (Davis) Roy; ed. common schools until 15; prepared for college at Geneseo (Ill.) Acad. and Lyndon High School; grad. Knox College, Galesburg, Ill., A.B., 1848 (A.M., D.D. from same); taught school 2 years at Lyndon; grad. Union Theological Seminary, New York, 1853; m. Farmington, Ill., June 21, 1853, Emily Stearns Hatch; children: John Blanchard, John, Edwin Fred (all died in childhood) ; Fanny Elmira, Emily Hatch, Katharine Maria, Joseph Henry (all living and married). Was pastor at Brimfield, Ill., 1853-55, Plymouth Congregational Church, Chicago, 1855-60; dis- trict sec. Am. Missionary Assn., Chicago, 1860- 1862; supt. and field supt. at Chicago of Am. Home Missionary Soc., 1862-78; again Western district sec. of Am. Missionary Assn. at Chi- cago, 1878-1902; since then district sec. emeritus. Seven years of time under Am. Mis- sionary Assn. was spent as field sec. in the South of school and church work among the colored people, with headquarters at Atlanta, Ga. Under pen name of "Pilgrim" was for 25 years Chicago correspondent of the Independ- ent, Congregationalist and Advance, from which a volume of "Pilgrim's Letters" was compiled and published by the Pilgrim Press, of Boston. Trustee of Knox College. Preached sermon on occasion of Golden Wedding, Sun- day, June 21, 1903, at 1st Congregational Church of Oak Park ("And ye shall hallow the 50th year"), of which 1,000 copies were printed and distributed among friends. In politics suc- cessively Liberty Party, Free Soil and Re- publican. Club: Congregational. Office: 153 La- Salle St. Residence: Oak Park, Ill.

ROYCE, Edward Augustus, dentist; b. Belle- vue, O., Oct. 24, 1853; s. Rev. Edward and Clara A. (Elmore) Royce; ed. school at Hamil- ton, N. Y .; Rochester (N. Y.) Business Univ., New York State Normal School, Brockport; began study of dentistry in Canandaigua, N. Y., 1875; grad. Philadelphia Dental College, D.D.S., 1878; m. Le Roy, N. Y., 1882, Elizabeth M. Crofoot. Practiced dentistry at Le Roy, N. Y., 1878; went to London, Eng., 1883, and was associated in practice there with Dr. J. W. Pritchard until 1886; since then in practice in Chicago. Mem. faculty of Chicago Dental Col- lege, 1892-6. Inventor of a set of plugger points for the condensation of gold, and of method of artistic shading of teeth in arti- ficial dentures. Mem. Illinois State Dental Soc., Odontological Soc., Chicago Dental Soc., Odon- tographic Soc. Club: Illinois. Office: 31 Wash- ington St. Residence: 721 Washington Boul.

RUBEL, Isaac Frank, real estate; b. Chi- cago, Apr. 14, 1864; s. R. and Harriet (Frank) Rubel; ed. public schools, graduating West Division High School, 1883; m. Chicago, Apr. 30, 1896, Birdie L. Mayer; children: Roy L., Herbert L. After leaving school became con- nected with the Am. Cutlery Co., of which he was vice-pres. until 1893, when he engaged in the real estate business, which he has since conducted with success. Mem. Chicago Real

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Estate Board, and on its public service com- mittee. Republican. Mem. of Sinai Congrega- tion. Jewish. Club: Standard. Office: 115 Dear- born St. Residence: 91 E. 34th St.

RUBEL, Isidor Alfred, manufacturer; b. Chicago, Dec. 28, 1861; s. Isaac and Frances (Strauss) Rubel; ed. public schools of Chi- cago; m. Chicago, Mar. 23, 1893, Flora Lin- dauer; children: Helen, Irma. In 1884 became partner in the business of I. Rubel & Son, now Rubel & Co., steam and hot water heat- ing, of which is senior mem. In 1896 became a partner in the firm of Allegretti & Co., con- fectioners, which later changed to Rubel & Allegretti, of which is senior mem. Repub- lican. Jewish religion. Club: Standard. Office: 30-32 River St.

RUBENS, Harry, lawyer; b. Vienna, Austria, July 7, 1850; early education public schools; Polytechnic School, Vienna. Came to U. S., 1867; in journalism as city editor Westliche Post, St. Louis; associated with Joseph Kepp- ler, artist, in founding at St. Louis, 1871, the comic journal Puck, now of New York; private sec. to U. S. Senator Carl Schurz, 1871-2; asst. sec. Missouri State Senate, 1872-3; removed to Chicago, 1873; was local editor Chicago Freie Presse; later with the Chicago Times and Evening Mail; studied law; admitted to Illi- nois bar, June 8, 1877; was mem., 1879-85, pres., 1882-5, Chicago Public Library. For sev- eral years was atty. Liquor Dealers' State and National Assns. Delegate Nat. Democratic Convention, 1884; counsel Chicago Board of Education, 1885-7; corporation counsel, 1894-5; judge advocate gen. Illinois State Militia, 1895- 1896; now gen. counsel and dir. Republic Iron & Steel Co., United Breweries Co., and other large corporations; now mem. law firm of Rubens, Fischer, Mosser & Rigby; counsel to consulate-general of Austria-Hungary at Chi- cago. Pres. Germania Club several terms. Decorated by Emperor of Germany with Order of the Crown, 1902. Office: First Nat. Bank Bldg. Residence: 52 Walton Pl., and Glencoe, Ill.

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The book of Chicagoans, a biographical dictionary of leading living men of the city of Chicago, 1905, Part 145

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