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WAKELEE, Harry Wibirt, lawyer; b. Wheat- on, Ill., Dec. 27, 1866; s. William H. and Elec- ta A. (Wibirt) Wakelee; ed. Wheaton (Ill.) public school; Oak Park (Ill.) public and high school; Wheaton College; grad. Univ. of Michi- gan, class of 1890; B.L., Chicago College of Law, class of 1893; m. Wheaton, Ill., Jan. 29, 1898, May E. Scoville; children: Goodwin Sco- ville, William Wibirt. From June, 1893, to Sept., 1896, in office of Judge Elbert H. Gary; Sept., 1896, to June, 1899, associated with George S. Steere; June, 1899, to May, 1903, mem. of firm of Steere & Furber; since May 1, 1904, associated with Henry J. Furber, Jr., in law firm of Furber & Wakelee. Republican. Methodist. Office: New York Life Bldg. Resi- dence: Wheaton, Ill.
WAKEM, James Wallace, warehouseman. forwarder and custom house broker; b. Cal- lao, Peru, S. A., Apr. 9, 1859; s. James Ogilivie and Mary Janepha (Nancarrow) Wakem; ed. private schools and Shrewsbury School, Eng- land; m. Chicago, Nov. 26, 1889, A. Mabel Johnston; children: Wallace Seldon, Madeline. Served 5 years office apprenticeship in Liver- pool, Eng .; came to Chicago and in 1886 formed a copartnership with George D. Mc- Laughlin, under firm name of J. Wallace Wakem & Co., which was terminated by the collapse of the warehouse. In 1887 a new co- partnership was formed under the name of Wakem & Mclaughlin, which was incorpo- rated, Mar. 5, 1903, as Wakem & Mclaughlin, Incorporated, of which he is pres. Company are warehousemen, operating the Importers' warehouses A and B, C. D & E. G & H, and J, K & L; and are custom house bro- kers and forwarders. Independent in politics. Episcopalian. Clubs: Union, Onwentsia, Ex- moor Country. Office: 362 Illinois St. Resi- dence: Lake Forest, Ill.
WALDO, John Barron, sec. and treas. Chi- cago Envelope Co .; b. Chicago, Aug. 27, 1860; s. John A. B. and Susan M. (Blaisdell) Waldo; ed. Chicago public schools, graduating from high school, 1879; m. Jefferson, Wis., June 10, 1899, Ida Ray. Worked on the Chicago Commercial Bulletin as editorial writer, edi- tor-in-chief, 1885 to 1890. Editor of Chicago Dry Goods Reporter until 1903: started the Chicago Apparel Gazette, published by the Waldo-Fairchild Co., which also published The Daily Trade Record in Chicago and Men's Wear in New York, and conducted these until 1903, when sold out to Mr. Fairchild. Since Oct. 1, 1903, sec. and treas. of the Chicago Envelope Co., manufacturers of envelopes, and sec. and treas. of the Photograph Co. of America. Independent in politics. Club: Press. Office: 63 Market St. Residence: 1039 Sher- win Av.
WALES, Frank Xavier, physician; h. To- ronto, Can., Dec. 3. 1869; s. Thomas and Catherine (Ahern) Wales; ed. South Division High School. Chicago, and in Northwestern Univ. Med. School, M.D., 1891; m. Chicago. June, 1896, Cecelia Cunningham. After grad- uation was interne at the Cook Co. Hosp. for a term, and since then has been engaged in general med. practice in Chicago. Attending physician, Cook Co., St. Luke's and Wesley hosps .; professor of pediatrics, Northwestern Univ. Med. School; sec. Chicago Med. Soc Of- fice: 103 State St. Residence: 183 51st St.
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WALKER, Charles Cobb, lawyer; b. Chi- the business now conducted by Am. Wringer cago, May 28, 1871; s. William Bentley and Co. in Chicago; and also established same business in Milwaukee; studied at night school while in that business, until entering law school, 1879. Admitted to bar Scpt., 1881; cn- gaged in practice ever since, senior of law firm of Walker & Lowden (Frank O. Lowden), 1890-2; Walker & Davis (Brode B. Davis), 1892-1900; Walker & Raphael (Adolph Raphael) Jan., 1902, to Jan., 1904; now Walker & Williams (John C. Williams). Republican. Club: Union League. Office: 153 LaSalle St. Residence: 410 N. Pine Av., Austin Station, Chicago. Louise (Cobb) Walker; ed. Harvard School, Chicago, till 1887; in Europe for study and travel, 1887-8; Harvard College, graduating, A.B., 1892; law school of Harvard Univ., LL.B., 1897. Practiced in law office of James L. High, Chicago, 1897-8; in office of Bentley & Bur- ling, Chicago, 1898-1900; engaged in practice of law and in care and management of real and personal property in Chicago, 1900-2; en- gaged in practice of law in office of Storey, Thorndike, Palmer & Thayer, Boston, since 1902, with private office in Chicago at The Rookery. Clubs: Chicago, Harvard, Caxton; also Union and University, New York; Union, Tennis and Racquet, Country and Myopia, Bos- ton. Office: The Rookery. Residence: 2027 Prairie Av., Chicago; or "Highwood," Man- chester-by-the-Sea, Mass.
WALKER, Charles Morehead, judge; Samuel J. and Amanda M. Walker; m. New York, 1888, Harriet Warner; grad. Lake View High School and Yale College; studied law under William C. Goudy and at Union College of Law. Admitted to bar, 1886, and continu- ously engaged in the general practice of law in Chicago until his election in 1903 as one of the judges of the Circuit Court of Cook Co., for term to expire in June, 1909. Alder- man from 24th Ward, 1896-9 (elected 1896 and re-elected 1898), and is the chairman of the judiciary committee, and mem. of other committees; appointed corporation counsel, 1899. Club: Union (pres.) Office: County Bldg. Residence: 392 LaSalle Av.
WALKER, Edwin, lawyer; b. Genesee Co., N. Y., Apr. 15, 1832; s. Obediah and Phoebe (Cushman) Walker; academic education; studied law in office at Batavia, N. Y. Ad- mitted to New York bar at Buffalo, 1854; practiced at Logansport, Ind., 1854-65; general solicitor Cincinnati, Richmond & Logansport R. R. Co., 1860-5; removed to Chicago with general offices of company when it was re- organized as the Chicago & Great Eastern, and retained his relation with it when it was merged in the Pennsylvania System, 1870-83; 1870-96, Illinois counsel for C., M. & St. P. R. R. Co .; general counsel for the Chicago, Danville & Vincennes R. R. Co. from its or- ganization until 1884. Was special counsel for the U. S. in the case of the U. S. vs. Eugene Debs and other, for conspiracy in connection with the railroad strike in 1894. Was solicitor general for the World's Columbian Exposi- tion. Republican. Episcopalian; was senior warden of Grace Church for over 25 years. Is partner, W. P. Rend & Co., coal. Clubs: Chicago, Washington Park. Office: First Nat. Bank Bldg. Residence: 2612 Michigan Av.
WALKER, Edwin Cushman, broker in grain and stocks; b. Logansport, Ind., Aug. 14, 1857; s. Edwin and Lydia (Johnson) Walker; ed. public schools; Gen. Russell's Prep. Acad. (military), and Racine College; m. Milwaukee, Wis., 1884, Annie Bradley. Began business life as cashier for W. P. Rend & Co., coal mer- chants, 1882-5, when the present firm of Walker & Co., commission merchants and brokers in grain, stocks, etc., was established, of which is senior mem. Clubs: Chicago, Washington Park. Office: 215 Dearborn St. Residence: Auditorium Annex.
WALKER, Emery Staniels, lawyer; b. Whitefield, N. H., Sept. 29, 1856; s. Franklin P. and Betsy (Wales) Walker; ed. common school and Union College of Law (Chicago), graduating June, 1881; m. Chicago, Jan. 1, 1882, Glacentia J. Parantau; children: Edna, Bessie, Emery Sumner, Stanley Franklin, Emerson Wales. Went to Boston from New Hampshire, 1872, and worked for Jordan, Marsh & Co., wholesale dry goods, until 1875; came to Chicago in 1876 and, at age of 19, established, under style of Glidden & Walker,
WALKER, F. , Dinwiddie, electrician; b. Philadelphia, Pa., Oct. 29, 1873; s. H. H. and Esther Walker; ed. public school and Haver- ford College; m. Philadelphia, June 19, 1900, Mabel O. Combs. Was with the Electro Dynamic Co., of Philadelphia, 1892-8; since then pres. of the Walker Electric Co., incor- porated in 1902 in Pennsylvania, manufac- turers of switchboards for all electrical pur- poses. Club: Evanston Country. Office: Old Colony Bldg. Residence: 1101 Davis St., Evanston, Il1.
WALKER, Francis William, lawyer; b. Chi- cago, Oct. 12, 1856; s. Lucas B. (merchant) and Lucinda (Lesner) Walker; ed. Chicago public schools; fire of 1871 wiped out his father's business and threw him on his own resources; earned means to take course in Union College of Law, graduating with honors. Admitted to Illinois bar, 1877; partner with Lawrence M. Ennis in firm of Ennis & Walker, 1877-84; first asst. state's atty., 1884-7, under Julius S. Grinnell; resigned, 1887, and with Edward J. Judd formed firm of Walker & Judd, which in Jan., 1892, became Walker, Judd & Hawley; was county atty. of Cook Co., 1891. Democrat. Mason (32°), K. T. Clubs: Iroquois, Chicago Athletic. Office: Marquette Bldg. Resi- dence: 5222 Lexington Av.
WALKER, George; b. Greensboro, Vt., Aug. 24, 1846; s. Timothy and Prudence (Stanley) Walker; ed. public schools of Wisconsin; m. Milton, Wis., 1869, Ellen Ferris; 1 son: George A. Served in Civil War as soldier in Wiscon- sin regt. Became telegraph operator on C., M. & St. P. Ry., first as night operator, and later as station agent and train dispatcher in service of the St. Paul & Duluth R. R., 1875- 1884; became identified with the board of or- ganization of the Creamery Package Mfg. Co., 1886, and is now sec. of that company. Now pres. the Commonwealth-Jewell Oil Co .; sec. and treas. Oak Park Yaryan Co .; dir. Avenue State Bank and of Harlem State Savings Bank. Republican. Congregationalist. Mason (Siloam Commandery, Oak Park). Mem. G. A. R. Clubs: Union League, Westward Ho. Office: Chamber of Commerce. Residence: 430 Forest Av .. Oak Park, Ill.
WALKER, H. H. (Henry Harrison), fire insurance; b. Rush Co., Ind., Sept. 4, 1839; s. John and Sarah (Feltz) Walker; ed. public and graded schools of Indiana; widower; chil- dren: Cora E., Harry A., Bertrand. In general mercantile business, 1855-65, and also in local insurance business, 1860-5; in 1866 entered employ of the Home Insurance Co., of New York, as a special agent and adjuster; 1867- 87, was Indiana State agent of same com- pany and was one of the company's four ad- justers at Chicago to handle and adjust losses by the conflagration of 1871; in July, 1887, as- sumed charge of the company's Western Farm Dept., at Chicago, as sec., which position now holds. Republican. Congregationalist. Clubs: Calumet, Glen View. Office: Home Insurance Bldg. Residence: Calumet Club.
WALKER, James Ransom, real estate deal- er; b. Chicago, Feb. 24, 1864; s. James M. and Elia (Marsh) Walker; ed. private schools in Chicago; m. Chicago, Mar. 4, 1886, Louise Meeker; children: James Munroe, Arthur
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Bentley, Wirt Dexter. Since leaving school has been continuously engaged in real estate business. Treas. Tacoma Safe Deposit Co. Clubs: Chicago, University. Washington Park, Onwentsia. Office: Tacoma Bldg. Residence: 1726 Prairie Av.
WALKER, John H., coal merchant; b. Cin- cinnati, O., Oct. 14, 1845; s. John and Adeline A. (Mayhew) Walker; ed. Cincinnati public schools, graduating from Woodward High School in June, 1862. After graduating was with Holenshade, Morris & Co., government contractors and manufacturers of bolts, nuts, etc., and with their successors, J. W. Holden- shade & Co., Thomas Phillips and L. M. Day- ton & Co., for 21 years. In 1884 came to Chi- cago as agent for the Ohio Coal Exchange, afterward succeeded by the Northern Fuel Co., of which he is general sales agent. Club: Union League. Office: Railway Exchange Bldg. Residence: 424 Chicago Av.
WALKER, Robert P., real estate; b. In- dianapolis, Ind., 1857; s. Jacob S. and Mary A. (Lupton) Walker; ed. Andover, Mass .; m. Chicago, 1885, Gertrude S. Derby. Came to Chicago, 1885; has been continuously engaged in the real estate business since 1886. Mem. of the Chicago Real Estate Board; sec., 1891, mem. of the Valuation Committee, 1895-96, Industrial Location Committee, 1901. Club: Union League (sec., 1899-1900). Office: 115 Dearborn St. Residence: 81 48th St.
WALKER, Samuel Johnson, physician; b. Covington, Ky., Nov. 19, 1867; s. Samuel J. and Amanda M. (Morehead) Walker; has lived in Chicago since 1872; ed. Chicago public schools, Yale Univ., A.B., 1888, Northwestern Univ. Med. School, M.D., 1893; post-graduate study in Europe 2 years; m. Philadelphia, May 9, 1894, Bertha E. Smith; children: Samuel J., Jr., Helen Louise. Engaged in general prac- tice of medicine in Chicago since 1896; was adjunct prof. of diseases of children in Col- lege of Physicians and Surgeons (Univ. of Illinois, 1900-3; asst. prof. of neurology in Chicago Policlinic since 1900; pres. Chicago Pediatric Soc., 1904-5. Physician to Passavant Memorial, Maurice Porter and St. Vincent hosps. Mem. Am. Med. Assn., Chicago Med. Soc., etc. Democrat. Episcopalian. Clubs: Uni- versity, Onwentsia. Office: 394 E. Chicago Av. Residence: 100 Lincoln Park Boul.
WALKER, William S., journalist; b. 1845, of English and earliest colonial descent; s. George and Mary Maria (Woodman) Walker; m. Marie A. Muller, Hartford, Conn. Served in Massachusetts and New York regts. last 2 years of Civil War; long connected with the Chicago Times and other leading dailies; was city editor and editorial writer, Washington and European correspondent of the Times under the late Wilbur F. Storey; later in ad- vertising business and general correspondent; was at one time part owner and editor the Chicago Telegraph, on which the Chicago Her- ald was founded; has for many years been contributor on life insurance to western jour- nals. Clubs: Chicago, Washington Park, Press, Twentieth Century. Residence: The Kenwood Hotel.
WALL, George Willard, lawyer; b. Chilli- cothe, O., Apr. 22, 1839; s. George Tingley and Maria Hannah (Adams) Wall; grad. Univ. of Michigan, A.B., 1858; Cincinnati Law School, 1858-9, LL.B .; m. Du Quoin, Ill., May 29, 1862, Celeste Nettleton; children: Maria Louise (deceased), Willard, Charles Adams, Sara Celeste (deceased), Ashbel (deceased), Samuel Valle, Edgar Tingley. Admitted to bar, June, 1859, and engaged in practice in Du Quoin, Ill. Mem. Constitutional Convention, Illinois, 1862; state's atty., 3d Circuit, 1864-8; mem. Constitutional Convention, Illinois, 1870; judge Circuit Court, 3d Circuit Illinois, 1877- 97 (assigned to service in Appellate Court, 1879-97); pres. State Board of Law Examiners
since organization of the Board, Nov., 1897. Democrat till 1896; since then Independent. Since retirement from bench has practiced law in Chicago. Club: Evanston Country. Of- fice: New York Life Bldg. Residence: Evans- ton, Ill.
WALLACE, Harold Ulmer, civil engineer; b. Rock Island, Ill., Nov. 15. 1872; s. John Findley and Sarah E. (Ulmer) Wallace; grad. from Chicago Manual Training School, 1892; special course in civil engineering, Purdue Univ., completed Dec. 24, 1893; m. Keithsburg, Ill., Sept. 11, 1894, Lura D. Wycoff; children: John Earl, Arthur Wycoff. Began service, I. .C. R. R., as asst. engineer, Jan. 1, 1894, and appointed resident engineer lake front im- provement work; appointed roadmaster, Chi- cago Div., Oct. 1, 1896; roadmaster Louisville Div., Feb. 20, 1898, to Mar. 1, 1900; asst. supt., Louisville Div., Mar. 1 to Apr. 1, 1900; supt. Louisville and Freeport Divs., Apr. 1, 1900, to Sept. 23, 1902; chief engineer, Sept. 25, 1902, to Mar. 20, 1905; now mgr. for Thomas Phee & Co., railroad contractors. Mem. Sigma Alpha Epsilon (Purdue Univ.). Mem. Soc. of Civil Engineers, Am. Ry Engineering and Mainte- nance Soc. Republican. Clubs: Union League, Homewood. Office: Grand Central Station. Residence: Flossmoor, Ill.
WALLACE, John Findley, civil engineer, railway mgr; b. Fall River, Mass., Sept. 10, 1852; s. David Alexander and Martha J. Wal- lace; ed. public schools, Monmouth, Ill., and special course, Monmouth College; studied civil engineering (C.E., Univ. of Wooster) ; m. Sept. 11, 1871, Sarah E. Ulmer, Monmouth, Ill. Entered railway service, 1869, as rodman, Carthage & Quincy R. R., asst. engineer Rock- ford, Rock Island & St. Louis R. R., 1870; asst. engineer U. S. engineers, 1871; county surveyor and city engineer, 1878; chief en- gineer and supt. Peoria & Farmington R. R., 1879; chief engineer Central Iowa Ry. in Illi- nois, 1881; master trains Central Iowa Ry. of Iowa 1883; bridge engineer A., T. & S. F., 1887 (had charge construction Missouri River bridge); resident engineer Chicago, Madison & Northern R. R., Chicago, 1889; from 1891, with Ill. Cent. R. R. as engineer of construc- tion, 1891-2, chief engineer, 1892-8, asst. 2d vice-pres., 1897-1900, asst. gen. mgr., 1900-1; gen. mgr. I. C. R. R., 1901-4; chief engineer Panama Canal, 1904-June, 1905. Mem. Inst'n Civil Engineers Gt. Britain, Am. Soc. Civil Engineers (past pres.), Am. Ry. Engineering and Maintenance of Way Assn. (past pres.), Western Soc. Civil Engineers (past pres.). Clubs: Union League, Kenwood, Homewood; also Metropolitan (Washington, D. C.), Cos- mos and Engineers (New York), Pickwick (New Orleans), Commercial (Panama City). Residence: Flossmoor, Ill.
WALLACE, John Foster, real estate; b. Ft. Branch, Ind., Apr. 10, 1875; s. Benjamin H. and Dollie (Foster) Wallace; ed. public schools; m. Chicago, Jan. 27, 1897, Irene C. Excell; children: Irene Charlotte, Robert Charles. Engaged in real estate business in Chicago since Jan., 1891. Mem. Chicago Real Estate Board. Republican. Office: 145 LaSalle St. Residence: 6539 Minerva Av.
WALLACE, William A., div. engineer Chi- cago, Indianapolis & Louisville Ry .; b. Chi- cago, May 1, 1865; s. David and Cathrine (Dalton) Wallace; ed. public schools; m. Chi- cago, Jan. 15, 1896, Anna Collins; children: William, Kathryne. With R. L. Rossiter, sur- veyor, 1883-5; with street dept .. City of Chi- cago, as rodman, 1885-7; entered service of Louisville, New Albany & Chicago Ry. in 1ss; as a rodman and transitman, and since Oct. 24, 1887, has been asst. engineer of that road and its successor, the Chicago, Indianapolis & Louisville Ry .; in charge of company's line from Lafayette, Ind., to Louisville, Ky., since Nov. 22, 1899. Mom. Am. Engineering and
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Maintenance of Way Assn., Western Soc. of Engineers. Office: 198 Custom House Pl. Resi- dence: 471 W. Jackson Boul.
WALLECK, Christian Ralph, real estate and mortgage broker; b. Bohemia, Oct. 29, 1862; s. Joseph and Marie (Tittel) Walleck. Came to Chicago in childhood; ed. public schools; m. Chicago, Sept., 1899, Marguerite Heinlein; children: Virginia, William. En- gaged in the real estate business since 1883, and since 1891, with brother, W. R. Walleck ( Walleck Bros.). Democrat. Served as mem. of 39th and 40th General Assemblies of Illi- nois; appointed to Chicago Board of Educa- tion, July, 1898. Mason, Royal Arcanum. Of- fice: 544 Blue Island Av. Residence: 1145 S. Clifton Park Av.
WALLER, Edward, fire insurance; b. Chi- cago, Feb. 18, 1869; s. Edward and Mary (Rawson) Waller; ed. Univ. of Tennessee. Began insurance experience in 1888 and later became a mem. of the firm of Bliss, Waller & Co., and in 1897 of Edward Waller & Co., and May 1, 1905, of Waller, Chandler & Grey, a consolidation of the firms of Edward Wal- ler & Co., C. T. Chandler & Co. and Nichols & Grey. Presbyterian. Clubs: University, Saddle and Cycle, Riverside Golf. Office: 159 LaSalle St. Residence: 356 Dearborn Av.
WALLER, Edward C., real estate; b. Mason Co,. Ky., Nov. 21, 1845; s. Henry and Sarah B. (Langhorn) Waller; ed. schools in Ken- tucky and Chicago. Resident of Chicago since 1860, and since 1866 continuously engaged in the real estate business. Mem. Chicago Real Estate Board. Pres. North Am. Accident In- surance Co .; sec. and treas. Central Safety Deposit Co. Clubs: Union League, Chicago Golf. Office: The Rookery. Residence: River Forest, Ill.
WALLER, Francis Castleman, insurance, coal; b. Chicago, Sept. 26, 1873; s. Edward and Mary (Rawson) Waller; grad. Yale College, Ph.B., 1894; m. Louisville, Ky., 1899, Nina Mc- Goodwin. After graduation from Yale in 1894, entered the accounting dept. of Waller Coal Co., and in 1895 became a mem. of that firm, wholesalers and jobbers of steam coal. In Jan., 1904, also purchased interest in the gen- eral fire underwriting agency of Edward Wal- ler & Co., which consolidated under the name of Waller, Chandler & Grey, May 1, 1905. Clubs: University, Onwentsia, Saddle and Cycle, Yale. Offices: Ashland Blk. and Nat. Life Bldg. Residence: 10 Astor St.
WALLER, James Breckinridge, real estate; b. Lexington, Ky., Aug. 15, 1856; s. James B. and Lucy (Alexander) Waller; removed Chi- cago, 1860; academic education; m. in Con- necticut, June 2, 1884, Elizabeth Wallace; children: James B., Jr., Ellen. In fire insur- ance business for 15 years; since then has de- voted entire attention to real estate. Demo- crat. Clubs: Chicago, University, Chicago Golf, Onwentsia, Saddle and Cycle. Office: Ashland Blk. Residence: 1531 Sheridan Rd.
WALLER, Robert Alexander, real estate; b. Lexington, Ky., June 2, 1850; s. James B. and Lucy (Alexander) Waller; removed to Chicago in early childhood; ed. Chicago pub- lic schools and at Washington and Lee Univ., graduating, 1872; m. June, 1876, Lina Swigert Watson, of Frankfort, Ky .; 1 son: Robert Alexander, Jr. Began business life in 1873, in insurance office of D. L. Bowman, as office boy, and 2 years later became a partner, and after the retirement of Mr. Bowman, in 1879, continued as sole proprietor of the business, under name of R. A. Waller & Co .; now mem. of firm of J. Alexander Waller & Co., real estate. Organized, 1892, the Ashland Blk. Assn., of which has since been pres., which built and owns the Ashland Blk. Was one of dir. and 2d vice-pres. of the World's Colum- bian Exposition; one of organizers of Sheri- dan Road Assn., and for a time Lincoln Park
Commissioner; later Civil Service Commis- sioner of Chicago. Democrat. Presbyterian. Club: Onwentsia. Office: 59 Clark St. Resi- dence: 1485 Sheridan Rd.
WALLER, William, coal, real estate, etc .; b. Lexington, Ky., Sept. 28, 1858; s. William and Ann (Johnston) Waller; resident of Chi- cago since 1861; grad. Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, N. Y., 1879; m. Chicago, 1882, Louise Hamilton; children: Amy, William, Jr., Irene Louise. Mem. firm of Waller & Co., real estate, since 1879; also pres. Waller Coal Co .; dir. of Oliver Typewriter Co., Orangeine Chem- ical Co. Democrat. Clubs: University, Chicago Athletic, Washington Park, Saddle and Cycle, Onwentsia, Exmoor, Glen View, Chicago Golf. Office: 613 Ashland Blk. Residence: 40 Bank St.
WALLING, Willoughby George, sec. West- ern Trust & Savings Bank; b. Louisville, Ky., 1877; s. Willoughby and Rosalind (English) Walling; grad. Univ. of Chicago; Harvard Univ. Law School, 1900; m. Columbia, S. C., Dec. 25, 1902, Frederika C. Haskell; 1 son: Willoughby Haskell. Sec. Western Trust & Savings Bank of Chicago since 1900. Pres. Delta Kappa Epsilon. Was lieut. Naval Reserve of Illinois (resigned). Clubs: Chicago Athletic, University, Quadrangle, Midlothian, Homewood. Office: 159 LaSalle St. Residence: 220 E. 60th St.
WALLS, Charles Bruce, physician; b. Fra- serburg, Scotland, Apr. 20, 1857; s. James and Jane (Sangster) Walls; ed. public schools of Aberdeen, Scotland, Hugh Miller's School and later under private and self instruction for many years; self-taught in stenography in U. S., 1883; private sec. in Louisville & Nash- ville R. R. office, 1884-5; bookkeeper and confi- dential clerk, Marshall Field & Co., 1885-91; grad. Chicago Med. College, M.D., Apr., 1894; m. Henderson, Ky., June 14, 1894, Annie In- gram; children: Catherine Jean, Annie Ingram. In practice as physician and surgeon in Chi- cago from 1895. Mem. Am. Institute of Homeopathy, Illinois Institute of Homœop- athy. Republican. Surgeon I. N. G .; served with 1st. Ill. Vol. Infy. in war with Spain; captain and assistant surgeon 1st I. N. G .; surgeon and director Soc. of Santiago; mem. Soc. of Foreign Wars, and of Illinois Com- mandery of Naval and Military Order of the Spanish-Am. War. Mason. Odd Fellow. Mem. St. Andrews Soc. Office and residence: 1003 Warren Av.
WALLS, Frank Xavier, physician; b. To- ronto, Can., Dec. 3, 1869; s. Thomas and Cath- erine (Ahern) Walls; ed. South Division High School, Chicago, and Northwestern Univ. Med. School, M.D., 1891; m. Chicago, June, 1896, Cecelia Cunningham. After graduation was interne at the Cook Co. Hosp. for a term, and since then has been engaged in general med. practice in Chicago. Attending physician Cook Co., St. Luke's and Wesley Hosps .; prof. pediatrics Northwestern Univ. Med. School; sec. Chicago Med. Soc. Office: 103 State St. Residence: 183 51st St.
WALRATH, William Bradley, lawyer; b. Evanston, Ill., Mar. 20, 1870; s. Hamilton M. and Rachel Margaret (White) Walrath; ed. Evanston High School; Northwestern Univ., A.B., 1891; Kent College of Law, LL.B., 1893; m. Chicago, June 29, 1897, Florence A. Dahl; children: Hester Dorothy, Helen. Taught in Chicago high schools 8 years; with Wm. B. Walrath organized Chicago Business Law School, 1896, and is its sec. Is lecturer at Ar- mour Institute on commercial law. Organized Northern Liquidation Co. in 1902, with Clinton S. Woolfolk, and is its pres. and a dir. Ad- mitted to bar, 1893; mem. law firm of Wal- rath & Woolfolk. Sec. and dir. R. A. Richards Co. Republican. Mem. 1st Regt., I. N. G., 1895- 1896; alderman from 7th Ward of Evanston, since 1903. Mem. Delta Upsilon and Phi Beta
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