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of a company. His business carried him to the tropics, where he regained his health in a short time, and resumed the practice of dentistry in the summer of 1903. Is vice-pres. of the Am. Fruit and Transportation Co., and a dir. of the Rio Bonito Co. Club: Chicago Ath- letic. Office and residence: 1518 Hinman Av., Evanston, Ill.
WHITEHEAD, Elisha Paxton, capitalist; b. Madison, Ind., July 29, 1846; s. Jesse and Re- becca McClure (Hays) Whitehead; grad. Mad- ison (Ind.) High School, Commercial and Col- legiate Institute of New Haven, Conn., Poly- technic Institute, Philadelphia, Pa .; m. Chi- cago, Dec. 10, 1874, Grace Madeline Laflin; children: Mary Brewster, Rebecca McClure, Jesse, Grace Madeline, Virginia. Began busi- ness life with Hale, Ayer & Co., Chicago, iron merchants; later of Bouton, Whitehead & Co., Naperville, Ill., manufacturers of agricultural implements; was for years sec. Elgin Nat. Watch Co .; now retired from active business. Mem. Chicago Stock Exchange. Republican. Presbyterian. Club: Chicago Athletic. Resi- dence: 1932 Calumet Av.
WHITEHEAD, Herbert Clarkson, railway auditor; b. Brampton, Ont., Can., Nov. 24, 1853; ed. schools in Canada. Held various clerkships with the Kansas Pacific Ry., 1872- 1880; was accountant and paymaster of the Mackinac extension of the Michigan Central R. R., Sept., 1880, to Jan., 1881; traveling au- ditor A., T. & S. F. R. R., Feb., 1881, to May, 1882; auditor Southern Kansas Ry., 1882-8; auditor Southern California Ry., 1888-96; gen- eral auditor A., T. & S. F. Ry. and other com- panies comprising the system since May, 1896. Club: Chicago Athletic. Office: Railway Ex- change. Residence: 5610 Madison Av.
WHITEHEAD, Percival De Wolf, pres. Am. Coal and Coke Co .; b. Burford, Ont., Apr. 22, 1853; s. William M. and Annis Whitehead; ed. schools at Bradford, Ont .; m. Chicago, 1893, Miss Scindell. Came to Chicago, Feb., 1871; became a telegraph operator and stenog- rapher for the I. C. R. R. Co., until 1880; then in similar position in office of Chicago, Wil- mington & Vermillion Coal Co., 1880-6; in coal business for self since 1887, at first in firm of Walker & Whitehead, who became sole agents of the New Kentucky Coal Co., which became incorporated in 1890, when he became pres. of the company; later sec. of the Inland Coal and Coke Co., and in 1903 became pres. of the Am. Coal and Coke Co. Independent in politics. Office: 143 Dearborn St. Residence: 5427 Calumet Av.
WHITEHOUSE, Silas Samuel, Board of Trade commission merchant; b. Fonda, N. Y., Sept. 9, 1844; s. Junot Julius and Lydia Ann (Clark) Whitehouse; ed. Johnstown Acad., N. H .; m. Canandaigua, N. Y., June 20, 1882, Louise May Bernard. Mem. of the Chicago Board of Trade since 1881. Gold Democrat. Episcopalian. Clubs: Union League, Washing- ton Park. Office: Board of Trade. Residence: 3965 Ellis Av.
WHITFIELD, Fred, lawyer; Shipley, Yorkshire, Eng., Feb. 21, 1866; s. William and Eliza (Ambler) Whitfield; ed. public schools and Union College of Law, LL.B., 1887; m. Chicago, Aug. 25, 1887, Minna C. Gordon; chil- dren: Aleck Gordon, Ruth Margaret, Dorothy Virginia. Engaged in practice of law in Chi- cago since admission to bar, Mar. 15, 1887; now senior mem. of firm of Whitfield & Whit- field. Master in chancery of Circuit Court of Cook Co. since 1898. Republican. Office: 172 Washington St. Residence: 1145 Maple Av., Evanston, Ill.
WHITFIELD, George William, physician and surgeon; b. Catskill, N. Y., Dec. 12, 1860; s. Samuel A. and Mary (Powell) Whitfield; ed. common schools and at Hudson Acad., Hudson, N. Y .; came to Chicago, July 3, 1876; grad. Chicago College of Pharmacy, 1882; in
employ of Thomas Whitfield, retail druggist, 1876-85; in Chicago Med. College, 1885-7, graduating, M.D., 1887; m. Pueblo, Colo., Oct. 12, 1893, Hatta Carlile; 1 son: James Carlile. After grad., 1887, served 1 year in Mercy Hosp. as interne; for past 10 years practice has been limited to diseases of the nose and throat. Mem. Chicago Med. Soc., Illinois State Med. Soc., Am. Med. Assn., Chicago Climato- logical and Laryngological Soc. Republican. Presbyterian. Mason: Home Lodge, No. 8, Chi- cago Chapter, and Chevalier Bayard Command- ery, K. T. Club: Chicago Athletic. Office: 215 Wabash Av. Residence: 5324 Jefferson Av.
WHITFIELD, Joseph Henry, lawyer; b. Bradford, Eng., Apr. 19, 1871; s. William and Eliza (Ambler) Whitfield; came to Chicago in childhood; ed. public and high schools of Chi- cago; attended Union College of Law, 1891. After leaving high school studied law in offices of Eugene F. Prussing, A. M. Pence, and Heap & Whitfield; was admitted to bar in 1894 by the Supreme Court, and has since then been engaged in general practice of law; mem. of law firm of Whitfield & Whitfield. Republican. Mem. of Evans Lodge, A. F. and A. M., and of Evanston Chapter, R. A. M. Of- fice: Teutonic Bldg. Residence: 808 Washing- ton St., Evanston, Ill.
WHITING, Frederick George, mgr. western dept. of Cunard Line; b. Cheltenham, Eng., June 9, 1852; s. Ezra and Sarah (Gardiner) Whiting; came with parents to Chicago, 1853; m. Chicago, 1877, Minnie, 2d daughter of Ed- win Walker; children: Edwin Walker (de- ceased), Irene Du Vernet. Began service with the Chicago office of the Cunard Line as book- keeper, 1873, worked up to asst. mgr., and in 1882 was appointed mgr. western dept. Club: Chicago Athletic. Office: Dearborn and Ran- dolph Sts. Residence: 3154 Lake Park Av.
WHITING, John Hill, pres. Whiting Foun- dry Equipment Co .; b. Sault Sainte Marie, Mich., Oct., 1852; s. John Tolman and Mary S. (Hill) Whiting; ed. public schools of De- troit, Mich .; m. Cincinnati, O., 1883, Carrie F. Spence; children: Florence H., Barbara, Brad- ford, Jean. Learned foundry business in De- troit, Mich., and has been engaged in it since 1871; was supt. of the foundry of Michigan Car Co. at Detroit for 20 years; established the Whiting Foundry and Equipment Co. in 1891, and has since been pres. of the company, who are engineers, designers and manufac- turers of complete foundry plants, shop equip- ments, cranes and air hoists, with a specialty in electric traveling cranes. Republican. Pres- byterian. Clubs: Chicago, Onwentsia. Office: Harvey, Ill. Residence: 524 Dearborn Av.
WHITMAN, Charles Otis, zoologist; s. Jo- seph and Marcia Whitman; m. Boston, Mass., Aug., 1884, Emily Nunn; grad. Bowdoin, 1868 (A.M., 1871; Ph.D., Leipzig, 1878; LL.D., Univ. of Neb., 1894; D.S., Bowdoin College, 1895); Fellow Johns Hopkins, 1879; prof. zoology, Imperial Univ., Japan, 1880-1; Naples Zool. Sta., 1882; asst. zoology, Harvard, 1883-5; dir. Allis Lake Laboratory, 1886-9; prof. zoology, Clark Univ., 1889-92; dir. Marine Biol. Labora- tory, Wood's Holl, Mass., since 1888; now head prof. zoology, Univ. of Chicago, since 1892. Mem. Nat. Acad. Sciences since 1895; mem. Linnæan Soc., A. A. A. S., Am. Soc. of Naturalists, Am. Ornithol. Union; asso. fellow Am. Acad. Arts and Sciences. Editor Journal of Morphology, the Biol. Bulletin, Biol. Lec- tures and Journal of Biology. Residence: 5238 Woodlawn Av.
WHITMAN, John Munro, railway official; b. Eldridge, Onondaga Co., N. Y., Aug. 11, 1837; s. Joseph Chandler and Caroline Betsy (Mun- ro) Whitman (Scotch descent). Entered the railroad business as rodman in engineering dept. of the I. C. R. R., Chicago, 1856; leveler in work of enlarging Erie Canal, 1858-60; en- gineer in charge of construction on Brunswick
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& Albany R. R., in Georgia, 1860-5; in charge Ill .; m. 1867, Mary Munson; children: Lillian of construction of the Union Stock Yards, Chicago, 1866-7; in work of deepening Illinois & Michigan Canal, 1867-9; in construction Iowa Midland R. R., 1869-71; engineer and supt., Chicago & Pacific R. R., 1872-6, and its receiver, 1876-80; supt., Iowa Division C. & N .- W. Ry., 1880-3; gen. supt. C., St. P., M. & O. Ry., 1883-7; gen. mgr., 1887-99; since Nov. 25, 1899, 4th vice-pres., C. & N .- W. Ry. Pres. and dir. Macoupin Co. Y. R. Co., Consolidated Coal Co., Superior Coal Co .; dir. C., St. P., M. & O. Ry. Co., Florence Co. Ry. Co., St. Paul, Eastern Grand Trunk Ry. Co., Sioux City & Pacific R. R. Co., Winona & St. Peter R. R. Co. Office: 20-22 5th Av. Residence: 1295 Wash- ington Boul.
WHITMAN, William Francis, printer and publisher; grad. Ann Arbor (Mich.) High School, 1878, followed by 1 year in Univ. of Mich .; m. Maude L., daughter of W. E. Frost. Now pres. of the Excelsior Printing Co. Chris- tian Scientist. Clubs: Chicago Athletic, River- side Golf. Office: 65-67 Plymouth Pl. Resi- dence: Riverside, Ill.
WHITNEY, Charles Pratt, insurance; b. Shelburne Falls, Mass., July 14, 1866; s. John Brooks and Katherine Augusta (Pratt) Whit- ney; ed. Chicago public schools; m. Creston, 111., Sept. 12, 1888, Grace Elizabeth Lewis; children: Lewis Husted, Charles Pratt, Jr., Katherine Fay. Errand boy in insurance agency of Fisher Bros., Aug., 1881; mem. firm Granger Smith, Miller & Co., May, 1895; Smith. Miller, Whitney & Barbour, May, 1897, until that firm, Nov. 1, 1901, consolidated with R. S. Critchell & Co., under firm name of Critchell, Miller, Whitney & Barbour. Mem. New England Soc., and of S. A. R. Republi- can. Independent in religion. Clubs: Union League (2d vice-pres.), Chicago Athletic, Wau- saukee, Edgewater Golf, Casino (Edgewater). Office: 140 LaSalle St. Residence: 1220 Win- throp Av., Edgewater, Ill.
WHITNEY, Edward S., lawyer; b. Benning- ton, N. H., Oct. 12, 1867; s. Nathan and Char- lotte M. (Belcher) Whitney; ed. common schools, Bennington, N. H .; Francestown (N. H.) Acad., 1882-3; grad. Arms Acad., Shell- burne Falls, Mass., 1885; Amherst College, A.B., 1890; Harvard Univ. Law School, 1893, LL.B. and A.M .; m. Cleveland, O., Sept. 14, 1898, Grace A. Kerruish; children: Margaret, Miriam. Admitted to Massachusetts bar Feb., 1893, and to Illinois bar Nov. 1, 1893; since Apr. 1, 1902, associated in practice of law with Judge Nathaniel C. Sears, and James F. Meagher under firm name of Sears, Meagher & Whitney. Republican. Mem. Phi Beta Kappa, Delta Kappa Epsilon. Club: Union League. Office: First Nat. Bank Bldg. Residence: 4404 Sidney Av.
WHITNEY, John B., wholesale clothier; b. Cleveland, O., Oct. 31, 1848; s. George W. and Althea F. (Beebe) Whitney; ed. public schools of Cleveland, O .; m. Dec. 7, 1881, Rebecca Col- vin; children: Helen A., Arthur C. Started traveling salesman in clothing trade in 1867. and in 1888, with August Christenson and Milo S. Bullock established firm of Whitney, Christenson & Bullock, manufacturers of men's clothing. Office: 196-200 Market St. Residence: 5486 Washington Av.
WHITNEY, Loren Harper, lawyer; b. Ber- lin, Erie Co., O., Sept. 12, 1839; s. James W. and Betsey (Harper) Whitney; ed. schools of native place and of DeKalb Co., Ill., to which family moved in 1848; left home at 16; went to Mississippi and executed a contract for building a levee which brought him good re- turns; went across plains to California in 1855; engaged in gold-mining and made enough money to enable him to enter Mt. Morris College, completing the course in 2 years; studied law with Gen. Stephen A. Hul- but at Belvidere, Ill., and at Asbury Univ.,
W. (Mrs. Herriman), Mabel (Mrs. M. W. Sayles). Admitted to bar, 1860, and began practice, but when war broke out entered army as capt. in 8th Ill. Vol. Cav., with which served in Army of the Potomac; later organized 140th regt. of Ill. Vol. Infy. and was commissioned its col .; led it to front in Mississippi and in 1864 was in command of a force which intercepted and, after several skirmishes, drove away Gen. Forrest and his cavalry, who were then committing depreda- tions on railroad and telegraph lines and de- stroying communications of the Union Army; later was engaged against Gen. Price in Mis- souri; served in 12 great battles and 40 skir- mishes and was twice wounded. After leaving the service settled in Chicago, and has since been in active practice of law. Wrote a His- tory of the War, the first volume of which was written during his early service in the field and published in 1863; in 1875 went to Topeka, Kan., and prepared a 900-page com- pendium of Kansas Reports. Author of the Parallels in the Lives of Buddha and Jesus, 200 pages. Republican. Mem. G. A. R. (Far- ragut Post). Office: 84 LaSalle St. Residence: 4245 Wabash Av.
WHITON, Lander Kirke, stock broker; b. Chicago, June 11, 1868; s. Henry Kirke and Louise (Lander) Whiton; grad. Chicago public schools; attended Harvard School, Chicago, to prepare for college, but did not go. Entered employ of Phelps, Dodge & Palmer, Aug. 12, 1885; resigned July 1, 1893; joined Chicago Stock Exchange, Nov. 21, 1894. Republican. Episcopalian. Office: 108 LaSalle St. Resi- dence: 5069 Lake Av.
WHITTEMORE, Don Juan, civil engineer; b. Milton, Vt., Dec. 6, 1830; s. Albert Gallatin and Abbie (Clark) Whittemore; academic education (Ph.D. and LL.D., Wisconsin State Univ .; C.E., Univ. of Vermont) ; m. East Orange, N. J., 1883, Clara Clark: 1 daughter: Fanny. Began professional life as rodman on the Vermont & Canada R. R., 1847; asst. en- gineer, same road, 1847-50; with Great West- ern R. R. of Canada, 1850-2; Central Ohio R. R., 1852-3; after 1853 with roads that are now parts of the C., M. & St. P. Ry., and upon the organization of latter company in 1863. became and is still its chief engineer. Mem. Am. Soc. of Civil Engineers, Western Soc. of Engineers, Am. Soc. of Mechanical Engineers, Institution of Civil Engineers of Great Brit- ain. Republican. Mason, K. T. Office: Railway Exchange Bldg. Residence: 222 Biddle St., Milwaukee, Wis.
WHITTIER, Clarke Butler, lawyer. edu- cator; b. St. Louis, Mo., July 24, 1872; s. Clarke and Eliza (Oliver) Whittier; ed. public schools in Toronto, Can .. 1879-81; Riverside, Calif., 1881-5; Riverside High School, 1887-9: Leland Stanford Jr. Univ., A.B., 1893; Har- vard Law School, LL.B., cum laude. 1896: m. Pasadena, Calif., Sept. 9, 1896, Winifred Cald- well. Practiced law at Los Angeles. Calif .. 1895-6; instructor in law, 1897-9; asst. prof .. 1899-1900; associate prof. of law. 1900-2, Le- land Stanford Jr. Univ .: prof. of law, U'niv. of Chicago, from 1902. Pres. Alumni Assn. of Leland Stanford Jr. Univ .. 1897-8; mem. Phi Beta Kappa, Phi Kappa Psi fraternity. Club: Quadrangle. Office: Univ. of Chicago. Resi- dence: 5631 Madison Av.
WHYTE, George Stuart, pres. Macomber & Whyte Rope Co .; b. Crossgates, Fifeshire, Scotland, Mar. 20, 1867: s. George and Isabella (Primrose) Whyte; ed. common schools in Scotland, and business course in Chicago evening schools; m. Milwaukee, Wis., Feb. 16, 1890, Anna A. Jessel; 1 son: Jossel Stuart. Was for 7 years stenographer and salesman with the Washburn & Moen Mfg. Co., manu- facturers of wire; in 1897 with F. B. Ma- comber, engaged in manufacture of wire rope,
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and is now pres. of the Macomber & Whyte Rope Co. Mem. Iron and Steel Institute of Great Britain. Republican. Baptist. Mem. St. Andrew's Soc. of Illinois: Clubs: Union League, Chicago Athletic. Office: 21 S. Canal St. Residence: Coal City, Ill.
WICKERSHAM, William Bailey, sec. Chi- cago Public Library; b. on farm near Lewis- ville, Henry Co., Ind., Mar. 4, 1844; s. Abel and Eliza Ann (Bailey) Wickersham; grad. Earlham College, Richmond, Ind., A.B., 1867; m. Elizabethtown, Ind., Oct. 7, 1870; children: Walter Clarence, Ralph Stephen, William Bailey, Jr. Taught school (a year as supt. of schools at Blue Island, Ill.); sec. Chicago Public Library since July 20, 1872. Prohibi- tionist. Mem. Soc. of Friends. Pres. of Vil- lage Board of Western Springs, Ill., 4 terms; pres. High School Board of Lyons Tp. High School for many years. Office: Public Library. Residence: Western Springs, Ill.
WICKES, Pere L., Jr., insurance; b. York, Pa., Mar. 2, 1873; s. Pere L. and Henrietta C. (Welsh) Wickes; grad. Johns Hopkins Univ., A.B., 1894, and from the law dept. of the Univ. of Maryland, LL.B., 1896; m. Chicago, June 4, 1902, Anna C. Boal; 1 son: Robert Boal. Began practice of law in Baltimore, Md., in 1896, but on Jan. 1, 1897, entered the em- ploy of the Fidelity and Deposit Co. of Mary- land. In 1899 came to Chicago as special agent and atty., and in Mar., 1901, was pro- moted to general agent of the company. Episcopalian. Clubs: Washington Park, Chi- cago Automobile. Office: 108 LaSalle St. Resi- dence: Highland Park, Ill.
WIEHE, Christian Frederick, lumberman; b. Chicago, Sept. 6, 1862; ed. public schools, Chicago; m. Chicago, 1887, Katherine Hines; children: Trude. A., Hazel Marion, Charles Edward (deceased). Began lumber business, 1880, with H. Witbeck Co .; later with S. K. Martin Lumber Co., and in 1892 was one of the incorporators of the Edward Hines Lum- ber Co., of which he is now sec .; sec. and treas. of the Lumbermen's Mill Co., the North Wisconsin Lumber & Mfg. Co., and 6 other corporations; dir. of the Sawyer Co. State Bank, Hayward, Wis .; sec. Retail Lum- ber Dealers' Assn. of Chicago. Mem. Masonic fraternity, Chicago. Clubs: Illinois, Ashland, Union League. Office: Lincoln St., S of Blue Island Av. Residence: 543 Jackson Boul.
WIEMERS, William F., lawyer; b. Feb. 14, 1857; reared on an Illinois farm; ed. public schools and at Shurtleff College, Upper Alton, Ill., A.B., 1882; grad. Union College of Law, Chicago, 1884; m. 1889, Clara B. Kenison. Ad- mitted to bar of Illinois in 1884; since 1893 master in chancery of the Circuit Court of Cook Co. Republican. Mason. Associate mem. of Chicago Real Estate Board. Clubs: Union League, Hamilton, Marquette. Office: 112 Clark St. Residence: Lake Bluff, Il1.
WIGGIN, Twing Brooks, physician; b. Alle- gheny City, Pa., Jan. 8, 1865; s. Richard and Rebecca Howe (Johnson) Wiggin; grad. Janes- ville (Wis.) High School, 1882; student Van- derbilt Univ., Nashville, Tenn., 1883; grad. College of Physicians and Surgeons (Univ. of Illinois), M.D., 1886; post-graduate courses at New York Post-Graduate School, London, Eng., Vienna, Austria, and Johns Hopkins Univ., Baltimore, Md .; m. Janesville, Wis., Nov. 23, 1887, Louise Adele Merril. Began practice of medicine in Chicago, 1886-7; prof. of physiology, Am. Dental School, 1889-94; prof. of physiology and general pathology, Northwestern Univ. Dental School, since 1894; prof. of physiology, College of Physicians and Surgeons (Univ. of Illinois), 1896-9; prof. of microscopical and chemical diagnosis, same, 1899-1901; adjunct prof. of practice of medi- cine and clinical medicine, same, since 1901. Prof. of principles and practice of medicine, Dearborn College. Mem. of associate staff of
physicians to Cook Co. Hosp .: mem. attending staff of physicians to Lakeside Hosp .; on at- tending staff Samaritan Hosp. Mem. Am. Med. Assn., Chicago Med. Soc., Illinois State Med. Soc. Author: Outlines of Physiology, Lec- tures on Pathology, etc. Republican. Baptist. Clubs: Physicians, Colonial. Office: 100 State St. Residence: 667 E. 48th St.
WIGHT, Peter Bonnett, architect; b. New York City, Aug. 1, 1838; s. Amherst and Joanna G. (Sanderson) Wight; grad. College of the City of New York, A.B., 1855; m. Nor- wich, Eng., Mar. 19, 1882, Marion Onley. Be- gan practice as architect in 1859 and has con- tinued in general practice of the profession. Sec. and treas. of the Illinois State Board of Examiners of Architects; sec. Municipal Art League of Chicago; sec. Illinois Chapter of the Am. Institute of Architects. Mem. Phi Beta Kappa. Republican. Episcopalian. Office: Chamber of Commerce. Residence: 4845 Lang- ley Av.
WIGHTMAN, Charles Addison, real estate and loan agent; b. Kenosha, Wis., Oct. 11, 1861; s. Addison Porter and Sarah Jane (Richards) Wightman; ed. Evanston public schools, graduating from Evanston Village High School, 1880, and in Northwestern Univ., graduating Ph.B., 1885; m. Evanston, Ill., Mar. 8, 1894, Cecelia Agnes Daley; children: Catherine Sarah, Margaret Mary, Alice Ce- celia, Rosemary Caroline. Since 1889 engaged in real estate and loan business; makes a spe- cialty of Evanston property, with special attention to the construction, sale and rental of modern homes of the better sort, and to the loaning of money of clients upon North Shore property. Was sec. Evanston Savings & Loan Assn., 1889-1902. Democrat. Presby- terian. Served one term as alderman of the City of Evanston. Edited in conjunction with Walter L. Fisher and Mason Bross, the cata- logue of the Sigma Chi fraternity. Office: 1563 Sherman Av., Evanston, Ill. Residence: 1735 Wesley Av., Evanston, Ill.
WIGMORE, John Henry, jurist; b. San Francisco, Mar. 4, 1863; s. John and Harriet (Joyner) Wigmore; preparatory education, Urban Acad., San Francisco; grad. Harvard, 1883; spent a year in commercial business; grad. Harvard Law School, 1887; m. Sept. 16, 1889, Emma Hunt Vogl, of Cambridge, Mass. Practiced in Boston, Mass., 1887-9; prof. Anglo-Am., law, Fukuzawaz Univ., Tokyo, Japan, 1889-93; prof.
law, Northwestern Univ. Law School, 1893-1901; dean faculty of law, Northwestern Univ., since Sept., 1901. Author: Digest of the Decisions of the Massa- chusetts R. R. Commission, 1888; The Aus- tralian Ballot System, 1889; Notes on Land Tenure and Local Institutions in Old Japan, 1890; Materials for the Study of Private Law in Old Japan, 1892. Editor: Greenleaf on Evi- dence (16th edit., vol. 1), 1899; Compiled Ex- aminations of Law, 1900. Extensive contribu- tor to legal publications and to magazines. Office: Lake St., S. E. cor. Dearborn St. Resi- dence: Evanston, Ill.
WILBER, Marshall D., treas. Wilber Mer- cantile Agency; b. Poughkeepsie, N. Y., Nov. 19, 1864; s. John D. and Jennie M. (Marshall) Wilber; attended public schools, Poughkeep- sie, N. Y., and Towanda, Pa., and grad. East- man's Business College, Poughkeepsie, N. Y., 1883; m. Chicago, June 19, 1888, Isadora Lud- low Runyon; 1 daughter: Marcia Dodge. En- tered the service of the Wilber Mercantile Agency, Chicago, upon leaving school in 1883; became treas. upon its incorporation in 1890, and its gen. mgr. shortly thereafter, still holding these positions. Commodore Chicago Yacht Club, 1904-5; mem. Chicago Athletic Assn. Office: 59 Clark St. Residence: 5708 Madison Av.
WILBUR, Jacob Herrick, grain commission; b. Richfield Springs, Otsego Co., N. Y., Sept.
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30, 1833; s. Sidney and Caroline (Pettis) Wil- Office: 22d and Throop Sts. Residence: 708 W. bur; ed. schools of Otsego Co., N. Y .; m. near Harrison St. Catskill, N. Y., May, 1862, Mary Hiller; 1 son: J. Ralph. Came to Chicago, 1879, and em- barked in grain commission business with Abram J. Warner as Warner & Wilbur, in which business and firm has ever since con- tinued. Mem. Chicago Board of Trade. Royal Arch Mason, K. T. (Evanston Commandery). Republican. Presbyterian. Office: Royal Insur- ance Bldg. Residence: 715 Hinman Av., Evans- ton.
WILBUR, James Benjamin, pres. Royal Trust Co .; b. Cleveland, O., Nov. 11, 1856; s. James Benjamin and Loretta Welch Wilbur; . ed. Cleveland schools; m. New York, 1880, Carrie B. Hurd; children: James Benjamin, Jr. In 1876 was cashier of the N. Y., N. H. & H. Ry., when he accepted a position with a large iron company of New York; resigned in 1882 because of impaired health. After resting a year in Colorado, took charge of the finances and wholesale dept. of Daniels & Fisher, of Denver, for a year; then went into ranching and started a nat. bank, becom- ing its pres. When the Rock Island R. R. was built into Denver, it opened up a new country for settlers, and he operated several banks and grain elevators along this road, and also became interested in banks in Denver and Kansas City; sold out Western interests and came to Chicago, 1890, and in 1891 organized and became pres. Royal Trust Co. Clubs: Chi- cago, Union League, Chicago Athletic, On- wentsia, Bankers, Union League (N. Y.), Cax- ton. Office: 169 Jackson Boul. Residence: 72 Bellevue Pl.
WILBUR, Romeo Maran, life insurance bro- ker, actuary and mgr .; b. New York, Dec. 4, 1856; s. James Monroe and Mary J. (Reed) Wilbur; ed. public schools and by private tutors; m. Holland, Mich., Aug. 29, 1900, Mae Allen Rainburg. Taught in public schools and then was commercial traveler, broker in Wall St .; life insurance broker and actuary since 1887; now sec. and dir. Federal Life Insurance Co. Also mine owner and operator, first in old Mexico, now in New Mexico and California. Sec. and dir. Union Securities Co. Pres. United Gold and Copper Co., Omega Mining Co., Grey Elk Mining Co. Mem. Chicago Art Institute. Republican. Clubs: Hamilton, Saugatuck Country. Office: Marquette Bldg. Residence: 4511 Vincennes Av.
WILCE, Edmund Harvey, lumber; b. Chi- cago, Dec. 6, 1862; s. Thomas and Jane (Car- lislc) Wilce; ed. Chicago public schools; m. Chicago, 1903, Mrs. Dorothy Deming; 1 son. At age of 15 entered his father's office as clerk; became partner in 1883 and since 1897 has been pres. the T. Wilce Co .; specialty is manufacturing hardwood flooring. Was vice- pres. Lumberman's Exchange, 1890; dir. Chi- cago Hardwood Dealers' Assn. Mem. Builders and Traders Exchange. Clubs: Builders, Ham- ilton, Illinois. Office: Throop and 22d Sts. Residence: 1449 W. Monroe St.
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