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WILLIAMS, Benezette, civil engineer; b. West Liberty, Logan Co., O., Nov. 9, 1844; s. Asa and Edith (Cadwalader) Williams; ed. local schools, private acad. and Univ. of Michigan, graduating 1869, as C.E. and M.E .; m. Cleveland, O., Sept. 27, 1871, Lydia Jane Terrell; children: Carl Benezette, Edith Cad- walader, Hester Gilpin, Ellen Terrell. Came to Chicago, 1869, and was employed in office of E. S. Chesbrough, engineer; later for a short time in office of city engineer of Milwaukee, then in railroad work in Wisconsin and Illi- nois for Milwaukee, Lake Shore & Western, and C., B. & Q. roads. In July, 1872, became asst. engineer in office of E. S. Chesbrough, city engineer, in sewer and water-works depts. and in charge of the construction of the Ful- lerton Av. Conduit; later supt. of sewers and, 1875-9, city engineer of Chicago; chief en- gineer Chicago Sanitary District, 1892-3; joint mem. of commission to report on improved water supply system for St. Louis. Mem. Western Soc. of Engineers (ex-pres.). Office: 153 LaSalle St. Residence: Western Springs, Ill.
WILLIAMS, Dixon C., vice-pres. Chicago Building & Mfg. Co., manufacturers of cream- ery, ice and municipal gas plant machinery; b.
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Yellville, Ark., May 3, 1859; s. Dixon C. and Mattie (Dillon) Williams; grad. Cumberland Univ., Lebanon, Tenn., 1876; m. Woodbury, Tenn., 1876, Sallie Mcknight; children: Mai Fair, J. Lester. Resided at Lebanon, Tenn., 1861-93; was in banking and newspaper busi- ness there until came to Chicago in 1893; since then has held present position as vice- pres. and mgr. of the Chicago Bldg. & Mfg. Co. Also vice-pres. and mgr. of the Lake St. Mfg. Blk .; pres. and dir. of the Monroe Gas Co., of Monroe, Wis .; the Beaver Dam Gas Co., of Beaver Dam, Wis., and dir. the Shaw- nee Gas Co., of Shawnee, Okla. Independent Democrat. Elder, treas. and chairman of offi- cial board and board of trustees, Church of Providence. Mason, K. P. Office: 240 W. Lake St. Residence: 1450 Graceland Av.
WILLIAMS, Dyke, sec. and treas. Link Belt Machinery Co .; b. Auburn, N. Y., Jan. 14, 1853; s. Zebina and Louisa (Taylor) Williams; ed. public school in Titusville, Pa., until 1868; m. Buffalo, N. Y., June 22, 1886, Harriet S. Williams. First employment was in 1869 in the 1st Nat. Bank of Titusville, Pa., with whom remained until 1875, the last 3 years as paying teller; came to Chicago, and from 1875 to 1888 was associated with the selling dept. of a wholesale hardware company in Chicago; in 1888 became associated with the Link Belt Machinery Co., of which became a stockholder, and, since 1896, has been sec. and treas. Clubs: Union League, Midlothian, Colo- nial. Office: 39th St. and Stewart Av.
WILLIAMS, Edward F., clergyman; b. Ux- bridge, Mass., July 22, 1832; s. George and Delilah (Morse) Williams; grad. Yale Col- lege, A.B., 1856, A.M., 1859; Princeton Theo- logical Seminary, B.D., 1861 (D.D., Illinois College; LL.D., Wheaton College, Ill.); m. Hartford, Conn., Oct. 24, 1866, Ione C. Pit- kin. In Congregational ministry since 1861; was 2 years and 6 months in Eastern Army during Civil War as field agent of the U. S. Christian® Commission. Dir. Chicago Mission- ary Soc .; pres. of the Washingtonian Home. Western editor of The Congregationalist. Clubs: Congregational, Chicago Literary. Of- fice: 281 E. 46th St. Residence: 4600 Ellis Av.
WILLIAMS, Edwin Cutler, physician and surgeon; b. North Adams, Va., Sept. 11, 1864; s. Charles A. and Adelaide (Cutler) Williams; ed. public schools of Joliet, Ill., until 1880; Hillsdale (Mich.) College, 1880-2; Univ. of Michigan, 1883; Chicago Homœ. Med. College, 1884-6, graduating M.D., Feb., 1886; m. Chi- cago, Sept. 15, 1886, Josephine McLain; chil- dren: John Weston, Aileen. Employed on Chi- cago Tribune as reporter, 1884; lecturer on electro-therapeutics in Chicago Homœ. Med. College, 1886-7; lecturer on physical diagnosis, Hering Med. College, from 1896; asst. to chair of gynecology, Chicago Homœ. Med. College, 1901-2; lecturer on obstetrics and attending physician, Streeter Hosp. Mem. Am. Institute of Homeopathy, Illinois Homœ. Med. Assn., Am. Gynecological Soc. Republican. Clubs: Washington Park, Forty. Office: 31 Washing- ton St. Residence: 4405 Ellis Av.
WILLIAMS, Elmer Oren, machinery; b. La- Moille, Ill., July 24, 1867; s. Onan and Mary (Mills) Williams; ed. common schools of Illi- nois and Chicago; m. Dubuque, Ia., May 11, 1898, Etta Thedinga; children: Marian I ... Eleanor C. After leaving school was for 10 years with Erie City Iron Works (as clerk and mgr.), 1888-98; founded firm of Renier & Wil- liams, Jan. 1, 1899; since Oct., 1900, has been engaged in business as a dealer in new and second hand machinery. Republican. Mason. Office: 68 S. Clinton St. Residence: 1413 Ben- son Av., Evanston, Ill.
WILLIAMS, George Charles, freight trans- portation agent; b. Buffalo, N. Y., Oct. 23. 1862; s. Francis and Margaret (Johnson) Wil- liams; ed. public schools and Central High
School of Buffalo, N. Y .; m. LaPorte, Ind., Mar. 11, 1891, Gertrude E. Young. After leav- ing high school, 1881, entered the service of the Western Transit Co., of Buffalo, N. Y., largely engaged in freight service between Chicago and all Eastern points; his service being at the Chicago branch office of the com- pany; Chicago agent for the company since Mar. 1, 1897. Mem. Chicago Board of Trade. Office: 376 N. Water St. Residence: 389 Oak St.
WILLIAMS, George Philip; b. Columbus, O., May 13, 1859; s. Robert and Sarah M. (Williams) Williams; ed. Warren (O.) High School and Business School to 1876; McCor- mick Theological Seminary, graduating B.D., 1891; D.D. conferred by College of Emporia, 1904; m. Marietta, O., June 2; 1891, Esther De Vine; 1 son: George Philip, Jr. Was in business life until 1884, when became a mis- sionary of the Am. Sunday School Union until 1888; licensed to preach by Presbytery of Bismarck, 1887; after graduation from Mc- Cormick Theological Seminary, ordained and installed pastor of Emerald Av. Presbyterian Church, June 4, 1891, serving until elected, July 1, 1894, supt. of missions, which office has filled ever since. Sec. Home Mission Com- mittee of the Presbytery of Chicago. Repub- lican. Mem. Board of Education of Morgan Park, Ill., and pres. High School Board of Education. Office: 153 LaSalle St. Residence: 11008 Amida Av., Morgan Park, Il1.
WILLIAMS, Harris F., lawyer; b. Spring- field, Mo., Mar. 1, 1869; s. L. H. and Delinda J. (Skeen) Williams: classical education at Univ. of Chicago; legal education at North- western Univ. Law School; m. St. Louis, July 20, 1898, Marie Owen; 1 daughter: Helen. Ad- mitted to bar by Supreme Court of Illinois. 1894. Office: Association Bldg. Residence: 711 50th St.
WILLIAMS, Henry R., gen. mgr. C., M. & St. P. Ry .; b. Palmyra, Wis., July 14, 1849; s. Richard and Mary W. Williams; ed. Palmyra High School; m. Minneapolis, Oct. 2. 1879. Elizabeth Davis; children: Guy C .. Ethel M .. Bessie M. Continuously in service of the C., M. & St. P. Ry. since Jan., 1867: telegraph operator, 4 years, at various stations: asst. train dispatcher at Milwaukee, 2 years; train dispatcher, Hastings & Dakota and River divisions at Minneapolis. & years; train mas- ter Hastings & Dakota and Iowa and Minne- sota divisions 1 year; supt. Iowa and Minne- sota divisions, 1882-5: supt. Southern Minne- sota division at LaCrosse. Wis .. 1885-8; Ot- tumwa & Kansas City line at Kansas City. 1888-90; asst. gen. supt., Northern district. same road, 1890-8; gen. supt., same. 1898-1900: gen. mgr. since Feb. 1. 1900. Also dir. St. Paul Coal Co. Club: Union League. Ofice; Railway Exchange Bldg. Residence: 5532 Washington Av.
WILLIAMS, Hugh Blake, physician: b. Washington, Ark., Mar. 12. 1860; s. Ahner Bryson and Ann Blake (Carruth) Williams! ed. Univ. of Arkansas. 1875-80; grad. med. dept. of Univ. of Louisiana (now Tulane). M.D., 1884: resident student New Orleans Charitable Hosp., 1882-4: m. Chicago. Apr. 30. 1901, Josephine Nelson Retts. Was asst. physi- cian to Arkansas State Lunatic Asylum. 1964- 8; since 1889 in practice in Chicago, as spo- cialist in diseases of the eve and car. Prof. of ophthalmology, Illinois Med. College: asst. surgeon, eye dept .. Illinois Charitable Eye and Ear Infirmary. Dir. Ill. Med. College Mem Chicago Med. Soc., Illinois State Med Soc. Am. Med. Assn. Clubs: Press. Germania Maen- nerchor. Office: 100 State St. Residence: 1208 Sheffield Av.
WILLIAMS, John Charles; b. on farm near Lime Springs, Howard Co .. Ja, May S. 1873; s. Owen E. and Ann (Thomas) Williams. grad. high school of Aberdeen, S. D., June,
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1891; grad. law dept. of Lake Forest Univ., June, 1894; m. Evanston, Ill., June 16, 1896, Lillian F. Whipple; children: Gladys Elmeda, Helen Lavina. Worked in bank, Aberdeen, S. Dak., 1891, to Feb., 1892; admitted to bar at Chicago, June, 1894; associated with leading law firms to Nov. 1, 1901; from 1901 to 1904 practiced alone, and on May 1, 1904, formed partnership with Emery S. Walker, under firm name of Walker & Williams. Has made spe- cialty of law of real estate and recovered judgment for plaintiff in case of Hinchliff vs. Brick Manufacturers' Assn. for $22,000 for daniages resulting from boycott; now prose- cuting similar suit against Sheet Metal Con- tractors Assn. for E. A. Rysdon. Republican; nominee for State Representative from 6th Senatorial District, 1904. Presbyterian. Mason: Evans Lodge and Evanston Chapter. Mem. Order of True Ivorites (Welsh); Ouilmette Council, Royal Arcanum; Evanston Municipal Assn. Club: Evanston. Office: 153 LaSalle St. Residence: 1307 Chicago Av., Evanston, Ill.
WILLIAMS, John Falkenburg, physician and surgeon; b. Centre Co., Pa., May 6, 1837; s. Geo. and Mary (Adams) Williams; ed. private school of James A. Spence, Centre Co., Pa., 1846-9, graded schools of Lee Co., Ill., 1852-9; under private tutorage of Ephraim Brookfield; grad. Northwestern Med. College, 1865. Served as a private in Civil War, Jan. to June, 1862; asst. surgeon 2d U. S. Vol. Infy., Mar. to Dec., 1865; m. Turtle, Wis., Mar. 13, 1867, Frances E. Raymond; 1 daughter: Eliza- beth A. Engaged in general practice of medi- cine at Ashton, Lee Co., Ill., 1866-9; in Chicago since 1869. Republican. Med. inspector Chi- cago Board of Health for North Division, 1872- 1877. Mem. Columbia Post, G. A. R., and of Illinois Commandery, Loyal Legion. Episco- palian. Surgeon to the German-Am. Hosp. Mem. Chicago Med. Soc., Illinois State Med. Soc., Am. Med. Assn. Office and residence: 427 Center St.
WILLIAMS, Lawrence, pres. of the Oliver Typewriter Co .; b. Cincinnati, O., Oct. 23, 1859; s. Simeon B. and Cornelia Williams; re- moved to Lake Forest, Ill., 1864; grad. Phil- lips Acad., Exeter, N. H., 1879; Yale Univer- sity, Ph.B., 1882; m. New York, 1883, Adele H. Wheeler; children: Cornelia, Dorothy, Law- rence, Wheeler. Engaged in real estate busi- ness, 1882-91; gen. mgr. of the Gladstone Co., 1891-6; sec. and treas. of the Oliver Type- writer Co., 1896-8; vice-pres. until 1900, and since then pres. Clubs: Chicago, University, Saddle and Cycle, Yale (New York). Office: 166 Wabash Av. Residence: 396 Ontario St.
WILLIAMS, Milton Bryant, clergyman; b. Waupoose, Ont., Aug. 24, 1869; s. Levi and Mary Louisa (Rose) Williams; took senior matriculation at Albert College, Belleville, Ont., 1890; grad. Northwestern Univ., A.B., 1894; Chicago Theological Seminary, B.D., 1901; m. Chicago, Sept. 25, 1893, Lilian M. Reynolds; children: Julian Raymond, Justin Clement, Carroll Reynolds (deceased), Miriam Beth, Norma Lillian. Joined the Bay of Quinte Methodist Conference in Canada, 1891; sta- tioned at Newburgh, Ont., 1891-3; transferred to Rock River Conference, M. E. Church, 1893; stations: Moreland (Chicago), 1893; Willard and Montgomery Churches, 1896-9; St. Paul's (Chicago), 1899-1904; 1st Church of Oak Park since Oct., 1904. Address: 230 Forest Av., Oak Park, Il1.
WILLIAMS, Nathan Wilbur, real estate; b. Chicago, Mar. 30, 1867; s. John Marshall and Elizabeth Caroline (Smith) Williams; ed. Chi- cago public schools; m. Chicago, Feb. 17, 1894, Elizabeth Mae Cook; children: Elizabeth, Bronson. Engaged in real estate business since 1888; now principally occupied with the management of the estate of John Marshall Williams. Republican. Clubs: Evanston, Ex-
moor, Onwentsia. Office: 200 Monroe St. Resi- dence: 1241 Hinman Av., Evanston, Ill.
WILLIAMS, Oscar Eugene, grain commis- sion; b. Henry Co., Ill., Jan. 24, 1856; s. An- drew and Mary (Blair) Williams; ed. public schools of Henry Co., Ill .; m. Rock Island, Ill., Nov. 6, 1880, Louise Cass; children: Eu- genie, Mabel, Clark, Bernice, Stanley, Gladys. Taught school, 1874-87; was supt. of public schools at North Henderson, Ill., for 2 years; engaged in grain business at Woodhull, Ill., 1887, until May 1, 1902, when became vice- pres. W. A. Fraser & Co., grain commission. Mem. Chicago Board of Trade. Republican. Royal Arch Mason. Office: 169 Jackson Boul. Residence: 5236 Prairie Av.
WILLIAMS, Theodore Henry, civil engi- neer; b. Syracuse, N. Y., Aug. 25, 1864; s. E. T. and Eliza T. (Whipple) Williams; ed. pub- lic school until June, 1880; Michigan Military Acad., Pontiac, Mich., Sept., 1880, to June, 1882; Seabury Institute, Saybrook, Conn., Sept., 1882, to June, 1884; Rensselaer Poly- technic Institute, Troy, N. Y., Sept., 1884, to Dec., 1888, graduating from same as civil en- gineer, June, 1889; m. Troy, N. Y., Nov. 19, 1889, Ella H. Jones. From 1889 to 1896 con- fined practice to oil burners and oil burning equipments; 1896-1901, in firm of E. T. Wil- liams & Sons (established 1860), river and harbor improvements, Duluth, Minn .; firm has been succeeded by the Lake Superior Con- tracting & Dredging Co., in which is still in- terested; since 1901 in oil burner business (sec. and gen. mgr. International Gas & Fuel Co.); and in civil engineering and contracting work as chief engineer and dir. U. S. Engi- neering & Contracting Co., and the develop- ment and financing of railroad and kindred enterprises; also Southern realty, etc., water- power and electric development; dir. and pres. Southern Development & Realty Co. Repub- lican. Presbyterian. Office: Railway Exchange Bldg. Residence: The Hampden, 39th St. and Langley Av.
WILLIAMS, William Porter, asst. U. S. treas. at Chicago since Dec. 20, 1897; b. Pom- pey, Onondaga Co., N. Y., July 2, 1855; s. Porter B. and Mary H. Williams; grad. Union College, 1881, Schenectady, N. Y .; m. 1892, Grace Greenwood Jackson, of Glenwood, Ia. Pres. and treas. Art Marble Co., Chicago, since 1889. Republican. Episconalian. One of the original Mckinley men; delivered first Mc- Kinley speech in Chicago, at Marquette Club banquet, Dec., 1895, which, with several other of his speeches, were published as campaign literature in 1896; one of organizers, 1896, and chairman finance committee William McKin- ley Business Men's Club; one of organizers and vice-pres. Mckinley and Hobart Nat. Wheelmen. Clubs: Union League, Bankers, Hamilton. Office: 174 Adams St. Residence: 4459 Woodlawn Av.
WILLIAMSON, Charles Spencer, physician; b. Cincinnati, O., May 15, 1872; s. William F. and Mary Louise (Spencer) Williamson; grad. "with highest distinction" from Univ. of Cin- cinnati, B.S., 1893; Med. College of Ohio as M.D., 1896; m. Chicago, Oct. 15, 1903, Jose- phine Gillette Stilwell; 1 daughter: Isabel Gil- lette. Was resident physician Cincinnati Hosp., 1896-7; took post-graduate study at Univs. of Leipzig, Berlin, Vienna and Paris, 1897-1901; in practice in Chicago from 1901. Adjunct prof. of medicine in College of Physicians and Surgeons, 1901; prof. of clinical medicine in same since 1903; asst. prof. of diseases of stomach in Chicago Policlinic, 1901. Associate on staff of Cook Co. Hosp. from 1903. Mem. Chicago Med. Soc., Am. Med. Assn., Physi- cians' Club, Chicago Pathological Soc., Soc. of Internal Medicine, Deutsche Medicinsche Gesellschaft. Mem. Sigma Alpha Epsilon fra- ternity; honorary Phi Beta Kappa and Nu
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Sigma Nu. Episcopalian. Office: 103 State St. Residence: 515 Dearborn Av.
WILLIAMSON, Samuel A., machinery sales agent; b. Goshen, Ind., Mar. 26, 1862; s. Wil- liam and Julia (Plumely) Williamson; ed. common school up to age of 13; after that night school, studying chiefly mechanics and mathematics; m. Goshen, Ind., Jan. 28, 1880, Emma D. Hissong; 1 son: Clyde J. As a young man worked for Noble Mfg. Co., and had charge of their mills; then became an en- gineer and had charge of various plants; finally became chief engineer and supt. of the Goshen (Ind.) water works & Lighting plant; left to go with Heine Safety Boiler Co .; had charge of their office at Pittsburgh, Pa., for 4 years; then with Pittsburgh Gage & Supply Co., in charge of their contracting dept .; left them to go into business for self as Pittsburgh Boiler & Engine Co .; sold out and came to Chicago Jan. 1, 1904, establish- ing, with J. N. Ricard and Joseph Terault as partners, firm of Ricard & Co., sales agents for all types of boilers, feed water heaters and electric motors. Mem. Nat. Assn. of Sta- tionary Engineers. Democrat. Mem. Odd Fel- lows, Maccabees, Order of the Iroquois. Of- fice: 355 Dearborn St.
WILLIAMSON, William George, architect; b. Wick, Scotland, Apr. 19. 1861; s. Robert B. and Elizabeth (Phimister) Williamson; came to Chicago in boyhood; ed. Chicago public schools; m. 1st, Chicago, Nov. 13, 1881, Alice B. Boyington (now deceased); 2d, Chicago, Mar. 26, 1904, Jennie M. Matson. Began pro- fessional experience as a draftsman in Chi- cago in 1876, and afterward in various cities; in 1884 formed partnership with W. W. Boy- ington as W. W. Boyington & Co., which con- nection continued until Mr. Boyington died in 1897, when he succeeded to the entire busi- ness. Erected the Columbus Memorial Bldg., Royal Insurance Bldg., the Illinois State Bldg. at the World's Columbian Exposition, bank and insurance building at Dubuque, Ia .; the Millikin Bank Bldg., Decatur, Ill., and Hahnemann Hosp., Chicago, and many others. Mem. Chicago Architectural Club. Republican. Presbyterian. Office: 153 LaSalle St. Resi- dence: 951 Jackson Boul.
WILLIS, Lloyd Manley, real estate bro- ker; b. Liberty, Delaware Co., O., Feb. 17, 1862; s. Jay Bartlett and Lavinia (Buell) Willis; worked on farm until 18 years of age, attending district school during winter months; completed course at Galena High School by doing odd jobs, taught school for 2 years to secure funds to take course at Ohio Wesleyan Univ. at Delaware, O .; m. Chicago, Oct. 31, 1894, Martha D. Broadbent; 1 son: Howe Broadbent. Came to Chicago, 1888, em- barking in real estate business; since 1894 of firm of Willis & Frankenstein, real estate, loans, etc. Republican. Office: 115 Dearborn St. Residence: 706 Sheridan Drive, Evanston.
WILLISTON, Samuel Wendell, educator, paleontologist: b. Boston, July 10, 1852; s. Samuel and Jane A. (Turner) Williston; at- tended public schools, Manhattan, Kan .; grad. Kansas Agricultural College, B.S., 1872, A.M., 1875 (M.D., Yale, 1880; Ph.D., Yale, 1885) ; m. Dec., 1881, Annie I. Hathaway. Health officer, City of New Haven, Conn., 1888-90; asst. in paleontology and prof. anatomy at Yale, 1876- 90; prof. geology and anatomy, Univ. of Kan., and dean med. dept., 1890-1902; mem. Kansas State Board of Health, 1898-1900; mem. Kan- sas Board of Med. Examiners, 1900-2; prof. paleontology, Univ. of Chicago, since 1902. Foreign correspondent London Geol. Soc. Fel- low Geol. Soc. America: pres. Sigma Xi, 1901- 1905, Kansas Acad. of Sciences, 1897. (See Who's Who in America for books, etc.) Ad- dress: Univ. of Chicago.
WILLITS, Ward Winfield, manufacturer; h. Mercer Co., Ill., Oct. 26, 1859; s. Job E. and
Caroline Baxter Willits; ed. Chicago public schools; m. Chicago, Oct. 25, 1897, Cecelia M. Berry; children: Helen Baxter, John McGregor, Caroline M. Engaged in manf. since 1879, with Adams & Westlake Co., of which is now pres. and gen. mgr .; also vice-pres. and treas. Cur- tain Supply Co., vice-pres. and dir. of the U. S. Headlight Co .; 2d vice-pres. Ill. Manufacturers' Assn. Republican. Protestant. Clubs: Union League (since 1886), Chicago Athletic (from organization), Highland Park, Exmoor. Office: 110 Ontario St. Residence: Highland Park, Il].
WILLOUGHBY, Edward Mckean, real es- state agent; b. Buffalo, N. Y., Mar. 3, 1874; s. Ferson M. and Amie C. (Robinson) Wil- loughby; ed. public schools of Chicago and at Highland Military Acad., Worcester, Mass .; m. Chicago, Oct. 27, 1898, Harriette M. Gobel: 1 daughter: Dorothy Mae. After leaving school in the East engaged in clothing business as employe with Willoughby, Hill & Co .; then went to St. Louis and took charge of prop- erty interests of C. L. Willoughby, afterwards established in Boston in the general real estate business for 3 years; then returned to Chicago, became connected with Aldis, Aldis, Northcote & Co., real estate, and later again engaged in business for self; since Dec. 1. 1899, mem. of firm of Farnham, Willoughby & Co., who confine their efforts to real estate transactions in the central business district and the management of office buildings and other business property. Also director Build- ing Managers' Assn. Republican. Protestant. Clubs: Hamilton. Chicago Athletic, Casino (Edgewater). Office: Chicago Savings Bank Bldg. Residence: 2452 Kenmore Av.
WILLSON, Henry, pres. of the Tablet and Ticket Co .; b. High-Hall, Hertfordshire, Eng., Apr. 17, 1838; s. James and Eliza (Moore) Willson; ed. public schools in Canada; m. 1860, Jane Blue; came to Chicago from Can- ada in 1869, and, in 1870, established the present business at 55 Clark St., which estab- lishment was burned out in the great fire of 1871. Re-established the business after the fire, and later it was incorporated as the Tablet and Ticket Company, of which he is pres. The company are originators and manu- facturers of Willson's paper letters and figures, Willson's changeable building direc- tory or bulletin board, gummed advertising stickers, gummed labels, and innumerable other specialties and devices for business con- venience, the paper letters and bulletin boards being Mr. Willson's own invention, and this company being the only manufacturers of them. The New York branch of the company is at the corner of Broadway and White St. Republican. Mason. Club: Chicago Athletic. Office: 87-89 Franklin St. Residence: 2619 N. Paulina St.
WILMERDING, Charles Henry, consulting engineer: b. New York City, Aug. 19, 1858; s. Charles Henry and Harriet Burnham (Russ) Wilmerding: early education in Germany; grad. Sheffield Scientific School, Yale Univ., 1879; m. June, 1889, Lily V. Far. of Chicago; children: Valeria Fay, Charles Henry III. Katharine Fay. After graduation, asst. engi- neer in waterworks of Troy. N. Y .: later prac- ticed in Colorado and Utah, and was engaged in location and construction work of D. & R. G. W. R. R .; later in engineering work on New Croton Aqueduct, of New York City: located in Chicago, 18SS, as gen. mgr. Chicago Light & Power Co .; also gen. supt. Chicago Edison Co .; since 1897 consulting engineer : also pres. Chicago Sectional Electric Under- ground Co. Was pros. Nat. Electric Light Assn., 1895-6. Chibs: Chicago, Chicago Golf, Saddle and Cycle; also St. Anthony (New York), Office: 84 VanBuren St. Residence: $0 Buena Av.
WILSON, Albert Edward, lawyer; b. Brook. lyn. N. Y., May 29, 1874. 8. William White
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and Irene Mayhew (Ladd) Wilson; grad. Hobart College, Geneva, N. Y., A.B., 1895, A.M., 1896; Chicago College of Law, LL.B., 1897; post-graduate work, 1898. Teacher in Lake High School, 1895-8; law clerk with Judd & Hawley, 1898-1900; with Edward J. Judd, 1900-1; since 1901 in legal dept. Illinois Telephone Construction Co. Dir. Strowger Automatic Telephone Exchange. Mem. Sigma Phi, Sigs of the Northwest; also Phi Beta Kappa. Republican. Mem. P. E. Church. Of- fice: The Rookery. Residence: 21 Aldine Sq.
WILSON, Alonzo Edes, journalist; b. Madi- son, Wis., Feb. 5, 1868; s. James V. and Char- lotte (Plants) Wilson; ed. public and high schools, Chicago; m. Rockford, Ill., June 14, 1897, Anna Marie Nelson; 1 daughter: Grace Esther. Editor St. Paul (Minn.) Times, 1886; Chicago Lever, 1890-5; correspondent and writer for various papers. Active in Prohibi- tion party; has been sec. 6 state and 3 nat. conventions; candidate for clerk Appellate Court, Cook Co. (Chicago), 1890, receiving largest vote ever given any Prohibition candi- date in the county; candidate for sec. of state, Illinois, 1896; sec .- treas., 1891-1902, chairman since 1902, Illinois State Prohibi- tion Committee; sec. and mgr. United Prohi- bition Press. Author: Prohibition Hand Book, 1900; Am. Prohibition Year Book, 1901, 1902, 1903. Elected as Prohibitionist, 1904, mem. Illinois General Assembly from 41st District. Club: City. Office: 92 LaSalle St. Residence: Wheaton, Ill.
WILSON, Benjamin Snyder, commission merchant; b. Chicago, Dec. 20, 1865; s. Henry and Ellen (Dean) Wilson; ed. Chicago public schools; m. Chicago, 1894, Alice Borland; children: Benjamin, Dorothy. Began business life in 1879 in employ of J. C. Howell, com- mission merchant in grain, and continued until in 1896 became associated with Mr. T. E. Wells, with whom has since continued and in 1902 was admitted to partnership in the firm of T. E. Wells & Co., doing a general com- mission business in grain, provisions, etc .; is also a dir. of several outside corporations of which Mr. Wells is pres. Mem. Chicago Board of Trade. Mason (32º): mem. Engle- wood Commandery, K. T., and Medinah Tem- ple, Nobles of the Mystic Shrine; sec. and dir. of Englewood Masonic Temple. Office: 169 Jackson Boul. Residence: 7240 Yale Av.
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