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CALM, Charles E., manufacturing chemist; b. St. Louis, Mo., July 16, 1858; s. Emil C. and Elizabeth (Arnold) Calm; ed. gymnasia in Stuttgart, Germany, and Univ. of Göttingen, graduating Ph.D .; m. Milwaukee, Wis., June 16, 1895, Elize Schaefer. After leaving college en- gaged in chemical practice; came to Chicago from California in 1894 to establish here a branch house of the firm of M. Calm & Bro., manufacturing chemists, importers and ex- porters, whose head office is at 41-43 Warren St., New York, with laboratory at Brooklyn and works at Passaic River, N. J., and New- ark, N. J. Also pres. of the Preservaline Manu- facturing Co., food preservatives; managing dir. of the Hygeian Research Laboratory, and pres. of the Columbus Borax Co. Mem. Am. Chemical Soc., Soc. of Chemical Industry of London. Clubs: California (Los Angeles), Chemists (New York). Office: 190 Michigan St. Residence: The Lessing Annex, summer; Los Angeles, winter.
CAMERON, Anson Mayers, physician: b. Millersburg, O., Mar. 19, 1874; s. Robert Mat- thews and Rachel (Mayers) Cameron; grad. Millersburg (O.) High School, 1892; Bethany College, West Virginia, A.M., 1895; Hahne- mann Med. College, Philadelphia, M.D., 1900. Resident physician Hahnemann Hosp., Phila- delphia, 1900-1; since 1901 in practice of medi- cine in Chicago. Adjunct prof. materia medica, and clinical asst. in pediatrics, Hahnemann College and Hosp., Chicago; attending physi- cian Chicago Nursery and Half-Orphan Asy- lum. Medical examiner Royal Neighbors and Modern Woodmen; U. S. Health and Accident Co., the General Accident Assurance Corpora- tion. Sec. Chicago Homo. Med. Soc. Mem. Christian Church. Club: University. Residence: N. State, cor. Chestnut St. Office: Reliance Bldg.
CAMERON, Daniel Ross, stationer, printer. and blank book manufacturer; b. Summers- town, Ont., Aug. 19, 1836; s. Danicl and Isa- bella (Ross) Cameron; ed. common school, Summertown, and high school, Williamstown. Ont. Went to Ft. Covington, N. Y .; clerked for Manning & Tuthill, general merchants, for 5 years; then formed partnership with Mr. Ware, under the name of Ware & Cameron, general merchants; sold out and came to Chi- cago, 1863. In employ of Culver, Page & Hoyne, stationers and printers, 1865-9: In 1870, with partners, established in business as Cameron, Amberg & Co. Was for 6 years mem. of Cook Co. Board of Education, and for 16 years on Chicago Board of Education, of which has been twice pres., and he is now chairman of school management. Democrat. Episcopa- lian. Office: 71-73 Lake St.
CAMERON, Dwight Foster, pres. South Chi- cago City Ry. Co .: h. Stockbridge, Madison Co.'s varlous plants till 1893; deputy clerk of Co., N. Y., July 28, 1834; s. John and Isabella
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(Minzie) Cameron (both natives of Perth- shire, Scot.); removed with parents to Ottawa, Ill .; ed. district schools, and at Peterborough Acad., New York; m. June 28, 1856, late Fan- nie E., daughter of George H. Norris, Ottawa, Ill .; children: Capt. George H. Cameron (4th Cavalry, U. S. A.), Mary Gertrude (wife of Wilson Fish), Dwight F., Jr. Studied law at Ottawa, Ill., with the law firm of Glover & Cook; admitted to Illinois bar in 1856; prac- ticed at Ottawa, Ill., from 1856 to 1870; came to Chicago in 1870 and was engaged in various enterprises until 1891, when assumed present position as pres. and dir. of the South Chicago City Ry. Co. and of the Hammond, Whiting and East Chicago Electric Ry. Co. Republican. Mem. St. Andrews Soc. Club: Washington Park. Office: First National Bank Bldg. Resi- dence: 5014 Madison Av.
CAMERON, Edgar Spier, artist painter; b. Ottawa, Ill., May 26, 1862; s. John Rush and Emily (Spier) Cameron; ed. public schools, Chicago Acad. Design, Art Students League (New York), Acad. Julien and École des Beaux Arts (Paris) ; m. Chicago, 1890, Marie Gelon, Art critic Chicago Tribune, 1891-1900; exhibi- tor Paris Salon; hon. mention Yerkes Prize Competition, 1892; worked on decoration for World's Columbian Exposition; mem. Interna- tional Jury, Paris Exposition, 1900; silver medal, Paris, 1900. One of founders Municipal Art League, Chicago; mem. Soc. Amateur Pho- tographers; hon. mem. Palette and Chisel Club, Chicago; associate Chicago Architectural Club; mem. Arts Club. Most important work is Youth of Christ. Works, including figure, landscape and decorative paintings, are owned by Chicago Historical Soc., Union League, Archè and Woman's Aid clubs, Chicago. Ad- dress: Studio Bldg.
CAMERON, John Hillyard, vice-pres. Ham- ilton National Bank; b. Kirkfield, Ont., Can., Feb. 8, 1857; s. Ewen and Harriet (Taylor) Cameron; ed. public schools, Ontario; m. 'Dela- van, Wis., 1884, May Phoenix; 1 daughter, Mary Eden. Began business career as a mes- senger in the Mechanics Bank at Montreal, Can., 1877-80; then at London, Ont., with the Federal Bank; came to Chicago, 1881, and was with the Merchants National Bank 10 years, becoming paying teller; thence went, in 1891, to National Bank of the Republic as asst. cash- ier, and was made cashier in 1898, remaining until 1903, when assumed present position as vice-pres. of the Hamilton National Bank. Clubs: Bankers, Chicago Yacht, Columbia Yacht. Office: 80 LaSalle St. Residence: 5135 Hibbard Av.
CAMERON, John McRae, lawyer; b. Ottawa, Can., Sept. 18, 1867; s. Neil and Mary (McRae) Cameron; ed. grammar and high schools, Chi- cago; m. Chicago, Jan. 1, 1895, Anna M. Iver- son; children: Alan C., Juliette A. (deceased), Anita C. Admitted to Illinois bar, 1889; asso- ciated, 1889, with law firm of Campbell & Custer, and, 1896, with Custer, Goddard & Griffin until formation of present firm of Cus- ter, Griffin & Cameron in 1903. Mem. Illinois State Bar Assn., Chicago. Bar Assn. Republi- can. Episcopalian. Resident of Chicago from 1869 to 1896, since that time of Riverside, Ill .; trustee of the village of Riverside since 1901. Office: The Rookery. Residence: Addison Rd., Riverside.
CAMERON, Ossian, lawyer; b. Montreal, Can., Mar. 22, 1868; s. Colin and Annie (Mun- ro) Cameron; ed. St. Louis public schools, 1876-84; grad. Chicago College of Law (Lake Forest Univ.), 1893. Admitted to Illinois bar, June, 1893. Republican. Club: Hamilton. Au- thor: Illinois Criminal Law and Practice, 1898; City and Village Laws, 1904; Revised and en- larged Jones' and Binmore's General Legal Forms and Precedents, 1902; also author on Work of Corporation Law, 1905. Mem. Chicago
Bar Assn. Office: Oxford Bldg. Residence: 5610 Indiana Av.
CAMERON, Peter Ferguson, insurance; b. Glasgow, Scotland, Feb. 7, 1859; s. John and Mary (Ferguson) Cameron; ed. public schools, Chicago, Hyde Park High School; m. Cincin- nati, O., Apr. 11, 1889, Mary A. Wynne; chil- dren: Mary A., Florence W. Business life be- gan in Chicago branch office of the Northwest- ern National Fire Insurance Co. of Milwaukee in 1876, continuing until 1888, then with Fred S. James & Co. from 1888 to 1892, when estab- lished the firm of P. F. Cameron & Co., agents for the Niagara Fire Insurance Co. of New York. Democrat. Presbyterian. Mem. St. An- drews Soc., Royal Arcanum, National Union. Club: Homewood. Office: 189 LaSalle St. Resi- dence: 5748 Washington Av.
CAMERON, William Allan, manufacturer; b. Detroit, Mich., Aug. 9, 1876; s. Alexander and Sarah Kathleen (Saunders) Cameron; ed. pub- lic school, and St. Paul's School, Detroit. On leaving school, in 1894, became connected with the Kellogg-Mackay-Cameron Co., manufactur- ers of boilers and radiators and jobbers of heating and steam-fitters' supplies, of which he is now treas. (company has branches in New York, Minneapolis, Kansas City, Seattle, Wash.). Dir. Kellogg-Mackay-Cameron Co .; dir. Federal Boiler and Supply Co .; dir. Union- town Acme Radiator Co. Republican. Clubs: Chicago Athletic, Chicago Yacht, Exmoor, Washington Park. Fox Lake Yacht, Midlo- thian. Office: Lake and Franklin Sts. Resi- dence: 2928 Kenmore Av.
CAMP, Walter Mason, chief editor of Rail- way and Engineering Review; b. Camptown, 'Pa., Apr. 21, 1867; s. Treat B. (Capt. Co. F, 52đ Pa. Vols., War of Rebellion) and Hannah A. (Brown) Camp; attended common schools in Wyalusing, Pa., irregularly, 1874-81; attended Pennsylvania State College, 1887-91, gradu- ating as C.E .; m. Blue Island, Ill., May 2, 1898, Emeline Sayles. After leaving college was surveyor and draftsman with Southern Pacific Co. in California; chief engi- neer and supt. Rainier Av. Electric Ry., Seat- tle, Wash .; work train foreman and section foreman, Seattle, Lake Shore & Eastern R. R .; post-graduate student in electricity and steam, Univ. of Wisconsin, 1895-6; with Englewood & Chicago Electric (storage battery) Ry., as inspector of materials in 1896 and as supt. of construction, 1897; since 1897 chief editor of Railway and Engineering Review. Author and publisher of Notes on Track. Mem. Am. Soc. of Civil Engineers; Am. Ry. Engineering and Maintenance of Way Assn .; Soc. for Pro- motion of Engineering Education; Am. Soc. for Testing Materials. Was cadet at Pennsylvania State College 4 years, and brevetted 2d It. Pennsylvania State Militia in 1891. Office: Manhattan Bldg. Residence: Auburn Park, Ill.
CAMPBELL, Alexander Fergus, commission- er for Chicago Underwriters' Assn .; b. West- moreland Co., Pa., May 20, 1852; s. Mungo D. and Mary Ann (Mabon) Campbell; ed. public schools of Monmouth, Ill .; m. Oquawka, Ill., Mar. 25, 1885, Carrie S. Graham. Learned the moulders' trade in a foundry at Monmouth, Ill., beginning at the age of 13 and remaining 2 years; then was for 5 years clerk in the post-office at Monmouth, Ill., and after that in railway mail service on the Chicago, Burling- ton & Quincy R. R. for 13 years; came to Chicago in 1888, and was in charge of the cir- culating dept. on the Chicago Times until 1893, when entered Police Dept. of Chicago and served as sec. and capt. until 1899; in- spector of police in charge of North Side, 1899-1904; since Feb. 1, 1904, commissioner for Chicago Underwriters' Assn. Republican. Mem. St. Andrews' Soc. Club: Illinois. Office: 159 LaSalle St. Residence: 81 Warren Av.
CAMPBELL, Archibald Matthew. building contractor; b. Chicago, Feb. 4, 1868; s. Mur-
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doch and Jeanette Barr (Caldwell) Campbell; ed. Clarke and Marquette (public) Schools; m. Chicago, Feb. 14, 1894, Fannie Mary Holmes; children: Frances Adelaide, Jeannette, Holmes. Was cash boy for C. W. & E. Pardridge, dry goods, 1878-80; office boy, asst. bookkeeper, bookkeeper and cashier, A. S. Gage & Co., wholesale millinery. 1880-5; private sec. to Al- bert S. Gage, 1885-6. Carpenter apprentice, Nov., 1886, to May, 1888, with Campbell Bros. Mfg. Co. (father's company); from May, 1888, to May, 1898; junior partner of Murdoch Campbell Co., which built 30 buildings on Chi- cago World's Fair grounds at aggregate cost of $750,000; also built at New Orleans, La., the Hennen Building. Liverpool and London and Globe Insurance Building. Tulane College Building, and the New Orleans Telephone and Telegraph Co. Building. In May, 1898, alone in business, as Arch. M. Campbell Co., now a corporation, of which is pres., and has built a total of $3,000,000 in buildings for Marshall Field & Co., Bradner Smith & Co., Jacob Birk, Jacob L. Kesner, Otto Young, Washington Porter, Hanley, Casey Co., Goss Printing Press Co., B. & O. R. R. Co., Pa. R. R. Co., Lalance & Grosjean, etc. Republican. Mason (Pleiades Lodge, Wiley M. Egan Chapter, Chicago Com- mandery, Medinah Temple); mem. Royal Ar- canum. Clubs: Chicago Athletic, Illinois, Co- lumbia Yacht, Chicago Automobile. Office: 197 E. Madison St. Residence: 281 Ashland Boul.
CAMPBELL, Daniel Alexander, lawyer; b. Elgin, Ill., June 23, 1863; ed. public and high schools in Winnebago Co., Ill., and in law at Union College of Law, Chicago. Admitted to bar, Mar. 5, 1886. Mem. Chicago Bar Assn. Republican. Mem. 38th General Assembly of Illinois. Office: Chamber of Commerce. Resi- dence: 1209 Washington Boul.
CAMPBELL, David C., investment banker; b. Wheeling, W. Va., 1834; ed. public schools of West Virginia; m. Iowa, 1862, Mary A. Shonts; children: John A., Charles P., David S. Was in banking in Centerville, Ia., 1871-93, when removed to Chicago; now mem. Campbell Investment Co. Office: 169 Jackson Boul. Resi- dence: 9204 S. Robey St.
CAMPBELL, Donald A., broker; b. Mariposa Twp., Can., Apr. 27, 1855; s. John and Effie (Sinclair) Campbell; ed. public school; m. New Orleans, July 22, 1886, Mary Hamilton Strob- hart. At age of 12 years became clerk in gen- eral store at Port Parry. 3 years; with whole- sale dry goods firm of Hughes Bros., Toronto, 1 year, and with a Toronto wholesale grocery firm 3 years; came to Chicago, 1876, and was for 15 years with Ingraham, Corbin & May as cashier and office mgr .; then with Locke, Huleath & Co. as mgr. of their credit dept .; became a broker in stocks and bonds, estab- lishing firm of Donald A. Campbell & Co., in 1901. Independent in politics. Episcopalian. Mem. St. Andrews Soc., Royal Arcanum. Of- fice: 108 LaSalle St. Residence: 616 W. 57th Pl .. Englewood.
CAMPBELL, James M., Congregational cler- gyman. (See Who's Who in America for sketch.) Residence: Lombard. Ill.
CAMPBELL, James Tweedie, physician; h. Whitby, Ont., Can., Nov. 9, 1865; s. James and Rebecca (Tweedie) Campbell: ed. public and high schools, Whitby, Can .; Univ. of Toronto, Med. Faculty, graduating, M.B., 1889; Belle- vue Hosp. Med. College, New York, M.D., 1889; Royal College of Surgeons of England as M.R.C.S., 1890. Since 1890 continuously en- gaged in practice of medicine and surgery in Chicago, now specializing in diseases of the ear, nose and throat. Formerly instructor of anatomy at Northwestern Univ. Med. School; now prof. of laryngology and rhinology at Post-Graduate Med. School. Mem. College of Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario. Chicago Med. Soc., Chicago Laryngological Soc .; mem.
Wanderers Athletic Assn. Office: 34 Washing- ton St. Residence: 460 Bowen Av.
CAMPBELL, John Gladstone, lawyer; b. Whitby, Ont., Jan. 28, 1869; s. James and Re- becca (Tweedie) Campbell; grad. Toronto Univ., 1890; took course in law at Osgood Hall, To- ronto, 1890-1; came to Chicago, 1891. Admitted to bar, 1892, associated with the firm of Ald- rich, Payne & Defrees, and when that firm was succeeded by the present firm of Defrees, Brace & Ritter, became a partner in the latter. Presbyterian. Club: Union League. Office: Home Insurance Bldg. Residence: 466 Bowen Av.
CAMPBELL, Ralph Rankin, physician; b. Johnstown, Pa., July 6, 1867; s. Gen. Jacob M. and Mary R. Campbell; ed. Johnstown public schools, Eldersridge Acad., Pa., the Hill School, Pottstown, Pa., Eastman's Business College, Poughkeepsie, N. Y., Jefferson Med. College, graduating, M.D., Apr. 2, 1890; post-graduate studies in Heidelberg, Germany; m. Chicago, Feb. 10, 1892, Ida Belle M. Macarthur; chil- dren: Robert Macarthur, Katharine Rankin. Was mechanical and civil engineer previous to taking up study of medicine and surgery; en- gaged in practice since 1890. Prof. of skin, venereal and genito-urinary diseases, Chicago Policlinic; associate dermatologist on staff of Cook Co. Hosp .; dermatologist to Passavant Memorial and Policlinic hosps. Pres. Chicago Urological Soc .; sec. for Section of Cutaneons Medicine and Surgery, Am. Med. Assn. Has written numerous monographs on subjects per- taining to skin and genito-urinary diseases. Mem. Am. Med. Assn., Illinois State Med. Soc .. Chicago Urological Soc., Chicago Dermatologi- cal Soc. Republican. Club: Chicago Athletic. Office: Marquette Bldg. Residence: 414 Dear- born Av.
CAMPBELL, Robert Willis, lawyer: b. Frankfort, Clinton Co., Ind., July 30, 1874; s. Joseph C. and Lena (Nicoll) Campbell; re- moved in childhood to California, where father is mem. of the San Francisco bar; ed. public schools of Stockton and San Francisco, Calif .. San Francisco Boy's High School (now Lowell High School), Leland Stanford, Jr., Univ., B.A .. 1896, Hastings College of Law, San Francisco, 1897-8; m. Wheaton, Ill., Sept. 10, 1901, Ber- tha, daughter of Hon. Elbert H. and Julia E. (Graves) Gary; 1 daughter: Julia Elizabeth. Read law and was clerk in the office of Reddy, Campbell & Matson, San Francisco, until Apr., 1899, when was admitted to the California bar and became managing clerk for that firm until 1900, when, on death of Mr. Reddy, was ad- mitted to that firm under style of Campbell. Matson & Campbell; in May, 1904, came to Chicago, and, resigning from the San Fran- cisco firm, joined Kemper K. Knapp and Wil- liam Duff Haynie in forming present firm of Knapp. Haynie & Campbell, in general prac- tice of law and who are general counsel for the Illinois Steel Co., and other corporations. Republican. Methodist. K. T. Mason, mem. Mystic Shrine. Clubs: Wheaton Golf. Hamil- ton, Illinois Athletic. Office: The Rookery. Residence: 416 Ellis Av., Wheaton, Ill.
CAMPBELL, William Lorn, vice-pres. Eco- nomical Drug Co .; b. Toronto, Ont., Can. Der. 23, 1871; s. John and Caroline Matilda Camp- bell; ed. public schools, Toronto, and attended Wellesley High School. 1885; grad. Ontario College of Pharmacy, 1890; m. Chicago, 1821. Imura Augusta George. Began experience as druggist in Toronto, 1885, and continued there until after graduation in pharmacy, when came to Chicago und in 1892 joined in the organiza- tion of the Economical Drug Co., operating a retail cut-price drug store, of which he is now vice-pres .: copartner in the Ramages Phar- macy. Fifty-fifth St. and Lake Av .. and the Portland Pharmacy, 6001 Washington Av In- dependent in politics. Presbyterian. Mem. Co- lumbian Knights, K. P., Knights of Khoras-
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san. Mem. A. F. and A. M .; vice-pres. Calumet Athletic Assn. Office: 84 State St. Residence: 5538 Cornell Av.
CAMPBELL, William Patterson, business man; b. Bath, N. Y., Nov. 30, 1846; s. Charles W. and Harriet (Hoyt) Campbell; ed. public school, Bath, N. Y., and Acad. of Canandaigua, N. Y .; m. Chicago, Feb. 13, 1871, Alice Ten Eyck. Was clerk in Pay Dept., U. S. A., during last 2 years of Civil War; clerk in wholesale drug house of Smith, Cutler & Co., Chicago, 1866-8; entered Government service as railway postal clerk, Feb., 1868, promoted through grades and became asst. gen. supt. in Wash- ington, 1890; resigned, Feb. 28, 1893, and be- came connected with Am. Surety Co., in Chi- cago; connected with that and other surety companies until July, 1901; since Jan. 1, 1902, mgr. Chicago Safe Deposit Co. Republican. Of- fice: 152 Monroe St. Residence: 5704 Madison Av.
CAMPION, John, fire marshal; b. Co. Kil- kenny, Ireland, 1849; s. Michael and Julia (Hughes) Campion; came to Chicago in early childhood; ed. St. Mary's of the Lake School, 1857; St. Patrick's School, 1858-60; Jones' School, Clark and Harrison Sts., 1 year, and Condon's High School a year or more; m. Chi- cago, Jan. 10, 1872, Margaret Mulroy; chil- dren: Frank J., Ida, John W., Corinne M. Was appointed on Chicago Fire Dept. as a regular mem., Apr. 1, 1870, as pipeman on steam en- gine Little Giant; promoted asst. foreman, 1871, capt. Nov. 11, 1873; appointed asst. mar- shal and chief of battalion, Apr. 8, 1882; 3d asst. fire marshal, July 1, 1893; 2d asst. fire marshal, Apr. 30, 1895; 1st asst. fire marshal, July 1, 1901; appointed fire marshal and chief. of brigade, Oct. 17, 1904, by Carter H. Harri- son, mayor. Catholic. Mem. Royal Arcanum. Office: City Hall. Residence: 600 Jackson Boul. CANAVAN, Austin A., lawyer; b. Philadel- phia, Pa., Nov. 5, 1852; s. Anthony and Ann (Hughes) Canavan; removed with parents to Illinois, 1857; ed. St. Viator's College, Kanka- kee Co., Ill., graduating, June, 1874; grad. Yale Law School, 1876, LL.B .; m. Chicago, Dec., 1881, Emma Valliquette. Admitted to bar of Connecticut upon graduation from Yale, 1876, and to bar of Illinois same year. Catho- lic. Office: 80 Dearborn St. Residence: 4512 Indiana Av.
CANBY, Caleb Harlan, broker; senior mem. firm C. H. Canby & Co .; m. Mem. Chicago Board of Trade, Chicago Stock Exchange. Clubs: Chicago, Washington Park, Kenwood, Midlothian. Office: Board of Trade. Residence: 4821 Ellis Av.
CANDLISH, William James, lawyer; b. For- est City, Neb., Aug. 4, 1870; s. James and Mary A. (Clair) Candlish; ed. Rawlins (Wyo.) High School, 1887; Adrian (Mich.) College, 1887-91; Chicago College of Law, 1892; Kent College of Law, 1893; m. Chicago, Feb. 22, 1894, L. May Poucher, of Adrian, Mich .; 1 daughter: Hazel L. Admitted to bar Mar., 1893; was clerk for Osborne Bros. & Burgett, law- yers, 3 years; engaged in practice on own ac- count, Jan. 1, 1895; associated with Hon. George Edmund Foss in law practice, 1895-8; since 1902 partner with Harvey T. Fletcher and Samuel G. Hamblen, in firm of Candlish, Fletcher & Hamblen. Is vice-pres. Capron Creamery Co., Farnam Dental Laboratory Co., E. B. Fairfield & Co .; sec. Pasture Stock Food Co. Prof. of med. jurisprudence, Illinois Med. College, 1897-1903. Author of Candlish on Vol- untary Assignments, a treatise on the Illinois law of failures. Republican. Office: Royal In- surance Bldg. Residence: 529 Garfield Av.
CANNON, John Cornelius, mgr. Consoli- dated Fire Alarm Co .; b. Chicago, Sept. 11, 1863; s. Cornelius and Ellen (Dooner) Cannon; ed. Franklin and Jones' schools, Chicago, graduating at 14; m. Chicago, Nov. 18, 1890, Anna Redell; children: Irene, Clara. Upon
leaving school, 1877, went to work for the Western Electric Co. and went from one posi- tion to another until, at time of leaving that company, May 18, 1903, was in city trade; in employ Western Electric Co., altogether, 26 years; since May, 1903, mgr. of the Consoli- dated Fire Alarm Co., manufacturers of auto- matic and manual electric fire alarm systems. Republican; represented 26th Ward in Chicago City Council from April, 1897, to April, 1899. Club: Oconto (social). Office: 159 LaSalle St. Residence: 541 Larchmont Av.
CANNON, Thomas Henry, lawyer; b. Chica- go, Jan. 23, 1864; s. Thomas and Mary (Walsh) Cannon; ed. public schools; grad. Chicago High School, 1881; Chicago College of Law, 1892. Began the practice of law, 1892; in May, 1897, associated with James H. Poage in law practice, forming the present firm of Cannon & Poage. Republican. R. C. Mem. Catholic Order of Foresters; was elected sec. in 1892 and High Chief Ranger in 1894, which office still holds. Clubs: Hamilton, Marquette, Sheridan. Office: Stock Exchange Bldg. Residence: 421 Oak St.
CANTY, Francis James, gen. atty. London Guarantee and Accident Co .; b. Erie, Pa., July 3, 1862; s. Jeremiah H. and Mary (Hendricks) Canty; ed. Erie (Pa.) public schools up to 1877; Stratford (Ont.) High School, 1878; Lawrence Univ., Appleton, Wis., 1879; Milwau- kee (Wis.) High School, 1880-1; Chicago Col- lege of Law, 1893-6; m. Washington, D. C., Nov. 23, 1897, Mary H. Coulson; children: Francis Coulson, Mary Loyola. Worked for Wisconsin Central Ry. and Chicago, Milwau- kee & St. Paul Ry., in general freight and claim offices, and on the road as agent, from 1881 to 1892; last position, 1891-2, in charge of freight for latter railway in Chicago; with Am. Casualty Co., as adjuster, 1893; had charge of claim dept., London Guarantee and Accident Co., 1893-6; since then, gen. atty. for same company. Democrat. Catholic. Club: Chicago Yacht. Office: 315 Dearborn St. Resi- dence: 4949 Washington Park Pl.
CAPPER, John Sheville, merchant; b. Phila- delphia, Pa., Nov. 19, 1867; s. Henry and Sa- rah Jane (Sheville) Capper; ed. public schools; m. Chicago, Apr. 25, 1888, Nellie Ebersole; children: Howard Chislett, Emma Bessie, Mar- ion Nell, Marguerite Gertrude, John Sheville, Jr. Began business life as cash boy with C. W. and E. Partridge; then 5 years with C. R. Harshberger, and 3 years with W. B. Black- man & Bro .; since June, 1893, retailer and manufacturer men's furnishing goods, being pres. and treas. of Capper & Capper. Democrat. Universalist. Mem. Normal Park Lodge, A. F. and A. M. Office: 45-47 Jackson Boul. Resi- dence: 7116 Yale Av.
CAPPS, Joseph Almarin, physician; b. Jack- sonville, Ill., Feb. 28, 1872; s. Stephen R. and Rhoda S. (Tomlin) Capps; grad. Illinois Col- lege, A.B., 1891; Harvard Univ. Med. School, M.D., 1895; A.M., Harvard Univ., 1897; m. Chi- cago, Ill., 1904, E. Christy Brooks. Fellow in pathology, 1895-6; house physician 1 year (1895), McLean Insane Hosp., Waverley, Mass .; house physician, 1897, in Boston Lying- In Hosp. Was 2 years house physician, Massa- chusetts General Hosp., Boston; since 1897 in general practice of medicine in Chicago; since 1898 instructor in medicine, Rush Med. Col- lege; asst. visiting physician Presbyterian Hosp. Independent Republican. Club: Univer- sity. Office: 100 State St. Residence: 2216 Prai- rie Av.
CAREY, William P., vice-pres. and mgr. Carey-Lombard Lumber Co .; b. Bloomington, Ill., Aug. 25, 1861; s. John B. and Sarah (Ben- nett) Carey; ed. public schools; m. Vermilion, Erie Co., O., Apr. 23, 1885, Mary E. Young; children, John William, Charles Daniel, Mary J., Clarence J., Francis E., Katharine S. Began business life as asst. in lumber yard at Wich-
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