The book of Chicagoans, a biographical dictionary of leading living men of the city of Chicago, 1905, Part 33

Author: Leonard, John William, 1849- ed; Marquis, Albert Nelson, ed
Publication date: 1905
Publisher: Chicago, A. N. Marquis & company
Number of Pages: 650

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CHAPMAN, James Rounseville, banker; b. Westfield, Mass., July 31, 1855; s. James L. and Louise J. Rounseville Chapman; ed. public schools of Hartford, Conn .; m. Chicago, 1885, Helen Farwell. Began business life, 1875, as messenger in National Exchange Bank, Hart- ford, Conn .; came to Chicago, 1882, asst. teller First National Bank, and was promoted, 1886, to note teller; became asst. cashier of the Am. Trust & Savings Bank, 1889; then newly organized; cashier, 1891-1902; since 1902 vice- pres. Republican. Congregationalist. Clubs: Union League, Midlothian. Bankers. Office: 171 LaSalle St. Residence: 2705 Indiana Av.

CHAPMAN, John Henry. manufacturer and merchant; h. Deptford, Eng., Jan. 11, 1853; s. John and Emma (Mills) Chapman; ed. public schools of Lake Zurich, Waukegan and Lee Center, Ill .; m. Chicago, Feb. 23, 1881, Nellie O'Connor; children: Harry Russell, George Mills, Paul Porren, Edith May. Spent early life on farm, then was clerk in country gen- eral store: sold notions and tinware as a boy from peddler's wagons; was with Price Bak- ing Powder Co., 1871-8, as salesman; later traveling salesman with Royal Baking Pow- der Co. Established, 1878, firm of Chapman & Smith upon small scale, incorporated, 1887, as Chapman & Smith Co., of which he is pres., dir. and gen. mgr. Company are whole- sale dealers in supplies for bakers, confec- tioners and ice cream makers, and of grocers' specialties, etc .; now occupying own large new building at-Washington Boul. and Carpenter St., with $750.000 annual sales. Prohibition Republican. Baptist: for 13 years past and still pres. Baptist Young People's Union of America, and identified with several lines of service for the betterment of men. Office: Washington Boul. and Carpenter St. Residence: 1475 W. Monroe St.

CHAPMAN, Walter A., broker; h. Chicago, Dec. 14, 1873; s. Charles A. and Sylvia (Cheney) Chapman; ed. private schools and by private tutors. Began business life in the service of the Western Bank Note Co., and advanced through various grades until becom- ing treas, of the company, which resigned in

1903, in order to engage as a broker in stocks, bonds and investment securities, and early in 1904, organized and is now partner in the firm of Chapman, De Golyer & Co., mem. of the New York Stock Exchange, the Chicago Stock Exchange and the Chicago Board of Trade. Episcopalian. Clubs: Union, Saddle and Cycle, Onwentsia. Office: 186 LaSalle St. Residence: 85 Rush St.

CHARD, Thomas Septimus; b. Buffalo, N. Y., Aug. 15, 1844; s. William and Mary Chard; orphaned at 10. Engaged in commercial, banking and transportation employment at Buffalo, N. Y., until 1864; came to Chicago and entered insurance office of F. A. Howe, Jr., in which filled clerical positions until 1867, when entered office of Lumbermen's Insurance Co. until 1870, when became special agent for Western States of Firemen's Fund Insurance Co. and Union Insurance Co; in 1872 the Fire- men's Fund established an independent West- ern dept., of which was made mgr., and subse- quently was also mgr. for Union Insurance Co. Club: Union League. Residence: 534 N. State St.

CHARLES, John Joseph, 3d vice-pres. Hib- bard, Spencer, Bartlett & Co .; b. Williams- port, Md., Feb. 5, 1856; s. John Joseph and Martha (Cowton) Charles; ed. Racine College, Racine, Wis .; m. Evanston, Ill., Apr. 8, 1885, Ida E. Sherman; children: Sherman A., Martha, Frances, John Joseph, Jr. Began business career with J. V. Farwell's retail store, and in 1873, was employed for a time with Pull- man Palace Car Co., until July 15, 1873, when entered the service of Hibbard & Spencer, as a boy; later became buyer and salesman, and a dir. in the corporation of Hibbard, Spencer, Bartlett & Co .; on Jan. 1, 1904, was elected 3d vice-pres. of the company. Republican. Clubs: Chicago Athletic, Evanston, Evanston Golf. Office: State St. Bridge. Residence: 1310 Hin- man Av., Evanston, Ill.

CHARLTON, Francis M., lawyer and jus- tice of the peace; b. Switzerland Co., Ind., Nov. 25, 1852; s. Henry and Leah Charlton: reared on farm; ed. at Vevay (Ind.) High School, Moore's Hill College and Indiana State Univ .; m. Oct. 5, 1877, Josie Rushton; 1 son: Rush. Admitted to Indiana bar; was deputy prosecuting atty. under Hon. Charles L. Jewett. Madison, Ind .. later elected prosecut- ing atty., 20th Judicial District of Indiana. 1881-5; since 1885 engaged in practice in Chi- cago until appointed. 1903. justice of the peace in town of Hyde Park. Ropublican. Presbyterian. Office: 130 53d St. Residence: 106 55th St.

CHARLTON, George James, general passen- ger and ticket agent Chicago & Alton Ry .; b. Hamilton, Ont., Sept. 9, 1860; s. James and Mary Charlton: ed. public and private schools of Hamilton, Ont .; m. Oak Park, Ill., 1883, Elizabeth Hilton; children: Katherine. Doro- thy. Elvira, James, Jr. Since 1875 continuous- ly in the service of the Chicago & Alton R. R. and its successor, the Chicago & Alton Ry .. beginning as messenger boy in the general passenger dept. and advanced successively until becoming asst. general passenger agent, Mar. 14, 1885, to Jan. 1, 1900, and since Jan. 1. 1900, general passenger and ticket agent. Clubs: Chicago Athletic. Washington Park. Union League. Chicago Yacht. Colonial; also Kansas City of Kansas City, Missouri Athletic of St. Louis. Office: Railway Exchange Blde. Residence: 229 N. Scoville Av., Oak Park, Ill.

CHARLTON, James, chairman of the Trans- Continental Passenger Assn .: b. Botnal Co .. Northumberland, Eng., May 15, 1832. Entered railway service in Apr., 1847, with the New- castle and Carlisle Ry., at Newcastle-on-Tyne: came to America, 1857, and was chief clerk and afterwards auditor and general agent of the Great Western Ry. of Canada, Apr. 9. 1857- 1870; general passenger and ticket agent.

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North Missouri R. R., Mar. 22, 1870, to July 13, 1871; general passenger and ticket agent Chicago & Alton R. R., July 13, 1871. to Jan. 1, 1900; chairman of the Trans-Continental Passenger Assn. at Denver, Colo., Oct., 1900, to Oct., 1901; since 1901 at Chicago. Office: Railway Exchange Bldg. Residence: 1705 Dem- ing Pl.

CHARTER, James Adams, mechanical en- gineer of Fairbanks. Morse & Co .; b. Ster- ling, Ill., July 24, 1865; s. John and Rachel (Adams) Charter; ed. public school and pri- vate tutor. Took up engineering with Sterling Gas Co., 1885; engaged with Charter Gas En- gine Co., 1887; became connected with H. W. Caldwell & Co., of Chicago, 1892-4; with Fair- banks, Morse & Co. since 1894, as mechanical engineer; has taken out many patents and is the designer and inventor of the "Fairbanks- Morse" gas and gasoline engines. Also con- sulting engineer. Mem. Am. Soc. of Mechanical Engineers. Clubs: Chicago Athletic, Chicago Automobile. Office: 167 Franklin St. Residence: Chicago Beach Hotel.

CHASE, Horace Gair; b. Hopkinton, Merri- mack Co., N. H., July 9, 1827; s. Hon. Horace (judge of probate) and Betsy (Blanchard) Chase; ed. Hopkinton Acad. until 16 years old; m. Chicago, June 14, 1860, Ellen Marian Sher- win; children: Samuel M., Bessie L. B., Lucy B., Horace Stanley. At age of 16 became ap- prentice in the mathematical and nautical in- strument store of Samuel S. Thaxter & Son, Boston, remaining there until his health failed; returned home; came to Chicago, fol- lowing two brothers, in 1852. Entered office of. son Boul. Residence: 5127 Madison Av.

James H. Rees, real estate dealer, who, with Edward Rucker, originated the present ab- stract system. His brother, Samuel B. Chase. had charge of the abstract dept. in Mr. Rees' office, and in 1855 Mr. Rees, with Messrs. S. B. and H. G. Chase, established firm of Rees, Chase & Co .; bought out Mr. Rees, and the firm became Chase Bros. & Co. After the fire it was found that this firm and the two other abstract firms (Shortall & Hoard and Jones & Sellers) had each lost part of their abstract indices, but that together they had a complete set, with some duplicates; while the county records were destroyed. The three firms there- fore consolidated and resumed the abstract business, which later was merged in the Chi- cago Title and Trust Co. Mr. Chase continued in the real estate business, but has now re- tired from active work. Republican. Reformed Episcopalian. Mason. Residence: Chicago; summer, Hopkinton, N. H.

CHATFIELD, Eli Perry, manufacturer; b. Prattsville, Greene Co., N. Y., Aug. 14, 1846; s. Tra D. and Eliza (Case) Chatfield; ed. dis- trict school and acad., Prattsville. N. Y .; pub- lic schools at Boston. Mass., and Albany, N. Y .: m. Chicago, Feb. 13, 1873. Ida M. Parker; children: Anna W., Max P. Came to Chicago. 1868, and was first employed by Gurdon S. Hubbard as bookkeeper. and later as supt. until the great fire of 1871; after fire business mgr. with C. & A. Price. building contractors, and later mgr. of branch house and western business for C. S. Maltby, of Baltimore, Md .. until 1889; since then sec. of the J. E. Tilt Shoe Co., manufacturers of men's shoes by the Goodyear process. Republican. Mem. Lake View Board of Education. 1878; trustee and assessor Lake View. 1879-85. Presidential elec- tor, for Illinois. McKinlev and Roosevelt tick- et, 1900. Mason; Wright's Grove Lodge, Lin- coln Park Chanter. Clubs: Marquette, Casino (Edgewater). Edgewater Golf. Office: 17 Hut- ron St. Residence: 2242 Kenmore Av.

CHATFIELD-TAYLOR, Hobart Chatfield, author; b. Chicago, Mar. 24, 1865; s. Henry Hobart and Adelaide (Chatfield) Taylor; early education at Trinity School, Tivoli, N. Y., and in Europe; grad. Cornell Univ., 1886; m. June 19, 1890, Rose, daughter of ex-U. S. Sen-

ator Charles B. Farwell. Established and con- ducted, 1888-90, America, a weekly political review; spent 2 years abroad and was special correspondent of the Chicago Daily News. Was Spanish consul in Chicago during the World's Fair period and a mem. of the Spanish Com- mission to the World's Columbian Exposition, and received decoration of Isabella the Catho- lic for services to Spain in connection with the Exposition. Mem. of the New Hampshire Soc. of the Cincinnati, Illinois Soc. of Colonial Wars. (Author: For list of books and writ- ings see Who's Who in America.) Clubs: Chi- cago, University, Union, Onwentsia (ex-pres.). Office: 100 Washingotn St. Residence: Lake Forest, Ill.

CHATTELL, Bertram Mathews, cashier of the Illinois Trust & Savings Bank; b. Treves, Prussia, Nov. 12, 1856; s. John and Margaret (Olk) Chattell; ed. public schools in Chicago, aided by private tuition from his father (who was a college prof.), and at the old Chicago Univ .; m. Chicago, 1884, Laura Condee; 1 son: Clarence. First business experience was with a stationery and book house; then was employed with Franklin P. Elliott & Co., paper manu- facturers, as credit man and bookkeeper until June 8, 1882, when entered the Illinois Trust & Savings Bank as a general utility man, and after a short service was made asst. cashier, so serving until Feb., 1902, when was elected to present position as cashier of the bank. Independent in politics. Episcopalian. Clubs: Union League, Washington Park, Chicago Ath- letic, Midlothian. Office: LaSalle St. and Jack-

CHEEVER, Dwight Bissell, patent atty .; b. Ann Arbor, Mich., Feb. 23, 1868; s. Henry Syl- vester and Laura Edna (Bissell) Cheever; grad. Ann Arbor High School, 1887; grad. en- gineering dept., Univ. of Michigan, B.S. (M.E.), 1891, from School of Law, same, LL.B., 1896; m. Pasadena, Calif., Sept. 1, 1904, Arline H. Vallette. Practiced engineering work, exclu- sively, for 3 years, then in general practice of law, 1896-7; Jan. 1, 1897, became chief clerk in patent law office of Robert H. Parkinson, Chicago; continued as his first asst. until May 1, 1901; then engaged in patent law practice alone until Nov. 15, 1904, when was joined by Howard M. Cox, forming present firm Cheever & Cox, with practice in patent law, trade marks and copyright exclusively. Lecturer on patent law at Chicago Law School. Mem. Chi- cago Bar Assn., Chicago Patent Law Assn. Congregationalist. Republican. Clubs: Hamil- ton, Kenwood, Calumet Country, Homewood Country. Office: Monadnock Blk. Residence: Homewood Country Club, Flossmoor, Ill.

CHENEY, Charles Edward, R. E. bishop; b. Canandaigua, N. Y., Feb. 12, 1836; s. Dr. E. Warren and Altie W. Cheney; grad. Hobart, 1857; studied theology; ordained P. E. min- ister; D.D., Grinnell College, Ia., 1871; m. Chi- cago, Apr. 25, 1860, Clara Emma Griswold. Was P. E. rector Christ Church, Chicago; leader in organizing R. E. Church; consecrated missionary bishop of the Northwest, Dec. 14, 1873, still being rector of Christ Church; in 1878 was made bishop of Synod of Chicago, Bishop Fallows becoming missionary bishop of the Northwest in his place. Mem. S. A. R., Soc. Mayflower Descendants, Art Institute, Chicago, Citizens' League, Chicago Historical Society, Am. Historical Assn. Clubs: Univer- sity, Chicago Literary. Author: Twenty-Eight Sermons. 1880; What Do Reformed Episco- palians Believe?, 1888; The Enlistment of the Christian Soldier, 1893; A King of France Un- named in History, 1902. Address: 2409 Michi- gan Av., Chicago.

CHENEY, Edwin Henry, vice-pres. and mgr. Illinois Maintenance Co .; b. Shelbyville, Ill., June 13, 1869; s. James Wilson and Armilla (Perkins) Cheney; ed. Detroit grammar and high schools, and Univ. of Michigan, grad-

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uating B.S. and E.E., 1892; m. June 15, 1899, Mamah Bouton Borthwick; 1 son: Edwin Borthwick. With Chicago Edison Co. as elec- trical engineer, 1892-7; mgr. Mutual Electric Co., electrical construction, 1897-1900; since then with Illinois Maintenance Co. as vice- pres. and mgr. Also, since 1900, pres. of Sta- tion Equipment Co., boilers, engines and dynamos, and partner in firm of Holt, Mac- Chesney & Cheney, real estate and manage- ment of properties. Republican. Congregation- alist. Clubs: Chicago Athletic, Chicago Yacht, Westward Ho Golf. Office: 204 Dearborn St. Residence: 624 N. East Av., Oak Park, Ill.

CHENEY, Henry William, physician; b. Fond du Lac, Wis., Sept. 17, 1869; s. Seymour H. and Adelaide Grenell Cheney; grad. Fond du Lac High School, 1887; Northwestern Univ. Med. School, 1892; post-graduate work at Chicago Univ., 1903; m. Fond du Lac, Wis., 1896, Flora Sylvester; children: Kathryn Winifred, Harold Sylvester. Engaged in gen- eral practice of medicine at Chicago since 1892; surgeon to St. Luke's Hosp. Dispensary; local surgeon, Illinois Central R. R. Co. Mem. Chicago Med. Soc., Illinois State Med. Soc., Am. Med. Assn., Physicians' Club, Nu Sigma Nu fraternity. Republican. Baptist. Mason. Office: 369 E. 63d St. Residence: 6041 Monroe Av.

CHENEY, John Vance, librarian Newberry Library since 1894; b. Groveland, N. Y., Dec. 29, 1848; grad. Temple Hill Acad., Geneseo, N. Y., at 17; asst. principal there 2 years later; m. 1st, 1876, Abbey Perkins; 2d, Mani- tou, Colo., July 11, 1903, Mrs. Sara Barker Chamberlin, of Chicago. Studied law, 1871-4, at Woodstock, Vt., and 1874-5, at Haverhill, Mass .; admitted to bar in Massachusetts; practiced law a year in New York; went to California, 1876; librarian Free Public Li- brary, San Francisco, 1887-94. Author: The Old Doctor, 1881; Thistle-Drift, poems, 1887; Wood Blooms, poems, 1888; The Golden Guess, essays, 1892; That Dome in Air, essays, 1895; Queen Helen, poem, 1895; Out of the Silence, poems, 1897; Lyrics, 1901. Editor: Wood Notes Wild, by Simon Pease Cheney, 1892; Caxton Club's edition of Derby's Phoenixiana, 1897. Address: Newberry Library. Residence: 425 LaSalle Av.

CHENEY, Maynard Asa, merchant; b. Franklin Co., Mass., Jan. 8, 1854; s. Damon E. and Elizabeth (Maynard) Cheney; ed. public schools in Massachusetts; m. Chicago, Jan. 8, 1878, Helen Tyrrell; children: Clara Maynard, John Tyrrell, Maynard Asa, Jr., James Bur- leigh, Zylpha Maynard. Began business life as a bookkeeper in a bank, 1872-7; then in lumber business with his father until 1880, when he engaged in lumber business on his own ac- count in West Virginia, which he continued till 1892; in 1893 joined the leading and pioneer importing and jobbing crockery and glassware house of Burley & Tyrrell, of which he is now pres. Republican. Clubs: Hamilton, Union League. Office: 238-40 Adams St. Resi- dence: Union League Club.

CHESBROUGH, Samuel Kennedy Jennings, publishing agent: b. Baltimore, Md., Mar. 9, 1826; s. Isaac Marks and Phrania (Jones) Chesbrough; ed. common and private schools, Providence, R. I .; m. Forestville, N. Y., Feb. 6, 1848, Ann Eliza Morrison; children: John Morrison, Isaac Marks, Mary, Emma, George Roberts, Lewis (deceased). Since Mar., 1888, publishing agent and treas. Free Methodist Publishing House, publishers of religious books and papers for the Free Methodist de- nomination. Is also pres. Chicago Industrial Home for Children; dir. Old People's Rest Home: treas. General Missionary Board of the Free Methodist Church. Prohibitionist. Office: 14 N. May St. Residence: 111 Flournoy St.

CHESROWN, Mervin Milton, real estate; b. Ashland Co., O., 1866; s. Wesley and Llt-

cetta (Finlay) Chesrown; brought up on farm in Ashland Co., Ohio, and attended country school there; later attended school at Olney, Ill .; m. Chicago, Nov. 23, 1892, Maude Powers Babbitt. Came to Chicago in 1889 from Olney, Ill .; in 1890-4 was private sec. to Ernest R. Graham, gen. mgr. of the World's Colum- bian Exposition Co .; later in partnership with Thomas Kelly, as Thomas Kelly & Co., en- gaged in the sale of iron pipe, valves, fittings, etc., and in the building of water-works. Was also in the electrical manufacturing business. Since 1898 chiefly devoted to real estate opera- tions. Is interested in California and Cuba, and has, in latter country, 5,000 acres in Northeast Santa Clara, near Cardenas; vice- pres. Kenwood Heights Co .. San Bernardino, Calif; pres. Chesrown-Faifer Co., Chicago. manufacturers loose leaf devices, files and blank books. Office: Great Northern Bldg. Residence: 5802 S. Park Av.

CHETLAIN, Arthur Henry, jurist; b. Galena, Ill., Apr. 12, 1849; s. Gen. Augustus L. and Emily (Tenney) Chetlain; early edu- cation in public schools near Galena; grad. A.B., Univ. of Wisconsin, 1870; took course in natural sciences at Université Libre. Brus- sels, Belgium, and grad. B.S., 1871; studied law under William Lathrop, Rockford, Ill .; m. 1892, Lottie Lillieberg, of Chicago, Il1. (formerly Stockholm, children:

Sweden) ;

Edith M., Arthur L., Frederick H., John Francis, Kent G. Admitted to bar at Rock- ford, Ill., 1873, but continued studies in Chi- cago in law office of Edward A. Small, 1873-4: partner in practice with Stephen S. Gregory. 1874-9; firm was consolidated with Tenney & Flower, 1879; withdrew on account of ill- health, 1881, and traveled a year and a half: resumed practice, 1883-91; first asst. corpora- tion counsel, City of Chicago, 1891-3; defeated for judge Superior Court of Cook Co., 1893; elected, 1894, and still serving. Republican. Clubs: Marquette (ex-pres.), Hamilton, Birch- wood Country, Illinois Athletic. Office: County Bldg. Residence: 1137 Birchwood Av.

CHETLAIN, Augustus Louis, soldier, bank- er, author; b. St. Louis, Dec. 26, 1824; ed. com- mon schools. Became merchant at Galena, Ill .; entered war, 1861, as capt .; served with dis- tinction in Army of Tennessee, becoming brig .- gen. and brevet maj .- gen .; mustered out Feh. 5, 1866; assessor internal revenue, Utah. 1867- 1869; U. S. consul-general, Brussels. 1869-72: mem. Board of Education, Chicago, 1876-7: or- ganized Home National Bank, Chicago. 1872. and was its pres .; organized Industrial Bank of Chicago, 1891. and elected its pres. Now retired. Author: The Red River (Selkirk) Col- ony in 1821 (pamphlet) : Recollections of 70 Years, 1898. Address: 1137 Birchwood Av .. Chicago.

CHILD, Samuel Penny, mgr. The Spool Cot- ton Co .; b. Springfield, Mass .. Dec. 7, 1854: s. Rev. William S. and Georgiana C. (Jones) Child; ed. St. Paul School, Concord. N. H .: m. Raleigh, N. C., June 29, 1887, Lena Stith. From 1876 to 1884 was civil engineer on the Morris & Essex R. R .: government engineer on river and harbor survey, port of New York. 1884-9: 1889-95, traveling representative for the Coats Thread Co .: since 1895 mgr. Chicago depot of The Spool Cotton Co., successors of the Coats Thread Co., having thread factories at Paw- tucket, R. I .: Newark, N. J., and Paisley, Scot- land. Republican. Club: Union. Office: 186 Mar- ket St. Residence: 10 Astor St.

CHILDS, Albert Henry, vice-pres. S. D. Childs & Co., stationers, engravers, etc .; b. Chicago, Dec. 19, 1862; s. S. D. Childs, Jr., and Mary A. (Wright) Childs; ed. public schools of Evanston; m. Philadelphia, Pa., May 29. 1884, Florence H. Johnson; 1 daughter: Helen Began business life in 1878 with S. D. Childs & Co., as errand boy. In 1880 represented the firm as traveling salesman, and from 1882-6

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was house salesman. From the death of his father in 1886, represented the interests of latter in the business until 1902, when the business was incorporated as S. D. Childs & Co., of which he has since been vice-pres. Business was established by his grandfather in 1837, and the present company does a sta- tionery, engraving and printing business, the factory employing 250 hands. Republican. Mem. National Union. Office: 200 Clark St. Residence: 1563 Oak Av., Evanston, Ill.

CHILDS, Robert A., lawyer; b. Malone, Franklin Co., N. Y., Mar. 22, 1845; s. Rev. George and Calista (Cochran) Childs; parents removed to Boone Co., Ill., in 1852; mother died in 1854 and father in 1870; enlisted in Co. B, 15th Illinois Infantry, serving in Fre- mont's Missouri campaign, at Ft. Henry, Ft. Donelson, Shiloh, Corinth, under. Grant in siege of Vicksburg, in Meridian raid and the march to the sea under Sherman and at grand review at Washington; mustered out at Ft. Leavenworth, Kan., Sept., 1865; after war stu- dent at Belvidere, Ill., High School and Illi- nois State Normal School, graduating 1870; m. Chicago, 1873, Mary E. Coffeen; 5 sons: Lester C., Robert W., George W., John S., Kent. Was principal of schools at Amboy, Lee Co., 1870-3, studying law while in that posi- tion. Admitted to bar, 1873; law partner with Gen. George W. Smith, 1873-84; after that practiced alone until 1893; now in firm of Childs & Hudson. Republican; presidential elector, 1884; mem. of Congress from 8th Con- gressional District, 1893-5. Club: Hinsdale. Office: 99 Randolph St. Residence: Hinsdale, DuPage Co., Ill.

CHILDS, Robert William, asst. U. S. atty.' for Northern District of Illinois; b. Hinsdale, DuPage Co., Ill., Sent. 27, 1876; s. Robert A. and Mary E. (Coffeen) Childs; early education in public schools of Hinsdale, Ill .; grad. Be- loit College, A.B .. 1899, and from Harvard Law School, LL.B., 1902. Was appointed asst. TJ. S. atty. for Northern District of Illinois immediately after graduation from Harvard Law School, and continues to hold position. Republican. Clubs: Hamilton, Illinois Athletic. Office: Feredal Bldg. Residence: Hinsdale, Ill.

CHIPMAN, George Ernest, lawyer; b. Tup- perville, N. S., July 14, 1868; s. David Scott and Helen (Brooks) Chipman; ed. public schools of Nova Scotia and Acadia College, graduating, A.B., in class of 1892; Harvard Univ., A.M., 1895; law dept. Washington Univ., St. Louis, Mo., 1898, and prof. of political science in Shurtleff College, 1895-9. Began practice of law at Joplin, Mo., 1899- 1900; came to Chicago in 1900 and began prac- tice here in the offices of Holt, Wheeler & Sidley. Sec. and treas. of the Manufacturers Junction Ry. Co. Republican. Baptist. Office: Tacoma Bldg. Residence: 6026 Monroe Av.

CHISLETT, Howard Roy, surgeon; b. Salt Lake City, Utah, Apr. 6, 1862; s. John and Mary Ann (Stockdale) Chislett; entered com- mon schools of Salt Lake City, 1869; com- pleted 4 years' course in St. Mark's Acad., 1878; entered Hahnemann Med. College and Hosp., of Chicago, 1886, graduating 1888; post- graduate work in London, Berlin and Vienna, 1892, 1895, and at Johns Hopkins Hosp., 1895, 1902, 1904; m. Chicago, 1896, Maude A. Cod- ington. Employed as clerk by Chislett Bros., Salt Lake City, 1878-9; by Godbe, Pitts & Co., in drug store, 1879-80; moved to Minnesota and entered firm of Chislett & Sons, St. Paul, 1880-6; began study of medicine, 1884, with Dr. C. G. Higbee, of St. Paul, Minn .; after graduation, was interne in Hahnemann Hosp., 1888-9; lecturer on minor surgery, Hahnemann Med. College, 1889-91; adjunct prof. of sur- gery, 1892; associate prof. of surgery, 1895; prof. of surgery and clinical surgery since 1897 and since 1903 also dean of Hahnemann Med. College. Attending surgeon to Cook Co.

Hosp., 1893-1900; to Hahnemann Hosp., from 1893; to Chicago Baptist Hosp., 1897-98; to Strecter's Hosp. from 1900. Mcm. Am. Insti- tute of Homeopathy, Illinois Homeopathic Soc., Wisconsin Homeopathic Soc. (honorary ), Central Illinois Homeopathic Soc. (honorary), Chicago Homeopathic Med. Soc. (pres., 1901), Clinical Soc. of Hahnemann Hosp. Republican. Office and residence: 3130 Prairie Av.

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The book of Chicagoans, a biographical dictionary of leading living men of the city of Chicago, 1905, Part 33

Author: Leonard, John William, 1849- ed; Marquis, Albert Nelson, ed Publication date: 1905 Publisher: Chicago, A. N. Marquis & company Number of Pages: 650

Author: Leonard, John William, 1849- ed; Marquis, Albert Nelson, ed
Publication date: 1905
Publisher: Chicago, A. N. Marquis & company
Number of Pages: 650