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CUDAHY, John, packer; b. Callan, Co. Kil- kenny, Ireland, Nov. 2, 1843; s. Patrick and Elizabeth (Shaw) Cudahy; came to U. S., 1849. parents settling in Milwaukee; attended public schools until 14 years old; m., 1st, 1873, Mary Nolan, of Bridgeport, Conn .; 2d, Margaret F. O'Neil, Chicago. At 14 to 17 worked in packing house of Ed. Roddis, Milwaukee, later 4 years with John Plankinton and Plankinton & Ar- mour; then in fruit and ornamental tree busi- ness until 1870; afterward in employ of Mil- waukee packing firms; became partner Chapin & Co., Chicago, 1875, firm becoming Chapin & Cudahy, 1877, and later Cudahy Packing Co .; is also partner with his brother Michael in Cudahy Bros. Co., packers, of Milwaukee. Clubs: Washington Park, Union League, Chi- cago. Office: 145 VanBuren St. Residence: 3254 Michigan Av.
CUDAHY, Michael, packer; b. Callan, Co. Kilkenny, Ireland, Dec. 7, 1841; s. Patrick and Elizabeth (Shaw) Cudahv: came to U. S., 1849. with parents, who settled in Milwaukee: ed. public schools of Milwaukee. Learned butch- er's trade with his father in Milwaukee, and at 14 entered employment of John Plankin- ton, whose Milwaukee packing house was es- tablished in 1844; in 1866, became connected with packing house of Edward Roddis, Mil- waukee, and later accepted position of mer. in Plankinton & Armour's packing house, Mil- waukee; admitted, 1875, as partner of P. D. Armour in firm of Armour & Co., Chicago. removing to this city, and in 1881, with his brothers, John and Patrick, established firm of Cudahy Bros., of which is head; pres. of the Cudahy Packing Co., conducting large packing and provision enterprises in Milwau- kee and Omaha; dir. Bankers' Nat. Bank; pres. North Am. Transportation and Trading Co. Clubs: Union League, Washington Park, Chi- cago Yacht, Exmoor, Glen View, Sheridan. Of- flce: The Rookery, Residence: 3138 Michigan Av.
CULLEN, George Appleton, railway official; b. St. Louis, Mo., Apr. 18, 1867; 8. Mathew Robinson and Winona (Barbour) Cullen: cd. St. Louis public schools. Entered the service of Pullman's Palace Car Co., 1884, at St. Louis; Mo. P. Ry., 1887; chief clerk Southern Passenger Assn., Atlanta, Ga., 1895; chief clerk Plant System of Rys., Savannah, Ga.,
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1895; chief clerk Western Passenger Assn., Chicago, 1896; general agent Western Passen- ger Assn. at New York City, 1898; since 1899, general western passenger agent of the D., L. & W. R. R., Chicago. Republican. Congrega- tionalist. Clubs: Hamilton, Oak Park, City. Office: 103 Adams St. Residence: Oak Park, Ill.
CULVER, Alvin Howard, lawyer; b. Chica- go, Mar. 9, 1873; s. Morton and Eugenia M. (Taylor) Culver; grad. collegiate course North- western Univ., A.B., 1893; Northwestern Law School, LL.B., 1895. Taught night school, 1894-5; in law office of Paden & Gridley, 1895- 1902; since 1902 mem. law firm of Gridley, Culver & King. Mem. Chicago Bar Assn., Illi- nois State Bar Assn. Republican. Clubs: Win- netka, Ashland. Office: Ashland Blk. Residence: Glencoe, Ill.
CULVER, Morton Taylor, lawyer; b. Chica- go, Dec. 2, 1870; s. Morton and Eugenia M. (Taylor) Culver; ed. public school, Glencoe, Ill., and in preparatory dept., Northwestern Univ .; grad. Union College of Law, B.L., 1890; m. Geneva, Ill., June 17, 1899, Florence M. Hawkes. Admitted to bar in Jan., 1892; en- gaged in practice and also entered real estate business with father, Morton Culver, and brother, Harry N. Culver; in 1894 entered into law practice exclusively with Harry N. Culver and so continued until 1898; since then has practiced alone. Republican; mem. Glencoe Re- publican Club. Mem. 1st Infy., I. N. G., 1887- 1896; served at Pana and Pullman strikes, 1894; discharged as sergeant; qualified as Dis- tinguished Sharpshooter and as "Candidate." Pres. Village of Glencoe, Apr., 1900, to Apr., 1902; atty. for village. Pres. Law Publishing Co. Mem. A. O. Fay Lodge, No. 676, A. F. & A. M .; Unity Council, Nat. Union (Evanston), Progressive Council (Chicago) Royal Arca- num. Office: 78 LaSalle St. Residence: Glen- coe, Ill.
CUMMINGS; see also Cummins.
CUMMINGS, David Mark, capitalist; b. Pe- kin, Ill., Feb. 18, 1866; s. late Columbus R. and Sarah M. Cummings; ed. Racine (Wis.) College, and Phillips Andover (Mass.) Acad .; grad. Yale, 1887; m. Chicago, 1893, Miss Ruth Dexter; children: Edith, Dexter. Began busi- ness life as a banker and broker in Watriss, Breese & Cummings, 1887, which subsequently became Breese & Cummings; on the death of his father, 1897, he succeeded him in the man- agement of many of his large financial enter- prises. Dir. Union Nat. Bank, 1897, until it consolidated with the First Nat. Bank, of which he has since been a dir. Pres. and dir. New Pittsburg Coal & Coke Co .; vice-pres. and dir. Hammond, Whiting & East Chicago Elec- tric Ry. Co., South Chicago City Ry. Co., South Chicago Furnace Co .; dir. First Trust and Savings Bank, Morden Frog and Crossing Works. Clubs: Chicago, University, Calumet, Washington Park, Chicago Athletic. Office: First Nat. Bank Bldg. Residence: 185 Lincoln Park Boul.
CUMMINGS, Edmund A., real estate; b. Lowell, Mass., Nov. 29, 1842; s. Edmund and Clarissa Cummings; ed. public schools; mar- ried. Came to Chicago, 1864; established real estate business, 1867, and has ever since been at the head of the firm of E. A. Cummings & Co. Also pres. and dir. Oak Park Construction Co., and dir. Avenue State Bank, Oak Park, Chicago Title and Trust Co., Harlem State Savings Bank. Mem. Chicago Real Estate Board (pres., 1886). Club: Union League. Of- fice: 108 Dearborn St. Residence: 241 N. Lom- bard Av., Oak Park.
CUMMINGS, Edmund Stephen, lawyer: b. Aurora, Ill., July 1, 1863; s. William and Cath- erine (Kavanagh) Cummings; ed. public schools, and grad. Niagara Univ., A.B., 1883; m. Negaunee, Mich., 1894, Delia Winter; chil- dren: Gertrude, Joseph. Admitted to Illinois
bar, 1885, and has since been engaged in prac- tice of law in Chicago; was master in chan- cery of the Superior Court of Cook Co., 1893- 1896. Mem. Chicago Bar Assn. Democrat. Clubs: Menoken (pres.), Chicago Athletic, Iro- quois. Office: 59 Clark St. Residence: 767 Warren Av.
CUMMINGS, Edward M., city gas inspector; b. Montreal, Quebec, Can., Mar. 17, 1856; s. Thomas A. and Emily J. (Milward) Cum- mings; ed. at Montreal in French Normal School, 1865-70, and Jesuit College, 1870-3; m. Chicago, Dec. 31, 1884, Emma Maud Lewis; children: Aleen, Adeline, Bernice, Thomas, Edna, Clarisse, Valerie, Bonita. Came to Chi- cago, 1879, and held various positions under the city government; was mem. of Illinois House of Representatives in 42d and 43d Gen- eral Assemblies and active in support of the Mueller bill for municipal ownership; city oil inspector, 1903-5; since May 25, 1905, city gas inspector. Democrat and active in politics of 30th ward, in which has resided since 1879. R. C. Mem. Royal Arcanum, Nat. Union. Club: Watita. Office: City Hall. Residence: 4439 Lowe Av.
CUMMINGS, John James, manufacturer; b. Christian Co., Ill., July 25, 1875; s. Walter J. and Mary (Doyle) Cummings; ed. Auburn (Ill.) grammar schools and in the engineering dept. of Armour Institute. After leaving school became connected with the McGuire Cum- mings Mfg. Co., manufacturers of street and interurban cars, trucks, etc .; became pres. of the company, Jan. 1. 1904; also pres. of the Globe Iron & Wire Works. R. C. Office: 122 N. Sangamon St. Residence: 416 Belden Av.
CUMMINGS, Robert Fowler, grain mer- chant; b. North Oxford, near Worcester, Mass., June 17, 1848; s. A. B. and Emily (Fowler) Cummings; came to Illinois with parents, from Massachusetts, in 1853; ed. public
schools, Wenona, Ill., 1856-64; Lake Forest Acad., Lake Forest, Ill., 1865-7; m. Onarga, Ill., July 6, 1874, Minnie A. Marston; children: Lenore, Marion (Mrs. Ralph C. Stevens, of Chicago), Florence, Irene (perished in Iroquois Theatre fire), Benjamin (died in infancy), Marston. Until 1868 was asst. in his father's grain, lumber and general merchandise busi- ness at Clifton, Ill .; clerk for B. Fowler & Co., grain (Chicago Board of Trade), 1868-9; ac- quired a one-third interest, 1870, in E. S. Fow- ler & Co., dry goods merchants at Wenona, Ill., which sold out in 1877; removed to Clif- ton, Iroquois Co., Aug., 1877, and engaged in the grain and coal business upon a small scale; has gradually enlarged the business in Clifton and several adjoining towns, and now owns and operates 15 grain elevators, and does a retail coal business at each grain of- fice; also handles farm implements in connec- tion; business conducted since Aug. 1, 1903, as R. F. Cummings Grain Co., of which he is pres. Also dir. Grain Dealers' Nat. Mutual Fire Insurance Co. Also does grain business on Chicago Board of Trade, of which is a mem., and does a private banking business at Clif- ton, Ill. Owns 2,500 acres of corn land in Illinois and 400 acres in Iowa. Also owns and operates a large cotton plantation in Missis- sippi. Republican; was mayor of Clifton, Ill., 10 years. Attends Hyde Park Presbyterian Church. Mem. Art Institute of Chicago. Clubs: Hamilton (life mem.), Chicago Athletic. Of- fice: Chicago Board of Trade, and Clifton, Ill. Residence: 5135 Madison Av.
CUMMINS, Benjamin Franklin, manufactur- er; b. Greene Co., Pa., Sept. 4, 1856; s. Thomas Layton and Sarah (Baird) Cummins; ed. pub- lic schools of Greene Co., Pa., to 1874; studied law in offices of Mcclellan & Cummins; m Chicago, Jan. 17, 1882, Helen McClellan; chil- dren: Julie, Edward Mcclellan. Studied and practiced law in Chicago, 1878-93; pres. the B. F. Cummins Co. (incorporated in 1887), en.
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gaged in manufacture of hand perforating machines. Republican. Clubs: Chicago Athletic, Union League, Washington Park, Exmoor, On- wentsia, Glen View, Chicago Golf, Highland Park, Winter, Lake Forest. Office: 42 W. Jack- son Boul. Residence: Highland Park, Il1.
CUMMINS, James Sheldon, lawyer; b. Up- per Province Twp., Delaware Co., Pa., Mar. 22, 1857; s. James R. and Sarah (Bishop) Cum- mins; ed. public schools of Pennsylvania and in Swarthmore College, graduating from class of 1874; m. Media, Pa., Feb., 1889, Alice Bylles- by; children: Henry Clinton, Albert, Gwendo- lyn. Admitted to bar of Pennsylvania in 1882; practiced at Media, Pa., until 1891, when came to Chicago; was atty. for the Thomson-Hous- ton Electric Co. until that company was con- solidated with the General Electric Co. in 1893; then became counsel for the latter com- pany; still represents that company and the H. M. Byllesby Co. (electrical engineers), and is counsel in Chicago for the Ft. Wayne Electric Co. Republican. Was capt. Co. H, 6th Pa. N. G., serving in quelling riots of 1877 at Pittsburgh, Pa. Episcopalian. Office: New York Life Bldg. Residence: 5473 Cornell Av.
CUMMINS, Joseph, lawyer; b. Superior Twp., Williams Co., O., Sept. 13, 1862; s. Jo- seph and Mary Jane (Van Fossen) Cummins; attended country school near Montpelier, O., until 12 years old; private school at Pioneer, O., 1 term; public school of Montpelier until 17; grad. Hillsdale (Mich.) College, 1885, B.A .; 1 year in Law School and School of Political Economy, Columbia Univ., 1889-90; m. Chica- go, June 9, 1896, Hattie Carr-Fleming. After graduation from Hillsdale College, 1885, trav- eled for educational dept. of Harper & Bros., New York, and for Ginn & Co., Boston, and then farmed for 2 years in Ohio before enter- ing law school; entered law office of McClel- lan & Cummins as student in fall of 1890; ad- mitted to Illinois bar, 1891, and since then continuously engaged in practice of law in Chicago; was special counsel for Committee of Ways and Means of the World's Colum- bian Exposition, 1892-3, and atty. for the Ex- position Corporation, 1893; now sec., treas. and counsel for the Rio Colorado Land and Irrigation Co .; treas. and counsel for Acayucan Planters' Co., Mexican Mutual Planters' Co., and Algooton Land Co., etc. Democrat. Trustee of Hillsdale College. Clubs: City, Delta Tau Delta (college fraternity). Office: 160 Wash- ington St. Residence: 930 Lunt Av.
CUNEO, Andrew, wholesale fruits and nuts; b. Genoa, Italy, Apr. 6, 1856; s. John B. and Katherine (Logomarcino) Cuneo; ed. Chicago public schools; m. Chicago, Jan. 8, 1878, Mary Arado; children: Carrie, Minnie, Jennie, Lora, Jessie, Marie. After leaving school entered father's grocery store, remaining 3 years; then was in restaurant business 1 year; after that shipping clerk with Armour & Co., 4 years; in 1879 became connected with Gari- baldi & Arata, becoming partner, 1882, and in 1883, with brother Lawrence and Louis Boitano, formed firm of Cuneo & Boitano, which on withdrawal of Mr. Boitano, 1893, as- sumed present style of Cuneo Bros. Repub- lican. Mem. Catholic Order of Foresters and Societa Cristoforo Colombo. Office: 113-115 S. Water St. Residence: 20 Astor St.
CUNEO, Frank, merchant; b. Chicago, Jan. 6, 1862; s. John B. and Catherine Cuneo; ed. public schools of Chicago; widower; children: John F., Lawrence F., Columbus F., Americo F. Since 1880 has been engaged as a mem. of the firm of Garibaldi & Cuneo, importers and wholesale dealers in fruits and nuts, with spe- cialties in bananas and all tropical and Cali- fornia fruits, in which the operations of the firm are very large. Pres. the Lion Fig and Date Co. Dir. Hamilton Nat. Bank. Republican. Office: 81 S. Water St. Residence: 397 N. State St.
CUNEO, Lawrence, wholesale fruits and nuts; b. Genoa, Italy, Mar. 4, 1854; s. John B. and Katherine (Logomarcino) Cuneo; ed. Chi- cago public schools; m. Chicago, Jan. 1, 1877, Carrie Cuneo; children: John B., Lillie, Mamie, Katherine, Carrie, Amelia, Lawrence, Rosa, Frances, Vera. After leaving school learned trade of candymaker, and was employed in father's grocery store. In 1883, with brother, Andrew, and Louis Boitano, formed firm of Cuneo & Boitano; 1893, assumed present style of Cuneo Bros. Mem. Catholic Order of Foresters. Office: 113-115 S. Water St. Resi- dence: 514 LaSalle Av.
CUNNINGHAM, Theodore Ellis, grain mer- chant; b. Lima, O., Aug. 7, 1868; s. Theodore E. and Elizabeth (Hyatt) Cunningham; ed. public schools; m. Chicago, Oct. 4, 1894, Har- riet Whiteman. Began business career at Lin- coln, Neb., with J. F. Harris & Co., as an em- ploye for 2 years; came to Chicago for same firm in 1891, continuing until 1898, when be- came a mem. of the Chicago Board of Trade and assisted in forming the corporation of Harris, Scotten Co., of which is sec. and treas. Independent in politics. Presbyterian. Clubs: Chicago Athletic, Glen View. Office: Board of Trade. Residence: 5016 Washington Av.
CURLETT, Allen Simms, 1st vice-pres. United Cigar Stores Co .; b. Baltimore, Md., Sept. 17, 1860; s. Lewis G. and Mary A. (Ann) Curlett; ed. public school No. 4, Baltimore, Md .; left in 1873; m. Baltimore, Md., Aug., 1892, Georgia M. Wadlow. Was employed by Henry H. Taylor, Baltimore, about 2 years, G. A. Schleus & Co., Baltimore, 6 years, and G. W. Gail & Ax, tobacco manufacturers, 12 years; mem. of Ruhstrat & Curlett, cigars. Chicago, about 10 years, until organization of the United Cigar Stores Co. in July, 1902, when became identified with that company as pres .; since July, 1904, has been 1st vice-pres. Republican. Mem. Art Institute of Chicago. Club: Maryland. Office: 55-7 S. Water St. Residence: 897 Monroe St.
CURRIER, Albert Dean, lawyer; b. Osceola, Stark Co., Ill., July 29, 1861; s. Jonathan T. and Martha J. (Hoblit) Currier; ed. public and high schools, Neponset, Bureau Co., Ill .; preparatory and collegiate depts. Northwest- ern Univ., graduating B.S., with special hon- ors in mathematics, 1884; special work in Massachusetts Institute of Technology 2 years, and at same time attending Boston Univ. Law School; studied law in offices of John H. Hamline and Elbridge Hanecy, and finished law studies with law firm of Gard- ner, McFadon & Gardner, Chicago. Wrote for Chicago Times and Chicago Evening Journal. 1884-5 and 1886-7. Associated with firm of Gardner, McFadon & Gardner, 18SS-90: admit- ted to bar, Mar., 1889; practiced alone, 1891-6: was with Runnels & Burry, lawyers, 1897; since then associated with Hon. Henry S. Boutell (M.C.), and in 1903. Henry Warren Freeman also became a partner, firm now be- ing Boutell, Currier & Freeman. Organized and is dir. and atty. for Keeley Institute of Great Britain, Incorporated. doing business in England; was receiver of John Alexander Dowie under appointment hy U. S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois, Dec., 1903. Independent in politics: was on executive com- mittee of Illinois Tariff Reform League, 1889- 1890. Mem. Sigma Chi Fraternity. Chicago Alumni Chapter; Northwestern Assn. of Mas- sachusetts Institute of Technology. Clubs: Evanston Country, Evanston. Chicago Office: 205 LaSalle St. Residence: 936 Sheridan Rd .. Evanston. Ill.
CURTIS, Augustus Darwin; b. Hawley. Pa .. Oct. 14, 1865; s. George Boardman (M.D.) and Augusta (Cook) Curtis: ed. public schools. Hawley, Pa .. Academic dept. Honesdale (Pa.) College; removed to Chicago. 1882: m Chica- go, Dec. 22, 1890, Marette Hotchkin Curtis;
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children: Kenneth, Darwin. Engaged in lumber and box business until 1890; removed to Mari- nette, Wis., 1890, and established the M. & M. Box Co., acting as sec. and mgr. until 1900; established Curtis Cattle Co. of South Dakota, 1896; removed to Chicago, 1900, and estab- lished the Curtis-Leger Fixture Co., of which is pres .; also vice-pres. of Popular Mechanics Co. Republican. Was mem. 1st Regt. I. N. G., Chicago, 6 years. Clubs: Hamilton, Colonial. Office: 126 Franklin St. Residence: 876 E. 50th St.
CURTIS, De Witt H., maltster; b. Oxford, Chenango Co., N. Y., Feb. 25, 1839; s. Charles H. and Frances (Holmes) Curtis: came with parents to Chicago, Oct. 6, 1842; ed. public schools and academies in Chicago; m. Oris- kany Falls, N. Y., Sept. 11, 1860, Almira Holmes; children: Frances H., Charles H., George P., Leonard D. After leaving school became identified with distilling and malting interests in Chicago: was for years sec. of the Bemis & Curtis Malting Co., and engaged in numerous commercial and manufacturing enterprises: now dir. Northwestern Malt & Grain Co. Was mem. and foreman of Engine Co. No. 9 in the old volunteer fire dept. of Chicago from 1857 until its disbandment in 1865. Republican. Unitarian. Trustee Volun- teer Firemen's Benevolent Assn. Office: 182 State St. Residence: 409 Washington Boul.
CURTIS, Edward Harvey, clergyman; b. Madison, Ind., May 4, 1843; s. Rev. Harvey (D.D.) and Julia Ann (Roberts) Curtis; ed. Chicago High School. Knox College, A.B., 1863; A.M., 1866; D.D., 1887; grad. Union Theologi- cal Seminary, New York, 1867; m. Waukegan, Ill., Sept. 18, 1877; children: Richard Harvey, Elizabeth. Was pastor first at Waukegan, Ill., then at Lincoln, Neb., and since June, 1895, pastor of Washington Park Presbyterian Church. Republican. Church: 64th St. and Kim- bark Av. Residence: 6229 Kimbark Av.
CURTIS, Fred Amasa, manufacturer and dealer in vehicle wood material; b. Warren, Ill., Mar. 21, 1870; s. Amasa and Mary Ann (Jones) Curtis; ed. common schools at Lena and Freeport, Ill., and at Chicago Athenaeum; m. Chicago, July 20, 1892; children: Mildred Irene, Linsley Warren. Began business career 1886, as office boy with Henney Buggy Co., Freeport, Ill .; was with Kelley, Maus & Co., 1887-1900, order clerk, 1889; in general office work, 1890-3; asst. mgr. wood dept., 1894-6; mgr. wood dept., 1897-1900; also dir. of the company, 1899-1900. Since Jan. 1, 1901, partner in firm of Houston & Curtis, manufacturers and jobbers in vehicle wood material; sec. and treas. the Vehicle Woodstock Co., Chicago; vice-pres. Union Bow Co., Cleveland, O .; part- ner Memphis Rim and Bow Co., of Memphis, Tenn .; dir. Am. Vehicle Woodstock Assn., of Louisville, Ky. Promoted and organized, 1903, the Vehicle Woodstock Co., which has 26 plants. Republican. Mem. Christian Church (Disciples of Christ). Club: Oaks (Austin). Office: Marquette Bldg. Residence: 5817 Frink St. (Austin).
CURTIS, John Fitch Lincoln, stock and grain broker; b. Chicago, Dec. 20, 1865; s. John F. and Harriet S. (Wilson) Curtis; ed. public schools; m. Chicago, June, 1897, Frances E. Witbeck; children: John Witbeck Guernsey, Dorothy Frances. Began business career as of- fice boy for Franklin MacVeagh & Co .; worked up to cashier; left to accept position as dried fruit salesman and later took charge of dried fruit dept. in firm of N. S. Knight & Co .; left them to accept position as mgr. of branch of- fice on Wabash Av., in grocery district. for Raymond, Pynchon & Co., stock brokers, who are now in New York; they gave up their Chi- cago business to firm of Kneeland, Clement and Curtis, of which he became mem., 1901. Firm are mem. of New York and Chicago Stock Exchanges, New York Coffee Exchange,
Chicago Board of Trade, St. Louis Merchants' Exchange. Republican. Clubs: Union League, Chicago Athletic, Washington Park, Glen View, Exmoor. Office: The Rookery. Residence: High- land Park, Ill.
CURTISS, Charles Chauncey, vice-pres., treas. and managing dir. the Corporation of the Fine Arts Bldg .; b. Chicago, July 31, 1847; s. Hon. James (twice mayor of Chicago) and Mary (Kimball) Curtiss; ed. privately and in public schools of Champaign Co., Ill .; m. Chi- cago, May 24, 1877, Addie Louise Miller; chil- dren: Marjorie Kimball, James, Marion. Be- gan business career as messenger in telegraph office at Champaign, Ill., 1862-3; clerk in dry goods store, Champaign, 1863-4; served in Civil War as mem. of Co. B. 135th Vol. Infy., May to Oct., 1864; clerk ordnance depot, Nashville, Tenn., Nov., 1864, to Apr., 1866; salesman Field, Palmer & Leiter, Chicago, 1866-7; employed as clerk at Pittsburgh, Pa., 1867-8; in Recorder's office, Chicago, 1868; bookkeeper, Lyon & Healy, Chicago, 1869-72; partner in music publishing house of F. S. Chandler & Co. and Chandler & Curtiss, 1872- 1875; mgr., treas. and dir. of Root & Sons Music Co., 1875-81; of Curtiss & Mayer, agents for Weber pianos, 1881-9; pres. Manu- facturers' Piano Co., 1890-5; projector of Fine Arts Bldg., completed May 1, 1898, and since then vice-pres., treas. and mgr. of that office and studio bldg. Independent in politics; one of organizers of Illinois Civil Service Reform League; mem. Citizens' Assn., Municipal Vo- ters' League, Legislative Voters' League, Civ- ic Federation and, other public organizations. Mem. Archæological Institute of America, Am. Historical Assn., Chicago Historical Soc., Loyal Legion, etc. Clubs: Chicago Literary, Caxton, Chicago, City, Glen View, Edge- water Golf; also, The Players, New York. Of- fice: 203-7 Michigan Boul. Residence: 110 As- tor St.
CUSACK, Thomas, manufacturer of signs; b. Ireland, Oct. 5, 1858; s. John and Dehlia (McMahon) Cusack; came to New York with parents when 3 years old; lost parents 2 years later; came to Chicago; attended public and private schools here and St. Xavier's College. New York; m. Yonkers. N. Y., July 10, 1895, Mary E. Greene; children: Anna, Thomas, Charles, Francis. Learned sign painting trade and in Dec., 1875, started in the advertising sign business as Thomas Cusack & Co. Was mem. Board of Education of Chicago, 1891-8, and vice-pres. of board in years 1896, 1897 and 1898; served on staff of Gov. Altgeld, with rank of col., 1893-7; elected in Nov., 1898, as representative in Congress from 4th Con- gressional District of Illinois, and served in 56th Congress. Has served as mem. of the State Central Democratic Committee and mem. and vice-chairman of the Cook Co. Democratic Committee. Office: Cor. Throop St. and 15th Pl. Residence: 393 Ashland Boul.
CUSTER, Jacob R., lawyer; b. Valley Forge, Chester Co., Pa., May 27, 1845; s. David Y. and Esther F. (Rambo) Custer; prepared for college at Washington Hall, Trappe, Pa .; grad. A.B., Pennsylvania College. Gettysburg, 1867; read law in Philadelphia, 1867-8; grad. Albany (N. Y.) Law School, 1869; m. Dec. 1, 1879, Ella, daughter of C. B. White, of Chicago; 1 daughter: Esther R., who died Oct. 6, 1900. Came to Chicago and engaged in practice alone, 1869-79; partner with William J. Camp- bell from 1879 until latter's death, 1896; now mem. firm of Custer, Griffin & Cameron. Mas- ter in chancery, 1880-92, Superior Court of Cook Co .: was counsel to sheriff of Cook Co., 8 years. Republican. Mem. Phi Kappa Psi (col- lege fraternity). Clubs: Union League, Calu- met (pres.). Office: The. Rookery. Residence: 3928 Grand Boul.
CUTHBERTSON, William, physician; b. Winterbourn, Ont., Can., Mar. 15, 1860; S.
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George and Mary A. (De Cou) Cuthbertson; ed. St. Thomas (Ont.) High School; grad. M.B., Univ. of Toronto, M.D.C.M., Univ. of Victoria College, and mem. College of Physi- cians and Surgeons of Ontario; m. Dubuque, Ia., Mar. 7, 1897, Marie L. Davis. Asst. physi- cian in Toronto Asylum for the Insane, 1883-4; in private practice in Whitby and Brooklyn, Ont., 1884-7; asst. physician Northern Hosp. for the Insane, Elgin, Ill., 1887-9; since 1889 practicing in Chicago. Prof. of surgery Chi- cago Clinical School, 1896-9; attending gyne- cologist, St. Luke's Hosp. from 1900; pres. Chicago Acad. of Medicine, 1896-9; pres. Southern District Med. Soc., 1903; pres. 1st Civil Service Med. Board of Chicago, 1896; capt. and surgeon 1st Ill. Cav., N. G., 1896-8, and major and surgeon 1st. Ill. Vol. Cav. in Spanish-Am. War. Mem. Am. Med. Assn., Chi- cago Med. Soc., Chicago Acad. of Medicine and Mississippi Valley Med. Assn. Chief examiner of Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Co., and of the Provident Life and Trust Co. Re- publican. Presbyterian. Club: Union League. Office: 103 State St.
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