The book of Chicagoans, a biographical dictionary of leading living men of the city of Chicago, 1905, Part 45

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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DEANE, Ruthven; b. Cambridge, Mass., Aug. 20, 1851; s. Charles Deane, the historian, and Helen Waterston Deane, of Cambridge, Mass .; m. Chicago, Dec. 16, 1885, Martha R. Towner; children: Charles, Henry Towner. Fellow Am. Ornithologists' Union since 1883; pres. Ill. Audubon Soc. since 1898. Address: 504 N. State St., Chicago.

DEARBORN, Luther M., lawyer; b. Geneva, Ill., Aug. 5, 1858; s. Luther and Elizabeth ( Walker) Dearborn; ed. Racine College and Harvard Law School in class of 1883. Began practice of law in 1884 in Chicago; then prac- ticed 10 years in Aurora; since then in prac- tice in Chicago. Democrat. Served 3 terms in the Illinois State Legislature, in 37th, 38th and 39th General Assembles. Mem. Chicago Historical Soc. and Illinois State Historical Soc. Club: Press. Office: 100 Washington St. Residence: 295 Huron St.

DE BLOIS, Austin Kennedy, clergyman; b. Wolfville, N. S., Dec. 17, 1866; s. Stephen W. and Mary S. (Fitch) de Blois; grad. Horton Acad., 1881; in Europe, 1885; grad. Acadia Col- lege, Nova Scotia, 1886; Brown Univ., A.M., 1888; Ph.D., 1889; student Newton (Mass.) Theological Institution, 1889; Univ. of Berlin, 1890; Univ. of Leipzig, 1891; LL.D., Franklin College, Ind., 1897; m. Sheffield, N. B., June 25, 1890, Erminie A. Day; children: Stephen G., Cedric, Mary Ailsa, Charles H., Laurier St. J. Vice-principal Union Baptist Seminary, St. Martins, N. B., 1892; principal, 1892-4; pres. Shurtleff College, Alton, Ill., 1894-9; pastor 1st Baptist Church of Chicago. Trus- tee Shurtleff College; vice-pres. Chicago Bap- tist Orphanage; mem. executive committee Illinois State Y. M. C. A. Mem. Delta Upsilon and Phi Beta Kappa (special election); char- ter mem. Brown Univ. Alumni Club of Berlin. Democrat. Author: Bible Study in Am. Col- leges, 1899; The Pioneer School, 1900; Impe- rialism and Democracy. Address: 3319 Calu- met Av.

DECKER, David, vice-pres. Jackson Trust & Savings Bank; b. Kewaunee, Wis., Feb. 22, 1864; s. Edward and Susan E. Brown; ed. pub- lic schools and Univ. of Michigan, graduating, LL.B., 1888; m. New York, 1893, Ora Royce. Began practice of law in Kewaunee Co., Wis., for 4 years; then engaged in real estate and banking business in Northeastern Wisconsin, and various commercial enterprises; came to Chicago, 1904, and became associated with Jackson Trust & Savings Bank in present ca- pacity of vice-pres. Also pres. Bank of Stur- geon Bay, Wis., and Bank of Green Bay., Wis., and vice-pres. Bank of Two Rivers, Wis. Re- publican. Club: Union League. Office: Railway Exchange Bldg.

DEE, William Edward, manufacturer of vitrified clay products; b. Chicago, July 16, 1859; s. William M. and Julia (Holly) Dee; ed. Chicago public schools; m. Danville, Ill., Feb. 15, 1904, Grace Muir. Began business career as asst. to his father in the manufac- ture of sewer pipe and other vitrifled clay products, as a workman in the yard; now pres. of the William E. Dee Co., operating large works at Mecca, Park Co., Ind. Catholic. Modern Woodman. Office: Royal Insurance Bldg. Residence: 4047 Calumet Av.

DEERING, Charles, manufacturer; b. Paris, Me., 1852; s. William and Abby (Barbour) Deering; preparatory education at Portland, Me .; grad. U. S. Naval Acad. at Annapolis,

1873; m. 1st, 1875, Anna Case, of Newport, R. l., who died in 1876, leaving him 1 child; m. 2d, 1883, Marion Whipple, daughter of Gen. William D. Whipple, U. S. A .; children: Roger, Marion, Barbara. Served as officer in the navy until 1881, when he resigned and became sec. of the Deering Harvester Co., manufacturers of the Deering harvesting macninery, until that business was merged, with the other leading harvester interests, in the Interna- tional Harvester Co., with which he has since been connected as chairman of the board of directors. Independent in politics. Clubs: Chi- cago, University and Union (New York City) Army and Navy (Washington, D. C.). Office: 7 Monroe St. Residence: Evanston, Ill.

DEERING, James, manufacturer; b. Maine, 1859; s. William and Clara (Hamilton) Deer- ing; ed. Northwestern Univ., Evanston, Ills., and at the Massachusetts Institute of Tech- nology; married. Officer of Deering Harvester Co. until 1902; vice-pres. the International Harvester Co. since 1902. Clubs: Chicago, Washington Park, Saddle and Cycle, Univer- sity, Union. Office: 7 Monroe St. Residence: 67 Cedar St.

DEERING, William, manufacturer; b. Paris, Me., April 25, 1826; s. James and Eliza (Moore) Deering; ed. Readfield Seminary; m. 1st, Oct. 31, 1849, Abby Barbour; 2d, Dec. 15, 1857, Clara Hamilton; children: Charles, James, Abby. Engaged in a woolen mill and later in the dry goods business; became mem. of wholesale and commission dry goods house of Deering, Milliken & Co., of Portland and New York. Established in the harvester busi- ness at Plano, Ill., 1873; removed to Chicago, 1880; pres. Deering Harvester Co., manufac- turers of harvesting machines; William Deer- ing & Co. Dir. International Harvester Co. Office: 16 Fullerton Av. Residence: 408 Church St., Evanston, Ill.

DEEVES, Griffen Hampton, lumber mer- chant; b. Buffalo, N. Y., Sept. 19, 1866; s. T. S. and Rebecca G. (Hampton) Deeves; ed. Chi- cago public schools and Bryant & Stratton Business College; m. Milwaukee, Wis., Mar. 8, 1904, Jean Pollock. Since June 15, 1885, has been continuously engaged in the lumber busi- ness in Chicago; was with Perley Lowe & Co. for 17 years as stenographer, shipping clerk, salesman and mgr., and on their giving up yard business in Chicago, in 1901, started in business for self, organizing, Apr. 1, 1901, the Deeves & Taylor Lumber Co., succeeded, Apr. 1, 1904, by C. H. Deeves Lumber Co., of which is pres., wholesale lumber and shingles, with specialties in yellow pine, mahogany, hardwoods, ties and car stock. A dir. of the Mississippi Lumber Co .; 32° Mason; Oriental Consistory; Chicago Commandery, K. T., and Medinah Temple, Mystic Shrine. Mem. B. P. O. Elks. Club: Calumet Cross Country. Office: Railway Exchange. Residence: 375 36th Pl.

DEFEBAUGH, James Elliott, lumber jour- nalist; b. Williamsburg, Blair Co., Pa., Mar. 28, 1854; s. James Elliott and Elizabeth Ann (Kinney) Defebaugh; ed. public schools; m. 1883, Annie E. Carhart, of Chicago; children: Carl W., Jay Carhart, Harold Elliott (latter two now deceased). At 14 became a "printers' devil," and remained 3 years learning to be a compositor; held a "case" on the Pittsburgh Gazette, 1869-75; was in office of Daily Patriot, Harrisburg, Pa., 1875-6; asst. cashier Phila- delphia Times, 1876; printer in offices of R. R. Donnelley and The Inter Ocean, Chicago, 1877-81; sec. Burlington (Iowa) branch Y. M. C. A., 1881-2; returned to Chicago. For 3 years represented the Shoe and Leather Reporter of New York, and other eastern papers here. In 1885 became acting sec. of the Lumberman's Exchange and Lumber Manufacturers' Assn. of the Northwest during absence abroad of George W. Hotchkiss, the sec., and was corre- spondent of several eastern trade journals;

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established, 1886, The Timberman; also for 3 Soc. of Illinois, Chicago Homeopathic Soc .; years from 1893, assumed editorial business honorary mem. Wisconsin, Iowa, Michigan, Ohio and Indiana Homoeopathic Socs. One of the charter mem. Union League Club. Wrote Neurological sections on Children and Cow- perthwaite on Practice. Mason (32º). Office: Marshall Field Annex. Residence: 55 E. 53d St., Chicago. management of The Young Men's Era, inter- national official organ of the Y. M. C. A. The Timberman and Northwestern Lumberman were consolidated Jan. 1, 1899 (with W. B. Judson and J. E. Defebaugh equal owners), and he has since been its editor. Clubs: Midlo- thian, Press, Union League, Hamilton, Illi- nois Athletic, and mem. advisory committee Chicago Commercial Assn. Elder and trustee 41st St. Presbyterian Church. Office: 315 Dear- born St. Residence: 5344 Ellis Av.

DEFREES, Joseph Holton, lawyer; b.

Goshen, Elkhart Co., Ind., Apr. 10, 1858; s. James McKinney and Victoria (Holton) De- frees; ed. public schools of Indiana, Earlham College, Richmond, Ind., and Northwestern Univ., Evanston, Ill .; m. Buffalo, N. Y., Oct. 4, 1882, Harriet McNaughton; 1 son: Donald. After leaving college studied law, was ad- mitted and practiced at Indiana bar until 1888, when came to Chicago and became a mem. of the law firm of Shuman & Defrees; later of Aldrich, Payne & Defrees, and now of Defrees, Brace & Ritter; largely engaged in corpora- tion practice. Dir. Kelley, Maus & Co., A. H. Pierce Mfg. Co., Chicago Car Seal Co .; pres. Windermere Co .; vice-pres. Western Consoli- dated Granite Co. Mem. Chicago Bar Assn. and of the Chicago Law Club. Republican. Clubs: Chicago, Union League, Hamilton, Midlothian. Office: 205 LaSalle St. Residence: Hotel Windermere.

DE GOLYER, Laurence Nelson, stock brok- er; b. Chicago, June 2, 1874; s. Nelson and Laura De Golyer; ed. Northwestern Univ. Pre- paratory School and Yale University, grad- uating in class of 1895; m. Evanston, Ill., Sept. 27, 1900, Anabel Ward. Began business career in 1896 with Royal Insurance Co. in their local office in Chicago for 1 year; then in clerical position in his fathers' Board of Trade com- mission business until Mar., 1898; then with Edward L. Brewster & Co. until 1904, when joined Clarence C. Chapman in organizing firm of Chapman, De Golyer & Co .; mem. New York Stock Exchange, Chicago Stock Ex- change and Chicago Board of Trade. Repub- lican. Congregationalist. Office: 186 LaSalle St. Residence: 1513 Forest Av., Evanston.

DE GOLYER, Watts, manufacturer; b. Ful- ton Co., N. Y., Sept. 18, 1834; s. James and Catherine (Banta) De Golyer; ed. public schools of Fulton Co., N. Y .; m. Cincinnati, O., 1857, Marguerite Louise Boyle; 1 daughter: Mrs. Lillian Perry. Began in 1851, at Troy, N. Y., his connection with the manufacture of ine varnishes and japans; was later in busi- ness for himself at Troy, N. Y., until his re- moval to Chicago in 1862, and was also at the same time interested in the same line at Cincinnati, O .; in 1862 engaged in the business n Chicago with his brother as De Golyer & Bro., later incorporated as the De Golyer Var- ilsh Co., and after the decease of Jos. De Golyer in 1889 The Watts DeGolyer Co. was ncorporated, of which was pres. Repub- ican. Served for several years on Board of ducation, and several years as town trustee f Riverside, Ill. In July, 1904, disposed of is interest in the varnish business and re- Ired. Is a dir. of E. C. Cook & Bro., manufac- irers of sporting goods, etc. Residence: iverside, Ill.

DELAMATER, Nicholas B., physician; b. lbany Co., N. Y., Feb. 21, 1847; s. Ira M. hd Elizabeth (Beebe) Delamater; grad. Har- ard Univ., 1868; studied law 1 year; grad. hicago Homeopathic Med. College, 1873; m. roodstock, Ill., Nov. 3, 1870, Ella J. Link. practice of medicine since 1873; specialist mental and nervous diseases; prof. mental id nervous diseases, Hahnemann Med. Col- ge. Mem. Chicago Acad. of Sciences, Am. In- itute of Homœopathy, State Homeopathic

DELAMATER, Samuel, retired real estate dealer; b. Troy, N. Y., Aug. 12, 1829; s. John S. and Mary (Wagar) Delamater; attended local schools; m. Dec. 20, 1857, Mary E., daughter of O. B. Clark, Coldwater, Mich. (now deceased) ; children: Frank C., Ettie M. Came to Chicago and had grocery store at southeast corner of State and Madison Sts. until 1864; sold out and engaged in real estate business; fall of 1864, in old Reynolds building, south- west corner Madison and Dearborn Sts .; firm became Delamater & Randall, and later Dela- mater & Jackson, and continued in active busi- ness until a year or so ago, when retired, be- cause of ill health. Was offered property on State St., 50 feet south of Monroe St. (on Palmer House site), 1865, for $500 per foot, and same year purchased property on 5th Av., then Wells St., at $125 per foot. Was mem. Real Estate Board many years; mem. Apollo Commandery, K. T. Address: 7124 Coles Av.

DELANEY, Daniel, pres. Delaney & Murphy, wholesale liquors; b. Upperwoods, Queens Co., Ireland, Dec. 25, 1833; s. Denis and Mary (Vanston) Delaney; ed. national schools of Ireland until 14 years old, when, his father dying, went to work on farm until 1851, when came to the U. S., 1851; m. July 21, 1858, Kate Quinn, a native of New York state; children: Kate (Mrs. M. J. Shinners), Mary (Mrs. H. G. Clark), Denis, Joseph, Annie (Mrs. E. J. Hayes), William, Vesta, Henry. Was a clerk for wholesale liquor firm in Cincinnati until 1864, when came to Chicago; employed several wholesale liquor houses till 1879; in business for self, 1879-88; since that with M. W. Mur- phy in firm of Delaney & Murphy. Democrat. R. C .; one of the oldest mem. in this country of the sodality of the Jesuit church. Office: 10 Wabash Av. Residence: East Grove, Ill.

DE LANG, Frederick Cornelius, pres. and mgr. Keen & De Lang Co., blank book makers, stationers, etc .; b. Albany, N. Y., Dec. 6, 1854; s. A. C. and Marie Charlotte De Lang; came to Chicago in 1857; father served in U. S. Navy 3 years in Mexican War, and in army under Grant and Logan, 1861-5 (died at age of 80 in 1903); ed. Chicago public schools and Rush Med. College; m. Chicago, 1882, Serene Lawson; children: Jessie Charlotte. Blanchard, Ethel Serene. After leaving school became connected with firm of Keen & De Lang, and has since continued that house, now Keen & De Lang Co., of which he is pres. and mgr. Original house was founded by Joseph Keen, Sr., in 1842, as a publishing house and book business at 140 Lake St .; the manufacturing dept., blank book making. printing, and manufacturers of stationery, De Lang's writing inks, etc., was organized by F. C. De Lang, 1873, and has been in con- tinuous operation ever since; for over 20 years retail dent. was on LaSalle St. near Board of Trade. Republican; elected State Senator from Chicago and served in the two sessions of the Legislature, 1881, 1882; re- fused appointment in consular service for Germany, 1882. Mem. Congregational Church and trustee of church at Glencoe, Ill. Was an early mem. of the Marquette Club. Mason. Kilwinning Lodge, Corinthian Chapter, St. Bernard Commandery, Oriental Consistory: also mem. Medinah Temple Shrine. Office: 184- 186 Jackson Boul. Residence: Glencoe, Ill.

DELANO, Frederic A., railway official; b. Hong Kong, China, Sept. 10. 1863; s. Warren and Catherine Robbins (Lyman) Delano; grad Harvard Univ., 1885; m. Chicago, Nov. 22,

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ISSS, Matilda A. Peabody; children: Catherine, Louise, Laura, Matilda. In service of C., B. & Q. R. R. since 1885, as apprentice machinist in locomotive repair shop at Aurora, Ill., 1885-7; in charge of Bureau of Steel Rail In- spection, Tests and Records, July, 1887, to Apr., 1889; asst. to 2d vice-pres., Apr., 1889, to July, 1890; supt. terminals at Chicago, 1890- 1899; supt. of motive power, 1899-1901; gen. mgr. C., B. & Q. R. R., July 1, 1901, to Jan. 1, 1905; 1st vice-pres. Wabash R. R. Co. since May 1, 1905. Dir. Metropolitan West Side R. R., Hamilton Nat. Bank. Mem. Am. Soc. of Civil Engineers, Western Soc. of Engineers. Democrat. Unitarian. Clubs: Union League, University, Mid-Day, Chicago Literary. Office: Western Union Bldg. Residence: 1844 Wel- lington Av.

DE LANY, Martin Andrew, lawyer; b. on farm at Newport, Lake Co., Ill., Oct. 4, 1844; s. John and Bridgett (Maher) De Lany; ed. public school, Waukegan Acad., 1860-2, and law dept. of Univ. of Michigan, 1865-8, grad- uating LL.B., 1868; m. Waukegan, Ill., Dec. 29, 1870, Katharine Wetzel; children: Emma T. (now wife of Merle B. Waltz), Mary E., Eleanor A. (all graduates of Vassar College), Clarence Martin (now student in Univ. of Illinois), Russell Wetzel. - Began practice in Apr., 1868, at Elgin, Ill., but moved from that city to Chicago in Sept., 1868, and has been in practice here ever since; special fea- tures of practice are land titles, real estate law, chancery and probate work; now senior mem. of law firm of De Lany & Waltz. Elected to Illinois Senate, 1876, as Democrat, and served in 30th and 31st General Assem- blies, taking part in contest which resulted in election of Judge David Davis to U. S. Sen- ate; appointed, 1879, to Chicago Board of Education, and served 2 years as its pres .; nominee for Congress in his district, 1902, on Democratic ticket, but defeated. Mem. of Chi- cago Bar Assn. and Law Institute. R. C. Of- fice: 95 Clark St. Residence: 537 Cleveland Av.

DE LEE, Joseph Bolivar, physician; b. Cold Springs, Putnam Co., N. Y., Oct. 28, 1869; s. Morris and Dora (Tobias) De Lee; ed. gram- mar school in New York City and 1 year at the College of the City of New York; grad. Chicago High School, 1888; grad. Chicago Med. College (now Northwestern Univ. Med. School), 1891; interne Cook Co. Hosp., 1891-2; studied in med. depts. of Univs. of Vienna and Berlin, 1893-4; studied in Paris, 1894. On return from Europe in Nov., 1894, established in general practice of medicine and surgery in Chicago. Demonstrator of anatomy Chicago Med. College, 1892-3; demonstrator of physi- ology at the Dental School, 1892-3; surgeon to Michael Reese Dispensary, 1892-3; in Dec., 1894, became demonstrator of obstetrics at Chicago Med. College; in 1895, lecturer on ob- stetrics in same; took chair of obstetrics in fall of 1896, and given title of "prof. of ob- stetrics," 1897, and still continues in that connection with the same college, now known as the Northwestern Univ. Med. School. Now practices obstetrics as a specialty with gynecic surgery. Founded, 1895, the Chicago Lying-in Hospital and Dispensary, and in 1899 opened hospital in connection with same; and is now med. dir. and sec. of the med. board of the institution. Leader in the im- provement in the standards of obstetric teach- ing in Chicago; has written 40 monographs on obstetric and allied subjects, and the books: "Obstetrics for Nurses," 1904; "Notes on Obstetrics," 1904; "Yearbook of Obstet- rics," 1904. Attending obstetrician to Mercy, Wesley, Provident, and Cook Co. Hosps. and to the Central Lyin-in Hosp. and Dispensary. Mem. American Medical Association, Chicago Medical Soc. (councilor, 1902), Illinois State Med. Soc. (sec., 1899), Chicago Gynecological Soc. (sec., 1901-2; vice-pres., 1903), Mississippi

Valley Med. Soc. Independent in politics. Jew- ish religion. Office: 34 Washington St. Resi- dence: 3632 Prairie Av.

DELFOSSE, Charles J., real estate; b. Chi- cago, Apr. 11, 1872; s. Antoine and Marie ( Vandercam) Delfosse; grad. West Division High School, Chicago, and in business col- lege; m. Cliicago, 1896, Lala N. Carney; 1 daughter: Charlotte H. In 1892 began in real estate business with Peter Van Vlissingen, for whom became mgr. and was later junior partner in the firm of Haberer & Delfosse; now head of the firm of Charles J. Delfosse & Co., real estate and loans. Republican. Catholic. Office: 134 Clark St. Residence: 676 N. California Av.

DELIHANT, William Thomas, coal mer- chant; b. Florisant, Mo., Mar. 1, 1862; s. Wil- liam and Mary (Quan) Delihant; ed. St. Ignatius College, Chicago; m. Chicago, July 1, 1889, May M. Reardon; children: William, Jr., Robert, Leslie, James, Harold. Began mercan- tile career, 1880-1, with uncle, W. J. Quan (wholesale grocer); sales agent with W. P. Rend & Co., 1881-6; with Peabody Coal Co., 1886-1901; founded, 1901, the Standard Washed Coal Co., of which has been pres. and dir .; also since Apr., 1904, pres. Commercial Coal & Coke Co. Democrat. Catholic. Office: 303 Dearborn St. Residence: 3006 S. 41st Av.

DE LONG, David Denman, clergyman; b. Newville, Ind., Nov. 11, 1846; s. Solomon and Maria (Landis) DeLong; ed. Newville Acad., and in Otterbein Univ., graduating, A.B., 1871; Western Theological Seminary, graduating, B.D., 1874; m. Columbus, O., June 18, 1870, Emma L. Knepper; 1 daughter: Ruth V. Teacher in Roanoke Seminary, 1871-3; pres. of Lebanon Valley College, 1876-87; since 1887 pastor of Congregational churches. Resi- dence: 6441 Jackson Av.

DELPRAT, John Charles, physician; b. New York City, Oct. 22, 1867; s. George R. and Mary L. Beane Delprat; came to Chicago in boyhood; ed. Chicago public schools and old West Division High School; Bennett Med. Col- lege, 1894, and Northwestern Univ. Med. School, M.D., 1903. Was interne at Cook Co. Hosp., and is now attending surgeon at Cook Co. and Chicago Baptist Hosps. Prof. of prin- ciples of surgery at Bennett Hosp. Mem. Chi- cago Eclectic Med. Soc., Illinois State Eclectic Med. Soc. Office: 34 Washington St. Residence: 5034 Cottage Grove Av.

DEMING, Everett Brainard, grocery com- mission merchant; b. St. Louis, Mo., Sept. 13, 1860; s. Charles and Harriet (Baker) Dem- ing; ed. St. Louis public schools; m. Galena, Ill .. Nov. 11, 1884, Caroline Y. Spratt; 1 child: Stuart Arthur. Began business life in St. Louis in 1875; learned the trade of horse col- lar maker; worked at the bench for 4 years; became bill clerk for the Goddard-Peck Groc- ery Co .; established business for himself as F. L. Deming & Co. In 1888 the present firm of Deming & Gould Co. (of which he is now pres.) was formed, with offices in St. Louis and Chicago. Also pres. Douglas Co. Fruit Packing Co., of Roseburg, Ore., and of the Northern Fisheries Co., Anacortes, Wash. Re- publican. Mason. Clubs: Chicago Athletic (Chicago), Cougar (Whatcom, Wash.). Office: 42 River St. Residence: Billingham, Wash.

DEMING, Frank Lucius, grocery commis- sion merchant; b. St. Louis, Mo., May 2, 1858; s. Charles and Harriet (Baker) Deming; ed. public schools of St. Louis; m. St. Louis, May 29, 1879, Pauline E. Gray; children: Everett Gray, Helen Edna and Margaret Wilton. Be- gan business life with the grocery commis sion firm of John S. Gibbs & Co., of St. Louis 1878-80; since 1880, of Deming & Gould Co. of St. Louis and Chicago, of which he is sec. and mgr. of the Chicago house. Also vice-pres of the Gardner-Barada Chemical Co. of Chi cago, and dir. of the Central California Can

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neries of San Francisco, and of the Douglas years. Club: City. Office: The Daily News. Co. Fruit Packing Co., of Roseburg, Ore. In- Residence: 1893 Roscoe St. dependent in politics. Mason and K. T. Office: 42 River St. Residence: 1628 Kenmore Av.

DEMME, Emil, mgr. of the Bismarck Hotel; b. Berlin, Ger., Sept. 24, 1857; s. Edward and Erneslina (Bibbe) Demme; ed. schools in Ger- many; came to Chicago direct from Berlin, in 1885; m. Chicago, 1898, Marie Ressier. Was engaged in the express business in Berlin, in employ of the Berliner Sperteurverein, be- fore coming to America; since coming to Chicago has been continuously identified with restaurants and hotels. Now mgr. of the Bis- marck Hotel and Restaurant, dir. and mgr. of the Bismarck Garden and pres. of the In- ternational Hotel Co. Democrat. Mason (32°). Mem. Orpheus Männerchor. Club: Germania. Office: 180-6 Randolph St. Residence: 1055 Sheridan Rd.

DE MUTH, Benjamin Franklin, pres. De Muth & Co., retail shoe merchants; b. Uhrichs- ville, Tuscarawas Co., O., 1852; s. John and Katharine (Cherryholmes) De Muth; ed. pub- lic schools of Tuscarawas Co., O .; m. Detroit, Mich., 1877, Mary Whitmore; children: John H., Elizabeth G. Has been connected with retail shoe trade from time of leaving school in 1868; beginning in store at Millersburg, O .; mem. of firm of Renfrew & De Muth, Mt. Vernon, O., 1872-3; in business at Cleveland, O., 1873-80; traveled for Hanan & Reddish, of New York, 1880-2; opened shoe dept. for Mabley & Carew, Cincinnati, O., 1882-4; came to Chicago, 1886, and established retail shoe firm of De Muth & Co., of which still con- tinues at head as pres. and mgr. Also sec. and treas. of the Hanan-De Muth Shoe Co., of Milwaukee, Wis., and vice-pres. and dir. of Jackson Trust and Savings Bank, Chicago. Republican. Clubs: Union League, Washing- ton Park, Riding and Driving, Chicago Ath- letic. Office: 237-9 State St. Residence: 4500 Greenwood Av.

DENEEN, Charles Samuel, Governor of Illi- nois; b. Edwardsville, Ill., May 4, 1863; s. Samuel H. and Mary F. (Ashley) Deneen; ed. public schools Lebanon, Ill., and McKendrce College (grad. 1882); taught school about 3 years; studied law; admitted to bar; m. May 10, 1891, Bina Day Maloney, of Mt. Carmel, Ill; children: Charles Ashley, Dorothy, Frances. Was mem. successively of several law firms, last of which was Deneen & Hamill; elected to Illinois House of Repre- sentatives, 1892, serving 1 term; atty. for Sanitary District of Chicago, Dec., 1895-6; state's atty. Cook Co., Ill., Dec., 1896, to 1904; governor of Illinois for term, 1905-9. Repub- lican. Address: Springfield, Ill.

DENNEY, William Wallace, insurance; b. Aurora, Ill., Nov. 3, 1861; s. Joseph and Eme- line (Elliot) Denney; ed. public schools of Aurora; m. Aurora, Ill., Nov. 28, 1884, Lillian A. Rice; children: Harry Grant, Paul E., Helen. Began business experience as cashier of the Aurora Watch Co. until 1890, when he engaged in the retail jewelry business at Au- rora for 14 years. In 1896 he took up the life insurance business, which he conducted while still continuing his jewelry store, but in 1904 sold the latter to devote his entire time to insurance business; mem. of the firm of Denney & Barr, general agents at Chicago for the Equitable Life Assurance Society of the U. S. Republican. Congregationalist. Of- fice: First National Bank Bldg. Residence: Au- rora, Ill.

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The book of Chicagoans, a biographical dictionary of leading living men of the city of Chicago, 1905, Part 45

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