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DENNIS, Charles Henry, chief editorial writer Chicago Daily News; b. Decatur, Ill., Feb. 8, 1860; s. Andrew and Lavina Dennis; grad. Univ. of Illinois, 1881 (B.L.). Engaged in newspaper work with the Chicago Record and Chicago Daily News since graduation; was managing editor Chicago Record for 10
DENNIS, Frederick J., pres. Chicago Fold- ing Box Co .; b. Lowell, Mass., Oct. 31, 1853; s. Joseph S. and Faustina (Munroe) Dennis; came to Chicago in 1863; ed. Chicago grammar and high schools; m. Chicago, June 5, 1877, Ida M. Walker. Began work in father's fac- tory, the Chicago Manufacturing Co., in Mar .. 1871; saw factory destroyed in Chicago fire and helped to rebuild it; that company was succeeded by Dennis & Wheeler (manufac- turers of tubular lanterns), in which had in- terest; sold out in early 80s; founded, 1889. Chicago Folding Box Co., manufacturers of folding boxes, of which has since been pres. Republican. Clubs: Illinois, Union League, Exmoor. Office: Washington and Union Sts. Residence: 1229 Washington Boul.
DENT, Thomas, lawyer; b. Putnam Co., Ill., Nov. 14, 1831; s. George and Comfort (Ijams) Dent; reared on farm; ed. country and village schools; studied law; m. 1857, Susan Strawn; 1 daughter: Mary (died 1882). Admitted to bar, 1854; practiced at Hennepin, Ill., 1854-6; first partner was Martin R. M. Wallace (afterward Gen. and Judge); junior mem. of Arrington & Dent, 1860-7; associated with Capt. William P. Black 18 years; now senior of firm of Dent, Whitman & Eaton. Was nominee of friends for county judge of Putnam Co., at 21, to fill a vacancy; Republican nominee for judge Su- preme Court, 7th district of Illinois, 1879. Elder 2nd Presbyterian Church of Chicago. Mem. and ex-pres. Chicago Law Institute, Illi- nois State Bar Assn., and Chicago Bar Assn. Clubs: Union League, Chicago Literary, Twen- tieth Century. Office: 107 Dearborn St. Resi- dence: 1823 Prairie Av.
DERBY, William Miner, Jr., real estate owner and dealer; b. Chicago, Nov. 25, 1863; s. William M. and Frances (Wood) Derby; ed. Chicago grammar and high schools, grad- uating, A.B., Yale College, 1885; m. Chicago, Mar. 7, 1892, Mary Ballard; children: Dorothy, William Ballard. Since 1885 engaged in buy- ing, selling, trading and renting real estate on personal account. Mem. Chicago Stock Ex- change. Presbyterian. Mem. Delta Kappa Epsilon. Clubs: Chicago Athletic, Chicago Yacht, Quadrangle, Sanganois, English Lake, Les Cheneaux, Homewood. Office: 184 LaSalle St. Residence: 4857 Kimbark Av.
DERING, Charles Lewis, coal merchant; b. New Diggings, Wis., Sept. 4, 1861; s. P. F. and Ellen E. (True) Dering; ed. Darlington (Wis.) High School; m. Chicago, Sept. 25, 1888, Alice H. Weeks; 1 son: Roger. Was clerk in drug storc in Wisconsin, 1876-82; clerk with Me- Cann, Fitch & Converse, paper house, Chicago, 1882-4; since 1884 in coal business; now mgr. Chicago office of S. C. Schenck, agent of the coal dept. of the D., L. & W. R. R. Co. Republi- can. Episcopalian. Clubs: Union League. Ken- wood, Midlothian, Chicago Yacht. Office: Oh Colony Bldg. Residence: 173 E. 47th St.
DERNBURG, Carl, pres. Dernburg Mfg. Co .; b. Zeilhard, Hessen Darmstadt, Ger., May 27, 1857; attended public schools until 9 years old, then for 3 years at the Institute at Obcramstadt and 3 years in the gymnasium, then apprenticed for 3 years to Nathan Rosen- thal, a dry goods merchant at Frankfort-on- the-Main, and at the age of 17 canie direct to Chicago in 1874; m. Oct., 1881. Emma Loewen- berg, of Chicago: children: Sylvan M., Lester J. On arrival in Chicago first worked as clerk in a retail dry goods store, and after a few months was employed as clerk by Joseph Horner in a North Side dry goods store: 3 years later, with Mr. Morper, a fellow clerk. bought out the business, which then took the name of Morper & Dernburg, and added a business in the manufacture of cloaks under the name of Morper, Dernburg & Co. Later, with partners, established a large retail dry
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goods house at the northeast corner of State and Adams St., under the style of The Leader, of which was at the head for several years; since then pres. of Dernburg Mfg. Co., manu- facturers of skirts, etc. Past regent of the Royal Arcanum; past archon Royal League. Club: Standard. Office: 220 Adams St. Resi- dence: 3648 Grand Boul.
DE ROODE, Holger, insurance; b. Rotter- dam, Holland, Oct. 22, 1853; s. Holger J. C. and Caroline M. (van Houtum) de Roode; early education at Nashville, Tenn., and Louis- ville, Ky., and St. Francis Xavier's College, Cincinnati, O., 1865-9; m. Chicago, Mar. 20, 1879, Cornelia M. Volwider; children: Albert V., Roger, Clifford H., Cornelia Louise. En- gaged in insurance business, 1869; mem. firm E. E. Ryan & Co., Chicago, 1873; general western mgr., 1879-93, Clinton Fire Ins. Co., New York, Providence-Washington Insurance Co. of Rhode Island, and Southern California Insurance Co .; since 1893, insurance business; mem. firm of de Roode, Faulkner & Ettelson. Mem .: Soc. for Ethical Culture, Holland Soc. Office: 159 LaSalle St. Residence: Evanston, Ill.
DETWEILER, Edwin S., physician; b. Lan- disville, Bucks Co., Pa., May 9, 1856; s. Samuel A. and Magdalena (Shadinger) Detweiler; reared on a farm in Whiteside Co., Ill .; at- tended country school, Whiteside Co., Ill., and after normal training became teacher in pub- lic schools there; later was principal of a grammar school, Fairfield, Neb .; while teach- ing school studied medicine under a preceptor and entered the drug business preparatory to a medical course; grad. Rush Med. College, Chicago, M.D., 1888; m. Freeport, Ill., June 19, 1890, Ella May Fox. Served as interne in Presbyterian Hosp., Chicago, 2 years; engaged in practice at Highland Park, Ill., 1 year, and since Apr., 1890, at LaGrange, Ill .; examiner for several insurance companies and fraternal orders. Mem. Am. Med. Assn., Illinois State Med. Soc., Chicago Med. Soc. Served 3 years in Neb. N. G. Congregationalist. Clubs: Subur- ban, Country (LaGrange). Residence: La- Grange, Ill.
DEUEL, Harry Wasson, mgr. E. R. Haw- kins & Co., wholesale woolens; b. Urbana, O., Feb. 25, 1860; s. Jeremiah and Sallie (Mc- Donald) Deuel; ed. public schools; m. Urbana, O., Mar. 12, 1884, Hattie Shaul; children: Sarah Marguerite, Dorothy A., Christine W. Began in wholesale woolen business as a boy in a Philadelphia house, and in 1883 became a traveling salesman in the same line; came to Chicago in 1892 as mgr. for E. R. Hawkins & Co., woolens, of Philadelphia, in which ca- pacity has ever since continued. Also pres. Federal Shirt & Collar Co. Republican. Pres- byterian. Office: Security Bldg. Residence: 1133 Pratt Av. (Rogers Park).
DEUTSCH, Joseph, lithographer; b. Balti- more, Md., July 10, 1866; s. Solomon and Au- gusta (Levy) Deutsch; ed. public schools of Hartford, Conn., and Cooper Institute, New York City; m. Baltimore, Md., Aug. 3, 1901, Anna Christiana Gressinger. Began business career in printing and lithographing establish- ment of Friedenwald & Co., Baltimore, 1878; then traveling salesman of perfumes; later returned to Baltimore and was traveling salesman for Friedenwald & Co .; came to Chi- cago, 1891, and was with the Shober & Car- queville Lithographing Co. for 4 years; then with the Orcutt Lithographing Co., later known as the Clinton Co., for 2 years; in 1897 the corporation of Edwards, Deutsch & Heitmann, lithographers, of which he is pres., was organized. Mem. Advertisers' Assn. of Chicago. Israelite in religion. Republican. Mason (32º); Shriner. Office: 194 S. Clinton St. Residence: 1640 W. Monroe St.
DEUTSCH, Samuel, iron merchant; b. Louis- ville, Ky., June 1, 1865; s. Isadore and Harriet
(Jacobs) Deutsch; ed. public schools of In- dianapolis, Ind .; m. Indianapolis, 1889, Lelia Gundelfinger; children: Armand, Florence, Dorothy, Ruth. Removed to Cleveland, O., 1880, and became connected with the Ohio Iron & Metal Co., of which he is now sec. and dir., removing to Chicago, 1898. Also vice- pres. and dir. of the Kindl Car Truck Co. Jew- ish religion. Club: Standard. Office: First Nat. Bank Bldg. Residence: 4936 Ellis Av.
DEVER, William Emmett, lawyer; b. Wo- burn, Mass., Mar. 13, 1862; s. P. J. and Mary A. (Lynch) Dever; ed. Woburn (Mass.) public schools; grad. Chicago College of Law, LL.B., 1890; m. Olean, N. Y., Jan. 5, 1885, Katherine E. Conway. Employed at leather mfg. business for father at Woburn, Mass., 1881-4; at same work for White Co., 1884-6, and for Grey, Clark & Engle, Chicago, 1884-9; since 1890 en- gaged in practice of law. Alderman 17th Ward, elected Apr., 1902, and re-elected Apr., 1904. Democrat; mem. executive committee and chairman judiciary committee of Demo- cratic Co. Central Committee. R. C. Mem. Nat. Union, Catholic Order of Foresters, Knights of Maccabees, Knights of Columbus. Office: 70 LaSalle St. Residence: 225 W. Chicago Av.
DEVINE, Miles J., lawyer; b. Chicago, Nov. 11, 1866; s. Patrick and Elizabeth Devine; ed. public schools, St. Francis Seminary, Bay View, Wis., the Seminary of Our Lady of Angels, Niagara, N. Y., and Lake Forest (III.) Univ .; grad. from Chicago College of Law, 1890; m. Mar. 17, 1884, Emma (Gamash) De- vine, Waukegan, Ill .; children: Miles J., Paul P., Leo Jerome, Mabel Ruth, Raymond, Carter Harrison (deceased). Admitted to bar, 1890; since then engaged in general practice in firm of Devine & O'Connell. City prosecuting atty. under Mayors Harrison (senior), Hopkins and Swift; resigned. Nominated by Populists of 15th Senatorial District for State Senate, 1893, but declined; nominated for Congress 4th District, Aug., 1896, declined; elected City Atty. of Chicago, 1897, serving until 1899. Democrat. Clubs: Cook Co. Democracy, Chi- cago Democratic. Treasurer of Garfield Park Driving Assn. Office: Reaper Blk. Residence: 57 Macalister Pl.
DEVITT, Martin Allen, banker; b. West Day, Saratoga Co., N. Y., Apr. 7, 1863; s. Martin and Mary (Allen) Devitt; ed. public school. Was formerly engaged in the banking business in Cleveland, O .; came to Chicago in 1892, and has since been engaged in the same business here; now head of the firm of Devitt, Tremble & Co., bankers and bond brokers (M. A. Devitt, Sidney B. Tremble, G. T. Trem- ble, A. W. Howard, F. A. Stuart). Is vice- pres. and dir. of the Alliance Gas & Electric Co., and is also dir. in each of the following corporations: Bahia & Honda Land & Improve- ment Co. of Cuba; C., I. & E. Ry. Co .; Es- canaba Woodenware Co. of Escanaba, Mich., Kenosha Gas & Electric Co. of Kenosha, Wis .; LaCrosse Gas & Electric Co. of LaCrosse, Wis., and Pueblo Gas & Fuel Co., of Pueblo, Colo. Republican. Presbyterian. Clubs: Union League, Mid-Day, Lake Zurich Golf, Chicago Automobile. Office. 1st Nat. Bank Bldg. Resi- dence: 815 The Plaza.
DEVORE, John Abraham, tailor; b. Cali- fornia, Washington Co., Pa., Oct. 7, 1858; s. Abraham Allfree and Rachel (Long) Devore; ed. public schools; m. Chicago, Oct. 18, 1878, Anna Evans; 1 daughter: Miriam. At age of 14 began to learn the tailoring business with father in Pittsburgh, Pa .; came from Pitts- burgh to Chicago, 1878, and with father en- gaged in tailoring business under style of A. A. Devore & Son, in which has continued ever since, and since incorporation of the business in 1902 has been pres. of the com- pany. Republican. Christian Scientist. Clubs Union League, Kenwood, Midlothian. Office Pullman Bldg. Residence: The Kenwood.
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DEWAR, Alexander L., banker and broker; b. Glasgow, Scotland, 1852; s. Plummer and Eliza (Pew) Dewar; moved to Canada, 1856; ed. Canadian schools; m. 1875, Grace Mac- Kenzie, Hamilton, Ont .; children: Fred Har- old, Elsie, Maude, John, Helen, Arthur. At 19 went to New York, becoming paying teller in a Wall St. banking house; later in a bank in Canada; came to Chicago, 1881, in charge of Chicago agency of Canadian Bank of Com- merce; assisted in organizing Am. Exchange Nat. Bank, 1886, becoming its cashier; estab- lished, 1895, firm of A. L. Dewar & Co., now Dewar & Yerkes, of which he is senior mem. Mem. Chicago Stock Exchange, Chicago Board of Trade. Clubs: Chicago, Union League, Bankers. Office: 234 LaSalle St. Residence: 942 Michigan Av., Evanston, Ill.
DEWES, Francis Joseph, pres. Standard Brewery; b. Losheim, Rhenish Prussia, Apr. 8, 1845; s. Peter and Margaretha (Zengele) Dewes; (father, a brewer, was mem. of the 1st German Parliament, held at Frankfort, in 1848); grad. Realschule, Cologne, 1861. In Feb., 1868, came from Germany direct to Chi- cago; m. 1876, Hattie Busch, of Detroit, Mich .; children: Irma, Edwin, Pierre, Arthur, Meta Margaret. On arriving in Chicago, 1868, be- came bookkeeper for Rehm & Bartholomae, brewers, until 1870, then for Busch & Brand until 1873, when, the business being incor- porated as Busch & Brand's Brewery Co., he became a stockholder in the corporation and sec. of the company until May 1, 1881, when sold his stock and went to Germany; returned in 1882, and established the F. J. Dewes Brewery Co., of which he was sole proprietor; sold out later and organized the Standard Brewery, of which is pres. In 1892 presented statue of Alexander von Humboldt to Hum- boldt Park. Mason. Clubs: Union League, Chi- cago Athletic, Germania, Germania Männer- chor. Office: 571 S. Campbell Av. Residence: 1849 Wrightwood Av.
DEWEY, Frank Jones, physician; b. La- Salle Co., Ill., Nov. 2, 1851; s. L. N. and Nancy (Jones) Dewey; ed. public schools of Illinois; grad. Rush Med. College, M.D., 1885; m. Whea- ton, Ill., Feb., 1904, Lue E. Austin. Was in live stock business in Kansas 10 years before entering med. college; located in Chicago in practice of medicine in 1885; was house physi- cian Central Free Dispensary 31/2 years; demonstrator in anatomy Dental Dept. of Lake Forest Univ. Mem. Am. Med. Assn., Illi- nois State Med. Assn., Chicago Pathological Soc. Republican. Office: 100 State St. Resi- dence: 302 Oakley Boul.
DEWEY, Richard, physician; b. Forestville, N. Y., Dec. 6, 1845; ed. common and high school and literary dept., Univ. of Michigan (2 years); M.D., Univ. of Michigan, 1869 (A.M.); m. 1st, 1873, Lillian Dwight, Clinton, N. Y. (died, 1880); m. 2d, 1886, Mary E. Brown, Brighton, N. Y. Interne Brooklyn City Hosp., 1870; volunteer asst. surgeon, Franco- Prussian War, with 7th Corps, field hosp., Pont a Mousson, France. and Reserve Hosp., Hesse-Cassel, Ger .; student under Virchow, Berlin, 1871; asst. physician, State Hosp. for Insane, Elgin, Ill., 1872-9; med. supt. State Hosp. for Insane, Kankakce, Ill., 1879-93; prof. mental and nervous diseases, Chicago Post- Graduate Med. School; prcs. Am. Medico- Psychol. Soc., 1896; pres. Chicago Neurol. Soc., 1899; chairman Sect. Nervous and Mental Dis- eases, Am. Med. Assn., 1902; mem. various med. socs .; expert and writer on mental dis- eases; in charge Milwaukee Sanitarium, Chi- cago. Office: 34 Washington St. Address: Wau- watosa, Wis.
DEWEY, William W., clergyman; b. Way- land, Pa., Nov. 15, 1841; s. Justin and Esther (Wright) Dewey, (both of Puritan stock) ; ed. academy and Allegheny College, Meadville, Pa .; m. Wayland, Pa., Mar. 24, 1864, Mary,
daughter of Rev. John Hicks; was pastor of Baptist churches at Wayland, Springboro and Linesville, Pa., and for short time in Kan- sas and at Pueblo, Colo .; district missionary in Michigan, Jan. 1, 1893, to April 30, 1896; pastor Bethany Baptist Church, Chicago, Mar. 1, 1896, to Dec. 30, 1901; chapel car evangelist, Nov. 1, 1901, to May 30, 1902; pastor Messiah Baptist Church, Chicago, since June 1, 1902. Address: 617 Flournoy St.
DEWHURST, Frederic Ell, pastor Univer- sity Congregational Church, Chicago, since Jan., 1900; b. Bradford, Me., Apr. 20, 1855; s. Eli and Diantha (Richards) Dewhurst; grad. Colby Univ., Me., 1878 (A.M., 1881); m. Oct. 9, 1883, May Taylor. Instructor history and Latin, Connecticut Literary Institute, Suffield, Conn .; pastor of churches in Quincy, Mass., and Burlington, Vt., 1882-92; lecturer on eco- nomics and sociology, Univ. of Vermont, 1889- 1892; pastor Plymouth Congregational Church, Indianapolis, 1892-9. Author: Dwellers in Tents, 1897; Fundamental and other Sermons, 1903; The Magi in the West, 1904. Address: 5746 Madison Av.
DE WINDT, Heyliger Adams, pres. and treas. Sidwell-De Windt Shoe Co .; b. Fishkill- on-the-Hudson, N. Y., Feb. 17, 1857; s. Arthur and Georgiana (Rich) De Windt; prepared for college at Adams Acad., Quincy, Mass., 1873- 1877; at Harvard Univ., 1877-81, graduating A.B .; m. New Bedford, Mass., Sept. 10, 1889, Bertha W. Mandell; children: Heyliger, Delano, Caroline, Alice. Came to Chicago, July, 1881, and began work with C. H. Fargo & Co .; worked in stock for 6 months; then sent out as traveling salesman in Minnesota and Dakota for a year (1882); returned to house in charge of rubber dept .; remained in their employ 10 years; in 1894 took interest in the Sidwell- De Windt Shoe Co., wholesale, of which is now pres. and treas .; director of the Pair- pont Corporation. Dir. Chicago Lying-in Hosp. Commissioner of the Winnetka Park District. Republican. Clubs: Chicago, University, Cax- ton, Skokie. Office: 202 Monroe St. Residence: Winnetka, Ill.
DE WITT, William Converse, clergyman; b. Tiskilwa, Ill., Oct. 31, 1860; s. E. D. and Fannie (Perkins) DeWitt; ed. grammar schools at Princeton, Ill., Elyria, O., and Ra- cine, Wis .; grad. Racine College, B.A., 1884; M.A., 1886; attended General Theological Seminary, New York, and Western Theolog- ical Seminary, Chicago; m. LaGrange, Ill., 1886, Martha Louise Cossitt; children: Helen C., Evelyn I., Ordained deacon 1886, ordained priest 1887. by Bishop McLaren; rector Grace Church, Freeport, 111 .. 1886-9: since 1889 rector of St. Andrews' Church, Chicago. Mem. Board of Missions, Diocese of Chicago; Board of Trustees. Waterman Hall; Board of Trus- tees, Western 'Theological Seminary. Church: Washington Boul. and Robey St. Residence: 733 Washington Boul.
DE WOLF, De Witt Clinton, coal merchant : b. Chester, Mass., Feb. 10. 1864: s. Dr. Thad- deus K. and Mary (Phelps) De Wolf; ed. pub- lic schools at Chester, Mass .; m. Chicago. Nov. 27, 1889, Harriet Woodcock: children: Elsie Helen, Louise. Came to Chicago in 1sso, and was employed by Phelps, Dodge & Palmer Co. for 15 years, during the last 5 years a dir. In 1889, organized the Chicago Coal Co. at Seymour, Ja., and in 1893. the Numa Coal Co. of lowa, and was pres, of both; the two cor- porations were succeeded by the Numa Block Coal Co., of which he is pres .; company owns and operates four bituminous coal mines and two general stores. Also pres, of the De Wolf Stock Farm Co., of Massachusetts; dir. of the Leslie E. Keeley Co., of England, Cleveland Democrat. Congregationalist. Clubs: Union League, Chicago Democratic. Office: Old Colony Bldg. Residence: 3629 Prairie Av.
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DE WOLF, Wallace Leroy, real estate and loans; b. Chicago; s. Calvin and Frances (Kimball) De Wolf; grad. high school, Chi- cago, and Union College of Law, LL.B .; m. Germany, 1890, Mary R. Rea. Admitted to practice by Supreme Court of State of Illi- nois; since 1894 engaged in a general real estate, loan, insurance and renting business, with a specialty in manufacturing and ware- house property, as senior mem. of W. L. De Wolf & Co. (partners: E. A. White, L. W. Epps and John Gould). Also since 1901 pres. and dir. of the Kellogg Switchboard & Supply Co. Republican. Clubs: Union League, Ken- wood, Midlothian, Onwentsia, Exmoor. Office: 234 LaSalle St. Residence: Chicago Beach Hotel and Lake Forest, Ill.
DEXTER, Albert Ferdinand, real estate; b. Palmer, Mass., Aug. 15, 1848; s. Ferdinand and Rosetta (Kendall) Dexter; moved to Fond du Lac, Wis., 1854; ed. public schools of Madi- son and Univ. of Wisconsin; m. Chicago, 1883, Helen, daughter of John Forsythe; children: Elise, John Forsythe, Bessie Hoard, Dorothy D., Albert Kendall, Edwina M. Began business life as traveling salesman for Beloit Reaper Works, 1869-76; special agent Travelers In- surance Co., of Hartford, Conn., 1876-80; representative of Northwestern Life Insurance Co., of Milwaukee, 1880; one of the organizers, 1888, and became vice-pres. Beldig Motor & Mfg. Co. until a fire destroyed the plant on Jan. 16, 1891, which caused the failure of the company. Soon after that engaged in real estate business with much success. Clubs: Chicago Athletic, Chicago Yacht. Office: 84 Adams St.
DE YOUNG, Benjamin Reynolds, real estate; b. New York City, Aug. 18, 1843; s. Benjamin and Emily (Warwick) De Young; family. moved to Philadelphia, 1844; ed. public schools of Philadelphia; learned printing business and worked at it until 1862, when enlisted in the 114th Pa. Vol .; was soon promoted to capt .; took part in battles at Chancellorsville, Fred- ericksburg, Gettysburg and many others, and served until the close of the war; m. Eliza- beth Farnon, of Philadelphia; 1 daughter: Sadie (now Mrs. Arthur Wellington Brint- nall). Came to Chicago after the war; was appointed q. m., U. S. A., in 1870, and was located for a year at Pembina, Dak., but re- signed and returned to Chicago; was con- nected with various insurance companies, 1871- 1879; since 1879 in the real estate business, firm being B. R. De Young & Co .; was se- lected by English syndicate of London, Eng., to appraise the properties of breweries and elevators purchased by them in 1888. Was assessor South Town of Chicago, 1886, and 4 times re-elected; now serving 2d term on Valuation Committee of Real Estate Board. Republican. One of organizers, 1877, and capt. and maj. 6th Regt., I. N. G. Was mem. of the finance committee, World's Columbian Expo- sition. Mem. of Columbia Post, G. A. R. Club: Union League. Office: 107 Dearborn St. Resi- dence: 2975 Prairie Av.
DIBBLEE, Henry, real estate; b. New York City, Aug. 20, 1840; s. E. R. Dibblee (dry goods importer); ed. private and boarding schools of New York until 18 years old; m. Nov. 26, 1873, Laura, daughter of John Field, of Conway, Mass .; children: Bertha, Frances F. Began at 18 as clerk in his father's store and later became partner in the business until 1872, when came to Chicago; in Jan., 1873, with William R. and John S. Gould estab- lished in business as mem. of firm of Gould & Dibblee until 1878, when firm was dissolved and he continued in business as a dealer in ornamental iron work and later enlarged the business in the line of mantels and tiles, being an importer of many of the finest English en- caustic tiles and western agent for leading Am. manufacturers; continued the business
until 1886; since 1886, with George Mannierre, engaged as Dibblee & Mannierre in general real estate business; also dir. of the Calumet & Chicago Canal and Dock Co., and pres. and dir. of the Chicago Auditorium Assn. Clubs: Chicago, Chicago Golf, Saddle and Cycle. Of- fice: First National Bank Bldg. Residence: 1922 Calumet Av.
DICK, Albert Blake, pres. the A. B. Dick Co .; b. Bureau Co., Ill., Apr. 16, 1856; s. Adam and Rebecca (Wible) Dick; removed with par- ents to Galesburg, Ill., 1863; ed. public schools, Galesburg, until 1872; m. 1st, Jan. 25, 1881, Alice S. Mathews, Galesburg, Ill .; 1 daughter: Mabel E .; m. 2d, Geneva, Switzerland, June, 1902, Mary Henrietta Mathews, of Galesburg, Ill .; children: Albert Blake, Charles Mathews, Edison. Was employed with George W. Brown & Co., agricultural implement manufacturers, Galesburg, Ill., 1872-9; with the Deere & Man- sur Co., Moline, Ill., in same line, 1879-83, and was also a partner in the Moline Lumber Co .; established the lumber firm of A. B. Dick & Co., 1883, and incorporated it Apr., 1884, as the A. B. Dick Co., of which has ever since been pres., treas. and dir .; in 1887 the lumber interest was sold and attention has since been given entirely to mfg. of Thomas A. Edison's mimeographs and supplies. Dir. Royal Trust Co. Trustee and treas. Lake Forest Univ. Clubs: Chicago, Chicago Athletic, Union League, City, Onwentsia (Chicago); also Play- ers and City (New York). Office: 163 W. Jack- son Boul. Residence: Lake Forest, Ill.
DICKASON, Livingston T., pres. Westville Coal Co. Clubs: Union League, Washington Park, Chicago Athletic, Hamilton, Midlothian. Office: Old Colony Bldg. Residence: 4945 Ellis Av.
DICKER, Edward Alfred, lawyer; b. Stough- ton, Norfolk Co., Mass., June 18, 1855; s. Os- mond and Mary A. (Cotton) Dicker; ed. public schools, Chicago; m. Chicago, May 3, 1882, Jen- nie E. Woodard; children: Nellie Ellery, Wil- lard Woodard, Alfred Osmond, Edward Hoad- ley. Admitted to bar June, 1878; mem. firm of Matthews & Dicker, 1882-94, Dicker & Carpen- ter, 1895-1901; since then alone; appointed Master in Chancery, Circuit Court of Cook Co., Dec. 1, 1887, and has held the office con- tinuously ever since. Republican. Universal- ist. Mem. Chicago Bar Assn., Law Club, Law Institute, New England Soc. of Chicago. Clubs: Hamilton, Menoken, Westward Ho. Of- fice: Tacoma Bldg. Residence: 908 Warren Av.
DICKERSON, James Spencer, managing ed- itor The Standard since 1895; b. Brooklyn, Apr. 9, 1853; s. Rev. James Stokes and Julia A. (Spencer) Dickerson; ed. public schools and Western Univ. of Pa .; m. Feb. 21, 1882, Fanny R. Richardson. Editorial Staff The Standard, 1875-92; managing editor Graphic, Chicago, 1892-4; writer, Youth's The Companion, managing editor The Baptist Un- ion, 1894-5. Mem. of numerous Baptist denom- inational boards; mem. executive board Re- ligous Education Assn .; dir. Municipal Art League. Pres. Goodman & Dickerson Co. Club: Union League. Office: 324 Dearborn St. Resi- dence, 1116 Michigan Av., Evanston, Ill.
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