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DODSON, John Milton, physician; b. Berlin, Wis., Feb. 17, 1859; s. Nathan Monroe and Elizabeth Osborn (Abbott) Dodson; grad. Ber- lin (Wis.) High School, 1876; Univ. of Wiscon- sin, A.B., 1880, A.M., in course, 1888; Rush Med. College, Chicago, M.D., 1882; Jefferson Med. College, Philadelphia, M.D., 1883; post- graduate med. study at Berlin, Ger .; m. Mil- waukee, Wis., Nov. 12, 1890, Jessie Palmer Kasson. Has practiced medicine in Chicago since Mar., 1882. Lecturer on and demonstrator of anatomy, 1889-92; prof. of physiology and demonstrator of anatomy, 1892-8; prof. of medicine since 1899, junior dean, 1899-1901, and dean of students since 1901, Rush Med. College; also, since 1901, dean of med. courses, Univ. of Chicago. Prof. of pediatrics, North- western Univ. Women's Med. College, 1894-7; mem. and distributor Illinois Demonstrators' Assn., since 1889; trustee Chicago Med. Soc., 1898-1902; dir., 1896-1903, and pres. board of dirs., 1902-3, Physicians' Club. Mem. of Assn. of Am. Anatomists, Am. Med. Assn., Assn. of Am. Naturalists (Central States), Illinois State Med. Soc., Wisconsin State Med. Soc., Chicago Med. Soc., Chicago Pathological Soc., Chicago Pediatric Soc., Am. Assn. for the Ad- vancement of Science. Republican. Clubs: Illi- nois, Westward Ho. Office: Venetian Bldg. Residence: 568 Washington Boul.
DOGGETT, Lewis Chittenden, manufactur- er; b. Chicago, Oct. 5, 1858; s. Joseph Barker and Lydia Anna (Burton) Doggett; ed. Bab-
cock's private school, public schools and Chi- cago Univ .; m. Chicago, Mar. 16, 1882, Grace M. Muelheim; children: Margaret Burnet, Courtright, Ruth Allen. Left school and Chi- cago in latter part of 1876; in Mar., 1877, ac- cepted position in St. Louis, Mo., in branch factory of N. K. Fairbank & Co., at a salary of $8 per week; remained continuously with St. Louis branch until Feb., 1900, advancing to position of supt. and mgr .; in Feb., 1900, was made gen. supt. of the mfg. dept. with headquarters at Chicago; is a dir. of the com- pany. Republican. Office: Tribune Bldg. Resi- dence: Del Prado Hotel.
DOHERTY, David Joseph, physician; b. St. Louis, Mo., Apr. 28, 1850; s. Dennis and Helen Doherty; grad. St. Joseph's College, St. Louis, A.B., 1868, A.M., 1870; Univ. of Minnesota, med. dept., 1887. Engaged in practice of medi- cine from graduation; student in ethnology and philology. Mem. Am. Med. Assn., Chicago Med. Soc., Chicago Pathological Soc., Med. Ex- aminers' Assn., Am. Anthropological Assn., Modern Language Assn. Has written mono- graphs on med., ethnological and philological subjects, especially in relation to the Philip- pines. Republican. Clubs: Marquette, Physi- cians. Office: 100 State St. Residence: 582 La- Salle Av.
DOHERTY, Michael J., supt. of streets of Chicago; b. Brooklyn, N. Y., Feb. 3, 1866; s. Michael and Mary (Jones) Doherty; ed. public schools of Boston. Mass .; m., 1st, Chicago, July 18, 1888, Kittie Mullaney; 2d, Boston, Mass., Sept. 20, 1899, Theresa Dowling. Came to Chicago from Boston, Mass., 1878; em- ployed with the Anglo-Am. Provision Co., 1880- 1882; Armour & Co., 1882-6; Swift & Co., 1886- 1888. Elected town clerk of Lake, 1888, and again in 1889; with city, 1889-94; engaged in business for self as undertaker from 1894 to 1897; since May 28, 1897, supt. of streets of the City of Chicago. Democrat; mem. Demo- cratic State Committee. Knight of Columbus. Club: Illinois, Athletic. Office: City Hall. Resi- dence: 946 W. Garfield Boul.
DOLAN, Aloysius N. J., physician; b. Mor- ris, Grundy Co., Ill., Dec. 6, 1871; s. James and Julia (Fitzsimmons) Dolan; ed. public school, Morris, Ill., until 1888, St. Viateur's College, Kankakee, Ill., 1888-9; St. Mary's Col- lege, Kansas, 1889-93, graduating, A.B .; St. Ignatius College, Chicago, with degree of A.M., 1895; College of Physicians and Surgeons, Chi- cago, M.D., 1898; m. Chicago, Oct. 10, 1900, Georgiana Sexton; 1 daughter: Marie Julia. Since May 1. 1898, in practice of medicine in Chicago; asst. surgeon I. N. G., commissioned Mar. 22, 1899; asst. supt. Chicago Parental School for 2 years. Attending physician St. Vincent's Infant Asylum, and at St. Francis Hosp., Evanston, Ill. Mem. Am. Med. Assn., Illinois State Med. Soc., Chicago Med. Soc. Mem. Knights of Columbus, Fraternal Tri- bunes. Democrat. R. C. Office and residence: 853 Wilson Av.
DOLE, George Sidney, grain commission; b. Chicago, July 12, 1858; s. J. H. and Sarah F. (Beers) Dole; ed. Chicago public schools and Racine College. After leaving college became connected with J. H. Dole & Co., established by his father in 1882. and since incorporation, 1902, has been pres. of the company. Also, in- dividually, in grain business at Galesburg, Ill., since 1899. Mem. Chicago Board of Trade, Galesburg Business Men's Assn. Republican. Club: Chicago Athletic. Office: 226 LaSalle St. Residence: 337 Dearborn Av.
DOMMERQUE, Franz Joseph, sec. Kellogg Switchboard and Supply Co .; b. Duisburg, Ger., Nov. 26, 1861; s. Charles and Christine (Wehr- fritz) Dommerque; ed. schools in Germany and univs. of Zürich, Switzerland, and Münich, Bavaria, graduating M.E. from latter, 1886; m. Liverpool, Eng., Oct. 5, 1888, Mary J. Young. Engaged in steam engineering, Germany, 1886-
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1887, and electrical engineering in Bradford, Eng., 1888; came to Chicago with Western Electric Co. in engineering dept .; was em- ployed in engineering dept. by Thompson Elec- tric Welding Co., Lynn, Mass., 1889; United Electric Traction Co., of Jersey City, N. J., 1890; Singer Mfg. Co., Elizabethport, N. J., 1891-2; represented Allweiler & Co., of Ger- many, at World's Columbian Exposition, 1893; in engineering dept. of Chicago Telephone Co., 1893-9; with Kellogg Switchboard and Supply Co., from 1893 to May, 1904, when was made sec. of the company. Mem. Am. Institute Elec- trical Engineers, International Assn. for Study of Quaternions and allied subjects of Mathe- matics. Republican. Office: Congress and Green Sts. Residence: 1395 N. Spaulding Av.
DONAHOE, Daniel, lawyer; b. Huntley, Ill., Apr. 10, 1855; s. John and Johanna (Long) Donahoe; spent boyhood on his father's farm, McHenry Co., Ill .; ed. Elgin Acad. and Notre Dame Univ., graduating with highest honors, and also grad. law dept., LL.B., 1881; m. Chi- cago, Ill., 1884, Miss Teresa Boyle; children: Henry, Leo. Admitted to bar of Supreme Court of Illinois, 1882; engaged in general practice, making a specialty of Criminal Law; now senior of Donahoe & Hartnett. Has been es- pecially prominent in the defense of many noted criminal trials, notably that of Daniel Coughlin and others, indicted for the murder of Dr. Cronin. Democrat. R. C. Knights of Co- lumbus. Office: 59 Clark St. Residence: 1040 Jackson Boul.
DONAHOE, John Thomas, lawyer; b. Ben- nington, Vt., Apr. 14, 1853; s. Patrick and Ellen (Gilnaugh) Donahoe; moved with pa- rents to Grundy Co., Ill., 1857, locating on a farm; ed. public schools, followed by a course of self study, and engaged as teacher in pub- lic schools for 13 years; m. Miss Dora E. Wel- don, Jan. 25, 1902. Admitted to bar, 1887; came to Chicago and has since continued in success- ful practice here. An ardent advocate owner- ship of all public utilities by the people. Was a mem. Peoples Party until 1896, and nominee of that party for Circuit Judge in 1893; since 1896 a Democrat. R. C. Office: 92 LaSalle St. Residence: 7112 Rhodes Av.
DONALD, Francis C., commissioner of the Central Passenger Assn. Began railway career as northwestern passenger and freight agent of the Chicago & Atlantic Ry. at St. Paul, 1883-6; city passenger and ticket agent at Chi- cago, 1886-7; general passenger and ticket agent, 1887-90, same road; general passenger and ticket agent Chicago & Erie Ry. Co., Sept. 1, to Oct. 1, 1890; vice chairman Central Traf- fic Assn. in charge of passenger business, Oct. 8, 1890, to Dec. 1, 1892; commissioner passen- ger dept. same, 1892-6; chairman Chicago East Bound Passenger Committee since Oct. 8, 1890; commissioner Central Passenger Committee, 1896-7; commissioner Central Passenger Assn. since Feb., 1897. Vice-pres. International For- est. Fish and Game Assn. Pres. and dir. Cen- tral Ry. and Hotel Distributing Co .; dir. R. R. and Steamship Advertising Co. Clubs: Union League, Chicago Yacht, Midlothian, Lake Zu- rich, Chicago Automobile. Office: Tribune Bldg. Residence: Virginia Hotel.
DONALDSON, Henry Herbert, prof. and head of dept. of neurologv. Univ. of Chicago, since 1892. (See Who's Who in America for details of career.) Residence: 5740 Woodlawn Av.
DONELSON, Charles P., physician; b. Flint. Mich., Apr. 11, 1848; s. Abel S. and Maria Donclson; ed. public schools, Flint. and colle- giate course in Ohio Wesleyan Univ .. Dela- ware, O .; returned to Flint and was engaged 2 years in public schools, giving spare time to study of medicine, then entered med. dept. Univ. of Michigan, graduating M.D., 1872, fol- lowed by post-graduate course in Long Island College Hosp., Brooklyn, N. Y .; m. 1873, Mary
A., daughter of Tobias Johnson (leading archi- tect of Michigan, later of Denver, Colo.); 1 daughter: Ethel M. Settled in practice at Mus- kegon, Mich., and was engaged in general practice; in 1887, 1888 and 1891, visited lead- ing hosps. of New York, taking courses in New York Polyclinic and Throat Hosp. Settled in practice in Chicago, 1897, and now devotes attention chiefly to treatment of nose, throat and chest; also devotes much time to hosp. work and surgery; was for years on Board of U. S. Pension Surgeons. Mem. Am. Med. Assn., Chicago Med. Soc., Am. Soc. for Pre- vention of Tuberculosis. Republican. Clubs: Menoken, Lincoln. Office: 126 State -St.
DONELSON, Dexter Park, manufacturer; b. Delaware, O., Mar. 27, 1857; s. Park S. and Katharine H. Donelson; ed. public schools and Northwestern Univ .; m. Chicago, 1891, Har- riet B. Hitchens; 1 daughter: Katharine. After leaving college entered employ of Deering Harvester Co. and served with that company as traffic mgr. until organization, in 1892, of the Continental Bolt and Iron Works, of which he is pres. Republican. Clubs: Glen View, Evanston Country. Office: Union and Lumber Sts. Residence: 1318 Forest Av., Evanston, Ill.
DONLIN, William J., lawyer; b. Chicago, Mar. 11, 1859; s. John H. and Bridget M. (Con- sidine) Donlin; grad. St. Ignatius College, Chi- cago, 1877; studied law in office of Monroe, Bisbee & Ball; m. Chicago, Oct. 19, 1885, Miss Kathryn Shafer; 1 daughter: Phyllis. Admitted to bar of Illinois in June, 1880, and continued studies in office of Rae & Smith until Dec .. 1881; went to New Mexico and engaged in practice at Raton for about 6 months; then returned to Chicago, practicing for some years in partnership with Frederick S. Baker; sub- sequently alone, covering a general practice, making a specialty of condemnation and spe- cial assessment cases. Office: 100 Washington St. Residence: 1669 Kenmore Av.
DONNELL, James W., pres. Hall's Safe and Lock Co .; b. Oxford, O., Dec. 27, 1848; s. Hugh and Laura (Pitcher) Donnell; ed. public and high schools of Cincinnati, O., until 1864; m. St. Louis, Mo., 1875, Lorrine Follett; children: Charles, Willard. In 1869, entered employ of Hall's Safe and Lock Co., at Cincinnati, O .; became foreman, supt. and gen. mgr. in Cincin- nati; in 1898 the Chicago company, of which is pres., was incorporated. Also pres. Bankers' Electric Protective Co. of Chicago. Republican. Was alderman of Evanston, 1896-7. Episcopa- lian. Mason and K. T. (Evanston Comman- dery). Clubs: Evanston, Evanston Country, Evanston Golf. Glen View. Office: 53-54 Wa- bash Av. Residence: Evanston. Ill.
DONNELLEY, Reuben Hamilton, bond and stock broker; b. Brantford. Brant Co., Ont., Aug. 20, 1864; s. Richard R. and Naomie A. Donnelley; came with parents to Chicago when 1 year old; ed. public schools (grad. Hyde Park High School) and in old Chicago Univ. to end of junior year; m. Chicago, Oct. 9, 1891. Laura, daughter of George R. Thorne: chil- dren: Thorne, Eleanor. Entered Chicago Direc- tory Co. in 1884 in a minor capacity. later be- coming a stockholder and subsequently sec. which office he still holds; was also business mgr. of the directory company from 15%; in 1895, when he went into the stock brokerage business with Newell Clark Knight, under the firm name of Knight. Donnelley & Co, now one of the leading firms of its line. Mom Chicago Stock Exchange (vice-pres .. 1599-1900; pres., 1901-3); Chicago Board of Trade; Now York Stock Exchange; New York Coffee Ex- change. Republican. Clubs: Union League. Chicago, Washington Park, Kenwood Office The Rookery. Residence: 90 47th St
DONNELLEY, Thomas Ellot, printer; b Chicago, Aug. 18, 1867; 8. Richard Robert and Naomi Anne (Shenstone) Donnelley: grad. Yale Univ., B.A., 1889; m. Chicago, May 24.
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1899, Laura Leonora Gaylord; children: Claris- sa, Eliot. Upon graduation from college, 1889, entered the business established by his father, 1861. Served as a workman in all depts .; since death of his father in 1899, pres. and treas. R. R. Donnelley Sons Co., printers. Also pres. and treas. Lakeside Press Bldg. Co., dir. Chi- cago Directory Co. Republican. Mem. First Baptist Church. Clubs: Merchants, Chicago Athletic, Union League, University, Quadran- gle, Caxton, Midlothian; also Grolier, New York. Office: 149 Plymouth Pl. Residence: 2016 Calumet Av.
DONNERSBERGER, Joseph, real estate dealer; b. Cincinnati, O., Sept. 28, 1843; s. An- thony and Mary Eva (Zoller) Donnersberger; ed. Xavier's College, Cincinnati, to age of 15; m. Cincinnati, Jan. 27, 1863, Wilhelmina Hon- komp; children: Eva, Emma, Mary, Anthony, George, Agnes, Frank, Gertrude. Began busi- ness life as office boy and clerk in real estate office in Cincinnati from 1859 until 1868; came to Chicago and established in real estate busi- ness in 1868. Served as trustee in town of Cicero from 1873 to 1881; county commis- sioner in Cook Co. from 1881 to 1884; South Park Commissioner from 1889 to 1902; pres. of South Park Board 10 years. Democrat. Cath- olic. Office: 172 Washington St. Residence: 3608 Michigan Av.
DONOGHUE, Francis E., lawyer; b. Chica- go, Nov. 27, 1873; s. M. F. and Elizabeth (Shields) Donoghue; ed. St. Ignatius College, Chicago, and in law dept. of Lake Forest Univ. Began as clerk and law student in Nov., 1890, and after attaining majority was admit- ted to bar by the Supreme Court of Illinois, and has since been actively engaged in the general practice of law. Democrat; mem. of the Chicago Democracy. Was mem. of the House of Representatives of Illinois in the 42d and 43d General Assemblies. Clubs: Sheri- dan, Tecumseh, Iroquois. Office: Unity Bldg. Residence: 398 W. Adams St.
DONOHUE, Michael Ambrose, printer; b. Gort, Co. Galway, Ireland, Sept. 25, 1841; s. John and Bridget (Connelly) Donohue; ed. Ire- land; m. Chicago, 1863, Jane Furev; 7 children. Came to U. S., 1852. Learned the trade of a bookbinder, beginning in 1856 and working for Charles Scott for 5 years; then in business for self, and later with a partner, and was for years at the head of the house of Donohue & Henneberry until 1901, when the partnership was dissolved and the present firm of M. A. Donohue & Co., printers and publishers, was organized, of which is pres. Also dir. Federal Life Insurance Co. Club: Colonial. Office: 415 Dearborn St. Residence: 4547 Grand Boul.
DOOLEY, James C., justice of the peace; b. Ireland, 1850; s. Michael and Mary (O'Connor) Dooley; ed. Nat. schools in Ireland until 16 years of age, when he was permitted to come to America with a neighbor family; m. Chica- go, Oct. 10, 1876, Bridget McCarthy; children: Richard, Lottie, Nellie, James, Charles, Anna, Genevieve. On arrival at Chicago, 1867. se- cured employment with the Western Union Telegraph Co .; clerk and deputy in office of sheriff of Cook Co., 1872-91; appointed by Gov. Fifer to be justice of the peace of the Town of W. Chicago, 1891, and has been quadren- nially reappointed ever since: studied law and was admitted to the bar, 1895. Democrat; was 6 years mem. of the Democratic Co. Central Committee; delegate to Nat. Democratic Con- vention of 1892. R. C. Office: 161 W. Madison St. Residence: 1132 Douglas Boul.
DOBAN, George Henry, vice-pres. Fleming H. Revell Co., publishers; b. Toronto, Can., Dec. 19, 1869; s. James and Annie (Oliver) Doran; ed. public schools Toronto; m. Evans- ton, Ill., Apr. 10, 1895, Mary Noble McConnell; 1 daughter: Mary Noble. Began business life in a publishing house in Toronto in 1884, and in 1891, came to Chicago and became identified
with the Fleming H. Revell Co., of which is now vice-pres. Republican. Presbyterian. Clubs: Union League, Evanston, Evanston Country. Office: 63 Washington St. Residence: 1119 Lake St., Evanston, Il1.
DORE, Edward Eugene, vice-pres., Chicago, Peoria & Western Ry .; b. Limerick, Ire., Oct. 31, 1866; s. Maurice and Marie (Lyttleton) Dore; ed. Christian Brothers' Seminary, Limer- ick, Ire .; m. Chicago, Mar. 17, 1887, Mary Elizabeth Fitzpatrick; children: Helen M., Lo- retto Agnes, Frank D., Marie A., Edward J., Josephine Esther, Marcellus. Came to America and completed education with a business train- ing; entered railway service with C. & N .- W. Ry. in 1882, passing through various depts. in service of company. In 1897 entered the traf- fic dept. of Chicago, Peoria & Western Ry., and was chief rate clerk in the traffic dept. for 2 years; then in Dec., 1900, was appointed auditor of the road, and in 1901 vice-pres. of Chicago, Peoria & Western Ry., Illinois Val- ley Belt R. R., and of Crystal Car Line. Re- publican. R. C. Mem. Knights of Columbus, Catholic Order of Foresters, Independent Order of Heptasophs. Office: The Rookery. Residence: 513 Byron St.
DORRANCE, Charles Johnson, manufactur- er of fuel economizing devices; b. Attica, Wy- oming Co., N. Y., July 27, 1846; s. Dr. Gardi- ner and Juliet (Lee) Dorrance; ed. Central High School, Buffalo, N. Y. Began business ex- perience as a clerk in his father's drug store at Attica, N. Y., and later taught school; bookkeeper for a grain commission merchant, Buffalo, N. Y., 1867-70; returned to Attica, N. Y., and was for 4 years cashier of the Thomp- son & Loomis Bank; in fall of 1875, came to Chicago and took position as gen. man in the Northwestern Nat. Bank; left the banking business and finally in 1885 established as a manufacturer under his own patents of the Dorrance grate bars for boiler furnaces, and later also of the Dorrance Smokeless Fur- nace, which business he now conducts.as the Dorrance Co. (not incorporated). Republican. Presbyterian. Clubs: Union League, Marquette. Office: Western Union Bldg. Residence: Mar- quette Club.
DORSEY, George Amos, anthropologist; b. Hebron, O., Feb. 6, 1868; s. E. J. Dorsey; ed. Granville Acad., 1882-4; grad. Denison Univ., 1888; Harvard, 1890 (Ph.D., 1894); m. Dec. 8, 1892, Ida Chadsey, Kansas City, Mo. Asst., 1894-5, and instructor, 1895-6, in anthropology, Harvard; traveled and conducted anthrop. in- vestigations in S. Am., for World's Columbian Exposition, 1891-2; supt. archeology, dept. of Anthropology, same, 1892-3; appointed cura- tor of anthropology, 1898, Field Columbian Museum; prof. comparative anatomy North- western Univ. Dental School since 1898. Asst. prof. anthropology Univ. of Chicago, 1905. Fellow A. A. A. S .; mem. Boston Soc. Natural History, Am. Folk-Lore Soc., Am. Soc. Natur- alists, Anat. Soc. of America, Am. Geog. Soc., Am. Anthropological Soc. (vice-pres.). Author of numerous papers relating to anthropology and anatomy. Address: Field Columbian Mu- seum, Chicago.
DORWIN, William E., contractor; b. Mara- thon, N. Y., Mar. 18, 1837; s. Asa F. and Mary A (French) Dorwin; ed. public schools; m. Quincy, Ill., Oct. 20, 1867, Sarah A. Longley; children: Cora Allice, William E., Jr., Harry. Served in Civil War as lieut. in 3d Regt. Illi- nois Cav. Prior to 1880 was in operating depts. of several railroads as brakeman, conductor, train despatcher, roadmaster, and was supt. several years of Toledo, Peoria & Western Ry., Mt. Clair & Greenwood Lake R. R., and of Brighton Beach R. R. Since 1880 in busi- ness as general contractor, in the construc- tion of railroads, under firm name of W. E. Dorwin & Co. Also vice-pres. and gen. mgr. of the U. S. Engineering and Contracting Co.
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Republican. Presbyterian. Mem. Loyal Legion, and of George H. Thomas Post, G. A. R. Of- fice: Railway Exchange. Residence: 3805 Prairie Av.
DOUD, Levi Barnes, live stock commission; b. Berlin, Mahoning Co., O., Apr. 7, 1840; s. James and Mary (Barnes) Doud; ed. public schools and Salem (O.) Acad .; m. Dec. 24, 1875, Elizabeth R. Dunham; 1 daughter: Marion. Remained on farm until his 20th year; then established as a cattle dealer at Allegheny, Pa .; removed to Chicago, 1864, and continued the cattle business, still being senior mem. of the live-stock commission firm of Doud & Keefer. Was many years stockholder in the old Stockyards Bank; since Jan., 1889, dir., and from July, 1889, to 1902, pres. Nat. Live Stock Bank. Republican. Clubs: Union League, Bankers. Office: Exchange Bldg., Union Stock Yards. Residence: 3257 Michigan Av.
DOUGHERTY, Thomas E., pres. Schaeffer Piano Mfg. Co .; b. Port Byron, N. Y., Aug. 25, 1856; ed. Port Byron High School and Acad .; m. Chicago, June 12, 1894, Grace Holden. Started in business, 1880, at Port Byron, N. Y., as manufacturer of New England Condensed Mince Meat; established branch factory at Chicago, 1890; sold out that business, 1896; bought, 1897, business of Schaeffer Piano Co., which had factory at Riverview; factory burned Jan., 1903, and later same year built new factory at Kankakee, Ill .; sells, exclu- sively at wholesale, to dealers in nearly every State. Clubs: Union League, Chicago Athletic, Casino (Edgewater), Exmoor, Edgewater Golf. Office: 215 Wabash Av. Residence: 2915 Ken- more Av.
DOUGLAS, Stephen Arnold, lawyer; b. Rock- ingham Co., N. C., Nov. 3, 1850; s. Stephen A. (U. S. Senator from Illinois) and Martha Den- ny (Martin) Douglas; grad. Georgetown Col- lege, D. C .; studied law under Richmond M. Pearson, chief justice North Carolina; m. 1902, Agnes McDowell. Adj .- gen. North Carolina, 1870, master in chancery County Court, Chica- go, 1880; prosecuting atty., Chicago, 1891. Dem- ocrat. Office: 115 Dearborn St. Residence: 1112 E. 33d St.
DOUGLASS, Thomas James, contractor for steam plants; b. near Hamilton, Ont., Can., Aug. 31, 1855; s. James and B. E. Douglass; ed. private schools London, Ont., Can .; m. Woodstock, Ont., Aug. 30, 1881, Ellen C. Pur- cell; children: Gertrude E., Frank J., Evelyn L., Clotilda, Thomas C., Norman J., Theresa, Marjorie. After leaving school Aug. 15, 1870, learned steam fitting work and in 1890 came to Chicago, and established under style of Thomas J. Douglass & Co., in steam engineer- ing work; contracts for steam fitting, hot water heating and power plant construction. Democrat. R. C. Mem. Knights of Columbus, Royal Arcanum, Am. Soc. of Heating and Ven- tilating Engineers. Office: 52 Dearborn St. Residence. 4107 Southport Av. (Rogers Park).
DOUGLASS, William Angus, mgr. Mercan- tile agency; b. New York City, Aug. 16. 1852; s. Benjamin and Elizabeth (Dun) Douglas; ed. Columbia College Grammar School in New York, high school at Easton, Pa., and Lafay- ette College, 1868-72, graduating as B.A., and later receiving degree of M.A .: attended Union Theological Seminary, New York, 1872-3; m., 1st, Auburndale, Mass., June, 1889, Eliza King- man (died Feb., 1898); children: Elizabeth Dun, Caro Anderson (died 1893). William An- gus, Jr., Abner Kingman; m., 2d, Oak Park, Ill .. Oct., 1900, Eva B. Markoe. In commis- sion dry goods business, New York City. 1873- 1876; in 1876 entered employ of R. G. Dun & Co. (the Mercantile Agency) in Chicago; asst. mgr. Chicago office, 1880-9; mgr. Chicago of- fice, 1889-1903, and in 1903 was made mgr. of the Chicago District. Presbyterian; one of original mems. and still serving on Board of Mgrs., Presbyterian Clubs: Union
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League (since 1881), Westward Ho. Office: New York Life Bldg. Residence: 417 N. Kenil- worth Av., Oak Park, III.
DOVENMUEHLE, Henry Christoph, whole- sale shoes; b. Chicago, Aug. 29, 1862; s. Henry Frederick Christoph and Margaret (Brandt) Dovenmuehle; ed. Northwestern Univ. (Luth- eran), Watertown, Wis .; m. Chicago, June 5, 1890, Louise K. Hoffman; children: Edna Anna, George Henry. After leaving school was a clerk and later salesman in the whole- sale boot and shoe house of H. F. C. Doven- muehle; became partner in the business in 1883, the firm becoming H. F. C. Dovenmuehle & Son. Since the death of Mr. H. F. C. Doven- muehle, has continued the business without change of firm name, his partner being Mr. A. G. Meier since 1895. Republican. Club: Chi- cago Athletic. Office: 248-250 Monroe St. Resi- dence: 1744 Arlington Pl.
DOW, Fred Henry, vice-pres. Sutherland & Dow Mfg. Co., manufacturers of cheese cut- ters and specialties; b. on farm at Cornish. Sullivan Co., N. H., Sept. 25, 1859; s. Lucius H. and Martha (Smith) Dow; ed. country schools and Kimball Union Acad., Meriden, N. H .; m. Chicago, June 5, 1884, Martha B. Gam- ble; 1 son: James H. Lived on farm until 21 years old; came to Chicago, 1880, and went into the wholesale cheese business, in which remained until Apr. 1, 1904, when joined in the organization of the Sutherland & Dow Mfg. Co., manufacturers computing cheese cutters and grocers' specialties, of which is vice- pres. and dir. Republican. Club: Casino (Edgewater). Office: 88 Lake St. Residence: 1117 Winthrop Av.
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