The book of Chicagoans, a biographical dictionary of leading living men of the city of Chicago, 1905, Part 70

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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GREELEY, Louis May, lawyer; b. Chicago, May 24, 1858; s. Samuel S. and Annie Morris (Larned) Greeley; grad. Harvard College, A.B., 1880; attended Harvard Law School 2 years; m. Cambridge, Mass., Oct. 3, 1895, Anna Low- ell Dunbar; children: Raymond, Rose. Admit- ted to Illinois bar, Oct., 1884. Prof. of law in Northwestern Law School. Democrat. Mem. Ethical Culture Soc. Office: Portland Blk. Residence: LaGrange, Ill.

GREELEY, Samuel Sewell, surveyor, engi- neer; b. Boston, Mass., Oct. 11, 1824; s. Sam- uel and Louisa May Greeley; attended Groton (Mass.) Acad., 1834; Framingham (Mass.) Acad., 1837-40; grad. Harvard College, 1844, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, N. Y., 1846; m., 1st, Chicago, June 20, 1855, Annie Morris Larned; 2d, Brookline, Mass., Oct. 6, 1865, Eliza May Wells; now widower; children: Frederick, Louis May, Morris Larned, Mrs. Ethel May Copeland, Ruth Lyman. Came to Chicago, Oct., 1853, and opened a surveying of- fice in Mar., 1854; elected city surveyor in 1855, 1857 and 1859; in great Chicago fire, Oct., 1871, both home and office were destroyed, with all their contents. Two weeks after fire opened surveying office in the kitchen of a dwelling house at Wabash Av. and Harrison St. at southern edge of burnt district. Busi- ness incorporated Mar., 1887, as Greeley-How- ard Co., of which he is pres. Unitarian. Clubs: Chicago Literary, Harvard. Office: Opera House Blk. Residence: Winnetka, Ill.

GREEN, Adolphus Williamson, lawyer; b. Boston, Mass., Jan. 14, 1843; s. John H. and Jane Green; grad. Boston Latin School, 1859, Harvard College, 1863; m. Chicago, July 3, 1893, Esther, daughter of late Charles Walsh. Principal of high schools, Groton, Mass., 1863- 1864; 2d asst. librarian, 1864-7; librarian, 1867-9, Mercantile Library Assn., New York; studied law in offices of Evarts, Southmayd & Choate, New York, 1869-73; admitted to bar, 1873; came to Chicago; atty. of the vil- lage of Hyde Park, 1882-4; later atty. of South Park Commissioners; partner with Hon. William C. Goudy in firm of Goudy & Green, 1884-94; later of Green, Willits & Robbins; now of Green, Peters & Babst. Democrat; delegate at large to Nat. Democratic Conven- tion, 1892; organized the National Biscuit Co.,

1898, and became its general counsel and mem. of the executive committee; later elected chairman of the board of directors, and in Feb., 1905, was made pres. of the company. Governor of the Art Institute. Clubs: Chicago, Harvard, Hyde Park. Office: 205 LaSalle St.

GREEN, Frederick R., physician; b. Cam- eron, Mo., July 17, 1870; s. Rev. John M. and Martha (McCreary) Green; ed. High School, Centralia, Ill., 1885-9; Oberlin Col- lege, 1890-4, A.B., 1894, A.M., 1898; North- western Univ. Med. School, 1894-8, M.D. In- structor in anatomy, Northwestern Univ. Med. School, 1898-1904; also engaged in general practice of medicine since 1898 .- Also dir. Irving Squire Publishing Co. Mem. Chicago Med. Soc., Illinois State Med. Soc., Am. Med. Assn., Physicians Club of Chicago. Repub- lican. Congregationalist. Residence: 6314 Greenwood Av.

GREEN, George, lumberman; b. Quincy, Ill., Jan. 20, 1842; s. Amos and Elizabeth Green; ed. Quincy public schools; m. 1880, Margaret Thompson, of White Hall, Mich. After leaving school was mgr. of his father's lumber yards at Quincy until Sept. 1, 1862, when he was commissioned adjutant 78th Ill. Vol. Infy .; promoted maj., Sept. 20, 1863, and served un- til his resignation, Jan. 15, 1865, as the result of a shot in the left arm received before Jonesboro, Ga .; served in many important bat- tles, including Chickamauga, Missionary

Ridge and the siege of Savannah. Went to Minnesota, 1865-7; established lumber yard with Dexter Rich in Chicago, 1867; bought out Mr. Rich, 1868, and finally sold out to Lowell & Barker, 1871; established double cir- cular saw-mill at White Lake, Mich., 1871, and conducted it, with partners, until 1877, when he sold out and returned to Chicago and re- entered lumber business with S. K. Martin as partner, they later, with R. L. Henry, organ- ized Duluth Lumber Co., a large mfg. enter- prise; was its mgr. at Duluth, 1880-4; sold his interest and was partner with Mr. Talbot in Chicago, 1884-5, with John O'Brien, as O'Brien & Green, 1886-94 (incorporated, 1892, and was its vice-pres. and mgr., 1892-4); pres. Green & Lombard Lumber Co., 1894; pres. George Green Lumber Co. since June 25, 1898. Mem. Lincoln Post, 91, G. A. R., and Loyal Legion. Office: Canal and 22d Sts. Residence: 3743 Langley Av.

GREEN, George Stillwell, pres. Illinois Seed Co .; b. Hannibal, Mo., Oct. 7, 1863; s. George R. and Laura M. (Stillwell) Green: ed. public schools; m. E. Orange, N. J., 1902, Marion Cris- sey; 1 daughter: Gladys Marion. After leaving school in 1880 entered service as employe of D. I. Bushnell & Co., seed merchants, St. Louis, Mo., and after 5 years became partner in that firm, so continuing 8 years: since July, 1901, pres. of the Illinois Seed Co. (es- tablished 1889). Republican. Office: 236 John- son St. Residence: 1917 Oakdale Av.

GREEN, George Willard, physician; b. John- son Co., Ja., Aug. 30, 1862; s. Elbridge and Eliza A. (Brigham) Green; attended Iowa City Acad., Univ. of Colorado and the dept. of medi- cine and surgery, Univ. of Michigan, gradu- ating, 1892; m. Sigourney, Ia .. Jan. 19, 1887, Genevra Ann Adams; 1 daughter: Elsie May. Engaged in general practice of medicine in Chicago from 1892. Mem. Chicago Med. Soc., Illinois State Med. Soc., Am. Med. Assn .: also chairman N. Shore branch of the Chicago Med. Soc. Republican. Club: Ravenswood. Of- fice: 1296 EC. Ravenswood Park. Residence: 2765 N. TAncoln St.

GREEN, Joseph William, manufacturer: h. Chicago, Feb. 2, 1868; s. William S. and Helen (Justin) Green; ed. Chicago public schools un- til 1884; m. Chicago, 1894, Elizabeth Schreiver; children: Frances, Joseph, Raymond, Albert. Viola, Richard. Entire business life has been spent in the furniture trade, beginning, 1884,

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with J. Zangerle & Co., and later with the Zangerle Mfg. Co., until 1890, when these firms were succeeded by the Green Mfg. Co .; has since been vice-pres. of the company. Office: 614-622 N. Halsted St. Residence: 1118 Gran- ville Av.

GREEN, Nicholas Mathias, manufacturer; b. Chicago, Feb. 3, 1866; s. William S. and Helen (Justin) Green; ed. Chicago schools to 1882; m. Chicago, June 20, 1889, Louisa Rost; chil- dren: Margaret, Helen, Adeline. Began busi- ness life in 1882 with J. Zangerle & Co., furni- ture, and afterward with the Zangerle Mfg. Co., until 1890, when the Green Mfg. Co. was organized; is sec., treas. and mgr. Mem. Par- lor Frame Manufacturers' Assn. Republican. K. P .; mem. Royal Arcanum. Office: 614-22 N. Halsted St. Residence: 226 Wilson Av.

GREEN, Oliver Bourne, civil engineer and contractor, retired; b. Green Hill, Worcester, Mass., Jan. 1, 1826; s. William E. and Julia (Plimpton) Green; ed. public schools (infant, primary and classical) of Worcester; m. Chi- cago, Aug. 28, 1855, Emily Louise Pomeroy; children: Mary Pomeroy, Olivia Pomeroy, An- drew Hugh. Was school teacher in rural dis- tricts, 1844-5; engaged in general practice as civil engineer, 1846-58; dredging and general harbor contractor in Chicago, on the Great Lakes and in adjacent waters, 1858-98; and during same time built the Sturgeon Bay Ship Canal; in 1898 retired from active busi- ness. Mem. Western Soc. of Engineers. Eclec- tic in politics. Congregationalist. Club: Chica- go Literary. Residence: 403 LaSalle Av.

GREEN, William Ogden, mem. firm of Ogden Sheldon & Co., real estate; sec. and dir. the Chicago Dock & Canal Co. Mem. Am. Soc. of Mechanical Engineers, Chicago Real Estate Board. Office: 34 Clark St. Residence: 386 On- tario St.

GREEN, Zola Constantius, manufacturer; b. Washington, D. C., July 24, 1867; s. George Forrest and Maria (Devereaux) Green; ed. public and parochial schools and Georgetown Univ., D. C., to 1881; m. Chicago, June 5, 1894, Helen Mitchell Green; children: Waverly Hal- lock, Helen. Was with District Government of- fice, Washington, until 1885; came to Chica- go and was in retail furniture business, 1885- 1886, then gen. mgr. Cold Blast Feather Co. until 1900, when he organized and has since been pres. and treas. of the Columbia Feather Co., wholesale dealers in feathers, pillows, and down cushions, and manufacturers of uphol- stered box springs and hair mattresses. Dem- ocrat. Mem. Knights of Columbus. Office: 95- 97 Indiana St. Residence, 300 Ashland Av., River Forest, Ill.

GREENE, Frank Catlin, manufacturer, merchant; b. Mansfield, O., Nov. 15, 1862; s. Horatio Nelson and Emma (Catlin) Greene; grad. Jefferson Med. College, 1880; Heidelberg Univ., 1884; practiced medicine in Chicago, 1884-6; since 1886 mem. of Truax, Greene & Co. (a corporation), mfg. physicians' and hosp. supplies, of which he is now vice-pres. and treas. Republican. Clubs: Chicago Athletic, University, Chicago Yacht, Washington Park, Chicago Automobile, Illinois Athletic. Office: 42 Wabash Av. Residence: 77 Lincoln Park Boul.

GREENEBAUM, Elias, banker; b. Eppels- heim, Grossherzogthum Hessen, Ger., June 24, 1822; s. Jacob and Sarah Greenebaum; ed. public schools and in agricultural, commercial and trade schools of Kaiserslantern, Ger .; came to U. S., Sept., 1847; lived a few months at Uniontown, O .; came to Chicago, Apr. 14, 1848; m. Mar. 3, 1852, Rosina Straus; children: Henry Everett, Moses Ernst, Emma E. (Mrs. Gutman), James E. Began business life in mer- cantile pursuits and Jan. 1, 1855, started in banking business, which he still continues. Was school agent of Chicago in 1856. Inde- pendent in politics. One of the founders of

Sinai Congregation. Office: 85 Dearborn St. Residence: 4510 Grand Boul.

GREENEBAUM, Henry Everett, banker; b. Chicago, Sept. 1, 1854; s. Elias and Rosina (Straus) Greenebaum; grad. Jones School, 1867; Chicago Central High School, 1871; at Bryant & Stratton's Business College, 1871-2; m. Chicago, Apr. 15, 1879, Helen F. Leopold; children: Carrie (wife of Frank E. Mandel, of Mandel Bros., dry goods), Walter Jerome, John. With First Nat. Bank, Apr., 1872; with father's firm, Greenebaum & Foreman, bank- ers, 1873; with banks in New York City, 1873- 1877; returned to Chicago, 1877, and founded the banking firm of Greenebaum Sons, doing a general banking business, and making a spe- cialty of negotiating loans on Chicago real es- tate, and of supplying investors with invest- ment securities, mortgages, bonds, etc. Is chairman of the executive board of the Chi- cago Real Estate Loan Assn. Republican. Mem. Reformed Jewish Church. Clubs: Standard, French. Office: 83-85 Dearborn St. Residence: 3337 Michigan Av.

GREENEBAUM, James Eugene, banker; b. Chicago, Apr. 3, 1866; s. Elias and Rosina (Straus) Greenebaum; ed. Chicago public schools, and grad. Yale Univ., Ph.B., 1886; m. Chicago, Sept. 7, 1893, Amy B. Kramer; chil- dren: Frederic J., Charles J., Edith J. Entered banking house founded by his father, Elias Greenebaum, in 1866, and was admitted as a partner a few years later, and now of Greene- baum Sons, doing a general banking and for- eign exchange business and loaning money on mortgages. Republican. Clubs: Standard, Yale. Office: 85 Dearborn St. Residence: 4508 Grand Boul.

GREENEBAUM, Moses Ernest, banker; b. Chicago, Mar. 17, 1858; s. Elias and Rosina (Straus) Greenebaum; ed. public schools and high school, Chicago; m. Chicago, Dec. 23, 1884, Julia Friedman; children: Eleanore D., Ernest M., Edgar N. On leaving school became identified with his father's banking business and was admitted to the firm in 1877; now sen- ior mem. of the firm of Greenebaum Sons, bankers. Mem. Chicago Real Estate Board, United Hebrew Charities. Republican. Clubs: Standard, Ravisloe. Office: 85 Dearborn St. Residence: 4504 Drexel Boul.

GREENLEE, Ralph Stebbins, manufacturer; b. Summerhill Twp., Crawford Co., Pa., Apr. 13, 1838; s. Edmund and Mary (Stebbins) Greenlee; twin brother of Robert Lemuel Greenlee, with whom he has always been asso- ciated in business; ed. country schools; worked on father's farm until was 25 years old; came with brother to Chicago; m. Chica- go, Feb. 15, 1866, Elizabeth Brooks (sister of his brother's wife); 1 daughter: Gertrude. With brother opened a cooper shop in Chi- cago in 1863, later engaged in manufacture of wood working machinery, under style of Green- lee Bros. & Co., of which is dir .; vice-pres. of Northwestern Stove Repair Co .; also vice- pres. Greenlee Foundry Co., established 1886. Republican. Club: Union League. Office: 235 W. 12th St. Residence: 1692 Graceland Av.

GREENLEE, Robert Lemuel, manufacturer; b. Summerhill Twp., Crawford Co., Pa., Apr. 13, 1838; s. Edmund and Mary (Stebbins) Greenlee; twin brother of Ralph Stebbins Greenlee, with whom has always been asso- ciated in business; ed. country schools; worked on father's farm until 25, then with brother came to Chicago; m. Chicago, Apr. 11, 1867, Emily Brooks; children: William Brooks, Grace, Isabel. With brother, in 1863, opened a cooper shop in Chicago; later engaged in manu- facture of wood-working machinery, under style of Greenlee Bros. & Co., of which is a dir. Also pres. of Northwestern Stove Repair Co., which he and his brother established in 1883, and pres. of the Greenlee Foundry Co., which they started in 1886. Republican. Club:

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Union League. Office: 235 W. 12th St. Resi- dence: 95 Buena Av.

GREENLEE, William Brooks, pres. Greenlee Bros. & Co., wood-working machinery; b. Chi- cago, Apr. 25, 1872; s. Robert Lemuel and Em- ily (Brooks) Greenlee; ed. Beloit College Acad. and at Cornell Univ., Ithaca, N. Y., graduating from latter as B.S. in class of 1895; m. Chi- cago, Jan. 16, 1902, Adeline Fargo; 1 son: Rob- ert Fargo. Immediately after graduation en- tered the business of Greenlee Bros. & Co., now being pres. Is also sec. of the Northwest- ern Stove Repair Co., and of the Greenlee Foundry Co. Club: Union League. Office: 235 W. 12th St. Residence: 130 Kenesaw Ter.

GREER, Fredric, pres. and treas. Harvard Electric Co .; b. Tombstone, Ariz., Sept. 6, 1880; s. Joseph H. and Hattie (Curtis) Greer; ed. public schools. Organized the Harvard Electric Co., with a capital stock of $50,000, in Jan., 1898, and has since been pres. of that com- pany. Organized Greer Motor Car Co., Oct., 1903, and has been pres. of that company ever since. Club: Chicago Automobile. Office: 60-6 W. VanBuren St .; also 1421 Michigan Av. Residence: 4114 Michigan Av.

GREGG, John Robert, author and publisher; b. Rockcorry, Ireland, June 17, 1867; s. George and Margaret (Johnston) Gregg; ed. public schools in Ireland and Scotland; m. Hannibal, Mo., 1889, Maida Wason. After leaving school studied law in Glasgow, Scotland, and in 1888 published Gregg's Shorthand; since that time has devoted entire attention to the diffusion of shorthand; the Gregg system is now used in nearly 1,000 schools. After leaving Glasgow lived in Liverpool until 1893; then in Boston, 1893-5; since then in Chicago. Pres. of the Gregg School, 151 Wabash Av. Pres. of the Gregg Publishing Co., publishers of short- hand and commercial text-books, and The Gregg Writer, a monthly magazine; also pres. Hammersmark Publishing Co. Independent in politics. Episcopalian. Club: Press. Office: 151 Wabash Av. Residence: 4600 Indiana Av.

GREGORY, Charles Edwin, pres. Guarantee Electric Co .; b. Newark, N. J., May 22, 1860; s. James and Catherine (Fitzgerald) Gregory; grad. public school, Newark, N. J., 1875; at- tended Bryant & Stratton Business College, 1876-7; studied English and literature under Rev. Jesse S. Gilbert, Paterson, N. J., 1878; m. Milwaukee, Wis., Dec. 25, 1885, Ella F. Wendt; children: Frank Frederick, Gerald Gil- bert, Perry Eric, Myron Knapp, Charles Ed- win, Jr. Supt. Sun Electric Light Co., Chicago, 1884-8; mgr. Hyde Park Electric Light Co., 1888-90; mgr. sales dept., Standard Electric Co., 1891; pres. Charles E. Gregory Co., 1891-6; managing dir. Elliptical Carbon Co., 1896-8; pres. Guarantee Electric Co. since 1898; also interested in Nat. Brazing Co., Elliptical Car- bon Co., Rockaway Automobile Co. Republican. Methodist. Club: Chicago Automobile. Office: 159 S. Clinton St. Residence: 188 Bowen Av.

GREGORY, George, printer; b. Frankfort- on-the-Main, Ger., June 3, 1854; s. Carl and Anna Mary Gregory; ed. schools in Germany; m. Chicago, Nov. 4, 1876, Henrietta E. Bauer; 1 son: Henry Charles. Was employed in a leather store in Philadelphia, Pa., 1872-5; then came to Chicago; in printing business since 1876, and now does an extensive business in printing in modern languages, catalogs, blank books, binding and engraving. Also treas. of the Nat. Penny Sales Co. Mem. K. P., Roval Arcanum. Clubs: Germania Männerchor, Chi- cago Schuetzenvercin, Hinsdale. Office: 68 Sherman St. Residence: Clarendon Hills, Il.

GREGORY, Louis Lincoln, physician and surgeon; b. Rockford, Ill., Oct. 18, 1859; s. Lewis B. and Lucy E. (Spafford) Gregory; grad. Beloit College, A.B., 1884, A.M., 1887; med. dept. Northwestern Univ., M.D., 1888; m. Minneapolis, June 25, 1889, Sarah R. Throckmorton; children: Lewis T., Margaret

S., Charles Carroll. Was interne at St. Luke's Hosp., Chicago, 1888-9; lecturer on histology, Northwestern Dental College, 1889-90; attend- ing physician, Daily News Sanitarium for Sick Babies, since 1888;

attending physician Frances E. Willard Nat. Temperance Hosp. for 10 years; attending surgeon Cook Co. Hosp., 1903-4. Mem. Chicago Med. Soc., Illi- nois State Med. Soc., Am. Med. Assn. Fellow Am. Acad. of Medicine. Mem. Physicians' Club. Office: 1377 N. Clark St. Residence: 514 Evanston Av.

GREGORY, Robert Bowman, treas. Lyon & Healy; b. Jonesville, Mich., Sept. 4, 1848; s. Robert and Elizabeth (Bowman) Gregory; ed. public schools of Jonesville, Mich .; " m. Chicago, Dec. 18, 1880, Addie V. Hibbard; children: Eleanor Hibbard, Grace (deceased), Ruth. Came to Chicago in 1863, and became office boy in employ of Root & Cady, and later mes- senger boy with the State Savings Bank. In 1864, when the firm of Lyon & Healy estab- lished in the music business, entered their em- ploy as clerk, was traveling salesman for the firm for 4 years, and from 1875 to 1892, was foreign buyer for the house. In 1895, was ad- mitted to the firm as general partner, and in 1890, when the business was incorporated, took present position as treas. of the company. Independent in politics. Clubs: Union League, Chicago Athletic, Exmoor. Office: Wabash Av. and Adams St. Residence: 1638 Prairie Av .; summer, Highland Park.

GREGORY, Stephen Strong, lawyer; b. Una- dilla, Otsego Co., N. Y., Nov. 16, 1849; s. J. C. Gregory; removed with parents to Madison. Wis., in 1858; ed. common schools, Univ. of Wisconsin, A.B., 1870, LL.B., 1871; m. Nov. 25, 1880, Janet M. Tappan, of Madison, Wis .; children: Charlotte Camp, Arthur Tappan, Stephen Strong, Jr. Practiced law at Madison, Wis., 1871-4; since then in Chicago; partner of Judge A. H. Chetlain, 1874-9; then of firm of Tenney & Flower, which later was suc- ceeded by Flower, Remy & Gregory; mem. firm of Gregory, Booth & Harlan, 1888-93: practiced alone and later the present firm of Gregory, Poppenhusen & McNab was formed. Was special counsel for city of Chicago he- fore the Supreme Court of the U. S. in the Lake Front case; with John P. Wilson de- fended and successfully maintained the con- stitutionality of the law creating the Sanitary District of Chicago; defended the murder case of Prendergast, and the conspiracy case against Eugene V. Debs. Mem. Am. Bar Assn .. Chicago Bar Assn., Illinois State Bar Assn., Law Club . (ex-pres.). Episcopalian. Democrat. Was elected commissioner of Chicago 2 years. Clubs: Chicago, Iroquois (pres .. 1886), Chi- cago Athletic, Church, Exmoor Country. Sad- de and Cycle; also Reform and Democratic (New York). Office: 100 Washington St. Resi- dence: 32 Banks St.

GREGSON, William Linaker, commission merchant, packer; h. Bridge Farm, Crossens, Southport, Lancashire, Eng .. Sept. 10. 1$66: ed. village school, Crossens, and collegiate school, Southport, Eng .: came to U. S .. 18$2; m. 1889, Fannie, daughter late P. H. Bever- idge, of Chicago; children: Margaret, William Fuller, Winifred. With H. Botsford & Co., packers, 1882-90, beginning as office boy, and in 1888 becoming trader for the house and Joining the Board of Trade; with Swift & Co. at Omaha, 1890-3; asst. sec .. 1893, and later vice-pres., Chicago Packing and Provision Co .; then pres. International Packing Co., and after- ward pres. Chicago Packing and Provision Co. until 1900. In 1900 established commission firm of W. L. Gregson & Co., but soon after. with Joy and Mark Morton, organized the Morton-Gregson Co., of which he is pres., that company purchasing the properties of the Chi- cago Packing and Provision Co., and of the Nebraska City (Neb.) Packing Co. Dir. since

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1899, and vice-pres., 1902, Chicago Board of Trade; trustee of Morgan Park, III. Club: Un- ion League. Office: Railway Exchange Bldg. Residence: Morgan Park.

GREINER, Fred Rudolph, treas. Illinois Terra Cotta Lumber Co .; b. Chicago, Mar. 19, 1874; s. Guido and Constanze (Rippel) Grein- er; ed. Chicago public schools; m. Chicago, Apr., 1901, Eleanor Slocum; 1 son: Fred Earl. Began business experience in 1888 in com- mission house on S. Water St. (Barnett Bros.), with whom remained 3 years; after that with Bradley & Co., in plate glass busi- ness, 1891-5; then with Pitkin & Brooks, 1895- 1899; joined the Illinois Terra Cotta Lumber Co., manufacturers of and contractors for por- ous fireproofing, in 1899, and in 1902 assumed present position as treas. of the company. In- dependent in politics. Mem. Royal League. Club: Illinois. Office: The Rookery. Residence: Park Ridge. Ill.

GREINER, William, leather merchant; b. Sullivan Co., N. Y., Mar. 21, 1856; s. William and Marie (Schmidt) Greiner; moved to Chi- cago in boyhood; ed. Lincoln School and Dy- renforth's Business College; m. Chicago, Jan. 15, 1881, Bertha Frasch; children: William (died in infancy), Arthur W., Clarence A. Be- gan work in 1872, assisting father in the tan- ning business; in 1878 started in the leather jobbing business which, in 1896, he incorpo- lated as the William Greiner Co., of which he is pres. Also sec. of the Germania Safe Deposit Co. Republican. Club: Germania. Office: 49 Franklin St. Residence: 63 Lincoln Av.

GRESHAM, Otto, lawyer; b. Corydon, Ind., Jan. 30, 1859; s. Judge Walter Q. and Matilda (McGrain) Gresham; ed. Santa Clara College, California, and Wabash College, graduating from latter in class of 1881; read law in office of Baker, Hord & Hendricks, Indianapolis (and in 1904 elected as a mem. of the board of trustees of that college), and at Columbia Law School, Washington, graduating in class of 1884. Practiced law at Indianapolis, 1884- 1895; since then in Chicago. Mem. Chicago Bar Assn., Illinois State Bar Assn., Am. Bar Assn .. Indianapolis Bar Assn., Beta Theta Pi college fraternity; mem. of the Chicago Board of Ed- ucation, 1897-8. Clubs: Calumet, Chicago Lit- erary, Chicago, Twentieth Century. Office: 122 Monroe St. Residence: 2603 Prairie Av.

GREVE, Charles; b. Mecklenburg, Ger., Aug. 16, 1847; s. Henry and Lena (Lehman) Greve; came to U. S. in childhood, residing at Mani- towoc, Wis., from 1853 to 1880; ed. public schools of Manitowoc, Wis .; m. Manitowoc, Nov., 1867, Augusta Berndt; children: Helena, Serena, Augusta, Henry, Cora. Was engaged in operating planing mill until 1873, and, 1873-80, in farm machinery business in Manitowoc; came to Chicago, 1880, and entered the Fair, of which E. J. Lehman was founder and pro- prietor, as an employe, and became mgr. of all of Mr. Lehman's interests in 1890, and since his death has been mgr. of the Estate of E. J. Lehman. Mem. Chicago Real Estate Board. Republican. Mem. Odd Fellows, K. P., Sons of Herrmann. Office: The Fair. Residence: 3729 Lake Av.

GREY, Howard Graves; b. Chicago, 1856; s. Charles F. and Anna L. (Graves) Grey; ed. Northwestern Univ .. and at Polytechnic School, Stuttgart, Ger .; m. Evanston, Ill., 1884, Lizzie Tillinghast; children: Charles F., Donald T., Newton F., Louise, Dorothy, Anna. Began business life as clerk in Hide and Leather Nat. Bank, was afterward employed by Grey, Clark & Engle, and then became mgr. and part owner of Standard Leather Co., for 10 years; since 1887 has had charge of the business affairs of Hon. Lambert Tree. Repub- lican; has been alderman and city comptroller of Evanston. Baptist. Trustee Univ. of Chi- cago. Club: Union League. Office: 70 LaSalle St. Residence: 329 Lake St., Evanston, Ill.

GREY, William Lewis, leather manufac- turer; b. Buffalo, N. Y., Dec. 4, 1834; s. Ernest G. and Elizabeth (Bower) Grey; ed. public and private schools; m. Buffalo, N. Y., May 2, 1859, Elizabeth Dellenbaugh; children: Wal- ter, Jessie, Florence. Began business expe- rience in leather jobbing house in Chicago in 1850, and later was mem. of the firm of Grey, Marshall & Co. until 1857, when the present firm of Grey, Clark & Engle was organized, as manufacturers of leather; now a corpora- tion, of which he is pres. Republican. Clubs: Chicago Athletic, Union League, Washington Park, Onwentsia. Office: 201 Lake St. Resi- dence: 2010 Prairie Av.

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The book of Chicagoans, a biographical dictionary of leading living men of the city of Chicago, 1905, Part 70

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