The book of Chicagoans, a biographical dictionary of leading living men of the city of Chicago, 1905, Part 71

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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GRIDLEY, Martin Medbery, lawyer; b. Mil- waukee, Wis., May 16, 1863; s. Nelson C. and Helen ( Medbery) Gridley; ed. preparatory school, Northwestern Univ., 1876-9, and col- lege of same 1879-83 (Ph.B.), in law school of same (Union College of Law, LL.B.); m. Evanston, June 4, 1896, Ruth L. Farwell; children: Pearl Farwell, Ruth Medbery. Ad- mitted to Illinois bar, June 15, 1885; mem. of law firm of Paden & Gridley, 1889-1900; now of Gridley, Culver & King. Mem. Chicago and Illinois State Bar Assns. Democrat; Demo- cratic mem. of Civil Service Commission at Evanston; nominated for Probate Judge of Cook Co. on Democratic ticket, 1900. Mem. Phi Beta Kappa Soc., Soc. S. A. R., Soc. of May- flower Descendants. Clubs: Union League, Law, Glen View, Evanston. Office: New York Life Bldg. Residence: 416 Lake St., Evanston, III.

GRIDLEY, Nelson Cowles, patent lawyer; b. New York City, Oct. 23, 1829; s. Obed and Laura (Nelson) Gridley; was prepared for college, but on account of reverses was com- pelled to abandon collegiate aspirations, and at 18 entered law office of Kent & Davies, New York City, as student and clerk; m. Milwau- kee, June 4, 1862, Helen F. Medbery; 1 son: Martin M. At age of 20 was appointed deputy clerk of the Supreme Court of New York, and at 22 was admitted to bar of New York, and practiced there until 1854; went to San Fran- cisco and remained until 1856; returned to New York, and from there went, in Nov., 1856, to Milwaukee, where he practiced until 1870, and where he was a partner of Hon. Matt. H. Carpenter, 1859-62; became a resident of Chi- cago in Nov., 1870. Club: Evanston. Office: New York Life Bldg. Residence: 1405 Hinman Av., Evanston, Ill.

GRIER, James Parkinson, lawyer; b. Loran, Stephenson Co., Ill., Feb. 8, 1864; s. David C. and Rhoda M. (McEwen) Grier; ed. public and high schools, Mt. Carroll, Ill., until 1883; Northwestern Univ. Acad., 1883-6; then North- western Univ. until grad., A.B., 1890 (A.M., 1892); grad. Northwestern Univ. Law School, LL.B., 1892; m. Evanston, Ill., Jan. 29, 1895, Jennie G. Parkes; children: James P., Jr., Robert Maxwell, Mary R. Clerk in dry goods store, 1878-82; student, 1882-92; admitted to bar, July, 1892; since then in active practice. Republican; alderman from 2d Ward, Evans- ton, since Apr., 1901. Mem. Emmanuel M. E. Church, Evanston. Mem. Phi Kappa Psi (col- lege fraternity) and Phi Delta Phi (law fra- ternity). Club: Evanston. Office: Ashland Blk. Residence: 1016 Lake St., Evanston.

GRIESE, Charles August Robert, manufac- turer; b. Chicago, Sept. 6, 1868; s. Frederick and Mary (Wandt) Griese; ed. German Luther- an parochial schools, Chicago, to 1881; m. Chi- cago, Mar., 1893, Antoinette Marx; children: Jeanette, Gertrude, Hazel. After leaving school entered into mechanical business and was at various times employed by the Illinois Car- riage Lamp Co. from its origin in 1884, and permanently connected with it since 1896, be- coming pres. of the company on its incorpora- tion in 1902. . Company are manufacturers of high grade carriage, coach and hearse lamps,

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and also do repairing and replating work. Of- fice: 90 Illinois St. Residence: 1040 N. 44th Av.

GRIFFIN, J. Ellsworth, financial agent; b. Boston, Mass., July 20, 1867; s. J. E. and Mary A. (Henry) Griffin; ed. public schools of Boston, Mass., and by private tutors; m. Chi- cago, May 19, 1902, Ada L. Beach. On leaving school entered a furniture house in Boston, remaining until 1888; in iron and steel and foundry business in Milwaukee until 1895; traveled for health 1898, and established busi- ness as financial agent in Chicago, 1899, as head of J. Ellsworth Griffin & Co .; organized Federal Life Insurance Co., the Federal Agen- cy Co., the Illinois Securities Co., International Banana Food Co., etc. Now pres. and dir. of the Federal Consolidated Mines Co., and of the Illinois Securities Co .; also dir. of the Federal Underwriting Co., Federal Life In- surance Co., International Banana Food Co., and the Federal Agency Co. Mem. Ivanhoe Commandery, No. 24, K. T., Milwaukee, and of A. F. and A. M. Democrat. Office: 108 La- Salle St. Residence: Lexington Hotel.

GRIFFITHS, John, contractor; b. on farm near Woodstock, Oxford Co., Ont., Apr. 3, 1846; s. William and Margaret Griffiths; ed. public schools. Beginning at 17 served 3 years as ap- prentice to mason trade; worked at trade in Canada until 1869, and in Chicago until 1873, when established for himself as contractor and builder; now senior mem. of firm of John Griffiths & Son. Among others built the Trad- ers Bldg., Postal Telegraph Bldg.,

Great Northern Hotel, Grand Central Passenger Depot, Masonic Temple, the Fine Arts Bldg. at the World's Columbian Exposition, and the Oriental Hotel at Dallas, Tex. Republican. Mason (32°). Clubs: Union League, Sheridan, Builders. Office: 135 Adams St. Residence: 3806 Michigan Av.

GRIFFITHS, Joseph Charles, insurance; b. Gloucester, Eng., Aug. 26, 1848: s. Joseph C. and Catherine (Turberville) Griffiths; ed. com- mon schools and commercial colleges; served during last part of Civil War as paymaster's clerk in Mississippi River Squadron, under Commodore Porter; m. Lake Co., Ill., 1868, Rose Newcomb. In 1868 became bookkeeper and cashier for the Republic Fire Insurance Co., of Chicago, and after the great fire se- cured a like position in the insurance office of Gen. A. C. Ducat; appointed Wisconsin State agent of the Home Insurance Co., of New York, June, 1880, which he filled until Dec. 31, 1890; became resident sec. at Milwaukee for the N. British and Mercantile Insurance Co., Jan. 1, 1891, and on July 1, 1894, associate mgr. of western dept. of same company at Chicago; general agent Milwaukee Mechanics Insurance Co., 1898-1902; since 1902 Cook Co. mgr. of the London Assurance Corporation. Was sec. and treas. of the Fire Underwriters' Assn. of the N. W., 1884-90. Office: 199 LaSalle St. Residence: 1871 Sheridan Rd.

GRISWOLD, Roy Coleman, sec., treas. and gen. mgr. North Western Storage Co., etc .; b. Griswold, Ill .. May 5, 1875; s. Robert C. and Margaret M. (Brown) Griswold; ed. Chicago at Douglas School, S. Division High School, and Univ. of Chicago, graduating Ph.B. Was mgr. Griswold Cycle Co., 1896-9; with New- berry Warehouse and Storage Co., 1899-1901; since 1901 mgr. of the North Western Storage Co., of which he is also treas .; company en- gaged in merchandise and furniture storage, forwarding and transferring. Sec. Griswold Storage and Warehouse Co .; treas. Am. Thea- tre Co. Office: 280-84 Michigan St. Residence: 3228 Groveland Av.

GROMMES, John Baptist, wholesale wine and liquor merchant; b. Schoenberg, Prussia, Sept. 14, 1844; s. Hubert and Catherine (Klein) Grommes; cd. public and private schools; m. Chicago, Dec. 6, 1873, Bertha Lehrkind; chil- dren: Clara, Bertha, Frieda. In 1860 estab-

lished present business of Grommes & Ullrich. Office: 200 Dearborn St. Residence: 616 Dear- born Av.

GROMMES, John Baptiste, cigar mfg .; b. Cologne, Ger. (while parents were visiting there), Apr. 13, 1876; s. Hubert (founder of Grommes & Ulrich, wholesale liquors and cigars) and Louise (Kleinofen) Grommes: ed. public schools, Chicago, and by private tutor, and took course in Chicago College of Law; also spent 3 years in office of Albert H. Loeb, lawyer; m. Chicago, June 30, 1900, Clara Mereness. Went into cigar business as sales- man for Ruhstrat & Curlett, Apr. 13, 1896; left that firm to go into business for self, July 1, 1900, when the Grommes & Kennedy Co., cigar manufacturers, was organized. Of- fice: 230 E. Kinzie St. Residence: 2412 N. Her- mitage Av.

GROSS, Alfred Hermann, lawyer; b. Whit- by, Ont., Can., July 8, 1862; s. George Conrad and Fannie (Rankin) Gross; ed. Univ. of To- ronto, 1882, and Johns Hopkins Univ., 1884-5; m. Chicago, 1888, Anna F. Rew; children: Dor- othy. Henry, Theresa, Freda. Came to Chica- go, 1885; read law in office of Hynes & Dunne. and was admitted to bar, 1886. Pres. Sterling Gas and Electric Light Co., of Sterling, Ill .; sec. of DeKalb Co. Gas Co .; vice-pres. of the Nat. Gas and Water Co. Mem. Chicago Bar Assn., Chicago Law Institute. Republican. Clubs: Union League, Hamilton, City, Evans- ton, Evanston Golf, Glen View, Chicago Ath- letic. Office: The Temple. Residence: 1100 Ridge Av., Evanston, Il1.

GROSS, Howard H., dealer in paving mate- rials and corporation organizer; b. Marathon. N. Y., Sept. 27, 1853; s. Dr. John C. and Caro- line Hyde (Care) Gross; ed. Galva (Il1.) High School, followed by 2 years as law student. as preparation for business, while teaching 2 years in country schools; m. Chicago, Apr. 11, 1878, Dell S. Condit; children: William Condit. Howard H., Jr., Florence Melbourne, Helen Maurine. Traveled for A. H. Andrews & Co .. 1872-83. In business for self, and as represen- tative of Eastern manufacturers, at San Fran- cisco, 1883; from 1885 to 1893. employing a corps of artists, painted and put up 28 Cyclo- ramas from London, Eng., to Melbourne. Aus- tralia; subjects: Gettysburg, Siege of Paris. Waterloo, Jerusalem, Niagara Falls. Manila. Since 1895 engaged as dealer in paving mate- rials. Republican. Mem. Board of Education. Chicago, 1895-9; introduced Domestic Science and the Penny Savings into the Chicago schools. Mem. 1st Presbyterian Church, of En- glewood. 'Clubs: Union League, Hamilton. Chi- cago Athletic. Office: Chamber of Commerce. Residence: 6001 Indiana Av.

GROSS, Samuel Eberly, capitalist and real estate operator; b. Dauphin. Pa .. Nov. 11, 1843: s. John Custer and Elizabeth (Eberly) Gross: descended from John Gross, of Montgomery Co., Pa., 1745, and Capt. John Gross. of the Am. Revolution: served in 20th Pa. Cav. in Civil War; promoted capt., Feb. 17. 1864, for meritorious services: m. Jan. 15, 1874. Emily. daughter John Brown. Chicago. Has built 21 towns (suburbs of Chicago) and 10.000 houses. and sold over 40,000 lots. U. S. court. 1902, sus- tained his contention that Edmond Rostand's play, Cyrano de Bergerac, was plagiarized from his comedy. Merchant Prince of Corn- ville. Commander Ill. Commandery Military Order Foreign Wars and historian-gen. Nat. Commandery same: vice-pres .- gen. S. A. R .: deputy-gov. Soc. Colonial Wars of U. S .: one of govs. Chicago Art Institute: pres. Western Soc. Army of the Potomac: pres. Holland Soc. of Chicago: dir. Chicago Relief and Aid Soc. Clubs: Union League. Chicago, Chicago Ath- letic Assn., Press, Union, Marquette, Washing- ton Park, Caxton, Twentieth Century, Author: Merchant Prince of Cornville (romantic comedy), 1896; also miscellaneous verse. Of-

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fice: Masonic Temple. Residence: 48 Lake Shore Drive.

GROSSCUP, Peter Stenger, jurist; b. Ash- land, O., Feb. 15, 1852; s. Benjamin and Su- sannah (Bowermaster) Grosscup; grad. Wit- tenberg College, 1872; Boston Law School, 1874; practiced law at Ashland, O., 1874-83 (city solicitor 6 years) ; practiced in Chicago,. 1882-92; U. S. judge Northern Dist. Illinois, Dec. 12, 1892, to Jan., 1899; judge U. S. Cir- cuit Court of Appeals, 7th Circuit, 1899, to Mar., 1905; judge U. S. Circuit Court, 7th Circuit, since Mar., 1905. Among his notable judicial acts are included his opinion (dis- senting from the two circuit judges but sus- tained by the Circuit Court of Appeals) upon the application to close up the World's Co- lumbian Exposition on Sundays; also the injunction issued by him in conjunction with Judge William A. Woods against Eugene V. Debs and other officers of the Am. Ry. Union, and subsequent proceedings in that matter; and many other cases. Pres. John Crerar Li- brary, Chicago, since Jan., 1901. Office: Fed- eral Bldg. Residence: Virginia Hotel.

GROSSER, Hugo S., city statistician of Chi- cago; b. Silesia, Ger., Jan. 16, 1863; s. Sigis- mund and Emily (Marcuse) Grosser; ed. Ger- many; came to U. S., 1878, and became con- nected with a German newspaper in Missouri, at same time studying the English language; came to Chicago, 1880; taught school at Elm- hurst, Ill., 1 year and at Manitowoc, Wis., 2 years; m. 1885, Helen Seyring; children: Claire H., Frieda E. In 1884 began publication of German newspapers at Antigo, Wis., and Shawano, Wis .; took an active part in the Cleveland campaign in 1884, stumping Wis- consin for the Democratic party, and starting the first Cleveland and Hendricks Club in that state; at close of campaign removed to Mil- waukee, becoming one of the editors of the Herold, a German daily of that city; resumed teaching, 1886-92; came to Chicago, 1892, and was engaged in newspaper work until 1898. In that year was appointed supt. of the map dept. of the City of Chicago. In 1900 was ap- pointed librarian of the Municipal Library, and in that position started the present Bu- reau of Statistics of the City of Chicago; as City Statistician has become well known throughout the country, especially to the work- ers in the field of municipal progress. As a writer on the subject of municipal govern- ment he contributes to several journals; cor- responding mem. of the Am. Acad. of Politi- cal and Social Science. Office: City Hall. Resi- dence: 2832 N. Hermitage Av.

GROSSFELD, Solomon Eli, wholesale gro- cer; b. Krystynopol, Austria, Apr. 26, 1864; s. L. and A. (Ehrlich) Grossfeld; ed. Rudolph Royal Gymnasium, Brody, Austria; m. Chica- go, 1888, Jennie Roe (now deceased) ; children: Rose, Gertrude, Pensy Bernice, James Law- rence. Came to Chicago direct from Austria in 1884 and worked in a retail grocery until 1888; started retail grocery business on own account, which he sold in 1892, and established the wholesale business under style of Gross- feld & Roe Co., of which he is pres. Republi- can. Jewish religion. Office: 185-89 W. Ran- dolph St. Residence: 488 Evanston Av. (Lake View).

GROSSMAN, Edward Benjamin, merchant; b. Chicago, Oct. 15, 1873; s. Benjamin and Resa (Weingarten) Grossman; ed. public school, military acad. and Notre Dame College; m. Chicago, Mar. 8, 1898, Florence Florsheim; children: Edward B., Jr., Kathryn F. Was clerk for H. Grossman, and later salesman for Joseph Beifeld Co., wholesale cloaks and suits. Since 1890 pres. Edward B. Grossman & Co., doing a wholesale and retail, mfg., mail order and agency business in cloaks, suits, etc .; pres. Imperial Cloak and Suit Co .; dir. Street's Western Stable Car Line, dir. Adams & Co.,

Cleveland, O .; dir. Morris Newman Co .; vice- pres. Sherman Hotel Co. Republican; connected with various civic committees. Mem. B. P. O. Elks. Clubs: Standard, Ravisloe Country. Of- fice: 172 State St. Residence: 3714 Grand Boul.

GROSSMAN, Herman, pres. Chicago Cloak Co .; b. Chicago, Feb. 19, 1862; s. Benjamin and Resa Grossman; ed. Chicago public schools; m. Chicago, Jan. 23, 1889, Charlotta Levy; children: Benjamin H., M. Hortense. Began in the wholesale cloak business from 1879 to 1883; with Joseph Beifeld & Co., in 1883 es- tablished business under name of Herman Grossman & Co .; since 1904, as Chicago Cloak Co. Pres. of the U. S. Restaurant Co .; also since 1902, pres. of Street's Western Stable Car Line. Club: Standard. Office: 235 State St. Residence: 3924 Grand Av.

GROSVENOR, Lemuel Conant, physician; b. Paxton, Mass., Mar. 22, 1833; s. Silas Newton and Mary (Conant) Grosvenor; ed. Williston Seminary, Easthampton, Mass .; High School, Worcester, Mass .; 7 years master Mather School, Dorchester, Mass. (the oldest free school in the U. S.); grad. Cleveland (O.) Homo. Med. College, 1864; practiced Peoria, Ill., 1864-8; Galesburg, Ill., 1868-70; since then at Chicago; has been lecturer on anat- omy and morbid anatomy, now prof. emeritus Hahnemann Med. College, and prof. obstetrics and sanitary science, Chicago Homœ. College; lectures to popular audiences; m. 1st, 1865, Ellen M. Prouty, Dorchester, Mass. (died 1874); 2d, 1876, N. Josephine Basset, Taun- ton, Mass. Was 3 times pres. Chicago Acad. of Home. Physicians and Surgeons; 3 years pres. Am. Paedalogical Soc .; mem. Am. Insti- tute Homoeopathy. Author: Our Babies; Bed- side Chats with Young Mothers; The Sanita- tion and Technique of the Lying-In Room; etc. Clubs: Chicago, Congregational. Address: 185 Lincoln Av.

GROVER, Frank Reed, lawyer; b. Town of Lyons, Cook Co., Ill., Sept. 17, 1858; s. Aldin J. and Eliza Diana (Reed) Grover; grad. Evans- ton High School at age of 19, and studied 1 year in Union College of Law; m. Mar. 30, 1884, Ella F. Smith, of Olmsted Co., Minn .; 1 son: Mortimer Currey. Was engaged in com- mercial pursuits, 1878-81; then clerk in law office of Robert L. Latham, of Chicago, 1881-3; admitted to bar; began independent practice, 1883, and in 1887 formed a partnership with John W. Ela; in 1893 Mr. Charles S. Graves also became a mem. of the firm, which then assumed the present style of Ela, Grover & Graves. Mem. Chicago Bar Assn. Republican. Village trustee of Evanston, 1884; justice of the peace, 1884-8; was last village atty. under the old charter and first city atty. of Evanston under the new organization as a city. Vice- pres. and charter mem. of Evanston Historical Soc. Mason (Evans Lodge, Evanston Chap- ter, and Evanston Commandery, K. T.). Clubs: Evanston, Illinois Athletic, Les Cheneaux (Mackinac). Office: Unity Bldg. Residence: 1100 Hinman Av., Evanston, Ill.

GROVER, Oliver Dennett, artist; b. Earl- ville, Ill., 1861; s. Alonzo J. and Octavia E. Norton Grover: ed. public schools; Univ. of Chicago, 1877-9 (sophomore year); studied painting Royal Acad., Munich, 1879-80; Duve- neck School, Florence, Italy, 1880-4; Paris, 1884-6; m. Louise Rolshoven, Detroit, Mich., 1887. Received first Yerkes prize for painting "Thy Will Be Done," Chicago, 1892; executed mural decorations Branford (Conn.) Memo- rial Library, 1897; Blackstone Memorial Li- brary, Chicago, 1903. Has pictures in many public collections. Pres. Soc. of Western Ar- tists; mem. Chicago Soc. of Artists, Nat. Soc. of Mural Painters, Municipal Art League of Chicago, Soc. of Colonial Wars, Sons of the Revolution. Silver and bronze medals Louis- iana Purchase Exposition, 1904. Club: Little

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Room. Studio: Fine Arts Bldg. Residence: 5457 Jefferson Av.

GROWER, William Frederick, real estate; b. New York City, July 23, 1860; s. Col. Wil- liam Thomas Campbell and Sara E. (Jones) Grower; received early education in the prepar- atory school in Brooklyn, and afterward took special studies at Columbia Univ .; m. Chicago, Apr. 18, 1888, Emily Stell Rocks. Came to Chi- cago in 1882, and was for some years engaged in the manufacture of machinery, later en- gaging in real estate operations, with which he is now largely connected. Also dir. of the Union Match Co. Mem. Loyal Legion. Clubs: Illinois, Chicago Athletic, Chicago Yacht, Glen View. Office: Unity Bldg .; also Stock Ex- change Bldg. Residence: 964 Jackson Boul.

GRUBBE, Emil Herman, physician and sur- geon; b. Chicago, Jan. 1, 1875; s. Albert and Bertha (Reets) Grubbe; primary education in Holden School and German private school, Chicago; took preparatory teachers' and phar- macy courses at Valparaiso (Ind.) College; 1890-5; also scientific and classical courses, obtaining degrees of B.S., M.S., Ph.G .; court and med. reporter, 1895-6; took med. course at Hahnemann Med. College and Hosp., 1895- 1898, graduating M.D .; m. Pentwater, Mich., Sept. 10, 1899, Clara Antonia Jensen. First work was in 1887 as drug store "devil," later cash boy, stock boy and salesman at Marshall Field & Co.'s retail store until 1890, when left to go to college; began practice of medicine in Chicago, Mar., 1898; was physician with Chicago Health Dept. 3 years; also school in- spector. Expert in radiographic, electro-diag- nostic and general electric methods. Pres. Illinois X-Ray and Electro-Therapeutic Labor- atory; vice-pres., prof. of radiography and x- ray therapeutics and dir. Illinois School of Electro-Therapeutics; dir. Morain Mining and Milling Co. Extensive writer upon med. sub- jects pertaining to electricity and x-rays; on editorial staff of several med. journals; prof. electro-therapeutics and chemistry, Hahne- mann Med. College; consulting physician Hahnemann Hosp .; medico-legal expert for several insurance companies; med. solicitor for Fidelity and Casualty Co., New York; med. ex- aminer for several insurance companies. Mem. Am. Roentgen Ray Soc., Am. Electro-Thera- peutic Assn., International Electrical Con- gress, St. Louis, 1904, Clinical Soc. of Hahne- mann Hosp .; vice-pres. Chicago Electro-Med. Soc. Office: 52 State St. Residence: 2960 In- diana Av.

GRUNERT, Ferdinand, cheese and butter merchant; b. Elbing, Ger., Feb. 4, 1855; s. John and Alwine Grunert; grad. gymnasium at El- bing, Ger., 1871; m. Monroe, Wis., Dec. 17, 1883, Emma Beckman; children: Arthur Earl, Clar- ence Ferdinand. Entire business life has been spent in the cheese and butter trade; came to U. S., 1872; located in Monroe, Wis., 1880; became a resident of Chicago, 1902; now pres. of Grunert Cheese Co., organized Apr. 29, 1901, with branch and warehouse at Monroe, Wis. Republican. Mason. Mem. I. O. O. F., K. P., Royal Arcanum, A. O. U. W. Office: 245-7 Kin- zie St. Residence: 1915 Oakdale Av.

GRUNEWALD, Augustus Henry, merchant; b. Chicago, Nov. 20, 1851; s. Christian and Dorothy Grunewald; ed. Chicago public school to 1869; m. Chicago, Aug. 2, 1882, Emma Baum- gartner: children: Louise, Marie, Mattie, Lu- cille, Marguerite, Augustus H., Jr., Carl F. After leaving school learned tinner's trade and followed it until 1873, when, with J. P. Gross established the firm of J. P. Gross & Co. Mr. Gross died 15 years ago; has since conducted business as sole proprietor without change of firm name. Office: 249-51 Kinzie St. Residence: 738 Sedgwick St.

GUERIN, M. Henry, lawyer; b. Chicago, Dec. 27, 1871; s. Dr. John and Mary (Jackson) Guerin; grad. Douglas School, Chicago, and

Harvard School, Chicago; attended Jesuit Col- lege, Montreal, 11/2 years; Univ. of Berlin, Ger., 1 semester; grad. A.B., Harvard College, 1893; LL.B., Chicago College of Law, 1895; m. Oakland, Calif., 1896, Esther Glenn; chil- dren: John Glenn, Carmelita, Thomas Edmund, William Jackson. Now mem. law firm of Shrimski, Guerin, Goss & Samuels. Has been lecturer law of corporations and other sub- jects in Chicago-Kent College of Law since 1898. Democrat. Catholic. Clubs: University, Sheridan, Harvard, Ellerslie Cross Country. Office: Tribune Bldg. Residence: 148 E. 50th St.

GUMP, Benjamin Franklin, dealer in ma- chinery; b. Dayton, O., Sept. 18, 1831; s. An- drew and Ruth (Crampton) Gump; ed. Ohio Wesleyan Univ., Delaware, O .; m. Dayton, O., May 17, 1894, Eleanor S. Kerfoot; 1 daughter: Eleanor Ruth. From 21 to 28 was bookkeeper for Dayton Branch Bank, Dayton, O .; then went into the woolen factory supplies business for 3 or 4 years; sold out and engaged in man- ufacture of horse rakes; sold out and came to Chicago in 1872; engaged in cut stone contract- ing business and after doing a million dol- lars worth of work sold out and went into flour mill machinery trade, selling out in 1901; on July 15, 1902, established the Park Machin- ery Co. (of which is still proprietor), conduct- ing a retail business in mill machinery. Repub- lican. Episcopalian. Club: Highland Park. Of- fice: 222 E. Washington St. Residence: Ra- vine Av., Highland Park, Ill.

GUNDERSEN, Henrik, prof. and dean of Danish-Norwegian Theological Seminary. Univ. of Chicago, since 1895; b. Tromsö, Nor- way, Jan. 31, 1857; s. Ole and Mette Bern- thine (Olsen) Gundersen; grad. Tromsö Acad., 1872; Bethel Theological Seminary, Stock- holm, Sweden, 1884; Christiania Univ. (Candi- datus Philosophiæ), 1888; m. June 28, 1888, Hansine M. Hansen. Pastor Trondhjem, Nor- way, 1886-7; removed to U. S., 1888; prof. Greek and New Testament interpretation, Dan- ish-Norwegian Dept. Baptist Union Theologi- cal Seminary, 1888-92; asst. prof. New Testa- ment interpretation and biblical literature. Univ. of Chicago, 1892-5. Address: Morgan Park. Ill.

GUNDERSON. George Oliver. treas. and gen. mgr. of Acme Steel Co .; b. Chicago. Aug. 4, 1863; s. Severt T. and Emily C. (Olson) Gun- derson; ed. public school and Bryant & Strat- ton Business College, Chicago; m. Chicago, June 15, 1887, Julia A. Jacobs: children: Ruth Elvyra. Gladys Ione. Began in the lumber business in his father's office in 1881: was mgr. for W. J. Frawley & Co .. lumber in- spectors, 1883-4. In 1885 organized and be- came managing partner of firm of S. T. Gun- derson & Son, sash, doors, mouldings, etc. When, in 1898, the plant was destroyed by fire he organized the Acme Steel Co., incor- porated in 1901, of which has since been treas. and gen. mgr .; also mem. of S. T. Gun- derson & Sons, home builders. Republican. Mem. Y. M. C. A .. Royal League. Club: Ash- land. Office: 1773 to 1783 Fillmore St. Resi- dence: 5819 Washington Boul.

GUNDERSON, Seward Miles, mom. of S. T. Gunderson & Sons, home builders: b. Chicago. Feb. 23, 1866: s. Severt T. and Emily C. (01- son) Gunderson; ed. public schools and Bryant & Stratton Business College. Chicago: m. Chi- cago, Oct. 10, 1894. Abigail K. Campbell: chil- dren: Miles Campbell, Doris, Virginia, Rath- ryn. Became associated with his father in the lumber business in 1883, and when, in 1885. the firm of S. T. Gunderson & Son, manufac- turers of sash, doors, mouldings, etc., was or- ganized he was admitted to partnership. Plant was destroyed by fire in 1895. Was sec. of the Acme Steel Co., 1899-1903; since 1892 a mom of the firm of S. T. Gunderson & Sons, home builders, to which business is devoting most

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The book of Chicagoans, a biographical dictionary of leading living men of the city of Chicago, 1905, Part 71

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