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of his time. Dir. C. A. Hiles & Co., saw and knife manufacturers. Republican. Pres. West End Improvement Club of the 34thi Ward. Mason: mem. of the Chapter, K. T., and Me- dinah Temple, Mystic Shrine. Mem. Royal League, International Congress, Y. M. C. A. Clubs: Ashland, Oquawka. Office: Chamber of Commerce. Residence: 2188 W. VanBuren St. GUNDERSON, Severt T., building and real estate; b. Norway, 1839; came with parents to Chicago, 1848; attended public schools in Chicago, 1848-54; m. 1863, Emily C. Olson; children: George O., Seward M., Ida Mabel. Learned and worked at carpenter and lathing trade; removed to Ft. Leavenworth, Kan., 1857, but soon returned to Chicago. Bought a lake vessel, The Hercules, in 1862, and 5 more within 5 years, and followed the grain and lumber carrying trade on the lakes; started in lumber business and in 1871 invested in saw- mills; the destruction of his mill plant by fire in 1875 left him financially ruined, but he set to work and was soon on a substantial basis, with large mill interests, admitting his sons to the firm of S. T. Gunderson & Sons; now largely interested in building and real estate operations, in firm of S. T. Gunderson & Sons. Was mem. City Council from old 11th Ward, 1874-6; mem. Chicago Board of Education, 1891-4. Lutheran. Republican. Mason (32º); Kilwinning Lodge, Chicago Commandery, K. T .; Oriental Consistory and Medinah Temple; one of founders and former trustee Masonic Orphans' Home. Was pres. Mt. Olive Cemetery Assn. Office: 138 Washington St. Residence: 1338 Washington Boul.
GUNDLACH, Conrad J., western sales agent Mississippi Glass Co .; b. St. Louis, Mo., Aug. 7, 1867; s. Peter and Elizabeth (Reiff) Gund- lach (father now pres. Washington Mutual Fire Insurance Co. of St. Louis) ; ed. St. Louis public schools, followed by course in Johnson Commercial College; m. Chicago, Feb. 14, 1894, Emma B. Carll; 1 daughter: Melba Katherine. Began business life in 1884 as clerk with Mis- sissippi Glass Co., and has remained with com- pany ever since; became western salesman for company, 1888, and traveled from Pittsburgh, Pa., to California; in 1892 came to Chicago and succeeding in securing from World's Co- lumbian Exposition contract for roofing glass amounting to 135 carloads skylight glass; moved to Chicago, 1893, and opened office for the company, for which is western sales agent, selling to large glass jobbers only; also in same capacity for Mississippi Wire Glass Co., New York. In 1903 was instrumental in secur- ing for his company the glass contract for Louisiana Purchase Exposition. Republican. Mason. Evangelical Lutheran. Club: Hamilton. Office: Tribune Bldg. Residence: 1246 Perry St.
GUNN, William Edwin, sec. and gen. mgr. Exchange Fire Insurance Co .; b. Berlin, Wis., June 10, 1859; s. William and Esther (Perry) Gunn; ed. public schools; m. Waupun, Wis., Oct. 10, 1885, Etta V. Garman. Engaged in fire insurance business continuously from 1880; local agent at Minneapolis, Minn., from 1880 to 1895, and since 1895 in Chicago in same business, becoming sec. and gen. mgr. of the Exchange Fire Insurance Co. Republican. Of- fice: 189 LaSalle St. Residence: 887 N. Clark St. GUNNING, Robert John, display advertiser; b. Buffalo, N. Y., Jan. 2, 1856; s. William and Mary (Logan) Gunning; ed. Jones, Cottage Grove and Douglass grammar schools, Chica- go. Began business in Chicago, 1876, in out- door display advertising, and originated wall and bulletin painted outdoor display advertis- ing work; extends all over the U. S. and Can- ada; the business is organized as the Gunn- ing System, of which he is pres .; locally or- ganized as the International Gunning System, and the Chicago, St. Louis, Kansas City, Louis- ville, Cincinnati, Milwaukee, Buffalo, Omaha, St. Paul, and Minneapolis Gunning Systems, of each of which he is pres. Also pres. Gun-
ning Press Painted Sign Works, manufactur- ers of metal and wood signs, and of the St. Louis Posting Service, and vice-pres. Am. Posting Service and Northern Display Adver- tising Co. Republican. Mem. Independent Re- ligious Soc. (Mangasarian). Clubs: Hamilton, Chicago Athletic, Chicago Yacht, New York Athletic (New York), Missouri Athletic (St. Louis). Office: Gunning Bldg., 9 Plymouth Ct. Residence: Auditorium Annex.
GUNSAULUS, Frank Wakeley, clergyman; b. Chesterville, O., Jan. 1, 1856; s. Joseph and Mary (Hawley) Gunsaulus; attended public schools 10 years; high school, 5 years; grad. Ohio Wesleyan Univ., 1875 (D.D., Beloit Col- lege, Wis.); m. 1875, Anna Long, of Virginia. Ordained Methodist minister; preached years; accepted Eastwood Congregational Church, Columbus, O., 1879-81; Newtonville, 4 Mass., 1881-5; pastor memorial Congregation- al Church, Baltimore, Md., 1885-7; Plymouth Church, Chicago, 1887-99; Central Church, Chi- cago, 1899; pres. Armour Institute of Technol- ogy, since 1899; lecturer Yale Theological Sem- inary; professorial lecturer Univ. of Chicago; pastor Central Independent Church, Chicago. Club: Union League. Author: Phidias, and Other Poems; Songs of Night and Day; Trans- figuration of Christ; Monk and Knight; Life of William Ewart Gladstone; Metamorphosis of a Creed; November at Eastwood; Loose Leaves of Song; The Man of Galilee. Resi- dence: 2532 Prairie Av.
GUNTHER, Charles Frederick, manufactur- er; b. Wildberg, Würtemberg, Ger., Mar. 6, 1837; s. John M. and Marie F. Gunther; came to U. S., 1842, residing at Columbia, Pa., until 1850; removing thence to Peru, Ill .; public school education; m. 1869, Jennie Burnell, Lima, Ind .; 2 sons: Burnell, Whitman. Was general store clerk, drug clerk, bank cashier, Peru, Ill .; in 1860, engaged in business in Memphis, Tenn., with Bohlen, Wilson & Co .; served in Confederate Navy, Civil War; com- mercial traveler, 1863-8; mfg. confectioner since 1868; served 2 terms in Chicago Common Council, city treasurer, 1901-5 (2 terms of 2 years each). Extensive foreign traveler. Owns one of the largest collections of Lincoln and Washington relics in the U. S .; also a vast collection of historical manuscripts of the world's famous people, a library of rare Americana, and the finest collection of bibles in the U. S .; possesses the only original auto- graph of Shakespeare (in private collections) in the world; also the only portrait of Colum- bus. Pres. of the Coliseum Co. Mason (32º). Democrat. Clubs: Union League, Iroquois (pres.), Germania. Trustee Chicago Historical Assn., and Chicago Acad. of Sciences; govern- ing mem. Art Institute. Office: 212 State St. Residence: 1602 Indiana Av.
GUNTHORP, William Percy, Jr., pres. of the Gunthorp-Warren Printing Co .; b. Chi- cago, 1871; s. William P. and Priscilla (Mould) Gunthorp; ed. public and high schools of Chi- cago; m. Chicago, 1893, Grace Myrtie Turner. Has been engaged in the printing business since 1892, first in firm of Barnard & Gun- thorp until 1895, since then as pres. of the Gunthorp-Warren Printing Co. Republican. Mason. Club: Oaks (Austin). Office: 116 Ran- dolph St. Residence: Austin, III.
GUNZENHAUSER, John, real estate and loans; b. Geislingen, Würtemberg, Ger., July 4, 1833; s. David and Ursula (Spaeth) Gun- zenhauser; ed. common schools of Germany and afterward learned carpenter's trade and studied architecture; resident and in business in Chicago since 1856; m. Chicago, Oct. 22, 1868, Magdelina Groll; children: Emma Hodge, John Jr., George W., Mrs. Magdelina Appleton, Mrs. Clara Dillman, Nellie. From 1856 to 1859 was engaged as carpenter and architect in Chicago; since 1859 in continuous business in real estate and loans (one of the oldest in
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continuous business in the city); was agent for the property in which the great Chicago fire had its origin in 1871 (Oct. 9). Republi- can. Mem. Christian Church (Disciples) since 1879. Office: 34 Clark St. Residence: Batavia, Kane Co., Ill.
GURLEY, William W., lawyer; b. Mt. Gil- ead, O., Jan. 27. 1851; s. John J. and Anseville C. (Armentrout) Gurley; grad. Ohio Wesleyan Univ., 1870; read law in his father's office; m. Oct. 30, 1878, Mary Eva, daughter of late Hon. Joseph Turney, of Cleveland, O., 1 daughter: Helen Kathryn. Supt. public schools, Seville, O., 1871-2; admitted to bar, June, 1873; prac- ticing in Chicago since Sept., 1874; largely en- gaged in corporation practice; general counsel for Chicago Union Traction Co., Chicago Con- solidated Traction Co .; Metropolitan W. Side Elevated Ry. Co., Featherstone Foundry and Machine Co., and other corporations; dir. Wakem & Laughlin, Inc., Stearns & Culver Lumber Co., Lyon' Cypress Lumber Co., Ba- ker Lumber Co .; mem. law firm Gurley, Stone & Wood. Clubs: Union League, Chicago, Wash- ington Park, Exmoor, Edgewater Golf; also Transportation Club, New York Club, Ohio Soc. of New York. Office: 204 Dearborn St. Residence: 528 N. State St.
GUTHRIE, Ossian, civil engineer, geologist; b. Turin, Lewis Co., N. Y., Feb. 23, 1826; s. Alfred and Nancy (Piper) Guthrie; father was the engineer who designed the hydraulic work of the Illinois and Michigan Canal, and grand- father was Dr. Samuel Guthrie, discoverer of chloroform; ed. public schools; studied engi- neering under his father; m. Nov., 1861, Lucy M. Adams. As boy became expert mechanic; at 18 made patterns for a steam engine which later operated the first tug on the Chicago River; participated in the completion and open- ing of the Illinois and Michigan Canal; at 22 was master mechanic in charge of the con- struction of the hydraulic work of the canal; constructed the great pumping wheels, and later was many years chief engineer of the works; strenuously opposed, in 1868, the pro- ject of deepening the canal for the disposal of Chicago sewage, which proved a failure with- in 3 years, after an expenditure of over $3,000,- 000. Was made chairman, 1885, of the special committee of the Citizens' Assn. which inaugu- rated the Chicago Drainage Canal project, and was one of the leaders in educating and de- veloping the public sentiment which carried the enterprise to success. In 1889 proposed an amendment to the constitution of Illinois per- mitting any city having a population of more than 50,000 to unite with one or more of its suburbs in the issue of bonds for the protec- tion of its water supply and improvement of its sewage. This proposed amendment had the approval of the corporation counsel and the atty. for the Citizens' Assn. Distinguished for original research and demonstration in glacial geology; discovered the glacial channel across the Chicago Divide, known to geologists as the ancient outlet of Lake Michigan (now the course of the Chicago Drainage Canal); dis- coverer of the buried forest underlying the site of Chicago, showing a partial return of a subsequent glacial epoch; has traced all the glacial rivers in their southerly course, from the crossing of the St. Lawrence river in the vicinity of Clayton, to the Mississippi; has been liberal contributor to the exhibits of gla- cial geology in the Smithsonian Institution; made the geologic exhibit at the World's Co- lumbian Exposition from his own collection. Republican; was Republican nominee for first Drainage Canal Board. Mem. Western Soc. of Engineers. Office: 138 Washington St. Resi- dence: 6558 Yale Av.
GUTHRIE, Seymour, treas. Kellogg Switch- board and Supply Co .; b. Buffalo, N. Y., June 19, 1864; s. E. B. and H. E. (Seymour) Guth- rie; ed. public schools of Buffalo and Chicago;
m. Chicago, Oct., 1888, Martha G. Greene; children: Ashley, Harriet, Martha. Treas. of the Kellogg Switchboard and Supply Co. since 1902. Republican. Treas. of the Village of Riv- erside since May, 1904. Club: Riverside Golf. Office: Congress and Green Sts. Residence: Riverside, Ill.
GUTMANN, Eugene J., tanner; b. Berlin, Wis., June 29, 1863; s. Joseph and Helen Gut- mann; ed. public school of Berlin, Wis .; m. Chicago, Jan. 6, 1896, Belle Nast; children: Daniel and Ruth Helen. After leaving school became identified with the hide and leather interest and was a traveling hide buyer for Chicago firms for several years before becom- ing a permanent resident of the city. In Aug., 1889, he established as a manufacturer of leather; now pres. of Gutmann & Co. Club: Standard. Office: 203 Michigan St. Residence: 3653 Michigan Av.
GUTWILLIG, Emil, jobber and importer of woolens; b. Pilsen, Austria, Dec. 27, 1866; s. Sigmund and Fannie (Augustine) Gutwillig; ed. public schools; m. Chicago, Oct. 12, 1893, Lottie Huchberger; children: Victor, Blair. Be- gan business career as a boy in store and then was for about 14 years clerk in employ of Kuh, Nathan & Fischer, wholesale clothing; then went into business for self in firm of Nathan & Gutwillig, importers and jobbers of woolens, later purchasing interest of partner and since then continuing alone as E. Gutwillig & Co. Republican. Jewish religion. Clubs: Hamilton, The Social Club. Office: 215 Madison St. Resi- dence: 4937 Vincennes Av.
GWINN, William Rea, pres. of the Union Foundry Works; b. Buffalo, N. Y., Apr. 13, 1865; s. J. M. and Marv (Seymour) Gwinn; came to Chicago from Buffalo, N. Y., in Apr., 1875; ed. public schools, Hyde Park high school; m. Chicago, Jan. 22, 1891, Susie Frash- er; children: John Frasher, Louise Seymour. Began business life with the C., B. & Q. and Wabash Pool freight office until 1884, when went into the foundry business with the Bou- ton Foundry Co., and in 1886 became con- nected with the Union Foundry Works, of which he is now pres. and treas. Republican. Clubs: Kenwood, Calumet Golf, Homewood. Office: First Nat. Bank Bldg. Residence: 51st St., N. E. cor. Washington Av.
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HAAS, John Frederick, lawyer; b. Chicago, Ill., Aug. 10, 1876; s. Jean and Emma Ottilia (Stahl) Haas; grad. John C. Dore (public) School, Chicago. 1892; W. Division High School, 1896; Lake Forest Univ., A.B., I.L.B., 1900, A.M., 1901; grad. law dept. of Yale Univ .. M.L., 1901. Engaged in general practice of law in Chicago since Aug., 1901. Republican. Pres- byterian. Clubs: Yale (of Chicago), Chicago- Lake Forest. Office: Ashland Blk.
HAAS, Joseph Frederick, hats and furs: b. Chicago, Nov. 13, 1857; s. Frederick and Elizabeth (Sagisser) Haas: ed. Chicago public schools; m. Chicago, June. 1877, Minnie R. Mckenzie; children: Mrs. Elizabeth Barbara Haas Riddell, Jane Johanna. Clerk with the hat firm of J. S. Barnes & Co., 1872, and has been with the house ever since; became a part- ner in 1900, and on death of Mr. Barnes in that year took entire charge of the business. Republican. Was clerk of the Sanitary District of Chicago, but resigned, 1900; was alderman from 15th Ward, 1895-7; mem. school board in town of Jefferson, 1886; now senator from 25th District of Illinois. Mem. Masonic orders. Royal Arcanum, Royal League, Schwitzer Re- novolent Soc. and Swaben Soc. Office: 90 Madi- son St. Residence: 503 W. Fullerton Av.
HAASE, Emil Richard, mortgage banker; b on farm in Proviso, Cook Co., IN. (afterward known as Haase's Park), Feb. 1. 1856; a. Fordi- nand and Wilhelmina (Zimmerman) Haase;
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ed. grammar school of Proviso, 1864-71; in Berlin, Ger., 1871-3, and 1 year in a Chicago business college; m. Oak Park, Ill., Sept. 21, 1882, Pauline Schlund; children: Herbert E., Elmer J., Elsa, Harold, Paul. Bookkeeper Ger- man-Am. Bank, Chicago, 1876-8; cashier pri- vate bank of E. S. Dreyer & Co., 1878-89; engaged in private banking on own account, 1889-1902; since then mortgage banker, exclu- sively, under style of E. R. Haase & Co. Sec. and treas. Forest Home Cemetery Co. from its organization in 1876. Republican. Universalist. Office: 157 Washington St. Residence: 241 Wisconsin Av., Oak Park.
HABERER, George John, real estate; b. Chi- cago, Aug. 21, 1865; s. John George and Anna (Gruenewald) Haberer; ed. German Lutheran School, and Souder's Business College; m. Chi- cago, June 6, 1888, Anna McNaught; children: George Benjamin, Albert John, Pearl Anna, Earl Wesley, Milton Irwin, Marjory Louise, Buelah Bell. Since 1890 in real estate business, firm of Haberer & Snow; also, for past 2 years, has served as an expert on real estate values for the State of Illinois in the Inherit- ance Tax Matters. Partner in Co-operative Home Purchasing Soc .; mgr. Deacon Soc. Re- publican. Methodist. Mason; K. T .; Royal League; Columbian Knight. Office: 95 Wash- ington St. Residence: 2895 N. 46th Ct.
HACK, William Joseph, printer; b. Stayne, Eng., Aug. 19, 1847; s. Edward and Martha A. (Wall) Hack; came to this country in 1857; resident of Chicago since 1858; ed. public schools of Chicago; m. Chicago, 1876, Jennie S. Anderson; children: Edward R., David A. Learned trade in printing office of Dunlop, Sewall & Spaulding; afterward worked for S. P. Rounds, then for Jamieson, Morse & Co., and in 1879, with David R. Anderson, estab- lished the present firm of Hack & Anderson, printers. Mem. of the Chicago Typothetæ, Garfield Lodge, 686, A. F. & A. M .; "I Will" Lodge, I. O. O. F. Republican. Club: Lin- coln. Office: 74 Sherman St. Residence: 732 W. Monroe St.
HACKER, Nicholas Watson, lawyer; b. An- na, Union Co., Ill., Dec. 28, 1856; s. William A. and Angelica P. (Holland) Hacker; ed. gram- mar and high schools, Cairo, Ill., and Union College of Law, Chicago, graduating 1887; m. Cairo, Ill., Sept. 24, 1876, Marie Louise Ward- ner; children: Horace W., John W., Stuart H. Admitted to bar, Mar., 1887; since then in law practice in Chicago, first with Frank B. Pease and George A. Williams as Hacker, Pease & Williams, then with Nathaniel M. Jones in firm of Jones & Hacker, and since 1891 with Frederic Ullmann as Ullmann & Hacker. Dem- ocrat. Clubs: Law, Kenwood, Chicago Yacht. Office: Fisher Bldg. Residence: 99 E. 49th St.
HACKNEY, Henry Clay, stock broker; b. Elmira, N. Y., Sept. 23, 1849; s. Benjamin and Helen Bradley Hackney; ed. Genesee College, Lima, N. Y .; m. Chicago, 1882, Georgie C. Sharp; 1 son: Raymond. After leaving college removed to Aurora, Ill .; first business was in the book house of Jansen, McClurg & Co., 1869-89; engaged in business as stock broker, 1889; vice-pres. Chicago Stock Exchange, 1899- 1904. Clubs: Chicago, Chicago Athletic, Mid- Day. Office: 189-91 LaSalle St. Residence: 3614 Michigan Av.
HAENTZE, Albert, mortgage banker, real estate investments; b. Fond du Lac, Wis., July 20, 1869; s. Robert and Louise (BurmahIn) Haentze; ed. Chicago public schools, German- Am. Acad., Cook Co. Normal School, and Chi- cago College of Law, graduating with degree of LL.D., and admitted to bar, June, 1900; m. Chicago, June 2, 1897, Lillie Richards. En- gaged in lumber and coal business Chicago, 1888; in banking and mortgage loans from 1897, and while so engaged studied law; in 1902 was joined by Charles M. Wheeler, form-
ing present firm of Haentze & Wheeler, mort- gage bankers and real estate investments. Re- publican; mem. of the Republican Club of the 27th Ward. Mem. Myrtle Lodge, No. 795, A. F. and A. M. Club: Irving Park Country. Of- fice: Tribune Bldg. Residence: 1014 W. Eddy St.
HAERTHER, Augustus George, physician; b. Chicago, June 4, 1855; s. Daniel August and Martha E. (Goetze) Haerther; ed. Chicago public schools and Northwestern Univ. Med. School, M.D., 1883; m. Chicago, Dec. 8, 1904, Leona A. Barry. Was employed as a clerk in the drug business, 1869-83; since 1883 engaged in practice of medicine and surgery in Chi- cago. Advisory surgeon of the Standard Acci- dent Insurance Co., of Detroit. Mem. Chicago Med. Soc., Illinois State Med. Soc., Am. Med. Assn., Siloam Lodge, 780, A. F. & A. M., Nat. Union. Office: 100 State St. Residence: 822 Sunnyside Av. (Ravenswood).
HAFFENBERG, Charles Baer, lawyer; b. New York City, June 21, 1877; s. Maurice L. and Etta (Baer) Haffenberg; ed. public schools of New York City, Univ. of Chicago (literary dept.), 1896-7; law school of Lake Forest Univ., 1897-8; m. Chicago, Aug., 1900, Clara Levy (took medal at Chicago Musical College, 1900); 1 daughter: Helen Ethel. Has been resi- dent of Chicago since 1885, and from 1888 to 1890 was employed in the credit dept. of Mar- shall Field & Co. Admitted to bar in 1898, and became mem. of present firm of Gann, Peaks & Haffenberg. Also dir. Am. Glove Co. Demo- crat. Royal Arch Mason. Mem. Independent Or- der of B'nai B'rith, and of the Free Sons of Israel; Democratic Club of New York. Office: Ashland Blk. Residence: 3208 Malden St., Sheridan Park.
HAFT, Charles Maltravis, lawyer; b. High- land, Kan., Oct. 24, 1871; s. James and Addie (Close) Haft; ed. public schools in Hiawatha, Kan .; Rapid City (S. Dak.) High School, and Univ. of Michigan, graduating, LL.B., in class of 1892; m. Chicago, Apr., 1900, Pauline Diehl. Was admitted to the bar of Michigan at Ann Arbor in 1892, and in same year came to Chi- cago and was admitted to the Illinois bar; en- gaged in practice alone until Feb., 1893, when became mem. of the firm of Masterson & Haft; firm dissolved Mar. 8, 1905, and May 1, 1905, firm of Hebel & Haft was formed. Mem. Chicago Bar Assn. Republican. Mem. K. P. Clubs: Hamilton, Woodlawn. Office: Schiller Bldg. Residence: 6515 Woodlawn Av.
HAGAN, Henry Matthew, lawyer; b. Shelby- ville, Ill., Dec. 28, 1870; s. John H. and Mary E. (Wallace) Hagan; ed. public school, Shel- byville, Ill., and at Eureka College, Ill .; m. Sullivan, Ill., Apr. 2, 1895, Nannie L. Wag- goner; 1 son: Carl Luther. Admitted to bar, Mar. 6, 1896; mem. of firm of Parker & Ha- gan (Lewis W. Parker), making a specialty of corporation and commercial law. Democrat. Club: Iroquois. Office: Marquette Bldg. Resi- dence: Riverside, Ill.
HAGAR, John McKim, manufacturer; b. Canajoharie, N. Y., Aug. 13, 1846; s. Daniel B. and Mary B. (McKim) Hagar; ed. public schools, Massachusetts; m. Salem, Mass., 1869, Mary F. Tucker; children: Edward M., Alice P. In bank of Kidder, Peabody & Co., Boston, for 16 years, from messenger to mgr .; came to Chi- cago, 1885, and for 10 years was mgr. of for- eign loan dept. of the Union Nat. Bank. Now vice-pres. and treas. of the Marion Brick Works, sec. and treas. of the Fuel Gas-Mak- ing Machine Co .; sec. and treas. of the Wells Construction Co., and of the Illinois and S .- W. Ry. Co. Republican. Club: Union League. Of- fice: 218 LaSalle St. Residence: 5016 Jefferson Av.
HAGEN, Oscar Emil, wholesale shoes; b. Sterley, Ger., Aug. 26, 1861; s. William F. and Louise (Kollman) Hagen; ed. private schools of Germany and at Addison (Ill.) College,
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graduating in class of 1883; m. Cumberland, Md., Sept. 10, 1885, Sophia Rohrbach; 1 daughter: Louise. Taught school in Cumber- land, Md .; then attended college at Addison, DuPage Co., Ill .; with wholesale shoe house of H. F. C. Dovenmuehle & Son, 18 years; in 1900, with Harry B. Tucker, established firm of Tucker & Hagen, jobbers of boys' and girls' shoes. Lutheran. Office: 153 Franklin St. Resi- dence: 1506 Oakdale Av.
HAGGARD, John David, manufacturer; b. Chicago, Dec. 4, 1847; s. Samuel V. and Mary (Mason) Haggard; ed. public school; enlisted in the 134th regt. of Ill. Vols., serving till end of war; m. Chicago, Dec., 1871, Sarah U. Bennett; children: Mrs. Mabel H. Yale, Flor- ence G. After returning from the war was as- sociated with father in the hardware business, and later went into hardware business for self; in 1880 engaged as a manufacturer of spring beds and mattresses, later incorporated as the Haggard & Marcusson Co., of which is now pres. Republican. Presbyterian. Office: 415-19 S. Canal St. Residence: 307 S. Pine Av., Austin.
HAGSTROM, Gustavus Arvid, clergyman, editor; b. Sundsvall, Sweden, Sept. 8, 1867; s. Anders Gustav and Marie Elizabeth (Hern- lund) Hagstrom; ed. public schools and busi- ness school of Minneapolis, and in Divinity School of Univ. of Chicago (formerly Baptist Union Theological Seminary), grad. Apr. 19, 1892; m. Minneapolis, Minn., June 1, 1892, Car- oline Wilhelmina Anderson; 1 daughter: Ma- rion Edith. Previous to 1889 engaged in me- chanical and mercantile pursuits in Minneapo- lis, Minn. Licensed to preach in Minneapolis, Minn., Sept., 1889; while a student was pastor of the Baptist Church of Kenyon, Minn., 1890- 1891; pastor Baptist Church, Newark, Ill., 1891- 1893; ordained to the ministry of the Gospel in Newark, Ill., Apr. 22, 1892. Sunday School missionary for Am. Baptist Publication Soc. and Illinois Swedish Baptist Sunday School Union, 1893-6; pastor 1st Swedish Baptist Church of Chicago since Nov. 1, 1896 (largest church in Swedish branch of Baptist denomi- nation in the U. S.). Editor Young People's Paper for Swedish Baptists, 1895-6; editor The Church and Home ( "Forsamlingen och Hem- met"), Swedish religious monthly, since 1896; dept. editor Swedish magazine "Hemmets Van," Chicago. Life mem. Am. Baptist Mis- sionary Union; sec. Chicago Baptist Pastors' Conference; dir. Swedish Baptist Mutual Aid Assn .; trustee Swedish Baptist General Con- ference, treas. Illinois Swedish Baptist Con- ference, vice-pres. Illinois Swedish Baptist Sunday School Union, pres. Illinois Swedish Baptist Young People's Union; pres. Scandi- navian Am. Mission to the Jews; auditor Scandia Loan and Investment Assn .; pres. Swedish Baptist Old People's Home. Prohibi- tionist. Residence: 376 Mohawk St.
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