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HANNAFORD, George Stephen, pres. and gen. mgr. Nat. Cotton Compress Co .; b. Chi- cago, Nov. 18, 1867; s. George W. and Harriet A. (Stiles) Hannaford; ed. Holden School, 1874-80; Wallace St. School, 1880-1; Kent Law School, 1892-4; m. Chicago, Dec. 18, 1887, Mar- garet R. Jeffrey; children: Mildred L., Marion E., Edna H. First employment was on force of Religio-Philosophical Journal as compositor, 1882; became mem. W. B. Graves & Co., 1886, but retired from company after 6 months, employed on Chicago Drovers' Journal, 1886- 1893; in 1886 was delegate to the International Typographical Union convention, held at Pitts- burgh, Pa., and 1888, was pres. of the Town of Lake Typographical Union No. 74; was vice-pres. Chicago Typographical Union No. 16, 1892, but resigned; Republican nominee for supervisor of Town of Lake, 1893, but was defeated; bought half interest in real estate and insurance agency of H. J. Haines, firm becoming Haines & Hannaford, and after Mr. Haines' retirement a year later, continued the business alone; was confidential clerk of As- sessor, Town of Lake, 1895, and chief clerk of collector, Town of Lake, 1896. In 1900 acquired an interest in the Thomas Cotton Co., becom- ing sec. and so continuing until July 21, 1902, when became vice-pres. and gen. mgr. the Nat. Cotton Compress Co., of which became pres., 1904. Republican. Baptist. Organized the Jackson Park Yacht Club. Office: 100 N. Clin- ton St. Residence: 6503 May St.
HANNAH, Alexander Donnan, liquor mer- chant; b. Wigtonshire, Scotland, Aug. 8, 1845; s. Alexander and Mary (Patterson) Hannah; ed. public schools in Scotland; m. Chicago, Feb. 4, 1874, Catherine Grady; children: Alexander W., Mabel, Hazel. Came to U. S. in 1868, going direct to Kansas City; was clerk in a store at Barnard, Kan .; came to Chicago, 1872, and entered liquor business as traveling man. Meanwhile, on June 9, 1874, formed partner- ship with David Hogg under firm name of Hannah & Hogg, wines and liquors, the firm subsequently becoming a corporation, of which he is pres. Also vice-pres. and treas. of Han- nah & Hogg Hotel Brevoort, a separate cor- poration owning and conducting the Hotel Bre- voort. Democrat. Presbyterian. Mason. Office: 307-9 Wabash Av. Residence: 409 Oak St.
HANSEL, John Washington, pres. Institute and Training School of Y. M. C. A .; b. Peoria, Ill., Mar. 6, 1854; s. John Washington and Mary Ann (Little) Hansel; ed. public schools and high school, Peoria, Ill .; m. Peoria,
Ill., Aug. 10, 1875, Christina Watson Mowat; children: Agnes Mowat (Mrs. Lloyd E. Har- ter), Mary Anna (Mrs. Fred C. Browne) ; John W., Jr. Was clerk in insurance and real estate ] year, in retail dry goods 1 year; clerk, en- gineer, etc., in machine shop 4 years; clerk, shipper and head of city sales dept. in whole- sale drug house 13 years; gen. sec. Y. M. C. A., St. Joseph, Mo., 5 years; Kansas City, Mo., 3 years; gen. sec., 1890-1902, pres. since 1902, of the Institute and Training School of Y. M. C. A. Republican. Congregationalist. Mem. Am. Acad. of Political and Social Science. Mem. Religious Education Assn. Club: Congrega- tional. Office: 950 First Nat. Bank Bldg. Resi- dence: 738 Woodbine Av., Oak Park, Ill.
HANSELL, Frank Eugene, pres. of the Han- sell-Stevens Shoe Co .; b. Chicago, Jan. 5, 1861; s. Joseph R. and Ruth A. (Fenelon) Hansell; ed. high schools in New York and Philadel- phia. Began in shoe business in 1882 with A. A. Putnam Shoe Co., with whom continued for 14 years; in 1896 started by himself as a jobber of shoes and in Jan., 1902, consolidated his interests with those of Mr. S. W. Stevens, incorporating the Hansell-Stevens Shoe Co., manufacturers and wholesalers, of which is pres. Republican. Mem. Shoe and Leather Assn. (treas., 1901-3). Charter mem. Fox Lake Yacht Club (vice-commodore 1 year). Office: 184 Franklin St. Residence: 90 Lincoln Park Boul.
HANSEN, Henry Christian, banker and real estate; b. province of Schleswig, Ger., Oct. 8, 1840; s. H. J. D. and Anna Sonnichsen Hansen; ed. public schools in Germany; m. Chicago, 1874, Catharine, daughter of Morris Gaugler, an 1836 pioneer of Chicago. Began mercantile career May 1, 1856, in dry goods business in Deezhüll, later in Hamburg, Ger., in which continued until coming to U. S. in 1866; went to Wheeling, W. Va., and from there came to Chicago, May 1, 1867; clerk in dry goods store in Chicago 6 years; started general mer- chandise store in Oak Park in May, 1873, and continued it until May 1, 1887, when en- gaged in real estate business in Chicago, in which has continued ever since. One of founders of Oak Park Trust & Savings Bank, 1892, which was first known as the Oak Park State Bank, of which has ever since been a dir. and vice-pres. Associate mem. Chicago Real Estate Board. Office: 172 Washington St. Residence: 313 Chicago Av., Oak Park.
HANSON, Albert Hoit, railway official; b. Salem, Mass., Oct. 24, 1846; s. Joseph H. and Sarah A. (Slocum) Hanson. Entered railway service in 1869, and has since then been con- tinuously with the I. C. R. R. Co., beginning as clerk in the general freight office in Chi- cago. Was for 5 years on statistical work; then in charge of claims connected with the freight dept., and afterward sec. to gen. supt. for 3 years; promoted asst. general passenger agent, 1879, and since June, 1880, has been general passenger agent. Clubs: Athletic, Homewood, Kenwood. Office: Central Station. Residence: 4612 Greenwood Av.
HANSON, Burton, lawyer, railway official; b. Rushford, Winnebago Co., Wis .; s. Corne- ljus and Catherine (Tremper) Hanson; solici- tor Milwaukee, Lake Shore & Western Ry., 1879-83; asst. general solicitor, 1883-95; gener- al solicitor since Sept. 15, 1895, C., M. & St. P. Ry .; dir. St. Paul Coal Co .; pres. Wisconsin Ry. Co .; m. June 3, 1896, Caro Lina McClure; children: Alexander, Madeline. Office: Railway Exchange Bldg. Residence: 4637 Greenwood Av.
HANSON, Christian H., engraver; b. Den- mark, July 1, 1842; s. F. D. and Christina (Meloe) Hanson; ed. Denmark; m. Chicago, June 27, 1872, Louisa Holmes; children: Alice, Ella, Henry, Stella, Charles, Ralph. Engaged in business as engraver, die sinker and manu- facturer stencils, 1866; incorporated, 1898, as C. H. Hanson Corporation, of which he is
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pres. Consul of Denmark in Chicago since 1866; served in Union Army during Civil War in 1861-4, 39th N. Y. Infy. Vols. Mem. Washington Post, G. A. R., Lake View. Luth- eran. Office: 44 S. Clark St. Residence: 1848 Surf St.
HAPGOOD, Hutchins, journalist; b. Chicago, May 21, 1869; s. Charles H. and Fanny Louise (Powers) Hapgood; early education public schools, Alton, Ill .; grad. Harvard, 1892, A.M., 1897; m. Mt. Vernon, N. Y., June, 1899, Neith Boyce. Taught for a time at Harvard and Chicago Univ. (English composition); studied 2 years at German univs .; went around the world. Contributor to magazines, weeklies and reviews. Author: Paul Jones, 1901; The Spirit of the Ghetto, 1902; The Autobiography of a Thief, 1903. Dramatic critic Chicago Evening Post. Residence: 5636 Washington Av.
HAPPEL, Charles Julius, warden Cook Co. Hosp .; b. Chicago, Jan., 1857; s. Adam and Anna (Reese) Happel; grad. Clark (public) School, Chicago; m. Chicago, 1881, Paulina C. Groth; children: Fred C., Etta. Cigar manu- facturer, 1875-90; worked in abstract dept. Recorder's office, 1890-2; in County Court, 1892-4; was county agent, 1894-5; asst. supt. water-main extension, 1896; supt. of Douglas Park, 1897-8; county commissioner of Cook Co., 1899-1900; asst. warden Cook Co. Hosp., 1901-2, acting warden Aug. to Dec., 1902; warden since Dec., 1902. Republican. Luther- an. Mason. Office: Cook Co. Hosp. Residence: 508 Ashland Boul.
HARAHAN, James Theodore, 2d vice-pres. of I. C. R. R. Co. since Nov. 1, 1890; b. Low- ell, Mass., 1843; entered railway service, 1864, at Alexandria, Va .; m. Apr. 19, 1899, Mary N. Mallory, Memphis, Tenn. In employ Orange & Alexandria R. R., Alexandria, Va., 1864-5; Nashville & Decatur R. R., Nashville, Tenn., 1865-6; L. & N. R. R. at various points, 1866- 1870; in charge Shelby R. R., 1870-2; roadmas- ter Nashville & Decatur R. R., 1872-9; supt. Memphis Line, L. & N. R. R., 1879-81; supt. New Orleans div. same, 1881-5; gen. supt. L. & N. R. R., south of Decatur, 1883-4; gen. mgr. entire line, same road, 1884-5; gen. supt. Pittsburgh division, B. & O. R. R., Jan. to Apr., 1885; asst. gen. mgr. L. & N. R. R., Apr. to Oct., 1885; gen. mgr., same, 1885-8; afterward successively asst. gen. mgr. L. S. & M. S. Ry., and gen. mer. C. & O. Ry .; gen. mgr. Louisville, New Orleans & Texas Ry. until Nov. 1, 1890; 2d vice-pres. and dir. I. C. R. R. and subsidiary lines. Office: Central Sta- tion. Residence: 3358 Michigan Av.
HARAHAN, William J., gen. mgr. I. C. R. R .; b. Nashville, Tenn., Dec. 22, 1867; s. James T. and Mary Harahan; ed. public schools; m. Nashville, Tenn., June 10, 1890, Susan Smith. Messenger and clerk in supt.'s office of L. & N. R. R. at New Orleans, La., 1881-4; apprentice in shops, same road, 1884-6; in engineering dept., same, 1886-9: engineer of maintenance of way, Cincinnati division, C. & O. Ry., 1889- 1890; in charge of structures, B. & O. S. W. R. R., 1890-2; since 1892 in service of T. C. R. R., as roadmaster and trainmaster, Pontiac div .. 1892-5. asst. supt. Freeport division, Apr. to Oct., 1895: supt. Freeport division at Free- port, Ill., 1895, to Aug. 1. 1896; supt. Louis- ville division. at Louisville, Ky .. Aug. 1, 1896. to May 1, 1901, May 1. to Sept. 24. 1902, chief engineer I. C. R. R., Chicago; Sept. 24. 1902, to June 1, 1904, asst. gen. mgr. T. C. R. R .: since June 1, 1904, gen. mgr. T. C. R. R. Mem. Am. Soc. C. E. Office: Central Station. Residence: 5200 Washington Av.
HARBERT, William Soesbe, lawyer; b. Terre Haute, Ind., Sept. 17, 1842: s. Solomon and Amadine A. (Watson) Harbert; attended Wabash College, 1859-60; Univ. of Michigan. 1860-1; after the Civil War went to law school of Univ. of Michigan, 1865-7, LL.B .; served in Civil War, 1862-5; was capt. by brevet in Co.
C, 85th Ind. Vols., and aide to Maj. Gen. W. T. Ward, 3d Division, 20th Army Corps; m. Crawfordsville, Ind., Oct. 18, 1870, Elizabeth Boynton; children: Arthur B. (died 1900), Corinne B., Boynton E. Admitted to bar, 1867; practiced in Iowa; was asst. U. S. District Atty. at Des Moines, and mem. of the firm of Harbert & Clark, 1869-73; came to Chicago. 1873; was of firm of Harbert & Daly until Mr. Daly's death; later mem. of firm of Har- bert, Curran & Harbert; now practicing alone. Republican. Mem. of John A. Logan Post, G. A. R., and the Forward Movement Social Set- tlement. Office: Title and Trust Bldg. Resi- dence: 1412 Judson Av., Evanston, Ill.
HARD, William, journalist, inspector of public works; b. Painted Post, N. Y., Sept. 15, 1878; s. Clark P. and Lydia Emilia (van Som- eren) Hard; ed. Philander Smith Institute, Mussoorie, India; Northwestern Univ. Acad., Evanston; Univ. College, London, Eng., and Northwestern Univ., A.B., 1900; m. Chicago, Nov. 3, 1903, Anne Scribner. Fellow in history, Northwestern Univ., 1900-1; head resident Northwestern Univ. Settlement, 1901-2; now pres. Northwestern Univ. Settlement Assn .; editorial writer, Chicago Tribune, 1901-5; since then inspector of the Department of Public Works of Chicago. Episcopalian. Mem. Beta Theta Pi, Phi Beta Kappa. Club: City. Resi- dence: 1028 Sheridan Rd.
HARDEN, Edward Walker, mgr. bond dept. Russell, Brewster & Co .; b. Aug. 20, 1868; S. James and Mary (Walker) Harden; ed. public schools; m. Chicago, Sept. 9, 1903, Ruth Van- derlip; 1 son: Walker. Reporter Jacksonville (Fla.) Times-Union, 1887-8; St. Louis Repub- lic, 1888-90; reporter and financial editor Chi- cago Tribune, 1890-7; correspondent New York World and Chicago Tribune with Dewey at Battle of Manila, 1898: appointed special commissioner by Pres. Mckinley to study and report on industrial and financial conditions in the Philippines, 1898; financial editor New York Commercial, 1899-1904: Apr., 1904. to Jan., 1905, editor Chicago Daily Journal. Vice- pres. and sec. Chicago Daily Journal Co .; dir. New York Commercial, Modern Grocer Pub- lishing Co. Office: 137 Adams St. Residence: 5312 Cornell Av.
HARDIE, Thomas Melville, physician; b. New Castle, N. B., Apr. 14, 1862; s. John and Mary (Mitchell) Hardie: grad. Univ. of To- ronto, Can., B.A., 1884: M.B., 1888; post-grad- uate work in Berlin. Vienna, London; m. Chi- cago. Dec. 17, 1895, Emeline Garnett; children: Philip, Mary Gwynne, Ruth (died in infancy). Engaged in practice in Chicago since 1SS8: specialist in diseases of the ear. nose and throat. Prof. of laryngology in Chicago Post- Graduate School: prof. of histology. College of Physicians and Surgeons, Chicago, 1890-4: of otology, 1894-1904. Attending laryngologist, St. Luke's Hosp .: laryngologist and aurist. St. Elizabeth Hosp. Associate editor and formerly editor-in-chief. Annals of Otology and Laryn- cology. Fellow Am. Laryngological Assn. Mem. Chicago Med. Soc., Chicago Laryngolog- ical Soc., Am. Med. Assn. Clubs: University, Chicago Athletic. Washington Park, Home- wood. Office: 34 Washington St. Residence: 5420 Cornell Av.
HARDIN. John Holbrook, vice-pres. and mgr. F. A. Hardy & Co., opticians; b. Chicago, May 1. 1866: s. Tsanc N. and Gertrude (Hol- brook) Hardin; ed. Evanston public school and was grad. Evanston Twp. High School. Since 1889 has been actively engaged In the optical woods business, and since Jan. 1. 1896, has filled present position as vice-pres. and mgr. of F. A. Hardy & Co. (established 18$4. incor- porated 1890). Also dir. of the F. H. Smith Mfg. Co .: is sec. and a dir. of the Nat. Assn. of Merchants and Travelers; pres. Am. Assn. of Wholesale Opticians and pres. Optical Trades Assn. of Chicago, Republican. Episco-
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palian. Clubs: Chicago Athletic, Chicago Jew- elers, Evanston, Skokie Country. Office: 131 Wabash Av. Residence: 1805 Hinman Av., Evanston.
HARDIN, Martin D., brig .- gen. U. S. A., re- tired lawyer; b. Jacksonville, Ill., June 26, 1837; s. Gen. John J. Hardin, of Illinois (killed at battle of Buena Vista, Mex.); grad. U. S. Military Acad., 1859; bvt. 2d lieut., 3d U. S. Arty., July 1, 1859; Artillery School, Ft. Monroe, Va., 1859-60; on staff of Col. R. E. Lee during John Brown raid at Harper's Ferry; crossed continent with Blake Expedi- tion, May to Oct., 1860; stationed at Ft. Umpqua, Ore., to Oct., 1861; returned to the east with Gen. Sumner's expedition, via Panama; served with U. S. Arty., Army of Po- tomac, 1861-2; present at siege of Yorktown and 7 days' battle before Richmond, Va .; lieut .- col. 12th Pa. Reserves, Apr. 1, 1862; col. July 8, 1862; commander regt. at Harrison's Land- ing; served in Pope's campaign; commander 12th regt. Pa. reserves; present at Rappahan- nock Station, battle of Groveton, Aug. 29, 1862 (slightly wounded); commander 3d bri- gade Pa. reserves 2d Bull Run (severely wounded); commander 12th Pa. reserves at Gettysburg and Falling Waters; 3d brigade same, Rapidan campaign, Sept. to Dec., 1863; commander 2 regts. infy. and troop of cav. guarding O. & A. R. R., Dec., 1863; commander draft rendezvous Pittsburgh, to May 15, 1864; commander 1st brigade Pa. reserves Spott- sylvania, North Anna, Bethesda Church; Brig .- gen. U. S. Vols., commander Hardin's division, defenses N. of the Potomac, Washington. July, 1864, to Aug., 1865; present at attack of Early's forces on Washington; commander district Raleigh, N. C., 1865-6; maj. 43d U. S. Infy., July 26, 1866; retired as brig .- gen. U. S. A. on account of wounds, Dec. 15, 1870. Admitted to Illinois bar, Sept., 1870; has prac- ticed in Chicago. Residence: 538 N. State St.
HARDIN, Willett Lepley, chemist; b. S. Warsaw, O., Dec. 8, 1868; s. John and Eliza- beth (Jacobs) Hardin; grad. Buchtel College, Ohio, 1893; Univ. of Pennsylvania, Ph.D., 1896. Asst. chemistry and instructor in physics, Buchtel College, 1893-4; senior fellow in chem- istry and lecturer in physical chemistry, Univ. of Pennsylvania, 1896-9; instructor physical and technical chemistry, Univ. of Pennsyl- vania, 1899-1900; since then technical chemist. Mem. Am. Chemical Soc., Am. Institute Min- ing Engineers. Translated: Traube's Physico- Chemical Methods. 1898. Author: Rise and De- velopment of the Liquefaction of Gases, 1899. Address: Monadnock Blk.
HARDING, Abner Clarke, mechanical engi- neer; b. Peoria, Ill .. Dec. 31, 1857; s. George F. Harding and Adelaide M. Harding; grad. Phillips Exeter Acad. in class of 1877, and afterward attended Harvard College, but was not grad .; m. Chicago, 1879, Addie Church; children: A. C., Jr., George, Franklin. Since about 1885 has been continuously engaged in practice as a mechanical engineer in Chicago, and has been identified with much important professional work here and elsewhere. Repub- lican. Unitarian. Club: Union League. Western Soc. of Engineers. Office: 155 Washington St. Residence: 3155 Rhodes Av.
HARDING, Amos J., insurance; b. near Gal- lion, O .. May 2. 1839; s. Chauncy C. and Ra- chel (Storv) Harding: ed. Ohio Central Col- lege: m. St. Joseph. Mo., 1864, Eliza Cowder; children: Lucien F., Rachel H., John C., Dwight S. Began in the fire insurance business in Ne- braska in 1858 as a local agent: in 1861 en- listed as a private in a Nebraska regt., but was later transferred to the 6th Missouri Cav. as 1st lieut. and was mustered out as capt. at the close of the war in 1865; returned to Ne- braska and resumed his local agency; also for several years was special agent for the Home Insurance Co. of New York; special agent and
adjuster for several western states, 1871-6; in 1876, organized the western dept. of the Springfield Fire and Marine Insurance Co., with headquarters at Chicago, of which he has since been gen. mgr. Mem. Illinois Soc. of the S. A. R. Club: Union League. Office: 171 La- Salle St. Residence: 1812 Chicago Av., Evans- ton, Ill.
HARDING, Charles Ford, lawyer; b. Phila- delphia, Pa., Nov. 20, 1854; s. Eli and A. C. (Zane) Harding; grad. Univ. of Wisconsin, A.B., 1875, A.M., 1879, LL.B., 1880; m. Mazo- manie, Wis., July 15, 1885, Hattie M. Hover; children: Harriet Agnes, Charles Ford, Jr., William Hover. Admitted to bar in 1880 and since then has been continuously engaged in practice of law; now mem. of law firm of Tenney, Coffeen, Harding & Wilkerson. Dir. John V. Farwell Co., wholesale dry goods merchants. Republican. Mem. Chicago Art In- stitute. Clubs: University, Kenwood, Kenwood Country, Homewood. Office: 205 LaSalle St. Residence: 4842 Kenwood Av.
HARDING, Lucien Eaton, lawyer; b. Ma- con, Mo., Aug. 20, 1865; s. Amos J. and Eliza (Cowden) Harding; removed to Chicago from Nebraska, 1876; ed. Oberlin College, Ohio, and in Chicago College of Law, LL.B .; m. Chicago, 1892, Mary Belle Goodsell. Admitted to the bar of Illinois in 1889, and has since been engaged in general practice of law, making a specialty of insurance law, as a mem. of the law firm of Bates, Harding & Atkins. Republican. Mem. of the Military Order of the Loyal Legion. Clubs: Union League, Evanston Country, Sko- kie Golf, Law. Office: 171 LaSalle St. Resi- dence: 1002 Lake St., Evanston, Ill.
HARDY, Francis A., wholesale dealer in op- tical goods; b. Seaforth, Eng., Jan. 28, 1851; s. Anson and Frances M. (Howe) Hardy; ed. Boston Latin School; m. Perth Amboy, N. J., Feb. 4, 1880, Mary Parry Keasbey; children: Edwin K., Francis H., Editha W. Entered, as boy, wholesale jewelry business in Boston; remained there 7 years; then in business in New York 3 years and in Chicago 5 years be- fore starting, in 1884, in business for self, as a pioneer in the modern optical business, es- tablishing in that year the wholesale house of F. A. Hardy & Co., of which is still at head as pres. In 1896 engaged in the Diamond Rub- ber Co., of Akron, O., manufacturers of rub- ber goods. and has been pres. of that company since 1902. Independent in politics. Episcopa- lian. Clubs: Union League, Chicago Athletic, Evanston. Office: Silversmith Bldg. Residence: 1214 Ridge Av., Evanston.
HARE, David Arthur, dentist; b. Oshawa, Can., Dec. 31, 1872; s. William J. and Jane (Babbitt) Hare; ed. public schools of Cana- da, Royal College of Dental Surgeons, Toron- to, Ont., and Chicago College of Dental Sur- gery, 1893-4; m. Chicago, Sept., 1896, Alice A. Rathjen; 1 son: Arthur Gordon. Resident of Chicago since 1893. Mem. Chicago Dental Soc., Chicago Odontographic Soc., Illinois State Dental Soc., Delta Sigma Delta fraternity. Re- rublican. Club: Wheaton Golf. Office: 100 State St. Residence: Oak Park, Ill.
HARKER, Ray Clarkson, M. E. clergyman; b. Leadmine, Wis., Nov. 1. 1866; s. William and Maria (Clarkson) Harker: attended Shullsburg (Wis.) High School, 1881-5; North- western Acad .. 1885-7: Northwestern Univ., 1887-91, A.B., 1891 (A.M., 1894): Garrett Bib- lical Institute, 1891-3, B.D .. 1893: D.D., Law- rence Univ., Appleton, Wis .. 1903; m. Spo- kane, Wash., Aug. 24, 1897, Lulu A. Abernethy; children: Lulu Bernice, Robert Abernethy. Or- dained in ministry M. E. Church, 1892; has been pastor of Methodist churches at Crete, Ill., S. Chicago, Ill., Appleton, Wis., and now of Rogers Park M. E. Church, Chicago. Resi- dence: 4351 N. Ashland Boul.
HARKNESS, Edson Jesse, retired lawyer; b. Ontario, Wayne Co., N. Y., Aug. 31, 1843; s.
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Southward and Harriet (Foot) Harkness; ed. common schools and took a classical and sci- entific course, preparing for college, but en- tered the Union Army in 1862 in 138th N. Y. Vol. Infy., which was afterward transferred to the artillery service as 9th N. Y. Heavy Arty., and a year afterward was commis- sioned capt. in 6th U. S. colored troops, under Col. John W. Ames; went up James River in 1864 in army commanded by Gen. Benjamin F. Butler and took part in the battles occurring there in 1864; was in the Ft. Fisher Expedi- tions and afterward with Gen. Terry in the taking of Ft. Fisher and Wilmington; thence to Goldsboro, N. C., and was at Raleigh, N. C., at close of war; was breveted maj. U. S. Vols. Mar. 13, 1865; mustered out at Wilmington, N. C., and returned home; m. Jan., 1870, Marianna Bates, of Rochester, N. Y. Settled in Chicago, March, 1868, and entered special assessment dept. of Board of Public Works; then was placed in charge of the preparation of con- demnation cases, and in Jan., 1877, was admit- ted to Illinois bar, and for many years was in charge of condemnation and special assess- ment cases under the corporation counsel; after leaving city law department, in 1883, engaged in general practice of the law; was attorney for the A., T. & S. F. R. R., and conducted its condemnation cases for right of way into Chicago; acted in the same capac- ity for the C., B. & Q. R. R .; then Chicago and S. Side Rapid Transit R. R. Co., and the Met- ropolitan W. Side R. R. Co., and in 1896 re- tired from practice. Republican. Mem. Soc. of Mayflower Descendants. Clubs: Union League, Hamilton. Kenwood. Office: Union League. Residence: 291 48th St.
HARLAN, James S., lawyer; b. Evansville, Ind., Nov. 24, 1861; s. John M. (justice Su- preme Court U. S.) and Malvina F. (Shanklin) Harlan; preparatory education in Louisville, Ky .; grad. Princeton Univ., 1883; studied law in law school, Columbian Univ., and office of Melville W. Fuller, Chicago, 1884-8; admitted to Illinois bar, 1886; m. 1897, Maud Noble, Washington, D. C. Atty .- gen. Porto Rico, 1901- 1903; resigned. Clubs: Chicago. University, Chicago Athletic, Onwentsia. Saddle and Cycle (Chicago) : Country (San Juan, P. R.). Ad- dress: Marquette Bldg.
HARLAN, John Maynard, lawyer; b. Frank- fort, Ky., Dec. 21, 1864; s. John Marshall Har- lan (since 1877 associate justice of Supreme Court of the U. S.) and Malvina F. (Shank- lin ' Harlan; ed. public schools of Louisville. Ky., private schools of Louisville, K.v., and Washington, D. C .; Princeton Univ., graduat- ing. A.B., in class of 1884, and Columbian Univ. Law School at Washington, D. C., grad- uating, LL.B., in class of 1888; m. Yonkers, N. Y., Oct. 21. 1890, Elizabeth P. Flagg: chil- dren: Elizabeth P., John Marshall. Janet. After graduation from law school, 1888, came to Chicago and entered law office of Smith & Pence; was law partner with G. W. Smith, 1890-2; practiced alone, 1892-8; in firm of Harlan & Bates, Aug. 1. 1898, until 1903, when Mr. Bates was called to a chair in the law faculty of the Univ. of Michigan, and in 1904 inined his brother, James S. Harlan, forming law firm of Harlan & Harlan. Mem. Chicago Bar Assn., Illinois State Bar Assn. Repub- lican; was alderman from the old 22d Ward of Chicago. 1896-8: candidate for mayor of Chicago. 1897 and 1905. Presbyterian. Clubs: University, Chicago. Chicago Athletic. Mar- quette. Hamilton, Saddle and Cycle. Chicago Golf. Office: Marquette Bldg. Residence: 574 E. Division St.
HARLAN, Richard Davenport, pres. of Lake Forest College since June, 1901: b. Evansville, Ind., Nov. 14, 1859: s. John Marshall Harlan (justice Supreme Court, U. S.): grad. Prince- lon Univ. (valedictorian) 1881, A.M., 1884. D.D., 1902; grad. Princeton Theological Seminary,
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