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HOYT, Henry Warrington, manufacturer; b. on farm in Walworth Co., Wis., July 29, 1852; s. Avery A. and Caroline M. Hoyt; grad. Univ. of Wisconsin, Ph.B., 1872, and post-graduate degree of M.L .; m. Chicago, Dec. 22, 1875, Florence L. Hastings; children: Madge, Hazel H. (Mrs. Fred P. French), Sue H., Florence H. Editor and proprietor Saline Co. Post,
Crete, Neb., 1873-7; postmaster, Crete, Neb., 1875-7; editor and proprietor Daily Democrat, Madison, Wis., 1877-83; proprietor Gault House, Chicago, 1883-7; sec. and gen. mgr. Gates Iron Works, Chicago, 1887-1901; 2d vice-pres. and mgr. sales dept. Allis-Chal- mers Co., 1901-4. Dir. Prairie State Nat. Bank, 1888-93; now dir. Western Trust and Savings Bank, Prairie Nat. Bank and Great Lakes En- gineering Works. Cleveland Democrat. Chris- tian Scientist. Clubs: Evanston, Union League;
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Detroit, of Detroit, Mich. Office: 210 State St. Residence: 1031 Michigan Av., Evanston, Ill.
HOYT, Howard Henry, western supt. of the Equitable Life Assurance Soc. of U. S .; b. Madison, Wis., May 29, 1857; s. Lansing W. and Melvina (Williams) Hoyt; ed. public and high schools, Madison, Wis., to 1875; grad. Univ. of Wisconsin, A.B., 1879, and from law dept. of same, 1881; m. Lancaster, Pa., Oct. 10, 1884, Mary H. Mitchell; children: Lansing W., J. Mitchell, Henrietta, Howard H., Jr., Gerald, Olive. Began law practice as partner of Judge Pulling, Senator Neal Brown and asst. atty .- gen. of U. S., L. A. Pradt, at Wau- sau, Wis., 1882-3; business merged into Wau- sau Law and Land Assn .; sold out interest, 1885; established Union Credit Co., Milwaukee, Wis., 1886, one of the most successful institu- tions of its kind, which he carried on until 1898, when entered life insurance work with Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Co. at home office of the company at Milwaukee, Wis .; made gen. mgr. for Wisconsin and Northern Michigan for Equitable Life Assur- ance Soc. of the U. S. in 1900, and promoted to be its western supt, 1902, with headquarters at Chicago. Republican. Presbyterian. Office: Chamber of Commerce. Residence: 1741 Hin- man Av., Evanston, Ill.
HOYT, Phelps Buttolph, wholesale grocer; b. Chicago, Sept. 25, 1872; s. William Melanc- thon and Emilie Lydia (Landon) Hoyt; pre- paratory education in Univ. School, Chicago; graduating Ph.B., from Sheffield Scientific School, Yale Univ., 1893; m. Chicago, Jan. 25, 1895, Bessie Wade Allen; 1 daughter: May Elizabeth. Entered business life immediately after graduation; since then engaged in real estate and wholesale grocery business; since July 30, 1903, sec. and treas. of the W. M. Hoyt Co., wholesale grocers. Independent voter. Clubs: University, Saddle and Cycle, Onwentsia, Glen View. Office: 1-9 River St. Residence: 576 E. Division St.
HOYT, William Melancthon, wholesale gro- cer; b. New Haven, Addison Co., Vt., July 26, 1837; s. Carlos M. and Lydia Ann (Buttolph) Hoyt; ed. public schools and in acad. of Mr. Ten Broeke, Panton, Vt .; m. Apr. 9, 1860, Emi- lie J., daughter of Nelson Landon, of Benton, Lake Co., Ill .; children: William Landon (died when 5 years old), Emilie Lydia (Mrs. F. Mor- ton Fox, of Philadelphia, also deceased), Nel- son Landon, Phelps Buttolph. Came to Chica- go, 1855; worked 18 months for Mr. Bevans, grocer; took course of study at Bell's Com- mercial College; worked for a fruit dealer 1 year, then established for himself as a dealer in fruit; in 1865 bought business of James A. Whitaker and engaged as wholesale grocer; burned out in fire of 1871, but on same day leased store on S. Canal St. and conducted business there until 1872; bought the site of Old Ft. Dearborn, at Michigan Av. and River St., and erected his present salesrooms; firm incorporated 1893 as W. M. Hoyt, of which he is pres. Has large investments in Chicago real estate. Office: 1-11 Michigan Av. Resi- dence: Winnetka, Ill.
HUBBARD, John Maynard, asst, postmaster of Chicago; b. Drewsville, Cheshire Co., N. H., Mar. 13, 1847; s. Leonard Clark and Caroline Partridge (Maynard) Hubbard; ed. district schools and acads. in Vermont; m. Boston, Mass., Dec. 23, 1868, Helen M., daughter of Seymour and Electa M. Childs; children: John Maynard, Jr., Mary Maynard. Came to Chi- cago from Vermont, Sept., 1864; entered dry goods house of John V. Farwell & Co., Jan., 1865, remaining until June 1, 1870; appointed clerk in Chicago Postoffice in Apr., 1871, and remained until July 1, 1881; deputy sheriff of Cook Co. from 1881 to 1889, and since 1889 has been in present position as asst. postmaster of Chicago. Republican, Mem. Thomas J. Tur-
ner Lodge, 409, A. F. and A. M., and Apollo Commandery, K. T. Club: Chicago Press. Of- flce: P. O. Bldg. Residence: 7145 Euclid Av.
HUBBARD, Joseph Derwin, mining opera- tor; b. Bridgeton, N. J., Aug. 25, 1859; s. Jo- seph W. and Rebecca M. Hubbard; grad. Princeton, in the class of 1881; m. Evanston, Ill., 1889, Janet Watson; 1 daughter: Janet. Studied law, 1881-5; was admitted to the bar and engaged in practice of law in Chicago, 1881-98; since 1898 interested in the develop- ment, purchase and operation of western min- ing enterprises; gen. mgr. of the Western Mines Development Co. The Western Mines Development Co. discovered and opened up the Goldfield mining district in Nevada. Dur- ing the first 10 months of its history the dis- trict produced and shipped ore to a greater value than any other district within the same period from its discovery. Pres. Combination Mines Co. Clubs: University, Onwentsia. Of- fice: Railway Exchange. Residence: 57 Cedar St.
HUBBARD, William Lines, journalist; b. Farmersville, N. Y., Mar. 22, 1867; s. William R. and Augusta (Pearson) Hubbard; high school education; student at Dresden with Lamperti, Scholtz and Fahrmann, 1893-8. Musical editor Chicago Evening Journal, 1888- 1891; same Chicago Tribune, 1891-3, and Feb. to Nov., 1899. Representative and special cor- respondent at Vienna, Austria, 1900-1, musical editor 1901-2, dramatic and musical editor Chicago Tribune since Oct., 1902. Office: The Tribune. Residence: 1621 Briar Pl.
HUBBELL. Charles Wolcott, treas. of Hen- ion & Hubbell, Incorporated; b. Toledo, O., June 23, 1856; s. Wolcott S. S. and Laura (Hos- kins) Hubbell; ed. public schools of Ohio and afterward studied abroad; m. New York, 1884, Maude M. Murray; children: John Boise, Kath- arine Livingston. Began business life in em- ploy of Goulds & Austin, Chicago, in their accounting dept. from 1881 to 1887; then formed partnership with W. B. Henion, form- ing the firm of Henion & Hubbell, pumps and mill supplies, and in 1902 incorporated, under same name, becoming treas. of the company. Mem. S. A. R. Clubs: Union League, Home- wood. Office: 69 N. Jefferson St. Residence: 4948 Kimbark Av.
HUBBLE, John Powell, city mgr., Queen In- surance Co .; b. Springfield. Mo .. Apr. 3. 1860; s. Martin J. and Mary J. (Powell) Hubble; ed. public schools and Drury College, Springfield, Mo .; Washington Law School, St. Louis; m. Marshfield, Mo., Aug. 3, 1883, Virginia L. James; children: Henry, Lucy, Edwin, Wil- liam, Helen, Emma Jane. Was engaged in law practice in Springfield, Mo., 3 years, and since then has been in the insurance business. com- ing from Missouri to Chicago in 1900: for- merly general agent of the Western Insur- ance Co., and of the Greenwich Insurance Co., of New York; since 1904 city mgr. for the Queen Insurance Co. of America. Mem. local board of fire underwriters. Baptist. Cleveland Democrat. Clubs: Union League, Wheaton Golf. Office: 159 LaSalle St. Residence: Wheat- on. Ill.
HUBER, Julius Herz. architect; b. Newark, N. J., Mar. 23, 1852; s. John Paul and Rosetta (Christa) Huber; ed. public school and hy private tutors, and in Newark Military Acad .: m. Lockport, Ill., Nov. 3. 1880, Lucy Pitts. For one and a half years was in the office of Henry Fernbach, architect. in New York City; went to Europe in 1872 and 18:3: studied in the Polytechnic Institute of Munich: came to Chicago, 1873, and practiced architecture with his father until 1880. Mem. Architects' Assn. and Am. Institute of Architects. Mason. Ro- publican. Office: 171 Washington St. Resi- dence: 2560 Wayne Av.
HUCH, Charles Ernest, tanner: h. Northeim, Ger., Mar. 29, 1873; s. Louis and Louise (Poll-
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man) Huch; attended schools 3 years in Ger- many and 4 years in Chicago; m. Chicago, Oct. 6, 1897, Bertha Tiedemann; children: Em- ma, Charlotte. Went from Germany to Can- ada, 1883, and thence to Chicago, 1884; in 1887 entered the tanning business which had been established a year previously, by his father, under whom learned the trade, and upon the incorporation in 1901 of the Huch Leather Co., tanners of kangaroo kip and sides, became sec. and treas. of the company. Independent in pol- itics. Mem. Cregier Lodge, A. F. and A. M. Of- fice: 306 Elston Av. Residence: 352 N. Win- chester Av.
HUCH, George, tanner; b. Northeim. Ger., Dec. 3, 1866; s. Louis and Louise (Pollman) Huch; ed. public schools in Germany and Chi- cago; m. Chicago, 1896, Josephine Felz; chil- dren: Florence, Louis. Began to learn the tan- ning business in 1879, and after coming to Chicago worked at the trade until 1886, when joined his father in establishing a tannery; and since the incorporation of the Huch Leather Co., 1901, has been vice-pres. and mgr. Mem. of the Sennerfelder Soc. Office: 306 El- ston Av. Residence: 1424 N. Sawyer Av.
HUCH, Louis, tanner; b. Hamburg, Ger., Oct. 25, 1831; s. Wilhelm and Christine Red- dersen Huch; ed. German schools; m. in Ger- many, Louise Pollman (now deceased); chil- dren: Charles E., George, Dora, Elizabeth, Jo- hanna. Came from Germany to Canada, 1883, and to Chicago, 1884. From boyhood has been continuously engaged in the tanning business; worked at trade until 1886, when established in business for self, incorporating, 1901, the Huch Leather Co., of which is pres. Mem. Sennerfelder Soc. Office: 306 Elston Av. Resi- dence: 228 W. Division St.
HUCK, Louis Charles, real estate dealer; b. Baden, Ger., Nov. 2, 1842; s. John A. and T. E. (Eckerly) Huck; came to Chicago with pa- rents, 1846; ed. Notre Dame Univ., Indiana; m. Chicago, Aug., 1893, Paula Reif; children: Paula, Louis C., Jr. Was engaged in the malt- ing business for 22 years; founding the Louis C. Huck Malting Co .; since 1892 in real estate, handling his own real estate exclusively. Also a dir. of the Western Stone Co. Pres. of the Annie Laurie Mining Co. Was co. treas. and tax collector of Cook Co., 1875-7. Clubs: Union League, Germania. Office: Chamber of Com- merce. Residence: 576 LaSalle Av.
HUDSON, Pulhemus Searing, heating sup- plies; b. Rockland Co., N. Y., July 26, 1850; s. Frederick and Maria (Bogert) Hudson; ed. public schools of New York City; m. Carrie A. Rapp; children: Christine A. (Mrs. W. A. Grif- fin), Albert S. (deceased), Frederick G. Began active business with Baker, Smith & Co., New York City, and represented that firm in Chi- cago for several years; Chicago mgr, the Western Valve Co., heating supplies, since 1899. Appointed, 1888, and ever since has served as consul in Chicago for the Argentine Republic. Republican. Mason (32°); Past Emi- nent Commander, K. T. Office: 41-3 W. Ran- dolph St. Residence: 6618 Normal Av.
HUDSON, Thomas James, traffic mgr. Was in service of C. & A. R. R., 1865-71, first as clerk and later as freight agent, in the Spring- field office; then with Gilman, Clinton & Springfield R. R. as general agent, 1871-2; general freight and passenger agent, 1872-5; supt. and general freight and passenger agent, 1875-7; since July, 1877, with I. C. R. R., as supt. Springfield division, at Springfield, Ill., to 1881; supt. Chicago division at Cairo, Ill., 1881-6; supt. Illinois and Iowa lines at Chi- cago, 1886-7; since Aug. 1, 1887, in present po- sition as traffic mgr., I. C. R. R. Office: Central Station.
HUDSON, Thomas James, Jr., wholesale and retail coal merchant; b. Springfield, Ill., Mar. 16, 1875; s. Thomas James and Jennie (Foggitt) Hudson; ed. Hyde Park public
schools, Chicago Manual Training School, Chi- cago Atheneum; m. Chicago, Oct. 17, 1898, Edyth Virginia Bingham; 1 daughter: Virginia Louise. Entered coal business in 1892; 10 years mgr. and vice-pres. New Kentucky Coal Co .; since 1902 vice-pres. Standard Washed Coal Co., wholesale and retail coal dealers; also vice-pres. Commercial Coal Co. Republi- can. Episcopalian. Clubs: Kenwood, Washing- ton Park, Chicago Yacht, Calumet. Office: 303 Dearborn St. Residence: 171 E. 50th St.
HUGHES, Charles, lawyer and author; b. Madison Co., O., 1854; s. Daniel and Elizabeth (Robison) Hughes; ed. common schools and partial course at Univ. of Illinois; m. Monti- cello, Ill., 1879, Pamelia Combs; children: Evangeline, Charles Harold. Spent childhood on farm near Monticello, Ill .; began teaching public school at age of 18, continuing about 8 years, last position being principal of N. divi- sion of Monticello high schools; in meantime read law in office of Peter A. Hamilton, of Monticello; came to Chicago in 1889; admitted to bar of Illinois in 1880, and in active prac- tice ever since. For past 5 years writer on law. Author of Hughes Criminal Law; also of In- structions to Juries. Also contributor to gen- eral literature. Was States atty. for Piatt Co., Ill., 1881-9. Republican. Liberal in religious views. Mem. K. P. Club: Hamilton. Office: 105 Washington St. Residence: 315 E. 58th St.
HUGHES, William Mackenzie, bridge engi- neer; b. near Utica, N. Y., June 5, 1848; s. Wil- liam and Susan M. Hughes; ed. public schools; apprenticed to machinist trade until 1870; then took optional course in Cornell Univ .; m. 1876, Nettie Small, of Cincinnati; 1 daughter: Lily M. Upon leaving Cornell, engaged in railroad surveying and engineering until 1874; since then devoted especially to bridge engineering; bridge engineer for Cincinnati, 1874-81; then with N. Y., C. & St. L. R. R., designing and superintending construction of all bridge work for that company between Chicago and Buffalo; in charge designing and construction of bridge work for City of Cleveland 5 years; engineer and asst. gen. mgr. Keystone Bridge Co., Pittsburgh, 1889-90; engineer of construc- tion World's Columbian Exposition; city bridge engineer of Chicago and engineer on construction of the W. Side Metropolitan Ele- vated Ry., Chicago; since 1895 in business for himself and among other work had charge of the design and construction of the Drainage Canal bridges. Mem. Am. Soc. of C. E. and of the Western Soc. of Engineers. Office: Postal Telegraph Bldg. Residence: 5927 Indiana Av.
HUGHITT, Marvin, pres. C. & N .- W. Ry. since June 2, 1887; b. Genoa Twp., Cayuga Co., N. Y., Aug. 9, 1837; has lived in Chicago since 1854. Was telegrapher and later in rail- way service with C. & A. and I. C. railroads; with latter successively as trainmaster, asst. gen. supt. and gen. supt .; asst. gen. mgr. C., M. & St. P. Ry., 1870-1; gen. mgr. Pullman's Palace Car Co., 1871-2; gen. supt., Mar. 1, 1872; gen. mgr., May 1, 1876; vice-pres. and gen. mgr., June 2, 1880, to June 2, 1887, C. & N .- W. Ry. Pres. C., St. P. M. & O. Ry. Co., Tremont, Elkhorn & Missouri Valley R. R., St. Paul, Eastern Grand Trunk Ry., Sioux City and Pa- cific R. R. Co .; dir. U. P. R. R. Co., Northern Trust Co., Equitable Life Assurance Soc. of the U. S. Office: 22 5th Av. Residence: 2828 Prairie Av., and Lake Forest, Ill.
HUGHITT, Marvin, Jr., railway official; b. Bloomington, Ill .. Sept. 21, 1861; s. Marvin and Belle Hughitt; ed. Shattuck School. En- tered service of C. & N .- W. Ry. in general freight dept., 1881, and on Feb. 1, 1887, became division freight agent; promoted Jan. 1, 1883, to assistant general freight agent, and Oct. 1, 1896, to general freight agent, until Feb. 1, 1900, when assumed his present position as freight traffic mgr. Also vice-pres. Kentucky River Poplar Co. Clubs: Union League, Wash-
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ington Park, Chicago, Onwentsia, Mid-Day, Midlothian. Office: 22 5th Av. Residence: 2828 Prairie Av.
HUGHSON, George Farrington, vice-pres. John Davis Co .; b. St. Paul, Minn., Mar. 25, 1858; s. Egbert E. and Loraine (Luce) Hugh- son; ed. public schools; m. St. Paul, Minn., 1884, Lydia O'Leary; 1 son: Harry. Was trav- eling salesman for various concerns up to 1890, when became connected with the John Davis Co., manufacturers of wrought iron pipe, steam fittings, etc .; was sales agent for the company until 1901; since then vice-pres. and general sales agent. Mason. Clubs: Ken- wood, Washington Park, Illinois Athletic. Of- fice: 860 S. Halsted St. Residence: 5116 Wood- lawn Av.
HULBERT, Edmund Daniel, banker; b. Pleasant Valley, Conn., Mar. 2, 1858; s. Henry R. and Emmeline (Stillman) Hulbert; ed. pub- lic schools in Hartford and Winsted, Conn .; m. Winona, Minn., Aug. 8, 1897, Emma Stray- er. Entered Hurlbut Nat. Bank, Winsted, Conn., as messenger, 1875; went to Winona, Minn., as bookkeeper in the 1st Nat. Bank there, 1877; promoted to cashier, 1880, and served in that capacity until 1895, when came to Chicago as 2d vice-pres., Merchants Loan and Trust Co., and in 1898 advanced to his present position as 1st vice-pres. of that bank; also dir. Pullman Loan and Savings Bank. Democrat. Was treas. City of Winona, Minn., 3 terms; pres. Board of Education, City of Winona, 2 terms. Clubs: Chicago, University, Bankers, Chicago Athletic, Glen View. Office: 135 Adams St. Residence: Hotel Metropole.
HULBERT, Eri Baker, head prof. church history and dean of the Divinity School, Univ. of Chicago; b. Chicago, July 16, 1841; grad. Union College, 1863 (A.M., 1866; Madison Univ., 1866; D.D., Union Theological Seminary, 1880; LL.D., Bucknell Univ., 1898); m. 1869, Ettie E. Spencer. Troy, Pa. Prof. church his- tory, Baptist Union Theological Seminary, 1881-92; acting pres. same, 1884-5. On editorial staff of Am. Journal of Theology, and of the Biblical World. Mem. Am. Historical Assn., Religious Education Assn. Clubs: Quadrangle, Reynolds. Address: Univ. of Chicago, Chicago.
HULBURD, Charles Henry, pres. Elgin Watch Co .; b. Stockholm, Lawrence Co., N. Y., May 28, 1850; s. Hiram and Amelia H. Hulburd; grad. Oberlin College, 1871; law dept. Univ. of New York, 1873; m. Chicago, Feb. 3, 1880, Anna R. Belknap. In 1873 he came to Chicago and practiced law for about 2 years; then gave up practice and entered grain commission business with his uncle, in firm of Culver & Co., until 1888; traveled in Europe until 1893; organized firm of Hul- burd, Warren & Co., of which he is treas- urer; dir. Illinois Trust & Savings Bank and Corn Exchange Nat. Bank; pres. Elgin Watch Co. since 1898. Dir. South Chicago Elevator Co. Clubs: Chicago, Union League, City, Mid- Day, Union, Saddle and Cycle, Onwentsia. Office: 131 Wabash Av. Residence: 40 Lake Shore Drive.
HULIN, William, manufacturer; b. Rock- ford, Ill., Sept. 6, 1860; s. William and Vienna (Dart) Hulin; graduate of Chicago public and high schools, 1879. Entered business in 1879 as clerk in the retail china and glassware business with Ovington Bros. & Ovington, Chicago. Sec., treas. and mgr. Chicago Wood Finishing Co. since its organization, 1884. In 1884 also entered the glove-making business of Hall & Ross Husking Glove Co., which was succeeded in 1902 by the Ross-Sellinger Co., of which is treas. Republican. Clubs: Chi- cago Athletic, Lake Zurich Golf. Office: 253- 273 Elston Av. Residence: 334 E. Huron St.
HULL, Leverett Lord, coal merchant; b. Cincinnati, O., July 1, 1867; s. Leverett Rus- sell and Florence (Dodge) Hull; grad. Wood- ward High School, Cincinnati, 1885; Yale Col-
lege, 1889. After graduation from Yale en- tered employ of Rogers, Brown & Co., pig iron, Cincinnati, O .; on July 1, 1894, with How- ard Tracy, formed firm of Hull & Co., and succeeded George H. Hull & Co., of Louisville, Ky., which business was established in 1871; in May, 1895, moved headquarters to Chicago, and has since resided here. Republican. Pres- byterian. Clubs: Union, Chicago Golf, Wash- ington Park, Saddle and Cycle, City. Office: Fisher Bldg. Residence: Union Club.
HUMBURG, Andrew Philip, lawyer; b. Her- mann, Gasconade Co., Mo., Dec. 21, 1867; s. Conrad and Margaret (Phillip) Humburg; ed. grammar school; also at State Univ. of Mis- souri, 1884-5; Northern Illinois Normal School at Dixon, Ill., 1888; Chicago College of Law (law dept. of Lake Forest Univ.), 1891-4, graduating LL.B., 1894, and Soper School of Oratory, Chicago. Was school teacher, 1885-8; stenographer and sec. in newspaper and rail- road offices, 1888-99; chief clerk law dept., I. C. R. R. Co. since 1899. Admitted to bar June, 1893. Republican. Club: Hamilton. Office: 1 Park Row (Central Station). Residence: 1620 Melrose St.
HUME, John Howard, lawyer; b. St. Louis, Mo., Dec. 19, 1864; s. John Ferguson and Caro- line (Carter) Hume; prepared for college at Phillips Exeter Acad .; grad. Yale, B.A., in class of 1887. Studied law after leaving Yale, and came to Chicago from Poughkeepsie, N. Y., in fall of 1889; admitted to bar of Illinois in 1890; partner in firm of Stein, Mayer, Stein & Hume since 1904. Republican. Club: Mar- quette. Office: 81 Clark St. Residence: 25 Wal- ton Pl.
HUMMEL, Ernst, brewer, city treasurer: b). Würtemberg, Ger., Apr. 7, 1842; s. Frederick and Katherine (Bayha) Hummel; ed. German schools; came to Chicago with parents, May, 1856; m. 1865, Mary Allmendinger, of Chicago; children: Ernst, Clara. Soon after coming to Chicago was apprenticed for 5 years to learn the trade of brewer; and was brewer of the Lill brewery, 1861-64; of the Busch & Brand Brewing Co., 1864-80; established with Charles Brand, 1860, Brand & Hummel Brewing Co .. at South Chicago, changing name, 1SSS, to South Chicago Brewing Co., of which he be- came pres. This brewery, with others, united in the organization of the United Breweries Co., of which he is sec. Democrat. Was North Town Collector, 1876-7; mem. legislature, 1885- 1887; alderman, 1890-4; city treasurer, 1897-9; and again since 1903. Mason (32°): Odd Fel- low. Mem. Schwaben Soc. (was its first pres.). and of Harugari Lodge. Office: First Nat. Bank Bldg. Residence: 10134 Avenue M.
HUMMER, John Sylvester, lawyer: b. Del- phos, O., Feb. 20, 1869; s. Frank and Justina (Lang) Hummer; ed. first in public schools of Delphos, O., and in Univ. of Notre Dame, 1886-91; received degree of LL.B., 1890, and B.Lit., 1891; m. Chicago. Feb. 15, 1896, Laura Georgia Doolittle; children: Richard Paul, John David, Charles Alfred. Robert John- stone. Admitted to bar in 1891, and has since been in practice in Chicago: now of law firm of Hummer. Murphy & McDonald. Appointed in 1898, and still serving, master in chancery of the Circuit Court of Cook Co. R. C. Demo- crat. Mem. Royal Arcanum, Knights of Co- lumbus. Clubs: Iroquois, Illinois Athletic, Of- fice: 100 Washington St. Residence: 3162 Bea- con St.
HUMPHREY, Arthur L., railway equip- ment; b. Buffalo, N. Y., June 12. 1860; 8. Ar- thur K. and Huldah (Orcutt) Humphrey; ed. public schools of Maquoketa, In., and Platts- mouth, Neh .. 1866-78; m. San Bernardino. Calif., Jan. 16, 1890, Jennie Field: children: Arthur F., Frederick D. Entered railway ser- vice with Colorado Midland Ry., remaining 18 years, and becoming supt, of motivo power: later in same position with Colorado Southern
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Ry. and C. & A. Ry .; since Aug. 1, 1903, west- ern mgr. Westinghouse Air Brake Co. Repub- lican Clubs: Union League, Hamilton, Ravens- wood. Office: Railway Exchange. Residence: 7 Gordon Terrace, Buena Park, Ill.
HUMPHREY, John, manufacturer; b. Marcy, Oneida Co., N. Y., Sept. 15, 1842; s. John and Ann Humphrey; ed. public schools; served in Civil War, 1861-5, in 14th and 117th N. Y. Regts. (3 years and 3 months) Vol. Infy .; m. New York, Jan., 1875, Catherine F. Black- wood; children: Harriet A., Mabel M., Edith. Began business life as a drug clerk in Utica, N. Y .; resident of Chicago since 1886, coming from New York City; was mgr. in Chicago for a firm manufacturing hotel and restaurant ranges, 1886-1900, and in Oct., 1900, estab- lished on his own account in the same line as the Chicago agent Wrought Iron Range Co.'s goods, and handling ranges, urns, carv- ing tables, jacket kettles, copper, tin and iron culinary utensils, etc. Mem. Sheridan Post No. 516, G. A. R., Oak Park, Ill. Office: 52 S. Frank- lin St. Residence: River Forest, Ill.
HUMPHREY, John, lawyer; b. Walpole, Co. of Norfolk, Eng., June 20, 1838; s. Thomas and Mary (Dring) Humphrey; came to Chi- cago with parents in 1848; settled on farm at Orland, Cook Co .; ed. schools in Chicago and Leonia, Mich .; m. 1st, Bremen Tp., Ill., Amelia A. Patrick; m. 2d, Ida L. Stuart; chil- dren: Wirt E., Clara B. (now Mrs. P. Myers), Maud E., John S. Has been engaged in farm- ing nearly all his life. Read law with James P. Root, and admitted to Illinois bar, 1872; now of firm of Humphrey & Humphrey. Mem. Chicago Bar Assn. Republican. Supervisor of Orland, 35 years; school treas. 24 years; mem. of House of Representative in General Assem- bly of Illinois, 4 years; mem. of State Senate 20 years (a longer term in the General Assem- bly than any other member of either house); now serving from 7th district. Office: Ashland Blk. Residence: Orland, Ill.
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