The book of Chicagoans, a biographical dictionary of leading living men of the city of Chicago, 1911, Part 101

Author: Leonard, John William, 1849- ed; Marquis, Albert Nelson, ed
Publication date: 1911
Publisher: Chicago, A. N. Marquis & company
Number of Pages: 774

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HOGLUND, John Herman, lawyer; see Vol. 1905.

HOGUE, see also Hoge, also Hoag.

HOGUE, Wilson Thomas, clergyman; born Lyndon, N.Y., Mar. 6, 1852; son Thomas P. and Sarah Ann (Carpenter) Hogg (changed spell- ing to "Hogue"); ed. Ten Broeck Free Acad., Franklinville, N.Y., 1870-3; afterward completed 4 yrs. conf. course, Genesee Conf., Free Meth- odist Ch .; Ph.B., non-resident course, Ill. Wes- leyan Univ., 1897, A.M., 1899, Ph.D., 1902; mar- ried Emma Luella Jones, of Jamestown, N.Y., Dec. 29, 1874. Entered Free Meth. ministry, 1873; served as gen. supt. (bishop), 1893-4, and since 1903; pres. Greenville Coll. since 1892; editor The Free Methodist, 1894-1903, Earnest Christian, since Oct. 1908. Author: Hand-book of Homiletics and Pastoral Theology, 1887; Re- vivals and Revival Work; G. Harry Agnew, a Pioneer Missionary, 1904; Hymns That Are Im- mortal, 1906; The Class-Meeting as a Means of Grace, 1907. Compiler of missionary hymns and responsive scripture lessons for use in mis- sionary meetings, 1907. Editor and contbr. to A Symposium on Scriptural Holiness. Resi- dence: 2515 Orrington Av., Evanston, Ill.

HOLABIRD, William, architect; born Ame- nia Union, N.Y., Sept. 11, 1854; son Gen. Sam- uel Beckley (U.S.A.) and Mary Theodosia (Grant) Holabird; grad. high sch., St. Paul, 1871; cadet U.S. Mil. Acad., 1873-5; married

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Maria Ford Augur, of New Orleans, Dec. 27, Theol. Union, Divinity School of Univ. of Chi- 1875; children: Cornelia Baird, Mary Theodosia, cago. Clubs: University, City, Kenwood, Rey- Robert G., William, Jane A., John A. Has nolds. Residence: 1322 E. 47th St. Office: Trib- une Bldg. lived in Chicago since 1875; studied in various architects' offices, 1875-80; in practice in Chi- cago since 1880; head of firm Holabird & Roche, architects of Marquette, Old Colony, south end Monadnock, Atwood, Tribune, Venetian and Champlain bldgs., Cook Co. Court House, City Hall, University Club, McCormick Bldg., Hotel LaSalle, etc., Chicago, and mil. post, Fort Sher- idan, Ill., nr. Chicago. Residence: 1500 Oak Av., Evanston, Ill. Office: 1618 Monadnock Blk.

HOLBROOK, Francis Day, mfr .; born Brook- lyn, N.Y., Sept. 21, 1868; son Francis W. and Barbara E. (Lansing) Holbrook; ed. public schools in New York and Chicago; M.D., Coll. of Physicians and Surgeons, Chicago, 1889; Chicago Homœ. Med. Coll., M.D., 1891; in hosp. and sanitariums until Jan. 1897; entered Union Drop Forge Co., 1897, on death of father, and was elected vice-pres. and sec., which position still holds. Invented Union Drop Forge Claw Bar. Professionally, practiced surgery 7 years. Asst. prof. surgery, Chicago Homœ. Med. Coll .; on surgical staff Chicago Homo. Hosp., Nat. Women's Temperance Hosp. and Streeter Hosp. Mem. Ill. Homo. Med. Soc., Am. Inst. Homo- opathy. Clubs: Union, Elmhurst Golf. Resi- dence: 1740 Addison Av. Office: 358 W. Indiana Street.

HOLBROOK, William Gibson, mfr .; born at Brooklyn, N.Y., July 12, 1865; son Francis W. and Barbara E. (Lansing) Holbrook; ed. pub. school, Brooklyn. After leaving school in 1885 traveled abroad extensively until 1889, and upon return went into business as sec. of the Union Drop Forge Co. until 1896; in Jan. 1897, was elected pres. and treas. Republican. Pres- byterian. Clubs: Union, Chicago Golf, Saddle and Cycle. Residence: 1740 Addison Av. Office: 358 W. Indiana St.

HOLCOMB, Herbert Wolcott, lawyer; born Ford Co., Ill., Oct. 4, 1869; son William Horace and Elizabeth (Munson) Holcomb; ed. Lake Forest Acad., 1884-5; Hopkins Grammar Sch., New Haven, 1885-7, graduating, 1887; A.B., Yale, 1891; LL.B., Northwestern Univ. Law Sch., 1893; married Amy Jarrett, of Hinsdale, Ill., June 13, 1899; 1 son: Jarrett. Admitted to Ill. bar, 1893, and since in practice in Chicago; house atty. for Naugle, Holcomb & Co., ry. con- tractors, 1895-1901; confidential clerk to Azel F. Hatch; senior mem. law firm of Holcomb & McBean, 1906-9; in practice alone since Jan. 1, 1909; atty. for Hinsdale State Bank. Sec. and treas. Economic Rubber Co. Mem. bd. of trus- tees Village of Hinsdale, 1906-10 (2 terms); pres. Bd. of Edn., Hinsdale, Apr. 1908-Apr. 1911 (3 terms). Roosevelt Republican. Congrega- tionalist. Mem. Chicago, Ill. State and DuPage Co. Bar assns., Phi Delta Phi legal fraternity. Clubs: Yale, Hinsdale, Men's (Hinsdale). Sub- stitute, 1890, Yale Univ. Football Team. Rec- reation: outdoor exercise. Residence: 15 Blaine Av., Hinsdale, Ill. Office: 1408 Title & Trust Building.

HOLCOMB, William Horace; deceased; see Vol. 1905.

HOLDEN, Charles Revell, lawyer; born Chi- cago, Jan. 9, 1871; son William Hiram and Sa- rah J. (Revell) Holden; A.B., Yale Univ., 1892; Northwestern Univ. Law School; married Chi- cago, Dec. 1893, Mertie Towne; married 2d, Chi- cago, Aug. 12, 1901, Cora Eaton; 1 son: Will- iam H. T. Student with law firm of Moran, Kraus & Mayer; admitted to bar, 1893; then clerk until 1899, when became junior partner in that firm; withdrew, 1900, with Adolf Kraus, to form firm of Kraus & Holden, which changed, 1901, on admission of Samuel Alschuler, to present style of Kraus, Alschuler & Holden; in general practice of law, but chiefly engaged in corpn. matters. Republican. Baptist. Mem. Ch1- cago Bar Assn., Law Inst. Trustee Baptist

HOLDEN, Edward Percy, mfr .; born Plym- outh, Mass., Feb. 22, 1856; son Josephus and Rosina (Laird) Holden; ed. pub. school in Vt .; married Chicago, 1886, Josie Doyle; 1 daugh- ter: Grace. Supt. Worcester Corset Co., Worces- ter, Mass., until 1879; came to Chicago in 1879, and was with G. A. Crosby & Co., 27 years; pres. Holden Mfg. Co., since Mar. 1904, mfrs. presses and dies. Was 2d It. 6th Regt., Mass. N.G. Residence: 3329 Park Av. Office: 216 S. Jefferson St.

*HOLDEN, James Franklin; see Vol. 1905.

HOLDEN, Joseph Sewell, mfr .; born Chicago, June 15, 1862; son Albon H. and Ellen M. (Hol- brook) Holden; ed. Chicago pub. schools; mar- ried Chicago, Oct. 1889, Elizabeth Campbell; 1 daughter: Florence E. Began with his father in the mfr. of mixed paints, 1880; went west in 1885 to Pacific Coast states, remaining 2 years; then came to Chicago, and was associated with the George W. Light Mfg. Co., of which he was sec. and treas. until Nov. 1897, when became sec. and treas. of the Middleby Oven Mfg. Co., mfrs. of Middleby's portable patent brick ovens. Republican. Presbyterian. Has served as a trustee village of LaGrange. Ex-mem. 1st Regt. I.N.G. Clubs: Suburban of LaGrange, Hinsdale Golf, Ill. Athletic. Recreations: golf, fishing, bowling, billiards. Residence: LaGrange, Ill. Office: 769 W. Adams St.

HOLDEN, Nelson B., shoe dealer; deceased; see Vol. 1905.

HOLDEN, Walter Simpson, lawyer; born Chi- cago, Mar. 19, 1865; son Albon H. and Ellen (Holbrook) Holden; A.B., Univ. of Mich., 1889; LL.B., Chicago Coll. of Law, 1890; married June 4, 1891, Hattie L. Hinchman (died Apr. 29, 1893); 1 daughter: Ruth H .; married 2d, Racine, Wis., May 29, 1896, Bessie B. Walker; children: Albon W., William W. Admitted to Ill. bar, 1890. Mem. Chicago Bar Assn., Law Club, Legal Club, Chicago Law Inst. Repub- lican. Universalist. Club: Oak Park. Resi- dence: Oak Park, Ill. Office: 69 W. Washington Street.

HOLDEN, William Hiram, lawyer; born Chi- cago, June 6, 1843; son Charles N. and Frances W. (Woodbury) Holden; grad. West Division High School, 1861; LL.B., Union Coll. of Law, 1866; married July 17, 1867, Sarah J. Revell (sister of Mrs. Dwight L. Moody, wife of the famous evangelist); children: Charles Revell, Ethel Revell, and 2 now deceased. Admitted to bar, 1866, and since then in active practice: now senior of law firm of Holden & Buzzell. Asso. mem. Chicago Real Estate Board; mem. Chicago and Ill. State Bar assns .; treas. Chica- go Law Inst. for 21 years and now its libra- rian. Baptist; ex-trustee Univ. of Chicago; trustee Baptist Theol. Union and the Y.M.C.A .; pres. and dir. Bible Inst. Colportage Assn .; ex- pres. board of trustees of 2d Baptist Church of Chicago and for 30 years supt. of its Sunday school; now honorary supt. Residence: 1143 Forest Av., Evanston, Ill. Office: Hartford Bldg.

HOLDOM, Jesse, jurist; born London, Eng., Aug. 23, 1851; son William and Eliza Holdom; academic edn. in London until 1868, when he came to Chicago; married 1877. Edith I. Foster, of Chicago; married 2d. Mabel Brady, of New York, 1893; children: Edith I., Courtland. En- tered law office of Judge Joshua C. Knicker- bocker, 1871, studying 2 years: admitted to bar. Sept. 13, 1873; clerk in office of Tennys, Flower & Abercrombie, 1876-8; in firm of Knicker- bocker & Holdom, 1878-88; alone, 18SS-98; judge Superior Court of Cook Co. since 1898; justice of Appellate Court since June 1906: Republic- an. Mom. Chicago Law Club, Am., Ill. State and Chicago Bar assns., Law Inst., Art Inst.

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Senior warden St. Paul's Episcopal Church. ter of E. W. and Ann Eliza (Blair) Densmore, Mem. Bibliophile Soc. of Boston. Clubs: Ham- ilton (pres. 1897), Union League (pres. 1909), Caxton, Midlothian, Homewood, Church of Chi- cago (pres. 1905-7). Residence: 4932 Lake Av. Chambers: Ashland Blk.

HOLGATE, Thomas Franklin, univ. dean; born Hastings Co., Ont., Apr. 8, 1859; son of Thomas and Eleanor (Wright) Holgate; A.B., Univ. Toronto, 1884, A.M., 1889; fellow Clark Univ., 1890-3, Ph.D., 1893; (LL.D., Univ. of Ill., 1905); married Georgina Angela Burdette, of Newburgh, Ont., July 23, 1890. Prof. mathe- matics since 1893, dean Coll. Liberal Arts since 1902, acting pres., 1904-6, Northwestern Univ. Sec. Internat. Congress of Mathematics, Rome, 1908. Mem. Am. Math. Soc., A.A.A.S., Deutsche Matematiker Vereinigung (Berlin). Clubs: Uni- versity (Chicago), University (Evanston). Au- thor: Elementary Geometry, 1901. Translator: Reye's Geometry of Position, 1898. Contbr. to math. jours. Residence: 617 Library St., Ev- anston, Ill.

HOLINGER, Arnold, Swiss consul; born at Liestal, Switzerland, July 20, 1849; son Jacob and Susanna Holinger; widower; children: Mrs. Clara Manz, Mrs. Sophia Mannhardt, Mrs. Dr. Alma Teschan, of Milwaukee, Wis., Ida Weck, Haxtum, Colo., Elsa, Arnold, Jr. Came to Chi- cago from Switzerland, 1869; school teacher and music teacher, 1869-72; bookkeeper and subsequently mgr. foreign exchange dept. of Union Nat. Bank, 1872-88; in 1888 established business of A. Holinger & Co., real estate, etc. Swiss consul at Chicago since 1892; commis- sioner general of Switzerland to World's Co- lumbian Exposition. Mem. Swiss Benevolent Soc. Mason; Royal League, United Workmen, Schweizer Maennerchor, Alliance Française, etc. Residence: 629 Deming Pl. Office: 179 W. Washington St.

HOLINGER, Jacques, physician; born Lies- tal, Switzerland, Sept. 19, 1865; son Jacob and Barbara (Gysin) Holinger; ed. pub. schools of Liestal, 1871-80, Ober Realschule, Basel, 1880-4, Univ. of Basel, 1884-90, M.D., Dec. 1890; mar- ried Chicago, July 29, 1903, Cora Lange, of St. Louis, Mo .; 3 children: Carl, Paul, Alice Eu- genia. Came to Chicago from Switzerland, fall of 1892. Since then engaged in general prac- tice. Since 1898 treating exclusively diseases of ear, nose and throat; asst. surgeon to Ill. Charitable Eye and Ear Infirmary, and Post- Grad. Med. School, 1893-6; lecturer Chicago Med. School, 1897-8; attending surgeon for ear, nose and throat, St. Joseph's, Alexian Broth- ers', and St. Elizabeth's hosps. Mem. Chicago Med. Soc., Chicago Pathological Soc., Chicago Laryngological and Otological Soc., German Med. Soc., A.M.A., Acad. of Ophthalmology and Otology, etc. Was army surgeon and 1st lieut. in Swiss Army. Mem. Germania Männerchor, Swiss Benevolent Soc. Residence: 617 Fuller- ton Av. Office: 64 W. Randolph St.

HOLLAND, John Everett, lawyer; born Har- rison Co., O., May 7, 1862; son Samuel and Emily (Maholm) Holland; grad. Northwestern Ohio Normal Univ., 1888; grad. Kent Coll. of Law, Chicago, LL.B., 1893; married Plain City, O., Dec. 27, 1894, Cora L. Gill; children: John Gill, Charles J. Was supt. of schools Union Co. and Franklin Co., O .; came to Chicago, 1892, and assisted in the office of Thornton & Chan- cellor; was admitted to Ill. bar, and was a mem. of the firm of Thornton & Chancellor un- til 1895; since has practiced alone. Mason. Re- publican. Congregationalist. Club: Hamilton. Recreation: motoring. Residence: 205 Baird Av., Austin. Office: First Nat. Bank Bldg.

HOLLAND, John Francis, lawyer, master in chancery; born Milford, Mass., Jan. 10, 1858; son Michael and Jane (Collins) Holland; grad. Phillips Acad., Exeter, N.H., 1881; A.B., Har- vard Univ., 1885, A.M., 1888; special course Harvard Law School; married Carrie B., daugh-

of Chicago, Dec. 27, 1894; 2 children: John Francis, Jr., Anne Blair. Admitted to Ill. bar, Nov. 10, 1888, and since engaged in practice at Chicago; was successively mem. law firms of Hamlin & Holland, and Hamlin, Holland & Boyden; now senior mem. Holland & Elliott. Master in chancery Superior Ct. of Cook Co. since 1905; Republican. Mem. Chicago Bar Assn. Clubs: Union League (political action com.), University, Hamilton, City, Midlothian Country, Law. Recreation: golf. Residence: 4556 Greenwood Av. Office: Borland Bldg.

HOLLAND, William Ernest, physician; born Nottingham, Eng., Feb. 3, 1866; son John and Sarah A. Groves Holland; came to U.S., 1871, in boyhood; grad. high school, 1882; Ph.G., Univ. of Ill., 1887; M.D., Ill. Med. Coll., 1897; married Downer's Grove, Ill., Apr. 10, 1889, Alice Grace Hughes; children: Margaret Alice, Ruth Sarah. Was engaged as pharmacist until entering on med. course; since 1897 in practice as physician and surgeon in Chicago. Asso. prof. gynecology and abdominal surgery, Ill. Med. Coll .; consulting surgeon Mary Thomp- son Hosp. for Women. Mem. A.M.A., Ill. State Med. Soc., Chicago Med. Soc. Residence: 5533 East End Av. Office: 31 N. State St.

HOLLETT, Rhoderick P., lawyer; born On- tario Co., N.Y., Sept. 12, 1856; son George H. and Louisa (Lee) Hollett; ed. Syracuse Univ., 1874-8 (A.M.); married Chicago, 1881, Nellie George; children: Inez, George Eloise, Roderic. Admitted to S.C. bar, 1879, to Ill. bar, 1881; now of firm of Hollett, Sauter & Henkel. Atty. of South Park Commissioners, Mar 1899-Apr. 1909. Clubs: Union League, University. Resi- dence: Evanston, Ill. Office: Stock Exchange Building.

HOLLIS, Henry Leonard, consulting mining engr. and metallurgist; born Boston, Mass., Feb. 17, 1866; son John H. and Esther (Har- low) Hollis; ed. Brooklyn Polytechnic Inst. and Columbia Coll. (School of Mines), gradu- ating E.M. in class of 1885; married Chicago, Nov. 9, 1892, Jane Grannis; 1 daughter: Clara Elizabeth. Came to Chicago, 1885, and was with Ill. Steel Co. as chief chemist until 1889; mem. firm of Rattle, Nye & Hollis, 1889-93, and since 1893 in practice alone as consulting mining engr. and metallurgist. Mem. Am. Inst. of Min- ing Engrs. Dir. Oakwood Cemetery Assn. Clubs: Union League, University, Engrs.', On- wentsia, Skokie Country; also American (Mex- ico City). Residence: Winnetka, Ill. Office: First Nat. Bank Bldg.

HOLLIS, William Dennard, paper merchant and mfr .; born Elkhart Co., Ind., Aug. 19, 1850; son Dennard and Barbara (Bowser) Hollis; ed. Chicago pub. schools and Chicago High School; married Chicago, Dec. 7, 1872, Helen Mar King; children: Helen Minerva, Howard B., Chalmers M., William Dennard, Jr., Vala, May, Raymond, Octava. First occupation with Calkins & Mes- senger, private bank, in 1869; with Lunt, Pres- ton & Keen, bankers, in 1870; with Commercial Nat. Bank of Chicago, 1870-7; in paper busi- ness with E. D. Messinger, 1878-80; in 1880 started business on own account as W. D. Hol- lis, and in 1881, when John A. Duncan was ad- mitted as a partner, firm name changed to Hol- lis & Duncan, which was incorporated in 1909, and of which became pres. Dir. Sheridan Park Bldg. Assn. Republican. Recreations: litera- ture, scientific, historic, and all subjects relat- ing to antiquity. Residence: 4503 Malden St. Office: 172 N. Market St.

HOLLISTER, John Hamilcar, physician; born Riga, Monroe Co., N.Y., Aug. 5, 1824; grad. Rochester Collegiate Inst., 1842; M.D., Berk- shire Med. Coll., 1847; (hon. A.M., Beloit Coll.); married Jan. 2, 1849, Jennette Windiate, of Drayton Plains, Mich .; 1 daughter: Mrs. Frank- lin H. Martin. Has practiced medicine in Chi- cago for 53 years; trustee and prof., Lind Univ.,

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Chicago Med. Coll. (med. school of Northwest- ern Univ.), 1859-95; since then emeritus prof .; physician to Mercy Hosp., 1866-96, now emeri- tus. Mem. A.M.A. since 1858; mem. (ex-pres. and for 20 years treas.) Ill. State Med. Soc., etc. Editor of Journal of A.M.A. for a number of years. Office: 31 N. State St.

HOLLISTER, William Cornelius, printer; born Omro, Wis., Apr. 12, 1861; son Henry Cor- nelius and Jennie Margaret (Huie) Hollister; attended pub. schools; married Appleton, Wis., Mar. 1, 1881, Annie O'Leary; children: William C., Jr., Jennie Margaret (Mrs. Harry Ander- son), Edward, Maurice, Joseph Cornelius, Ma- bel Helen, Mary Kathryn. Began in the print- ing business as a boy of 11 years, in the office of The Times, at Appleton, Wis., for 2 years, and after that consecutively with the Omro Journal, The Northwestern of Oshkosh, Wis., and Oshkosh Times, in which had charge of the mechanical dept .; then, at age of 19, took entire charge of the Appleton (Wis.) Crescent; came to Chicago, and after few years with Rand, McNally & Co., established, with brother, Franklin C., the corpn. of Hollister Bros., 1886, which was merged, 1900, with Manz Engraving Co., of which was vice-pres. until withdrawal in 1910 to organize Chicago Lino-Tabler Co., of which is now pres. and treas .; this corpn. con- trols a number of valuable patents on typeset- ting and composing devices. Was pres. Master Printers' Assn. of Chicago; now pres. Chicago Penny Savings Soc. Independent in politics. Ma- son. Mem. Royal League and K.P. Residence: 1423 Berteau Av. Office: 632 Sherman St.

HOLLOWAY, Edward Morton, clerk U.S. Cir- cuit Court of Appeals; born Centerville, Wayne Co., Ind., May 30, 1861; son William R. and Lydia (Burbank) Holloway (father was for 15 years postmaster at Indianapolis, Ind., and was U.S. consul-general at St. Petersburg, and con- sul-general at Halifax, N.S .; grandfather, Da- vid P., was mem. of Congress and U.S. com- missioner of patents); ed. Indianapolis pub. schools, and Indianapolis Classical School; A.B., Cornell Univ., 1883; married June 15, 1889, Cora Ruggebergh, of New Haven, Conn .; 1 daughter: Josephine M. After leaving coll. was business mgr. Indianapolis Times, after which came to Chicago, 1891, and was appointed clerk of U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, and still serv- ing in, that capacity. Republican. Club: Union League. Sec. Ind. Soc. of Chicago. Residence: 65 E. Division St. Office: 725 Federal Bldg.

HOLLOWAY, Horace Greeley; see Vol. 1905. *HOLLOWAY, William Oscar, mfr .; see Vol. 1905.

HOLMES, Bayard (Taylor), surgeon; born N. Hero, Vt., July 29, 1852; son Hector Adams and Olive A. (Williamson) Holmes; his father was inventor of self-binding attachments and other improvements to harvesters; removed to Minn., 1865; B.S., Paw Paw Inst., 1874; M.D., Chicago Homo. Coll., 1885; Northwestern Univ. Med. School, 1888; married Aug. 14, 1878, Agnes An- na, daughter Capt. James W. George, Lansing, Minn .; children: Bayard Bristol, Ralph Loring. Began practice, 1886; for years mem. surgical staff Cook Co. Hosp .; was sec., 1891-5, and se- nior prof. surgery, 1891-1908, med. dept. Univ. of Ill. (formerly Coll. of Physicians and Sur- geons); was organizer Chicago Med. Library Assn. Mem. Am. Acad. Medicine, Am. Med. Assn. and other med. socs .; one of organizers Nat. Christian Citizenship League. Socialist; candidate for mayor of Chicago, 1895. Editor North Am. Practitioner, 1889-92. Author: Sur- gical Emergencies; Surgery of the Head; Ap- pendicitis and Other Diseases about the Ap- pendix; Cholecystitis and Other Diseases in the Upper Peritoneal Cavity, etc .; also various monographs, and contributions on med., socio- logical and ednl. subjects. Residence: 843 E. 40th St. Office: Stewart Bldg.

*HOLMES, E (lias) Burton, lecturer, traveler; moved to New York; see Vol. 1905.

HOLMES, Emil Albert, printer; born Chica- go, Aug. 16, 1865; son Magnus Holmes; ed. pub. schools of Chicago; married Agnes Ford; chil- dren: Charles F., Emil J., Harold F., and Edwin A. Was in the employ of the J. M. W. Jones Printing Co., 1879-90; with Keen & DeLang for 2 years; now mem. of firm of Jacobs & Holmes, printers. Republican. Mason (K.T., Shriner). Clubs: Chicago Athletic, Ben Franklin, Chicago Advertising Assn. Recreation: motoring. Of- fice: 725 S. LaSalle St.

HOLMES, Frank A., lands; born on farm, Toulon, Ill., Aug. 12, 1871; son Robert P. and Barbara (Hackett) Holmes; grad. Storm Lake High School, 1892, Storm Lake Normal Coll., 1894, Ia. State Normal Coll., 1896. Owner of wholesale and retail carriage and implement business 3 years; vice-pres. and gen. mgr. of a wholesale coal co. in Chicago 1 year, and on Dec. 22, 1903, started alone in the wholesale hard coal business, which conducted several years; now handling lands. Republican. Meth- odist. Mason (32°, K.T., Shriner). Residence: 2951 Indiana Av. Office: Fisher Bldg.

HOLMES, Frank Farnsworth, fire insurance; born Warsaw, Ill., Mar. 21, 1858; son S. R. and Rosette Ann (Farnsworth) Holmes; grad. Knox Coll., 1880; married July 24, 1901, Luella Mae Fox; children: Willard Farnsworth and Wayne Hosmer. Clerk in ins. agency, 1880; later in- spector of agencies and adjuster of fire losses; local agent since 1887, as head of agency firm of Frank F. Holmes & Co .; also pres. North Shore Land Assn. since 1890. Sec. and treas. Nat. Assn. of Fire Ins. Agents, 1898-1904; mem. Chicago Board of Underwriters, S.A.R. Club: Ill. Athletic. Mason. Recreation: golf. Resi- dence: 431 S. Normal Parkway. Office: Nat. Life Bldg.

HOLMES, George J., treas. Carter & Holmes, neckwear. Residence: 825 Buena Av. Office: 424 S. 5th Av.

HOLMES, Ludvig, clergyman; born Sweden, Sept. 7, 1858; son Carl and Joanna (Nystrom) Holmes; ed. Sweden, 1864-74; A.B., Upsala Coll., Kenilworth, N.J .; grad. Augustana Sem., Rock Island, Ill., 1886, A.M., 1891; (L.H.D., Bethany Coll., Kan., 1897, Augustana, 1902: D.D., Wittenberg Coll., Ohio. 1900); married Sophia Johnson, of Altona, Ill., June 2, 1887. Ordained Luth. ministry, June 27, 1886; pres. Ia. Conf., Luth. Ch., 1899-1903; sec. Luth. Gen. Council of U.S. and Can. since 1903; now pastor Immanuel Ch., Evanston, Ill. Hon. dir. Upsala Coll., N.J .; mem. bd. of Immigrant Mission of Augustana Synod. Only possessor in America of jubilee token in silver, 1897, and decoration Litteris et Artibus in gold, blue ribbon (high- est award for literary merit), 1901-both con- ferred by King Oscar II, of Sweden and Nor- way; knighted by King of Sweden, Nov. 15. 1907, with insignia The Cross of The Order of Vasa, 1st class. Author: Dikter af Ludvig (po- ems), 1896; To Oscar II on His 25 Years Ju- bilee as King of Sweden and Norway, 1897; Outline for Final Examination of Catechumens, 1898; Nya Dikter of Ludvig (new poems by Ludvig), 1905. Contbr. to Swedish annuals, Ungdoms Vannen and Volkyrian. Residence: 616 Lake St., Evanston, Ill.

HOLMES, Marshall Fuller, mfr .; born Chi- cago, Apr. 8, 1857; son Frederick (killed in bat- tle of Resaca, Ga.) and Isabella (Anderson) Holmes; ed. pub. schools, Chicago, and in the Bryant & Stratton Business Coll .; married Chi- cago, Oct. 16, 1879, Lillian H. Hoppin; children: Rose H. (died 1883), Henrietta. Frederick, Dor- othy. Cash boy in dry goods store of J. B. Shay & Co., 6 months in 1867; clerk, 1871; city bookkeeper, 1874. Jansen, McClurg & Co., book- sellers; in general office work, Chicago. 1877. for Fowler Bros., packers, and in charge of their general office at Atchison, Kan., 1878-80;

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then had charge of office of L. B. Doud & Co., packers, 1880-2; of Chicago Smelting & Refin- ing Co., 1882-6; of Chicago & Aurora Smelting & Refining Co., 1886-9; vice-pres. and sec. Nat. Smelting & Refining Co., 1889-99; since 1899 mgr. for Ill. for Am. Smelting & Refining Co. Pres. Duncan Electric Mfg. Co. Republican. Methodist. Dir. United Charities; trustee North- western Univ. Was chmn. of the Parents' Or- ganization. Cook Co. and Chicago Normal Sch. during latter part of Col. Francis W. Parker's regime; governing mem. Art Inst. of Chicago. Clubs: Union League, Twentieth Century, Lake Geneva (Wis.) Country, Chicago (of Lake Ge- neva. Wis.). Recreations: golf and motoring. Residence: 360 N. Normal Parkway. Summer Cottage: "The Holmestead," Lake Geneva, Wis. Office: Western Union Bldg.

HOLMES, Oliver Wendell, structural steel and foundry; born Chicago, Feb. 1, 1866; son Edward B. and Frances (Copsey) Holmes; ed. pub. sclis. of Chicago and Mich. Mil. Acad., Or- chard Lake, Mich .; married Lillie Pond, of Chi- cago, Mar. 9, 1887; 1 daughter: Mildred. In 1885, entered employ of Holmes, Pyott & Co., iron works, established by his father in 1863, and served in several departments of the busi- ness in various capacities until 1896, when he succeeded his father in the active manage- ment, in which has since continued. Mem. Roy- al League, Royal Arcanum, Garfield Park Lodge A.F.&A.M. Clubs: Chicago Athletic, Builders'. Mem. Builders and Traders' Exchange. Recrea- tions: outdoor sports. Residence: 700 Irving Park Boul. Office: 159 N. Jefferson St.

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The book of Chicagoans, a biographical dictionary of leading living men of the city of Chicago, 1911, Part 101

Author: Leonard, John William, 1849- ed; Marquis, Albert Nelson, ed Publication date: 1911 Publisher: Chicago, A. N. Marquis & company Number of Pages: 774

Author: Leonard, John William, 1849- ed; Marquis, Albert Nelson, ed
Publication date: 1911
Publisher: Chicago, A. N. Marquis & company
Number of Pages: 774