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tric Co. was formed he was also pres. of that co., the 2 cos. controlling the electric lighting business of Chicago; when the Chicago Edison Co. and the Commonwealth Electric Co. were consolidated he continued as pres. of the con- solidated co. known as the Commonwealth Edi- son Co. Also pres. North Shore Electric Co., United Gas & Electric Co., Louisville & South- ern Ind. Traction Co., Economy Light & Power Co .; dir. Union Gas & Electric Co. Mem. Am. Inst. Elec. Engrs., British Inst. Elec. Engrs. Congregationalist. Republican. Clubs: White- hall, Devonshire (London, England); Metro- politan, Union League, Lawyers', Engrs.' (New York); Chicago, Chicago Athletic. Residence: 1100 Lake Shore Drive. Office: 120 W. Adams St.
IRONS, Ernest Edward, physician; born Coun- cil Bluffs, Ia., Feb. 17, 1877; son Edward and Mary J. Irons; B.S., Univ. of Chicago, 1900, fellow, 1900-1; M.D., Rush Med. Coll., 1903; married Gertrude Thompson, of Peterborough, Ont., 1908. Engaged in gen. practice of medi- cine at Chicago since 1903; asst. in pathology and bacteriology, Univ. of Chicago, 1902-4; instr. medicine, Rush Med. Coll .; asst. attend- ing physician, Presbyn. Hosp. Mem. Am. Assn. Pathologists and Bacteriologists, Am. Soc. Bac- teriology, Am. Pub. Health Assn., A.M.A., Ill. State Med. Soc., Chicago Med. Soc., Chicago Pathol. Soc. Club: University. Residence: 302 Ashland Boul. Office: 17, 122 S. Michigan Av.
IRVING, Samuel Crozier, lawyer; born Ol- ney, Ill .; July 19, 1861; son of Charles Hood and Mary (Pugh) Irving; A.B., Parsons Coll., Fairfield, Ia., 1890, A.M., 1898; LL.B., State Univ. of Ia., 1896; taught Greek, Hastings Coll., 1891-3; taught English, State Univ. of Ia., 1895- 6; unmarried. In practice at Chicago since 1897; formerly mem. firm of Bartlett & Irving; mem. firm of Simmons, Mitchell & Irving since 1907. Mem. all state and federal courts, including Supreme Court of U.S. Translator (from the Greek): Odes of Anacreon, 1902. Mem. Chicago Bar Assn. Club: University (Evanston). Dem- ocrat. Presbyterian. Recreations: travel and life outdoors. Residence: University Club, Ev- anston, Ill. Office: 809 Stock Exchange Bldg.
IRWIN, Bernard John Dowling, brigadier- gen. U.S.A .; born Ireland, June 24, 1830; son James and Sabina Maria (Dowling) Irwin; ed. by pvt. tutors, classical and modern langs., Univ. of New York, 1848-9, Castleton (Vt.) Med. Coll., 1850; M.D., New York Med. Coll., 1852; married Antoinette Elizabeth Stahl, of Quincy, Ill., June 20, 1864. For mil. record see Who's Who in America. Residence: 32 E. Di- vision St., Chicago; (summer) Cobourg, Ont., Canada.
*IRWIN, Charles David, grain; see Vol. 1905.
IRWIN, James Clark, pres. Irwin Bros. Co., wholesale and retail meats; born Co. of Sligo, Ireland, Oct. 10, 1855; son John and Olivie (Clarke) Irwin; ed. in village schools; came to U.S., 1880, and to Chicago same year; mar- ried Mar. 3, 1883, Fanny Walsh; children: Olivie S., Isabele and John, Jr. On coming to Chicago, and after clerking for others about 9 years opened a meat market at 5825 State St., with the money he had saved, and later established a larger business at 334-336 S. Clark St., moving in 1908 to 449 State St., the busi- ness being conducted by Irwin Bros. Co. He was pres. of the co. until it was dissolved and the present firm of Irwin Bros. (of which he is a mem.) was organized in Jan. 1910. Republic- an, and active in politics; served as a central committeeman from the 34th Ward; elected mem. of the Board of Co. Commrs., 1896, and in 1898 elected pres. of the same board. Mason; K.T. Club: Illinois Athletic. Recreations: hunt- ing, fishing. Residence: 5758 Indiana Av. Of- fice: 807 S. State St.
IRWIN, William T., coal and grain; born Circleville, O., May 15, 1857; son John E. and
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Catherine (Tobias) Irwin; ed. Everett High School, Circleville, O .; married Dec. 14, 1884, Carrie B., daughter Dr. Samuel Wagenseller, of Pekin, Ill .; 1 son: Walter B. Learned printing trade, 1868-73, Cincinnati, O .; published Circle- ville (O.) Advertiser (weekly), 1873-6; came to Chicago, July 1879; was employed 8 years by Cameron, Amberg & Co .; advertising mgr. for James H. Walker & Co., dry goods, 1887-90; organized Phillip Grain & Coal Co., May 1890, of which is pres. Democrat. Mason, Royal Ar- canum, Royal League, North Am. Union. Clubs: Birchwood Country (treas.), Edgewater Golf. Recreations: golf, billiards and bowling. Resi- dence: 1547 Farwell Av., Rogers Park. Office: 7003 N. Clark St.
ISAACS, John Dove, engr .; born Richmond, Va., Oct. 6, 1848; son William Bryan and Julia Lee (Dove) Isaacs; student Univ. of Va., 1867- 70; married Emily Louise Collins, of Oakland, Cal., Dec. 13, 1881. Draftsman S.P.R.R., 1875- 85; asst. supt. bridges and bldgs., 1885-90, act- ing supt., 1890-1, 2d asst. engr. maintenance of way, 1891-1900, asst. engr., 1900-5, S.P.R.R.Co., Pacific System and lines in Ore., also engr. bridges, Pacific and Atlantic systems of S.P. Co .; consulting engr. U.P. and S.P. systems, since Dec. 1, 1905. Mem. Am. Soc. C.E., Am. Ry. Engring. and Maintenance of Way Assn., Engrs. Club (Chicago), Ry. Signal Assn. Clubs: Athenian, Claremont Country (Oakland. Cal.), Chicago Golf. Mason. Address: 112 W. Ad- ams St.
ISHAM, George Snow, physician; born Chica- go, Oct. 8, 1859; son Ralph N. and Katherine (Snow) Isham; ed. pub. and private schools, Chicago; A.B., Yale, 1881; M.D., Northwestern Univ., 1884, A.M., 1887; married Katharine Por- ter, of Chicago, Apr. 19, 1892; children: Henry Ralph and Helen. Mem. Chicago Med. Soc., A. M.A., A.A.A.S., Am. Astron. and Astrophys. Soc. Trustee North Star Dispensary, Chicago Nursery and Half Orphan Asylum, Children's Memorial Hosp. Clubs: University, Chicago, Saddle and Cycle, Onwentsia (Chicago), Uni- versity (New York). Office and Residence: 1340 N. State St.
ISHAM, Ralph, real estate; born Chicago, Feb. 13, 1865; son Ralph N. and Katherine (Snow) Isham; ed. Chicago pub. schools, Uni- versity School, Chicago, and Harvard Univ., class of 1889; married Rochester, N.Y., June 24, 1902, Mary Louise Otis; 1 son: Albert Keep. Clerk with C.&E.I.R.R.Co., 1889-90; with Ill. Steel Co., 1890-9; sec. and treas. Chicago Union Transfer Ry. and Chicago Transfer & Clearing Co., 1899-1906; in real estate and private busi- ness since 1906. Republican. Presbyterian. Mem. Sons of the Revolution, Chicago Assn. of Commerce. Clubs: Chicago, University, Chica- go Athletic, Onwentsia, Saddle and Cycle, South Shore Country, Harvard. Residence: 1311 Rit- chie Ct.
ISMOND, Robert Edwin, real estate broker; born near Niagara Falls, N.Y., Aug. 12, 1849; son William Henry Harrison and Elizabeth (Masales) Ismond; ed. in common schools at various places, ending in Port Huron, Mich .; married Feb. 14, 1906, Mary Halbert Voiers, of Ky. Engaged as real estate broker since May 1887 and now head of the firm of R. E. Ismond & Co. Mem. Chicago Real Estate Board (pres. 1904). Independent Republican. Club: Chicago Athletic. Recreations: agriculture and fish culture. Office: 140 S. Dearborn St.
ISOM, William H., vice-pres. North American Transportation & Trading Co .; born Cham- paign, Ill., Nov. 27, 1859; son William G. and Elna (Lysaght) Isom; married Nettie Whitten Lena Chittenden (deceased); married 2d, Chi- cago, July 12, 1902, Hallie Chittenden; children: Edward W., Frances, Marion, Nettie, Evelyn, Elbert. Oil refiner, Toledo, O., 1880-7; mgr. To-
ledo division Standard Oil Co., 1887-91; vice- pres. and gen. mgr. Standard Oil Co. of Minn., 1891-4; gen. mgr., 1896-1900, Ind. Pipe Line & Refining Co., Northern Ind. Oil Co., Cudahy Oil Co., Ohio & Ind. Oil Co .; since 1900, vice-pres. and gen. mgr. North Am. Transportation & Trading Co. Also pres. Nowata Pipe Line Co .; vice-pres. Cudahy Refining Co., Metallic Board Co .; gen. mgr. LaSalle Oil Co .; sec. Cudahy Oil Co. Republican. Recreation: farming. Resi- dence: Kenilworth, Ill. Office: The Rookery.
IVERSON, Chester L., builder and appraiser; born Chicago, July 2, 1865; son of Edward and Julia S. (Dean) Iverson; grad. Douglas School, and South Division High School, Chicago, 1883; married Eva G. Coffin, of Fullersburgh, Ill., Nov. 18, 1887. Became mem. firm of E. Iverson & Sons, builders and contractors, established by his father in 1858, and has since continued in that business, having charge of the spe- cialty of appraising bldgs. for insurance, rail- road and other corpns .; also dir. LaGrange (Ill.) State Bank. Republican. Congregation- alist. Mem. Royal League, North Am. Union. Clubs: Suburban of LaGrange (pres. 1910-11), LaGrange Country, Edgewood Golf. Recrea- tion: traveling. Residence: 135 8th Av., La Grange, Ill. Office: 115 S. LaSalle St.
IVERSON, Edward, retired builder; born Rochester, N.Y., Aug. 12, 1835; son Halver and Hannah Elizabeth (Jackson) Iverson; ed. gram- mar and high schools, Rochester; married Julia S. Dean, of Utica, N.Y., Oct. 7, 1857 (died Aug. 6, 1901) ; 6 children (5 living) ; married 2d, An- nie L. Johnson, of Malden, Mass., Jan. 4, 1904. Building contractor since 1857; established firm of E. Iverson & Sons, of which was head until retired in 1905. Vestryman Christ Reformed Episcopal Church. Recreation: books. Resi- dence: 4630 Drexel Boul. Office: 115 S. LaSalle Street.
IVERSON, Edward Alvin, general contractor; born Chicago, Oct. 20, 1871; son Edward and Julia S. (Dean) Iverson; B.S .. in pharmacy, Univ. of Wis .. 1896; married Theresa Norma Hoeveler, of Madison, Wis., Jan. 2, 1897. Mem. of E. Iverson & Sons, builders and contractors, since 1904. Republican. Presbyterian. Mason, North Am. Union, Nat. Union, Royal Arcanum. Club: University of Wisconsin. Leader Cres- cent Orchestra, Beethoven Circle. Residence: 6134 Kimbark Av. Office: 115 S. LaSalle St.
IVERSON, Ralph Webster, contractor; born Chicago, May 1, 1862; son Edward and Julia S. (Dean) Iverson; ed. pub. schools, supplemented by business training in Metropolitan Business Coll., Chicago; married Lina R. A. Huyser, of Detroit, Mich., Mar. 11, 1885; children: Ethel M., Edward W., Roy, Nettie E. and Chester S. Began business career working for his father at bldg. trade, then as bookkeeper for South Branch Lumber Co., until 1885, when became mem. of the Hawkeye Lumber Co., retail lum- ber yards in Ia., with headquarters at Perry, Ia., until 1886; mem. firm of E. Iverson & Son, now E. Iverson & Sons, since 1886, builders and contractors, established by his father in 1857: also dir. LaGrange State Bank, LaGrange, Ill. Republican. Presbyterian; treas. Sixth Pres- byterian Church. Mem. Royal Arcanum. Rec- reations: motoring, motor boating. Residence: 569 Bryant Av. Office: 115 S. LaSalle St.
IVES, Marvin Allen, soaps; born Detroit, Mich., Nov. 2, 1859; son Caleb and Mary La- vinia (Allen) Ives; ed. high school, Monroe, Mich., and Denison Univ., Granville, O .: mar- ried Minneapolis, Oct. 7, 1896, Virginia Howard Reno; children: John Reno, Mary Virginia. Has been with the Globe Soap Co. of Cincinnati, O., since Mar. 1878; now vico-pres., dir. and Chica- go mgr. Republican. Baptist. Club: Union League. Residence: Highland Park, Ill. Office: 68 ES. South Water St.
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JACKMAN, Howard Hill, civil engr .; de- ceased; see Vol. 1905.
JACKSON, Arthur Charles, lecturer; born Waitsfield, Vt., June 29, 1858; son Alvin N. and Elizabeth (Scagel) Jackson; ed. Univ. of Ill .; studied law under Gen. B. F. Butler and taught in pub. schs. of Boston for some yrs .; married Isabella C. Stetson, of Boston, Mar. 14, 1882. Traveler and lecturer since 1880; has crossed Atlantic 18 times; represented Fla. at various European expns. and at World's Fair, Chicago, 1893 (pres. state commn.); represented Alaska at 5 internat. expns .; U.S. hon. commr. Antwerp Internat. Expn., 1894; del. London Geog. Con- gress, Paris Internat. Ry. Congress, Congress of Commerce and Industry, Internat. Geog. Congress; pres. Me. commn. Lewis and Clarke and Jamestown expns. Fellow Royal Geog. Soc., Soc. of Arts, Imperial Inst. of London; pres. Alaska Geog. Soc., 1898, Internat. Long- fellow Soc., 1906, Nat. Good Roads Congress, 1908; pres. Nat. Good Roads Assn. since 1908. Address: 32 N. Clark St.
JACKSON, Arthur Stanley, grain and stocks; born Middletown, N.Y., Aug. 19, 1870; son Will- iam S. and Ella (Helmer) Jackson; grad. Chi- cago pub. schools in 1890; married Chicago, Nov. 19, 1895, Louise Burkhardt; 1 son: Arthur S., Jr. Was engaged with out-of-town lumber firms, 1890-6, and in latter year assisted in or- ganizing the Badger & Jackson Co., dealers in Wis. lumber, with yards at Green Bay and Rhinelander, of which was sec. and treas. until 1905; engaged in commn. business, Board of Trade, since 1905, firm of Jackson Bros. & Co. Republican. Clubs: Chicago Athletic, South Shore Country, Kenwood. Residence: 823 Drex- el Sq. Office: Postal Telegraph Bldg.
JACKSON, David Henry, lawyer; born Chi- cago, Jan. 14, 1874; son Jonathan and Mary (Forsyth) Jackson; ed. Lake Forest Acad., 1890-2; Lake Forest Coll., 1892-5; Cornell Univ., 1895-6; A.B., Lake Forest Coll., 1897; taught in Shurtleff Coll., 1898-9; LL.B., Northwestern Univ. Law School, 1901. Since 1901 engaged in general practice of law in Chicago as mem. firm of Chipman & Jackson. Pres. First Nat. Bank, Lake Forest. Mem. Lake Forest City Council until 1906, then elected mayor, serving till May 1, 1909, when he became city atty .; justice of the peace of Lake Co., 1903-6; mem. Lake Co. Board of Review, 1904; mem. Repub- lican Central Com. of Lake Co. until 1906, then elected chmn., serving as such until Aug. 1908. Mem. Beta Theta Pi, Phi Delta Phi. Mem. Knights of Pythias, Chancellor Commander, 1908-9, and deputy for Lake Co. Mason. Pres. North Shore Sanitary Assn. Clubs: Hamilton, Lake Forest Winter, Lake Forest-Chicago, Young Men's Club of Lake Forest (pres.). Res- idence: Lake Forest, Ill. Office: Tribune Bldg.
JACKSON, Dwight, stationer and printer; born Rochester, Wis., Apr. 11, 1858; son Abram and Jane (Wright) Jackson; ed. pub. schools; married Chicago, Mar. 29, 1882, Nellie Hub- bard; children: Marshall H., Helen L., Warren. Began at age of 15 as office boy in the station- ery store of the Skeen & Stuart Stationery Co., which later became the Thayer & Jackson Sta- tionery Co .; in 1904 that co. and George E. Mar- shall & Co., in the same line, were united and incorporated as the Marshall-Jackson Co., of which was a stockholder; now mem. firm of Dwight & M. H. Jackson, stationers and print- ers. Republican. Universalist. Was 6 years a mem. of the Board of Edn. of Oak Park. Ma- son; Nat. Union, Modern Woodmen. Club: Ham- ilton (dir.). Recreations: reading and the soci- ety of his family. Residence: 345 Home Av., Oak Park, Ill. Office: 125 S. Clark St.
JACKSON, Elmer Ellsworth, lawyer; born near Springfield, Sangamon Co., Ill., May 31, 1867; son of Dutton Hall and Martha (Faw-
cett) Jackson; ed. DePauw Univ., Greencastle, Ind., class of 1891; read law at Springfield, Ill .; married Mary Dorothea Rowe, of Ft. Wayne, Ind., Apr. 4, 1900; 1 child: Elizabeth. Admitted to 111. bar, 1893, and since engaged in practice at Chicago; was mem. of the firm of Dent & Jackson since 1906; dir. and mem. exec. com. of the Central Union Telephone Co. Republic- an. Mem. Phi Delta Theta. Club: Waukegan Country. Recreations: golf, hunting. Residence: Winnetka, Ill. Office: 35 N. Dearborn St.
JACKSON, George Washington, civil engr .; born Chicago, July 21, 1861; ed. pub. schools of Chicago and at Oxford, Eng .; married Chicago, 1883, Rose Tracy Casey; children: Thomas, Rose. Engaged in engring. and contracting since 1883; was contractor for the Strickler Tunnel through Pike's Peak; for 14-foot subway at Reading, Pa .; pneumatic tube system for the Associated Press; Wentworth Av. drainage sys- tem, Chicago, and about 90 per cent of the en- tire underground system for the Chicago Tele- phone Co., Postal-Telegraph-Cable Co. and Western Union Telegraph Co .; also systems at Columbus, O., Indianapolis, Ind., Muscatine, Ia., Philadelphia, etc. Engr. and contractor for the entire system of tunnels in Chicago for the Ill. Telephone Construction Co. Consulting engr. for the local transportation com. of Chicago in its study of the traction problem, and hydrau- lic engr. for the high pressure water commn. of the City of Chicago. Pres. George W. Jack- son, Inc., Jackson & Corbett Co., contractors; Jackson & Corbett Bridge & Steel Works, In- terlocking Steel Sheeting Co., Security Trust & Deposit Co. Clubs: Ill. Athletic, Chicago Rid- ing and Driving, Chicago Technical, South Shore Country, Chicago Automobile. Member Western Soc. of Engrs. Mason (32°, K.T.), Elk. Residence: 5316 W. Washington Boul. Office: 754-756 W. Jackson Boul.
JACKSON, Henry Godden, clergyman; born Manchester, Dearborn Co., Ind., Jan. 1, 1838; son John and Mabel Gregory (Garrigus) Jack- son; A.B., Ind. Asbury (now DePauw) Univ., 1862, A.M., 1865 (D.D., 1876); married Ash Grove, Ill., Sept. 22, 1862, Alice Clarke; chil- dren: Charles Henry, John Luther, Alice Mabel, Mary Sophia, Arthur Dudley, Harrison Clarke, Emmett Monroe, Raymond Danforth. Ordained in ministry of M.E. Church, 1862; principal of Stockwell Collegiate Inst., 1862-5; pastor Ames Church, New Orleans, La., 1865-6; missionary in Buenos Ayres, South America, 1868-78; pas- tor Grand Av. Church, Kansas City, Mo., 1878- 83; pres. Lewis Coll., Glasgow, Mo., 1883-5; pas- tor Centenary Church, Chicago, 1885-90; presid- ing elder, Chicago, 1890-1901; pastor in Chicago since 1902, now Chicago Lawn Church. Mem. General Missionary Com. of M.E. Church dur- ing 3 quadrenniums; mem. of Joint Federation Commn. and of Joint Hymnal Commn. of M.E. Church and M.E. Church, South. Author (while at Buenos Ayres) of "Hymnos Evangélicos," a collection of hymns in Spanish for the use of Evangelical congregations in South America. Residence: 3552 W. 62d Pl.
JACKSON, James Swaine, real estate broker; born Chicago, July 16, 1868; son John W. and Eleanor S. (Lavis) Jackson; ed. Chicago pub. schools; married Chicago, Nov. 16, 1903, Min- nie Mershon; children: Bernice Mershon, Elea- nor Sarah. Since 1884 has been in the real es- tate business on the West Side in the old 11th Ward, in which he was born and reared, the firm being Jackson Bros., which style is still continued, although he is now sole proprietor of the business. Republican. Royal Arch Ma- son. Recreations: motoring, driving. Residence: Oak Park, Ill. Office: Tacoma Bldg.
JACKSON, Jefferson, editor and publisher; born Rochester, Wis., Jan. 2, 1857; son William and Mary Jane (Magill) Jackson; ed. pub. grammar and high schs., Burlington, Wis .; married Laura Alice Morse, of Chicago, 1887.
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With publishing house of H. A. Starr, Milwau- mained till bank closed; now treas. and mgr. kee, Wis., 1872-7; came to Chicago, 1877, and Chicago Scale Co .; also treas. Northwestern Gas Co .; dir. Oakwoods Cemetery Co. until 1907. Republican. Recreations: hunting, fishing. Res- idence: River Forest, Ill. Office: 1021 W. Jack- son Boul. was connected with "Brick" Pomeroy's Demo- crat (weekly) until 1879; established, 1879, and since editor and publisher National Harness Review. Mem. Chicago Assn. of Commerce and Trade Press Assn. Republican. Clubs: Ill. Ath- letic, Press, South Shore Country. Residence: 4622 Sheridan Rd. Office: Pontiac Bldg.
JACKSON, John Lovington, clergyman; see Vol. 1905.
JACKSON, John Luther, patent lawyer; born Stockwell, Ind., Oct. 30, 1866; son Rev. Henry Godden (D.D.) and Alice (Clarke) Jackson; Ph.B., DePauw Univ., 1889, A.M., 1892; LL.B., Chicago Coll. of Law, 1893; married Chicago, June 24, 1891, Laura Elizabeth Bond; children: Laura Avis, John Spencer, Amy Clarke, Mabel Bond, Alice Edith. Admitted to bar, 1892; be- came a mem. of the firm of Bond, Adams, Pick- ard & Jackson, 1892. Republican. Ex-pres. River Forest Board of Edn. Methodist. Mem. Chica- go Bar Assn., Law Club, Patent Law Assn. of Chicago, Delta Kappa Epsilon. Clubs: Union League, Chicago Athletic, River Forest Ten- nis, Ind. Soc., Oak Park, Westward Ho Golf. Recreations: golf, automobiling. Residence: 337 Keystone Av., River Forest, Ill. Office: Monad- nock Blk.
JACKSON, Jonathan Worth, life underwrit- er; born Pottsboro, Chatham Co., N.C., Mar. 3, 1859; son Joseph John and Lucy Jane (Worth) Jackson; ed. Pittsboro Acad. to 1876; at New Garden Boarding School, 1876-8; Univ. of N.C., 1878-82, A.B., and with special degree in mathe- matics; married Murfreesboro, Tenn., Apr. 20, 1892, Selene Childress. Asst. in Raleigh, N.C., Male Acad., 1882-5; gen. agt. New York Life Insurance Co., Nashville, Tenn., 1885-95; gen- eral manager for Ill. and Northern Ind. of Home Life Ins. Co. of New York, 1895-1910; mgr. life dept. for Northern Ill. of Pacific Mu- tual Life Ins. Co. of Los Angeles since May 1, 1910. Democrat in national, liberal in local, af- fairs. Member Protestant Episcopal Church. Clubs: University, Onwentsia, Chicago Liter- ary. Recreations: golf, fishing. Residence: Lake Forest, Ill. Office: 940 Commercial Nat. Bank Building.
*JACKSON, Richard Arbuthnot, lawyer; see Vol. 1905.
JACKSON, Samuel Ward, lawyer; born Ber- lin, Ont., Can., June 21, 1858; son Henry F. J. and Isabella Allen (Murphy) Jackson; ed. Ber- lin, Ont., pub. and high schools, and grad. as B.C.L. McGill Univ., Montreal, P.Q., 1881. Be- gan practice of law at Montreal, 1881; went to Winnipeg, Man., 1882, and was in the law of- fices of the Canadian Pacific R.R .; came to Chi- cago, Sept. 1882, and admitted to bar, 1883; was in the offices of Frederic Ullman and of Hor- ton & Hoyne until 1888; since then in practice alone, making a specialty of mining and corpn. law. First vice-pres. British Empire Assn .; first vice-pres. Chicago Law Inst .; mem. Chi- cago and Ill. State Bar assns., Citizens' Assn. Republican. Mem. Oriental Lodge No. 33 A.F.& A.M., Lafayette Chapter No. 2 R.A.M., Apollo Commandery No. 1 K.T., Medinah Temple Mys- tic Shrine. Clubs: Ill. Athletic, Hamilton, Wan- derers' Cricket. Recreations: cricket, curling in the winter. Residence: 5427-5429 Washington Av. Office: 179 W. Washington St.
JACKSON, Thomas Morierty; born Boston, Mass., Feb. 15, 1861; son Joseph and Catherine (Henley) Jackson; ed. pub. schs. of Boston; married Helen Nutting, of Chicago, Sept. 28, 1884; children: Marion (Mrs. J. W. Persons, East Aurora, N.Y.), Helen (Mrs. P. H. Sullivan, Chicago), Elsie. Began as draftsman in employ of J. M. Van Osdell, architect; subsequently employed by J. M. Adsit, banker, whose busi- ness was the nucleus of the Chicago Nat. Bank; upon organization of latter became clearing- house clerk, and advanced to cashier, and re-
JACKSON, William B .; born Kennett Square, Pa., June 23, 1870; son Prof. Josiah and Mary Detweiler (Price) Jackson; B.S., in mechanical engring., Pa. State Coll., 1890, M.E., 1895; mar- ried Isabel Morrison West, of Pittsfield, Mass., Sept. 3, 1903; 1 daughter: Isabel West. In bank- ing business, Colorado Springs, Colo., 1890-3; in charge Pa. mining exhibit, Chicago Exposi- tion, 1893; with United Electric Light & Power Co., New York, short time; asst. to chief engr. Stanley Electric Mfg. Co., Pittsfield, Mass., 1894-5, and engr. for the Northwest, at Chicago, for same, 1895-6; manager the Lowell Water & Light Co., and Peninsular Light, Power & Heat Co., Grand Rapids, Mich., 1897; chief engr. and gen. supt. N.Y.&S.I. Electric Co., 1897-9, Colo. Electric Power Co., Cripple Creek, Colo., 1899- 1901; special engr. Stanley Electric Mfg. Co., including services in Austria, Hungary and Switzerland, 1901-2; mem. the engring. firm of D. C. & Wm. B. Jackson, since 1902; dir. Cutter Hammer Clutch Co., of Milwaukee. Republican. Congregationalist. Mem. Am. Inst. Elec. Engrs., Am. Soc. Civ. Engrs., Am. Soc. Mech. Engrs., Western Soc. Engrs., Am. Gas Inst., Nat. Elec- tric Light Assn., Am. St. and Interurban Ry. Assn. Clubs: Union League, Engrs.', City (Chi- cago), University (Milwaukee), Exchange (Bos- ton). Recreation: golf. Residence: 5526 Ever- ett Av. Office: 508 Commercial Nat. Bank Bldg.
JACKSON, William C., banker and broker; born Chicago, May 6, 1875; son William S. and Ella (Helmer) Jackson; ed. pub. schools of Chi- cago; married Martha Olive Weeks, of Chicago, Dec. 27, 1899; 1 daughter: Eleanor. Began in banking and brokerage business in Chicago, 1905; mem. firm of Noyes & Jackson. Repub- lican. Mem. Chicago Assn. of Commerce. Clubs: Chicago Athletic, Exmoor Country. Residence: 216 Ashland Boul. Office: 126 W. Adams St.
JACKSON, William J., ry. official; born To- ronto, Ont., 1859; son John and Jane Jackson; ed. pub. schools of Toronto; married Toronto, 1884, Eliza J. Preston; children: Annie, Edna, Emma, Robert. In Nov. 1877, began in the G.T. Ry. shops at Toronto as a machinist's helper; in May, 1878, became freight clerk same road, at Toronto, and in Jan. 1882, chief claim clerk at Chicago for C.&G.T.Ry .; general freight foreman, 1885-90, and asst. agt., 1890-1, same road, at Chicago; since Aug. 1891, in service of C.&E.I.R.R., being asst. local freight agt. to Jan. 1893, and local agt. to July 5, 1899, at Chi- cago; then asst. gen. supt. until Feb. 1. 1903; gen. supt. to Nov. 15, 1906; gen. mgr. to Dec. 3, 1909; since then vice-pres. and gen. mgr. of the C.&E.I.R.R., also of the E.&T.H.R.R. Mason. Residence: 7140 Yale Av. Office: 714 McCor- mick Bldg.
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