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JACKSON, William Stanley, senior member Jackson Bros. & Co., commn. merchants. Ex- pres. Chicago Board of Trade. Summer Resi- dence: Lake Geneva, Wis. Residence: 539 Al- dine Sq. Office: 140 W. VanBuren St.
JACKSON, Zenas Zella, merchant; born at Quincy, Ill., May 30, 1871; son Henry D. and Eleanor (Huddleston) Jackson; ed. country schools around Blandinsville, Ill., winters until 15 years of age; married Mary Edna Helton. Came to Chicago, June 1892; traveled for short time for wholesale clothing firm; since then in retail men's furnishing business, 1 year with Riley Darnell, 2 years with Hubert Fowler, then 1 year again with Riley Darnell; since then with Capper & Capper (incorporated 1893). mfrs. and retailers of men's wear, of which he is now vice-pres .; also vice-pres. Charles W. Capper Co., Milwaukee, Wis. Mem. Chicago Credit Men's Assn. Republican. Mem. Christian
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(Disciples) Church. Mason. Clubs: Chicago
Athletic, Westward Ho. Recreations: golf,
horseback riding. Residence: Oak Park, Ill. Of- fice: 18-20 E. Jackson Boul.
JACOBS, Charles Mayor, physician; born St. Louis, Mo., May 23, 1872; son Adolph and Fan- ny (Goldsoll) Jacobs; ed. Allen Acad., Chicago, and Northwestern Univ .; M.D., Northwestern Univ. Med. School, 1894; married Helene B. Thalhimer, of Richmond, Va., Oct. 27, 1902. Specialist in orthopedic surgery; demonstrator operative surgery, 1895-8, clinical instr. ortho- pedic surgery, 1900-9, Northwestern Univ. Med. Sch .; attending orthopedic surgeon South Side Free Dispensary, Michael Reese and Wesley hosps .; consulting orthopedic surgeon Home for Jewish Friendless; asst. orthopedic surgeon Home for Destitute Crippled Children. Mem. Chicago Orthopedic Soc., Chicago Med. Soc., Phi Rho Sigma. Residence: 4637 Michigan Av. Office: Columbus Memorial Bldg.
JACOBS, Charles Robinson, printer; born at Youngstown, O., Nov. 6, 1866; son Sheldon and Lucy (Truesdale) Jacobs; ed. pub. schools; married Chicago, Mar. 15, 1905, Annie Wood- ruff Orton. Was in stationery business at El- dorado, Kan., 1884-90; came to Chicago and was in employ of S. A. Maxwell & Co., and of Keen & De Lang, respectively; then engaged in sta- tionery and printing business as Jacobs & Coles Co. until 1900; since then mem. firm of Jacobs & Holmes, printers and engravers. Republican. Mem. Royal League. Clubs: Chicago Athletic, Westward Ho Golf. Residence: 1345 E. 49th St. Office: 725 S. LaSalle St.
JACOBS, Edward Lewis, broker; born Ham- ilton, O., Sept. 28, 1876; son William H. and Florence (Schliep) Jacobs; student Miami Univ., Oxford, O., 1894-5; married Elizabeth Lamport Schell, of Hamilton, O., June 16, 1902. City mgr. of United Typewriter Co., St. Louis, 1896-8; mgr. of Fay, Sholes & Co., typewriters, Cincinnati, 1898-9; came to Chicago in 1899; with brokerage firm of Edward L. Brewster & Co., 1899-1901, with Edwin L. Lobdell & Co., 1901-6, with S. B. Chapin & Co., 1906-10; mgr. stock dept. of Clement, Curtis & Co., since 1910. Independent in politics. Clubs: Union League, Exmoor Country. Recreation: golf. Residence: Highland Park, Ill. (summer); Plaza Hotel, Chicago (winter). Office: The Rookery.
JACOBS, Laurence Black, asst. U.S. atty .; born Rock Island, Ill., Nov. 2, 1879; son Web- ster Worchester and Sarah Agnes (Black) Ja- cobs; ed. high school, Oakland, Ill., and Wa- bash Coll., Crawfordsville, Ind .; LL.B., Chica- go-Kent Coll. of Law, 1907; unmarried. Came to Chicago, 1902; was asst. mgr. of a sheet metal and roofing co., 1902 to 1903; on repor- torial staff of the Inter Ocean, and later the Tribune, 1903 to 1904; in offices of co. treas., circuit and superior court clerks, corpn. coun- sel and city prosecutor, 1904 to 1908; asst. U.S. atty. since 1908. Precinct committeeman, 27th precinct, 3d Ward; sec. 3d Ward Republican Club. Presbyterian. Mem. Ill. State Bar Assn., Chicago Bar Assn., Kappa Sigma and Phi Al- pha Delta fraternities. Recreation: hunting. Residence: 3737 Ellis Av. Office: 826 Federal Building.
JACOBS, William Vaughan, ry. promoter; born West Chester, Chester Co., Pa., June 19, 1853; son Thomas B. and Mary (Elliott) Ja- cobs; ed. pub. schools and attended the West Chester Military Acad .; married Winona, Minn., Nov. 19, 1890, Mary Whipple; children: Elliott, Whipple, Katharine. At age of 18 became teller in bank of Kirk MacVeagh & Co., of West Ches- ter; came to Chicago, 1873, and was for short time clearing-house clerk for Preston, Kean & Co .; sec. Cornell Watch Co., Grand Crossing, until Aug. 13, 1876. In 1892 became pres. Calu- met Electric St. Ry. Co., built 50 miles of the rd .; also organized Englewood & Chicago Elec- tric R.R. (now the Chicago Electric Traction
Co.); now engaged in promoting the Grand Rapids, Battle Creek & Kalamazoo Ry. Co .; vice-chmn. Post Land Co., Kalamazoo. Elected mem. village council, 1903; re-elected, 1904 and 1905. Became connected with 1st Regt., I.N.G., in 1878, and in 1884 was It .- col. commanding the regt. Episcopalian. Clubs: Skokie Country (Chicago), Kalamazoo Country (Kalamazoo), Battle Creek Country (Battle Creek, Mich.). Recreation: golf. Residence: Glencoe, Ill. Of- fice: 30 N. LaSalle St.
JAHN, Adolph, pres. and treas. Jahn & Ollier Engraving Co .; born Elmhurst, Ill., Apr. 18, 1872; son Henry and Alvina (Lüning) Jahn; ed. pub. schools of Chicago, and Univ. of Chicago (3 years); married Bessie Fralick, of Canada, Oct. 24, 1903; 2 children: Oliver, Charlotte. Be- gan with the Franklin Engraving Co., in 1887- 97, being supt. of their plant, 1893-7; after 3 years' study of sciences at the Univ. of Chica- go, organized the Jahn & Ollier Engraving Co., in 1903, of which he has since been pres. and treas .; also sec. Fralick Hosp. and Sanitaria Co. Mason. Mem. Sigma Chi. Clubs: Chicago Advertising Assn., Nat. Sales Mgrs.' Assn., Rey- nolds, Rotary, Northwestern University (Ev- anston). Recreations: outdoor sports. Resi- dence: 2344 Orrington Av., Evanston, Ill. Of- fice: 552-554 W. Adams St.
JAMES, Edward Arthur, sec. and treas. Ar- mour Grain Co .; born Chicago, Nov. 30, 1862; son William and Aurelia (Booth) James; ed. Chicago pub. schs .; married Ada Harris, of Chi- cago, Dec. 4, 1883; children: Sydney Vincent, Garrett Bell. On leaving school at about 18 years of age entered employ of Armour & Co .; in 1900 became sec. and treas., and in 1907 sec. and vice-pres. Armour Grain Co. Mem. Nat. Union. Residence: 3259 Groveland Av. Office: Home Ins. Bldg.
JAMES, Frederic Sinclair, fire underwriter; born Cook Co., Ill., Feb. 20, 1849; son William and Catherine Cowan James; ed. Chicago pub. schools; married Oct. 6, 1868, Loretta B. Whit- ney; children: Flora B., Bertha W., Whitney P., Louis H., Robert E. Began in office of Alfred James & Co., ins., and upon coming of age was admitted to firm as partner; following Chicago fire opened a local agency in 1872, which has long been one of the foremost in the insurance field, now incorporated as Fred S. James & Co., of which is pres., the co. representing a num- ber of leading cos. Was for some time dept. mgr. of the Fire Ins. Assn. of London, and later of the Washington Fire & Marine of Boston, which reinsured in 1888 in the Nat. of Hart- ford, of which he became general agt., in charge of the western dept. Was chmn. of the Insurance Auxiliary Com. World's Columbian Exposition, 1892-3. Clubs: Chicago, Mid-Day, Glen View, Chicago Golf, Onwentsia, Grand Is- land Lodge, Mud Lake (Ark.). Residence: 1621 Judson Av., Evanston, Ill. Office: 39 S. LaSalle Street.
JAMES, James Alton, univ. prof .; born Hazel Green, Wis., Sept. 17, 1864; son John R. and Mary James; grad. State Normal Sch., Platte- ville, Wis., 1884; B.L., Univ. of Wis., 1888; Ph.D., Johns Hopkins, 1893; married Jennie Thomas, of Platteville, Wis., 1892. Supt. schs., Darlington, Wis., 1888-90; prof. history, Cornell Coll., Ia., 1893-7, Northwestern Univ., since 1897. Chmn. com. of 8 of Am. Hist. Assn. to prepare course of study in history for elemen- tary schs., 1905; mem. council Northwestern Univ. Settlement. Mem. Am. Hist. Assn., Am. Polit. Science Assn., N. Central History Teach- ers' Assn. (pres. 1901); pres. Coll. Sect. Ill State Teachers' Assn., 1902. Author of several books, for titles see Who's Who in America. Residence: Evanston, Ill.
*JAMES, Joseph Cary, banker and broker; see Vol. 1905.
*JAMIESON, Egbert, lawyer; see Vol. 1905.
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JAMIESON, Malcolm M., treas. Arkon Car- bon Co .; born Castleton, Vt., May 27, 1846; son Dr. Egbert and Caroline (Woodward) Jamie- son; settled at Racine, Wis., in childhood; ed. private schools and Racine College; married. Came to Chicago, 1864; began as clerk for Chi- cago & Milwaukee R.R .; later cashier in dry goods house, then teller in Fourth Nat., Mfrs.' Nat. and First Nat. banks until 1886; became associated with W. S. Morse, 1886, and began banking and brokerage business under firm name of Morse, Jamieson & Co., which was later succeeded by Jamieson & Co. and so con- tinued until 1901; since then treas. Arkon Car- bon Co. Clubs: Chicago, Union (ex-sec.), Glen View, Saddle and Cycle. Recreation: golf. Res- idence: 708 Graceland Av. Office: First Nat. Bank Bldg.
JAMIESON, Stillman B., lawyer; born Lake Co., Ill., July 27, 1875; son Thomas N. and An- na M. (Bingham) Jamieson; ed. pub. schools, Chicago Manual Training School and Chicago Coll. of Law; married Bloomington, Ill., Nov. 16, 1897, Maurine Green; 2 sons: Hamer H., Stillman B., Jr. Admitted to bar, 1897; mas- ter in chancery Circuit Court of Cook Co. since 1900. Mem. Phi Delta Phi. Republican. Mem. Kenwood Evangelical Church. Mason, K.T. Clubs: Union League, South Shore Country. Residence: 4510 Woodlawn Av. Office: Ashland Block.
JAMIESON, Thomas N., naval officer, Port of Chicago, since 1904; born Co. of Grey, Ont., Feb. 29, 1848; son James and Agnes (Robert- son) Jamieson; ed. pub. schools Ontario; mar- ried, 1874, Anna M. Bingham. Druggists' ap- prentice, 1862-6; removed to Chicago; entered drug business for himself, 1870; pres. Chicago Retail Drug Assn. 3 years; pres. Ill. Board of Pharmacy 5 years; founder of the Chicago Veteran Druggists' Assn. Chmn. Cook Co. Cen- tral Rep. Com., 1890; sec. State Central Com., 1892; chmn. State Central Com., 1894; mem. Rep. Nat. Com., 1896-1900; was clerk Appellate Court, 1st Ill. district. Vice-pres. and treas. Am. Automatic Switch & Signal Co. Clubs: Chicago Athletic, Press, South Shore Country. Residence: 4508 Woodlawn Av. Office: Federal Building.
JAMPOLIS, Robert Reuben, lawyer; born Milwaukee, Wis., Nov. 6, 1855; son Marc and Kate (Steiner) Jampolis; ed. pub. schs. of Chi- cago; LL.B., Union Coll. of Law, 1877; married Theresa Lowy, of Chicago, Oct. 12, 1879; chil- dren: Mark (M.D.), and Sidney. In general practice of law, 1877-84; asst. state's atty., Chi- cago, 1884-92; again in general practice, 1892- 1907; asst. corpn. counsel since May 1907; Re- publican. Mem. Chicago Bar Assn. Mason, K. T., Shriner. Club: Hamilton. Recreation: out of doors. Residence: 335 N. Central Av. Office: City Hall.
JANISZESKI, Frank Henry, lawyer; born Chicago, July 7, 1880; son of Valentine and Mary (Schaklack) Janiszeski; grad. St. Stanis- laus parochial school, 1893, St. Stanislaus Coll., 1898, Northwest Div. High School, 1902, Lake Forest Univ., 1905; Chicago-Kent Coll. of Law; married Pauline M. Rybcinski, of Chicago, June 26, 1907. Admitted to bar, Oct. 10, 1905, and since in practice at Chicago. Mem. Chicago Bar Assn., Ill. State Bar Assn., Chicago Plan Commn. Republican. Mem. Knights of Colum- bus, Polish Roman Catholic Union. Club: Ham- ilton. Recreations: base ball and tennis. Resi- dence: 1423 Cleaver St. Office: 179 W. Wash- ington St.
JANN, J(ohn) Hubert, mfr .; born Muenchen, Gladeach, Germany, Aug. 26, 1867; son John H. and Anna Maria (Reuter) Jann; ed. Germany, and in Chicago High School, followed by a practical engring. edn. in various shops in Chi- cago; married Chicago, Apr. 26, 1900, Cathe- rinc Meyers; children: Catherine (deceased), Cyrus, John Hubert, Jr. Engaged as machin- ist and mech. engring. work since leaving
school in 1881; one of proprietors of The West- ern Tool Works, 1900-6; pres. Jann & Shank Mfg. Co., mfrs. of machinery, since 1910. Mem. Nat. Union. Recreation: traveling. Residence: 5653 Princeton Av. Office: 631 W. Jackson Boulevard.
JANNEY, James Walker, life insurance mgr .; born Hillsboro, Loudoun Co., Va., Dec. 18, 1845; son James C. and Rebecca (Walker) Janney; ed. country schools in Va. and Pa. Was in mer- cantile pursuits in Baltimore, Md., and Wash- ington, D.C., until 1876, when he entered the service of the Provident Life & Trust Co., of Phila .; gen. agt. of the co. at Chicago, since 1886. Was first pres. Life Underwriters' Assn. of Chicago, and again 1901. Club: Union League. Residence: 4729 Greenwood Av. Office: Mar- quette Bldg.
JAQUES, Charles Everett, treas. Jaques Mfg. Co .; born Chicago, Dec. 24, 1872; son Frank F. and Abbie L. (Everett) Jaques; ed. Chicago grammar schools and Chicago Manual Training School; married Chicago, Aug. 9, 1899, Annie C. Champlin; 1 daughter: Hallie M. Was bill clerk and city salesman for F. F. Jaques & Co., Kan- sas City, Mo .; in 1894, on organization of Jaques Mfg. Co., was elected dir. and treas., and in 1895 removed to Chicago, in charge of Chicago branch, now the main office and factory. Pres. Am. Baking Powder Assn. since 1900. Repub- lican. Mason, 32°, K.T., Shriner. Clubs: Chica- go Athletic, Glen View Golf, Riverside Golf, South Shore Country; also Drug and Chemical (New York). Recreations: travel and motor- ing. Residence: 6314 Sheridan Rd. Office: 1602 S. Canal St.
JAQUES, Willard W., pres. Jaques Mfg. Co .; born Feb. 7, 1875; son Frank F. and Abbie L. (Everett) Jaques; ed. pub. schools of Chicago, . high school, Kansas City, and Univ. Med. Sch. of Kansas City; married. Began business in Jan. 1901 as an employe of F. F. Jaques & Co., at Kansas City, Mo .; then sec. Jaques Mfg. Co., and since July, 1903, pres. Club: Chicago Ath- letic. Residence: 5754 Sheridan Rd. Office: 1602 S. Canal St.
JAQUITH, Walter Allen, physician; see Vol. 1905.
JARRETT, Delta Ira, lawyer; born Alderson, W.Va., Feb. 26, 1874; son Andrew and Alice (Argabrite) Jarrett; ed. Lincoln (Ill.) Univ .; LL.B., Chicago-Kent Coll. of Law, 1897; mar- ried, Maud Vinton, of Richmond, Ill .. Sept. 6, 1900; 4 children: Evelyn, Gladys, Enid, Vinton. Admitted to bar, 1898, and since in practice at Chicago; mem. firm of McDannold, Sullivan & Jarrett, 1901-4, Sullivan & Jarrett since 1904. Mem. Chicago Bar Assn. Democrat. Methodist. Royal League. Club: The Oaks (Austin). Res- idence: 5841 Ontario St. Office: Ashland Blk.
JARVIS, William Bancroft, lawyer: born Madison, Wis., Aug. 9, 1865; son William B. and Mary Frances (Bancroft) Jarvis; ed. pub. and high schools; married Wheeling. W.Va .. Apr. 27, 1893. Eliza Clarke Irwin: 4 children: William Bancroft, Frances Irwin. Aimee. Eliza- beth. Admitted to bar, 1887. and has since been in practice; mem. firm of Cratty Bros. & Jarvis for 23 years, withdrawing, Nov. 1, 1910. Re- publican. Residence: 9836 Howard Ct., Long- wood. Office: Straus Bldg.
JAY, Frank Webster, physician; born Marion. Ind., Sept. 1, 1868; son Dr. Milton and Euretta Jay; ed. Racine (Wis.) Coll., and Rush Med. Coll., M.D., 1890; married Dubuque. Ia .. Dec. 1901, Harriet Staples. Mem. of faculty of Rush Med. Coll. (surgery) since 1892; in practice in Chicago, 1890-S; surgeon in Spanish-Am. War; acting surgeon to 5th Cav., with rank of It .: was sent home, sick, and not able to resume practice until 1902. Mem. A.M.A., Chicago Med. Soc., Acad. of Medicine. Ill. State Med. Soc. Royal Arch Mason. Residence: 2610 Indiana Av. Office: 31 N. State St.
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JAYCOX, Elbert E., general underwriter; Co., Monarch Timber Co., Columbus Mill Co., all having their general offices in Chicago. Re- publican. Congregationalist. Mason; mem. K. P., B.P.O.E. Clubs: Chicago, Chicago Athletic, Chicago Yacht, South Shore Country, Pullman; also Monterey (La.) Hunting, Delta Duck Club (New Orleans), Janesville (Wis.) Country, Ky. Country (Frankfort, Ky.). Recreations: motor- ing, yachting. Residence: 660 Graceland Av. Office: 502 Pullman Bldg.
born New York, Oct. 24, 1857; son William B. and Louisa M. (Bailey) Jaycox; grad. high school in Evanston, Ill., 1874; married Mar. 6, 1877, Harriet A. Walker; children: Ralph Eu- gene, Clarence Walker, Lester Ward. Entered the service of the C.&N.W.Ry. in the general ticket dept. in 1874; traffic mgr. of the World's Columbian Exposition, 1890-3; mem. firm of Ma- gill & Co., insurance, 1893-7; general agent Merchants' Ins. Co., of Newark, N.J., for Cook Co., and associated with Adolph Loeb & Sons. Republican. Episcopalian. Recreations: motor- ing, hunting and fishing. Residence: 1401 Wil- son Av. Office: 29 S. LaSalle St.
JEFFERIS, Andrew Wilson, banker; born Kansas City, Mo., May 12, 1868; son Andrew and Mary (Gaudette) Wilson; father died in 1870 and mother married Samuel E. Jefferis, at Brockville. Ont., Can., by whom was legally adopted; family moved to Muskegon, Mich., where was ed. in pub. schools; married Chica- go, Apr. 16, 1906, Mrs. Josephine Eyke Stephens (who had been a school chum). Early trained in lumber business at Muskegon; came to Chi- cago, 1891, and was in employ of Siegel, Coop- er & Co., 1891-8; began in commercial paper business, 1898, with $84 capital, loaning money direct to small business concerns and taking as security their open book accounts; business rapidly increased; organized banking house of A. W. Jefferis & Co., 1900, associating with Ar- thur J. Dearborn, formerly of Beloit, Wis., and Roy E. Moon, of Muskegon, Mich .; purchased interest of partners, 1903, and now, with his mother, owns and controls the bank. Mem. Ill. State Bankers' Assn. Republican. Episcopa- lian. Mem. Oriental Lodge No. 33 A.F.&A.M., Palestine Council No. 66 R. and S.M., Lafayette Chapter No. 2 R.A.M., Apollo Commandery No. 1 K.T., Van Rensselaer Lodge of Perfection, Chicago Council Prince of Jerusalem, Gourgas Chapter Rose Croix, Oriental Consistory S.P.R. S. 32°, Medinah Temple Mystic Shrine. Resi- dence: 3837 Grand Boul. Office: 300 S. Dear- born St.
JEFFERY, James Clarke, lawyer; born Chi- cago, Jan. 1, 1879; son Edward T. and Virginia O. (Clarke) Jeffery; prep. edn., University Sch., Chicago; Ph.B., Yale, 1899; LL.B., Harvard, 1903; married Clara L. Whedon, of Chicago, Apr. 21, 1909. Admitted to bar, 1903; in prac- tice at Chicago since Jan. 1, 1903; mem. firm of Jeffery, Ott & Campbell; interstate commerce atty. Mo. Pacific Ry. Co .; dir. Western Pacific Ry. Co .; atty. various other rys. Episcopalian. Mem. Chicago Bar Assn., Chi Phi Fraternity. Clubs: University, City, Exmoor, Calumet. Res- idence: 2819 Michigan Av. Office: Western Un- ion Bldg.
JEFFREY, John, contractor and builder; born Scotland, Feb. 16, 1859; son of John and Barbara (Howe) Jeffrey; ed. common schools of Scotland; came to America, 1882; married Annie Lydia Low, of Chicago, Nov. 1, 1905; 3 children: Neil M., Louisa L. and Ethel L. Con- tractor and builder in Chicago since 1886; firm of Corse & Jeffrey, 1890-1900; then in business under his own name until the organization of John Jeffrey Co., 1910, of which has since been pres. and treas. Executed large govt. and other contracts, and did much work for the World's Columbian Expn., 1893. Republican. Presby- terian. Recreation: horticulture. Residence: Downing Av., Glencoe, Ill. Office: 536 Unity Building.
JEFFRIS, David Keller, lumber mfr .; born Janesville, Wis., May 28, 1867; son David and Grace (Mouat) Jeffris; student Beloit (Wis.) Coll., class of 1889; married Della Spalding Hanchett, of Janesville, Jan. 2, 1889; 3 chil- dren: Donald, Jean and Grace. In lumber mfg. at Janesville, Wis., 1890-1906, when came to Chicago; pres. Chicago Car Lumber Co., D. K. Jeffris Co., Concordia Land & Lumber Co., In- terior Land Co., Southern Ry. & Navigation
JELKE, John Faris, mfr .; born Cincinnati, O., Feb. 6, 1856; son Ferdinand and Louisa (Faris) Jelke; ed. Cincinnati pub. schools; mar- ried Charleston, Ill., Apr. 24, 1879, Louanna Frazier; children: Ferdinand Frazier, John Far- is, Jr. Entered business life with father in Cincinnati, O., in 1872, that business being still continued as F. Jelke & Son. Came to Chicago, 1889, and has since been identified with the ole- omargarine industry; now pres. The John F. Jelke Co .; dir. of the Ohio Butterine Co., Cin- cinnati; dir. of the Andrew Rohan Co., Cincin- nati. Mem. Chicago Board of Trade. Mem. Fourth Presbyterian Church. Clubs: Union League, Glen View. Residence: 1352 LaSalle Av. Office: Washtenaw Av. and Polk St.
JENKINS, Clifford Harwood, sec. The Dom- hoff & Joyce Co .; born Cincinnati, O., Apr. 10, 1881; son William A. and Laura (Tucker) Jen- kins; ed. Cincinnati pub. schools; unmarried. Began with The Domhoff & Joyce Co., pig iron and coke, Cincinnati, Mar. 17, 1899, and has since been identified with that co., becom- ing sec. in 1904, and mgr. of the Chicago office in 1909, in which capacities has since contin- ued. Ex-pres. Cincinnati Office Men's Club, and Cincinnati Fencing Club. Clubs: Calumet Coun- try; also Pennybryn Canoe, Cincinnati Gymna- sium Athletic. Recreations: outdoor sports, lit- erature. Residence: Hotel Del Prado. Office: 348 Ry. Exchange.
JENKINS, George Franklin, vice-pres. Geo. B. Swift Co .; born Galesburg, Ill., May 4, 1857; son George H. and Mary (Beeny) Jenkins; ed. pub. schools; married Emma Johns, of Olney, Ill., June 26, 1881; 3 children: Flora, Allen and William F. Began as mechanic in bldg. dept. of the I.C.R.R., 1875, with which remained un- til 1898, when resigned as head of that dept .; assisted in organizing the Geo. B. Swift Co., contractors, 1898, of which has since been vice- pres. and dir. Republican. Methodist. Mason. Clubs: Ill. Athletic, Suburban of LaGrange, La Grange Motor, Edgewood Golf. Recreation: mo- toring. Residence: LaGrange, Ill. Office: 903 Security Bldg.
JENKINS, George Haskins, pres. and treas. Shea Smith & Co .; born Brooklyn, N.Y., June 18, 1857; son Charles E. and Nettie (Dorland) Jenkins; ed. pub. schools, Brooklyn, and Chi- cago; married Chicago, Feb. 19, 1890, Nelly Durfee; children: Edwin Henry, George Harry, Nellson Durfee. Entered business career at age of 14, following various lines until 1882, when he became connected with Shea Smith & Co .; upon the incorpn. of the business in 1884, he was made treas., becoming vice-pres. and treas., 1891, and pres. and treas., 1907. Repub- lican. Served in 1st Inf., I.N.G., 1880-1890, 5 years as private and non-commissioned officer; after term of enlistment had expired, was elected 2d lt. and afterwards 1st It., resigning commn. in 1890. Mem. Veteran Corps 1st Inf. I.N.G. Mason, 32°, Shriner. Clubs: Union League, Oak Park, Valley Gun. Residence: 251 Home Av., Oak Park, Ill. Office: 322 Federal Street.
JENKINS, George Raymond, lawyer; born Chicago, July 26, 1870; son Robert E. and Mar- cia (Raymond) Jenkins; grad. West Division High School, 1888; Beloit Coll., A.B., 1892; Har- vard Univ., Law School, LL.B., 1896; married Oct. 24, 1905, May L., daughter of Calvin F. Rice, of Chicago. Was clerk in law office of Jesse A. and Henry R. Baldwin; clerk in legal
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dept. of the Metropolitan Elevated R.R. Co .; office with G. C. Walker, under firm name of admitted to bar, 1896; sec. and treas. Real Es- Walker & Jenks, until 1861; practiced alone until 1865, then with F. G. Bradley as Jenks & Bradley until 1871; since then alone. Demo- crat. Residence: 3756 Lake Av. Office: 135 N. Clark St. tate Title & Trust Co. Prof. real property, La Salle Extension Univ .; prof. law of wills, and lecturer on law of trust-deeds, Chicago Law School. Mem. Chicago Bar Assn., Ill. State Bar Assn., Beta Theta Pi. Republican. Mem. Kenwood Evangelical Church. Clubs: Kenwood, Hamilton. Residence: 5463 Washington Av. Of- fice: 102 N. LaSalle St.
JENKINS, George Robinson, oil merchant; born Boston, Sept. 2, 1841; son Henry and Louisa Smith (Gammell) Jenkins; grad. Eng- lish High School, Boston; married Harriet Og- den Pratt, of Chicago, Nov. 20, 1872; 1 daugh- ter: Anne Elizabeth. Identified with the oil in- dustry since 1859, entering it at Boston as clerk in firm of E. F. King & Co .; came to Chicago in 1864; organized in 1910, and since pres. of Geo. R. Jenkins & Co., lubricating and linseed oils, etc. Republican. Christian Scientist. Clubs: Chicago Athletic, Evanston. Recreation: read- ing. Residence: Evanston, Ill. Office: 1002 S. Canal St.
JENKINS, John Elias, dry goods commn. merchant; born Palmyra, O., Oct. 18, 1849; son John E. and Jane (Morgan) Jenkins; early boy- hood on farm at Union, Rock Co., Wis .; family moved later to Oshkosh, Wis .; ed. Oshkosh grammar and high schools; married Chicago, Nov. 19, 1885, Mary, daughter Joseph E. Otis; 1 son: John Elliott. Came to Chicago and en- tered employ of Field, Palmer & Leiter, on Lake St., 1867; foreign buyer for its successors, Field, Leiter & Co., and Marshall Field & Co., 1873-83; supt. dress goods dept., 1883-95. Re- signed, 1895, and with others entered upon tin-plate mfg. business at Joliet, Ill .; in 1898 sold plant to Am. Tin Plate Co. Since 1898 mem. dry goods commn. firm of Jenkins, Kreer & Co. Dir. Chicago Savings Bank & Trust Co. Republican. Presbyterian. Mem. Wis. Soc. of Chicago. Clubs: Calumet, Union League, Tolles- ton Shooting, Coleman Lake. Recreations: trav- el and fishing. Residence: 1730 Prairie Av .; also Pasadena, Cal. Office: 223 W. Jackson Boulevard.
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