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JOHNSON, Franklin Winslow, teacher; born Jay, Me., Aug. 17, 1870; son John and Elizabeth (Winslow) Johnson; grad. Wilton (Me.) Acad., 1887; A.B., Colby Coll., Waterville, Me., 1891, A.M., 1894; grad. student Univ. of Chicago; married Carolyn Lord, of Calais, Me., July 15, 1895. Prin. Calais (Me.) High School, 1891-94, Coburn Classical Inst., Waterville, Me., 1894- 1905, Morgan Park (Ill.) Acad., 1905-7; asst. dean, 1907-9, prin. since 1910, Univ. of Chicago High School. Contributor to educational pub- lications. Republican. Baptist. Mason. Mem. N.E.A., Religious Edn. Assn., Delta Kappa Ep- silon, Phi Beta Kappa. Clubs: University, Quad- rangle. Recreations: golf, fishing. Residence: 5715 Washington Av. School: 58th St. and Mon- roe Av.
JOHNSON, Henry William, mfr. of chairs; see Vol. 1905.
*JOHNSON, Herrick, clergyman, educator; moved to St. Louis, Mo .; see Vol. 1905.
JOHNSON, James Whiting, dist. mgr. Gen- eral Electric Co .; born Waverly, N.Y., Dec. 3, 1862; son Rev. David Sumner (Presbyterian) and Helen L. (Willard) Johnson; ed. Hyde Park High School; married Lillian Loyd Bishop, of Chicago, Sept. 17, 1884; 1 daughter: Ednabel (Mrs. Gorham N. Thurber). Began business career as office boy Bell Telephone Co., in 1878, and remained with that co. and its successor; the Chicago Telephone Co., as collector and cashier, until 1886; managing partner Johnson, Holland & Co., 1886-7; mgr. Northwestern Elec- tric Accumulator Co., 1887-8; salesman Thom- son-Houston Electric Co., 1888-9, becoming mgr. of the isolated plant dept. of that co., and its successor, the General Electric Co., in 1889, with which has since been identified, except for about 21/2 years, in position successively of mgr. of the lighting dept., mgr. power and min- ing dept., asst. mgr., and since May 1908, dist. mgr. Asso. Am. Inst. Elec. Engrs .; mem. Nat. Electric Light Assn., Chicago Electric Club. Independent Republican. Clubs: Union League, Mid-Day, Chicago Automobile. Recreations: mo- toring, fishing, hunting. Residence: 5047 Washington Av. Office: Monadnock Blk.
JOHNSON, John Mitchell, ry. official; see Vol. 1905.
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*JOHNSON, John Nathaniel, merchant; see children: Russell T. and Lilian B. Began as Vol. 1905.
JOHNSON, Joseph H. S., physician; born Portland, N.Y., Aug. 30, 1856; son Andrew Burch and Clara (Westerling) Johnson; ed. pub. schools, Corry, Pa., High Forest and Fer- gus Falls, Minn .; lived on frontier farm near Fergus Falls, 1871-6; M.D., Coll. of Physicians and Surgeons, Buffalo, N.Y., 1883; M.D., Hahne- mann Med. Coll., Chicago, 1884; married Chica- go, Dec. 25, 1884, Margaret C. Boosing (M.D.), of Humberstone, Can .; 1 daughter: C. Virginia. Practiced medicine in Chicago, 1883-1903; com- pelled to retire, 1903, because of illness result- ing from an accidental ry. injury. After 1896 wife was associated in practice as "Drs. J. H. and M. C. B. Johnson." Founded, 1891, the Nat. Med. Coll. (now Nat. Med. Univ.), in which was prof. many years; now emeritus. In Au- gust, 1898, during Spanish-Am. War, succeeded in directing attention of President Mckinley and the press to the condition of Camp Thom- as and the faulty commissary dept., thereby arousing attention of all nations to the need of a better commissary for their soldiers. Re- publican. Swedenborgian. Mason. Odd Fellow. Residence: 1518 N. Washtenaw Av.
JOHNSON, Julius Arthur, lawyer; born Jack- son, Mich., Mar. 10, 1858; son Julius E. and Martha (Farnum) Johnson; grad. Wayland Acad., Beaver Dam, Wis., 1875; A.B., Brown Univ., Providence, R.I., 1882, A.M., 1887; mar- ried Oak Park, Ill., June 13, 1889, Esther H. Boise. Admitted to bar, 1886; practiced at Pi- erre, S.D., 1886-91; engaged actively in the management of the state campaign, 1889 and 1890, which resulted in locating the state capi- tal at Pierre; removed to Chicago, 1891, and has practiced alone ever since. Co. atty. Cook Co., Dec. 1, 1899-June 1, 1901. Republican. Bap- tist. Pres. Chicago Law Inst .; mem. S.A.R., Law Club, Cook Co. Bar Assn. Residence: 6549 Yale Av. Office: 112 W. Adams St.
JOHNSON, N. La Doit, physician and sur- geon; born Morrison, Ill., Mar. 1, 1869; son Alura and Jennie (Norton) Johnson; student Northern Ill. Normal School, Dixon, 1887-91; M.D., Coll. Phys. and Surg., Chicago, 1897; mar- ried Mabelle F. Prutsman, of Galesburg, Ill., July 12, 1905. Engaged in civil engring. work for various rys. and other cos., 1887-96; in med. practice at Chicago since 1897. Pres. and prof. abdominal surgery, Coll. of Medicine and Sur- gery; pres. and dir. The Fraternity Hosp. Pres. Am. Assn. of P.M. Physicians and Surgeons; sec. and treas. Clinical Assn. of Coll. of Medi- cine and Surgery. Methodist. Mason, K.P., Odd Fellow, Modern Woodman, etc. Clubs: Town and Country, West Side Co-Educational. Resi- dence: 3057 Washington Boul. Office: 209 S. State St.
JOHNSON, Robert Massie, mfg. jeweler; born Toronto, Can., May 6, 1842; son F. B. and Ber- tha Johnson; ed. pub. schools of Ont .; married Sherbrooke, Can., Elizabeth Anderson (now de- ceased) ; married 2d, Norwich, Conn., Ella Bur- dick; 1 son: Edward L. Mfg. wholesale and re- tail jeweler in Chicago since 1871; firm now R. M. Johnson & Son. Republican. Mason. 33°; Past Commander-in-Chief Oriental Consistory S.P.R.S. 32°; Past Potentate Medinah Temple A.A.O.N.M.S .; Past Sovereign St. John's Con- clave Knights of Red Cross of Constantine; now Grand Sovereign of the Grand Imperial Council of the Red Cross of Constantinc for the Western Hemisphere of the U.S.A .; trcas. Oriental Consistory, Medinah Temple, Council of Deliberation 33°; Emergency Fund Apollo Commandery K.T. and treas. of Apollo Com- mandery. Residence: "Birchwood," Rogers Park. Office: 26 W. Washington St.
JOHNSON, Theodore Nelson, Jr., sales agent; born South Point, O., June 30, 1856; son Theo- dore Nelson and Phoebe (Green) Johnson; ed. public schools, Cincinnati, O .; married Julia Tewksbury, of Portsmouth, O., Oct. 22, 1882; 2
purser on steamers on the Ohio River for Cin- cinnati, Portsmouth & Big Sandy Packet Co. about 5 years; mfr. of wheels at Portsmouth, O., and at Freeport, Ill., about 10 years; with C.,I.&L.Rd., at Lafayette, Ind., about 2 years; came to Chicago, in 1899; with the U.S. Cast Iron Pipe & Foundry Co., as traffic mgr., 1899- 1906, and sales agent since 1906. Mason (32°, K.T. and Shriner). Republican. Presbyterian. Clubs: Evanston, Evanston Country, Evans- ton Golf. Recreations: golf, books and cards. Residence: 1141 Hinman Av., Evanston, Ill. Office: 636 The Rookery.
JOHNSON, William Ford; see Vol. 1905.
JOHNSON, William Herbert, lawyer; born Lawton, VanBuren Co., Mich., Oct. 31, 1856; son of Gilbert Davidson and Nancy (Longwell) Johnson; ed. pub. schools; studied law in of- fice of Edwards & Sherwood, Kalamazoo, Mich .; married Oct. 15, 1889, Kate, daughter Franklin and Sarah (Lyman) Hubbard, of Toledo, O .; children: Gilbert D., Franklin H., Robert L., Kathryn E., Elizabeth, William H., Jr. Admit- ted to Mich. bar, Sept. 1878; came to Chicago, Dec. 1878, and entered offices of Tenney, Flow- er & Cratty, until May 1883, when became partner in Cratty, Abbott & Johnson for 1 year, changing, 1884, to Abbott & Johnson, then Johnson & Bartlett, later Johnson, Morrill & Bartlett, and afterward, by retirement of Mr. Bartlett, to Johnson & Morrill. Mem. Law Inst., Chicago and Ill. State Bar assns. Repub- lican. Has been school dir. and pres. of the village of Glencoe. Clubs: Law, Marquette, Hamilton, Skokie Golf. Winnetka. Residence: Glencoe, Ill. Office: 317 Marine Bldg.
JOHNSON, William Oscar, lawyer and un- derwriter; born Fredonia, N.Y., Aug. 30, 1856; son Oscar W. and Emily M. Johnson; A.M., Hamilton Coll., Clinton, N.Y., 1877, LL.B., 1879; married Lois Cook, of N.Y., May 6, 1880; 2 sons: Walter M. and Oscar W. Admitted to N. Y. State bar, 1879, and practiced at Buffalo un- til coming to Chicago in 1882, since which time has been actively engaged in practice here; also pres. Security Life Ins. Co. of America since 1906; dir. Western Trust & Savings Bank, C.&W.I.R.R.Co., Belt Ry. of Chicago. Was re- ceiver Freeport St. Ry. and other cos .; apptd. receiver Chicago & Milwaukee Electric R.R., Feb. 1911. Mem. Chicago Bar Assn. Clubs: Chi- cago Athletic, University, South Shore Coun- try. Residence: 4906 Greenwood Av. Office: 1113 The Rookery.
JOHNSON, William Stevenson, lawyer; born Albany, N.Y., June 1, 1850; son James and So- phia (Middlebrook) Johnson; came to Chicago with parents in 1863; entered Williams Col- lege at 18, and remained 2 years, until the death of his father in 1870; then studied law in office of James P. Root: married Chicago, Nov. 10, 1886, Lila Hopkinson; children: Gard- ner H., Charles H. Admitted to Ill. bar, 1875, and entered law office of Emery A. Storrs, but later established in practice alone; 1st asst. corpn. counsel in 1894. Clubs: Ill. Athletic, Iroquois. Residence: 4439 Indiana Av. Office: First Nat. Bank Bldg.
JOHNSON, Willis Flavel, grain commn .; de- ceased; see Vol. 1905.
JOHNSTON, sce also Johnstone, also John- son.
JOHNSTON, Charles Croxall, lawyer: born Alexandria, Va., Sept. 4, 1859; son Reuben and Mary Elizabeth (LeGrand) Johnston; ed. pri- vate schools, Alexandria: LL.B., Univ. of Md .. 1881; bachelor. Began practice at Baltimore. 1881; removed to Chicago, 1888; mem. firm of Lackner, Butz & Miller. Mem. Chicago Bar Assn. Independent Democrat. Episcopalian. Clubs: Press, Southern. Residence: 1124 La Salle Av. Office: Title & Trust Bldg.
*JOHNSTON, George Franklin, mfr., mer- chant; see Vol. 1905.
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JOHNSTON, Harry Bennett, mgr. Hartford Life Ins. Co .; born in Iowa, Apr. 21, 1863; son George H. and Clara (Lewis) Johnston; ed. pub. schools; married Ludington, Mich., Jan. 31, 1895, Minnie M. Cotton. Entered life insur- ance business, 1890, in field work; since Mar., 1895, gen. ingr. in Chicago for the Hartford Life Ins. Co., of Hartford, Conn. Republican. Mem. Life Underwriters' Assn. Club: Hamil- ton. Residence: 835 Leland Av. Office: Hart- ford Bldg.
JOHNSTON, Hugh McBirney, broker, stocks, bonds and grain; born Cincinnati, June 23, 1869; son Henry Morris and Mary Elizabeth (Leidy) Johnston; ed. Brown and Moseley schools, Chi- cago, graduating from latter; grad. South Di- vision High School; took course in Met. Busi- ness Coll., Chicago; married Ethel, daughter Charles H. Hulburd, of Chicago, June 21, 1905. Began in employ of Royal Ins. Co. of England, in Chicago, 1889; with Northern Assurance Co. of London, 1892-1901; mem. firm of Alfred L. Baker & Co., stock, bond and grain brokers, since 1901. Mem. board of governors Chicago Stock Exchange. Republican. Presbyterian. Clubs: Chicago, City, Mid-Day, Industrial, On- wentsia, Saddle and Cycle. Recreations: tennis, golf. Summer Residence: Green Bay Road, Lake Forest, Ill. Residence: 847 Lincoln Park- way. Office: 141 S. LaSalle St.
*JOHNSTON, James Wright, mfr .; moved to New York; see Vol. 1905.
JOHNSTON, John Andrew, mgr. Chicago div. Samuel Cupples Envelope Co .; born Chicago, May 30, 1874; son of William M. and Lizzie (Saunders) Johnston; grad. Chicago Manual Training School, 1892; B.S., Amherst (Mass.) Coll., 1897; unmarried. In employ of Chicago Telephone Co., in 1898, after which became sec. and treas. Peerless Mfg. & Plating Co., with which remained until 1901; with Paper Mills Co., 1901-2; mgr. Chicago div. of Samuel Cup- ples Envelope Co. since 1902. Republican. Con- gregationalist. Mason. Mem. Delta Kappa Ep- silon fraternity. Recreations: golf, base ball. Residence: 308 N. Franklin Av., River Forest, Ill. Office: 500 St. Clair St.
JOHNSTON, Robert Stuart, flour miller; born Greenville, Pa., Sept. 27, 1857; son Samuel P. and Margaret S. (Sutton) Johnston; grad. La- fayette Coll., Easton, Pa., 1878; married F. S. Seitz, of Easton, Pa., Feb. 16, 1882; 2 children: Samuel P., Fannie S. Pres. First Nat. Bank of Greenville, Pa., 1878-94; since then in Chicago; pres. of the Star & Crescent Milling Co. (estab- lished 1866). Independent in politics. Presby- terian. Mason, K.T. Club: Homewood Country. Recreations: base ball, golf. Residence: 5536 Washington Av. Office: Royal Ins. Bldg.
*JOHNSTON, Thomas Taylor, civil engr .; see Vol. 1905.
JOHNSTON, William M., lawyer; born Glas- gow, Scotland, Feb. 19, 1839; son William and Jean (Beith) Johnston; came with parents to Kane Co., Ill., when 9 years old; reared on farm; ed. pub. schools, St. Charles, Ill .; LL.B., Univ. of Mich., 1865; married Aug. 1870, Lizzie Saunders, of Plainfield, N.Y .; children: William S., John A., Helen. Admitted to bar of Mich., 1865, and of Ill., 1866, was with law firm of Hervey, Anthony & Galt until the great fire of 1871; engaged in individual practice, 1871-2; then of Snowhook, Johnston & Gray, 1872-89, and of Johnston & Gray, 1889-92; then in prac- tice alone until joined by his son, under the firm name of William M. & William S. John- ston. Residence: 308 N. Franklin Av., River Forest, Ill. Office: 154 W. Randolph St.
JOHNSTONE, A (ugustus) Ralph, surgeon; born Owen Sound, Ont., Can., Dec. 18, 1865; son James H. and Miriam (Cherry) Johnstone; prep. edn. high schools in Canada; M.D., Coll. Physicians and Surgeons (Univ. of Ill.), 1887; post-grad. work, Chicago, 1 year; married Mu- riel M. Richardson, of Chicago, June 1897. In-
terne Post-Grad. Hosp., Chicago, 1889-90; asst. surgeon Vermilion Iron Mines, Minn., 1890-1; in practice of medicine and surgery at Chicago since 1891; pres. and surgeon-in-charge Lake- side Hosp. since 1903. Republican. Episcopa- lian. Mason (K.T.). Mem. A.A.A.S., A.M.A., Ill. State Med. Soc., Chicago Med. Soc. Clubs: Press, Chicago Yacht, Physicians'. Recreation: boating. Residence: 4355 Lake Av. Office: 1210, 31 N. State St. Hospital: 4147 Lake Av.
JOHNSTONE, Frederic Bruce, lawyer; born St. Paul, Sept. 25, 1876; son of Frederic and Wilhelmina (Kaiser) Johnstone; grad. Hyde Park High School, 1894; LL.B., Chicago Coll. of Law, 1897; married Elsie B. Leale, of San Francisco, Aug. 12, 1905. Connected with Run- nells & Burry since Oct. 1897; mem. of firm since Jan. 1903, present title, Runnells, Burry & Johnstone; dir. Pullman R.R.Co. Vice-pres. Municipal Voters' League; mem. Chicago Bar Assn., Ill. State Bar Assn., Law Club, Phi Del- ta Phi fraternity. Republican. Clubs: Union League, City, Calumet Country. Residence: 5421 Greenwood Av. Office: The Temple.
JOHNSTONE, Stuart, physician; born To- ronto, Ont., Can., Apr. 2, 1858; son J. H. and M. A. Johnstone; ed. pub. schools of Toronto and Coll. of Physicians and Surgeons, Chicago, M.D., 1887; married Canada, 1887, J. S. St. Croix: 1 son: St. Croix. Mem. staff of Cook Co., Lakeside, Chicago and Post-Grad. hosps .; prof. and lecturer on diseases of women, Jenner Med. Coll., and on diseases of the rectum in Post- Grad. Med. School. Surgeon, Hussar Squadron, I.N.G. Mem. A.M.A., Chicago Med. Soc., Ill. State Med. Soc., Chicago Electro-Therapeutic Assn., Chicago Soc. for the Prevention of Tu- berculosis. Residence: 4001 Grand Boul. Office: Masonic Temple.
JONAS, Charles, pres. Metallic Folding Bed Co .; born Racine, Wis., Aug. 20, 1874; son late Charles Jonas (consul-general at St. Peters- burg, and twice lieut .- gov. of Wis.) and Chris- tina (Korizek) Jonas; ed. Racine grammar and high schools and undergraduate Chicago Med. Coll. and Chicago School of Pharmacy; married Chicago, 1903, Hattie Eichmann. Was vice and deputy U.S. consul at Crefeld, Germany, Cleve- land's 2d administration. At time of incorpo- ration of the Metallic Folding Bed Co., mfrs. of steel furniture, in 1898, became its sec. and asst. mgr .; later advanced to pres. and mgr., which position still holds. Recreations: litera- ture and travel. Residence: 6024 South Park Av. Winter Home: Palm Beach, Fla. Office: 21st and Jefferson Sts.
*JONES, Alexander J., lawyer; see Vol. 1905. JONES, Alfred Hanby, state food commr .; born Crawford Co., Ill., July 4, 1850; son John M. and Elizabeth (Ford) Jones; ed. Nat. Nor- mal School, Lebanon, O., and Westfield (Ill.) Coll .; married Greenhill, Ind., 1873, Ellen M. Thompson; 1 son: Gustavus A .; married 2d, Robinson, Ill., Nov. 26, 1878, Catherine A. Beals. Read law in office of Callahan & Jones, Robin- son, Ill., and admitted to practice in 1875; about 1 year later took Mr. Jones' place, in firm, which has since continued as Callahan & Jones. Dir. First Nat. Bank of Robinson, Ill., and of Robinson Creamery Co. Republican; chmn. Co. Rep. Com. of Crawford Co. since 1880; was mem. of State Central Com. for 8 years; counsel for the C.,C.,C.&St.L.Ry. (Cairo Div.); state's atty. Crawford Co., Ill., 1876; mem. Ill. Legislature, 1885; was pres. board of trustees Eastern Ill. State Normal School; since 1899 state food commr. Ex-pres. Nat. Assn. of State Food and Dairy Depts .; mem. Ill. State Bar Assn. Mason, K.T .; Odd Fellow; Woodman. Club: Commercial of Robinson. Recreation: political matters. Residence: Rob- inson, Ill. Office: Manhattan Bldg.
JONES, Arthur Bettridge, treas. C.&N.W.Ry. Co .; born Tillsonburg, Ont., Can., June 12, 1868; son Rev. William Henry and Mary Louisa
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(Readio) Jones; ed. pub. schools of Toronto, Ont., Dixon, Ill., and Winnetka, Ill .; married Annette Richards, of Freeport, Ill .; children: Hazel Evelyn, Gladys Readio, Donald. Entered service of C.&N.W.Ry.Co. as office boy in 1884, and has since remained with that company as clerk, cashier, paymaster, general cashier, and since 1910, as treas. Pres. Village of Winnet- ka, 1905-6, and mem. of its board of edn., 1907- 9; Independent Republican. Episcopalian. Mem. Royal Arcanum, Nat. Union. Clubs: Skokie Country (one of organizers), City. Recreations: golf, art. Residence: Winnetka, Ill. Office: 226 W. Jackson Boul.
JONES, Arthur Russell, pres. Mercantile Credit Co .; born Vinton, Ia., Jan. 8, 1865; son Bushrod W. and Lydia (Stickney) Jones; ed. pub. grammar and high schools; married Vin- ton, Ia., Aug. 6, 1889, Edith Forrester; 1 son: Arthur Forrester. Came to Chicago in 1883 and entered service of the C.&N. W.Ry. as traveling live-stock agt .; in 1889 was made asst. gen. mgr. of Street's Western Stable Car Line; then with the M.,K.&T.R.R. as gen. freight agt., with headquarters at Ft. Worth, Tex., until 1896, when came to Chicago and established firm of Arthur R. Jones & Co .; firm dealt in commercial paper until 1897, in stock and bond brokerage, 1897-1902, in commercial paper, 1902- 5; then organized the Mercantile Credit Co., of which became pres. Dir. Woodlawn Trust & Savings Bank, Ill. Realization Co. Republican. Mason. Clubs: Chicago Athletic, South Shore Country, Lake Geneva Country, Lake Geneva Yacht. Recreations: golf, sailing and motor- ing. Residence: 5006 Drexel Boul. Office: First Nat. Bank Bldg.
*JONES, Cassius Clay, State bank examiner; see Vol. 1905.
*JONES, Charles Edward, business educator; see Vol. 1905.
JONES, Charles Reading, journalist; born on farm, 18 miles from Phila., Nov. 9, 1862; son Charles and Esther (Harding) Jones; ed. pub. schs. Phila .; married Bertha I. Hoar, of Phila., 1882. Mem. firm Charles Jones & Sons, sad- dlery hardware, 1880-90; sec. and mgr. The Frink, Barcus & Jones Mfg. Co., saddlery and harness, Phila., 1890-3. Founder and pres. As- sociated Prohibition Press; pub. Tabernacle Magazine, 1880-7, The Horseman's Guide, 1885- 90, Harness Journal, 1886-91, The People, 1900- 5. Co. chmn. Prohibition party, Phila., 1892-7; state chmn. of Pa., 1897-1905; chmn. Nat. Pro- hibition party since Jan. 5, 1905. Residence: Evanston, Ill. Office: 106 N. LaSalle St.
JONES, Charles S., live stock commn .; born Vinton, Benton Co., Ia., Oct. 26, 1858; son Bush- rod W. and Lydia W. (Stickney) Jones; ed. pub. schools in Ia .; married Chicago, July 15, 1888, Anna E. Pearl; children: Leland S., Al- meda L., Anna M. Engaged in the live stock business from boyhood, first in Ia., and since the Fall of 1881 in Chicago; since Jan. 1902 mem. (and cattle salesman) Byers Bros. & Co. Republican. Royal Arcanum. Clubs: Colonial, Saddle and Sirloin, Hawkeye Fellowship. Res- idence: 653 Bowen Av. Office: 107 Exchange Bldg., Union Stock Yards.
JONES, Cyrus Marsh, general supt. of The Fair; born Cleveland, O., Apr. 27, 1854; son Abraham and Martha (Hale) Jones; ed. pub. schools of Louisville, Ky .; married Louisville, Feb. 1, 1883, Harriet H. Johns; 1 daughter: Martha Houston. In employ of the E. Jen- nings Co., Chicago, and became gen. mgr., 1879- 89; gen. supt. The Fair, dept. store, 1890-3; in business for self, 1893-4; gen. supt. A. M. Rothschild & Co., 1894-7; since 1897 again with The Fair, first as supt. and since June 1907 as general supt. Republican. Methodist. Club: Hamilton. Recreations: horseback riding and boating. Residence: Riverside, Ill. Office: The Fair.
JONES, Fernando, title examiner: born Chau- tauqua, N.Y., May 26, 1820; son William and
Anna (Gregory) Jones; moved to Buffalo, 1824; ed. pub. schs., Buffalo, and an acad., New York; removed to Chicago, 1835; married Jane Gra- hame, 1853 (died Dec. 1905); 1 child: Grahame. On coming to Chicago was clerk in his father's hardware store; learned the Pottawatomie tongue; was employed in the Land Office, Chi- cago, 1836; went into abstract business (with partners) and compiled abstracts of all titles in Cook Co., which became of enormous value when the records of the county were destroyed; business was consolidated with that of the two other abstract firms and finally merged in Chi- cago Title & Trust Co. Alderman, 1859-60; South Town supervisor during war; helped es- tablish Camp Douglas. Was trustee Orphan Asylum, State Asylum for Insane, Jackson- ville, Ill., and the old Chicago Univ. Mem. Am. Hist. Assn., Chicago Hist. Soc., Buffalo Hist. Soc .; pres. Sons of N.Y. in Chicago. Clubs: Press (hon.), Calumet. Address: 1834 Prairie Avenue.
JONES, Frank Hatch, lawyer; born Griggs- ville, Pike Co., Ill., Mar. 6, 1854; son George W. and Cecelia (Bennett) Jones; A.B., Yale Univ., 1875; studied law in Columbia Law School, New York, and Chicago Law Sch. Be- gan practice at Springfield, Ill., in 1879, and from 1897-1900 engaged in practice in Chicago. Sec. Continental and Commercial Trust & Sav- ings Bank, formerly Am. Trust & Savings Bank. Democrat. Served in Gen. Assembly in 1891, and made nominating speech for Gen. John M. Palmer for the U.S. Senate; 1st asst. postmaster gen. of U.S., 1893-7. Clubs: Chi- cago, Commercial, University, Iroquois, On- wentsia, Chicago Golf, Bankers'. Recreation: golf. Residence: 820 Tower Ct. Office: 129 S. Clark St.
JONES, Frank Warren, pres. Drexel Invest- ment Co .; born Stoughton, Mass., Aug. 20, 1855; son Francis and L. Augusta (Thompson) Jones; descendant of Gov. Winslow, who landed from Mayflower at Plymouth, Mass., 1620; ancestors settled in Norfolk Co., Mass., 1636, and served in Indian, Colonial and Revolutionary wars; grand sire was one of the incorporators and first selectman of Dedham, Mass., the county seat; ed. pub. schools in Mass .; married Lynn, Mass., 1879, Abbie A. Gardner; children: Myron Scott, Marion Louise. Was supt. of a shoe manufactory, 1876-84; treas. and gen. mgr. of a shoe mfg. company, 1884-8, Jones, Curtis & Towne, 1888-98; pres. of electric company. 1896-1900; sec. and dir. Belt Line Electric Ry., 1890-5; pres. Home Med. Co. since 1898; sec. and vice-pres. Kraig Chemical Co. since 1902; pres. Am. Insulite Co. since 1904; pres. U.S. Mica Mining and Milling Co., 1901-7. Democrat; was mem. Mass. House of Representatives. 1884-5, Senate, 1886-7-8; prison commr. of Mass., 1890-5; gen. supt. of prisons. 1893-5: park commr., 1889-94; nominated for Congress. 1892, against Henry Cabot Lodge, and nomi- nated for mayor, 1893; declined both, although election was assured. Chmn. Dem. Com. of Es- sex Co., Mass., 1886-96; mem. exec. com. Mass. Dem. Club. Became resident of Chicago. 1900. Mem. Henry George Assn., Municipal Owner- ship League; pres. Ill. Tax Reform Assn. Res- idence: 4369 Oakenwald Av. Office: 106 N. La- Salle St.
JONES, Fred Bennett, retired: born Peoria. Ill., Jan. 14. 1858; son George W. and Cecelia (Bennett) Joncs; ed. puh. schools; grad. of high school. Entered the employ of the Adams & Westlake Co., in sales dept. in 1877. and later became stockholder and dir .; vice-pres. till retired. Clubs: Chicago Athletic, Mid-Day. Recreation: travel. Residence: 804 Tower Ct.
JONES, Fred Ellsworth Randolph, fire in- surance: born Chelsea, Mich., Jan. 18, 1860; son Aaron C. and Carrie R. (Clark) Jones: ed. pub. schs. of Mich. and Chicago; married Miss Alice M. Parkhill, at Milwaukee, Wis., Oct. 10. 1907. Began as office boy with George C. Clarke &
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Co., and was associated with them 20 years; now mgr. local office of the Liverpool and Lon- don and Globe Ins. Co. Sec. Chicago Mechanics' Inst. Club: Ill. Athletic. Recreation: music. Residence: 2157 W. Adams St. Office: 21 S. La- Salle St.
*JONES, George Herbert; see Vol. 1905.
JONES, George Phifer, mfr .; deceased; see Vol. 1905.
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