The book of Chicagoans, a biographical dictionary of leading living men of the city of Chicago, 1911, Part 118

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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KNAP, William Herschel, mfr .; see Vol. 1905. KNAPP, Charles H., ry. official; see Vol. 1905. KNAPP, Charles Henry, pres. Knapp Metal Ceiling Co .; born Buffalo, N.Y., 1857; son George A. and Sarah (Bingham) Knapp; ed. in pub. schools; unmarried. Began in Chicago office of the Phoenix Ins. Co. of Brooklyn, N.Y., where remained 7 years; later went into the builders' supply business, representing Eastern houses in Chicago, afterwards doing business as ju- nior partner in the firm of Mathias & Knapp; later this firm became merged into the Prescott Door Hanger Mfg. Co .; became interested with his brother, George S., in the builders' supply business, 1900, and in 1905 organized the Knapp Bros. Mfg. Co. Was mem. Co. D, 1st Regt. I.N. G. Republican. Recreations: walking and out of door games. Residence: LaGrange, Ill. Of- fice: 2419 W. 14th St.

*KNAPP, George Owen; see Vol. 1905.

KNAPP, George S .; born Albany, N.Y., 1850; son George A. and Sarah (Bingham) Knapp; ed. Amherst Coll .; unmarried. Began as trav- eling salesman for hardware concern in Chica- go, 1870; became mem. firm of Knapp & Stod- dard, jobbers and commn. merchants in whole- sale furniture, 1880; joined his brother, Charles H., in the building material business, 1900, and in 1905 organized the Knapp Bros. Mfg. Co., of which is now treas. and dir .; also vice-pres. and treas. Knapp Metal Ceiling Co. Republican. Recreations: reading, "dining out," driving and traveling. Residence: LaGrange, Ill. Office: 2419 W. 14th St.

*KNAPP, John Daniel, insurance; see Vol. 1905.

KNAPP, Kemper K., lawyer; born Marquette, Green Lake Co., Wis., Mar. 7, 1860; son Charles and Jennette (Vine) Knapp; B.S., Univ. of Wis., 1879, B.L., 1882. Admitted to bar in 1882 and ever since engaged in practice; now senior mem. law firm Knapp & Campbell. In law dept. C.G.W.R.R.Co., 1885-90, Chicago & Northwest- ern Pacific R.R. Co., 1890-3; atty. Wis. Central Co., operating C.&N.P.R.R.Co., 1893-5; atty. Chi- cago & Calumet Terminal Ry. Co., 1893-7; atty. for receivers, C.&N.P.R.R.Co., 1895-7; gen. atty. Chicago Terminal Transfer R.R. Co., 1897, and gen. atty. E.,J.&E.Ry.Co., of Chicago, Lake Shore & Eastern Ry. Co., and of Ill. Steel Co., 1897-9; general counsel and dir., respectively, since 1899, of Ill. Steel Co., E.,J.&E.Ry.Co., and of Chicago, Lake Shore & Eastern Ry. Co .; dir. Gary State Bank, South Chicago Savings Bank, Calumet Ins. Co., Universal Portland Cement Co. Clubs: University, Law, Mid-Day, Mar- quette, Glen View, Skokie Country, South Shore Country. Residence: 55 E. Division St. Office: 700 Commercial Nat. Bank Bldg.

KNECHT, Samuel Edwin, lawyer; sec. State Bank of Chicago; born Deerfield, Lake Co., Ill., Feb. 4, 1862; son John and Henrietta (Schnei- der) Knecht; grad. Northwestern Coll., Naper- ville, Ill., B.S., 1886; Northwestern Univ. Law School, LL.B., 1891; married Monroe, Mich., Aug. 3, 1887, Ella M. Waggoner; 1 son: Howard Waggoner. Sec. and trust officer State Bank of Chicago since Jan. 1, 1901; engaged in gen- eral practice of law. 1891-1901; was senior mem. of law firm of Knecht & Bullard, and la-

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ter of Knecht & Day. Mem. advisory invest- ment com. Supreme Council Royal League. Mem. Chicago Bar Assn., Ill. State Bar Assn., Royal Arcanum. Republican. Congregational- ist. Clubs: Union League, Bankers', Hamilton. Residence: 650 Arlington Pl. Office: Chamber of Commerce.

KNEELAND, Lorenzo D., broker; deceased; see Vol. 1905.

KNIGHT, Clarence A., lawyer; born McHen- ry Co., Ill., Oct. 28, 1853; ed. pub. schools near his birthplace and in Cook Co. Normal School; taught school; law student in office of Spaf- ford, McDaid & Wilson, 1872-7. Admitted to bar, 1874; asst. city atty. under Julius Grin- nell, 1879-84; city atty., 1884-8; asst. corpora- tion counsel under Mayor Roche, 1888-9; pre- pared the act under which Hyde Park, Lake View, Jefferson and a portion of Cicero were added to the city. In general practice with Mr. Paul Brown, 1883-1903, in firm of Knight & Brown, then was joined by James B. Barbour and William G. Adams, forming present firm of Knight, Barbour & Adams. General counsel, 1883, Lake Street Elevated Railroad Co .; of Un- ion Elevated Railroad Co., 1898; and North- western Elevated R.R. Co. Mason (K.T.); mem. Royal League, Independent Order of Foresters. Clubs: Iroquois, Union League, South Shore Country. Residence: 3222 Calumet Av. Office: 69 W. Washington St.

KNIGHT, John B., real estate; born Hopkins- ville, Ky., Oct. 1, 1847; son John B. and Eliza E. Knight; ed. private schools of Ky. and Bethany College, W.Va .; studied law; married 1892, Mrs. Susan C. Marshall (now deceased). Came to Chicago, Oct. 1871, when his father's property in the city was destroyed by fire, and took charge of the work of rebuilding and sub- sequent care of the family property. Was mem. firm of Knight & Marshall, 1881-1904. Mem. Chicago Real Estate Board, Chicago Assn. of Commerce. Democrat. Clubs: Union League, Kenwood, South Shore Country. Recreations: hunting and fishing. Residence: 1335 E. 52d St. Office: Reaper Blk.

KNIGHT, Joseph Chadbourne, fire underwrit- er; born Chicago, Sept. 7, 1874; son Robert and Fannie (Hall) Knight; father settled in Chica- go, 1842, and was one of the leading citizens of early days; grad. grammar school, Chicago, 1887, and later from special night course, busi- ness coll .; married Helma Fredericka Nelson, of Chicago, June 16, 1898; infant son died Apr. 1, 1908. Began active career as office boy with I. J. Lewis, Chicago, continuing, Feb. 22-Sept. 7, 1889; then went with ins. firm of Granger, Smith & Miller, which was merged into firm of Critchell, Miller, Whitney & Barbour, 1901; re- signed as chief clerk, July 1, 1909; since mem. firm of Knight & Barber. An organizer, 1901, and vice-pres., 1905, Fire Ins. Club of Chicago. Republican. Mason (32°), Shriner; Royal Ar- canum, Eastern Star. Mem. Lake View Busi- ness Men's Assn., Chicago Assn. of Commerce. Club: Illinois Athletic. Recreations: athletic sports. Residence: 1300 Winnemac Av. Office: Association Bldg.

KNIGHT, Newell Clark, municipal and corpn. bonds; born St. Louis, Mo., Apr. 25, 1862; son Augustus and Fanny (French) Knight; grad. Yale, 1884; married 1886, Annie Louise Sloss, of St. Louis; children: Augustus, Francis Mc- Master, Katharine, Newell Sloss, Nancy. En- tered the Hamilton-Brown Shoe Co.'s factory and worked at the bench and machines for 2 years; sec. of an investment co. at Wichita, Kan., for short time, and with his brother or- ganized the Knight Investment Co .: in 1893 came to Chicago, and with Reuben H. Donnel- ley established firm of Knight, Donnelley & Co .. bond and stock brokers, which went out of business in 1905; since then dealer in honds. Pres. Four Mile League of Evanston, 1899, and accepted position of chief of police of Evans- ton, without pay, in order to enforce the law

prohibiting saloons in that place. Club: Skokie Golf. Recreation: golf. Residence: Evanston, Ill. Office: Royal Insurance Bldg.

KNIGHT, Stephen Corbly, lawyer; born on farm near Casstown, Miami Co., O., Feb. 9, 1847; son William D. and Elizabeth Knight; at- tended school in winters and worked on the farm summers; after several rejections on the score of youth, he was enlisted and served in 1864, as a 100-day volunteer in the 134th Ohio Vol. Inf., spending the entire time in front of Petersburg and Richmond; resumed farming and gave a portion of his time to study, until 1868; LL.B., Univ. of Mich., 1870; married 1874, Elizabeth S. Morgan (died 1875); married 2d, 1878, Jennie H., daughter Col. Theodore Doty, of Chicago; 1 child: Elizabeth M. Admitted to bar of Mich. and Ill., 1871; practiced at Cham- paign, Ill., 1871-9, and since in Chicago. Mem. Chicago Bar Assn., G.A.R. Residence: 3336 Rhodes Av. Office: 35 N. Dearborn St.

KNIGHT, Thomas Duerson, lawyer; born Goshen, Oldham Co., Ky., Apr. 15, 1863; son of Moses G. and Martha Thomas (Duerson) Knight; grad. Haven School, Chicago, 1876; Central High School, Chicago, 1880; Williams Coll., Mass., A.B., 1884 (A.M.); Union Coll. of Law, Chicago, LL.B., 1886; married Raleigh, N. C., July 22, 1892, Helen Whittaker Fowle; chil- dren: Duerson, Haywood (died in infancy). Ad- mitted to bar, 1886, and engaged in practice in Chicago; asst. state's atty. from 1892-5. Re- publican. Mem. Am. and Ill. State Bar assns., board of mgrs., Chicago Bar Assn. Presbyte- rian. Pres. Williams Coll. Alumni Assn. of Northwest, Delta Kappa Epsilon Assn. of Northwest. Mason. Clubs: Hamilton, Univer- sity, Forty, Chicago Athletic, Kenwood, Chica- go Yacht, Union League, South Shore Country. Residence: 1411 Hyde Park Boul. Office: 422 Commercial Nat. Bank Bldg.

KNIGHT, William Hugh, sec. and treas. Am. Trotting Assn .; born Bradford, Ont., Can., Oct. 14, 1849; son Thomas M. and Mary (Wilson) Knight; ed. pub. schools of Buffalo, N.Y .; mar- ried Hinsdale, Ill., June 9, 1880, Isabel M. Rob- bins; 1 daughter: Glendora Elizabeth. Came to Chicago, Mar. 13, 1873, and became clerk in freight office of the M.C.R.R .; entered service of Southern Dispatch Line, Apr. 16, 1876; gen. agt. Mo.P.R.R. in Chicago, 1881-3; division freight and passenger agt. Wabash R.R., at De- troit, 1883-7; asst. gen. freight agt., same rd., at St. Louis, 1887-8; gen. agt. U.P.R.R., Chica- go, from Dec. 1, 1888, until consolidation with the So. P. in 1902; in service of A.,T.&S.F. un- til May 1, 1903; since sec. and treas. Am. Trot- ting Assn. and Am. Trotting Register Assn. In- dependent in politics. Mason, K.T. Club: Hins- dale .. Recreations: golf, fond of horses. Resi- dence: Hinsdale, Ill. Office: Ellsworth Bldg.

KNIPSCHILD, Frank August, mfr .: born at Baltimore, Md., Feb. 18, 1855: son August and Bettie (Brockmann) Knipschild; ed. private school in Baltimore: married Caroline Spiel- mann, of Chicago, Jan. 4, 1882: children: Frank, Jr., Arthur, Howard, Roy. Came from Balti- more to Chicago in 1876 and was tobacco sales- man, 1876-82. In 1882 became connected with the business established in 1879 by Peter Spiel- mann as a mfr. of vinegar and compressed yeast, which was incorporated in 1888, and has continued in that business, being now sec. of the Spielmann Bros. Co. Republican. Was mem. 6th Md. Regt .. 1872. Mason (32°, Shrin- er). Residence: 2243 Dayton St. Office: 1001 W. North Av.

KNISELY, Harry Crater, roofing and sheet metal contractor; born Chicago, Nov. 14. 1868: son Abraham and Helen (Crater) Knisely: ed. in Chicago pub. schs. and Racine Coll .: mar- ried Mary A. Allen, of Hinsdale, Ill., Dec. 30, 1889: children: Margaret True, Sarah Lucile. Was with firm of Knisely Bros., 1888-92: spent years 1886-7 traveling in the West. most of the

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time ranching in Colo, and N.M .; since 1887 a been vice-pres. Republican. Mason. Residence: contractor for sheet metal and roofing, and In Chicago Beach Hotel. Office: 512 First Nat. 1892 organized the firm of Harry C. Knisely Bank Bldg. Co., of which he is pres. and treas .; also has KNOWLTON, Edward R., ry. official; de- ceased; see Vol. 1905. large real estate interests. Republican. Epis- copalian. Mem. Chicago Assn. of Commerce. Mason (32°); master LaGrange Lodge No. 770 A.F.&A.M., 1910; high priest LaGrange Chap- ter, 1907; mem. St. Bernard Commandery No. 35 K.T., Oriental Consistory S.P.R.S. 32°, Me- dinah Temple Mystic Shrine; regent Royal Ar- canum, 1900-1. Clubs: Chicago Athletic, Ill. Athletic, Hinsdale, Builders', Architectural; pres. Men's Club of Grace Church Parish, Hins- dale. Recreations: golf, motoring. Residence: Hinsdale, Ill. Office: 506-508 S. Canal St.

KNISELY, John A., metal mfr .; deceased; see Vol. 1905.

KNISKERN, Warren B., ry. official; born at Carlisle, N.Y., July 7, 1851; son Abram and Margaret Kniskern; ed. in country schs .; mar- ried Margaret Beckham, of Bardstown, Ky. Messenger clerk in gen. pass. dept., I.C.R.R., 1869-73; in charge foreign reports, gen. ticket office, C.&N.W.Ry., 1873-5; chief ticket clerk, New Orleans, Jackson & Northern R.R., 1875-6 ;. in gen. pass. dept., 1876-8, city ticket agt., 1878- 85, L.&N.R.R .; asst. gen. pass. agt., 1885-95, gen. pass. and ticket agt., 1895-1901, pass. traf- fic mgr. since 1901, C.&N.W.Ry. Clubs: Mid- Day, Union League, South Shore Country, Ken- wood. Residence: 4849 Greenwood Av. Office: 226 W. Jackson Boul. .

KNOLL, William Jacob, mfr., die maker; born Chicago, Mar. 15, 1873; son Jacob William and Dora (Wittman) Knoll; ed. pub. schools; married Frieda Ahlers, of Chicago, June 28, 1902; 1 son: Harry Walter. Began as a die maker in 1890, later becoming foreman of the plant, in which continued until 1903, when be- came vice-pres. and supt. of H. B. Rouse & Co., mfrs. of printers' tools and specialties, with which has since been identified. Repub- lican. Mem. Maccabees, Schwaben Verein. Rec- reation: motoring. Residence: 5517 Wayne Av. Office: 2214 Ward St.

KNOPF, Philip, ex-congressman; born on farm, Lake Co., Ill., Nov. 18, 1847; ed. pub. schs .; served in Civil War in Co. I, 147th Regt., Ill. Inf .; removed to Chicago, 1866, and student Bryant & Stratton Bus. Coll., 1866-7; married Carrie Fehlman, of Lake Co., Ill., Dec. 23, 1880. Was in teaming business, 1867-84; chief deputy coroner, Cook Co., 1884-92; mem. Ill. Senate, 1887-94; co. clerk Cook Co., 1894-1902; mem. 58th to 60th Congresses (1903-9), 7th Ill. Dist .; Republican. Residence: 1056 N. Hoyne Av.

KNOTT, Henry Adams, real estate; born An- gola, Ind .; son Adams and Sarah (Russell) Knott; ed. Chicago Univ .; married Chicago, Oct. 2, 1883, Isabel Waller; children: James Waller, Lucy Alexandria, Harry A., Jr., Alexander. En- gaged in real estate business since 1881; first as head of firm of Knott, Lewis & Co .; then as Henry A. Knott & Co., later changed to Knott, Chandler & Co., and since Mar. 1908, alone. Mem. Chicago Real Estate Board since 1888 (has been mem. leading coms., treas., and pres., 1898-9: mem. valuation com., 1894-5, chmn., 1899-1900); was one of the leaders in securing passage of the Special Assessment bill: has been sec. Citizens' Com. Clubs: University, Sad- dle and Cycle, Onwentsia. Residence: 30 Scott St. Office: Ashland Blk.

KNOWLES, Paul S., fire underwriter; born Monroe Co., N.Y., Dec. 15, 1863; son James P. and Cornelia (Harmon) Knowles; student Bos- ton Univ. School of Law; married Marie L. Lindsay, of Carrollton, Ky., May 18, 1907. In insurance and banking, Sioux Falls, S.D., and was admitted to the S.D. bar, 1891; asst. sec. State Life Ins. Co., of Indianapolis, 1900-7; in special insurance work, Houston, Tex., 1907-9; came to Chicago, Mar. 1909, and became identi- fied with the United Ins. Co., of which has since

KNOX, George Washington, engr .; born Mil- ledgeville, Ill., June 21, 1865; son George W. and Mary J. (Palmer) Knox; ed. 2 years in the scientific course of Northern Ill. Coll., Fulton; married Evanston, Ill., Sept. 5, 1898, Alice Hen- rietta Meers; children: Alice Henrietta, George Washington, Jr. In mech. dept., C.,B.&N.Ry. Co., 1885-7; in street car dept., Pullman Palace Car Co., 1887; then with Thomson-Houston Co., equipping the first cars that went west of the Miss. River (for an Omaha st. ry.); with Sprague Co., 1889; asst. engr. on installation of W. Side line, Milwaukee; asst. to chief engr. in charge of equipment of st. rys. in Minne- apolis and St. Paul, 1891-2, for Edison Electric Co .; installed additional ry. lines in Milwaukee and in other cities; installed motors and gen- erators on Kansas City Elevated Ry., Kansas City, for General Electric Co., 1892; elec. engr., and later engr. of construction, Chicago City Ry. Co., 1892-1900; mgr. ry. dept. Kohler Bros., 1900-1; opened office as elec. engr. and builder, 1901, incorporated, 1902, as Knox Engring. Co., of which is pres. and treas .; also pres. and mgr. Knox Construction Co. Inventor of the auto- motoneer, a device for the control of electric motors as applied to operating st. ry. cars, and pres. and treas. of Knox Automotoneer Co. Has built electric rys. at Rockford and Galesburg, Ill .; Beloit, Janesville, Green Bay, DePere and Kaukauna, Wis .; Canton, Alliance and Salem, O .; Oklahoma City, and many other lines. Asso. Am. Inst. Elec. Engrs. Independent Republic- an. Club: Union League. Residence: 1612 Cen- tral St. , Evanston, Ill. Office: Fisher Bldg.

*KNOX, Reuben, lumberman; see Vol. 1905.

KNOX, Thomas Moore, life underwriter; born Belfast, Ireland, May 10, 1858; son James and Mary (McBride) Knox; ed. national schs. of Ireland, and Dundalk Educational Instn., 1875; married Margaret Glass, of Austin, Tex., Apr. 13, 1881. Clerk in Ulster Banking Co., Belfast, Ireland, 1875-9; came to America, 1879, locat- ing at Austin, Tex .; employed by the Wheeler & Wilson Mfg. Co. until 1886, when he came to Chicago; was with the Corn Exchange Nat. Bank as chief clerk, 1886-9; head of the coun- try grain dept. of Armour & Co., 1889-93; gen. agt. N.Y. Life Ins. Co., 1893-1907; Ill. mgr., and dir. N. Am. Life Ins. Co. of Newark, N.J., since 1907. Mem. Board of Edn., Wilmette, 1895-1900. Mem. Chicago Assn. of Commerce. Independ- ent in politics. Presbyterian. Mason (32º). Clubs: Chicago Athletic, Wilmette Country (dir.). Residence: 519 Forest Av., Wilmette, Ill. Office: 1011 Hartford Bldg.

*KNUDSON, Theodore, ship builder; see Vol. 1905.

KOCH, Charles Rudolph Edward, sec. North- western Univ. Dental School; born Birnbaum, Polish Prussia, Apr. 24, 1844; son Augustus and Josephine (Von Lutz) Koch; removed with parents to Manitowoc, Wis., in infancy; ed. pub. schools Manitowoc, until 1859; assisted in father's business, 1856-9; employed on farm near Chicago, 1859, and later student in dental office of Dr. Kennicott until Aug. 1862, when enlisted private, 72d Ill. Inf., serving in North- ern Miss. campaign, Yazoo Pass expedition, Vicksburg campaign and siege; detailed chief clerk Gen. Ransom's headquarters, Nov. 1863; apptd. capt. 49th U.S. Colored Inf .; detailed on staff of Lorenzo Thomas, adjt .- gen., organizing colored troops in Southwest; rejoined command Feb. 1864, serving with it in La. until May 1865; provost marshal, Yazoo City, Miss., May- Aug. 1865, Western district of Miss., Vicks- burg, Aug. 1865-Mar. 1866, when was mustered out; married June 25, 1868, Sylvia Bigelow, daughter Hon. Otis Adams, of Grafton, Mass .;

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children: Josephine von Lutz (Mrs. Arthur M. Crain, Boston), Alice Adams (Mrs. Charles P. Tobin, Boston), Mabelle Grace. Rejoined Dr. Kennicott, 1866, and later his partner in prac- tice of dentistry until 1871, then practiced alone until 1898. Organized and was capt. of a co. of Union Veterans, serving in labor riots of 1877, and when I.N.G. was organized, with some other mems. of this co., enlisted as private in 1st Inf., I.N.G., in Aug. 1877; became capt. Co. I, Oct. 1877; maj., Apr. 1886; lieut .- col., Feb. 1888; col., Apr. 1889; voluntarily retired, Nov. 1893. Organized regt., at breaking out of Span- ish War, 1898, which was accepted by the state and maintained at his own expense over 4 months, but was finally disbanded and honor- ably discharged by act of Legislature. Mem. George H. Thomas Post No. 5 G.A.R .; dir. of the Cook Co. Grand Army Memorial Hall Assn .; past post commander, past inspector-gen., pasť adjt .- gen., Dept. of Ill. Asso. mem. Mil. Service Inst. of the U.S .; mem. Loyal Legion (com- mander Ill. Commandery, 1908-9), Soc. of Army of the Tenn .; mem. since 1901 and now sec. Ill .- Vicksburg Military Park Commn. Sec. 1869, pres. 1875, Chicago Dental Soc .; sec. and editor annual publications, 1871-5; pres., 1877, Ill. State Dental Soc .; military editor Chicago In- ter Ocean, 1880-2; sec. and pres. Ill. State Board of Dental Examiners, 1886-91; pres. Nat. Assn. of Dental Examiners, 1891; since Jan. 1904, sec. Dental Dept., Northwestern Univ. Re- ceived honorary degree Doctor of Dental Sur- gery from Washington Univ., 1888. Author: History of Dentistry, 1909; also Illinois at Vicksburg. Recreations: study and research in military history. Residence: 140 E. 47th St. Office: Northwestern Univ. Bldg.

KOCH, Edward John, mfr. of cut glass; born Chicago, Aug. 27, 1861; son G. Charles and Caroline Sophia (Francke) Koch; ed. parochial and pub. schools; married St. Louis, May 9, 1889, Pauline J., daughter E. F. W. Meier, ex- pres. of St. Louis City Council. Began business career in 1875 in employ of Burley & Tyrrell; traveling salesman for the Mt. Washington Glass Co., of New Bedford, Mass., mfrs. of cut glass, 1889-98; established, under style of Ed- ward J. Koch & Co., as a mfr. of cut glass, since Jan. 1, 1899. Republican. Mem. Jewelers' Club of Chicago. Residence: 626 Arlington Pl. Office: 182 N. State St.

KOCH, Otto, mfrs.' mgr .; born Hildesheim, Germany, Mar. 16, 1852; son Dietrich and Doris (Metzler) Koch; ed. Germany; came to U.S., 1862, and began as a boy in the Baltimore works of William Wilkens & Co., continuing with their successors, the William Wilkens Co., steamed curled hair and bristle mfrs. upon a large scale; remained with the co. in Baltimore until 1885, when he came to their Chicago house, of which he is now in charge as western mgr. Club: Germania. Recreations: reading and music. Residence: 431 Deming Pl. Office: 162 W. Randolph St.

KOCH, Richard Alexander, lawyer and real estate agt .; born Berlin, Germany, Apr. 26, 1877; son John Casper and Elizabeth (Gottschalk) Koch; ed. gymnasium in Berlin; grad. Ill. Coll. of Law, 1903; married Chicago, Oct. 30, 1903, Lucia Schneider. Came to Chicago from Ger- many in 1892; in real estate and loan business, firm of Richard A. Koch & Co., 1896-1908; since 1903 also in practice of law. Republican. Rec- reation: out of doors. Residence: 3424 Elaine Pl. Office: 710, 25 N. Dearborn St.

KOCH, Waldemar, univ. prof .; born St. Louis, Apr. 8, 1875; son Arnold and Louise (Muegge) Koch; grad. Smith Acad., St. Louis, 1893; B.S., Harvard Univ., 1898, Ph.D., 1900: married Es- telle Fountain, of Detroit, Nov. 30, 1909. Asst. in physiology, Harvard Med. School, 1900-1: asst. in pharmacology, Univ. of Chicago, 1901-3: asst. prof. pharmacology and physiological chemistry, Univ. of Mo., Columbia, 1903-6: asst.

prof. physiol. chemistry, 1907-8, asso. prof. pharmacology since 1908, Univ. of Chicago. Asso. prof. bio-chemistry, Wistar Inst. of Anat- omy, Phila., since 1910. Author: Laboratory Manual of Physiological Chemistry, 1903. Mem. Deutsche Chemische Gesellschaft, Am. Chem. Soc., Am. Soc. Physiology, Soc. Biol. Chemistry, Soc. for Experimental Biology and Medicine, A.A.A.S. Clubs: University, Quadrangle. Rec- reations: travel, cross country walking. Resi- dence: 5313 Jefferson Av.

KOCHS, Theodore A., pres. Theo. A. Kochs Co., barbers' supplies. Clubs: Union League, Germania Maennerchor. Residence: 534 Surf St. Office: 659 Wells St.

KOEBER, Henry Jacob, coal merchant; born Chicago, Dec. 30, 1871; son Henry and Lisette (Weinlederer) Koeber; ed. Chicago pub. schools; married Anna Lindemann, of Chicago, June 14, 1899; 4 children: Elsa Gertrude, Theodore Hen- ry, Henry J., Jr., John Frederick. Began with Pa. Coal Co., 1887-1901; joined Henry Holver- scheid, in firm of Henry Holverscheid & Co., in 1901. Also sec., treas. and dir. Albany Coal Co .; dir. Barker Coal Co. Mason. Mem. Vorwärts Turn Verein and Order of Kokoal. Recreations: fishing, gymnastics. Residence: 1835 S. Troy St. Office: Old Colony Bldg.

KOEHLER, Charles William, coal merchant; born Woodsfield, Monroe Co., O., Sept. 7, 1868; son Frederick and Mary J. (Patterson) Koeh- ler; ed. pub. schools in Ohio and Chicago, re- moving with parents to this city in 1881; mar- ried Chicago, Feb. 12, 1895, Emma Kretlow; 1 son: Edwin Robert. Began business with his father in 1881, and since 1890 has been with the wholesale and retail firm of Waggener Coal Co., of which is pres. Independent in politics. Residence: 4723 Magnolia Av. Office: Bedford Building.

KOEHLER, Gottfried, physician; born Tin- ley Park, Cook Co., Ill., Oct. 23, 1878; son Gott- fried and Helena (Sippel) Koehler; prep. edn. Association Coll. and Met. Business Coll., Chi- cago; Ph.G., Northwestern Univ. School of Pharmacy, 1898; M.D., Northwestern Univ. Med. School, 1902; married Frieda Schroeder, of Chi- cago, June 2, 1907. Interne Cook Co. Hosp., 1902-3; instr. clin. pathology, Northwestern Univ. Med. School, 1903-7; in charge of labora- tories, Mercy and Wesley hosps., 1904-7; adj. prof. clin. pediatrics, Coll. Phys. and Surgeons (Univ. of Ill.), since 1907; attending physician, Children's Hosp., since 1907; chief food inspec- tor, Dept. of Health, Chicago, 1907-10; asst. commr. of health, Chicago, since 1910. Inde- pendent in politics. Lutheran. Mem. Am. Pub. Health Assn., A.M.A., Ill. State Med. Soc., Chi- cago . Med. Soc. Clubs: City, Logan Square. Residence: 2700 N. Kimball Av. Office: City Hall.

KOEHLER, Thomas Nicholas, coal merchant: born Woodsfield, O., Oct. 6, 1865; son Frederick and Mary (Patterson) Koehler: ed. public schools; married Tenie Weber, of Chicago, May 15, 1890; 2 children: Ethel, Ruth. Came to Chi- cago in 1881, and has since been engaged in coal business; organized in 1893, and since head of T. N. Kochler & Co .; also organized In 1893, and since pres. Wilmington Coal Washing Co. Republican. Clubs: Union League, Chicago Athletic, Edgewater Golf, South Shore Country. Recreation: golf. Residence: 4542 Malden St. Office: 690 Old Colony Bldg.

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The book of Chicagoans, a biographical dictionary of leading living men of the city of Chicago, 1911, Part 118

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