The book of Chicagoans, a biographical dictionary of leading living men of the city of Chicago, 1911, Part 121

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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KUH, Sydney, physician; born New York City, Mar. 6, 1866; son Isaac and Mathilda (Kupfer) Kuh; ed. gymnasium, Bayreuth, Ba- varia, 1875-82; Chicago Med. College 1885-6; Univ. of Heidelberg, Germany, 1886-90, grad- uating, M.D., 1890; Univ. of Vienna, 1890-1; asst. at Univ. Hosp., Heidelberg, 1891-2; med. schools of Paris and London, 1892. Attending neurologist to Cook Co. and Michael Reese hosps., consulting neurologist to Homes for Aged Jews and Jewish Orphans, Chicago Ly- ing-In Hosp. and Dispensary, Evanston Indus- trial Home for Girls. Author of numerous ar- ticles on neurological subjects. Prof. of nerv- ous diseases, Post-Grad. Med. School, Chicago; asso. prof. of nervous diseases, Rush Med. Coll. Mem. Chicago Neurological Soc., A.M.A., Ill. State Med. Soc., Chicago Med. Soc., Phy- sicians' Club, German Med. Soc .; fellow Chi- cago Acad. of Medicine, Am. Neurological Soc., A.A.A.S., etc. Republican. Jewish. Clubs: Quad- rangle, City, Ill. Athletic. Recreations: hunt- ing, fishing, photography. Residence: 4330 Drexel Boul. Office: Columbus Memorial Bldg.

KUHLMEY, Albert, pres. of A. Ortmayer & Son, saddlery; born Danzig, Germany, July 25, 1855; son Friedrich and Henrietta Kuhlmey; ed. pub. and private schools in Europe; arrived in New York in June and Chicago in July 1873; married Chicago, Apr. 20, 1882, Annie, oldest daughter of Andrew Ortmayer; children: Wal- ter, Melitta (Mrs. William B. Uihlein, of Mil- waukee). Was employed in law office in Dan- zig, Germany, Nov. 1868-Nov. 1871; clerk in fa- ther's store in Danzig, Nov. 1871-May 1873; employed in various kinds of business in Chi- cago from July 1873-Mar. 1874, when entered wagon mfg. business of Schuttler & Hotz, Chi- cago, as timekeeper, and left there Apr. 1, 1882, as asst. supt. Entered business of A. Ortmayer & Son, May 1, 1882, as bookkeeper and cashier, and when business was incorporated Feb. 1, 1886, was elected sec., treas. and dir .; after death of Andrew and Carl G. Ortmayer, was elected, June 15, 1895, pres. and gen. mgr. and dir. of A. Ortmayer & Son, wholesale mfrs. of saddlery, which position still holds. Treas. of Wholesale Saddlery Assn. of the U.S., and of the Nat. Saddlery Mfrs.' Assn .; mem. Ill. Mfrs.' Assn., Nat. Credit Men's Assn., Chicago Assn. of Commerce. Republican. Mem. Germania Männerchor. Residence: 1638 Dearborn Av. Of- fice: 157-159 W. Illinois St.

KUHNERT, Louis C., mfr. and jobber; born Woodstock, Ill., Apr. 22, 1854; son Charles and Wilhelmia Kuhnert; ed. city schools of Wood- stock; married Apr. 22, 1869, Lena Lasman; children: Louis C., Carrie D. Began business

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career in 1868 and was engaged in retail grocery business in Chicago until 1888; with Lartz Wall Paper Co., 1888-93; was owner of the New Era Bank, corner of Blue Island Av. and Harrison St., 1893-8; then became one of the principals, treas. and vice-pres. of the corporation of Re- mien & Kuhnert Co., mfrs. and jobbers of wall paper and painters' supplies. Dir. Chicago Credit Men's Assn .; del. to convention of Nat. Assn. of Credit Men, 1909. Republican. Clubs: Chicago Athletic, South Shore Country, Paint and Varnish, Delavan Lake Yacht (commo- dore). Recreations: motoring, golf, yachting. Residence: 5610 Washington Av. Office: Wa- bash Av. and Lake St .; branch at 188-190 Ohio Street.

KUHNS, E(dward) Louis, Chicago gen. mgr. Studebaker Bros. Mfg. Co .; born Greensburg, Pa., Nov. 12, 1858; son Joseph Henry and Har- riet (Eason) Kuhns; ed. pub. schools of Pa .; married Ida Studebaker, of South Bend, Ind., June 7, 1893. Engaged in railroad construction, 1880-3, in real estate and insurance 1884-7; commr. of pub. works, City of Chicago, 1892-3; with Studebaker Bros. Mfg. Co. since 1894, be- coming dir. and Chicago manager of that com- pany and the Studebaker Automobile Co. in 1907; also. sec. Corporation of the Fine Arts Bldg. Republican. Episcopalian. Mem. Indiana Society (vice-pres.), Pa. Society (vice-pres.). Clubs: Union League, Chicago Athletic, South Shore Country, Chicago Motor; also Indiana Club (South Bend, Ind.). Residence: 4932 Lake Av. Office: 2030 Michigan Av.

KUHNS, Maurice S., accountant; sec. Safe- guard Account Co. Residence: 4407 Berkeley Av. Office: Nat. Life Bldg.

KUPPENHEIMER, Albert B., clothing mfr .; born Chicago, May 31, 1866; son Bernhard and Augusta (Rosenfeld) Kuppenheimer; ed. pub. schools and Harvard (pvt.) School, Chicago; unmarried. Identified with B. Kuppenheimer & Co., established by his father, since 1885, and became a mem. of the firm in 1896. Repub- lican. Jewish religion. Mason. Clubs: Ill. Ath- letic, Chicago Automobile, City, Standard, Lake Shore Country, Chicago Fishing; also Criterion, New York. Residence: 3240 Michigan Av. Office: Cor. Franklin and Congress Sts.

KUPPENHEIMER, Jonas, mfr .; born Terre Haute, Ind., 1854; son of Bernhard and Augusta (Rosenfeld) Kuppenheimer; pub. sch. edn .; married Belle Wineman, of Chicago; children: Irma B. (Mrs. Bertram J. Cahn), Louise E. In 1876 with his father established the house of B. Kuppenheimer & Co., mfrs. of clothing, and since father's death in 1903 has been head of the firm. Republican. Clubs: Standard, Lake Shore, Ravisloe, Chicago Automobile. Resi- dence: 2027 Prairie Av. and Lake Forest, Ill. Office: Cor. Congress and Franklin Sts.

KUPPENHEIMER, Louis B., mfr .; born Terre Haute, Ind., July 18, 1857; son Bernhard and Augusta (Rosenfeld) Kuppenheimer; ed. pub. schools, Chicago; married Emma Maertz, of Cincinnati, Jan. 17, 1907. Began with B. Kuppenheimer & Co. in 1876 and has been a member of the firm since 1882. Republican. In conjunction with brothers Jonas and Albert erected the Jewish Home for the Friendless, and erected and presented Annex and Assembly Room and Gymnasium to Jewish Orphans' Home. Residence: 2923 Michigan Boul. Office: Cor. Congress and Franklin Sts.

KUROWSKI, Eugene Frank, mfr .; born East Prussia, Ger., July 5, 1858; son F. and Bertha (Friese) Kurowski; ed. pub. and high schools, Germany; married Chicago, 1884, E. Haber- straw; children: Rudolph, Melanie. For many years connected with and pres. since 1894, the John C. Moninger Co., greenhouse construction materials. Recreation: motoring. Residence: 5430 Magnolia Av. Office: 901 Blackhawk St.

KURZ, Adolph, lawyer; born Weierbach, Ger- many, Jan. 11, 1868; son of Isaac and Bena

(Jacobs) Kurz; early edn. in Germany; came with widowed mother to Chicago when 14 years of age; entered law office as office boy, advan- cing to managing clerk; grad. Chicago College of Law, 1888: Began practice immediately after graduation; regarded as expert in commercial and corporation law; mem. since 1894 of firm of Rosenthal, Kurz & Hirschl; dir. Hibernian Banking Assn. Mem. Chicago Bar Assn., Chi- cago Law Inst. Pres. Jewish Home Finding Soc .; dir. Home for Jewish Friendless and Working Girls; identified with several other charitable institutions. Clubs: Standard, Ra- visloe Country, Ill. Athletic. Residence: Stand- ard Club. Office: 1104 Rector Bldg.

KUSEL, Isidore Julius, mfr .; born Chicago, Apr. 28, 1865; son Julius A. and Isabella (Ja- cobs) K .; ed. pub. schools; married St. Louis, Mar. 17, 1896, Cora Canmann;" one son: Sylvan. Began as traveling salesman for the cotton goods house of G. H. Thomas & Co., of New York; formed Missouri Telephone Mfg. Co., 1890-1; disposed of his interests in that com- pany, and in 1897 organized the Eureka Elec- tric Co., with main office and factory at Genoa, Ill., of which was pres .; in 1906 organized American Car Equipment Co., Chicago, and was pres. and gen. mgr. until 1909; in spring of 1909 organized Gen. Railway Equipment Co .; original founder of Woodstock & Sycamore Traction Co .; now identified principally with railroad interests. Has obtained many patents in the electrical and mechanical arts. Inde- pendent Democrat. Was mem. Cos. C and A, 5th I.N.G., and was in active service in the East St. Louis strike. K. P. Club: Ill. Athletic. Recreation: swimming. Residence: 3636 Michi- gan Av. Office: 1335 Old Colony Bldg.

KYES, Preston, univ. prof .; born North Jay. Me., Jan. 24, 1875; son Ebenezer Sylvester and Caroline Matilda (Coolidge) Kyes; A. B., Bow- doin Coll., Brunswick, Me., 1896, A.M., 1900; grad. student Harvard, 1898-9; M.D., Johns Hopkins Univ., 1900; fellow, Rockefeller Inst. for Med. Research, New York, 1902-5; asso. in Memorial Inst. for Infectious Diseases, Chi- cago, 1904-9; Royal Prussian Inst. of Experi- mental Therapy, Frankfort on Main, Germany, 1901-5; married Martha Louise Gahan of Bruns- wick, Me., June 28, 1904. Asso. in anatomy, 1901-2, instr., 1902-4, asst. prof., 1904-6, asst. prof. experimental pathology since 1906, Univ. of Chicago. Mem. Am. Assn. of .Anatomists, Am. Assn. of Pathologists and Bacteriologists, Chicago Pathol. Soc., Delta Kappa Epsilon, Sigma Xi, Alpha Kappa Kappa. Clubs: Quad- rangle, Chaos. Residence: 5221 Hibbard Av.

L LA BUY, Michael Alexander, lawyer, real estate; born Ludom, Poland (Prussia), Sept. 28, 1846; son Louis and Rozalia (Domogawa) La Buy; ed. Blufton High School, Bryant & Strat- ton Commercial Law School, and Spencerian Business Coll., Milwaukee, Wis. Joined the Union Army, Sept. 28, 1864, in Co. G, 1st Wis. Heavy Arty., serving until close of war. After war was engaged in commercial pursuits until 1879; clerk of the W. Side nolice court, 1879-87: justice of the peace and police magistrate, with office at Halsted and Madison Sts. for many years, from 1887; now of firm of La Buy & La Buy (with Frank La Buy), in law, real estate. loans and insurance; dir. and treas. Original Quartz Hill Gold Mining Co .; pres. Kosciusko Monumental Assn .: treas. 16th Ward Bldg. Assn. Democrat; mem. Co. Democracy. Cath- olic; mem. Holy Cross Assn. Mem. G.A.R .; past commander Post No. 304, Dept. of Illinois, and mem. Dept. Commanders' Staff Assn., with rank of col. Club: Iroquois. Residence: 915 Milwau- kee Av.

LACEY, Edward Samuel, banker: born Chili. N. Y., Nov. 26. 1835; son Edward De Witt and

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Martha Cornelia (Pixley) Lacey; ed. Olivet versity (New York). Residence: Lake Forest, (Mich.) Coll .; married Annette C. Musgrave, of Ill. Office: 143 N. Wabash Av. Charlotte, Mich., Jan. 1, 1861; children: Jessie LAGORIO, Antonio, physician; born Chicago, Mar. 6, 1857; son Francisco and Petrina La- gorio; prep. edn. at Genoa, Italy; M.D., Rush Med. Coll. (Univ. of Chicago), 1879; married Charlotte Puccio, of Genoa, Italy, 1880; 3 chil- dren. Engaged in gen. practice of medicine in Chicago since 1879; dir. Chicago Pasteur Inst. (for the preventive treatment of hydropho- bia) since 1890. Mem. and vice-pres. Chicago Pub. Library Bd. since 1906. Mem. A.M.A., Ill. State Med. Soc., Chicago Med. Soc., Physicians' Club. Residence: 9 S. Homan Av. Office: 812 Dearborn Av. P., Edith M. and Edward M. Banker at Char- lotte, Mich., 1862-89; register of deeds, Eaton Co., Mich., 1860-4; trustee State Insane Asylum, 1874-80; del. Rep. Nat. Conv., 1876; chmn. Rep. State Central Com. of Mich., 1882-4; 1st mayor of Charlotte; mem. 47th and 48th Congresses (1881-5), 2d Mich. Dist .; candidate for U.S. senator, 1886; comptroller of the currency, 1889-92; pres. Bankers' Nat. Bank, Chicago, 1892-1909; chmn. bd. dirs. Commercial Nat. Bank (consolidation of Bankers and Commer- cial Nat. Banks), 1909-10; chmn. advisory com. and dir. Continental and Commercial Nat. Bank since Aug. 1, 1910. Clubs: Union League, Bank- ers', Evanston, Glen View. Recreation: golf. Residence: Evanston, Ill. Office: Continental and Commercial Nat. Bank.

LACKNER, Ernest, physician; born Racine, Wis., Oct. 6, 1851; son Joseph and Louise (Franzen) Lackner; ed. Univ. of Wis., 1869-71; M. D., Bennett Med. Coll., 1872; studied at Hei- delberg and Berlin, Ger., 1884-5; married Chi- cago, Dec. 24, 1878, Louise Grossenheider; chil- dren: Adele (Mrs. R. O. Miles) and Julius E. (M.D.) Began practice in 1876 on South Side, Chicago; connected with Michael Reese Hosp. 29 years; attending physician, children's dept., to Michael Reese and German hosps. Mem. Am. Med. Assn., Chicago Med. Soc., Ill. State Med. Soc., Chicago Pediatric Soc. Club: City. Resi- dence: 3201 Calumet Av. Office: Columbus Me- morial Bldg.

LACKNER, Francis, lawyer; born Detroit, Mich., Oct. 14, 1840; son Francis C. and Rosa- lia (Rademacher) Lackner; grad. German-Am. Acad. of Milwaukee; married Columbus, Wis., 1872, Nannie Jussen; children: Meta (Mrs. Franklin Corbin), Else, Irma, Francis A., Bea- trice. Served in Civil War, 1862-5, entering the service as 2d lieut. and rising to the rank of maj., and after the war was brevetted lieut .- col. Served with his regiment and also on the staff of Gen. Carl Schurz and Gen. Daniel But- terfield as judge advocate and asst. inspector- gen. of the 3d Division, 20th Army Corps. Ad- mitted to Ill. bar, 1866, and since engaged in practice in Chicago; now senior of firm of Lackner, Butz & Miller. Republican. Mem. of Military Order of Loyal Legion. Clubs: Union League, University. Recreation: golf. Resi- dence: Kenilworth, Ill. Office: Title & Trust Building.

LACKNER, Francis Alexander, real estate loans; born Chicago, Sept. 16, 1879; son of Francis and Nannie (Jussen) Lackner; grad. Univ. School, Chicago, 1898; A.B., Harvard, 1902; married Clara L. Kirchhoff, of Chicago, 1907. Has been identified with Chicago real estate loan and mortgage investment business since beginning of active career; with John E. Colnon & Co., 1903-4; mem. firm of Robertson & Lackner, Jan. 1, 1904, and its successor, Lackner & Butz Sons. Republican. Mem. Chi- cago Assn. of Commerce. Club: Hamilton. Residence: Winnetka, Ill. Office: 82 W. Wash- ington St.

LAFLIN, Albert S., capitalist; deceased; see Vol. 1905.

LAFLIN. Louis E., real estate mgr .: born Pittsfield, Mass., Mar. 23, 1861; son of George H. and Mary (Brewster) Laflin; grad. Rensse- laer Polytechnic Inst., C. E., 1882; married Plainfield, N. J., Oct. 22, 1885, Josephine Know- land; children: Louis Ellsworth, Jr., and Lloyd Alan. Engaged in real estate operations in Chi- cago since 1882; now in charge of Laflin estates. Dir. Elgin Nat. Watch Co., Hamilton Nat. Bank, Merchants' Safe Deposit Co. Trustee Chicago Acad. of Sciences; asso. mem. Chicago Real Estate Board. Clubs: Chicago, University, City, Saddle and Cycle, Onwentsia (Chicago), Uni-

LAHEY, Harold Wands, broker in commer- cial paper; born Brooklyn, Oct. 7, 1881; son James Wesley and Edith M. (Wands) Lahey; ed. pub. schs. of Brooklyn; unmarried. Began in brokerage business with Dix & Phyfe, New York, 1900; removed to Chicago, 1908, and since in same line of business as resident partner of Hollingshead & Campbell. Republican. Clubs: Union (Chicago), Racquet (St. Louis). Recre- ations: outdoor diversions. Residence: 1224 N. State St. Office: Commercial Nat. Bank Bldg.

*LAHIFF, Edward Maguire; see Vol. 1905.

LAING, Gordon Jennings, univ. prof .; born London, Ont., Can., Oct. 16, 1869; son John Burnett and Mary (Jennings) Laing; A.B., Univ. of Toronto, Can., 1891; classical master, Whetham Coll., Vancouver, B.C., 1892-3; schol- ar and fellow in Latin, Johns Hopkins Univ., 1895-6, Ph.D., 1896; fellow, Am. School of Clas- sical Studies, Rome, 1896-7; married Alice Jud- son, of Chicago, Aug. 22, 1903. Reader in Lat- in, 1897-8, lecturer, 1898-9, Bryn Mawr (Pa.) Coll .; instr. Latin, 1899-1902, asst. prof., 1902- 7, asso. prof. since 1907, Univ. of Chicago. Clubs: University, Quadrangle. Residence: 5705 Washington Av.

*LAING, John Robertson, mfr .; see Vol. 1905.

LAKE, Richard Conover, retired banker; born on farm in Montour Co., Pa., July 20, 1846; son James and Hannah (Dye) Lake; educated pub. schools in Pa. and by private instruction; mar- ried Central City, Colo., Sept. 14, 1871, Mary Randolph (died Sept. 14, 1894); children: Jes- sie, Amy, Mary (died in infancy), Richard Ran- .dolph, Margaret, George Ernest, James Law- rence (died in childhood), Gertrude; married 2d, Evanston, Ill., Feb. 9, 1899, Helen M. Kitchell; 1 daughter: Helen (died in infancy). First important employment with Fowler & Creveling, Espy, Pa .; then with Roworth Bros., Central City, Colo .; in mercantile business as Roworth & Lake, Central City, 1869-77; in mer- cantile business, Deadwood, S.D., 1877; pres. First Nat. Bank, Deadwood, S.D., 1879, First Nat. Bank of Rapid City, S.D., 1884, Bank of Chadron, Neb., 1886; 2d vice-pres. Union Nat. Bank, Chicago, 1894; pres. Masonic Fraternity Temple Assn., 1896; dir. Continental & Com- mercial Nat. Bank (Chicago), State Bank of Evanston, Diamond Rubber Co. (Akron, O.) Republican. Pres. Evanston Public Library. Clubs: Union League, Glen View, Evanston, Evanston Country. Recreations: golf, travel and study of languages. Residence: Evanston, Ill. Office: 1538 Marquette Bldg.

LAKE, William H., broker; born Chicago, 1861. Entered grain business, : 1877, with Dwight & Gillett; was with Bartlett, Frazier & Co., 1881-9; later with Arthur Leask under firm name of Lake & Leask; now senior mem. firm of W. H. Lake & Co. Club: Chicago Athletic. Residence: 826 Kenesaw Terrace. Office: 50 Board of Trade.

LALLA, John F., wholesale grocer; born Bo- hemia, May 28, 1857; son Vaclav and Josephine Lalla; ed. pub. schools in Bohemia; married Chicago, 1882, Barbara Zeman; children: Mary, James J., John, Agnes, Emily, George. Began

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business career as retail grocer; afterward es- tablished in commission business in firm of Dusek & Lalla, later changing to John F. Lalla & Co., with John A. Krupka as partner, adding a wholesale grocery business, and later becom- ing exclusively wholesale grocers. The firm was changed to a corpn. May 25, 1904, and he was made pres. Residence: 980 W. 20th St. Of- fice: 809 W. Randolph St.

LAMB, Benjamin B., broker; see Vol. 1905. LAMB, Charles Allison, retired; born Boston, Mass., Dec. 30, 1846; son Charles Churchill and Sarah Allen (Allison) Lamb; grad. Phillips School, Boston, 1862; married Boston, Sept. 17, 1874, Martha L. Pike; children: Mabel H. (Mrs. William E. Thresher), Charles H. (died at 18 years. ) Was with Henry Callender & Co., wholesale West India goods, Boston, 1862-9; with J. & D. W. Hitchcock, wholesale boots and shoes, 1870-2; mem. firm of Leonard, Lamb & Crosby, mfrs. boots and shoes, Boston, 1872-8; mgr. Nat. Tube Works Co., Chicago, July 1, 1878-Aug. 1, 1899, when he sold out to the trust and retired. Pres. Mass. Consolidated Mining Co. till resigned, 1907. Republican. Universal- ist. Mem. Sons of the Revolution and S.A.R. Clubs: Edgewater Golf, Illinois, Westward Ho Golf; also Strollers (New York). Recreation: golf. Residence: 2425 Sheridan Rd.

LAMB, Frank Hooker, retired; born Boston, Mass., Sept. 2, 1851; son Charles C. and Sarah (Allison) Lamb; ed. Dwight Grammar School, Boston; married West Brookfield, Mass., June 9, 1879, Clara Dane Lamb; 1 son: Roy Dane. Began as bookkeeper for A. Hamilton & Co., wholesale dry goods, Boston, 1866, at age of 15; with John & David W. Hitchcock, whole- sale boots and shoes, 1871-2; cashier for Hen- ry Callender & Co., Boston, wholesale grocers, 1872-7; came to Chicago; asst. local mgr. Nat. Tube Works Co., Chicago, 1877-99; sec. Miehle Printing Press & Mfg. Co., 1899-Sept. 1910, when retired. Dir. Columbia Tool Steel Co. Clubs: Chicago Athletic, Union League, Edge- water Golf and Edgewater Country. Residence: 5622 Sheridan Rd.

*LAMKEY, Arthur Edmund; see Vol. 1905. LAMM, Abraham H., merchant; born Cin- cinnati, O., Sept. 13, 1858; son Samuel and Caroline (Lebolt) Lamm; pub. school edn .; married Sept. 26, 1897, Frances M. Broderick, of Chicago. Began as traveling salesman; mem. of the firm of Lamm & Co., tailors to the trade, since 1889. Residence: 4959 Grand Boul. Office: 570 W. Adams St.

LAMM, Joseph C., merchant; born Cincin- nati, O., Dec. 8, 1854; son Samuel and Caroline (Lebolt) Lamm; grad. pub. school in Philadel- phia; married Baltimore, Md., Oct. 5, 1903. Belle Walter; children: Samuel G., Allen S. and Josephine. Started to work for his father as clerk in clothing store at Parkersburg, W.Va .; came to Chicago soon after the great fire with father; in same line here until 1875; in cloth- ing and furnishing goods business in Fremont, Neb., 2 years; went to Leadville, Colo., 1879, before there was either railroad or city gov- ernment, and assisted in establishing the com- munity; returned to Chicago, 1881, and estab- lished clothing business with brothers as Lamm & Co .; now largely engaged as "tailors to the trade." Independent in politics. Mem. Sinai Congregation. Clubs: Standard, North Shore Country. Recreation: golf. Residence: 1217 Church St., Evanston, Ill. Office: 570 W. Adams St.

LAMMERS, Frank Joseph, lawyer; born Chi- cago, Feb. 2, 1880; son Joseph A. and Kather- ine (Heidenreich) Lammers; ed. high school and business coll., Chicago; LL.B., Chicago- Kent Coll. of Law, 1901; married Dorothy D. Dowd, of Chicago, July 3, 1905. Admitted to Ill. bar, 1901; deputy circuit court clerk, 1904- 8; asst. city atty. and trial atty, since 1908. Re- publican. Mason, K. P., Royal Arcanum. Mem.

Chicago Bar Assn. Club: Hamilton. Recrea- tion: motor boating. Residence: 1938 N. Fran- cisco Av. Office: 822 First Nat. Bank Bldg.

LAMONT, Robert Patterson, 1st vice-pres. Am. Steel Foundries; born Detroit, Dec. 1, 1867; son Robert and Isabella (Patterson) La- mont; B.S.,C.E., Univ. of Mich., 1891; married Helen Gertrude Trotter, of Chicago, Oct. 24, 1894; children: Robert P., Jr., Dorothy and Ger- trude. Engr. at World's Columbian Exposition, 1891-2; sec. and engr. of Shailer & Schinglau, a contracting co., 1892-7; 1st vice-pres. and dir. of the Simplex Ry. Appliance Co., 1897-1905; 1st vice-pres. Am. Steel Foundries since 1905. Clubs: Union League, University, Mid-Day, Ex- moor Country, Glen View, Chicago Golf. Resi- dence: 1722 Judson Av .. Evanston, Ill. Office: Commercial Nat. Bank Bldg.

LAMPERT, Nelson Norman, banker; born Newton, Wis., Mar. 19, 1872; son Bartholomew and Mary (Stark) Lampert; grad. Garfield Grammar School, Chicago; married Mettie Tuohy, Chicago, June 28, 1910. Began as mes- senger for Fort Dearborn Nat. Bank, May 1887, and has passed through all grades. becoming vice-pres., 1904. Mason (33°, Past Master Gar- den City Lodge No. 141 A.F.&A.M., York Chap- ter No. 148 R.A.M., Past Thrice Illustrious Mas- ter Tyrian Council No. 78 R.&A.M., Past Com- mander Apollo Commandery No. 1 K.T .. Orient- al Consistory S.P.R.S., Past Potentate Medinah Temple A.A.O.N.M.S., Representative to Impe- rial Council, 1905-6-7-8-9-10-11). Clubs: Chi- cago Athletic, Hamilton, Bankers', Columbia Yacht, Union League. South Shore. Residence: 4639 Beacon St. Office: Fort Dearborn Nat. Bank.

LAMPING, George Leonard, merchant; de- ceased; see Vol. 1905.

LAMSON, S. Warren, grain and provisions; born Nyack, N.Y., Aug. 31, 1838; son Samuel W. and Sarah A. (Voris) Lamson; was brought to Ill. in infancy; ed. common schools; married in DeKalb Co., Ill., 1868, Martha Huston: chil- dren: Nellie L. (Mrs. Harry H. Lobdell), Myrna (Mrs. P. K. King), Ruth (Mrs. Giovanni Car- delli). Engaged in agricultural pursuits until 1868, when removed to Ia. and became con- nected with the nursery business; came to Chi- cago in 1875 and engaged in the commn. busi- ness in grain and provisions under the firm name of Lamson Bros. & Co., from which he retired May 1, 1906; pres. the Harry H. Lob- dell Co .; dir. Mercantile Credit Co., Ill. Brick Co .; vice-pres. Mount Hope Cemetery Assn. Was one of the organizers of All Souls' Church, and has been pres. of the board of dirs .; ex- pres. of the Oakland School Board. Clubs: Chi- cago Athletic. City, South Shore Country. Res- idence: 3991 Ellis Av. Office: Board of Trade.

LANCASTER, Eugene Abiel, retired carpet merchant; born Beloit. Wis., Nov. 7. 1848; son Andrew and Adeline (Gray) Lancaster; ed. pub. schools of Dubuque, Ia .; married Chicago, May 5. 1875. Helen M. Hutchinson: 1 daughter: Mrs. Kate Brewster. Came to Chicago. 1864. in em- ploy of James Boyd, stock broker. 1864-71: cashier Keith Bros., 1871-6; sec. and treas, Chi- cago Carpet Co., 1876-99, When business was merged in the new corpn. of Carroll & Lan- caster, of which was sec. and treas .: retired from business. Republican. Mem. Royal Ar- canum. Residence: 2703 Prairie Av.

LANDFIELD, Abraham Elias, cigar mfr .; see Vol. 1905.

LANDIS, Kenesaw Mountain, judge: born Millville, O., Nov. 20. 1866; son Abraham H. and Mary (Kumler) Landis; ed. pub. schs., Lo- gansport, Ind .; LL.B., Union Coll, of Law. Chi- cago, 1891: admitted to bar, 1891: married July 25. 1905. Practiced law in Chicago. 1891-1905. except for 2 yrs, while he was put. sec. to Sec. of State Gresham; U.S. dist. judge. Northern Dist. of Ill., since Mar. 28, 1905: Republican. Tried the Standard Oil rebate cases, 1907, and

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adjudged defendant guilty and imposed a fine of $29,240,000. Clubs: Chicago. Mid-Day. Resi- dence: 4830 Madison Av. Address: Federal Building.

LANE, Albert Grannis, educator; deceased; see Vol. 1905.

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The book of Chicagoans, a biographical dictionary of leading living men of the city of Chicago, 1911, Part 121

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