The book of Chicagoans, a biographical dictionary of leading living men of the city of Chicago, 1911, Part 122

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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LANE, Arthur Erastus, bookbinders' sup- plies; born Norton, Mass., Jan. 16, 1853; son Daniel and Ann Elizabeth (Pidge) Lane; ed. high school of Lawrence, Mass .; married Phil- adelphia, Dec. 21, 1882, Mary Louise Walker; 1 daughter: Marjorie. In 1871 entered service of Gane Bros. (established 1846) and in 1883 was admitted to membership in the firm of Gane Bros. & Co .. of which he is now the only active mem., mfrs. of bookbinding materials and machines. Mem. Chicago Assn. of Com- merce. Republican. Presbyterian. Clubs: Ham- ilton, Chicago Athletic, Homewood Country, South Shore Country. Recreations: golf, chess, reading. Residence: Chicago Beach Hotel. Of- fice: 610 Federal St.

LANE, Ebenezer, real estate; born Sandusky, O., Aug. 21, 1847; son Dr. Ebenezer S. and Eliz- abeth (Anderson) Lane; ed. Kenyon Coll., class of 1869; married Mary R. Rice, of Bangor, Me., Apr. 11, 1877. Came to Chicago first time in 1856; engaged in real estate operations since 1869. Republican. Episcopalian. Mem. Soc. of Colonial Wars, Psi Upsilon. Clubs: Chicago Athletic, Caxton. Recreation: travel. Resi- dence: 2116 Michigan Av. Office: 1105, 112 W. Adams St.

LANE, Francis W., editor; born Ashburnham, Mass., Oct. 24, 1858; son Allen F. and Laura P. (Tyler) Lane; A.B., Dartmouth Coll., 1881; married Boylston, Mass., Dec. 26, 1881, Ger- trude D. Kilbourne; children: Harold .F., H. Richardson, Jessie G., Lena Y. Principal pub. schools, Yonkers, N.Y., 1881-2; special exam- iner U.S. Interior Dept., 1882-7; patent atty. at St. Paul, Minn., 1887-92; 1892 to 1907, consec- utively mechanical editor, managing editor, asst. editor-in-chief The Railway Age; also dir. of The Railway Age Co .; engring. correspond- ent The London Times; editor National Land and Irrigation Journal. Mem. Am. Soc. Mech. Engrs., Master Car Builders' Assn., Am. Ry. Master Mechanics' Assn., etc. Republican. Res- idence: 6438 Normal Av. Office: 150 N. Market Street.

LANG, John Mills, physician; born Toronto, Ont., July 23, 1865; son R. and Eliza (Mills) Lang; ed. pub. schools of Toronto, Ont., and Rush Med. Coll .; married Chicago, 1896, Anna M. Outhet. Was interne at Wesley Hosp. for 18 months; engaged in general practice in Chi- cago since 1895. Mem. Am. Med. Assn., Ill. State Med. Soc. and Chicago Med. Soc. Resi- dence: 4628 Prairie Av. Office: 31 N. State St.

LANGBEIN, Otto Theodore, real estate; born Chicago, Sept. 20, 1864; son Ferdinand and Pauline (Klemm) Langbein; ed. Chicago pub. schools, and one year in Bryant & Stratton's Business Coll., Chicago; married Chicago, Mar. 11, 1896, Elizabeth Rietz; children: Otto Theo- dore, Jr., Pauline Elizabeth. Engaged in busi- ness since 1882, devoting most of time to real estate; for past 24 years agent for William Kent. Mem. Cook Co. Real Estate Board. Re- publican. Mason (32°), K. T .. Shriner. Clubs: City, Chicago Athletic (life mem.). Residence: 4306 Calumet Av. Office: 314 Sherman St.

LANGE, Fred John, mfr .; born Chicago, July 2, 1852; son Fred and Louise Lange; ed. Chi- cago pub. schools; married Chicago, Mar. 30, 1875, Barbara Ruh; 1 son: Edward Lawrence. Was formerly in the wholesale grocery busi- ness for 30 years; with Reid, Murdoch & Co., 11 years; with Sprague, Warner & Co., 3 years; then for self 7 years, first of Reid, Walsh & Lange, and then of Walsh, Lange & Co., until 1902, when he became pres. of the Brookman Mfg. Co. (established 1879), importers and

packers of heavy chemicals, seeds, etc .; pack- ers of Golden Harvest Bird Seed, and manufac- turers of "Big Bonanza" lye, potash, chemicals and grocers' sundries. Republican. Clubs: Mar- quette, Edgewater Country, Ravenswood Golf. Residence: 652 Sheridan Rd. Office: 664 Wells Street.

LANGE, Herman Otto, pres. and treas. Fer- guson & Lange Foundry Co .; born Bromberg, Ger., May 14, 1855; son Louis and Pauline (Braun) Lange; ed. in Real Gymnasium in Bromberg, Ger .; married Muskegon, Mich., Oct. 15, 1882, Ida M. Torrent; children: Marguerite (Mrs. Walter F. Klein), Nellie, Florence, Lis- ton. Came from Germany to Muskegon, Mich., 1870; was first engaged in mercantile business and then for 6 years cashier and dir. of the Merchants' Nat. Bank of Muskegon; after that mem. of the lumber mfg. firm of Torrent Co., and was also sec. of the Muskegon Booming Co. and other corporations; came to Chicago from Muskegon in 1899, becoming sec. and treas. The William Ferguson Foundry Co., re- incorporated, 1903, as the Ferguson & Lange Foundry Co. Republican. Mem. Germania Män- nerchor (treas.), Schlaraffia Chicagoana. Resi- dence: 931 Buena Terrace. Office: Clybourn Av. and Willow St.

LANGHORST, Henry August; born Hanover, Ger., July 13, 1837; son Daniel and Wilhelmina (Fenker) Langhorst; ed. pub. schools of Ohio; married Cincinnati O., 1866, Marie Ahlers; chil- dren: Adele, Herman; married 2d, Oct. 1883, Johanna Kahle; 1 daughter: Margaret. Served in Civil War in Ohio Vol. Arty .; engaged in business in Cincinnati as iron merchant until 1880; in latter year became a mem. of the firm of Albert Schwill & Co., maltsters, removing from Cincinnati to Chicago in 1898; incorpo- rated the business in 1901, when became vice- pres. and treas. and since 1905 is pres. and treas. Mason (32°), K. T. Clubs: Germania, Ill. Athletic (life mem.), South Shore Country (life mem.). Recreation: traveling abroad. Residence: 2634 Lake View Av. Office: 309 S. LaSalle St.

LANGWORTHY, Benjamin Franklin, lawyer; born Jersey City, N. J., Oct. 9, 1871; son of George Irish and Anne Lockhart (Karr) Lang- worthy; B. S., Alfred (N.Y.) Univ., 1892; stud- ied law Northwestern Univ. Law School; mar- ried Mary A. Lewis, of Plainfield, N. J., Oct. 25, 1897; 2 children: Frances Lewis and Marigold Lockhart. Admitted to the Ill. bar 1895, and since engaged in practice at Chicago. Prof. real property law, John Marshall Law School since 1907; village attorney of River Forest, Ill., 1909-10. Republican. Mem. Ill. State Bar Assn., Chicago Bar Assn. Universalist. Club: Ill. Athletic. Recreation: outdoor exercises. Residence: 254 N. Ashland Av., River Forest, Ill. Office: Tacoma Bldg.

LANTRY, Thomas Barnaby, lawyer; born Helena, N.Y., Feb. 21, 1866; son Barnaby and Ann (Mahoney) Lantry; grad. Ogdensburg (N.Y.) Acad., 1885; Georgetown (D.C.) Univ., A.B., 1889. Admitted to bar Sept. 1891; judge of Municipal Court, 1906-8. Democrat. Catho- lic. Mem. Knights of Columbus. Club: Chicago Athletic. Residence: Chicago Athletic Club. Office: The Rookery.

LANYON, Robert Henry, building materials; born Mineral Point, Wis., Sept. 17, 1856; son Robert and Mary (Curnow) Lanyon; ed. pub. schools, LaSalle, Ill .; married Minnie S. Snow, of Pittsburg, Kan., Feb. 10, 1886; 4 children: Maude, Florence, William Melvin and Margue- rite. Engaged in zinc smelting business at LaSalle, Ill., Nevada, Mo., and Pittsburg and Iola, Kan., until 1899; came to Chicago and has since been engaged as dealer in building mate- rials, lumber and brick; pres. Marion Brick Works. Republican. Club: Union League. Resi- dence: 4906 Ellis Av. Office: 1449 Ry. Exchange.

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LAPHAM, Arden Barker, leather and hide merchant; born Clinton Co., N.Y., Mar. 15, 1845; son Nathan and Jane (Barker) Lapham; ed. pub. school and in acad. at Keeseville, N.Y .; married Clinton Co., N.Y., June 15, 1870, Mary S. Morgan; children: Arden B., Jr., Jane A., Ed- ward M., Edna. Began business experience in general merchandising and manufacturing in Clinton Co., 1861-72; came to Chicago in 1873 and engaged in business as mem. of firm of Lapham, Smibert & Co., wholesale dealers and tanners of hides; firm of A. B. Lapham suc- ceeded 1881, changing in 1883 to present style of Lapham Bros. & Co., of which is senior partner. Republican. Mem. Society of Friends (Quakers). Club: Casino (Edgewater). Resi- dence: 6142 Kenmore Av. Office: 226 S. LaSalle Street.

*LAPHAM, Edwin Nathan; see Vol. 1905. LAPP, Peter, jeweler; see Vol. 1905.

LARNED, Sherwood Johnston, gen. supt. Chicago Telephone Co .; born Buffalo, N.Y., July 28, 1867; son J. N. and Frances (McCrea) Larned; ed. Buffalo pub. and high schools, 1884-6; M. E., Cornell Univ., 1890; married New York City, Oct. 25, 1899, Mabel Scott Hall. Asst. electrician in engring. dept. Am. Tele- phone & Telegraph Co., New York, 1890-2; since Aug. 1892, with Chicago Telephone Co., begin- ning as asst. engineer; promoted 1894 as supt. of traffic, supt. June 1896, and gen. supt. Aug. 1900. Dir. South Park Improvement Assn., Univ. of Chicago Settlement. Mem. ways and means com. Chicago Assn. of Commerce. Dem- ocrat. Clubs: University, Quadrangle, Home- wood, Chicago Literary, Lake Zurich Golf. Recreation: golf. Residence: 5549 Woodlawn Av. Office: 230 W. Washington St.

LARNED, Walter Cranston, lawyer; born Chicago, Nov. 30, 1850; son Edwin C. and Frances (Greene) Larned; A.B., Harvard, 1871; student Harvard Law School, 1871-2; in Europe, 1872-4; married Emma L., daughter late Charles Scribner, of New York, 1875; children: Frances (Mrs. F. W. Blatchford), Walter Cranston, Jr., John I. Blair and Edwin C. Admitted to bar, 1874, and since in practice at Chicago. Lecturer on art subjects; was many years art editor Chi- cago Daily News and Record. Clubs: Chicago Literary, Cliff Dwellers, City, Onwentsia. Au- thor: Arnaud's Masterpiece, a Romance of the Pyrenees; Churches and Castles of Mediaeval France; Rembrandt, a Romance of Holland. Residence: Lake Forest, Ill. Office: 443 S. Dearborn St.

*LARRABEE, Edward Allen, clergyman; moved to Nashotah, Wis .; see Vol. 1905.

founding in 1896; mem. Board of Home and Foreign Missions of United Norwegian Luth- eran Church of America, 1901-3. Office: 3429 W. Fullerton Av.

LARSON, Lewis Elmer, sec. Chicago Board of Edn .; born Leland, Ill., Nov. 2, 1874; son of Jacob and Elizabeth (Peterson) Larson; grad. Jennings Sem., Aurora, Ill., 1891; married May Woodruff Wildman, of Chicago, Aug. 4, 1897; 2 children: Lucile and Leonard. Stenographer for the South Branch Lumber Co., 1891-3; private sec. to the supt. of schools of Chicago during incumbency of Supts. Lane, Andrews and Coo- ley; in fall of 1899 was elected by the Board of Edn. as asst. supt. in charge of the Evening Schools of the city, and in Dec. 1900 was made sec. of the Board of Edn., which office since Dec. 1910 carries with it the general manage- ment and control of all business matters out- side of the educational department. Methodist. Mason. Residence: 1707 Estes Av. Office: 626 Tribune Bldg.

LASIER, David S., grain; born Freeport, Ill .; ed. pub. schools of Freeport, Ill .; married, 1894; 4 children: Ruth, Marion, David R. and John W. In grain business since leaving school; came to Chicago, 1869, and began operations in grain on the Chicago Board of Trade, continu- ing in various connections until 1890, when be- came mem. firm of Lasier & Hooper; sold his interests, 1906; operated alone until 1910; mem. firm of Crighton & Lasier since 1910. Mem. Board of Trade (dir. 1911-14). Mason. Clubs: Union League, Illinois Athletic. Recreation: reading. Residence: Winnetka, Ill. Office: Pos- tal Telegraph Bldg.

LATHROP, Bryan, trustee; born Alexandria, Va., Aug. 6, 1844; son Jedediah H. and Mariana (Bryan) Lathrop; ed. Dinwiddie's Sch., Va., and under pvt. tutors in Germany and France; re- moved to Chicago, 1865; married Helen Lynde, daughter Judge Asa O. Aldis, of Washington, Apr. 21, 1875. Engaged since 1865 in real es- tate operations, and as mgr. real estate invest- ments for estates; trustee of estates under wills; pres. Graceland Cemetery Co .; pres. The- odore Thomas Orchestral Assn .; ex-pres. Chi- cago Relief and Aid Soc .; trustee of Art Inst. of Chicago, Newberry Library; commr. of Lin- coln Park. Republican. Clubs: Century (New York), University (ex-pres.), Saddle and Cycle (ex-pres.), Chicago, Chicago Literary. Resi- dence: 120 Bellevue Pl. Office: Old Colony Building.

LATHROP, Gardiner, lawyer; born Wau- kesha, Wis., Feb. 16, 1850; son John H. and Frances E. Lathrop; A.B., Univ. of Mo., 1867. A.M., 1870; A.B., Yale, 1869, A.M., 1872; LL.B .. Harvard, 1873; (LL.D., Univ. of Mo., and Wash- ington Univ., 1907); married Eva Grant. of Kansas City, Mo., Jan. 16. 1879. Admitted to bar, 1873, and since in practice at Kansas City: sr. mem. firm Lathrop, Morrow. Fox & Moore. since 1885; gen. solicitor A.,T.&S.F.Ry. System since 1905. Ex-pres. bd. curators, Univ. of Mo. Mem. S.R. Clubs: Commercial, Kansas City. University (Kansas City). Chicago, University (Chicago). Residence: 46th and Warwick Boul. Offices: First Nat. Bank, Kansas City, and Ry. Exchange, Chicago.

LARSON, Adolph, bldg. contractor and real estate dealer; born Frederikshald, Norway, Sept. 15, 1856; son Martin and Elizabeth (John- son) Larson; ed. common school, 1862-70, and in drawing school in the evening, 1868-73, at Frederikshald, Norway; grad. Royal Technical School of Norway in city of Horten, 1875; at- tended Royal Acad. of Drawing, Christiania, Norway, 1876-7; married Christiania, Norway, Oct. 12, 1877, Marie Albeck; children: Adolph, Jr., Dagmar, Mabel. Began to learn machinist trade in spring of 1870 and worked at same until emigrated from Norway, 1880, at same LAUBENDER, John Ferdinand, insurance: born Massillon, O., Oct. 5, 1844; son Michael and Mary (Wenkeimer) Laubender; ed. com- mon schools in Ohio: served 4 years and 2 months as mem. of 19th Ohio Vol. Inf. in Civil War; married Union City, Pa., 1871, Ella M. Woods. Was engaged in retail dry goods busi- ness in Cleveland, O., 1866-9; went to Union City. Pa., 1869, and engaged in general retail business until 1888: one of principals in Union Lumber Co., North Bloomfield, O., 1888-94; since May 1894 in Chicago as partner in the firm of W. A. Alexander & Co., general agents for the Fidelity & Casualty Co., of New York. Clubs: time studying professions of architect and mechanical engineer; worked in Chicago as machinist and engineer, 1880-4; in partnership with Freeman Hyde as contractor, 1884-7; in business alone, 1887-1903; since then with son Adolph, Jr., in business as building contrac- tors, real estate and insurance under firm name of Adolph Larson & Son. Republican; alder- man from 28th Ward, elected Apr. 1903, and re- elected Apr. 1905. Pres. Norwegian-Am. Cop- per Mining and Smelting Co. Lutheran; supt. of Sunday school for about 20 ycars, and pres. board of trustees for many years; pres. Nor- wegian Lutheran Deaconess Hosp. from its Union League, Oak Park. Westward Ho. Resi-

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dence: 449 N. Kenilworth Av., Oak Park, Ill. Sch., Boston, 1873-8; instr. polit. economy, 1878- Office: Corn Exchange Bank Bldg.

LAUFER, Berthold, anthropologist; born Co- logne, Germany, Oct. 11, 1874; ed. Friedrich- Wilhelms Gymnasium, Cologne, 1884-93, Univ. of Berlin, 1893-5, Sem. for Oriental Languages, Berlin, 1894-5; Ph.D., Univ. of Leipzig, 1897; came to U.S., 1898. Mem. Jesup N. Pacific Expdn. to Saghalin Island and the Amur re- gion of Eastern Siberia for exploration of eth- nology of native tribes, 1898-9; mem. Jacob H. Schiff expdn. to China for culture-hist. investi- gations and ethnol. collections, 1901-4; asst. in ethnology, Am. Mus. Natural History, 1904-6; lecturer anthropology, 1905, anthropology and East Asiatic languages, 1906-7, Columbia; asst. curator East Asiatic dept., Field Mus. of Nat- ural History, Chicago, since 1908. Fellow Eth- nol. Soc .; mem. Am. Oriental Soc., German Anthrop. Soc. of Tokyo, Japanese Anthrop. Soc. of Tokyo, Royal Asiatic Soc. of Shanghai (life). Author of several books, for titles see Who's Who in America. Address: Field Museum of Natural History.

LAUGHLIN, Elmyr Adams, vice-pres. Joliet Ry. Supply Co .; born St. Louis, Mar. 11, 1879; son Henry D. and Ella (Haynes) Laughlin; ed. pub. schs. of St. Louis and at Rush Acad., grad. in class of 1896; married Bessie Darling, of Chicago, July 1, 1903; children: Elizabeth, El- myr A., Jr. and Henry D., II. Began business career with the Am. Brake Beam Co., in 1896, as asst. mgr., and in 1897 assisted in organ- izing The West Coast Co., mfrs. of roofing ma- terials and standard ry. and building special- ties, of which was gen. mgr. and dir. until 1904; then became identified with Perry, Side- berry & Co., mfrs. of ry. supplies, which merged into the Joliet Ry. Supply Co., Jan. 1, 1909, and of which he became vice-pres .; dir. Nat. Hollow Brake Beam Co., Northern Hotel Co. Republican. Clubs: Chicago Athletic, Chi- cago Yacht, Kenilworth, North Shore Golf. Recreations: farming and hunting. Residences: Oregon, Ill. and Kenilworth, Ill. Office: 502 Fisher Bldg.

LAUGHLIN, Henry D., pres. Northern Hotel Co., etc .; born Bath Co., Ky., Jan. 21, 1848; son Tarlton C. and Anna E. (Hopkins) Laughlin; ed. pub. schools, and in law school at Lexing- ton, Ky .; married St. Louis, 1874, Ella Haynes; children: Randolph, Hester B., Elmyr Adams, Robert T .; married 2d, June 1901, Ora Brown- field. Until 1884 was engaged in the practice of law at St. Louis, where was elected to the bench, 1878, serving until 1882. In conjunction with E. B. Leigh, in 1888 reorganized the Nat. Hollow Brake Beam Co., which in 1893 leased its business and plant to the Chicago Ry. Equipment Co .; then bought the Am. Brake Beam Co., and subsequently organized the Ke- wanee Mfg. Co., at Jersey City, both of which he sold in 1899 to the Chicago Ry. Equipment Co. In 1900 purchased the control of the North- ern Hotel Co., which owns the Great Northern Hotel, of which company is pres. and control- ling owner of stock. Also organized the West Coast Co., of Waukegan, Ill., mfrs. of roofing materials; pres. and dir. of the company until 1906; pres., and substantially owner, of Nat. Hollow Brake Beam Co. Organized the Perry Side Bearing Co., of Wilmington, Del., and is its pres. and principal owner; in June 1909 or- ganized the Joliet Ry. Supply Co., of which is principal owner. Republican. Mem. Southern Soc. of Chicago. Recreations: study of ancient history; a lover of nature, particularly birds, and fond of the water. Residence: Great North- ern Hotel. Office: Monadnock Blk.

LAUGHLIN, James Laurence, political econ- omist; born Deerfield, O., Apr. 2, 1850; son Har- vey and Mary M. (Mills) Laughlin; A.B., Har- vard, 1873, A.M. and Ph.D., 1876: (Doctor, honoris causa, 300th Jubilee, Univ. of Geissen, 1906); married Alice McGuffery, of Cincinnati, Sept. 1875. Taught in Hopkinson's Classical

83, asst. prof., 1883-7, Harvard; pres. Mfrs.' Mut. Fire Ins. Co., Phila., 1887-90: prof. polit. economy, Cornell, 1890-2; prof. and head dept. polit. economy, Univ. of Chicago, since 1892. Editor Journal of Political Economy since 1892; lecturer in Berlin on invitation of Prus- sian Cultus Ministerium, 1906. In 1894-5 pre- pared for govt. of San Domingo a scheme of monetary reform, which was afterward adopt- ed; mem. Monetary Commn. created by Indian- apolis Monetary Conf., 1897. Del. Pan-Am. Sci- entific Congress, Santiago, Chile, 1909. Mem. L'Institute Internat. de Statistique, Cobden Club; sec. Political Economy Club. Author of a number of books, for titles see Who's Who in America. Address: 5747 Lexington Av.

LAURITZEN, C(hristian) Marius, vice-pres. and gen. mgr. Raymond Bros. Impact Pulver- izer Co .; born in Denmark, July 18, 1870; son Peter and Maren (Paulsen) Lauritzen; ed. com- mon schools of Denmark until 1887; came to America; completed studies at Warner Inst. of Technology, Perth Amboy, N.J .; married Helen Frances Wright, of Brooklyn, N.Y., Feb. 19, 1900 (died July 27, 1903); 1 daughter: Helen Audrey. Vice-pres. and gen. mgr. Raymond Bros .. Impact Pulverizer Co. since 1902; also vice-pres. Chicago Steel Foundry Co. Repub- lican. Mason (Ashlar Lodge, St. Bernard Com- mandery, Oriental Consistory, Medinah Temple Mystic Shrine). Clubs: Chicago Athletic, West- ward Ho, Wheaton Golf. Recreations: golf and hunting. Residence: 328 S. Leavitt St. Office: 1500 W. Harrison St.

LAUTH, Jacob, mfr .; born Hessen, Germany, May 29, 1851; son Philip and Anna Mary (Schal- ler) Lauth; removed with parents to Chicago, 1857; ed. Chicago pub. schools to 1864; married Chicago, May 1878, Katie C. Shade; children: William P., Emma Catherine, Elizabeth Myrtle (Mrs. Herman E. Haenisch). After leaving school, 1864, learned trade of pressman in printing office of Thompson, Heggie & Zimmer; afterward worked for Lakeside Printing & Publishing Co., Church, Goodman & Donnelly and other printing firms until 1877, when es- tablished business as a mfr. of leather inner- soles and sheet heeling, in which he has since been engaged; established the firm of J. Lauth & Co., afterwards changing to Lauth-Jurgens Motor Car Co. (of Fremont, O.), mfrs. of au- tomobiles and gasoline engines, of which is dir., in charge Chicago end of the business; interested in several other enterprises. Repub- lican. Residence: 3616 Pine Grove Av. Office: 1345 Rawson St.

LAVERY, George Louis, mfr .; born Boston, Feb. 18, 1856; son Richard and Sophie Joseph- ine (Girardin) Lavery; educated English High School, Boston, and in mech. engring. at Mass. Inst. of Technology; married Chicago, Jan. 1, 1884, Marion Jean Johnson; children: George L., Jr., Marion, Adrienne. Apprentice to Boston Machine Co., 1872-7; foreman and later supt. George Miles Iron Works. 1877-84; mech. engr. and salesman for Yale & Towne Mfg. Co., 1884- 7; general western mgr., same, 1887-98; in busi- ness of mfg. post office equipment, etc., under name of George L. Lavery & Co., 1899-1902; organized stock company and sold out to Am. Post Office Equipment Co., of which was pres. and treas .; dir. Pacific Post Office Equipment Co. Mem. Am. Soc. Mech. Engrs. Republican; organizer Illinois Commercial and Industrial League, and chmn. exec. com. same; organizer and vice-pres. Dept. of Commercial Travelers of the U.S. and associated with the exec. com. of the Rep. Nat. Com., 1896-1904. Pres. Lavery- Taylor Realty Co. since 1910. Episcopalian. Clubs: Union League, Hamilton, Ill. Athletic, South Shore Country, New England Soc. Mem. exec. com. Northwestern Assn. Mass. Inst. of Technology. Residence: 4300 Ellis Av. Office: 1122 Bryn Mawr Av.

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LAVES, Kurt, astronomer; born Lyck. Ger- many, Aug. 24, 1866; son Hermann Karl and Julie (Krahnefeld) Laves; grad. Kgl. Human Gymnasium, Lyck, 1886; student Univ. of Koe- nigsberg, 1886-7, Univ. of Berlin, 1887-91, A. M., Ph.D., 1891; asst. in Royal Observatory of Berlin, 1892-3; married Luise Moshagen, of Braunschweig, Germany, Aug. 25, 1896; 3 sons: Ulrich Reinhold, Walter Hermann and Ger- hard Kurt. Docent, reader, asst. and asso. in astronomy, 1893-7, instructor, 1897-1901, asst. prof., 1901-8, asso. prof. since 1908, Univ. of Chicago. Mem. Astronomische Gesellschaft (Leipzig), Astron. and Astrophys. Soc. Amer- iea, Am. Math. Soc .; fellow A.A.A.S. Residence : 5611 Monroe Av.

LAVEZZORIO, John Battista, wholesale fruits; born Genoa, Italy, Sept. 11, 1869; son Nicola and Katherine (Devoto) Lavezzorio; brought to America, 1874; ed. pub. schools, Chi- cago; married Francesca Ventura, of Chicago, Apr. 7, 1900. Entered employ of Garibaldi & Cuneo, wholesale fruits, at age of 11, and re- mained with them until Jan. 1, 1896, resigning as cashier to become mem. firm of Ginocchio, Costa & Co., with which remained until Jan. 1900; in same line under firm name of J. B. Lavezzorio & Co., and J. Barsotti & Co., since May 1, 1901. Mem. Italian Bd. of Commerce. Catholic. Recreation: baseball. Residence: 1800 N. Clark St. Office: 35 W. South Water St.

LAVIN, John Michael, physician and sur- geon; born Chicago, July 1869; son Michael and Mary (Flynn) Lavin; ed. pub. schools and busi- ness colls .; M.D., Rush Med. Coll .. 1901; mar- ried Chicago, June 15, 1909, Louise Godfren. Interne St. Joseph's Hosp., 1901-2, now mem. staff. Mem. A.M.A., Ill. State Med. Soc., Chica- go Med. Soc. Capt. and asst. surgeon I.N.G. Clubs: Ill. Athletic, Physicians'. Recreation: motoring. Residence: 959 Webster Av. Offices: 32 N. State St. and 2205 Lincoln Av.

LAW, George Wallace, fire underwriter; born Cincinnati, O .; son Dr. John S. and Elizabeth Reid (Burroughs) Law; ed. public and high schools, finishing at the old Chickering Acad., Cincinnati. In 1881 entered the ins. agency es- tablished in Cincinnati by his father in 1852, this having been one of the first three general agencies of the Royal Ins. Co. established sim- ultaneously at New York, Phila. and Cincin- nati; was mem. firm of John H. Law & Bros., mgrs. of the central dept. of the Royal Ins. Co. until 1895, when he, with his brother, John H., moved to Chicago to take charge of the business of the Royal Ins. Co. (covering 14 states) under the firm name of Law Bros., mgrs .; also vice-pres. of the Laws, Ins. Agency Co. of Cincinnati. Democrat (Cleveland school). Christian Scientist. Clubs: Union League, Mid- Day, Elmhurst Golf. Recreations: hunting, golf and other athletic sports. Residence: Elmhurst, Ill. Office: Royal Ins. Bldg.

LAW, John Hugh, insurance; born Savannah, Ga., Aug. 17, 1836; son Dr. John S. and Eliza- beth R. (Burroughs) Law; ed. Heron Coll., Cincinnati, O .; married Cincinnati, 1858, Georgia Overaker. Entered Cincinnati agency of the Royal Ins. Co. as sec. to his father, then agent of the company at Cincinnati, 1852; taken into partnership, 1871, and became mgr. of the dept. upon death of his father, 1877; on the consoli- dation of the Central Dept. at Cincinnati and the Western Dept. at Chicago, 1895, became mgr. of the Western Dept., with his brother, George W., under firm name of Law Bros. Was mayor of Loveland, O., 4 terms, and also held other offices, state and local, one of which was state fish and game commr., appointed by Gov. Mckinley. Club: Union Leagne. Residence: Virginia Hotel. Office: 160 W. Jackson Boul.

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The book of Chicagoans, a biographical dictionary of leading living men of the city of Chicago, 1911, Part 122

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