The book of Chicagoans, a biographical dictionary of leading living men of the city of Chicago, 1911, Part 127

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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LING, John, lawyer; born Lincolnshire, Eng., Apr. 10, 1842; son John and Rebecca (Lee)

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Ling; came to America with parents in 1851, settling in Rome, N.Y .; removed to Batavia, N. Y., and thence to Clinton Co., Ia .; early edn. in parish schools in England and pub. schools in this country, working on farm summers; taught school about 6 years; studied at Wheaton (Ill.) Coll., 1861-3; Bryant & Stratton Commercial Coll., Chicago, 1863-4, at same time studying Latin and German under private tutor; read law with A. B. Tyrrell, of Clinton, Ia .; prin- cipal of graded school at Camanche, Ia., 1866- 7; studied law there, admitted to Ill. bar, Mar. 1870; married Chicago, 1877, Anna B. Hall; children: John T., Blanche H. Democrat. Res- idence: Wilmette, Ill. Office: 179 W. Washing- ton St.

LINGLE, David Judson, physiologist; born Rock Island, Ill., June 6, 1863; son David and Regina (Bowman) Lingle; B.S., Univ. of Chi- cago, 1885; grad. student, 1887-9, 1890-1, fellow in biology, 1891-2, Ph.D., 1892, Johns Hopkins; married Helen Hitchcock, of Chicago, Apr. 21, 1898. Asst. in science, Beloit Coll., 1886-7; asst. prof. biology, Tulane Univ., New Orleans, 1889- 90; reader in physiology, 1892-3, asst., 1893-4, instr., 1894-1904, asst. prof. physiology since 1904, Univ. of Chicago. Mem. Am. Physiol. Soc., Phi Beta Kappa, Sigma Xi, Phi Kappa Psi. Bap- tist. Residence: 1017 E. 54th Pl.

LINN, George Russell, wholesale butter mer- chant; born Chicago, July 3, 1870; son George Weber and Lucy (Carey) Linn; ed. pub. and normal schs. and Metropolitan Business Coll., Chicago; married Mildred Alsip, Chicago, May 27, 1900; 4 sons: Russell Alsip, Donald Smiley, George W. and William. Began in employ of Hide & Leather Nat. Bank, Chicago, 1889-92; entered father's employ and in 1892 became mem. firm of Geo. W. Linn & Son, becoming sole owner of the business in 1908; also pres. Augusta Creamery Co. Served in I.N.G. 9 yrs .; ordnance officer and adjutant 2d Squadron, 1st Ill. Vol. Cav., with rank of 1st It., during Span- ish-Am. War. Republican. Methodist. Mason (K.T., Shriner); mem. Ancient Order United Workmen, etc. Club: Ill. Athletic. Recreations: swimming, motoring. Residence: 810 Forest Av., Wilmette, Ill. Office: 27 W. South Water Street.

LINN, James Weber, university prof .; born Winnebago, Ill., May 11, 1876; son John M. and Mary C. (Addams) Linn; A.B., Univ. of Chi- cago, 1897; married Mary Howland, of Cam- bridge, Mass., Mar. 26, 1904. Asst. in English, 1899-1900, asso., 1900-2, instr., 1903-7, asst. prof. English since 1907, Univ. of Chicago. Mem. Alpha Delta Phi. Clubs: Quadrangle, Univer- sity. Author: The Second Generation (novel), 1902; The Chameleon, 1903. Residence: 5757 Washington Av.

LINN, William Robert, grain commn. mer- chant; born Butler Co., O., Mar. 25, 1850; son Matthew G. and Mary E. (Young) Linn; re- moved with parents to Terre Haute, Ind., when quite young, and was ed. there; came to Chi- cago, 1867; married Chicago, Mar. 14, 1881, Nel- lie B. Butler; children: Mabel, Howard, Dwight, Dorothy C. Was employed by Linn & Reed, commn. merchants (of which his father was senior mem.), 1867-72; became mem. of Chicago Board of Trade, June 1875, and has since carried on a general commn. business in grain and pro- visions; also engaged in the grain elevator bus- iness, 1887-97. Dir. South Side Rapid Transit Co. Clubs: Union League, Chicago, Chicago Athletic, South Shore Country, Chicago Golf, Lake Geneva Country. Recreations: golf and hunting. Residence: 2709 Michigan Av. Office: 140 W. VanBuren St.

LINNELL, Bird McPherson, physician; born Union Co., Ill., June 8, 1866; son Lewis Thom- as and Isabelle A. (Longley) Linnell; ed. Cob- den (Ill.) High School to 1883, Southern Ill. Normal School, 1883-4, Lake Forest Acad., 1884- 5; A.B., Lake Forest Coll., 1889: instr. in biol- ogy, same, 1890-1; M.D., Rush Med. Coll .. 1893;

married Dixon, Ill., June 30, 1896, Grace A. Brubaker. Was interne. Presbyterian Hosp., 1893-4; asst. prof. of medicine, Rush Med. Coll .; asst. physician Presbyterian Hosp .; attending physician, Evangelical Deaconess Hosp. Mem. Bd. of Trustees, Lake Forest Univ. Mem. A.M. A., Ill. State Med. Soc., Chicago Med. Soc., Chi- cago Pathological Soc., Physicians' Club. Re- publican. Asst. surgeon, 2d Regt., I.N.G., 9 years. Presbyterian. Clubs: City, University. Residence: 906 Belden Av. Office: Reliance Building.

LINTHICUM, Charles Clarence, lawyer; born McLean Co., Ill., Nov. 11, 1857; son Noah Thompson and Hannah (Furr) Linthicum; ed. common schools, teachers' instns. and normal training schools; LL.B., Northwestern Univ., 1882; married Eva Kate Graham, of Chicago, Feb. 27, 1879. Began practice at Chicago, 1882; with firm of Offield & Towle, 1887-91, Offield. Towle & Linthicum, 1891-1909; withdrew and organized firm of Linthicum, Belt & Tuller, May 1, 1909; practices patent, trademark and corpn. law; offices in Chicago, Pittsburg, Wash- ington and New York. Prof. patent law, North- Western Univ .; formerly pres. Bd. of Edn., Lake View, Ill. Mem. Am. Bar Assn., Chicago and Washington Patent Bar assns. Democrat. Congregationalist. Clubs: Mid-Day, Iroquois. Residence: Evanston, Ill. Office: Monadnock Block.

LINTHICUM, Richard, news editor; see Vol. 1905.

LIPPERT, Joseph John, broker; see Vol. 1905.

LIPSON, Isaac Bernard, lawyer; born New York, Sept. 12, 1873; son Max and Sarah (Win- nig) Lipson; ed. grammar and high schools of Chicago; Leavenworth (Kan.) High School; academic dept., Univ. of Mich., 1890-1; LL.B .. Univ. of Mich., 1893, LL.M., 1894; married Lil- lian Ettenson, of Leavenworth, June 30, 1903; 1 child: Marian. Admitted to bar, 1894, and since practiced at Chicago; mem. firm of Lip- son & Levy. Mem. Chicago Bar Assn., Ill. State Bar Assn. Trustee Jewish Training School of Chicago, Chicago Hebrew Inst. Jewish religion. K.P., Royal Arcanum. Recreation: outdoor ex- ercise. Residence: 4947 Vincennes Av. Office: 1607 Fort Dearborn Bldg.

LIST, Paulus, treas, and mgr. Wartburg Pub. House; born DesMoines, Ia .. Nov. 28, 1862; son Rev. J. A. and Minnie (Hahnenkratt) List; grad. Wartburg Sem., Waverly, Ia., 1SS2; also studied at Callanan Coll., DesMoines, Ia .; mar- ried Miss Emma Grossmann. of Waverly, Ia .. Aug. 6, 1885; 7 children: Herbert, Alfred, Er- win, Hans, Max, Adele and Irene. Taught sch. 1 year in Watertown, Wis .; then sold books in Wis., Minn. and Ia. 112 years; became mgr. of the Book Depository of the Evangelical Luther- an Synod of Ia., at Waverly, in 1885, which was incorporated, in 1886, as Wartburg Pub. House. of which has since been treas, and mgr .. the office being removed to Chicago, 1896. Inde- pendent in politics. Lutheran. Recreations: lit- erature and church work. Residence: 4826 Langley Av. Office: Studebaker Bldg.

LISTEMANN, Bernhard, violinist: born at Schlotheim, Thüringen, Germany. Aug. 28. 1841; married. Apptd., at 17, court violinist to Prince of Schwartzburg; came to U.S., 1867, and trav- eled extensively; concertmaster of Theodore Thomas orchestra, New York, 1870-4: founded. 1874, Boston Philharmonic Club, and organized. 1879. Boston Philharmonic Orchestra, of which he was dir .: concertmaster Boston Symphony Orchestra. 1881: founded. 1881. The Listemann String Quartette; later head violin dept .. Chica- go Musical Coll .. until 1907; lived at Boston. 1907-9. Chicago, since 1909. Residence: 611 Fullerton Av.

LITT, Solomon, mgr. McVicker's Theatre: born Milwaukee, Wis .. Apr. 28, 1872; son Isaac and Mary (1Att) Litt: ed. pub. schools, Milwau-

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kee, Wis .; married Chicago, Aug. 1895, Henri- travel. Residence: 5435 Cornell Av. Office: First etta Litt: 2 children: Solomon, Jr., and Del- Nat. Bank Bldg. phine. Since 1883 has been engaged in the- atrical business in connection with Jacob Litt; was first with the Bijou Theatre, Milwaukee, of which became treas. and mgr .; traveled as mgr. and advance agent for 5 years, and came to Chicago, 1898, to become sec., treas. and mgr. of MYVicker's Theatre. Clubs: Metropol- itan, The Lambs, Actors' Fund (New York). Recreation: motoring. Residence: 5000 Grand Boul. Office: McVicker's Theatre.

LITTLE, Arthur Wilde, clergyman; born at Brooklyn, Oct. 6, 1856; son William Henry and Caroline Frances (Cobb) Little; A.B., Knox Coll., 1877, A.M., 1880; div. at Gen. Theol. Sem., New York, and Berkeley Div. Sch., Middletown, Conn .; (L.H.D., Hobart, 1895; S.T.D., Western Theol. Sem., Chicago, 1905); married Caroline F. Warren, of Portland, Me., Oct. 29, 1889. Deacon and priest, P.E. Ch., 1881; rector St. Paul's, Portland, Me .. 1881-8, St. Mark's, Evans- ton, Ill., since 1888. Deputy to Gen. Conv., 1886, 1904; examining chaplain to the bishop, etc. Mem. S.R. Clubs: University (Chicago, and Evanston, Ill.). Author: Reasons for Being a Churchman, 1SS5: The Intellectual Life of the Priest, 1897; The Correction of the Civil Title of Our Church. 1903; The Times and the Teaching of John Wesley, 1905; The Church Idea, 1906; The Earthly Comfort of the Heav- enly Hope, 1907. Residence: St. Mark's Rec- tory. Evanston, Ill.

LITTLE, Charles Benton, mfr .; born India- nola, Ia., Oct. 18, 1872; son A. J. and Margaret (Conklin) Little; ed. Simpson Coll., Ia .; mar- ried at Indianola, Ia., Apr. 1895, Agnes Buxton; 2 children: Kenneth B., Margaret. Became res- ident of Chicago in 1897. Pres. Kittleman-Lit- tle Co., mfrs. of leather goods; mem. firm of Rigby, Little & Co., investment brokers; dir. Berwyn (Ill.) State Bank, Berwyn. Republican; pres. Village of Berwyn, 1903-4. Mem. Berwyn Lodge A.F.&A.M. No. 839, LaGrange Chapter No. 435 R.A.M. Mem. com. of management, business com. and chmn. physical section com. Central Y.M.C.A. Club: Hinsdale Country. Rec- reation: golf. Residence: Berwyn, Ill. Office: 401 McCormick Bldg.

LITTLE, Charles G., lawyer; born Philadel- phia, Oct. 17, 1874; son late Rev. Dr. Charles Joseph and Anna Marie (Bahn) Little; grad. Amherst Coll., 1895, Northwestern Univ. Law School, 1897: married Evanston, Ill., Oct. 2, 1900, Myra Wilson; children: Alice Elizabeth, Charles Joseph. Admitted to bar, June 1897. Asst. prof. of law in the Northwestern Univ. Law School; examiner of titles, Cook Co. Clubs: University, Union League, Law, Glen View Golf. Residence: 1418 Forest Av., Evans- ton, Ill. Office: Marquette Bldg.

LITTLE, Charles Joseph, theologian; 1840- 1911; see Vol. 1905.

LITTLE, Richard Henry, newspaper man; born LeRoy, Ill., Aug. 25, 1869; son Dr. John and Helen (Humiston) Little; ed. Ill. Wesleyan Coll .; grad. Ill. Wesleyan Coll. of Law; unmar- ried. Practiced law, Bloomington, 1 yr .; began newspaper work on Bloomington Bulletin; re- porter Chicago Tribune, 1895; war corr. Chica- go Tribune during Spanish-Am. War, in Cuba and Philippine Islands. Went to Manchuria for the Chicago Daily News at the beginning of the Russian-Japanese War; joined Russian Army as corr. and was present at the battles of Ping Yang, Liao Yang, Sha ho, Mukden, etc .; captured by the Japanese with Russian rear guard after Mukden and imprisoned at Shidzu- oka, Japan. Lectured on the war and contrib- uted articles on the subject to newspapers and mags .; several yrs. spl. writer on Chicago Rec- ord-Herald; now on staff Chicago Tribune. Mem. Phi Delta Theta; pres. Press Club of Chi- cago, 1908; organizer Newspaper Club (pres. 1909). Residence: 833 Edgecomb Pl.

*LITTLE, Riley McMillan, clergyman; see Vol. 1905.

LITTLEFIELD, Andrew Sylvester, pres. N. Am. Ry. Construction Co .; born Baltimore, Md., Oct. 3, 1859; son John W. and Sally (Byrd) Littlefield; ed. pub. school; married Baltimore, June 1886, Blanche Worthington; children: Ar- thur, Raymond, Goodrich, Worthington. Began with the Baltimore Car Wheel Co., with which continued 8 years; then came to Chicago as gen. sales agt. for Lorain Steel Co., for which is still agt .; in 1898 organized the N. Am. Ry. Construction Co. (which succeeded the Am. Ry. Construction Co.), of which is pres. Mem. Chi- cago Assn. of Commerce. Independent Repub- lican. Methodist. Clubs: Union League, Chica- go Athletic, Mid-Day, Exmoor Country. Resi- dence: Auditorium Annex, and Colorado Springs, Colo. Office: Monadnock Blk.

LITTLEJOHN, John Martin, pres. and prof. of theory of osteopathic therapeutics and prac- tice, The Littlejohn Coll. and Hosp., since 1900; born Glasgow, Scotland, Feb. 15, 1867; son Rev. James and Elizabeth Walker (Scott) Little- john; grad. Univ. of Glasgow; studied theol- ogy; ordained, 1886; taught theology, 1886-7; continued studies; A.M., 1889; B.D., 1890; LL.B., 1892; univ. fellow Columbia Univ., 1892-3; grad. Ph.D. (honorary D.D. and LL.D.); M.D., Dun- ham Med. Coll. and Hering Med. Coll .; married Aug. 11, 1900, Ipswich, Eng., Mabel Alice Thompson; children: Mary Elizabeth Helen, Mabel Emma, James, Edgar Martin, John Mar- tin, Elizabeth. Was tutor Glasgow Univ., 1882-5; principal Rosemount Coll., 1890-2; pres. Amity Coll., College Springs, Ia., 1894-7; prof. physiology, psychology and psychiatry and dean of faculty, Am. School of Osteopathy, Kirksville, Mo., Feb. 1898, to June 1900 (D.O., 1900); enrolled as lawyer, May 1899; prof. physiology, Hahnemann Med. Coll., Chicago. Fellow and gold medalist Soc. of Science, Lon- don, 1895; fellow Royal Soc. of Literature of Great Britain, 1899. Editor-in-chief Osteopathic World, 1900-5, Bulletin and Journal of Health, 1905-10. Author: Christian Sabbatism, 1892; The Political Theory of the Schoolmen and Grotius (3 parts), 1894; The Evolution of the State, 1895; Lecture Notes on Physiology, 1898; Text-book on Physiology, 1898; Lectures on Pyscho-Physiology, 1899; Lectures on Pyscho- Pathology, 1900; the Journal of the Science of Osteopathy, 1900-3; The Science of Osteopathy, 1899; Treatise on Osteopathy, 1902; Principles of Osteopathy and Theory and Practice of Os- teopathy, 1907; Psychiatry, 1908. Residence: Lake Bluff, Ill. Offices: Masonic Temple, and 1410-1420 W. Monroe St.

LITTLE, John L., vice-pres. and sec. Nat. Trust & Credit Co .; born Hancock, Md., Apr. 6, 1868; son John L. and Mary E. (Kaphart) Lit- tle; ed. pub. schools in Maryland; married Irene Lancy, of Cumberland, Md., Mar. 3, 1897; 2 children: John L., III, Anna Mary. Began as bookkeeper and later asst. cashier, of Osage Co. Bank, Osage City, Kan., 1880-90; chief clerk mine dept. A.,T.&S.F.Ry., Osage City, Kan., 1890-2; mgr. subscription dept. of the Werner Co., publishers, Akron, O., at Chicago, 1892-7; in publishing business, New York and Chicago, 1897-1904; organized, and was sec. Mercantile Credit Co., Chicago, 1904-7; organized, 1907, and since vice-pres. and sec. Nat. Trust & Credit Co. (founder and organizer in the West of the form of banking as conducted by this firm); also treas. Canned Products Exchange. Author: Country Life, 5 vols. Republican. Christian Scientist. Mason (K.T.). Mem. Chicago Assn. of Commerce. Clubs: Chicago Athletic, South- LITTLEJOHN, Wiley Jones, insurance; born ern. Recreations: nature study, literature and Fayette Co., Tenn., 1849; son Wiley Jones and

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Margaret (Chisholm) Littlejohn; ed. private schools, Memphis, Tenn .; St. Louis (Mo.) Univ .; married Memphis, 1873, Mary Louise Poston. Engaged in fire ins. business in Memphis, 1866; gen. agt. Merchants' Ins. Co., of St. Joseph, Mo., 1874-80; special agt., Conn. Fire Ins. Co., of Hartford, 1880-6; 1886-94, asst. mgr. same co .; since 1894, mgr. western dept. N. British and Mercantile Ins. Co., of Great Britain. Pres. Mo., Kan. and Neb. State Board of Fire Under- writers, 1905; pres. Fire Underwriters of the Northwest. Clubs: Union League, Mid-Day, On- wentsia, University of Evanston, Glen View. Residence: Evanston, Ill. Office: Nat. Life Bldg.

LITTLER, Harry Evlyn, pres. Chicago Pie Co .; born Davenport, Ia., Aug. 25, 1866; son Robert M. and Martha (Nelson) Littler; ed. pub. schools and Wilton Acad .; married Sept. 4, 1888, Eliza Mahaffey, of Chicago; children: Robert, Harry, Neal, Grace; married 2d, Lo- retta Shay, of Chicago, Apr. 27, 1897; 1 daugh- ter: Lillian. Has been connected with the Chi- cago Pie Co. since 1886, pres. of the co. since 1905; treas. Enterprise Bldg. & Loan Co. Re- publican. Episcopalian. Alderman 28th Ward, 1909-11. Mason (32°, K.T., Shrine); Royal Ar- canum, Royal League (treas. Enterprise Coun- cil). Recreations: hunting, fishing. Residence: 2505 N. Washtenaw Av. Office: 113-121 N. Ann Street.

LITZINGER, Edward Robert, lawyer; born Chicago, Sept. 19, 1874; son Edward and Julia (Dollnig) Litzinger; graduate Holden (pub.) School, 1890, supplemented by business courses; LL.B., Kent Coll. of Law, 1898; married Lady Marion Ford, of Chicago, Oct. 5, 1901; 1 daugh- ter: Edwina Marion. Admitted to Ill. bar, 1898, and since practiced at Chicago; sec. U.S. Tent & Awning Co. since 1905. Asst. state's atty., 1899; alderman 5th Ward, Chicago, 1901-3. Mem. Ill. State Bar Assn., Chicago Bar Assn., Y.M.C.A. Trustee Ill. Industrial Home for the Blind, 1906-9. Republican. Lutheran. Club: Haniilton. Recreations: athletics, baseball, hand ball, motoring. Residence: 3616 S. Western Av. Office: 316 Ashland Blk.

LIVINGSTON, Charles George, flour and ce- reals; born Chicago, Apr. 12, 1863; son Isaac and Hannah (Mitchell) Livingston; ed. pub. schools of Chicago to 1882; married Chicago, Oct. 1892, Hattie Livingston. In 1885 entered employ of I. Pieser & Co., flour and cereals, as office man, becoming a partner in 1892; busi- ness was incorporated, 1902, as the Pieser-Liv- ingston Co., of which is sec. and treas. Mem. Ill. Mfrs.' Assn .; pres. Flourmen's Assn. of Chi- cago. Republican. Recreations: motoring and travel. Residence: 4322 Drexel Boul. Office: 1527-1543 S. Halsted St.

*LIVINGSTON, Van Rensselaer, pianos; see Vol. 1905.

LLEWELLYN, Arthur Joseph Alfred, treas. and gen. mgr. Siegel-Myers Correspondence School of Music; born England, Sept. 14, 1865; son Lewis and Mary Ann Joanna (Rutt) Llew- ellyn; grad. Cook Acad., Montour Falls, N.Y., 1888; A.B., Brown Univ., Providence, R.I., 1893; married Annie M. Horton, of Providence, R.I., Sept. 10, 1894 (died Nov. 19, 1903); 4 children: Margaret (died Feb. 8, 1897), Katheryn, Donald M., Gwendolyn; married 2d, May E. Carothers, of Ansley, Neb., 1903. Ranched in Cal. after leaving coll .; mgr. Kenwood (Cal.) Fruit Co., 1893-5; sec., treas. and dir. Providence Pub. Co., Chicago, 1895-1900; treas., gen. mgr. and dir. Am. Soap Co., 1900-2; real estate broker, 1902-8; treas., gen. mgr. and dir. Siegel-Myers Correspondence School of Music since 1908. Mem. Chicago Assn. of Commerce. Republican. Mem. Delta Upsilon Fraternity. Clubs: Men- delssohn, Cammarian, Madrigal. Residence: 2719 E. 75th Pl. Office: 440 S. Dearborn St.

LLEWELLYN, Frank J., division contract- ing mgr. of Am. Bridge Co. of New York since 1906; born Somersetshire, Eng., May 22, 1861;

son Rev. Lewis and Mary Ann Joanna (Rutt) Llewellyn; ed. Stony Gate Grammar School, Leicester, Eng .; married Cannon Falls, Minn., 1887, Alberta Cook; children: Lewis Kenneth, Francis Albert, Dorothy, Marian Grace. Was articled apprentice to Gimson & Co., engrs., Leicester, Eng., 1876-82; designing engr. Mid- land Ry. Carriage and Wagon Co., Shrewsbury, Eng., 1882-4; traveled, 1884-5; chief engr. for Gillette, Herzog Mfg. Co., Minneapolis, 1885-90; vice-pres. and chief engr. bf same, 1890-1900; sold out to Am. Bridge Co., 1900; pres. Koken Iron Works, St. Louis, Mo., 1900-1; asst. vice- pres. and contracting mgr., Am. Bridge Co., of New York; also dir. Internat. Bond & Develop- ment Co; dir. and vice-pres. Coahuila Mining & Smelting Co. Mem. Am. Soc. Civil Engrs., Western Soc. Engrs. Clubs: Chicago Athletic, Union League, Homewood Country, South Shore Country, Chicago Engrs.' - Recreations: golf, chess, billiards. Residence: Chicago Athletic Assn. Office: 1316 Commercial Nat. Bank Bldg.

LLEWELLYN, John Thomas, mfr .; born at Briton Ferry, South Wales, July 7, 1863; son Henry and Elizabeth (Gower) Llewellyn; came to America with parents same year, locating in Chicago; moved to Milwaukee in 1869, attend- ing Bay View High School; married June 23, 1886, Mary Agnes, daughter James Sheriffs, of Milwaukee, Wis .; 1 son: James Sheriffs. At age of 16 accepted minor position Milwaukee Works, North Chicago Rolling Mill Co., now Ill. Steel Co., advanced to asst. gen. sales agt. when Milwaukee gen. offices moved to Chicago in 1892; took charge of Belle City Malleable Iron Co. Works, Racine, Wis., remaining 6 years; organized Chicago Malleable Casting Co. in 1899, of which is now vice-pres. and gen. mgr .; dir. Roseland State Savings Bank. Meth- odist. Republican. Mason. Clubs: Kenwood, South Shore, Midlothian Country, Western Ry. Residence: Hotel Windermere. Office: 120th St. and Center Av., West Pullman.

LLEWELLYN, Joseph Corson, architect; born Philadelphia, July 22, 1855; son David R. and Huldah S. (Corson) Llewellyn; grad. Univ. of Ill., 1877; married Monticello, Ill., May 1883, Emma C. Piatt; children: Ralph C., Clarinne, Ruth, Vida. Instr. in Univ. of Ill., 1877-9; with J. W. Givens, of St. Louis, as bldg. supt., 1879- 80; supt. Lindell Ry., St. Louis, 1880-6; en- gaged for self in various branches of work un- til 1893; since then in practice as architect in Chicago. Was 2 terms pres. Architectural League of America; mem. Am. Inst. Architects, Chicago Architects' Business Assn., Chicago Architectural Club. Republican. Clubs: Union League, LaGrange Country. Recreation: golf. Residence: 324 6th Av., LaGrange, Ill. Office: First Nat. Bank Bldg.

LLEWELLYN, Silas James, mfr .; born at Briton Ferry, Wales, Oct. 25, 1860; son Henry and Elizabeth (Gower) Llewellyn: ed. pub. schools, Milwaukee, Wis .; married Milwaukee, June 19, 1884, Mary E., daughter William B. Parkes; children: Paul Parkes, Gertrude, Eliza- beth. Entered employ of N. Chicago Rolling Mill Co., Milwaukee, Oct. 1879; remained with that co. and its successor, Ill. Steel Co., until 1895, at Milwaukee; with same co, at Chicago, 1895-7; in 1897 became vice-pres. Inland Iron & Forge Co .; this merged, 1899, into Republic Iron & Steel Co., of which was sec. and mem. of the exec. com .; in 1900, vice-pres. Plano Mfg. Co., which was merged in the Internat. Harves- ter Co .; since 1905, pres. Interstate Iron & Steel Co .; also pres. Chicago Malleable Castings Co. Clubs: Chicago Athletic, Evanston, Glen View. Residence: 1246 Ridge Av., Evanston, III. Of- fice: First Nat. Bank Bldg.

LLOYD, Ernest Edgar, merchant; born To- ronto, Ont., Can., Aug. 30, 1871; son Benjamin and Sarah (Stevenson) Lloyd; ed. pub, schools of Toronto until 1890; married Chicago, Dec. 24, 1894, Georgia Chapman; 1 daughter: Lucille

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Evelyn. In paper business since 1890; formerly with the Whiting Paper Co .; sec. and treas. of W. E. Wroe & Co., 1902-8; pres. E. E. Lloyd Pa- per Co. since 1908. Republican. Mason. Clubs: Chicago Athletic, Traffic, Oak Park; also St. Louis (St. Louis). Residence: 222 S. Elmwood Av., Oak Park, Ill. Office: 416, 72 W. Adams St.

LLOYD, William G., mfr .; born Chicago, May 15, 1855; son Thomas and Mary (Schoefield) Lloyd; ed. pub. schools, Chicago; married Ade- line B. Bellman, of Ft. Atkinson, Wis., Feb. 17, 1908. Began to mfr. blank books and stationery at Chicago in 1880; pres. and treas. W. G. Lloyd Co. since 1902; also vice-pres. Stevens, Maloney & Co., Baldwin Stationery Co., and E. E. Lloyd Paper Co. Catholic. Clubs: Chicago Athletic, Chicago Automobile. Recreation: motoring. Residence: 915 Lakeside Pl. Office: 424 S. Dear- born St.

LLOYD, William John, supt. Western Union Telegraph Co .; born Buffalo, N.Y., June 21, 1853; son Thomas P. and Sarah (DuQuette) Lloyd; ed. pub. schools; married Chicago, Oct. 21, 1889, Mary Holligan; 2 children: Thomas D., Elizabeth M. Began as messenger boy, 1865, at Dubuque, Ia., for the old Ill. & Miss. Tele- graph Co., which was later merged into the Western Union Telegraph Co .; then became a telegraph operator, and advanced to better po- sitions; became mgr. at McGregor, Ia., 1875, and later chief operator at the Chicago office; then asst. supt. Western Union Telegraph Co. until 1909, when he became supt. of 1st dis- trict; since Aug. 1910, division supt. of traffic. Was pres. Ill. District Telegraph Co., 1898-1902. Capt. of Signal Corps of I.N.G. Catholic. Mem. Knights of Columbus. Clubs: Union League, Casino of Edgewater. Recreations: fond of the- atre, social diversions. Residence: 4816 Ken- more Av. Office: 803, 111 W. Jackson Boul.

LOBAUGH, Joseph Mateer, live stock com- mission; born Clarion Co., Pa., Dec. 4, 1857; son David and Margaret (Miller) Lobaugh; A.B., Washington and Jefferson Coll., Washington, Pa., 1882; registered as a student at law Pitts- burgh, Pa., 1882; teacher in Curry Inst., Pitts- burgh, 1882-83; admitted to bar in Kan., 1884; married Pittsburgh, Pa., June 24, 1886, Mary T. Barnes; children: Cummings Howard, Charles Mateer, Irene. Defrayed expenses as a law student in Pittsburgh by teaching in Curry Inst .; went to Coldwater, Comanche Co., Kan., in 1884, before the county was organized, re- siding there until Jan. 1903; practiced law in Kan., 1885-9; then cashier Comanche Co. State Bank, Coldwater, Kan., until Jan. 1903; was also engaged in ranching in Kan., and accumu- lated large holdings of real estate; moved to Chicago, Jan. 1903, to assume management of the Drumm Commn. Co., live stock salesmen and brokers. Republican. Presbyterian. Mason (was several years master of his lodge at Cold- water, Kan.). Club: Saddle and Sirloin. Resi- dence: 6600 LaFayette Av. Office: 173 Live Stock Exchange Bldg., Union Stock Yards.

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The book of Chicagoans, a biographical dictionary of leading living men of the city of Chicago, 1911, Part 127

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