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LUST, George Frederick, life underwriter; born Berlin, Germany, Sept. 7, 1878; son Phil- lip G. and Lena (Pflaumer) Lust; came to America with parents about Jan. 1, 1880; ed. grammar and high schools of Jersey City, N.J .; LL.B., cum laude, Chicago Law School, 1905; ad- mitted to Ill. bar, 1905; married Edith Came- nisch, of Chicago, Nov. 8, 1905. With H. E. Frankenberg Co., of New York, until 1901; re- moved to Chicago and became representative for Des Moines Life Ins. Co., 1901, of which is now mgr. for Ill .; also pres. and gen. mgr. Provident Sick Benefit Fund Assn. Lutheran. Mason, Blue Lodge and Chapter; supreme vice- pres. United League of America; mem. Her- mann's Sons and O.M.P. Recreation: gardening. Residence: 6048 S. Peoria St. Office: 115 S. Dearborn St.
LUST, Herbert C., lawyer; born New York, July 28, 1885; son Phillip G. and Adelina (Cohn- feldt) Lust; ed. Northwestern Acad., Univ. of Chicago; LL.B., Yale Law School, 1906; mar- ried Dora Coomas, of Chicago, Jan. 23, 1909. Admitted to Ill. bar, 1906, and since practiced in Chicago; mem. firm of Haynie & Lust since Mar. 1909; firm represents Ill. Mfrs.' Assn. and various large industrial interests. Republican. Editor: American and English Mining, Irriga- tion, Oil and Gas Reports, 1910. Recreations: hunting and fishing. Residence: 928 Eastwood Av. Office: Merchants Loan & Trust Bldg.
LUTES, Walter H., pres. W. H. Lutes Co .; born Baraga, Mich., Aug. 13, 1869; son Hiram J. and Mary (Pennington) Lutes; ed. pub. schools of Duluth, Minn .; married West Supe- rior, Wis., Nov. 1893, Ada M. Davis; children: Walter H. and Virginia M. Salesman for var- ious firms until 1901, when he became mgr. in Chicago for A. T. Hagen Co., mfrs. of laundry machinery, until 1905; pres. W. H. Lutes Co., laundry machinery, since 1905. Elk. Repub- lican. Club: Ill. Athletic. Residence: 4800 Sheridan Rd. Office: 4839-4843 Evanston Av.
LUTKIN, Peter Christian, musician; born Thompsonville, Racine Co., Wis., Mar. 27, 1858;
fine (Olivarius) Lutkin; ed. Chicago pub. schs., pvt. sch .; mus. edn., Mrs. Regina Watson (pi- ano), Clarence Eddy (organ), and Frederick Grant Gleason (theory), Chicago; also piano under Oscar Raif (Berlin) and Moritz Mosz- kowski (Paris), organ, August Haupt, theory, Waldemar Bargiel, Berlin; student Hochschule für Musik, Berlin, 1881-3, Leschetizky Piano Sch., Vienna, 1883; (hon. Mus. Doc., Syracuse Univ., 1900); married Nancy Lelah Carman, of Chicago, Oct. 27, 1885. Organist, Cathedral SS. Peter and Paul, Chicago, 1871-81, St. James' Ch., Chicago, 1891-6; dir. theoretical dept., Am. Conservatory of Music, Chicago, 1888-95; prof. music since 1891, dean since 1897, Sch. of Mu- sic, Northwestern Univ. Conductor Evanston Mus. Club since 1894, Ravenswood Mus. Club, 1896-1904, Chicago North Shore Festival Assn., 1909. A founder Am. Guild of Organists. Epis- copalian. Independent Republican. Composer of church music. Joint mus. editor of official hymnal of M.E. Ch. and M.E. Ch., S. Contbr. to the Church Music Review, and to Music. Lecturer on ch. music, Western Theol. Sem., Chicago and Garrett Bibl. Inst., Evanston, Il1. Residence: 1330 Church St., Evanston, Ill.
LYDON, William Anthony, pres. Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Co .; born Buffalo, N.Y., Nov. 9, 1863; son Michael B. and Anna (Hopkins) Ly- don; B.M., Lehigh Univ., S. Bethlehem, Pa., 1886, E.M., 1887; married Clara Gertrude Keel- ey, of Chicago, Nov. 28, 1897; 3 children: Ma- rion, Leila and Eugene. Civil engr. for City of Chicago, 1887-90; mem. firm Lydon & Drews Co., gen. river and harbor contractors, 1891- 1904; pres. Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Co. (successor to Lydon & Drews Co., and other cos.), since 1904. Mem. Am. Soc. Civil Engrs., Western Soc. Engrs., Delta Upsilon. Democrat. Clubs: Chicago Athletic, South Shore Country, Iroquois, Chicago Engrs.', Chicago Yacht, Co- lumbia Yacht. Recreation: yachting. Residence: 4731 Grand Boul. Office: Chamber of Commerce.
LYDSTON, G(eorge) Frank, surgeon; born Tuolumne, Cal., 1858; son George N. and Lucy A. Lydston; M.D., Bellevue Hosp. Med. Coll. (New York Univ.), 1879; married Josie M. Cot- tier, of Chicago, 1884; children: Frances M. and Josephine E. House staff Charity Hosp., New York, 1879-81; resident surgeon N.Y. State Emigrant Hosp., 1881; lecturer genito-urinary diseases, 1882, now prof. genito-urinary sur- gery and venereal diseases, Coll. Phys. and Surg., Chicago; prof. criminal anthropology, Chicago-Kent Coll. of Law. Surgeon-in-chief (genito-urinary and venereal dept.), West Side Free Dispensary; surgeon to St. Mary's and Samaritan hosps. Fellow Chicago Acad. Medi- cine, etc. Author: Stricture of Urethra; Text Book on Genito-Urinary and Venereal Dis- eases; Varicocele and Treatment; The Surgical Diseases of the Genito-Urinary Tract; The Dis- eases of Society; Panama and the Sierras; Over the Hookah; Poker Jim, Gentleman, 1907: also other books of a gen. lit. character. Residence: 1222 E. 47th St. Office: Reliance Bldg.
LYFORD, Oliver Smith, ry. vice-pres .; born Mt. Vernon, Me., June 19, 1823; son Dudley and Betsey Lyford; ed. high school; married La- vinia A. Norris, of Boston. Sept. 27, 1852: chil- dren: Mrs. J. W. Griffith, Will Hartwell, Harry B., Oliver Smith, Jr. Watchman, asst. baggage- master, ticket agt., and pass, conductor. Bos- ton & Lowell R.R., 1846-51; shop clerk and pass. conductor, Erie R.R., Dunkirk, N.Y., 1851- 5; joint sta. agt. Erie & Atlantic and Great Western rys., Salamanca, N.Y., 1860-3; div. and asst. gen. supt. Atlantic & Great Western Ry .. 1863-71; div. supt. Buffalo and Rochester divs. Erie Ry., 1871-2; gen. supt. Hannibal & St. Jo- seph R.R., 1872-3: gen. supt. Kan. Pacific Ry., 1874-6; supt., 1878-86, gen. mgr., 1886-7. vice. pres. and gen. mgr .. 1887-90, and since then vice-pres. C.&E.I.R.R. Residence: 2968 Lake Park Av. Office: McCormick Bldg.
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LYFORD, Will Hartwell, lawyer; born Wa- terville, Me., Sept. 15, 1858; son Oliver Smith and Lavinia A. (Norris) Lyford; ed. Colby Col- lege, Waterville, Me .; married Mary L. Mac- Comas, Nebraska City, Neb., Apr. 28, 1886; chil- dren: Gertrude and Calhoun. Asst. engr., 1879- so, stenographer for gen. supt., 1881-2, chief clerk to gen. mgr., 1882-3, claim agt., 1883-4, C. E.I.R.R .; admitted to bar, 1884; asst. gen. so- licitor, 1884-7, atty. in charge law dept., 1887-9, gen. solicitor, 1889-92, gen. counsel since Mar. 15, 1892, C.&E.I.R.R .; also mem. law firm of Calhoun, Lyford & Sheean. Republican. Clubs: Chicago, Union League, Chicago Athletic, Uni- versity, South Shore Country. Residence: 165 E. Erie St. Office: 940 The Rookery.
LYMAN, David Brainerd, lawyer, financier; born Hilo, Hawaii, Mar. 27, 1840; son Rev. Da- vid B. and Sarah (Joiner) Lyman (father and mother both being missionaries of A.B.C.F.M., Sandwich Islands, 1831-84); came to U.S., 1860; grad. Yale, 1864; Harvard Law School, 1866; married Oct. 5, 1870, Mary E., daughter F. D. Cossitt, of Chicago; children: D. B., Jr., Mary Cossitt (Mrs. Murray Baker). Admitted to Mass. bar, 1866; located in Chicago, firm of Lyman & Jackson, practicing from July 1868 to Oct. 1, 1895, when he became pres. of the Chicago Title & Trust Co., until 1902; now. dir. same; resumed practice, 1902; firm now Ly- man, Lyman & O'Connor; trustee Pullman Land Assn. and Grant Land Assn., besides many other trusts. Member Chicago Bar Assn. (ex- president). Senior warden Emmanuel Episcopal Church, of LaGrange, Ill., since its organiza- tion, 1873; deputy to Gen. Conv. P.E. Ch. since 1889; mem. Diocesan Bd. of Missions, Diocese of Chicago; chmn. Layman's Forward Move- ment of Fifth Dept., embracing Ohio, Ind., Mich., Ill. and Wis. Clubs: Church (ex-pres.), Union League, Chicago, University, LaGrange Country. Fond of home life, horticulture and of a reasonable amount of outdoor recreation. Residence: LaGrange, Ill. Office: 69 W. Wash- ington St.
LYMAN, David Brainerd, Jr., lawyer; born Chicago, July 11, 1871; son David Brainerd and Mary Eliza (Cossitt) Lyman; A.B., Yale, 1895; in Northwestern Univ. Law School; married New York City, May 10, 1894, Edith Oliver Rowe; 1 son: David Brainerd, III. Admitted to Ill. bar, Aug. 1897; mem. firm of Jackson, Bus- by & Lyman, 1899-1901, Lyman, Busby & Ly- man, 1901-7, Lyman, Lyman & O'Connor since Dec. 1907. Republican. Episcopalian. Clubs: Union League, Yale (Chicago), Suburban (La Grange), LaGrange Country, Yale (New York). Residence: 63 E. Division St. Office: Title & Trust Bldg.
LYMAN, Edson W., insurance; born Catta- raugus Co., N.Y .; son Ruben L. and Mary C. (Kimball) Lyman; ed. pub. school and acad .; LL.B., Univ. of Mich., 1865; married 1886, Frances Snow; 2 daughters: Winnifred and Ed- na. Practiced law in Pontiac, Ill., until 1870; went to Rockford, Ill., and engaged in ins .; came to Chicago, 1874, continuing in same line. In 1895 with W. S. Herrick formed the firm of Lyman & Herrick until in 1901 consolidated with Moore & Janes, becoming Moore, Janes, Lyman & Herrick, and later, Moore, Case, Ly- man & Hubbard. Chmn. Fire Ins. Commn. of Ill. Mem. Chicago Assn. of Commerce. Served in the 75th Ill. Inf. and was severely wounded at the battle of Perryville; mustered out, 1863. Mem. Phil. Sheridan Post, G.A.R .; mem. S.A.R., New England Soc. Clubs: Union League (an organizer), Westward Ho, Oak Park. Recrea- tions: golf, bowling. Residence: 405 N. Oak Park Av., Oak Park, Ill. Office: Nat. Life Bldg.
*LYMAN, Jesse P .; see Vol. 1905.
LYMAN, William, insurance; born on farm in Jefferson Co., near Palmyra, Wis., Nov. 14, 1862; son Luther H. and Amanda M. (Pratt) Lyman; ed. pub. schools; married Chicago, Apr. 23, 1891, Louise H. Heafford; children: Will-
iam H., George S. Connected with insurance of- fices since 1882; mem. firm of Lyman, Otis & Co., insurance, 1902-6; since then head of Ly- man, Richie & Co. Republican. Congregation- alist. Clubs: Chicago Athletic, Kenwood, Home- wood. Recreations: outdoor diversions. Resi- dence: 5015 Madison Av. Office: 29 S. LaSalle Street.
LYNAS, Thomas Richard, life underwriter; born Balibay, Co. Monaghan, Ireland, Jan. 1, 1850; son Richard and Mary Jane (Courtney) Lynas; ed. in nat. schools of Ireland until 16; family came to America 1866, settling at Bal- timore, where pursued studies through aca- demic course; married Eunice L. Newton, of Guthrie, Ia., Apr. 21, 1875; 2 children: Anne and Evelyn. Came to Chicago in 1873; began life underwriting, 1875, with the Washington Life Ins. Co., later becoming asst. gen. agent for that co., until 1885; mgr. Aetna Life Ins. Co. of Hartford, Conn., since 1885, for Cook Co., Ill., and Wis. and Northern Mich. Vestryman Trinity Episcopal Church. Republican. Mem. Chicago Assn. of Commerce. Clubs: Union League, South Shore Country, Exmoor Country. Residence: Highland Park, Ill. Office: 17 N. LaSalle St.
LYNCH, Frank Worthington, physician; born Cleveland, O., Nov. 5, 1871; son Col. Frank Worthington and Rebecca (Nevin) Lynch; A.B., Western Reserve Univ., Cleveland, 1895; M.D., Johns Hopkins Univ., Baltimore, 1899; married Rowena Tyng Higginson, of Omaha, Neb., Apr. 20, 1904; 1 son: Frank Worthington, Jr. House officer, asso. obstetrician and resident obstet- rician, Johns Hopkins Hosp., 1899-1904; instr. obstetrics, 1901, asso., 1901-4, Johns Hopkins Univ .; instr. obstetrics and gynecology, 1904-5, asso. prof. since 1905, Rush Med. Coll., Chica- go; attending obstetrician and gynecologist, Presbyterian Hosp., since 1904; visiting obstet- rician, St. Joseph's Hosp., since 1907. Author of articles in various Am. and German med. periodicals; with Dr. John B. Murphy wrote chapters on surgery of the uterus and appen- dages in Vol. VIII of Bryant and Buck's Sys- tem of Surgery, 1911. Independent in politics. Episcopalian. Mem. A.M.A., Ill. State Med. Soc., Chicago Med. and Gynæcol. socs., Alpha Delta Phi, Nu Sigma Nu. Clubs: University, Chicago Athletic, Kenwood, Homewood Coun- try, South Shore Country. Recreation: golf. Residence: 1450 Hyde Park Boul. Office: 706, 32 N. State St. and 122 S. Michigan Av.
LYNCH, James Damian, investments; born Chicago; ed. pub. schools and Georgetown Univ., Georgetown, D.C .; married Chicago, June 18, 1901, Elizabeth Pence. Began business in association with his father in the distillery of H. H. Shufeldt Co., and since 1891 has been engaged in the investment business, as a si- lent partner in various enterprises; also treas. Buena Ventura Plantation Co. Catholic. Dem- ocrat. Club: Chicago. Recreations: reading and travel. Residence: 8 W. Walton Pl. Office: First Nat. Bank Bldg.
LYNCH, John A., banker; born Chicago, June 11, 1853; son Thomas and Ann (Flanagan) Lynch; early edn. in pub. school; grad. Dyren- forth Coll., Chicago; married Jan. 21, 1896, Clara M. Schmahl, of Chicago. On graduation entered distilling firm of H. H. Shufeldt & Co., and subsequently sold his interest and turned attention to banking; one of the organizers of the Nat. Bank of the Republic, of which he became pres, Jan. 1892. Pres. board of trustees St. Mary's Training School. Clubs: Chicago, Bankers', Chicago Athletic, South Shore Coun- try. Recreation: traveling. Residence: 3 Bur- ton Pl. Office: 39 S. LaSalle St.
LYNCH, Warren J., ry. official; born Wel- lington, O .; son John Supple and Elizabeth Warner (Noonan) Lynch; ed. high schs., Cleve- land; married Clara Hughes Spining, of Cin- cinnati, 1893. Began ry. service with "Bee Line" at Cleveland as clerk in auditing dept .;
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later in pass. dept., until July, 1889, when line children: Charles (died 1879), George, Walter, was consolidated with the C., C., C.&St.L. Ry.Co., with which he has remained; in charge adver- tising dept., 1889-93; chief clerk to pass. traf- fic mgr., 1893-6; asst. gen. pass. agt. at St. Louis, 1896-7; asst. gen. pass. and ticket agt. at Cincinnati, 1897-9; gen. pass. and ticket agt., 1899-1905; pass. traffic mgr. N.Y. Central lines, since Dec. 1, 1905. Residence: 4556 Greenwood Av. Office: LaSalle St. Station.
LYNDE, Samuel Adams, lawyer; born Rock Island, Ill., 1856; A.B., Harvard, 1877; studied law at Rock Island and was admitted to Ill. bar, 1881; married. Engaged in general prac- tice at Chicago, 1881-1901; gen. atty., 1901-10, and vice-pres. in charge of legal and financial depts. since 1910, C.&N.W.Ry.Co. Mem. Chica- go Bar Assn., Ill. State Bar Assn. Clubs: Chi- cago, University, Onwentsia Golf. Recreation: golf. Residence: 1304 Ritchie Pl. Office: 226 W. Jackson Boul.
LYON, David J., lawyer; see Vol. 1905.
LYON, George William, Jr., lawyer; born Chicago, Mar. 22, 1878; son George W. and Catherine (Murphy) Lyon; ed. in parochial schools and St. Ignatius Coll., Chicago, A.M., 1899; LL.B., Lake Forest Univ., 1900; married June 12, 1906, Eleanor R. Callahan; 3 children. Admitted to Ill. bar, 1900; mem. law firm of Lantry & Lyon, 1902-7, Flynn & Lyon since 1907. Mem. Chicago Bar Assn. Republican. Catholic. Past state sec. Knights of Columbus. Residence: 3511 Douglas Boul. Office: 539-541 The Rookery.
LYON, John Kellogg, lumberman; born Lud- ington, Mich., July 17, 1880; son Thomas R. and Harriet R. (Rice) Lyon; ed. in pub. school, Ludington, Mich., to 1893; University School, Chicago, 1893-7, Chicago Latin School, 1898, Lawrence Scientific School of Harvard Univ., 1899-1901; married Adelene Richardson, of Chi- cago, June 3, 1902; 4 children: Ethel (de- ceased), Harriet, John K., Jr., and Howard. Sec. of the Lyon Cypress Lumber Co .; pres. Lyon, Gary & Co., lumber men and bankers. Republican. Clubs: Chicago, Mid-Day, Onwent- sia, Glen View, Saddle and Cycle, Exmoor Coun- try, Chicago Automobile. Residence: Hubbard Woods, Ill. Office: 406 Marquette Bldg.
LYON, Richard Starkweather, grain commn. merchant; born Cleveland, O., Oct. 18, 1843; son Richard T. and Ellen M. (Starkweather) Lyon; A.B., Union Coll., Schenectady, N .. Y, 1865. In business at Cleveland, O., 1866-75; in Chicago since 1875; since 1878 with J. C. F. Merrill in firm of Merrill & Lyon, grain commn. merchants. Mem. Board of Trade (dir. 1892-6, vice-pres. 1896-9, pres. 1899). Republican. Pres- byterian. Clubs: Illinois (pres. 1905), Univer- sity. Residence: 1705 Ridge Av., Evanston, Ill. Office: Board of Trade.
LYTTON, George, vice-pres. and treas. The Hub; born Grand Rapids, Mich., June 12, 1874; son Henry Charles and Rose (Wolfe) Lytton; ed. Mich. Mil. Acad., Orchard Lake, and Har- vard Sch., Chicago; married Marian Schwarz, of Highland Park, Ill., Apr. 15, 1906; 2 daugh- ters: Katherine and Rosemary. Began as ship- ping clerk in The Hub (established by his fa- ther, 1887); has served in every dept. of the business, becoming vice-pres. and trcas. in 1900; also dir. Colonial Trust & Savings Bank, Mich. Avenue Trust Co. Served in Troop C, 1st Ill. Cav. 4 yrs. Pres. The Forward Movement (summer outing and social settlement). Re- publican. Episcopalian. Clubs: Union Leaguc. Ill. Athletic, Hamilton, Chicago Yacht, Exmoor Country, South Shore Country, Lake Geneva Country. Residence: 2719 Prairie Av. Office: 234 S. State St.
LYTTON, Henry Charles, merchant; born New York City, July 13, 1846; son Charles and Annie Lytton; ed. New York pub. schools and Coll. City of New York at age of 14; married Winnsboro, N.C., Sept. 13. 1871, Rose Wolfe;
Beaumont, Mrs. Gertrude Benzinger (wife of noted Swiss artist living in Paris). Entered business life as entry clerk in wholesale dry goods business at 17; from 18 to 21 as book- keeper for retail store; returned to New York and went into business with about $1,800 he had saved; thence to Grand Rapids, Mich., re- maining 15 years; failed in business in 1876, but paid up indebtedness in full many years later. Started in business in Indianapolis, 1884, but in 1887 came to Chicago and started "The Hub" clothing store, which has been built up to very large proportions, and now incorpo- rated as The Hub, of which he is pres. Divides part of profits with clerks each year. Republic- an. Life mem. Chicago Hist. Soc .; also Art Inst. Clubs: Union League, Hamilton; also Lo- tus (New York). Residence: 2700 Prairie Av. Office: 234 S. State St.
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MAAS, Philip, real estate; 1845-1911; see Vol. 1905.
MAASS, Charles Fred, team owner; born at Chicago, June 8, 1869; son Karl and Sophia (Klut) Maass; ed. pub. schools, Chicago; mar- ried Chicago, Oct. 19, 1896, Jennie Zielinsky. On leaving school worked at electrotyping for some time and then entered employ of James C. Hutton, team owner, continuing for 7 years. Started in the teaming and hauling business for self in 1896. Mem. Chicago Teamowners' Assn. Republican. Protestant. Recreations: fishing, swimming. Residence: 641 N. Ashland Av. Office: 177 N. State St.
MC ADOW, Finley Holmes, mfr .; born on farm, Adams Co., O., Dec. 31, 1851; son Rev. Joseph H. and Eliza J. (Kerr) McAdow; ed. Ohio pub. schools, and St. Louis (Mo.) High School; married Ella G. Nims, of Racine, Wis., Mar. 26, 1885; children: Eugene F., Mabel (de- ceased), Marion, Helen. Began as bookkeeper in Chicago; with Racine (Wis.) Hardware Co. until Sept. 1, 1884, when, upon the organization of the H. C. Staver Implement Co., at Chicago, he became its sec .; the style became Staver & Abbott Mfg. Co., Nov. 1, 1890, of which he was sec. and treas., retaining the same connection with its successor, the Staver Carriage Co., since the latter was organized, Mar. 1, 1897; also vice-pres. Big Four Implement Co., Kan- sas City, Mo. Pres. Chicago Credit Men's Assn., 1904-5; pres. Nat. Assn. of Credit Men, 1909-11. Residence: 6435 Stewart Av. Office: W. 76th and Wallace Sts.
*MAC ALLISTER, Dickinson; see Vol. 1905.
MCARDLE, Edward Joseph, lawyer: born at Dundalk, Co. Louth, Ireland, Mar. 3, 1857; son Robert and Margaret (Callan) McArdle; ed. Christian Bros. School and St. Mary's Coll .. Dundalk, and Incorporated Law Soc. of Ireland (Dublin), qualifying as atty, at law and admit- ted, June 24, 1882; married Chicago, Sept. 21, 1884, Mary J. O'Hare; children: Margaret Mary, Mary Kathleen, Edward J.( Jr., Theresa, John, Robert P., Mary, Thomas O'Hare. Practiced law in Dublin, 1882-3; came to Chicago from Ire- land, 1883; admitted to Ill. bar, Jan. 16, 1884: since Jan. 1, 1902, mem. of law firm of McArdle & McArdle. Republican. Residence: 5171 Mich- igan Av. Office: 806 Straus Bldg.
MCARDLE, Patrick Lawrence, lawyer; born Dundalk, Co. Louth, Ireland, Aug. 10, 1867; son Robert and Margaret (Callan) McArdle: ed. Christian Bros. School and St. Mary's Coll., Dundalk, Ireland; LL.B., Lake Forest Univ .. 1890. Asst. city prosecuting atty., 3 years: in 1895, formed partnership with Edward J. Walsh as Walsh & McArdle, but after death of Mr. Walsh, joined his brother, Edward J., in firm of McArdle & McArdle. Identified with organi- zaton and spread of Knights of Columbus from
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Chicago through West, South and Northwest; for 6 years state deputy of Ill .; elected, 1903, by International Convention, Deputy Supreme Knight; mem. Ancient Order of Hibernians. Residence: 3644 Grand Boul. Office: Straus Building.
*MacARTHUR, Archibald, contractor; see Vol. 1905.
MacARTHUR, Arthur F., contractor; re- moved to New York; see Vol. 1905.
McARTHUR, John, mfr .; 1826-1906; see Vol. 1905.
MCARTHUR, Lewis Linn, surgeon; born Bos- ton, Jan. 23, 1858; son Maj. Joseph H. (U.S.A.) and Julia (Woodworth) McArthur; ed. Lake Forest (Ill.) Acad., 1873-4, Santa Clara (Cal.) Coll., 1875; M.D., Rush Med. Coll., Chicago, 1880; house surgeon, Cook Co. Hosp., 1880-1; post-grad. studies Heidelberg and Vienna, 1882-3; married Mamie Walker, of Chicago, Feb. 25, 1885; 4 children: Selim, Emilie Constance, Lewis Linn, Jr., Billings Meacher. Attending surgeon, St. Luke's and Michael Reese hosps., since 1886; prof. surgery, Post-Grad. Med. Sch., since organization. Fellow Am. Surg. Assn .; mem. Internat. Surg. Congress, A.M.A., A.A.A. S., Chicago Med. Soc. (ex-pres.) Clubs: Chica- go, University, Chicago Athletic, Calumet, South Shore Country, Glen View. Residence: 4724 Drexel Boul. Office: 122 S. Michigan Av.
MacARTHUR, Robert D., physician; born at Glengarry, Ont., Can., Aug. 1, 1843; son John and Margaret (MacMartin) MacArthur; grad. Williamstown Grammar School; 1863; McGill Univ., Montreal, Can., M.D., 1867; married Mon- treal, Can., Sept. 27, 1871, Minna Beattie; 1 daughter: Ida Belle. Engaged in practice of medicine since 1867; in Chicago since 1871; ap- pointed prof. skin and venereal diseases, Chi- cago Policlinic, 1889, and in 1890 attending physician in dermatology at Presbyterian and St. Joseph hosps. Mem. Chicago Med. Coll., Chi- cago Dermatological Soc., A.M.A. Democrat (gold standard). Clubs: Union, Mid-Day. Resi- dence: 1164 Dearborn Av. Office: 140 S. Dear- born St.
MCAULIFF, Cornelius, newspaper man; born in Ireland, 1850; son Cornelius and Hannah Mc- Auliff; came to U.S. at 14; ed. in pub. schs., and law dept. Univ. of Mich .; married Mary Han- lan, of Chicago, 1883. Engaged at various times in editorial positions on Chicago Morning News and Chicago Times; one of founders of Chicago Evening Mail; first mng. editor of Chicago Eve- ning Post, 1890-5; mng. editor Chicago Times- Herald, the Record-Herald, 1895-1911. Resi- dence: 416 E. 46th St. Office: Herald Bldg.
McBEAN, George Barnet, real estate; born Chicago, Nov. 19, 1866; son Archibald J. and Georgiana Elspeth (Barnet) McBean; attended Moseley School (pub.), 1877-8; Allen's Acad., 1878-80, Harvard School, Chicago, 1880-2 and 1884; traveled in Europe, 1882-4; Rowe's Acad., Tarrytown, N.Y., 1885; Phillips Acad., Andover, Mass., 1885-6; Mass. Inst. of Technology, 1886-7. Employe of A. J. McBean & Co., con- tractors, 1887-8; in real estate on own account, 1889-90; partner in A. J. McBean & Co., con- tractors, 1890-7, and in A. J. McBean & Co., ce- ments, 1895-1901; since 1901 in real estate busi- ness under style of G. B. McBean & Co. Mem. Chicago Real Estate Board. Club: Caxton. Res- idence: 2017 Prairie Av. Office: 2227 Prairie Av.
McBEAN, James George, pres. Garden City Paving and Post Co .; born Glengarry Co., Can., Jan. 25, 1841; son John and Susan (Curray) McBean; ed. pub. schools in Canada; came .to Chicago, 1857; married Chicago, July 6, 1870, Lizzie Hawley. Began contracting for st. pav- ing in a small way, 1869, the business develop- ing into the Garden City Paving and Post Co., contractors for pub. works and dealers in cedar posts and paving blocks. Mason. Mem. Build- at
ers' Exchange. Recreation: farming. Residence: 3326 Vernon Av. Office: 35 S. Dearborn St.
McBRADY, John Emmett, pres. J. E. Mc- Brady & Co .; born Pickering, Ont., Can., Dec. 10, 1864; son Cornelius and Elizabeth (Burns) McBrady; ed. Whitby Collegiate Inst., also Col- lingwood, Ont .; and Pickering Coll. to 1886; married Lena Gertrude Whitten, of Minneapo- lis, July 20, 1901; 4 children: Gertrude, Edith, John, Ruth. Mgr. of Gately & Williams, Cleve- land, O., 1887-92; mgr. of Caie & Montgomery, Rochester, N.Y., 1892-4; pres. Am. Pub. House, Chicago, 1894-1904; pres. J. E. McBrady & Co., mfrs. of toilet goods, since July 1, 1904. Rec- reations: fond of outdoor diversions. Resi- dence: 1325 Main St., Evanston, Ill. Office: 1045- 1049 W. VanBuren St.
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