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McCORMICK, John Ambrose, vice-pres. Chi- cago Savings Bank & Trust Co. Residence: 2971 Prairie Av. Office: ? W. Madison St.
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MCCORMICK, (Joseph) Medill, newspaper publisher; born Chicago, May 16, 1877; son Robert Sanderson and Katharine Van Etta ( Medill) McCormick; A.B., Yale, 1900; married Ruth, daughter late Senator M. A. Hanna, of Cleveland, June 10, 1903. Vice-pres. and pub. Chicago Daily Tribune since 1903; also pres. City Press Assn. Republican. Episcopalian. Clubs: Chicago, Commercial, City, Chicago Golf, Illinois Athletic, Saddle and Cycle, Midlothian Country, Onwentsia, Atlas (Chicago), Union (Cleveland), Racquet and Tennis, University (New York), Metropolitan (Washington). Res- idence: 1434 Lake Shore Drive. Office: The Tribune.
McCORMICK, R(obert) Hall, capitalist; born Rockbridge Co., Va., Sept. 6, 1847; son Leander J. and Henrietta M. (Hamilton) McCormick; came to Chicago, 1848; ed. old Chicago Univ .; married Sarah Lord Day, of New York, June 1, 1871. During 1875-6, experimented personally with the self-binder in the field from Texas to Minn., and was in charge of the field trials exhibit of the McCormick Binder at Centen- nial Expn., Phila., 1876, which was the intro- duction of the self-binder to public as the great- est labor-saving device of the age; made im- provements on reaper and binder which were patented; trustee Leander J. McCormick es- tate. Has made a spl. study of British sch. of art; has examples of many of leading artists of that sch. in his collection; published an il- lustrated catalogue of the collection, which is in prin. art galleries of U.S. and Europe; in- terested in yachting and automobiling and was one of the first to introduce coaching in the West; Democrat. Trustee Art Inst .; hon. life mem. Copley Soc. (Boston.) Clubs: Chicago, Saddle and Cycle, Onwentsia (Chicago), New York Yacht (New York), Reading Room, Kebo Valley, Swimming Pool (Bar Harbor, Me. ). Residence: 660 Rush St. Office: 9 S. LaSalle Street.
McCORMICK, Robert Hall, Jr., atty. at law; born Morristown, N.J., July 10, 1878; son Rob- ert Hall and Sarah Lord (Day) McCormick; prep. edn. University School, Chicago, Hotch- kiss School, Lakeville, Conn .; A.B., Yale Univ., 1900; LL.B., A.M., Columbia Univ., New York, 1903; married Eleanor Russell, daughter Henry Lewis Morris, of New York, Jan. 22, 1903; 1 daughter: Eleanor Morris. Spent 1 year in trav- eling after graduation from law school; admit- ted to N.Y. bar, 1903, Ill. bar, 1906; connected with law firm of Morris, Sentell & Main, New York, 1905; private sec. to Lloyd C. Griscom, U.S. Ambassador to Brazil, at Rio de Janeiro, 1906; asst. state's atty., Cook Co., Ill., 1907-8; asst. U.S. atty., Eastern division, Northern dist. of Ill., 1909; atty. connected with estate of Leander J. McCormick, since 1909. Author: Cases on Criminal Law and Procedure (with Fletcher Dobyns), 1908. Republican. Presby- terian. Mem. Am. Bar Assn., Ill. State Bar Assn., Am. Polit. Science Assn., Alpha Delta Phi (Yale), Phi Delta Phi (Columbia). Clubs: Chicago, University, Ill. Athletic (pres. 1908- 10), City, Saddle and Cycle, Onwentsia (Chi- cago), University, New York Yacht (New York). Residence: 25 E. Erie St. Office: 9 S. LaSalle St.
McCORMICK, Robert Rutherford, lawyer; born Chicago, July 30, 1880; son Robert San- derson and Katharine (Medill) McCormick; B.A., Yale, 1903; student Northwestern Univ. Law School; unmarried. Mem. Chicago City Council, 1904-6; mem. Chicago Charter Con- vention, 1907; pres. Sanitary District of Chica- go, 1905-10; mem. Chicago Plan Commn .; ad- mitted to Ill. bar, 1907; mem. law firm Shep- ard, McCormick & Thomasson; also treas. and dir. the Tribune Co. Republican. Presbyterian. Mem. Chicago Bar Assn. Clubs: Chicago, Uni- versity, Union, Chicago Athletic, Saddle and Cycle, Hamilton, City, Marquette, Onwentsia, Germania. Residence: 12 Washington Pl. Of- fice: 1306 Tribune Bldg.
McCORMICK, Robert Sanderson, diplomat; born Rockbridge Co., Va., July 26, 1849; son William Sanderson (member of great reaper firm) and Mary Ann (Grigsby) McCormick; ed. prep. dept. Univ. of Chicago, and Univ. of Va .; married Katharine Van Etta Medill, of Chi- cago, June 8, 1876; children: Henrietta H., Elizabeth D., (Joseph) Medill, Robert Hall, Jr., Phebe Lord, Mildred D. Sec. of legation in Lon- don, 1889-92; official representative World's Columbian Expn. in London, 1892-3; E.E. and M.P., Mar. 1901 to July 1902, first ambassador, July to Dec. 1902 to Austria-Hungary; Am. ambassador to Russia, 1902-5, to France, May 1, 1905-Mar. 2, 1907. Clubs: Chicago (Chicago), Union, University (New York), St. James (Lon- don), Travelers (Paris). Decorated with Order of the First Class of the Rising Sun, Japan, 1907. Address. Chicago Club.
*McCORMICK, Stanley; see Vol. 1905.
McCORTNEY, John Howard, mortgage loans and investments; born Wheeling, W. Va., Mar. 24, 1864; son James R. and Matilda (Hadden) McCortney; ed. Lafayette Coll., Easton, Pa., and Mass. Inst. of Technology, Boston; mar- ried Chicago, June 12, 1894, Joan Rice (now deceased). Came to Chicago, Feb. 1887 from Wheeling, W.Va .; in employ of E. A. Cum- mings & Co., real estate, 1887-90; mem. firm of Madburg, Eidmann & McCortney, real estate, loans and builders, 1890-1905; in charge of loan dept. Colonial Trust & Savings Bank, 1905-7; in business for self as mortgage loan and investment broker since 1907. Mem. Cook Co. Real Estate Board. Clubs: Calumet, Chica- go Athletic, Press. Recreations: books, fishing and sailing. Residence: 4860 Washington Av. Office: 519 Chamber of Commerce.
McCOY, Herbert Newby, chemist; born Rich- mond, Ind., June 29, 1870; son James W. and Sarah N. McCoy; B.S., Purdue Univ., 1892, M.S., 1893; fellow Univ. of Chicago, 1896-8, Ph.D., 1898; married Vories E. Gwin, of Battle Ground, Ind., June 22, 1899. Tech. chemist, Chicago, 1893-4; prof. chemistry and physics, Fargo (N.D.) Coll., 1894-6; asst. in chemistry, Univ. of Chicago, 1898-9; asst. prof., Univ. of Utah, 1899-1901; instr., 1901-3, asst. prof. chemistry, 1903-7, asso. prof. since 1907, Univ. of Chicago. Mem. Am. Chem. Soc., Am. Electrochem. Soc., Am. Phys. Soc., Deutsche Chemische Gesell- schaft. Residence: 6030 Monroe Av.
McCOY, Homer Wirt, investment bonds; born Sheridan, O., Apr. 29, 1859; son Charles W. and Urania (Wheeler) McCoy; finished edn. at Ohio State Univ., 1876-9, and 1 year at Phila. Coll. of Pharmacy; married Washington, Ill., Sept. 20, 1887, Jessie May Danforth; 1 daughter: Dorothy. With a wholesale drug house, Peoria, Ill., 1880-6; established and man- aged a bank at Cuba, Fulton Co., Ill., 1886-91; cashier Bank of Commerce, Peoria, 1891-7; vice-pres. Merchants Nat., Bank, Peoria, 1897- 9; cashier Commercial Nat. Bank, Peoria, 1899- 1901; removed to Chicago, 1901, becoming vice- pres. and treas. MacDonald, McCoy & Co., deal- ers in bonds, etc .; in 1908 was elected pres. of the co. and the corporate title changed to Mc- Coy & Co. Pres. Ill. Bankers' Assn., 1902; mem. Am. Bankers' Assn. (exec. council, 1898-1901). Clubs: Union League, Bankers', Mid-Day, South Shore Country, Glen View. Residence: 5111 Washington Av. Office: Borland Bldg.
MacCRACKEN, William Patterson, physi- cian; born Allegheny, Pa., May 20, 1863; son Isaac and Isabel (Caldwell) MacCracken; ed. Western Univ. of Pa. and Hahnemann Med. Coll., Chicago, M.D., 1887; married Aurora, N. Y., 1887, Mary Avery; 1 son: William P., Jr. Came to Chicago, 1885. Was formerly prof. of med. jurisprudence, and of the theory and practice of medicine, at Hahnemann Med. Coll. Was med. officer and in charge of hosps. on return of Spanish-Am. War Vols. Mem. Am. Inst. of Homoeopathy, Ill. and Chicago Homo. Med. socs., Chicago Clinical Soc. (ex-pres.),
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Chicago Med. Soc., Ill. State Med. Soc., A.M.A. Republican. Mason (K.T., Shriner) ; mem. Roy- al Arcanum, Royal League. Supervising ex- aminer for State of Ill. for the Royal Arcanum. Club: Kenwood. Residence: 4327 Greenwood Av. Office: 32 N. State St.
McCREA, Willey S., treasurer Peoples Gas Light & Coke Co .; born Morrison, Whiteside Co., Ill., Apr. 12, 1858; son of Samuel H. and Carolyn I. (Johnson) McCrea; ed. Chicago High School (old Central High) ; Cecil Barnes' Sch., Chicago; grad. Sheffield Scientific School of Yale Coll., 1880. Mem. Chicago Stock Exchange. Clubs: Chicago, University, Chicago Athletic, Germania Maennerchor, Union, South Shore Country, Lake Geneva Country; also Roadside, Larchmont Yacht, Jekyl Island, Lambs (New York). Residence: 720 Lincoln Parkway. Of- fice: Peoples Gas Bldg.
MCCREADY, Edward Washington, corks; born Crisfield, Md., May 6, 1860; son George S. and Loney McCready; ed. country schools; married Caroline Pitkin, 1905. Now mgr. and treas. R. W. McCready Cork Co., established, 1866, and incorporated, 1891. Clubs: South Shore Coun- try, River Forest Tennis, Chicago Athletic, Westward Ho. Recreations: golf and motoring. Residence: 231 N. Euclid Av., Oak Park, Ill. Office: 344 W. Illinois St.
McCULLOCH, Charles Alexander, gen. mgr. Frank Parmelee Transfer Co .; born Chicago, Dec. 2, 1875; son William W. and Agnes (Al- exander) McCulloch; grad. grammar school, Chicago; married Neva B. Jewell, of Chicago, Oct. 14, 1896. Was circulating mgr. Chicago, Tribune, Journal, and Evening Post, 1892-8; gen. mgr. Frank Parmelee Transfer Co. since 1898. Mem. bd. of inspectors House of Correc- tion, Chicago, since 1908; Republican. Mason, K.P., Elk, Royal League. Clubs: Chicago Ath- letic, Chicago Yacht, Colonial, South Shore Country, Forty, Eagle River Fishing and Shoot- ing. Residence: 4345 Grand Boul. Office: 111 W. Adams St.
McCULLOCH, Frank Hathorn, lawyer; born Winnebago Co., Wis., Jan. 14, 1863; son Hathorn and Charlotte M. (Brown) McCulloch; ed. pub. schools and grad. Union Coll. of Law, Chicago, 1886; married Rockford, Ill., May 30, 1890, Catharine G. Waugh; children: Hugh Waugh, Hathorn Waugh, Catharine Waugh, Jr., and Frank Waugh. Admitted to bar, June 1886; mem. firm of Prussing, Hutchins & McCulloch, 1891-3, Prussing & McCulloch, 1893-1900; since May 1, 1900, with wife (who is distinguished as lawyer and reformer) in business as McCul- loch & McCulloch; counsel for Merchants' Loan & Trust Co. Congregationalist. Independent Democrat. Mem. Chicago Bar Assn. Clubs: Iroquois, Union League, City, Evanston Demo- cratic, Congregational, Law. Residence: 2236 Orrington Av., Evanston, Ill. Office: Merchants' Loan & Trust Bldg.
McCULLOCH, Thomas Grubb, mfr .; born Logansport, Ind., July 30, 1844; son Thomas G. and Ann Elizabeth (Hanna) McCulloch; ed. pub. schools of Peoria, Ill .; married 1870, Ma- ria Louise Woodbury; children: James Wood- bury, Thomas Grubb, Jr. Formerly engaged in Woolen mill business at Kankakee, Ill .; then cashier of the old Second Nat. Bank of Peoria, Ill .; in the linseed oil business in Kankakee, 1876; came to Chicago, 1889, continuing in same line until 1895; pres. of the Confection- ers' and Bakers' Supply Co., and Federal Mfg. Co .; also mem. Parker & McCulloh (cut glass) since 1907. Republican. Presbyterian. Club: Apollo. Dir. Chicago Industrial League. Rec- reation: music. Residence: 5130 Hibbard Av. Office: 21 E. VanBuren St.
*MCCULLOUGH, Edward Wilson, coal; see Vol. 1905.
MCCULLOUGH, Ernest, civil engr .; born Staten Island, N.Y., May 22. 1867; son James and Caroline (McBlain) McCullough; grad.
high sch., Wyandotte (now Kansas City), Kan., 1883; Inst. Tech., Chicago, 1884-5; C.E., Van der Naillen Sch. of Engring., San Francisco, 1887; married Elizabeth Townsend Seymour, of Troy, N.Y., Aug. 1, 1891. Began practice at San Francisco, 1887; chief engr. Palermo Land & Water Co., 1888; built Sutro Baths; consulting engr. Merchants' Assn., San Francisco, 1895-8, and to mayor of San Francisco, 1897-8; asst. engr. Ore. Ry. & Navigation Co., ry. location, 1898-9; U.S. deputy mineral surveyor. Ida., 1900-3; asst. engr. Consolidated Anaconda Cop- per Mining Co., Mont., 1903; chief engr. Mu- nicipal Engring. & Contracting Co., Chicago, 1903-5; as engr. Norwood Engring. Co., Mass., designed and built filter plants, Charleston, W. Va., 1906, and Union Stock Yards, Chicago, 1907; chief engr. Northwestern Expanded Met- al Co., Chicago, 1908-9; editor in charge mu- nicipal engring. sect. of Engring .- Contracting, Chicago and New York, July 1, 1909-Mar. 18, 1910; asso. editor Railway Age Gazette, 1910; now consulting engr. Mem. Western Society Engrs., A.A.A.S., Am. Water Works Assn., Ill. Soc. C.E., Nat. Assn. Cement Users, Am. Soc. Municipal Improvement, Northwestern Cement Products Assn. Republican. Mason. Episcopa- lian. Capt. Co. G, 2d Regt., Ida. N.G., 1900-3. Clubs: Press, Engineers'. Author: Country Roads, 1891; Farm Drainage, 1892; Municipal Public Works, 1894; Vrooman Act-Treatise on California Street Laws, 1896; Engineering Work in Towns and Cities, 1906; Reinforced Concrete, 1908; Engineering Contractor's Pock- et Book, 1909. Contbr. on engring. topics since 1890. Residence: Evanston, Ill. Office: Fisher Building.
MCCULLOUGH, Hiram R., ry. vice-pres .; born Elkton, Md., Oct. 7, 1850; son Hiram Mc- Cullough; ed. Washington and Lee Univ .; mar- ried Martha M. Hughitt; children: Belle, Flor- ence. With gen. freight dept. I.C.R.R., 1873-9; division freight agt., C.&N.W.Ry., Winona, Minn., Oct. 1, 1879-June 14, 1881, at Chicago, June 15, 1881-Oct. 31, 1882; asst. gen. freight agt., Chicago, Nov. 1, 1882-Mar. 1, 1885; gen. freight agt., Mar. 2, 1885-Sept. 30, 1896; gen. traffic mgr., Oct. 1, 1896-Dec. 31, 1897; 3d vice- pres., Jan. 1, 1898-Jan. 22, 1906; vice-pres. since Jan. 23, 1906. Also vice-pres. Wyoming & Northwestern Ry., Pierre, Rapid City & North- Western Ry., Pierre & Fort Pierre Bridge & Ry., Princeton & Western Ry., Escanaba, Iron Mountain & Western Ry. Clubs: Chicago, Un- ion League, Chicago Athletic, Onwentsia, Com- mercial, Residence: Lake Forest, Ill. Office: 226 W. Jackson Boul.
MCCULLOUGH, Jay Stuart, ry. official; see Vol. 1905.
MCCULLOUGH, John R., physician; born Ft. Fortune, Province of Que., Can., Dec. 6, 1835; son William and Elizabeth Stinson (Stevenson) Mccullough; ed. pub. schools and 3 years at Victoria Coll., Coburg, Can. M.D., Toronto School of Medicine. In med. practice at Mil- waukee until Sept. 1861, when enlisted as hosp. steward in the 1st Wis. Regt. for 3 years' serv- ice; the hosp. in his charge at Chickamauga was captured by the Confederates, Sept. 20, 1863; the wounded were paroled and sent out- side the lines, while the med. men were sent to Libby Prison; from there he was transferred to Pemberton prison, remaining until Nov. 6, when was transferred to the hosp. With aid of com- rades, "played dead," was wrapped in a blanket. carried outside the lines to the dead-house and placed in a coffin, from which made escape af- ter dark, and after perilous adventures arrived in Washington on Christmas morning, 1863: re- joined command; mustered out in Oct. 1864, time having expired, but re-entered service on being appointed asst. surgeon U.S.A., and re- mained in the general hosp. at Chattanooga, Tenn., until Apr. 16, 1866; married Mansfield, O., Apr. 4, 1867, Agnes Culbertson (died Sept. 1, 1910): 1 son: William H. Resumed practice,
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Jefferson, Wis., 1866; removing to Chicago, 1898. In 1899 made tour of spl. service in In- 1872, and since then in general practice here. dia, Burma, Siam and Cochin China; also tour Served as attending physician in gynecology, on spl. service to Northern China, Korea and at Cook Co. Hosp., Chicago. Mem. Chicago Med. Soc., Ill. State Med. Soc. Republican. Presby- terian. Mason; inem. George H. Thomas Post No. 5 G.A.R. Residence: 2302 W. Adams St. Office: Masonic Temple.
McCUNE, John D., fire insurance; born Lex- ington, O., Sept. 12, 1848; son William and Elizabeth (Dorcas) McCune; ed. pub. schools, Otterbein Univ., Westerville, O., and at busi- ness coll .; twice married; 1st wife died 1898; married 2d, Evelyn Thornton, of Chicago, Feb. 14, 1900; 1 son: Thornton Calvert. On farm un- til 20; bookkeeper and salesman, Davenport, la., 1868-73; in business, Rock Island, Ill., 1874-9; began fire underwriting at Kansas City, Mo., 1879, removing to Topeka, Kan., 6 months later. Came to Chicago in 1895, as mgr. North- western Nat. Ins. Co. of Milwaukee. Republic- an. Methodist. Mason, K.T. Clubs: Hamilton, Glen View Golf, Ridgemoor Golf. Recreations: reading, golf, fishing. Residence: 908 Buena Terrace. Office: 115 S. LaSalle St.
McCURRACH, David, Jr., mfr .; born Perth, Scotland, July 10, 1876; son David and Harriet McCurrach; ed. pub. schools of Scotland and Chicago, coming here in 1889; married Evans- ton, Ill., Oct. 6, 1907, Sadie G. Miller; 1 daugh- ter: Janet. In cold storage business in Chicago, 1894-1900, with Produce Cold Storage Ex- change, Western Union Cold Storage Co., and Union Cold Storage and Warehouse Co .; in q .- m.'s dept. U.S.A., Chicago, 1900-2; mgr. James McCurrach & Co., mfrs. of neckwear, 1902-3; since Jan. 1, 1904, treas. and mgr. of McCurrach & Smith, mfrs. of neckwear and im- porters of silks. Mem. Chicago Assn. of Com- merce. Clubs: Evanston, Evanston Golf. Rec- reation: golf. Residence: 408 Lee St., Evanston, Ill. Office: 325 W. Adams St.
MCCUTCHEON, Ben Frederick ("Benjamin Brace"), author; born Lafayette, Ind., May 31, 1875; son John Barr and Clara (Glick) Mc- Cutcheon; student Purdue Univ .; married Anna Barnes, of Covington, Ky., June 5, 1900. Com- mercial editor Chicago Tribune since 1905. Mem. Sigma Chi. Club: Chicago Press. Author: Sunrise Acres, 1905; The Seventh Person, 1906. Residence: 421 St. James PI.
MCCUTCHEON, George Barr, author; born on farm, Tippecanoe Co., Ind., July 26, 1866; son John Barr and Clara (Glick) Mccutcheon; ed. Purdue Univ .; married Marie Van Antwerp Fay, Sept. 26, 1904. Became reporter Lafayette Journal, 1889; city editor of Lafayette Courier 1893. Mem. Loyal Legion. Clubs: Chicago Ath- letic, The Little Room, Saddle and Cycle, Forty, Union, University, Press, Onwentsia (Chicago), Players, Lambs, Authors (New York). Author: Graustark, 1901; Castle Craneycrow, 1902; The Sherrods, 1903; Brewster's Millions, 1903; The Day of the Dog, 1904; Beverly of Graustark, 1904; Nedra, 1905; Purple Parasol, 1905; Cow- ardice Court, 1906; Jane Cable, 1906; The Fly- ers, 1907; The Daughter of Anderson Crow, 1907; The Husbands of Edith, 1908; The Man from Brodney's, 1908; The Alternative, 1909; Truxton King, 1909; also numerous short sto- ries in various mags. Address: 66 E. Cedar Street.
MCCUTCHEON, John Tinney, cartoonist; born nr. South Raub, Tippecanoe Co., Ind., May 6, 1870; son John Barr and Clara (Glick) Mc- Cutcheon; lived on farm until June, 1876; re- moved to Lafayette; A.B., Purdue Univ., 1889; art instruction under Prof. Ernest Knaufft. With Chicago Record, 1889-1901, Chicago Rec- ord-Herald, 1901-3, Chicago Tribune since July 1, 1903. The first conspicuous cartoon work be- ing in the campaign of 1896. Started on trip around the world on dispatch boat McCulloch, in Jan. 1898; was on board that vessel during war against Spain, and in battle of Manila Bay, see Vol 1905.
Japan, returning to Philippines in Nov. for fall campaign. Attended the mil. expdns. of occu- pation until the following April, when he was sent to the Transvaal; joined the Boers in in- terest of his paper. Returned to Chicago, Aug. 1900; furnished political cartoons for Chicago Record during 1900 campaign; on trip to Af- rica, 1909-10, contributing articles and cartoons for Chicago Sunday Tribune. Clubs: Chicago Athletic, Press, Art Soc., Exmoor Country. Au- thor: Stories of Filipino Warfare, 1900; Car- toons by Mccutcheon, 1903; Bird Center Car- toons, 1904; The Mysterious Stranger and Other Cartoons, 1905; Congressman Pumphrey, the People's Friend, 1907. Residence: 37 E. Schiller St. Studio: 410 S. Michigan Av.
MCDERMID, John Jay, grain commn .; de- ceased; see Vol. 1905. .
MCDERMOTT, James Thomas, congressman; born Grand Rapids, Mich., Feb. 13, 1872; ed. St. Andrew's Cathedral there; telegrapher with Western Union Telegraph Co. at Detroit, 1884-9; went to Chicago, 1889; married Nellie Fleming. Mem. 60th, 61st and 62d Congresses (1907-13), 4th Ill. Dist. Democrat. Residence: 4300 Em- erald Av.
McDOEL, William Henry, ry. pres .; born Goffstown, N.H., Mar. 28, 1841; son Joseph and Ann (Clogston) McDoel; ed. common schs .; married Rebecca Lucas, of State Line, Ind., Sept. 12, 1865; 1 daughter: Mrs. Mary McDoel Kenly; married 2d, Katherine R. Neff, of Keno- sha, Wis., Dec. 27, 1898. Clerk and agt. Great Western R.R. of Ill., 1861-3; agt. at State Line, Ind., 1864-5, gen. agt., Keokuk, Ia., 1865-75, To- ledo, Wabash & Western Ry .; Western agt. "Blue Line," 1875-7; gen. freight agt. Hannibal & St. Joseph R.R., 1878-84; Southwestern freight agt. C.,B.&Q.R.R., at Kansas City, 1884; since July 1884 with Louisville, New Albany & Chicago Ry. and its successor, the Chicago, In- dianapolis & Louisville Ry., as gen. freight agt., 1884-6, traffic mgr., 1886-91, gen. mgr., 1891-4, vice-pres. and gen. mgr., 1894-6, receiv- er, 1896-7, vice-pres. and gen. mgr., 1897-9, pres. and gen. mgr., 1899-1909; dir. Am. Trust & Sav- ings Bank. Clubs: Chicago, Union League, Chi- cago Golf. Recreations: golf, driving. Resi- dence: Geneva, III. Office: Marquette Bldg.
McDONALD, Alexander Roderick, physician; born on farm near Parkhill, Ont., Dec. 30, 1862; son Roderick and Janet (McEachin) McDonald; grandparents on both sides were Invernesshire Highlanders; ed. Parkhill (Ont.) High School to 1877; M.D., Chicago Homo. Med. Coll., 1897; M.D., Rush Med. Coll., 1898; married Mary Mc- Donald, of Sheridan, Huron Co., Mich., Apr. 30, 1895. Taught school in Huron Co., Mich., 8 years; came to Chicago, 1887; was in employ of Western Union Telegraph Co. until 1894, working evenings while attending med. coll. in day time. In practice of medicine in Chicago since 1897; mem. faculty Chicago Homo. Med. Coll. and its successor Hahnemann Med. Coll., since 1898; now dean for students, prof. physi- ology, and lecturer on theory and practice of medicine, in same; mem. attending staff Chica- go Home. and Hahnemann hosps. Trustee Chi- cago Homo. Hosp. Mem. Clinical Soc. of Hahnemann Med. Coll., Chicago Homo. Med. Soc., Ill. Homo. Med. Assn., Am. Inst. of Ho- mœopathy. Mem. Royal League. Recreation: traveling: Residence: 2227 Park Av. Office: Marshall Field Bldg.
McDONALD, Charles A., elected judge Supe- rior Court of Cook Co., for term expiring 1916; Democrat. Residence: 4535 Magnolia Av. Cham- bers: Court House.
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MacDONALD, Edward Valentine, physician; born Fall River, Mass., Feb. 14, 1859; son Ed- ward and Julia (Blake) MacDonald; A.B., Har- vard Univ., 1882, M.D., 1885; married Emma J. Callaghan, of Chicago, Nov. 26, 1889; children: Edward K., James E., Mary K., Margaret, Ber- nard Callaghan, Robert R., Emma J., William C. Practiced at Boston, 1885-6; came to Chica- go in 1886; attending physician Cook Co. Hosp., 1888-90. Mem. A.M.A., Ill. State Med. Soc., Chi- cago Med. Soc. Mem. Knights of Columbus, Catholic Order of Foresters. Democrat. Resi- dence: 5604 Madison Av. Office: 904 Columbus Memorial Bldg.
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MacDONALD, James, engr. contractor; born Collingwood, Ont., Jan. 15, 1857; son Donald and Elizabeth (Leach) Macdonald; ed. public schools, Collingwood, Ont .; married Peterboro, Ont., May 17, 1881, Laura Alma Wear; children: Alma Etta, Mary Edna, Florence Marguerite, James Wear. Pres., since 1894, Macdonald Engring. Co .; dir. Webster Mfg. Co. Independ- ent in politics. Mem. Western Soc. of Engrs. Residence: 1225 Michigan Av., Evanston, Il1. Office: Monadnock Blk.
McDONALD, James, coal merchant; born at Lincoln, Eng., July 21, 1865; son John and Eliz- abeth (Halliday) McDonald; ed. private school, Lincoln, Eng., and at Oxford Univ., with degree of Asso. of Arts; married Hinsdale, Ill., 1890, Florence R. Lemmon; children: Paul A., Bessie Mae. Was in the grain business in England; came to U.S., and from Oct. 1883 to Apr. 1, 1903, was with the Chicago, Wilmington & Ver- million Coal Co., first as accountant and pay- master, and afterward as general sales agt .; on Apr. 1, 1903, organized the Interstate Coal & Coke Co., of which was pres. until 1910; since then Western mgr. Pittsburgh Coal Co. Repub- lican. Congregationalist. Mem. St. Andrew's Soc. Recreations: fishing, swimming, shooting, reading. Residence: Oak Park, Ill. Office: Old Colony Bldg.
McDONALD, James Andrew, Western mgr. M. Heminway & Sons Silk Co .; born Ft. Wayne, Ind., Sept. 16, 1855; son Archibald J. and Mar- garet (Dykes) McDonald; ed. pub. schools, Al- len Co., Ind., and Brothers' Acad., Fort Wayne; married Mame E. DeWald, of Fort Wayne, Sept. 24, 1890; 5 children: G. DeWald, William Breen, Ethel, Celeste, James L. Began with Root & Co., dry goods, Ft. Wayne, Ind., 1873-80, resign- ing as cashier; came to Chicago and was with the Nonotuck Silk Co. until 1889; Western mgr. (at Chicago) M. Heminway & Sons Silk Co. since 1889. Mem. Ind. N.G., 1877-9. Trustee Village of LaGrange, 1906-10; Democrat. Cath- olic. Mem. Ill. Commercial Men's Assn. Club: Suburban of LaGrange. Residence: 114 Sixth Av., LaGrange, Ill. Office: 230 S. Fifth Av.
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