The book of Chicagoans, a biographical dictionary of leading living men of the city of Chicago, 1911, Part 133

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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MacDONALD, James Henry, clergyman; see. Vol. 1905.

McDONALD, John Joseph, fire underwriter: born in Scotland, June 1843; son Donald and Josephine (Macdonald) McDonald; ed. under private tutors; came to America, 1865; married Mary Brown, of Fayette, Mo., Dec. 1872; 6 chil- dren: Dora, Mary, Martha, Augusta, Stuart, John. Began underwriting fire risks for Conti- nental Fire Ins. Co., in Mo., 1871, later special agt. in various western states until 1889, when was Pacific Coast mgr., with headquarters at San Francisco, until coming to Chicago in 1891 to assume position of mgr. western dept. of the co .; in June 1898 he became mgr. western dept. Conn. Fire Ins. Co. Mason. Clubs: Union League, Press, South Shore Country, Midlo- thian Country, Beverly Country. Recreations: golf, hunting. Residence: 364 N. Normal Park- way. Office: The Rookery.

MacDONALD, William J., broker; born Chi- cago, Aug. 27, 1860; son Alexander Robert and Catherine (Stewart) MacDonald (natives of Scotland); ed. Chicago pub. schools; married Oak Park, Ill., Nov. 2. 1882, Mary Kerkhoff;

children: Mary K., William Stewart, Ruth Mar- garet. Joined in organizing, May 1, 1900, Mac- Donald, McCoy & Co., dealers in municipal and corpn. bonds, of which was pres. until Feb., 1908, when he retired to look after his private interests. Republican. Clubs: Union League, Exmoor Country, Glen View, Edgewater Golf (pres.). Recreation: golf. Residence: 20 Belle- vue Pl. Office: 1311, 105 W. Monroe St.

*MACDONNELL, Joseph A., insurance; see Vol. 1905.

MCDOUGAL, Robert, grain commn. merchant; born Peoria, Ill., Oct. 25, 1868; son John and Mary A. (Gray) McDougal; grad. Peoria High School; married Mary Persis Bouton, of Chi- cago, Apr. 9, 1902; 2 children: Robert Bouton and Christopher Bouton. Began in employ of Hancock & Co., grain commn., Peoria, Ill., and Phila., Pa .; at Peoria, in 1887-94; came to Chi- cago and represented the co. on Board of Trade until 1895; Chicago Board of Trade representa- tive of Otto E. Lohrke & Co., New York, spring to fall of 1895; with Bartlett, Frazier & Co. until 1896, when again became identified with Otto E. Lohrke & Co., becoming mem. of the firm Dec. 1900 and remained with it until 1904 (resided at New York in its interests, Aug. 1901-Dec. 1902); with William Knight, of New York, organized the present firm of Knight & McDougal, Oct. 1904, which later succeeded to the business of Otto E. Lohrke & Co. Mem. Chicago Board of Trade. Republican. Presby- terian. Clubs: Chicago, Union League, Mid- Day, Kenwood (pres. 1908-9), South Shore Country; also Dunedin (Fla.) Yacht. Recrea- tions: golf and walking. Residence: 4804 Wood- lawn Av. Office: 319 Postal Telegraph Bldg.

MacDOWELL, James Nelson, dentist; see Vol. 1905.

McDOWELL, Louis Donald, coffee broker; born Pontiac, Ill., Sept. 14, 1875; son H. H. and Emma (Thayer) McDowell; ed. pub. schools of Pontiac, and at Morgan Park (Ill.) Acad .; mar- ried Chicago, May 7, 1903, Blanche Carson; 1 son: Louis D., Jr. Began with J. W. Doane & Co., coffee importers, as office boy, 1893, re- maining in various capacities, until June 1, 1902, when, with Mr. Ruffner, established the firm of Ruffner & McDowell, commn. agents in green coffees, succeeded by the Ruffner-Mc- Dowell-Burch Co., of which is sec. Served 3 years in I.N.G., and with U.S. Vols. in the Spanish-Am. War. Republican. Clubs: Chicago Athletic, Skokie Country. Recreations: golf, fishing and shooting. Residence: Glencoe, Il1. Office: 75 E. South Water St.

McDOWELL, William Fraser, bishop: born Millersburg, O., Feb. 4, 1858; son David A. and Rebecca (Fraser) McDowell; A.B., Ohio Wes- leyan, 1879, Ph.D., 1893: S.T.B .. Boston Univ .. 1882; (D.D., Ohio Wesleyan, 1894. Wesleyan. 1903; LL.D., Baker, 1904. Univ. of Denver. 1904. Cornell Coll., 1904, Mt. Union, 1904. Northwest- ern, 1905); married Clotilda Lyon, of Berea. O .. Sept. 30, 1882; 1 daughter, Olive, born Oberlin. O., Feb. 4, 1884 (died dec. 23. 1907). Ordained M.E. ministry, 1882; pastor Lodi. O .. 1882-3. Oberlin, O., 1883-5, Tiffin, O., 1885-90; chancel- lor Univ. of Denver, 1890-9: corr. sec. Bd. Edn .. M.E. Ch., 1899-1904; elected bishop. Max. 1904. Cole lecturer, Vanderbilt Univ., 1910: officially visited M.E. missions in India and Malaysia. 1910-11. Mem. Colo. State Bd. of Charities and Corrections, 1894-9, Internat. Com. Y.M.C.A .. since 1899; pres. bd. trustees Northwestern Univ. since 1906: pres. Religious Edn. Assn .. 1905-6. Author: In the School of Christ. 1910 Recreation: golf. Residence: Evanston, Ill. Of- fice: 14 W. Washington St.

McDOWELL, William John, pres. McDowell, Stocker & Co .; born Mexico, Mo., Nov. 30, 1850; son David and Sarah A. (Porteous) McDowell: S.B., Univ. of Chicago, 1902: married Jennie G Gartside, of Chicago, Feb. 21. 1903; 2 daugh- ters: Ruth Elizabeth, Naomi Sarah. Pres. Mc- Dowell, Stocker & Co., mfrs, machinery, since

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1904. Mem. Chicago Assn. of Commerce, Lakes to Gulf Deep Water Way Assn. Republican. Baptist. Club: Ill. Athletic. Recreations: ten- nis, swimming. Residence: 6131 Greenwood Av. Office: 117-121 N. Jefferson St.

MCELHERNE, Daniel J., lawyer; see Vol. 1905.

MCELHONE, Frederick Halsey, insurance; born Ellenville, N.Y., Apr. 28, 1859; son John and Elizabeth R. (Halsey) McElhone; ed. pub. schools; married Nov. 5, 1895, Blanche Finley; 1 son: Frederick Halsey, Jr. Learned tanning trade, but in 1885 abandoned it and entered the New York office of the Washington Fire & Ma- rine Ins. Co., and after some years in the serv- ice of that co., became special agt. for Tex. and Ark. of the Pa. Fire Ins. Co .; resigned, 1890, be- coming special agt. for Tex., Ark. and La. for the Fireman's Fund Ins. Co., of San Francisco, with headquarters at Dallas, Tex .; in Nov. 1899 was made 2d asst. mgr., and in May 1900, asso. mgr. of the central dept. of the same co., with headquarters at Chicago, the managing firm be- ing known as Marshall & McElhone. Mason, K. T. Clubs: Union League, Hinsdale Golf. Recre- ations: golf, horseback riding. Residence: Hinsdale, Ill. Office: N.Y. Life Bldg.

McELLIGOTT, Thomas G., lawyer; born Chi- cago, Sept. 26, 1861; son John and Sarah J. (Cusack) McElligott; ed. pub. schools of Chi- cago; married Chicago, Feb. 12, 1888, Mary A. Storen (now deceased); children: Sadie, John, Thomas, James, Marie. Learned trade of coop- er and worked at it several years; later in tea and coffee business; admitted to bar, Mar. 1890; clerk of the Appellate Court, 1890-6; engaged in general practice since 1896. Was one of the organizers of the Referendum League, 1901, and drew up the questions of Public Policy, which were submitted at the Apr. election, 1902. Democrat. Was mem. of 35th and 36th General Assemblies of Ill., 1887, 1889, and spe- cial (World's Fair) session of 1890. Residence: 5830 Indiana Av. Office: 127 N. Dearborn St.

MCELROY, John Howard, patent lawyer; born Catlin, Ill., Jan. 29, 1867; son John John- ston and Harriet Matilda (Thompson) McEl- roy; grad. Rossville (Ill.) High School, 1882; DePauw Univ., A.B., 1888; A.M., 1891; also spe- cial engring. course in Univ. of Ill .; grad. Co- lumbian Univ., LL.B., 1892, LL.M., 1893; mar- ried W. Chicago, Ill., Aug. 1899, Cora L. Allen. Engaged in office of chief of engrs., U.S.A., 1890-1; examiner U.S. Patent Office, 1891-6. Ad- mitted to bar, 1891, to bar of Supreme Court of the U.S., 1898. Practiced patent law, alone, 1896-7; in firm of Coburn, Hibben & McElroy, 1898-1900, Coburn, McRoberts & McElroy, 1901-3; temporarily retired from practice, 1903, because of severe illness, and spent 6 months in Cal. and the West in search of health; re- sumed practice in May 1904, devoting attention especially to testifying as mechanical expert in patent causes. Mem. Beta Theta Pi, Am. Bar Assn., Patent Law Assn., Western Soc. Engrs. Republican. Presbyterian. Club: Apollo. Resi- dence: 1514 E. 54th St. Office: Monadnock Blk.

*MCELROY, Robert Lemuel; moved to New York; see Vol. 1905.

MCELVEEN, William Thomas, clergyman; born New York, Oct. 3, 1867; son James and Mary (Bradford) McElveen; A.B., Coll. City of New York, 1887; Ph.D., Univ. of New York, 1892; grad. Union Theol. Sem., 1890; married Eva Lilian Montross, of New York, Oct. 1900. Ordained Congl. ministry, 1890; pastor North Ch., New York, 1890-6, New England Church, Brooklyn, 1896-9, Shawmut Ch., Boston, 1899- 1908, First Ch., Evanston, Ill., since Apr. 1908. Dir. Chicago Theol. Sem., Congl. Training Sch. for Women. Republican. Clubs: Union League, University (Chicago). Address: 1610 Hinman Av., Evanston, Ill.

MCELWEE, Robert Harvey, lumberman; born Lexington, Rockbridge Co., Va., Jan. 28,

1858; son William M. and Annie (Harvey) Mc- Elwee; ed. Lexington schools; married June 1882, Elizabeth, daughter of Jesse Spalding; 1 daughter: Nancy A. (deceased.) In banking house of Hunt & Co., 1875-8; bookkeeper and later in charge correspondence Merchants' Nat. Bank, Chicago, 1878-83; since 1883 treas. Spald- ing Lumber Co. Mem. lumber commn. firm of McElwee & Carney, 1885-97; senior mem. Mc- Elwee & Co., mfrs. of lumber, Marinette, Wis .; pres. Menominee River Lumber Co., Menekau- nee, Wis. Dir. Continental and Commercial Nat. Bank, Hibernian Banking Assn., Conti- nental and Commercial Trust & Savings Bank. Clubs: Mid-Day, Onwentsia. Recreation: golf. Residence: Lake Forest, Ill. Office: 527 Com- mercial Nat. Bank Bldg.

McENERNY, Thomas, lawyer; born Madi- son Co., O., June 7, 1858; son Thomas and Ann (O'Donohue) McEnerny; A.B., Northern Ind. Normal School, 1884; LL.B., Univ. of Mich., 1885; married Chicago, Aug. 22, 1888, Mary A. Banta; children: Sarah (Mrs. Raphael Mendez), Anna, Marguerite, Katherine, Aileen, Wini- fred. Engaged in general law practice in civil cases in Chicago since admission to bar, Aug. 19, 1884; also licensed to practice in Ohio, Ind., Mich., and in U.S. Circuit and District courts. Pres. Ernst Construction Co. Was mem. City Council of Chicago from 10th Ward, 1889-91. Democrat. Catholic. North Am. Union, Royal League. Residence: Park Ridge, Ill. Office: Stock Exchange Bldg.

MCEWEN, Ernest Lewis, physician; born in Township of Milan, DeKalb Co., Ill., June 17, 1867; son Lewis M. and Elizabeth (Ward) Mc- Ewen; grad. from DeKalb High School, 1884, Cornell Coll., Mt. Vernon, Ia., B.S., 1894, M.S., 1901; Rush Med. Coll., 1897; married Mary Gilruth, of Davenport, Ia., Apr. 23, 1898; 1 son: Ernest George. Fellow in chemistry, Rush Med. Coll., 1897-8; interne Cook Co. Hospital, 1898-9; instr. dermatology, Rush Med. Coll .; consulting dermatologist to Evanston and St. Frances hosps., Evanston; asst. in dermatol- ogy, Presbyterian Hosp., Chicago. Mem. A.M. A., Chicago Med. Soc., Chicago Dermatological Soc., A.A.A.S. Residence: 2036 Orrington Av., Evanston, Ill. Office: Reliance Bldg.

MCEWEN, Walter, artist; see Vol. 1905.

MCEWEN, Willard Milton, judge; born Milan Twp., DeKalb Co., Ill., Dec. 15, 1863; son Lewis Milton and Elizabeth (Ward) McEwen; ed. pub. schools; LL.B., Union Coll. of Law (now Northwestern Univ.), 1887; married Chicago, 1890, Andrea Autsen. Practiced law in partner- ship with Charles S. (now Governor) Deneen, as Deneen & McEwen; then in partnership with Frank Pease, as Pease & McEwen, until 1895; then atty. for Sanitary Dist. of Chicago 1 year; then asst. state's atty. until Jan. 1, 1901; mem. firm McEwen & Weissenbach, 1901- 2; judge Superior Court of Cook Co., 1902-May 1, 1910, resigned; now mem. of McEwen, Weis- senbach, Shrimski & Meloan. Republican. Clubs: Irving Park Country, Union League, Press. Mem. Chicago, Ill. State and Am. Bar assns., Chicago Assn. of Commerce. Residence: 4221 N. 41st Ct. Office: Tribune Bldg.

MCFADDEN, Everett R., lawyer and bank officer; born Brooklyn, N.Y., Oct. 27, 1868; son Michael and Margaret (O'Hare) McFadden; moved west in childhood; ed. pub. schools of Boone, Ia .; grad. law dept. of Lake Forest Univ., Chicago, 1894; married Rushville, Ill., Oct. 14, 1903, Elizabeth Scripps Speed. Admit- ted to bar, 1894; engaged in practice; now asst. sec. and atty. for Hibernian Banking Assn. Democrat. Clubs: Bankers', Chicago Athletic. Residence: 1555 E. 61st St. Office: Clark and Monroe Sts.

MACFARLAND, Henry Janes, wholesale boots and shoes; born Worcester Co., Mass., Aug. 9, 1837; son Joseph T. and Eliza Ann (Colburn) Macfarland; ed. pub. schools of

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Mass .; married Boston, 1865, Carrie E. Gunni- son; married 2d, Lina Wheeler Cook, 1894; children: Henry J., Jr., Lanning. Began busi- ness career at Boston in the employ of the job- bing house of Potter, White & Bailey, 1855-67; came to Chicago, 1867, and was a partner in the house of M. D. Wells & Co., wholesale boots and shoes, and on incorporation as M. D. Wells Co., 1903, became pres. of the company. Mem. Chicago Assn. of Commerce, Ill. Mfrs.' Assn. Unitarian. Clubs: Chicago, Commercial, Calumet, South Shore Country, Glen View. Recreation: reading. Residence: Park Ridge, Cook Co., Ill. Office: 200 W. Monroe St.

McFATRICH, James Burton, physician; born Lena, Ill., Apr. 4, 1862; B.S., Upper Ia. Univ., Fayette, and M.S., 1879, also A.B. and A.M .; M.D., Hahnemann Med. Coll., Chicago, 1885; married Vesta R. Putnam, of Chicago, 1885; 2 daughters: Mrs. George P. Braun and Florence. In practice at Chicago since 1885, now special- izing in diseases of the eye and ear; was on staff of Cook Co. Hosp. 10 years; prof. oph- thalmology, otology and clinical surgery, Ben- nett Med. Coll .; pres. and prof. ophthalmology, Northern Ill. Coll. of Ophthalmology and Otol- ogy; oculist for Employer's Liability, Fidelity & Casualty, and Aetna ins. cos. Mem. Chicago Board of Edn. since 1909 (pres. since 1910) ; trustee Upper Ia. Univ. Mason (Eminent Grand Commander Ill. Commandery K.T.). Residence: 1362 Astor St. Office: Masonic Temple.

McFEELY, Otto, newspaper man; born Ma- rion, Ind., Aug. 23, 1875; son Alfred and Sarah (Worthington) McFeely; ed. pub. grammar and high schools, Marion; married Helen White- head, of Chicago, Apr. 26, 1905; 1 son: Donald. With surveying party on Verapaz R.R., in Guatemala, Central America, 1895-6; on edi- torial staff, Chicago Evening Post, 1900-6; first managing editor and dir. Chicago Daily So- cialist; mgr. of publicity for Socialist party in nat. campaign, 1908, traveling 19,000 miles with Eugene V. Debs on the "Red Special"; correspondent of Chicago Record-Herald; news editor of Oak Leaves, Oak Park. Pres. Park Ridge Playground Assn .; vice-pres. Authors and Writers Assn. Dir. North Shore Daily Af- fairs Co. Served in Co. A, 160th Ind. Vol. Inf. during Spanish-Am. War, participating in Cu- ban campaign. Residence: 314 Superior St., Oak Park, Ill. Office: 443 S. Dearborn St.

McFELL, Judson, electrical contractor; born Port Dover, Ont., Can., Sept. 12, 1859; son Jo- seph and Cynthia McFell; ed. Ingersoll (Ont.) Collegiate Inst .; married Chicago 1883, Cath- arine Doyle. Came to Chicago from Port Dover, Ont., 1881, and was connected with the Western Electric Co. until 1890, when established Mc- Fell Electric Co., of which is pres. and treas. Republican. Mem. Nat. Union and Royal Ar- canum. Mason (Shriner). Residence: 7209 Un- ion Av. Office: 565 W. Van Buren St.

*McGAFFEY, Ernest, poet, critic, lawyer; moved to Seattle, Wash .; see Vol. 1905.

McGANN, Lawrence Edward, ex-congress- man; born Galway, Ireland, Feb. 2, 1852; son Edward and Bridget (Ford) McGann; father died in 1854; came with mother to U.S., 1855, settling first at Milford, Mass., and coming to Chicago, 1865; ed. pub. schools of Milford, Mass., and Chicago; married May 1, 1883, Mary White; married 2d, Chicago, Apr. 21, 1903, Edith Foster; children: Lawrence, John, William Walter, Mary Helen. Was engaged in boot and shoe trade, 1866-79; clerk in city service, 1879- 85; supt. of streets, 1885-91; mem. 52d and 53d Congresses, 1881-5; received certificate and was seated in 54th Congress, the returns of the election of 1894 showing a small majority for him, but recount on contest showing sufficient errors to change the results, cheerfully con- ceded the election of his Republican opponent, Hugh R. Belknap; supt. Chicago General Ry. Co., 1895-7; commr. of public works, Chicago,

1897-1901; comptroller of the City of Chicago, 1901-7. Democrat. Clubs: Iroquois, Chicago Athletic. Residence: 312 N. Central Av., Austin.

McGANN, Robert Greaves; born Doylestown, Pa., Oct. 6, 1866; son Byron Moore and Mary E. (McNeille) McGann; ed. Hill School, Potts- town, Pa., till 1883; married Mrs. Grace F. Winston (nee Farwell), of Chicago, June 14, 1906; 1 daughter: Grace Farwell. With the Crown Smelting Co., Chester, Pa., for 3 years before coming to Chicago, in 1895, when en- gaged in the handling of machinery, Robert G. McGann & Co .; in 1899 became vice-pres. the Ruggles-Coles Engring. Co., consulting and contracting engrs., and mfrs. of the Ruggles- Coles dryer for all materials. Republican. Clubs: Chicago, Union, Onwentsia, Chicago Golf, Saddle and Cycle, Mid-Day. Residence: 120 E. Pearson St. Office: McCormick Bldg.

McGARRY, John A., paving contractor; born Troy, N.Y., 1859; son John A. and Dora (Cav- anaugh) McGarry; ed. parochial and pub. night schools, Troy; married Josephine Dupont, of Lansingburg, N.Y., Sept. 1879; 2 daughters: Helen and Josephine. Began business career as supt. rolling mills, Troy, N.Y., 1879; later re- moved to Baltimore, Md .; came to Chicago in 1893; senior mem. firm of John A. McGarry & Co., paving contractors, since Sept. 1898. Mem. Md. Legislature, 1886; mem. Baltimore City Council, 1888; mem. Cook Co. Dem. Central Com., 1907-8; del. Dem. State Conv., 1908; pres- idential elector, 1909. Dir. St. Vincent's Cath- olic Lyceum; pres. Irish Fellowship Club, 1908- 9. Mem. Knights of Columbus, Ancient Order Hibernians, Irish Nationalists. Residence: 5452 Magnolia Av. Office: 1001 Security Bldg.

*McGARRY, Patrick, boiler mfr .; see Vol. 1905.

McGAVICK, Alexander Joseph, bishop; born Fox Lake, Ill., Aug. 22, 1863; son James and Catherine (Watt) McGavick; A.M., St. Via- teur's Coll., Kankakee, Ill., 1887. Ordained R.C. priest, 1887; apptd. asst. pastor All Saints Ch., Chicago, 1887; apptd. pastor St. John's Ch., 1897; on account of work there, was made aux- iliary bishop of Chicago, and was consecrated May 1, 1899, titular bishop of Marcopolis; apptd. pastor of Holy Angels Ch., Oakwood Boul., Chicago, 1900. Author: Some Incentives to Right Living, 1909. Address: 605 Oakwood Boulevard.

McGAVICK, James E., clergyman; born Fox Lake, Ill., July 31, 1861; son James and Cath- erine (Watt) McGavick; ed. St. Viateur's Coll., Kankakee, Ill. and Sacred Heart Coll., Water- town, Wis., B.A., 1885; theol. studies St. Mary's Sem., Baltimore. Ordained R.C. priest, Dec. 22, 1888; asst. pastor at Chicago of St. Elizabeth's Church, 1889-99, St. John's, 1899-1900, Holy Angels, since 1900. Author: Catholic Belief and Practice, 1906. Address: 607 Oakwood Boul.

McGAVIN, Charles, ex-congressman; born Riverton, Sangamon Co., Ill., Jan. 10, 1874; son James and Mary Ann (Farley) McGavin; ed. pub. schs. of Springfield and Mt. Olive (Il1.) High Sch .; married Newark, N.J., Mabel E. Talty, of Washington, June 1909. Admitted to bar, 1897; in practice at Chicago since 1899. Candidate for alderman, 18th Ward, 1903; asst. city atty., July 1903; mem. 59th and 60th Con- gresses (1905-9), 8th Ill. Dist .: Republican. Presbyn. Residence: 3329 Washington Boul. Office: 1031 Unity Bldg.

MacGEAGH, John Williams, banker: born Cookstown, Ireland, Sept. 2, 1841; son Robert and Margaret (MacGeagh) MacGeagh; ed. pri- vate schools and under private tutors; unmar- ried. Came to America in 1861; bookkeeper in a store at Orillia, Can., 1861-4; came to Chi- cago in 1864, served in commn. house until 1868; bookkeeper Union Nat. Bank, Chicago. 1868-69: identified with The Hibernian Banking Assn. since 1869, serving in various capacities,

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and becoming cashier in 1904. Independent in politics. Unitarian. Club: Press. Residence: 1046 N. State St. Office: 79 W. Monroe St.

McGIBBON, Walter Peter, physician; born Cannonsville, Delaware Co., N.1., Apr. 9, 1872; son Forest L. and Harriet ( McLaury) McGib- bon; ed. pub. schools and Princeton Univ .; M.D., Hannemann Med. Coll., Chicago, 1898; married Lafayette, Ind., Nov. 28, 1900, Gertrude L. Crary. Engaged in practice of medicine in Chi- cago since 1898; specialist in diseases of the ear, nose and throat. Formerly attending phy- sician Cook Co. Hosp., attending aurist, Ill. Charitable Eye and Lar Infirmary, and instr. otology, Rush Med. Coll .; now instr. otology, Northwestern Univ. Med. School. Mem. A.M.A., Chicago Med. Soc., Chicago Laryngological and Otological Soc., Nat. Geog. Soc., Am. Assn. to Promote the Teaching of Speech to the Deaf. Residence: 5339 Madison Av. Office: 29 E. Mad- ison St.

MacGILL, see also Magill.

MacGILL, Alexander Dunlop, mfr .; born Greenock, Scotland, Oct. 20, 1842; son Hugh and Agnes (Thomson) MacGill; ed. Troon Acad., Scotland; married Kalamazoo, Mich., Sept. 29, 1869, Emily Augusta Ayres; chil- dren: Alexander Dunlop, Jr. (died age of 20), Robert Ayres. First occupation was with the Glasgow and South Western Ry., for 12 years, ending with position of station-master at Gatehouse; came to U.S., 1865; ticket agent at Kalamazoo, Mich., for M.C.R.R .; thence, 1869, to Crane Co., Chicago, mfrs. of wrought iron pipes and fittings, now being treas. and dir. of the company. Republican. Mem. P.E. Church. Recreation: travel. Residence: 5718 Sheridan Rd. Office: 1214 S. Canal St.

McGILLEN, John, surety bonds; born Chica- go, Nov. 13, 1861; son Edward and Catherine (Doyle) McGillen; ed. pub. schs. and Christian Brothers Acad .; married Eliza P., daughter of M. A. Devine, of Chicago, Sept. 24, 1894; 1 daughter: Rosalie. Began with a real estate abstract firm, 1875-89; in 1889 went into busi- ness with John Agnew, becoming a member of Agnew & Co., builders of the Liberal Arts and Manufacturers bldgs. at the World's Colum- bian Expn., and other noteworthy structures; later gen. mgr. of the Bermudez Asphalt Pav- ing Co., for Ill., Ind. and Mo .; gen. agt. Amer- ican Bonding Company, of Baltimore, Md., since 1910; also dir. Cosmopolitan Electric Co. Dem- ocrat; was 6 years mem. Chicago City Council from the 21st Ward, and at one time chmn. of the Finance Com. Was campaign mgr. for Car- ter H. Harrison, Sr., and for John P. Hopkins in his campaign for mayor; now chmn. of Dem. Co. Central Com., elected 1910 under new Di- rect Primary Law. Catholic. Sec. Ill. Indus- trial Home for the Blind. Clubs: Germania, Sheridan. Residence: 2136 Cleveland Av. Of- fice: 908, 105 S. LaSalle St.

McGLASHAN, John Stewart, sec. Consum- ers' Box Mfg. Co .; born Chicago Aug. 12, 1854; son Thomas and Margaret (Stewart) McGlash- an; ed. pub. schools, Will Co., Ill., Cook Co. Normal School, and Bryant & Stratton Busi- ness Coll .; married Mt. Vernon, Ia., Dec. 20, 1893, Cora Eberhart. Reared on farm in Will Co., Ill., came to Chicago to reside in 1879, but later went West and was on ranch 9 years in Colorado and was a justice of the peace in Gunnison Co. there; came to Chicago in 1891; employed with Consumers' Box Mfg. Co., 6 years; then engaged as a shipper of cattle, hogs, horses, etc .; sec. and dir. Consumers' Box Mfg. Co. since May 1900. Trustee Moody Ch. Recreation: motoring. Residence: 108 E. Wal- ton Pl. Office: 428 W. Ohio St.

McGLASHAN, Joseph Richard, pres. Con- sumers' Box Mfg. Co .; born Frankfort Station, Will Co., Ill., Mar. 13, 1865; son Thomas and Margaret (Stewart) McGlashan; ed. pub. schs.,

Will Co., Ill., and Normal School, Valparaiso, Ind .; married Chicago, Oct. 30, 1901, Lillian Forsee; 1 son: Benjamine Stewart. After leav- ing school engaged as farmer and cattle raiser in Will Co., Ill., and as a dealer in live stock all over Colo., N.M. and Kan .; organized an oil company and developed Batson's Prairie oil field in Hardin Co., Tex .; laid out ten acres in Los Angeles, Cal., in city property and called it Garfield Heights. Resident of Chicago since 1896; in May 1900, became largely interested in the Consumers' Box Mfg. Co., of which is pres. and treas. Methodist. Republican. Recreation: motoring. Residence: 3833 Grand Boul. Office: 428 W. Ohio St.

McGLASSON, Oscar Beaufort, merchant, law- yer; born Glasgow, Ill., May 28, 1866; son Fran- cis M. and Mary Ann (Adams) McGlasson; grad. Winchester High School, 1884; Pierce's Coll., Keokuk, Ia., 1885; LL.B., Univ. of Mich., 1888; married Chicago, June 12, 1894, Nora McNeil; children: Howard Francis, Malcolm McNeil (deceased). Admitted to bar in Mich. and Ill., 1888; began practice, Dec. 1889, with James Lane Allen and Robert Van Sands, as Allen, Van Sands & McGlasson, until 1891; partner with Judge Henry C. Beitler as Mc- Glasson & Beitler, 1891-Dec. 1899, when was elected dir., sec. and treas. of McNeil & Hig- gins Co., wholesale grocers. Also dir. and treas. of the Glenor Co .; vice-pres. and dir. Jake Nov- elty Co. Vice-pres. Nat. Wholesale Grocers' Assn. Baptist. Mason. Recreations: hunting and fishing. Residence: 456 Barry Av. Office: State St. Bridge.

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The book of Chicagoans, a biographical dictionary of leading living men of the city of Chicago, 1911, Part 133

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