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McLAREN, John, pres. Internat. Audit Co .; born Edinburgh, Scotland, Sept. 11, 1836; son William and Helen (Hume) McLaren; ed. Scot- land; in 1852 removed with family to America; married Chicago, May 26, 1868, Harriet A. Studley; children: John Loomis, Grace (Mrs. Philip B. Hosmer), Jessie (Mrs. James Simp- son). Was apprenticed to carpenter and build- er in Chicago and later followed his family to Dubuque, Ia., where followed trade until break- ing out of Civil War, when enlisted as private; mustered out at Savannah, Ga., as adjt. of his regt., Dec. 1864. In 1865 became bookkeeper for Col. John Mason Loomis, commn. merchant in lumber, and in 1870 a partner in firm of John Mason Loomis & Co .; firm continued until 1885, when it dissolved. Became vice-pres. Pere Mar- quette Lumber Co., pres. on death of Col. Loomis, continuing until dissolution, 1910. From 1885-8 was of firm of McLaren & Morris, lum- ber; was also vice-pres. A. R. Beck Lumber Co., of S. Chicago; was one of the organizers and a dir. of the Milwaukee Av. State Bank, and a dir. of the Industrial Bank of Chicago until 1894, when became pres. of the Hide & Leather Nat. Bank, which was absorbed in 1897 in the Union Nat. Bank, of which was vice- pres. until latter was merged in First Nat. Bank, 1900. Since Dec. 1901, pres. Internat. Audit Co. Was pres. Chicago Relief and Aid Soc., 1891-2; mem. Chicago Board of Edn., 1887- 93, and part of time its pres. Apptd. by Su- perior Court, 1894, trustee of the Allen C. Lewis trust fund established for founding a polytechnic school now known as the Lewis Inst .; trustee Mary Thompson Hosp. since 1894. Presbyterian. Vice-commander Mil. Order Loy- al Legion; mem. G.A.R., Army of the Tennes- see. Mason (33º). Worshipful Master Cleve- land Lodge No. 211, 1870-1, High Priest Wash- ington Chapter, 1874, Eminent Commander, Chicago Commandery K.T., 1875-6. Ex-pres. and for years mem. exec. com. and chmn. finance com. Citizens Assn. Clubs: Illinois, Bankers' (hon. mem.), Union League (treas., 1900, trustee, 1901-4). Residence: 751 Gordon Terrace. Office: Merchants Loan & Trust Bldg.
McLAREN, William, superintendent of pub. service; born Dubuque, Ia., Oct. 20, 1856; son William and Helen (Hume) McLaren; ed. pub schools, Dubuque and Chicago; unmarried. Be-
gan as a boy with John Mason Loomis & Co., 1873-84; sec. and treas. A. R. Beck Lumber Co., 1884-1901, of the Calumet Planing Mill Co., 1887-1908. Superintendent of pub. service of Cook Co. since Mar. 1901, in which capacity has charge of all construction and repair work and of purchasing supplies. Pres. South Chi- cago Hosp. Presbyterian. Mason (32°), K.P. Clubs: Hamilton, Illinois Athletic. Residence: 3011 91st St. Office: 519 Court House.
MCLAUGHLIN, Andrew Cunningham, univ. prof .; born Beardstown, Ill., Feb. 14, 1861; son David and Isabella (Campbell) Mclaughlin; A. B., Univ. of Mich., 1882, LL.B., 1885 (hon. A. M., 1896); married Lois Thompson, daughter James B. Angell, June 17, 1890. Instr. Latin, 1886-7, instr. history, 1887-8, asst. prof., 1888- 91, prof. Am. history, 1891-1906, Univ. of Mich .; prof. and head dept. history since 1906, head dept. ch. history since 1908, Univ. of Chicago. Dir. bur. hist. research, Carnegie Instn., Wash- ington, 1903-5; asso. editor since 1898, mng. editor, 1901-5, American Historical Review. Mem. Am. Hist. Assn .; corr. mem. Mass., Wis., and Mo. Hist. socs. Author and editor of sev- eral vols., for titles see Who's Who in America. Residence: 5609 Woodlawn Av.
MCLAUGHLIN, Frank Leo, sec. and treas. Northern Wood Co .; born Lowell, Mich., Feb. 7, 1875; son Michael and Katharine (Burns) Mc- Laughlin; ed. pub. schools, Muskegon, Mich., and Ferris Business Coll., graduating, 1902; married Chicago, Jan. 27, 1904, Anna V. O'Shea; 2 children: Leonie Daisy and Robert Emmett. Began business career as lumber inspector with Bennett Bros. Lumber Co., 1893, and was with Mann, Moon & Co., 1894-5, at Muskegon, Mich .; lumber inspector for T. B. Scott Lum- ber Co., Merrill, Wis., 1896; traveling salesman for W. Shore Wood Co., of Chicago, 1897-9; in business alone, 1900-1; then partner with W. W. Pollock until Jan. 1, 1902, when the Soo Fuel Co. was incorporated and he became its treas., continuing until 1907; then he, with C. A. Neal and W. W. Pollock, formed the North- ern Wood Co., of which became sec. and treas. Independent in politics. Catholic. Mem. Young Men's Inst., Columbian Knights, Knights. of Columbus. Recreations: traveling and books. Residence: 1336 Glen Lake Av. Office: Fisher Building.
MCLAUGHLIN, George D., merchant, mfr .; born Chicago, Feb. 22, 1864; son W. F. Mc- Laughlin; ed. private schools; married Chicago, 1898, Edith Frost; children: Harriet, George, Herbert. Began with W. F. Mclaughlin & Co., coffees, and on death of his father, in 1905, suc- ceeded him as pres. of the co .; also sec. of Wa- kem & Mclaughlin, owning and conducting 7 large importers' warehouses. Clubs: Chicago, Saddle and Cycle, Mid-Day, Onwentsia. Rec- reations: golf and motoring. Residence: 1300 Ritchie Pl. Office: 14 W. South Water St.
McLEAN, Charles Clothier, clergyman; born Philadelphia, Jan. 10, 1851; son Col. George P. and Mary A. (Clothier) McLean; ed. Pa. State Normal School, Millersville, and Drew Theol. Sem., Madison, N.J., 1871; M.A., Ft. Worth (Tex.) Univ., 1888; (D.D., Cornell Coll., Mt. Vernon, Ia., 1892; married Ada Manderson, of Phila., Mar. 3, 1873. Ordained M.E. ministry, 1873; pastor in Pa. at· Avondale, Cochranville, Millersville, Fulton, Coatesville and 43d St., Phila., 1873-82, Trinity Church, Jacksonville, Fla., 1882-5, St. Augustine, Fla., 1885-90, First Church, Scranton, Pa., 1890-1, San Antonio, Tex., 1891-3, Simpson Ch., Los Angeles, Cal., 1893-7; Sunday school agent for Cal., 1897-9; chancellor Chesapeake Chautauqua, 1900-1; pastor Galena, Ill., 1901-3, Cuyler Av. Ch., Oak Park, Ill., 1903-5, Dixon, Ill., 1905-7, Evanston Av. Ch., Chicago, since 1907. Author of sys- tem of church finance, known as the McLean system, used by all denominations. Mason, K.
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P., Red Man, Odd Fellow. Residence: 707 Buck- ingham Pl.
McLEAN, Charles Forrest, lawyer; born Wau- pun, Wis., Apr. 5, 1873; son Charles A. and Emma (Forrest) McLean; related through mother to former ducal house of Perth, Scot- land (restored as earldom), and to foreign titles of same family; ed. first by tutor and in pri- vate school; grad. Shattuck School, Faribault, Minn., 1890; in Williams Coll., class of 1893; Northwestern Univ. Law School, LL.B., 1894. Admitted to Ill. bar, 1894, and later to bars of U.S. District and Circuit courts and U.S. Court of Appeals. Employed in law office of Frank P. Leffingwell for 4 years, then formed firm of Williams & McLean; dir. and counsel Kitro Grape Fruit Co., Chicago Gas & Oil Co .; sec. and counsel Wood Distillates & Fibre Co .; counsel Grover Cleveland Gas & Oil Co., L. A. Becker Co., Dispenser Publishing Co., Louis- iana Land & Oil Co., Limited, Southern Fibre Co., and various other corporations. Repub- lican. Mem. Plymouth Congregational Church. Held potential commn. in Minnesota N.G .; was offered commn. in U.S.A., 1898. Mem. Delta Kappa Epsilon, Phi Delta Phi. Clubs: Calumet, Press, South Shore Country. Recreation: yacht- ing. Residence: 3143 Calumet Av. Office: Amer- ican Trust Bldg.
McLEAN, David Munroe, real estate; born Ontario, Can., 1864; son Hector H. and Janet McLean; ed. Queen's Coll., Kingston, Ont. Was engaged in real estate business at Winnipeg, Man., 1880-4; came to Chicago, and in 1885 es- tablished present business of David M. Mc- Lean & Co., investments, real estate, etc .; also pres. David M. McLean Land Co., of Winnipeg, Mann. Mem. of Chicago Real Estate Board and of Winnipeg Real Estate Exchange. Repub- lican. Mem. Y.M.C.A. Mason, K.P., Elk. Club: Hamilton. Residence: 2579 N. Clark St. Office: Association Bldg.
MacLEISH, Andrew, dry goods merchant; born Glasgow, Scotland, June 28, 1838; son Archibald and Agnes (Lindsay) MacLeish; ed. Glasgow Normal Acad .; Hardy's English Acad .; Flint's Commercial Acad., and High School, Glasgow; married Chicago, 1858, Lillias Young; children: Lily Agnes (Mrs. C. L. Day), Blanche E. (Mrs. C. K. G. Billings); married 2d, Chi- cago, 1881, Marie Louise Little; 1 son: Bruce; married 3d, Plymouth, Conn., 1888, Martha Hil- lard; children: Norman Hillard, Archibald, Kenneth, Isabel Marjoribanks. Employed at Glasgow, Scotland, and London, Eng., 1855-6; in Chicago, employe of J. D. Sherman and J. B. Shay, 1857-63; mem. firm J. B. Shay & Co., 1864-6; since 1867 mem. firm Carson, Pirie, Scott & Co., founding and managing its retail business. Republican. Baptist. Vice-pres. trus- tees Univ. of Chicago; trustee Rush Med. Coll .; mem. Baptist Social Union. Clubs: Union League, Quadrangle, Skokie Country. Recrea- tions: golf and walking. Residence: Glencoe, Ill. Office: State and Madison Sts.
McLENNAN, William Etridge, clergyman; see Vol. 1905.
MacLEOD, Eben Erskine, chmn. Western Passenger Assn .; born Newport, Hants Co., N. S., Can., Aug. 30, 1866; son Rev. John M. and Mary Amelia (Parker) Macleod; grad. Prince of Wales Coll., Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, Can., 1885; married St. Albans, Vt., June 10, 1891, Katherine Sears Bailey. Began railway service as clerk in the New England agent's office of the G.T.Ry., at Boston, 1885-8; ticket clerk B.&A.R.R., Boston, 1888-9; travel- ing passenger agent, C.,R.I.&P.Ry., Boston, 1889-92; Canadian passenger agent, same road, Montreal, 1892-5; Southeastern passenger agt., same road, Pittsburg, Pa., 1895-8; asst. gen. passenger agent, Topeka, Kan., Jan. 1, to Dec. 1, 1898, and at Chicago, Dec. 1, 1898, to July 1, 1899, C.,R.I.&P.Ry .; since July 1, 1899, chmn. Western Passenger Assn., Chicago. Episcopa-
lian. Clubs: Union League, Chicago Athletic, Evanston Country, Traffic, Glen View Golf. Residence: 930 Michigan Av., Evanston, Ill. Of- fice: Ry. Exchange.
McLEOD, John Andrew, banker; born Prince Edward Island, Aug. 8, 1868; son John and Sophia (Sims) McLeod; academic edn .; married Cecelia Caldwell, of Prince Edward Island, June 16, 1897. Became identified with the Bank of Nova Scotia in a minor capacity, 1886, and has since remained with the bank, being mgr. of the Boston branch, 1900-6; mgr. Chicago branch since 1906. Presbyterian. Clubs: Mid- Day, Bankers', Evanston, Evanston Golf. Rec- reation: golf. Residence: 522 Greenwood Boul., Evanston, Ill. Office: 105 W. Monroe St.
McMAHON, Daniel Jordan, lawyer; born Car- rollton, Green Co., Ill., July 7, 1863; son Pat- rick W. and Bridget (Carmody) McMahon; ed. pub. schools of Carrollton, finishing at St. Ig- natius Coll., Chicago, in class of 1882 (LL.D., 1893) ; married Susie J. Crowe, of Chicago, Nov. 11, 1890. Prof. English, St. Ignatius Coll., 1882- 6; sec. to the supt. of public bldgs. (federal), at Chicago, 1886-9; deputy county clerk of Cook Co., 1890-3, meanwhile reading law; ad- mitted to Ill. bar, 1893; senior mem. McMahon & Cheney since 1893. Was gen. counsel Chi- cago Board of Edn., 1898-1904; pres. Cook Co. Democracy since 1905. Mem. Chicago Bar Assn., Knights of Columbus, Irish Fellowship Club. Residence: 4927 Calumet Av. Office: 1131-1136 Unity Bldg.
McMAHON, James B., died 1910; see Vol. 1905.
MCMANAMAN, John James, lawyer; born Lake Co., Ill., Mar. 4, 1864; son John and Cath- erine (McCullough) McManaman; resident of Chicago since 1879; grad. Ind. Northern Nor- mal School, Valparaiso, in classical, scientific, and law depts., 1895; married Steuben Co., Ind., June 8, 1896, Bertha N. Barber; 1 daughter: Gladys. Admitted to Ill. bar, 1895, and since engaged in general practice in Chicago; chief probation officer of the Juvenile Court, 1902-10, and in 1903 instituted a home for homeless de- linquent boys; in corporation counsel's office, 1910-11; now in offices of Darrow, Masters & Baily, in general practice. Mem. Ill. Legislature from 21st Senatorial District, 1903, elected on Public Ownership ticket. Mem. Supreme Lodge Columbian Knights. Residence: 2959 W. Adams St. Office: 1202 Ashland Blk.
MacMARTIN, Duncan R., physician and sur- geon; born Martintown, Ont., Can., Mar. 23, 1862; son Duncan and Mary (MacArthur) Mac- Martin; M.D., McGill Coll., Montreal, 1888 : mar- ried Laura Mae Whitrock, of Stevens Point. Wis., Nov. 5, 1907. Practiced medicine and sur- gery at Toronto, 1888-9, Chicago since 1889; asso. prof. of surgery, Chicago Policlinic, since 1898; asso. surgeon St. Luke's Hosp., since 1909, Henrotin Hosp. since it opened. Repub- lican. Presbyterian. Clubs: Union League, Chi- cago Athletic, Chicago Yacht. Residence: Great Northern Hotel. Office: 20 W. Jackson Boul.
McMASTER, Thomas Jefferson, engineers' supplies; born Chillicothe, O., Oct. 19, 1855; son Washington and Sarah (Kettel) McMaster: ed. pub. schools; married Ironton. O., Oct. 27, 1881. Alice Weeks: 1 daughter: Lillian. With Dear- born Drug & Chemical Co., 1895-1901: later pres. McMaster-Davis Supply Co .; now mfrs'. agt. and handling steam specialties. Mem. Nat. Assn. Steam Engrs. Mason (32°). Shriner. Clubs: Ill. Athletic, Rotary. Recreations: read- ing and bowling. Residence: 4508 Indiana Av. Office: 809 Ashland Blk.
McMATH, James Conrey. lawyer: born Cler- mont Co., O., Oct. 20, 1852: son James and Glorvina (Conroy) McMath: ed. pub. schools: LL.B., Ohio State and Union Law Coll .. Cleve- land, 1874: married Emma Griffith, of Bata- via, O., Dec. 20, 1877. Practiced at Batavia.
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1875-85; pros. atty. Clermont Co., 1881-5; re- moved to Canton, O., 1885, and was gen. atty. for C. Aultman & Co., 1885-92; located in Chi- cago, 1892; atty. for William Deering & Co., and Deering Harvester Co., 1892-1902; gen. atty. for Internat. Harvester Co. since Sept. 1902. Republican. Mem. Ill. State and Chicago Bar assns. Residence: 4024 Sheridan Rd. Office: Harvester Bldg.
McMICHAEL, Lafayette D., physician; born near Brantford, Ont., 1839; son Jacob and Lo- vina (Maybee) McMichael; ed. pub. schools at Boston and Waterford, near Brantford, Ont., and at Ann Arbor, Mich .; medical edn. at Ann Arbor and at Eclectic Philadelphia Med. Coll .; attended clinics at Bedford Charity Hosp., Phila., graduating with honors in 1867; mar- ried Tillie Davis, of Buffalo, N.Y., Oct. 1869; 1 daughter: Addie Lockett. Lecturer at college in Phila. for some time after graduation; be- came specially interested in the treatment of cancers, tumors, ulcers, scrofula and skin dis- eases and made them a special study; prac- ticed as specialist in Philadelphia and Buffalo, 20 years; removed to Chicago, 1888; established a sanitarium, in connection with his special branch of practice, in direction of which has continued, treating these cases without the use of the knife. Mason (32º, Past Commander of Montjoie Commandery). Past pres. North Am. United Caledonian Assn. of North America and lineal descendant of the Covenanters. Clubs: Ill. Athletic, South Shore Country. Office and Residence: 3400 Prairie Av.
MACMILLAN, John, commercial agent. M.C. R.R,Co., Chicago; born Niagara Fals, N.Y., June 27, 1857; son John and Christina (Miller) Macmillan; ed. pub. schools of Detroit and part way through Detroit High School; married Alice Duncan, of Detroit, Oct. 23, 1900. Began as messenger M.C.R.R., Junction Yards, Mich., 1874; became successively clerk, cashier, chief clerk and local freight agent, Junction Yards; local freight agent Detroit, 1895-9; commercial agent, Chicago, since Nov. 1899. Republican. Presbyterian. Mason. Club: Traffic. Recrea- tions: fishing and hunting. Residence: 307 N. Oak Park Av., Oak Park, Ill. Office: 715 Monad- nock Bldg.
MacMILLAN, Thomas C., clerk of U.S., Dis- trict Court for Northern District of Illinois since Dec. 1895; born Stranraer, Wigtownshire, Scotland, Oct. 4, 1850; son James Hanna and Susan (Cumming) MacMillan; came with par- ents from Scotland to Chicago, 1857; ed. Chica- go pub. schools, Central High School, and, for a time, at old Chicago Univ .; (A.M., Ill. Coll., Jacksonville, 1885); married 1883, Mary C. Gou- die, of Na-au-say, Kendall Co., Ill. Began news- paper work on city staff of Chicago Inter Ocean, Jan. 1875, and remained with that pa- per, in various positions, nearly 25 years. Mem. Cook Co. Board of Education, 3 years, during which time, with John F. Eberhard and Albert G. Lane, introduced free kindergartens to Cook Co .; mem., by appointment of Mayor Carter H. Harrison, Sr., of Chicago Public Library Board, 5 years; mem. Ill. Legislature (lower house), 1884-8, senate, 1888-92; mem. of commn. which drafted Chicago Sanitary District Act, and chmn. senate committee on waterways, which secured passage of this act; chmn. senate com. on World's Fair, which secured $800,000 ap- propriation from the state for the exposition. Republican. Pres. Ill. Congregational Home Missionary Soc. for 5 years; moderator Ill. General Congregational Assn., 1899; pres. Chi- cago Congregational Club, 1900-1; moderator National Council, 1907-10; 1st vice-pres. Inter- nat. Congregational Council, held in Edinburgh, Scotland, 1908; 1st pres. Am. Congregational Deaconess Assn .; corporate mem. Am. Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions; vice- pres. Am. Missionary Assn .; pres. Cook Co. Child-Saving Conference; mem. several years Chicago Theological Seminary Board. Mem.
Board of Managers, Ill. State Reformatory at Pontiac; mem. for 7 years of Chicago Civic Federation; had charge of bills for civil ser- vice, tax reform, primary elections, etc., which became laws by act of legislature. Residence: LaGrange, Ill. Office: Federal Bldg.
McMILLEN, William Ferris, clergyman; 1856-1910; see Vol. 1905.
McMULLIN, Frank Roswell, banker; born Chicago, Sept. 4, 1864; son James Campbell and Henrietta (Mason) McMullin; grad. pub. gram- mar and high schools; married Jessie Lake, of Chicago, June 5, 1894; 3 children: James C., Charlotte and Roswell. Began in purchasing dept. of the C.&A.R.R. at 17, in which remained until 1887, when engaged in mfg. business un- til 1895; identified with financial interests since 1895; mem. firm of Clement, Curtis & Co., brok- ers, 1904-10; organized firm of F. R. McMullin & Co., bankers, 1910, of which has since been the senior member; also dir. Joliet & Chicago R.R.Co. Mem. Highland Park Board of Edn. Republican. Christian Scientist. Mem. Chicago Assn. of Commerce. Clubs: Union League, Chi- cago Athletic, Chicago Automobile, Hamilton, Mid-Day, Onwentsia, Exmoor. Recreations: motoring and golf. Residence: Highland Park, Ill. Office: Harris Trust Bldg.
McMUNN, Samuel Worthington, mfr .; 1850- 1910; see Vol. 1905.
McMURDY, Robert, lawyer; born Frankfort, Ky., Mar. 8, 1860; son Rev. Dr. Robert and Marcella E. (Russell) McMurdy; grad. Hyde Park High School, 1876; LL.B., Univ. of Mich., 1880 (honorary LL.M., 1895); married Little Falls, N.Y., July 16, 1891, Lillian May Harter (now deceased). Admitted to bar in Mich. and in Ill., 1881, and since in practice in Chicago; now mem. firm of Church & McMurdy. Pres. Chicago Alumni Assn., Univ. of Michigan, 1895. Master in chancery, Circuit Court of Cook Co., 1890-2; lecturer on med. jurisprudence, Hahne- mann Med. Coll., 1890-2; pres. Chicago Law Inst., 1898; mem. Ill. Practice Commn., 1900; lecturer on legal ethics, John Marshall Law School since 1910. Republican. Mem. Ill. Legis- lature, 1892; presidential elector, 1904. Episco- palian; trustee Provident Hosp. Mem. exec. com. of Civic Federation; mem. New Charter Con- vention; vice-pres. Ill. State Bar Assn., 1905. Was founder and first pres. of Hamilton Club, 1890. Residence: 4853 Kimbark Av. Office: 69 W. Washington St.
MacMURRAY, James E., pres. Acme Steel Goods Co .; born in Knox Co., Mo., Aug. 7, 1862; son Fletcher and Miranda (Green) Mac- Murray; ed. country district schools; grad. law and literary courses, Chaddock Coll., Quincy, Ill., 1884; practiced law until 1890; married Jennie A. Bubel, of Chicago, July 4, 1908; 3 children by former marriage: Miriam, Donald, Isabel. Entered mfg. business at Quincy, 1890; removed to Chicago, 1899; pres. Acme Steel Goods Co. since 1890, Texas Kaolin Co., since 1907, Seattle, Benton & Southern Ry., 1905-8; sec. and treas. Am. Tag Co. since 1898, Ill. En- velope Co. since 1902, Kellogg Switchboard & Supply Co. since 1908. Republican. Methodist. Mason. Clubs: Union League, Chicago Ath- letic, Hamilton, Homewood, Kenwood. Rec- reations: golf and motoring; collector of paint- ings and etchings. Residence: 4726 Kimball Av. Office: 2836 Archer Av.
McMYNN, John Clark, consulting engr .; see Vol. 1905.
McNAB, Joseph Lowe, lawyer; born Crieff, Scotland, Dec. 25, 1873; son John and Helen (Beattie) McNab; ed. pub. schools, Milwaukee; B.L., Univ. of Wis., 1896. Was in legal dept. of C.,M.&St.P.R.R. for 3 years, and for 8 months atty. of Chicago Title and Trust Co .; since Apr. 1898, mem. of law firm of Gregory, Pop- penhusen & McNab; corpn. counsel City of Evanston. Republican. Mason. Clubs: Evans-
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ton, Chicago Athletic. Residence: 1206 Benson Av., Evanston, Ill. Office: 69 W. Washington Street.
MCNALLY, Frederick George; deceased; see Vol. 1905.
MCNALLY, James, publisher; born Armagh, Ireland, Oct. 5, 1847; son Andrew and Mar- garet (Burroughs) McNally; grad. Royal School, Armagh, Ireland, 1868; studied phar- maceutics in Belfast, and medicine in Royal Coll. of Physicians and Surgeons, Dublin; mar- ried Chicago, Sept. 4, 1876, Emily A., daughter of Richard A. Waite, of Buffalo, N.Y .; chil- dren: James H., Raymond Andrew, Nina Lydia. Came to Chicago from Belfast, Ireland, in 1869, and from that time associated with brother, the late Andrew McNally, in firm of Rand, Mc- Nally & Co., printers and publishers, of which is now vice-pres. Mem. Chicago Assn. of Com- merce. Republican. Episcopalian. Clubs: Mar- quette, Edgewater Golf. Recreation: golf. Res- idence: Highand Park, Ill. Office: 165 W. Adams. St.
MCNAMARA, James Henry, trunk mfr .; born Chicago, Mar. 24, 1865; son John and Ellen (Jones) McNamara; ed. pub. schools of Chi- cago; married Maud Ball, of Chicago, Apr. 7, 1890; 2 daughters: Dorothy and Josephine. Be- gan with C. A. Taylor Trunk Works in 1880; engaged in business on own account in 1889, incorporating as J. H. McNamara Trunk Works, 1905, of which has since been pres. Re- publican. Catholic. K.P. Clubs: Ill. Athletic, Hamilton, Kenwood, Midlothian. Recreations: golf and athletic sports. Residence: 5327 Lex- ington Av. Office: 109 W. Monroe St.
McNEIL, John, wholesale grocer; born Ar- drie, Scotland, May 22, 1839; son Daniel and Jane (Crichton) McNeil; came to Dundee, Ill., in 1848; ed. district school at Dundee, at Elgin Acad. and at business coll. in Chicago; mar- ried Mar. 1, 1864, Janet Crichton, of Dundee, Ill. (now deceased); 4 children: Leo John, Walter William, Howard Crichton (all Harvard men), and Maud Janet (Mrs. William A. Jones, Buffalo, N.Y.). In 1863 he established business with his brother, Malcolm, in Elgin, under firm name of M. & J. McNeil; sold out in 1872 to establish the firm of McNeil & Higgins, which was incorporated 1888, and of which is vice-pres. Dir. Home Savings and Home Nat. banks of Elgin, and has large dairy farm near that city. Mason. Republican. Baptist. Club: Century. Residence: Elgin, Ill. Office: State St. Bridge.
McNEIL, Malcolm, pres. McNeil & Higgins Co .; born Ardrie, Scotland, Sept. 12, 1832; son Daniel and Jane (Crichton) McNeil; ed. Scot- land; family removed to Dundee, Ill., 1848, and purchased land 3 miles north of that village; married 1859, Catherine, daughter of A. R. Dempster, of Dundee, Ill. (she died 1870) ; mar- ried 2d, 1871, Orel, daughter of Charles W. Martin, of Wayne, Ill .; children: Nora, Mal- colm Gordon, Ella, Marvin John, Charles Hig- gins, Jeanie. Worked on farm until 1858; es- tablished small grocery store at Elgin, Ill., which grew to be the largest general store in that place; sold his Elgin business in 1872, and with Charles Higgins established in Chicago the wholesale grocery house of McNeil & Hig- gins (incorporated in 1888), of which is pres. Also owns 3 large dairy farms near Elgin, ad- joining which is his country residence, "Gle- nora Springs." Residence: 1232 LaSalle Av. Office: State St. Bridge.
McNELLIS, Charles, pres. Imperial Brass Mig. Co .; born in Canada, Apr. 28, 1852; son John and Ellen (Brady) McNellis; ed. common schools; married Harriet Simmons, of Chicago, 1878; 12 children: Ellen Marguriette, Frank, Irene (Mrs. Robt. Tuskcy), George, Mabel (Mrs. F. Parlin), Charles, Harold, Merlin, Zel- da, Edward, Helen, Grace Mamie (deccased). In brass mfg. business with David M. Ford
Co., Chicago, 1870-1, when became identified with E. S. Turner, later Turner Brass Works, until Jan. 1, 1906; then organized the Imperial Brass Mfg. Co., of which has since been pres. and treas. Mem. Am. Brass Founders' Assn., Brass Mfrs.' Club of Chicago, Il1. Mfrs.' Assn., Chicago Association of Commerce. K.P .; Royal League. Catholic. Recreations: hunting and fishing. Residence: 5644 South Park Av. Of- fice: 442-444 S. Jefferson St.
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