The book of Chicagoans, a biographical dictionary of leading living men of the city of Chicago, 1911, Part 139

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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MARTIN, Benjamin Franklin, dentist; born Jacksonville, Ill., Aug. 27, 1866; son Frank and Albina Martin; ed. schools of Jacksonville, Ill., and grad. Chicago Coll. of Dental Surgery in 1896. Resident of Chicago from 1887, and since 1896 engaged in active practice of dentistry. Mem. Chicago Dental Soc., Ill. State Dental Soc. Mason. Residence: 6216 Rhodes Av. Of- fice: 140 N. State St.

MARTIN, Franklin H., surgeon; born Ocono- mowoc, Wis., July 13, 1857; son Edmond and Josephine (Carlin) Martin; ed. pub. schs., Oconomowoc; M.D., Chicago Med. Coll., 1880; married Isabelle Hollister, of Chicago, 1885. Prof. gynecology, Post-Grad. Med. Sch., Chica- go, since 1888; surgeon Post-Grad., Woman's and Chicago Charity hosps. Founded, 1905, and since mng. editor of Surgery, Gynecology and Obstetrics. Apptd. 1st lt. U.S.A. Med. Reserve Corps, 1911. Mem. Am. Gynecol. Soc., A.M.A., Western Surg. and Gynecol. Soc., Ill. State Med. Soc .; pres. Chicago Gynecol. Soc., 1895. Clubs: Union League, Midlothian. Author: Electricity in Diseases of Women, 1892; Treat- ment of Fibroid Tumors of the Uterus, 1897; Treatise of Gynecology. Residence: 3210 Lake Park Av. Office: 31 N. State St.

MARTIN, Frederick Stanley, broker: born Olean, N.Y., Dec. 4, 1857; son Russell and Lydia (Hawes) Martin; A.B., Racine (Wis.) Coll., 1876, later, A.M .; married St. Louis, Mo., 1885, Annie W. Sands; 1 daughter: Lillian. Began with Reynolds Bros., and afterward with Charles Counselman & Co., 1888-1904; estab- lished, 1904, as broker on own account. Clubs: Chicago, University, Chicago Athletic. Onwent- sia, Glen View. Residence: Evanston, Ill. Of- fice: Postal Telegraph Bldg.

MARTIN, Henry Scoville, paving contractor: see Vol. 1905.

MARTIN, Hiramı M., oculist and aurist: born Morris, Ill., Oct. 29, 1859: son William and Ma- ria (Vail) Martin; ed. Morris Normal School. and Carthage Coll .: M.D., Univ. of Mich., 1879. Engaged in drug business, 1881-6, but contin- ued eye and ear studies: since 1886 actively engaged in practice; taught ophthalmology in Chicago Ophthalmic Coll., Jan. 1888-1901: since then has taught at Jenner Med. Coll: pres.

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Jenner Med. Coll., and of Chicago Ophthalmic Olive C., Pauline H. First employed by Mar- Coll. Mem. A.M.A., Chicago Med. Soc. Unita- rian. Residence: 4721 Winthrop Av. Office: Co- Iumbus Memorial Bldg.

MARTIN, Horace Hawes, lawyer; born at Olean, N.Y., Sept. 24, 1855; son Russell and Lydia (Hawes) Martin; lived in Olean till 1869; ed. pub. schools of Olean, N.Y .; Racine (Wis.) Coll .; LL.B., Harvard Law School, 1880; mar- ried Buffalo, N.Y., 1892, Florence E. Durkee. Came to Chicago, 1880; engaged in practice; later for 4 years a mem. of the firm of Swift, Campbell, Jones & Martin, and for past 15 years has been of firm of Herrick, Allen, Boye- sen & Martin. Mem. Chicago Bar Assn., Am. Bar Assn., Chicago Law Club. Clubs: Chicago Literary, Caxton, University, Onwentsia. Resi- dence: Lake Forest, Ill. Office: 1800 Commer- cial Nat. Bank Bldg.

MARTIN, James Charles, judge; born Elgin, Ill., June 21, 1861; son Thomas and Ellen (Rowan) Martin; A.B., Univ. of Mich., 1884, LL.B., 1886; also received teacher's diploma for proficiency in Greek, Latin and German; married Kenosha, Wis., Sept. 15, 1887, Eliza- beth J. Kirk (died June 1908); children: Verna, Sydney, Stephen D., Ruth. Admitted to bar, 1886, and engaged in practice until appointed by Gov. Altgeld, July 1895, justice of the peace; judge Municipal Court of Chicago for term 1910-16; Democrat. Residence: 2944 Indiana Av. Office: Municipal Court Bldg.

*MARTIN, James Gray, grain; see Vol. 1905. MARTIN, John Dennis, fire underwriter; born Pittsburgh, Pa., Nov. 10, 1857; son George and Grace Elizabeth (Smith) Martin; ed. high school, Pittsburgh, and at St. Mary's Coll., Dayton, O .; married Charlotte Court House, Va. (then known as Smithville), Oct. 27, 1881, Julia Lee Raine; children: Mary Elizabeth (Mrs. Edward R. Turnbull, Jr., Lawrenceville, Va.), Lillian Spraggins (Mrs. Frank W. Gra- ham), Charles Preston, Harry Raine, Helen Plum, Joseph Holmes. Was bookkeeper in Au- gusta Nat. Bank, 1878-82; went to Minneapolis and worked in Northwestern Nat. Bank there, 1882-8; since Nov. 1888, in fire insurance busi- ness in Chicago; became a mem. of firm of Fisher, Martin & Wurts, Jan. 1, 1889, later of Holmes, Martin & Co., and in 1905 formed present firm of John D. Martin & Co., repre- senting leading fire and plate glass insurance cos. Republican. Presbyterian. Clubs: Hamil- ton, Oak Park. Recreations: fond of reading and of athletic and outdoor diversions. Resi- dence: 6029 Woodlawn Av. Office: 332 S. La Salle St.

MARTIN, John Irwin, lawyer; born at St. Louis, May 24, 1848; son William and Frances (Irwin) Martin; ed. St. Louis pub. schs .; mar- ried Clara E. LaBarge, of St. Louis, June 11, 1871. Elected to Mo. Legislature, 1871, and twice reelected (speaker 1875); admitted to Mo. bar, 1876, Supreme Ct. of U.S., 1879; in prac- tice at St. Louis and Chicago. Many yrs. has been mem. of state and city Dem. coms .; speak- er in every nat. campaign since 1876; sergt .- at-arms of Dem. Nat. Com. since 1892, and managed nat. convs. at Chicago, 1896, Kansas City, 1900, St. Louis, 1904, Denver, 1908; re- elected for com. and conv., 1912; sergt .- at-arms Nat. Rivers and Harbors Congress; vice-pres. Upper Miss. River Improvement Assn .; chmn. com. on statutory legislation Mo. Fraternal Congress (composed of leading fraternal ins. assns.). Brigade insp. rifle practice Mo. N.G., with rank of col. Presbyn. Residence: 832 Dearborn av. Office: Hartford Bldg.

MARTIN, John Twedie, live stock commn .; born Burlington, Ia., Mar. 25, 1859; son Law- rence Twedie and Sarah (Nairn) Martin; ed. in Fairfield, Ia., Chicago pub. schools, and at business coll., Chicago; married Jennie B. Cor- rigan, of Chicago, June 1, 1882; 2 children:

tin Bros. & Co., live stock commn., becoming mem. of firm in 1889. Democrat. Episcopalian. Mem. Royal League. Clubs: Chicago Athletic, Saddle and Sirloin. Residence: 4726 Michigan Av. Office: 48 Exchange Bldg., Union Stock Yards.

MARTIN, Joseph Earle, coal; born Rock- ford, Ill., Apr. 28, 1855; son Rev. Henry L. and Jane Goldthorp Martin; ed. Northwestern Univ .; married Chicago, 1882, Sylvia Reynolds; children: Lois, May, Dorothy, Josephine. Came to Chicago from Rockford, Ill., 1875, and was with the Heath & Milligan Co., 1875-82; after that with the Devoe-Raynolds Paint Co. as sec. for 22 years; since May 1904, sec. and treas. Sunnyside Coal Co .; also sec. and treas. War- den Washed Coal Co. Republican. Mason (K. T., Shriner). Club: Union League. Recreation: golf. Residence: 4448 N. Hermitage Av. Office: Fisher Bldg.

MARTIN, Nicholas, teas and coffees; born Co. Galway, Connaught, Ireland, Apr. 15, 1845; son Nicholas and Ann (Ashe) Martin; ed. com- mon schools in Ireland; came direct from Ire- land to Chicago, arriving here Oct. 2, 1866; married Kingston, Can., Nov. 26, 1874, Mary B. Carruthers; children: Ann Louise, Bessie Flor- ence, George Robert, Nicholas, Jr., Richard. Retail grocer, 1868-74; since 1874 head of N. Martin & Co., jobbers of teas, coffees, syrups, etc. Republican. Mason (Lakeside Lodge, and Chevalier Bayard Commandery K.T.). Resi- dence: 3639 Grand Boul. Office: 58 E. South Water St.

MARTIN, Robert Delos, lawyer; born Free- port, Ill., Aug. 28, 1860; son Dr. Chancellor and Mary F. (Hall) Martin, of English ancestry; grad. Phillips Acad., Andover, Mass., 1876; Yale Univ., A.B., 1880; LL.B., Columbia Law School, 1882; married New York, Jan. 25, 1891, Harriet S. Joy, of Newark, N.J .; children: Joy Delos, Helen T. Admitted to bar in New York City, 1882; practiced at Mitchell, S.D., and was elec- ted judge of probate court there; came to Chi- cago, about 1894, and has since been engaged in general practice of law here; since 1900 mem. of law firm of Iles & Martin. Mem. Chi- cago Assn. of Commerce. Republican. Clubs: Yale, Hamilton, Kenwood Country. Recrea- tions: nature, books. Residence: 4828 Kimbark Av. Office: Rector Bldg.

*MARTIN, Samuel Klump, Jr., banker; see Vol. 1905.

MARTIN, William P., vice-pres. Peoples Gas Light & Coke Co .; born Baltimore, Md., Sept. 26, 1866; ed. Univ. of Pa .; married. Identified with the gas and lighting business during en- tire business career; was gen. mgr. for several years and now vice-pres. of Peoples Gas Light & Coke Co. Clubs: Chicago, Saddle and Cycle, Chicago Golf. Residence: 101 Bellevue Pl. Of- fice: 122 S. Michigan Av.

MARTYN, Chauncey White, lawyer; born Canton, N.Y., July 17, 1865; son Albert T. and Mary S. (Clark) Martyn; B.S., St. Lawrence Univ., Canton, N.Y., 1885; LL.B., Union Coll. of Law, Chicago, 1890; married Pueblo, Colo., Oct. 24, 1894, Anna D. Thompson; 1 son: Chaun- cey W., Jr. Resident of Chicago since 1888; ad- mitted to Ill. bar, 1890, and since in general practice in Chicago. Republican. Clubs: Uni- versity, Homewood Country, Kenwood. Resi- dence: 1341 Madison Park. Office: 934 Commer- cial Nat. Bank Bldg.

MARX, Marcus, mem. firm of Hart, Schaff- ner & Marx, wholesale clothing. Club: Stand- ard. Residence: 3658 Michigan Av. Office: 36 S. Franklin St.

MARX, Zero, pres. Zero Marx Sign Works; born near Hamburg, Germany, 1849; ed. in Ger- many; M.D., Chicago Homoeopathic Med. Coll., 1894, but has not practiced medicine. Came to

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U.S., and to Chicago in 1869; established in 1872 the Zero Marx Sign Works (incorporated 1892), of which is pres .; also pres. Union Sav- ings, Loan & Bldg. Assn. Asso. mem. Chicago Real Estate Board. Residence: 642 Fullerton Parkway. Office: 215 W. Superior St.

MASHEK, Vojta Frank, lumberman; born Kewaunee, Wis., Sept. 12, 1867; son Vojta and Anna (Kwapil) Mashek; ed. Kewaunee High School to 1881; Markham Acad., Milwaukee, Wis., 1881-4; Cornell Univ., 1885-9, graduating A.B., 1889; married Litchfield, Ill., Feb. 25, 1902, June S. Crabb; 1 son: Vojta F., Jr. After graduation entered wholesale lumber business in Chicago and is now vice-pres. and treas. of the Pilsen Lumber Co., and Mashek Lumber Co .; also vice-pres. Wachsmuth Lumber Co., Bayfield, Wis .; pres. Federal Union Ins. Co. of Chicago. Mem. Chicago Assn. of Commerce (chmn. lumber division), Ill. Mfrs.' Assn. Ma- son. Mem. Phi Beta Kappa, and Chi Psi. Clubs: University, Union League, Midlothian, Chicago Athletic. Recreations: golf, fishing and read- ing. Residence: 5045 Ellis Av. Office: Laflin and 22d Sts.

MASON, Arthur John, contracting engineer; born Melbourne, Australia, June 1, 1857; son Cyrus and Jessie (Campbell) Mason; ed. pub. schools and Univ. of Melbourne; married Kan- sas City, Mo., Jan. 1886, Hattie Adelaide Devol; children: Arthur John, Jr., Marjorie Jessy, Harriet Devol, Carroll Adelaide. In Australia was engaged as engr. in chief's dept. of govt. rys., and in 1881 came to U.S., and engaged in engring. work in Cal., Ore., Utah, Colo., and Kan. Lived in Kansas City, 1884-1900, and was asst. city engr. and mem. board of pub. works there. After extensive experiments joined Mr. Frank K. Hoover in the firm of Hoover & Ma- son, contracting engrs. for the design and mfr. of machinery for the handling of iron ore from mine to furnace, and processes and appurte- nances in the iron and steel industry. Mem. Am. Soc. Civil Engrs., Western Soc. of Engrs. Clubs: Chicago Athletic, Ill. Athletic, Engineers' (Chicago), Engineers' (New York), Quadrangle, Homewood. Recreation: golf. Residence: 5715 Woodlawn Av. Office: Ry. Exchange.

MASON, Charles T., lawyer; born Paw Paw, Mich., Jan. 16, 1866; son Williamson and Har- riet (Blood) Mason; grad. high school, Paw Paw, Mich., 1885; LL.B., Chicago Coll. of Law, 1889; married Lulu Van Horn, of Chicago, Oct. 6, 1890; 4 children: Shelby L., Dorothy G., George W. and Louise E. Admitted to Ill. bar, 1889, and since in practice at Chicago; civil service commr. of Cook Co., 1807-10; Republic- an. Vice-pres. and dir. C. P. Dewey Co., cattle and farming, of Kan .; sec. and dir. Lake Agri- cultural Co., Lake Co .. Ind., and Pneumatic Gate Co., ry. supplies, Chicago. Mem. Ill. State Bar Assn., Chicago Bar Assn .; sec. 2d Ward Republican Club. Mem. Nat. Union. North Am. Union, Modern Maccabees, Maccabees of the World. Club: Hamilton. Recreations: baseball, reading. Residence: 3226 Rhodes Av. Office: 503 Chamber of Commerce.

MASON, Frank G., physician; born Niagara Falls, Ontario, Can., June 8, 1865; son John J. and Amelia (Evans) Mason; grad. Chicago Coll. of Pharmacy, Ph.G., 1887; Rush Med. College, M.D., 1890; married Chicago, May, 1894, Daisy E. Willard. Was in drug business in Canada, 1882-5, and in Chicago, 1885-90; since 1890 en- gaged in practice. Office: 32 N. State St.

MASON, Fred Bonfoy, life insurance; born Chicago, Apr. 24, 1868; son Ira J. and Clara (Bonfoy) Mason; grad. Oberlin Coll., 1886-1890; married Bertha Sickles Pfeffer; children: Ira J., II, Ruth Glidden. In Aug. 1890 entered the service of Aetna Life Ins. Co. as a solicitor; became partner with his father in firm of Ira J. Mason & Son, Jan., 1900, and since death of father in 1905, gen. agt. of Aetna Life Ins. Co. Republican. Presbyterian. Sec. Nat. Assn. of Life Underwriters 4 terms; sec. Life Under-

writers of Chicago, 1893-9, vice-pres. 1899-1904, pres. 1907-9. Club: Union League. Residence: 1051 Belden Av. Office: Harris Trust Bldg.

MASON, George, mfr .; born Paisley, Scot- land, Mar. 1, 1840; son Carlile and Jean (Mc- Arthur) Mason; came to Chicago with parents in 1844; ed. private schools in Chicago and sci- entific dept. Univ. of Mich., leaving in senior year to enlist in 12th Ill. Inf .; served on staff of Gen. McArthur at Battle of Shiloh, where his horse was killed under him; promoted to adjutant for meritorious conduct there, and la- ter acting asst. adjt .- gen. on Gen. Oglesby's staff; with 16th Army Corps in campaigns of Army of the Tennessee, up to the fall of Atlan- ta; breveted maj., Mar. 1865; returned to Chi- cago on completion of his term of service in army; married June 18, 1867; 1 son: Carlisle. Became interested in the Excelsior Iron Works, of which was pres. many years and later identi- fied with the Miehle Printing Press & Mfg. Co. as vice-pres. until Oct. 1910. Dir. Chicago Pub. Library, 1873-80; on exec. com. Inter-State In- dustrial Exposition, 1880-92; West Park Com- missioner, 1885-92, part of time pres .; mem. and sec. of Shiloh Battlefield Commn .; commr. to Paris Exposition, 1900; mem. and chmn. board of inspectors, House of Correction. Re- publican. Congregationalist. Vice-pres. Soc. of the Army of the Tennessee; dir. Memorial Hall Assn. and of Central Free Dispensary; com- mander America Post, G.A.R .. 1902, Ill. Com- mandery Loyal Legion, 1903-4. Club: Illinois. Residence: 1440 Monroe St.

MASON, George Allen, lawyer; born Chicago, June 25, 1870; son Daniel Webster and Martha Frances (Gould) Mason; A.B., Williams Coll., 1891; LL.B., Northwestern Univ. Law School. 1894; married Elizabeth Leavitt Norcross, of Janesville, Wis., June 15, 1898; 2 sons: Paul Norcross (deceased), George Allen, Jr. Admit- ted to Ill. bar, 1894; mem. firm of Lyman & Jackson, 1894-7; Mason & Noyes, 1899-1905. Asst. corpn. counsel of Chicago since 1907; city atty. of Highland Park, Ill .. since 1909; Repub- lican. Episcopalian. Mem. Ill. State and Chica- go Bar assns., Legal Club, Law Club. Delta Kappa Epsilon. Clubs: University, Exmoor Country, Highland Park. Recreations: golf and canoeing. Residence: 528 Hazel Av., Highland Park, Il]. Office: 1508, 69 W. Washington St.

MASON, Ira Jenks, life insurance; deceased; see Vol. 1905.

MASON, John Benedict, physician; born Ni- agara Falls, Ont., Can., Feb. 13, 1870; son John J. and Amelia (Evans) Mason: D.D.S., Chicago Coll. of Dental Surgery, 1892; M.D., Rush Med. Coll., 1894; unmarried. Came to Chicago from Cheboygan, Mich., 1888; drug clerk until 1892: engaged in dental practice, 1892-4; since 1894 in practice of medicine; instr. materia medica. Chicago Coll. of Dental Surgery. Mem. Chicago Med. Soc., Ill. State Med. Soc. Residence: 30 N. 41st Ct. Office: 1202, 32 N. State St.

MASON, Julian Starkweather, journalist; born Chicago, July 8, 1876; son Edward Gay and Ju- lia Maria (Starkweather) Mason: grad. Yale Univ., class of 1898: married Florence Grey, Chicago, July 1, 1908. Chief editorial writer Chicago Evening Post. Dir. Ill. Children's Home and Aid Soc. Democrat. Presbyterian. Mem. Chicago Hist. Soc., Psi Upsilon. Club: Saddle and Cycle. Residence: 118 E. 21st St. Office: Chicago Evening Post.

MASON, Lewis F., lawyer: born at Chicago, Aug. 20, 1874; son William Ernest (ex-U.S. Sen_ ator) and Edith J. (White) Mason: ed. Wash- ington, (D.C.) High School and W. Division (Chicago) High School: 2 years at Northwest- ern Univ. Law School; LL. B., Kent Law School; married Waukegan, Ill .. June 22. 1898. Emily M. Coon; 1 daughter: Eleanor. Admitted to bar, June 1896; since 1898, in partnership with his father in firm of Mason & Mason. U.S. com- missioner for Northern District of Ill. since

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1898. Republican. Club: Hamilton. Rs Waukegan, Ill. Office: The Temple.

MASON, Roswell Bertram, lawyer; born Chi- cago, Feb. 24, 1873; son Edward G. and Julia M. (Starkweather) Mason; grad. Yale Univ., A.B., 1895; Northwestern Univ. Law School, LL.B., 1897. Admitted to bar, 1897. Was asst. corpn. counsel of Chicago, 1899-1902, 1st asst .. 1901-2: master in chancery Circuit Court of Cook Co. since Dec. 1, 1904. Joint author of the Revised Municipal Code of the City of Chicago, 1905. Democrat. Clubs: University, Iroquois. Residence: Winnetka, Ill. Office: 1105 Marquette Building.

MASON, Roswell Henry, co. official; born Bridgeport, Conn., Dec. 31, 1841; son Russell B. and Harriet L. (Hopkins) Mason; ed. private and pub. schools; enlisted as private, Battery B, 1st Ill. Light Arty .. July 27, 1861; discharged for disability, Aug. 1861; private Co. A, 72d Ill. Inf., Aug. 15, 1862; sergt., June 30, 1863, 1st lt., July 28. 1863, capt., Dec. 3, 1864; hon- orably discharged on tender of resignation, June 1. 1865; married Chicago, June 1, 1870, Mary J. Brown; children: Elmer Brown and Roy Murdoch. Was clerk, C.&A.R.R., 1860; asst. cashier local freight office, I.C.R.R., 1861; in mercantile business, Chicago, 1865-71, sec. Bar- num & Richardson Mfg. Co., Chicago, 1872-4, mgr. Chicago Reduction Works, Jefferson City, Mont., 1875-7; surveyor-gen. of U.S. for District of Mont., 1877-81; in ry. construction and man- agement in Fla., 1881-9; asst. sec. Am. Surety Co., 1889-1903; in ry. supplies business, 1894-7; clerk of Cook Co. Jury Commrs. since Jan. 1898. Elected registrar Ill. Commandery Mil. Order Loyal Legion, May 1894, Recorder since May 1896; mem. G.A.R. Club: Army and Navy (New York). Republican. Episcopalian. Residence: 2612 Michigan Av. Office: 824 County Bldg.

MASON, William Ambrose, banker; 1847- 1910; see Vol. 1905.

MASON, William Ernest, ex-senator; born Franklinville, N.Y., July 7, 1850; son Lewis J. and Nancy (Winslow) Mason; removed with parents to Bentonsport, Ia., 1858; acad. edn .; taught sch., 1866-70, last 2 yrs. at DesMoines, Ia .; married Julia Edith White, of DesMoines, Ia., June 11, 1873. Admitted to Ill. bar, 1872; mem. Ill. Gen. Assembly, 1879, Senate, 1881-5; mem. 50th and 51st Congresses (1887-91); U.S. senator, 1897-1903. Now sr. mem. law firm of Mason & Mason. Republican. Clubs: Hamilton, Marquette. Residence: 3314 Washington Boul. Office: The Temple.

MASSEY, Columbus Valandingham, physi- cian; born Tishomingo, Miss., July 21, 1848; son John M. and Lucinda A. (Foot) Massey; ed. private schools, Tishomingo Co., Miss., Rice & Stewart Business Coll., St. Louis, Mo., Lincoln (Ill.) Univ., 1871-2; M.D., Am. Med. Coll., St. Louis, 1878; attended lectures, Chicago Poli- clinic, 1893-4; married Loyd, Menard Co., Ill., May 6, 1881, Amanda R. Primm; children: Zeta L., Mary .A. (Mrs. E. S. Longfellow), Clara V., Aileen R. Was a student and asst. of Dr. W. W. Houser, Lincoln, Ill., at co. poor farm and co. jail of Logan, Ill .; was also taught human anatomy and dissection by Dr. Fearsotal at same place, 1874-5; later practiced medicine at Fancy Prairie, Ill., about 6 years; practiced at Athens, Ill., until 1893; since then at Chica- go. Republican. Member First Presbyterian Church of Lake View. Mason. Recreations: agriculture, hunting and fishing. Office and Residence: 545 Belmont Av.

MASTERS, Arthur Wellesly; deceased; see Vol. 1905.

MASTERS, Benjamin Franklin, lumber mer- chant and mfr .; born Masterton, O., Dec. 10, 1859; son Benjamin and Mary (Evans) Mas- ters; ed. pub. and normal schools of Ohio and Duff's Coll., Pittsburg, Pa .; married Masterton, O., Oct. 2, 1883, Anna M. Day; children: Ada Louise, Harry Benton. At the age of 16 began teaching in the country schools of Noble, Mon-

roe and Washington cos., O., teaching during the winter and attending school during the summer. At the age of 20 attended Duff's Coll., Pittsburg, Pa. After graduating was engaged by that coll. as teacher of bookkeeping and mathematics. Engaged in mercantile business in Kansas City, 1885; removed to Omaha, 1888; and to Chicago, 1892. Employed by Armour & Co., packers, for several years, and since 1899 treas. and dir. of the Rathborne, Hair & Ridg- way Co., wholesale lumber dealers, planing mills and mfrs. of packing boxes; also vice- pres. and dir. Wilcox Lumber Co., Kemler Lum- ber Co. Pres. Nat. Assn. of Box Mfrs. of the U.S., 1905-6; pres. Nat. Mfrs.' Mutual Ins. Co. Republican. Methodist. Clubs: Chicago Ath- letic, Illinois, Mid-Day, Chicago Automobile. Recreation: motoring. Residence: 3523 Adams St. Office: 2279 S. Union St.

MASTERSON, Edwin F., lawyer; born Wa- tertown, Wis., Nov. 12, 1850; son John and Rose (Rogan) Masterson; ed. Northwestern (Lutheran) Univ., Watertown, Wis., and Univ. of Wis .; enlisted in Union Army, 1865, too late for active service; married Watertown, Wis., Oct. 19, 1882, Mary Mullen; children: Edwin Stanley, Arthur Vincent, Helen Marie, Freder- ick Joseph. Admitted to bar in Wis., 1877; also mem. of bar of Minn., Dak., Tex., N.J., Ill. and of U.S. courts. Mem. law firm of Masterson & Haft, 1892-1905; now pres. and dir. Va. & Ky. Ry. Democrat. Catholic. Clubs: Iroquis, Law, Wisconsin Commerce. Residence: 3825 Vernon Av. Office: Straus Bldg.

MASTIN, George Crawford, lawyer; born Roscoe, O., Apr. 19, 1853; son Jethro and Kath- erine (Dougherty) Mastin; ed. pub. schools, Freeport, Ill., and in old Chicago Univ., class of 1877; married 1877, Fannie Shelly, of Shannon, Ill. (now deceased); married 2d, Mt. Carroll, Ill., Sept. 30, 1884, Ada C. Crummer; 1 daugh- ter: Katharine. Learned printer's trade when boy; was teacher in the pub. schools in Car- roll Co., Ill., 1875-86; co. supt. of schools, Car- roll Co., Ill., 1881-6; read law in offices of C. B. Smith, Mt. Carroll, Ill .; admitted to bar, Apr. 1884. Practiced law in Kan. and Washington, D.C., 1886-93, when returned to Chicago, rep- resenting many large coal corpns .; since 1905 senior mem. of law firm of Mastin & Sher- lock. Dir. Chicago, Wilmington & Vermillion Coal Co., and other coal corpns. Mem. Ill. State and Chicago Bar assns., Chicago Law Inst., Delta Kappa Epsilon. Republican. Mason. Club: Westward Ho. Residence: The Kenton, Oak Park, Ill. Office: 1108 Fisher Bldg.

MATCHETT, David Fleming, lawyer; born Newton, Jasper Co., Ia., Mar. 19, 1867; son Da- vid Jonathan and Jean (Hill) Matchett; B.A., Colorado Coll., Colorado Springs, Colo., 1892; LL.B., Coll. of Law of Cornell Univ., 1894; married Jennie Elizabeth Moore, of Hanover, Ill., July 19, 1907; 1 son: David Fleming, Jr. Admitted to Ill. bar, 1895, and since practiced at Chicago; master in chancery Superior Court of Cook Co. since Dec., 1905; Republican. Pres- byterian; trustee 6th United Presbyn. Church, Chicago. Member Delta Chi fraternity. Club: Hamilton. Recreations: outdoor exercises. Res- idence: 6043 Ellis Av. Office: 105 W. Monroe St.

MATHER, Alonzo Clark, inventor, mfr; born Fairfield, Herkimer Co., N.Y .; son William and Mary Ann (Buell) Mather; ed. Fairfield Prep. School. After leaving school obtained employ- ment at Utica, N.Y .; from there went to Quin- cy, Ill., and in 1875 to Chicago; engaged in bus- iness ever since; patentee of many inventions, among which are the Mather automatic car coupler, and a car for cattle transportation, for which he received a gold medal from Am. Humane Soc .; now pres. Mather Humane Stock Transportation Co., and pres. Mather Stock Car Co .; vice-pres. Union Stock Yards Bank, Buf- falo, N.Y. Republican. Was one of the first mems. of 1st Regt. I.N.G. Mem. Chicago Assn. of Commerce. Clubs: Union League, Marquette.

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Recreation: traveling. Office: 501 Peoples Gas Building.

*MATHI'R, Robert, lawyer; see Vol. 1905.

MATHER, Stephen Tyng, chemical mfr .; born San Francisco, July 4, 1867; son Joseph W. and Bertha J. (Walker) Mather; B.Litt., Univ. of Cal., 1887; married Jane T. Floy, of Elizabeth, N.J., Oct. 12, 1893. On staff of New York Sun, 1887-93; Chicago mgr. Pacific Coast Borax Co., 1894-1903; chemical mfr. since 1903; vice-pres. Thorkildsen-Mather Co., Sterling Borax Co .; pres. Brighton Chemical Co. of Pa. Episcopa- lian. Mem. Sigma Chi Fraternity. Clubs: Uni- versity, Chicago Athletic, Homewood Country (dir.); also Down Town and Drug Trade (New York). Residence: 5638 Madison Av. Office: Union Stock Yards.

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The book of Chicagoans, a biographical dictionary of leading living men of the city of Chicago, 1911, Part 139

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