The book of Chicagoans, a biographical dictionary of leading living men of the city of Chicago, 1911, Part 140

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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MATHEWS, see also Matthews.

MATHEWS, Albert Prescott, chemist; born Chicago, Nov. 26, 1871; son William Smith Babcock and Flora E. (Swain) Mathews; S.B., Mass. Inst. Tech., 1892; studies in biology, Cambridge, Eng., Naples, Italy, and Marburg, Germany, 1895-7; Ph.D., Columbia, 1898; mar- ried Boston, Jessie G. Macrum, of Pittsburg, Feb. 7, 1895. Asst. in biology, Mass. Inst. Tech., 1892-3; fellow, 1893-5, hon. fellow, 1897-8, Co- lumbia; asst. prof. physiology, Tufts Coll. Med. School, 1899-1900; instr. physiology, Harvard Med. Sch., 1900-1; asst. prof. physiol. chemis- try, 1901-4, asso. prof., 1904-5, prof. since 1905, Univ. of Chicago. Known for original investi- gations in parthenogenesis, upon the nature of nerve impulse in pharmacology and chemical biology; trustee Marine Biol. Lab., Woods Hole, Mass. Contbr. to scientific jours. Fellow A.A. A.S .; mem. Am. Soc. Naturalists, Am. Chem. Soc., Am. Physiol. Soc. Residence: 1307 E. 60th Street.

MATHEWS, George Martin, bishop; born Cin- cinnati, Aug. 22, 1848; son John and Milchi Ann (Maddux) Mathews; B.S., Otterbein Univ., Ohio, 1870; student Lane Theol. Sem., 1879-80, Union Bibl. Sem., Dayton, O., 1881-2; (D.D., Lane Univ., Kan., 1896); married Clara Belle Hopper, of Forestville, O., Dec. 25, 1872. Ordained to U.B. ministry, 1882; pastor Cleves, O., 1880-1, Day- ton, O., 1881-9 and 1894-8; presiding elder Mi- ami Conf., 1889-94; editor United Brethren Quarterly Review, 1893-9; asso. editor Relig- ious Telescope, 1899-1902; bishop U.B. Ch. since 1902. Mem. exec. com. Federal Council of Chs. of Christ in America; dir. of Edn. Home and Foreign Mission Bds. U.B. Ch .; 1st vice-pres. Nat. Anti-Saloon League of America; dir. Chi- cago Tract Soc., Am. Sabbath Union; trustee several colls. Residence: 2502 Humboldt Boul.

MATHEWS, Shailer, theologian, editor; born Portland, Me., May 26, 1863; son Jonathan Ben- nett and Sophia Lucinda (Shailer) Mathews; A.B., Colby Coll., 1884, A.M., 1887; grad. New- ton Theol. Instn., 1887; Univ. of Berlin, 1890- 1; (D.D., Colby, 1901, Oberlin Coll., 1908); mar- ried Mary Philbrick Elden, of Waterville, Me., July 16, 1890. Asso. prof. rhetoric, 1887-9, prof. history and polit. economy, 1889-94, Colby Col- lege; asso. prof. N.T. history and interpreta- tion, 1894-7, prof., 1897-1905, prof. systematic theology, 1905-6, hist. and comparative theol- ogy since 1906, jr. dean Div. Sch .. 1899-1908, dean since 1908, Univ. of Chicago. Lecturer on N.T., Newton Theol. Instn., 1888-90; editor The World To-Day since 1903. Clubs: Quadrangle, University, City. Author of a number of books, for titles see Who's Who in America. Resi- dence: 5736 Woodlawn Av.

MATHEWS, William Smith Babcock, editor; born Loudon, N.H., May 8, 1837; ed. in N.H .: studied music in Boston (Mus. Doc., Highland Univ., Ill.); married Flora E. Swain, of Nunda, N.Y., 1857; married 2d. Blanche Dingley, 1902. Practical teacher of music since 1853; was adj. prof. music, Wesleyan Female Coll., Macon, Ga .; organist Centenary M.E. Ch., 1867-93: edi- tor Musical Independent, 1869-71; on editorial

staff Chicago Herald, Record, and Tribune, 1877-87. Established, 1891, and edited Music (mag.), merged in Philharmonic, Jan. 1903. Au- thor of a number of books on music, for titles see Who's Who in America. Office: 3638 Lake Avenue.

MATHIAS, Lee Dowling, lawyer; born Green- castle, Ind., Mar. 31, 1872; son Henry H. and Mary (Hartley) Mathias; Ph.B., DePauw Univ., 1894; married Lillian Ruggles, of San Fran- cisco, Apr. 2, 1901; 2 sons: Henry Ruggles and Albert Ruggles. Admitted to Ind. bar, 1894; removed to Chicago, 1896; asst. corpn. counsel during Mayor Dunne's administration; Demo- crat. Mem. Chicago Bar Assn., Ill. State Bar Assn. Presbyterian. Mem. Ind. N.G. for many years and capt. Co. I, 1st Regt. when came to Chicago, 1896. Mem. Chicago Assn. of Com- merce, Hyde Park Business Men's Athletic Assn., Ind. Soc. of Chicago. Mason. Clubs: Chi- cago Athletic, Press. Recreations: golf and fishing. Residence: 5553 Monroe Av. Office: 1308 Tribune Bldg.

MATTHES, John Fechter, mgr. Whitall Ta- tum Co .: born Lebanon, Pa., Mar. 18, 1862; son John and Caroline (Fechter) Matthes; ed. in high school, Lebanon, Pa., and in Univ. of Pa .; married Philadelphia, June 11, 1885, Florence Glentworth; children: Florence Glentworth, Caroline Fechter, Dorothy, Josephine. Began as salesman for Whitall Tatum Co. (druggists' sundries), Philadelphia, 1886; has been Chica- go mgr. for the co. since 1887. Mem. Chicago Drug Trade Assn. Club: Chicago Athletic. Re- publican. Presbyterian. Recreations: golf, fish- ing, swimming. Residence: 5312 Washington Boul. Office: 14 N. Franklin St.

MATTHEWS, see also Mathews.

MATTHEWS, Francis Ernest, lawyer; born Liverpool, Eng., Sept. 11, 1878; son William T. and Frances (Cubbon) Matthews; ed. private schools in England; came to U.S., 1892; grad. law dept. of Lake Forest Univ., LL.B., 1898, LL.M .; married Viola Goetz, of Chicago, Apr. 2, 1904; 1 son: Harold T. Admitted to bar, 1898, and became associated with law firm of Moran, Mayer & Meyer, in general practice of law: mem. law firm of Mayer, Meyer, Austrian & Platt, since 1907. Republican. Episcopalian. Mem. Ill. State and Chicago Bar assns. Club: Ravenswood Golf. Recreation: golf. Residence: 830 Montrose Boul. Office: 16th fl., 76 W. Mon- roe St.

MATTHEWS, Henry M., lawyer: born Cov- Ington, Wyoming Co., N.Y., Apr. 16, 1843; son Isaac V. and Phoebe (Brooks) Matthews; ed. schools near birthplace until Civil War, when enlisted in 136th N.Y. Inf. and served to close of war; part of military service in 9th N. Y. Cav. service as sergeant in Co. H; wounded at , battle of Resaca; at end of service attended Union Coll., Schenectady, N.Y., 3 years; then went to Amherst Coll., joining senior class, and graduating in 1869; studied at Columbia Law Coll., and afterward in office of Lanning, Fol- som & Willet, Buffalo, N.Y .: admitted to N. Y. bar, 1872; married Dubuque, Ia .. Apr. 9, 1895. Louise Pfersch; children: Elizabeth, George D. Came to Chicago, 1873, and, after serving for a short time as law clerk, engaged in practice on own account; later was head of firm of Mat- thews & Dicker; now practicing alone. Mom. Thomas Post G.A. R. Residence: 4035 N. Spring- field Av. Office: Chamber of Commerce.

MATTHEWS, J. Scott, lawyer: born Chicago, Apr. 16, 1880; son Jacob S. and Clara (Doughty) Matthews; A.B., Univ. of Mich., 1901: LL. B .. Northwestern Univ., 1903, A.M., 1903; married Annie Arletta Pearce, of Lake Linden. Mich .. May 4, 1907: 1 son: Merritt West. Admitted to 111. bar, Oct. 14, 1903, and since practiced at Chicago; formerly mem. firm of Matthews & Dickinson, now in practice alone; consulting interstate commerce atty. for several railroads ;

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special asst. to inheritance tax atty. of Cook Co., 111. Pres. Pearce Hardware & Furniture Co., Limited, Western Metal Corner Co .; sec. Empire Novelty Co .; dir. in many other corpns. Mem. Chicago Bar Assn., Chicago Law Inst. Republican. Episcopalian. Past Master Equity Lodge No. 878 A.F.&A.M., and mem. of other Masonic bodies. Editor: Hutchinson on Car- riers, 3d edit., 1907. Club: Chicago Athletic. Residence: . 6507 Drexel Av. Office: First Nat. Bank Bldg.

MATTHEWS, Samuel Alexander, univ. prof .; grad. Washington Acad., 1886; prin. high sch., Ainsworth, Ia., 1887-9; student, asst. and dem- onstrator, Univ. of Mich., 1890-7, M.D., 1895. Docent in physiology, Univ. of Chicago, 1898-9; physician to Am. Salt Co., Belle Isle, La., 1900-2; asst. and asso. in pharmacology, Univ. of Chicago, 1903-6; librarian med. dept., John Crerar Library, Chicago, 1906-7; asst. prof. ex- perimental therapeutics, Univ. of Chicago, since 1907. Residence: 1405 E. 57th St.

*MATTHEWS, William H., clergyman; see Vol. 1905.

MATTHEWS, William Henry, sec. and treas. of J. H. Winterbotham & Sons; born Chicago; ed. pub. schools of Chicago. Has been in busi- ness in Chicago for the past 30 years; identi- fied with the cooperage business for 30 years, and since 1893 has been sec. and treas. of J. H. Winterbotham & Sons, mfrs. of cooperage. Also vice-pres. and sec. J. C. Pennoyer Co .; dir. Eureka Stave & Heading Co .; sec. Detroit (Mich.) Gelatine Co. Clubs: Chicago Athletic, South Shore Country. Recreation: horseback riding. Residence: 7721 Lowe Ave. Office: 226 S. LaSalle St.

MATTHIESSEN, Frank, vice-pres. Columbia Tool Steel Co .; born Cornwall-on-Hudson, N.Y., May 30, 1872; son Erhard Adolph and Adele (Gignoux) Matthiessen; ed. Cobb's School, Cornwall-on-Hudson, 1879-80; Kirkland's School, Chicago, 1880-2; Fessenden's Acad., Chicago, 1882-6; Chicago Manual Training Sch., 1886-90; Cornell Univ., 1891-3; married Dover, Del., June 20, 1894, Marion Louise Peck; children: Frank G., Richard P., Ira C., Theodore DeWitt. Began with General Electric Co., Lynn, Mass., 1890-1; pres. Machinists' Supply Co., 1894-6; vice-pres. and dir. Miehle Printing Press & Mfg. Co., 10 years, to Feb. 15, 1908; vice-pres. and dir. Columbia Tool Steel Co .; also vice- pres. and dir. Wm. K. Cowan & Co .; dir. Calu- met Steel Co. Republican. Mem. Chi Psi Alum- ni Assn. Clubs: Chicago Athletic, Midlothian, South Shore Country, Union League, Chicago Automobile; also Swan Lake Club (Henry, Ill.). Recreations: traveling, hunting and motoring. Residence: 4545 Drexel Boul. Office: 626 Com- mercial Nat. Bank Bldg.

MATZ, Hermann Lewis, vice-pres. S. S. Kim- bell Brick Co .; born Chicago, Feb. 2, 1859; son Otto H. and Mary (Lewis) Matz; ed. Mrs. E. W. Blatchford's Kindergarten (first in Chica- go), 1864-5, and in private school, Berlin, Ger., 1865-6; Chicago pub. schools, 1866-76; grad. Chicago High School, 1876; grad. Williams Coll., 1880; married Portville, N.Y., Oct. 12, 1886, Elizabeth Dusenbury; children: Carl Du- senbury, John Dusenbury. Private tutor at Hoosick Falls, N.Y., 1880-2; asst. purchasing agt. of Walter A. Wood Mowing & Reaping Machine Co., Hoosick Falls, N.Y., 1882-7; sec. of New York Architectural Terra Cotta Co., of New York, 1887-91; salesman and asst. sec. of Chicago Hydraulic-Press Brick Co., Chicago, 1892-1900; since 1902, vice-pres. and dir. S. S. Kimbell Brick Co., wholesale and retail job- bers in facing brick. Mem. Phi Beta Kappa Soc., Alpha Delta Phi Fraternity. Episcopa- lian. Republican on nat. issues, independent on local questions. Clubs: University, Builders', Twentieth Century, Chicago Architectural. Rec- reations: music, fishing. Residence: 23 Scott St. Office: Chamber of Commerce.

MATZ, Otto Hermann, architect; born Ber- lin, Prussia, Mar. 8, 1830; son Johann C. and Augusta (Dahman) Matz; ed. Technical School, Berlin, Prussia; married Chicago, Oct. 26, 1857, Mary E. Lewis; children: Hermann L., Ru- dolph, Evelyn. Established as architect in Chi- cago, 1854; architect for the I.C.R.R.Co., 1854-7; during Civil War served as engr. officer on the staffs of Gens. Fremont, Halleck and Grant. Architect for the School Board, 1869-71; Cook Co. architect, 1892. Mem. Ill. Chapter, and fel- low Am. Inst. of Architects. Republican. Lu- theran. Mason (K.T.). Residence: 120 E. Oak St. Office: 128 N. LaSalle St.

MATZ, Rudolph, lawyer; born Chicago, Dec. 11, 1860; son Otto H. and Mary E. (Lewis) Matz; A.B., Williams Coll., 1882; LL.B., North- western Univ. Law School, 1886; mem. of Alpha Delta Phi and Phi Beta Kappa fraternities; teacher, Higher School for Boys, Chicago, 1882-4; married Chicago, Nov. 19, 1890, Flor- ence H. Henderson; children: Ruth Henderson, Charles Henderson, Emily Florence. Admitted to bar, 1886; was in office of Dexter, Herrick & Allen 1 year, while in law school; after grad- uating from law school traveled for a year around the world; on his return, spent 10 months in the office of Barnum, Rubens & Ames, and in 1888 became associated with Walter L. Fisher, under firm name of Matz & Fisher, changing, in Oct. 1897, to present firm of Matz, Fisher & Boyden. Vice-pres. and dir. C. M. Henderson & Co., 1896-1902; dir. Chicago Savings Bank & Trust Co., Chicago Auditorium Assn., United Shoe Machinery Co. Republican. Mem. Am., Ill. State and Chicago Bar assns .; pres. Legal Aid Soc. of Chicago; trustee Civic Federation of Chicago; trustee Winnetka Con- gregational Church. Clubs: University, Skokie Country, Chicago Literary, Chicago Law, City; also Alpha Delta Phi Club of New York. Resi- dence: Hubbard Woods, Ill. Office: 55 Portland Block.

MAUS, Fred K., merchant; 1846-1911; see Vol. 1905.

MAVERICK, Manton, lawyer; born Staten Island, N.Y., Mar. 26, 1863; son Augustus and Ellen (Grover) Maverick; graduate Needham (Mass.) High School, 1880; Harvard Coll., A.B., 1885; Columbian Univ., Washington, D.C., LL.B., 1888, LL.M., 1889; married Chicago, Jan. 4, 1905, Genevieve Bunker. Gen. atty. for Con- tinental Casualty Co. Republican. Clubs: Uni- versity, Beverly Country. Recreations: litera- ture, automobiling, golf. Residence: 4150 Vin- cennes Av. Office: 1208 Michigan Av.

MAVOR, John, contractor and builder; born New Deer, Scotland, Nov. 18, 1865; son George and Belle (Leith) Mavor; ed. pub. schools in Scotland; married Chicago, 1893, Jessie L. Mc- Edward; children: Hugh N., Mary Jean, Jessie Clare. From boyhood has been engaged in the contracting and bldg. trade, first with his fa- ther in Scotland until 1887, when he came to Chicago and became associated in the same line with his brother, William Mavor; now pres. and treas. of the William Mavor Co., con- tractors and builders. Built Agricultural Bldg. at Columbian Exposition, portions of Masonic Temple, Marshall Field & Co.'s bldg., Armour Inst. and flats, the Armour residence, Harold McCormick's residence, etc. Mem. Carpenters' and Builders' Assn., Builders' and Traders' Ex- change. Republican. Clubs: Suburban of La Grange, LaGrange Country. Recreations: golf, bowling, fishing. Residence: 320 Fifth Av., La Grange, Ill. Office: First Nat. Bank Bldg.

MaWHINNEY, Elgin, dentist; born London, Can., Oct. 14, 1865; son John and Jane (Sands) Ma Whinney; ed. Canada Collegiate Inst., and Chicago Coll. of Dental Surgery, from which grad., 1885; married Jan. 1889, Nellie King Jewett. Began practice of dentistry in Ind., whence came to Chicago in 1891; specialist in treatment of pyorrhoa alveolaris. Mem. Chi-

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cago Dental and Ill. State Dental socs. Inde- Mrs. Elizabeth Beckwith, of South Haven, pendent in politics. Club: Ill. Athletic. Resi- dence: 9616 Winchester Av., Longwood. Office: 15 E. Washington St. Mich., Aug. 24, 1907. Admitted to Ill. bar, 1889; practiced at Woodstock, Ill., 1889-96, at Chica- go since 1896; elected judge Municipal Court of Chicago for term, 1906-12; Republican. Epis- copalian. Mem. Chicago Bar Assn. Mason, Royal Arcanum. Residence: 3805 Ellis Av. Of- fice: Municipal Court Bldg.

MAXWELL, Charles Elmore, merchant; born Bloomington, Ill., May 16, 1861; son James W. and Pamella (Owen) Maxwell; ed. Wesleyan Univ. of Bloomington, Ill .; married Emma Shaw, of Chicago, May 19, 1886; 3 children: Charles E., Jr., Adelaide, Gilbert B. Shaw. Identified with S. A. Maxwell & Co., wall paper and window shades, in various capacities, since 1877; junior mem. of firm since 1880. Repub- lican. Reformed Episcopalian. Clubs: Union League, Chicago Athletic, Kenwood. Residence: 4932 Lake Av. Office: 729 S. Wabash Av.

MAXWELL, George Hebard, forestry and ir- rigation advocate; born Sonoma, Cal., June 3, 1860; son John Morgan and Clara Love (Heb- ard) Maxwell; ed. pub. schools, Sonoma and San Francisco; St. Mathew's Hall, San Mateo, Cal .; married Berkeley, Cal., Oct. 28, 1880, Kath- arine Vaughan Lanfar; children: Ruth, Don- ald. Official stenographer U.S. Circuit Court and Superior Courts, Cal., 1879-82; admitted to bar, Aug. 3, 1882, and became a mem. of the firm Mesick & Maxwell, San Francisco. In ac- tive law practice until May 1899, then organ- ized Nat. Irrigation Assn., becoming its execu- tive chmn., and thereafter giving his entire time to management of campaign for inaugu- ration of national irrigation policy, which was accomplished by passage of Nat. Irrigation Act, approved June 17, 1901. Is executive chmn. of Nat. Irrigation Assn. and also of Am. Home- croft Soc. Publisher of "Maxwell's Talisman." Clubs: Pacific Union (San Francisco), Cosmos (Washington, D.C.), Arkwright and Machinery (New York), Century (Boston), Arizona (Phoe- nix). Business and Residence Address: 2008 Calumet Av., Chicago. Home: Maxwell Place, Sonoma, Sonoma Co., Cal.

MAXWELL, Henry B .; born Scotland, Feb. 26, 1850; son William and Jean (Kinloch) Max- well; came to Chicago in childhood; ed. Chi- cago pub. schools; married Clinton, Conn., June 16, 1879, Sarah Homer West; children: Harry West, Augustus Kinloch, Adelaide, William Sterling. After leaving school was in service of the C.,B.&Q.R.R. 16 years; then mem. firm of Maxwell Bros., box mfrs., and later was vice-pres. Maxwell Bros. Co. until co. retired from business in 1910. Was mem. Ellsworth Zouaves, and later 2d lieut. and capt. Co. G, 1st Inf., I.N.G .; maj. and asst. inspector-gen. on staff of Gen. A. C. Ducat, maj. 1st Cav., I.N.G .; lieut .- col. and asst. adjt .- gen. 1st brigade, I.N. G .; then col. and aide-de-camp to Gov. John R. Tanner. Republican. Residence: 231 S. Ash- land Boul.

MAXWELL, James, cooperage and boxes; born Glasgow, Scotland, Mar. 24, 1847; son of William and Jean (Kinloch) Maxwell; brought to U.S. when 21/2 years old, parents locating in Vt., and later in Western N.Y., until 1854, when came to Chicago; ed. Chicago pub. schools; married Chicago, 1879, Emily B. Mullin; chil- dren: Jennie G., Ethel K. After leaving school entered the box factory of Gage & Soper, where learned trade, and was afterward with other firms in the same line until 1875, when estab- lished for self as James Maxwell & Co .; in Dec. 1878, with brother, Henry B., formed the firm of Maxwell Bros. (incorporated 1901), of which he was pres .; also since 1909 propr. of James Maxwell Box Co. Mason, Royal Arcanum. Nat. Union. Club: Union League. Residence: Whea- ton, Ill. Office: 1439 W. 21st St.

*MAXWELL, Robert Faulds, box mfr .; see Vol. 1905.

MAXWELL, William Willard, judge: born Wood Grove, O., Sept. 3, 1865; son Ezekiel D. and Elizabeth (McGee) Maxwell: A.B., Mus- kingum Coll., New Concord, O., 1886; married

MAY, Albert W., lawyer; born LaCrosse, Wis., Sept. 5, 1871; son of I. G. and Fannie (Spear) May; ed. Washington Univ., St. Louis, Mo., 1892. Read law in office of Judge Horatio Wood, St. Louis, and was admitted to bar, 1893; came to Chicago, 1894. Represented the Aus- trian Nat. Socs. in a case argued before Sec. of the Treasury Lyman J. Gage; was counsel for Terlinden in famous case involving the treaty between this country and Germany, argued be- fore U.S. Supreme Court. Was asst. corpn. counsel of Chicago, Mar. 1908-Nov. 1909; re- signed to resume practice; now mem. law firm of Wilson & May. U.S. commr. since 1898. Mem. Chicago Law Inst. Mem. Chicago Turn- gemeinde; mem. exec. com. United Socs .; mem. ways and means com. of Chicago Assn. of Commerce. Mason. Club: German Press. Resi- dence: 3606 Ellis Park. Office: 901 Borland Building.

MAY, James Franklin, vice-pres. Cutter, May & Co., investment bonds; born Crab Orchard, Ky., Jan. 3, 1861; son Reece and Martha Fran- ces (Lovett) May; grad. Roseville (Ill.) High School, 1879, Monmouth (Ill.) Business Coll., 1881; married Mertie Belle Marsh, of Chicago, Mar. 21, 1888; 1 daughter: Helen F. Began ac- tive career with E. E. Wallace & Co., hardware, Monmouth, Ill., 1882; then with Kendig & Car- ter, Oskaloosa, Ia., short time; located in Chi- cago, Jan. 1883; with Western Methodist Book Concern, 1883-1900; with Thompson, Tenny & Crawford, 1900-3; with Mason, Lewis & Co., 1903-7; assisted in organizing firm of Cutter, May & Co., 1908, of which is vice-pres. Served 5 years in Co. G, 1st Regt., I.N.G .; Republican. Methodist. Mason, K.T. Clubs: Chicago Ath- letic, Homewood Country. Recreations: golf, reading. Residence: 5487 Cornell Av. Office: 611 The Rookery.

*MAY, John; see Vol. 1905.

MAY, John Anderson, lawyer; born Potsdam, St. Lawrence Co., N.Y., Dec. 5, 1859; son John and Mary (Dustin) May; ed. State Normal School, Potsdam, N.Y .; married Pekin, Ill., Oct. 6, 1886, Hattie E. Cummings. Admitted to bar, 1881; practiced law until 1899, when from the position of asst. corpn. counsel, he was made supt. of special assessments of the city of Chi- cago. When the Local Improvement Act of 1901 was passed, became ex-officio sec. and mem. of the Board of Local Improvements, continuing until July 1907. Democrat. Clubs: Ill. Athletic, Chicago Automobile. Recreation: automobiling. Residence: 65 E. 37th St. Office: 1447 First Nat. Bank Bldg.

MAY, Stephen Douglas, lawyer; deceased: see Vol. 1905.

MAYER, David, merchant, real estate opera- tor; born in Germany, Aug. 10, 1851; came with parents to America when an infant; self-ed .; married 1893, Florence Blum, of New York; children: David, Jr., Herbert, Richard, Mar- jorie. Began as dry goods clerk when a mere hoy: became partner with Leopold Schlesinger in Feb. 1872, establishing dry goods business as Schlesinger & Mayer, corner Madison and Desplaines Sts., and later had a branch store at Peoria and Madison Sts .; in Apr. 18$1 re- moved to the southeast corner of State and Madison Sts .: firm was later incorporated and he became pres. of the co .: business was sold in 1904 to a syndicate, headed by Henry Siegel, and later resold it to Harry G. Selfridge; now engaged in real estate business. Clubs: Union League, Chicago Athletic. Ill. Athletic, Press,

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Standard, North Shore Country, Ravisloe Coun- try. Recreations: travel, literature. Residence: 4445 Woodlawn Av. Office: Corn Exchange Bank Bldg.

MAYER, Edward, clothing mfr .; born Chica- go, Mar. 25, 1874; son of Lee and Caroline (Strauss) Mayer; ed. pub. and high schools, Chicago; married Pearl Hartman, of Chicago, Sept. 4, 1906; 1 child: Katheryne. Began active career as traveling man for the Rosine Mfg. Co., Streator, Ill., 1893; became connected with Becker, Mayer & Co., Chicago, 1894, and was admitted to partnership in the firm, 1907. Mem. B.P.O. Elks. Club: Standard. Recreations: fish- ing, horseback riding. Residence: 4555 Grand Boul. Office: Congress and Franklin Sts.

MAYER, Elias, lawyer; born Chicago, Nov. 4, 1877; son Solomon and Helen (Suisheimer) Mayer; A.B., Harvard, 1900; LL.B., Northwest- ern Univ., 1903; married Lucile B. Marks, of Chicago, June 1, 1909. Admitted to Ill. bar, 1903; associated in practice with Julian W. Mack until July 1903; practiced alone, 1903-4; mem. firm of Stein, Mayer, Stein & Hume, 1904-6, Stein, Mayer & Stein since Dec. 1906. Sec. and treas. German Am. Car Co., Steel Tank Car Co. Jewish religion. Mem. Theta Delta Chi and Phi Alpha Delta law fraternity. Clubs: Ill. Athletic, Ravisloe Country, Book and Play. Recreations: golf, tennis. Residence: 3434 Mich- igan Av. Office: 1633 First Nat. Bank Bldg.

*MAYER, George; see Vol. 1905.

MAYER, Henry, brewery mgr .; born South- ern Bavaria, Ger., Mar. 25, 1863; son Ernst and Emilie (Hemberle) Mayer; educated Bavarian schools, followed by course at Polytechnic Inst., Munich; married Chicago, Dec. 1901, Clara Singer. Came from Bavaria to Chicago, 1886; employed as mechanical draftsman with Fred Wolf Co., mfrs. of ice machines, 1886-8; book- keeper in bottling dept., 1888-9; head bookkeep- er, 1889-97, Chicago branch of the Val. Blatz Brewing Co .; mgr. Bartholomae & Roesing Brewing & Malting Co., 1897-9; since 1899 Chi- cago mgr. of the Val. Blatz Brewing Co. Clubs: Germania Maennerchor, Chicago Schuetzen Ve- rein, Poygan Gun. Recreations: gardening and shooting. Residence: Lake Forest, Ill. Office: Union and Erie Sts.

MAYER, Isaac Henry, lawyer; born Chicago, July 6, 1864; son Henry D. and Clara (Gold- smith) Mayer; grad. Chicago High School, 1880; A.B., Yale Univ., 1884; law student (old) Chicago Univ. Law School; married Rosa Mey- er, of Chicago, Dec. 30, 1891; 4 children: Rob- ert H., Walter M., Frank, Clara Louise. Ad- mitted to Ill. bar, 1886; became mem. firm Kraus, Mayer & Stein, 1890, and continued as mem. of succeeding firms, Moran, Mayer & Meyer, Mayer, Meyer & Austrian, and present firm of Mayer, Meyer, Austrian & Platt. Mem. Ill. State and Chicago Bar assns. Clubs: Un- ion League, Press, Ill. Athletic, Mid-Day, Yale, Iroquois, Standard, Lake Shore Country, Ravis- loe Country. Recreations: golf, tennis, fishing, swimming. Residence: 4700 Kimbark Av. Of- fice: 76 W. Monroe St.

MAYER, Joseph, clothing; born Philadelphia, Sept. 20, 1868; son of Leopold and Caroline (Strauss) Mayer; resident of Chicago since 1871; ed. pub. schools of Chicago and in Chica- go Manual Training School, to 1886; married Chicago, Dec. 5, 1908, Florence B. Bloom; 2 sons: Joseph, Jr., Robert Bloom. Began busi- ness career in 1886 with Oscar Rosenthal, mer- chant tailor, until 1889; then with Lange Bros., wholesale clothing; since 1892, with A. W. Becker, under style of Becker, Mayer & Co. Republican. Clubs: Standard, Thirteen, Lake Shore Country, Ravisloe Country. Residence: 2945 Michigan Av. Office: 501 S. Franklin St.

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The book of Chicagoans, a biographical dictionary of leading living men of the city of Chicago, 1911, Part 140

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