The book of Chicagoans, a biographical dictionary of leading living men of the city of Chicago, 1911, Part 141

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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MAYER, Levy, lawyer; born Richmond, Va., Oct. 23, 1858; son Henry D. and Clara (Gold- smith) Mayer; grad. Chicago High Sch., 1874;

took spl. studies at Yale and at law dept., Yale, 1876. Asst. librarian of Chicago Law Inst., 1876-81, and while so engaged edited and re- vised MS. of Judge David Rorer's works on in- terstate or pvt. internat. law, and on jud. and execution sales. In active practice since 1881; mainly devoted to corpn. law; legal adviser in formation of large corpns. Has been promi- nent in attacking validity of statutes impair- ing property or corporate rights. Has been gen. counsel of the Ill. Mfrs.' Assn. for yrs. Mem. Am. Econ. Assn. Clubs: Union League, Iroquois, Germania, Mid-Day, South Shore Country (Chicago), Lawyers' (New York), Old Colony (Mass.). Residences: Chicago and Plym- outh, Mass. Offices: 76 W. Monroe St., Chicago, and 27 William St., New York.

MAYER, Murray Charles, corset mfr .; born Chicago, May 12, 1859; son Nathan and Hen- rietta Mayer; attended grammar school in New York City, and passed examination for Coll. of City of New York; family removed to Chicago; went to business coll. 1 year; worked in whole- sale grocery house 2 years; married New Ha- ven, Conn., Oct. 15, 1884, Fannie Ullman; 1 daughter: Grace Edith. Went into corset busi- ness in New York City and New Haven, Conn., in 1878; remained with C/B Corset Co. until about 1890, when removed to Chicago, Bought interest in Gage-Downs Corset Co., 1891; now sec. and treas. of the co. Clubs: Standard, Au- tomobile. Residence: 4243 Drexel Boul. Office: 2700 Wabash Av.

MAYER, Simon, sec. police dept .; born Chi- cago, July 14, 1871; son Solomon and Helena (Sinsheimer) Mayer; ed. pub. school, and Bry- ant & Stratton Business Coll .; unmarried. Be- gan as a cash boy with Marshall Field & Co., 1884; bookkeeper Chas. Gossage & Co., 1886; in wholesale millinery, with Einstein & Co., 1887; asst. salesman Edson Keith & Co., 1889; city buyer D. B. Fisk & Co., 1891; in real estate and banking business with father, 1893; sec. police dept., City of Chicago, since 1899. Jewish re- ligion. Pres. B'nai B'rith Free Employment Bureau; mem. Young Men's Associated Jewish Charities. Clubs: Columbia Yacht, Ravisloe Country. Recreations: golf, bowling. Resi- dence: 4603 Michigan Av. Office: City Hall.

MAYER, William Pitt, vice-pres. Internat. Correspondence Schools; born Cincinnati, Aug. 6, 1863; son Louis and Minna (Metger) Mayer; B.A., Wallace Coll., 1883, M.A., 1886; also stud- ied at Baldwin Univ., Berea, O .; LL.B., Cincin- nati Law School (Univ. of Cincinnati), 1887; married Anna Lorene Blume, of Georgetown, O., June 27, 1887; 4 children: Eleanor Beres- ford, Edith, Fanny Dewey, William Pitt, Jr. Admitted to Ohio bar, May 1887, and practiced at Cincinnati until 1899; identified with the In- ternat. Correspondence Schools of Scranton, Pa., since Nov. 1899, as local representative at Cincinnati, div. supt. at Dayton, supervisor at Cincinnati, dist. mgr. for Ohio, Ind. and Ky., and, since 1906, as vice-pres. in charge of Cen- tral States dept., with headquarters at Chicago. Also vice-pres. Internat. Text-book Co .; dir. Internat. Poultry Sales Co., New York. Repub- lican. Presbyterian. Has made a profound study of the life of Lincoln and owns a valua- ble collection of his earlier biographies. Rec- reations: golf, fishing. Residence: 4315 Green- wood Av. Office: 1006 S. Michigan Av.

MAYHEW, William, merchant; born at Mt. Pleasant, Ia., Feb. 28, 1861; son Benjamin F. and Elizabeth (Garvin) Mayhew; ed. common schools and business coll .; married Fannie Stein, of Chicago, Feb. 23, 1886; 1 daughter: Elaine J. Mem. 41st Ill. Gen. Assembly; Rep. primary nominee for city clerk, primary elec- tion, Feb. 1911. Mem. Modern Woodmen of America. Residence: 7753 Normal Av.

MEACHAM, Florus David, cement; born at White Hall, Washington Co., N.Y., Apr. 26.

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1843; son Florus D. and Lucinda (Church) Mea- cham; came to Chicago with parents, 1857; ed. schools of New York and Chicago; married 1885, E. I. Weatherhand, of Boston. Soon after coming to Chicago entered offices of I.C.R.R., remaining until 1862, when he enlisted in the Chicago Mercantile Battery; took part in Miss. River Campaign, siege of Vicksburg, then in Red River campaign; afterward in New Or- leans and in land operations against Mobile; mustered out at close of war. Organized, 1874, with F. S. Wright, firm of Meacham & Wright, dealers in Utica and Portland cements, which was incorporated, 1903, and of which he is pres. Republican. Since 1898 mem., and now pres., Board of Review of Cook Co. Mem. Loyal Le- gion, G.A.R. Clubs: Illinois, Union League, Hamilton. Residence: 1633 Jackson Boul. Of- fice: Corn Exchange Bank Bldg.

MEAD, Aaron Benedict, real estate; born Franklinville, Cattaraugus Co., N.Y., Nov. 7, 1838; son Merlin and Polly (Clark) Mead; ed. local acad. and Waterbury (Conn.) High School; married Sept. 1868, Mary E. Packard; children (now living): Elizabeth M. (Mrs. Rev. A. A. Tanner, Denver, Colo.), Agnes M. (Mrs. C. W. VanLaw, mining engr., Pachuca, Mex.), Lucy I., missionary, Peking, China). Enlisted in Co. A, 4th Conn. Vols. (afterward changed to 1st Conn. Arty.), June 1861, and served in defenses of Washington until discharged at Cold Harbor in 1862; worked in the real estate office of his uncle, Abner L. Ely, New York City, until Jan. 1867, when he removed to Chicago and estab- lished in the real estate business; was joined by Albert L. Coe, Jan. 1868 and firm became Mead & Coe. Republican. Member George H. Thomas Post No. 5 G.A.R. Congregationalist. Club: Union League. Recreations: fishing and farming. Residence: 1903 Washington Boul. Office: Chicago Title & Trust Co.

*MEAD, Daniel W., consulting engr .; see Vol. 1905.

MEAD, George Herbert, univ. prof .; born S. Hadley, Mass., Feb. 27, 1863; son Rev. Hiram and Elizabeth Storrs (Billings) Mead; A.B., Oberlin Coll., 1883; pvt. tutor, 1883-7; A.B., Harvard, 1888; univs. Leipzig and Berlin, 1888- 91; married Helen Kingsbury Castle, of Honolu- lu, H.I., Oct. 1, 1891. Instr. philosophy, 1891-3, asst. prof., 1893-4, Univ. of Mich .; asst. prof. philosophy, 1894-1902, asso. prof., 1902-7, prof. since 1907, Univ. of Chicago. Mem. Am. Psy- chol. Assn., Am. Philos. Assn., Am. Anthrop. Assn. Clubs: University, Quadrangle, Cliff Dwellers. Address: 6016 Jackson Park Av.

MEAD, James L., pres. of the Mead Cycle Co .; born Davenport, Ia., Jan. 13, 1863; son James R. and Agnes (Barcombe) Mead; spent childhood, 1863-70, on plains of Kansas, where father was buffalo hunter and Indian trader; youth at Wichita, Kan., 1870-90, of which fa- ther was one of founders; ed. public schools, Wichita, Kan., and 3 years at State Univ., Law- rence, Kan., 1879-81; married Milwaukee, Wis., July 21. 1894, Cora Vance; children: James Enoch, Myron W., Agnes, Theodore E. With real estate firm, Wichita, Kan., 1883-9; 1 year (1890) in real estate business at Ft. Worth, Tex .; in Chicago, 1891-2, with Albert Wisner, real estate; in 1894 entered the bicycle busi- ness, founding firm of Mead & Prentiss, and the Mead Cycle Co., the latter afterward ab- sorbing the former. In 1904 organized also the Mead Motor Co. Spends much time abroad. Of- fice: 35 N. Canal St.

MEAD, Maurice Alexander, pres. M. A. Mead & Co .; born Elizabeth, N.J., Oct. 12, 1854; son Alexander H. and Elizabeth A. (Stephenson) Mead; ed. Wesleyan Acad., Wilbraham, Mass., class of 1871: married Lillian H. Evans, 1877 (died 1886); 2 children: Lillian (Mrs. John T. Montgomery) and Richmond; married 2d. Paul- ine B. Blake, of Chicago, Aug. 15. 1888; 1 child: Lorraine. With the Waltham Watch Co., at New York, 1871-2, Chicago, 1873-81; organized

Crescent Watch Case Co., 1882; mem. firm of Perry & Mead, wholesale watches, 1884, suc- ceeded by M. A. Mead & Co., 1886, of which has since been pres .; also pres. Mead Orchard Co. Served in 1st Regt. I.N.G., 1874-7. Repub- lican. Episcopalian. Mason. Clubs: Chicago Athletic, Evanston Country. Recreation: read- ing. Residence: 1810 Hinman Av., Evanston, Ill. Office: 31 N. State St.

MEAD, Robert Carson, sec. Henion & Hub- bell; born Cuba, Allegany Co., N.Y., June 9, 1861; son Henry Axtel and Jane (Orton) Mead; grad. Village Acad., Cuba, N.Y., 1878 (equiva- lent to city high school); entered old Univ. of Chicago, but left in freshman year, on account of death of father, 1879; married Minnie May Cole, of Cuba, N.Y., May 26, 1885; 1 daughter: Lucy Alice. Clerked in hardware store, Cuba N.Y., 1879-81; shipping clerk, Wm. Richardson & Co.'s boot and shoe factory, Hornellsville, N. Y., 1881-3; began 1883 with J. M. Barnes & Co., Cuba, N.Y., mfrs. of vehicles; remained 9 years; came to Chicago, Feb. 29, 1892, to enter employ of Henion & Hubbell; was shipping clerk and in charge of stock 3 years; since 1895 buyer and office mgr., and when firm was incorpo- rated, 1901, was made sec. Republican. Presby- terian. Mason. Residence: 1516 E. 54th St. Of- fice: 229 N. Jefferson St.

*MEAD, Wilson Leroy, law book publisher; see Vol. 1905.

MEADS, Albert Harrington, lawyer; born Os- wego, N.Y., July 24, 1865; son Chauncey P. and Eulalia (Harrington) Meads; grad. high school, Syracuse, N.Y., 1881; A.B., Syracuse Univ., 1885; LL.B., Cincinnati Law School, 1887; mar- ried Ethel Swalm Troxell, of Chicago, Oct. 16, 1894; 3 children: Robert Troxell, Marie Louise and Sarah Armstrong. Admitted to Ohio bar, Columbus, O., 1887, Ill. bar, same year; prac- ticed in Chicago since July 1887; atty. National Cash Register Co., Toledo Computing Scale Co., Burroughs Adding Machine Co .; also in gen. practice. Independent Republican. Mem. Chica- go Law Inst., Chicago Bar Assn., Phi Delta Theta, Phi Delta Phi. Clubs: Union League, Law, LaGrange Country. Recreations: golf. mo- toring and motor-boating. Residence: 423 S. Stone Av., LaGrange, Ill. Office: 1314 Chamber of Commerce.

MEAGHER, James Francis, lawyer; born Brooklyn, N.Y., Jan. 26, 1858; son James F. and Mary (Nagle) Meagher; came to Chicago in early childhood; ed. pub. schools; father died. 1869. Entered office of George C. Campbell, gen- eral solicitor for C.,R.I.&P.Ry.Co., 1871, as of- fice boy; later stenographer for the law firm of Lawrence, Winston, Campbell & Lawrence; ad- mitted to bar, 1881; with Frederick S. Winston, May, 1886, organized firm of Winston & Meag- her; later became mem. Sears, Meagher & Whit- ney. Republican. Residence: 5012 Drexel Boul. Office: First Nat. Bank Bldg.

MEARS, Charles Henry, lumberman: born Chicago, Dec. 27. 1851; son Nathan and Eliza- beth A. (Gilbert) Mears; ed. high school, Chi- cago; married Nov. 20, 1884, Harriet A., daugh- ter of Andrew J. and Almira Wright: children: Nathan. Margaret, Helen. Worked in office of his father. 1871-9. becoming a partner; after Mr. James C. Brooks retired, and upon the death of Eli Bates, another partner, the firm became N. & C. H. Mears, in 18$1; his father retired, 1889, and business was conducted as Charles H. Mears until 1892. Charles H. Mears & Co. until 1907. and Mears-Slayton Lumber Co. since 1907. of which is pres. Was sec. and treas. Oconto Lumber Co. several years, and is now dir. Residence: Pasadena, Cal. Office: 123; Belmont Av.

MECARTNEY, Harry S., lawyer: born Lan- caster, Pa .. Sept. 26. 1860; son John B. and Vir- ginia W. (Petty) Mecartney; ed. pub, and high schools: admitted to Pa, bar. 18$2 Came to Chicago, 1882; mem. law firm of Oliver & Me-

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cartney since 1895. Pres. Ill. Land & Loan Co. Asso. mem. Chicago Real Estate Board. Resi- dence: Hinsdale, Ill. Office: 9 S. LaSalle St.

MECHEM, Floyd Russell, univ. prof .; born Nunda, N.Y., May 9, 1858; son Isaac J. and Ce- lestia (Russell) Mechem; ed. high sch., Battle Creek, Mich .; (hon. A.M., Univ. of Mich., 1894) ; married Jessie P. Collier, of Battle Creek, Mich. Dec. 4. 1884. Admitted to bar, 1879; practiced at Battle Creek, 1879-87, Detroit, 1887-93; prof. and dean, Detroit Coll. of Law, 1891-2; Tappan prof. law, Univ. of Mich., 1892-1903; prof. law, Univ. of Chicago, since 1903. Mem. Mich. State Bd. Law Examiners, 1895-1903; pres. Univ. of Chicago Settlement since 1906. Author of sev- eral law books for titles see Who's Who in America. Residence: 5714 Woodlawn Av.

MEDARIS, William Roudebush, lawyer; born Owensville, Clermont Co., O., Aug. 3, 1875; son Leonidas H. and Ella (Roudebush) Medaris; prep. edn. Woodward High School, Cincinnati; LL.B., Cincinnati Coll., 1897; married Evelyn C. Hays, of Cincinnati, Jan. 12, 1910. Admitted to Ohio bar, 1897, and practiced at Cincinnati un- til 1905; special counsel to the atty .- gen. of Ohio, 1905-8; special asst. U.S. atty. at Chicago since 1908. Dir. and dean Hamilton Coll. of Law, Chicago, since 1910. Republican. Method- ist. Mason (Royal Arch). Club: Hamilton. Rec- reations: light reading and music. Residence: 4706 Grand Boul. Office: 826 Federal Bldg.

MEEK, John Washington, physician; born Jordan's Grove, Randolph Co., Ill., Sept. 29, 1858; son William and Mary Ann (Borders) Meek; attended acad. of Coulterville, Ill., and Monmouth (Ill.) Coll .; A.B., McKendree Coll., Lebanon, Ill., 1878; M.D., Rush Med. Coll., Chi- cago, 1881; married Monmouth, Ill., May 14, 1886, C. Ella Sterner; 1 son: Sterner Paul. Mem. Chicago Pathological Soc. and Ill. State Med. Assn. Republican. Universalist. Mason. I.O.O. F. Recreations: motoring and outdoor diver- sions. Residence: 2234 Washington Boul. Of- fice: 325 N. Hoyne Av.

MEEK, Samuel Mason, lawyer; born Marissa, Ill., July 2, 1849; son William and Mary A. (Borders) Meek; grad. Monmouth (Ill.) Coll .; read law in Monmouth, Ill., in Mo. and in Cal., and in Chicago Coll. of Law (post-grad.), 1875- 6; married Monmouth, Ill., June 6, 1878, Em- ma E. Beckwith (now deceased); 1 daughter: Mrs. Ella S. Barnum; married 2d, Mabel Coates, of Monmouth; 2 children: Margaret and S. Ma- son, Jr. Served in Ill. regt. in latter part of Civil War; became resident of Chicago in spring of 1871; admitted to Ill. bar, 1877; was in law firm of Ellis & Meek 12 years, Meek & Trow- bridge, 5 years, Meek, Cochran & Munsell, 8 years; and now alone, making a specialty of corpn. law. Gen. counsel for Fitzsimons & Con- nell Co., L. R. Harsha Mfg. Co., the Ralston Steel Car Co., Riter-Conly Steel Construction Co., Morgan Engring. Co., Schonthal Iron Co., and other corpns .; was organizer of the Eng- lish-French-American Phosphate Trust, 1892. Republican. Presbyterian. Pres. board of trus- tees Bible Rescue Mission and Home Assn. Odd Fellow. Clubs: Illinois, Co-educational, Garfield Gun, etc. Recreations: hunting large game; is mem. Potter Co. Sportsmen's Assn., S.D., where has dogs and outfit. Residence: 824 Leland Av. Office: 154 W. Randolph St.

MEEKER, Arthur, merchant; born Chicago, Apr. 11, 1866; son Arthur B. and Maria L. (Griggs) Meeker; B.S., Sheffield Scientific Sch. (Yale), 1886; married Grace Murray, of Chi- cago, 1892. Dir. Armour & Company. Trustee Univ. of Ill. Presbyterian. Clubs: Chicago, Uni- versity, Mid-Day, Saddle and Cycle (Chicago), Onwentsia (Lake Forest), University, Racquet and Tennis (New York). Country Residence: "Arcady," Lake Forest, Ill. Town House: 1815 Prairie Av. Office: 137 S. LaSalle St.

MEEKER, Charles Wright, insurance; born Menasha, Wis., Jan. 27, 1861; son Warren and

Harriet (Clinton) Meeker; ed. pub. schools; married Kansas City, Mo., Nov. 1887, Cara Vindquist; 1 daughter: Mignonne. Began as an inspector with the Western Mutuals (fire ins.) in 1885, and also as a traveling representative, covering in all about 12 years. Then, changing from fire to accident and liability underwrit- ing, was joined by Thomas J. Magner, forming the firm of Meeker, Magner Co., general agents for the General Accident Assurance Corpn., Limited, of Perth, Scotland and Federal Union Surety Co., of Indianapolis, Ind. Mason (32°), K.T. Club: Chicago Athletic. Residence: 1230 47th St. Office: 115 S. LaSalle St.

MEGAN, Charles P., asst. supt. of schools; born Stratford, Ont., Can., Aug. 24, 1876; son Peter and Mary Jane (Graydon) Megan; ed. Stratford Collegiate Inst., 1887-91; B.A., Univ. of Toronto, 1895, M.A., 1896; married May M. Magan, July 1, 1909; 1 son: Charles Graydon. In 1896 took charge of depts. of Latin, Greek and mathematics in Regiopolis Coll., Kingston, Can., and continued for 2 years; in summer of 1898 acted as dept. examiner in Latin for the edn. dept. of Ontario; in October, 1898, began teaching in the evening schools in Chicago; in Feb. 1899 began teaching in the Englewood High School, where continued until transferred to office of Supt. of Schools in Nov. 1901; asst. supt. of schools of Chicago since June 1902. Admitted to bar, Feb. 1910. Clubs: Press, Ill. Athletic. Mem. Knights of Columbus. Resi- dence: 1417 E. 66th St. Office: Tribune Bldg.

MEIER, see also Meyer.

MEIER, Christian, lawyer; born Germany, Jan. 19, 1852; son of Christian and Mary (Im- melt) Meier; came to America with parents, 1856; ed. pub. schools of Chicago and Union Coll. of Law; married Elizabeth Bierdemann, Sept. 9, 1876 (who died Mar. 18, 1889) ; married 2d, Sophia Meier, of Goslar, Germany, Feb. 22, 1891; children: Paul C., Elizabeth, E. C. Frank and Bertha A. Admitted to Ill. bar, 1888; is associated in practice with son, Paul C. Meier. Elected to Gen. Assembly, 1878; mem. City Council, 1879-81 and 1881-3, from old 16th Ward; served as election commr. under appoint- ment of Judge Scales, 1894-6; mem. Board of Edn. under Mayor Harrison, 1898-1902; city civil service commr., 1903-5; Democrat. Mem. Chicago Bar Assn. Mem. Masonic Order, Odd Fellows, Nat. Union, German Turners. Recrea- tion: outdoor exercise. Residence: 4881 North Paulina St. Office: 138 N. LaSalle St.

MEIER, Jacob, clergyman; born Oberschaf- hausen, Baden, Germany, Sept. 6, 1839; son Georg J. and Sussana (Enderlin) Meier; ed. in Germany; came to U.S., 1857; student Roch- ester (N.Y.) Theol. Sem., 1872-3; married Mary Hofflin, of Muscatine, Ia., Feb. 22, 1863; chil- dren: Fred W., John, Georg J., William, Er- nest E., Mary and Emma. Ordained Baptist ministry, Aug. 19, 1873; pastor Muscatine Ia., 1873-8, First German Baptist Church, Chicago, 1878-1906, Third German Church, Chicago, since 1906. Pres. German Baptist Old People's Home, and Baptist Deaconess Soc., Chicago; supt. Mis- sion and Benevolent Soc. of German Baptist Churches of Chicago. Residence: 2152 Alice Pl.

MEINE, Frank Henry Christoph, grocery merchant; born Cornwall, Henry Co., Ill., Mar. 11, 1866; son Friedrich and Wilhelmine (Sie- fert) Meine; attended pub. school at Clyde, Ill., 1876-9; Northwestern Univ., Watertown, Wis., 1880-2; married Chicago, Mar. 14, 1894, Theresa Salomon; 1 son: Franklin J. Engaged in gro- cery business since leaving coll. and in busi- ness for self as grocer since 1886; was pres. of the Meine-Williams Co. and of the Meine- Williams Grocery Co .; now partner in the firm of Meine & Hinkle, and formerly owner of the business conducted as F. Meine & Co. Repub- lican. Lutheran. Mem. Hennepin Shooting Club, Undercliff Shooting Club. Recreations: shoot- ing, motor-boating and hunting. Residence:

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1422 LaSalle Av. Summer Residence: Fox Lake, Ill. Office: 5.41 Wells St.

MEINEL, Frank August, fire insurance; born Chicago, Aug. 18, 1870; son Henry and Sophia (Pralov) Meinel; ed. pub. schools of Chicago; unmarried. Began active career with the West- ern dept. of the New York Alliance, 1884, re- maining until dept. was discontinued, 1887; was with local agency of Teall & Co., 1887-8; be- came connected with the London & Lancashire Ins. Co., 1888, and was apptd. special agt., 1892; agency supt. of London & Lancashire and Ori- ent Ins. cos. since 1900. Mason (Blue Lodge, Chapter, Commandery and Shrine); Nat. Union. Club: Chicago Athletic. Recreation: motoring. Residence: 3344 W. Monroe St. Office: N.Y. Life Building.

MEISTER, Henry John, pres. Rockwell- Barnes Co .; born Chicago, Nov. 5, 1872; son Werner and Annie (May) Meister; ed. pub. schools of Chicago until 1886, night course in Bryant & Stratton Business Coll .; married Chi- cago, Aug. 25, 1895, Eliza Wild; children: Ruth, Harry. Began printing business, 1886, with A. R. Barnes & Co., was admitted to partnership in 1900, and was vice-pres. until July 1908; still interested; pres. Rockwell-Barnes Co., mfrs. of office supplies and copy books. Independent in politics. Mason, Shriner; Royal League. Club: Chicago Athletic. Recreation: motoring. Resi- dence: 5442 Prairie Av. Office: 330 S. Wabash Avenue.

MELCHER, Charles Woodbury, engr .; born Boston, Mar. 4, 1857; son Samuel Henry and Martha Ann (Ranlet) Melcher; prep. edn. pub. schools of St. Louis, Mo .; M.E., Washington Univ., St. Louis, 1879; married Anna S. Binney, of Amesbury, Mass., Sept. 29, 1881. Mfrs.' agt. at St. Louis, 1884-90; organized Charles W. Melcher Machinery Co., St. Louis, in 1890; gen. mgr. Chicago branch of Ingersoll-Rand Co. since 1894. Mem. Western Soc. Engrs. Repub- lican. Clubs: Union League, Engrs.', Hinsdale. Residence: 36 Hickory St., Hinsdale, Ill. Office: 1507 Peoples Gas Bldg.

MELCHER, Frank Otis, ry. official; born at Damariscotta, Me., June 14, 1864; son Franklin Ben and Harriet Newell (Harrington) Melcher; grad. Tufts Coll., 1887, C.E., 1895; married Edna Elizabeth Lane, of Yonkers, N.Y., Oct. 1, 1895. Instrument man, asst. engr., chief engr., 1887-97, div. supt., 1897-8, gen. supt., 1898-1900, Fitchburg R.R .; supt. Fitchburg div. B.&M.R. R., 1900-2; supt. Ill. div., 1902-4, gen. supt. Choctaw dist., 1904-5, gen. mgr. central and northern dists. since June 15, 1905, C.,R.I.&P. Ry. Clubs: Union League, Exmoor Country, Onwentsia, University. Residence: Winnetka, Ill. Office: LaSalle St. Station.

MELLISH, Frank, mfr .; born London, Eng., Nov. 5, 1862; son John and Lucy (Clark) Mel- lish; came with parents to America at age of 8 years; ed. pub. schools; married Chicago, June 23, 1904, Ada Rockwood. Began business ca- reer with the Boynton Furnace Co., becoming foreman of the works, traveling representative and expert supervising installations, etc., 1884- 95; in business for self as F. Mellish & Co., 1905-Mar. 1909; since then pres. Mellish-Hay- ward Co., contractors and engrs. Independent in politics. Episcopalian. Mason (K.T.), Odd Fellow. Recreations: fishing, billiards. Resi- dence: 3327 Home Av., Berwyn, Ill. Office: 156 W. Kinzie St.

MELOAN, Wade Watts, lawyer; born at Paynesville, Pike Co., Mo., Aug. 23, 1866; son William A. and Julia E. (Patton) Meloan; ed. high schools of Oakland and San Jose, Cal .; LL.B., Univ. of Mich., 1890; married Macomb, Ill., Nov. 5, 1891, Maude Hainline (died Mar. 7, 1904); 1 son: William Hainline; married 2d, Windred West, of Chicago, Aug. 8, 1907. Prac- ticed law at Macomb, Ill., 1891-1903, Chicago since 1903; mem. law firm of Steele & Weissen-

bach until Apr. 15, 1904, firm of Steele, Meloan & Thompson until July 1, 1909, then Weissen- bach & Meloan, and now mem. McEwen, Weis- senbach, Shrimski & Meloan. Republican. Was co. judge of McDonough Co., Ill., 1898, and mem. school board of Macomb, Ill .; several years chmn. of Republican City Com. of Ma- comb. Mem. K.P., Modern Woodmen of Amer- ica, Sons of Veterans. Residence: 5848 Ken- more Av. Office: Tribune Bldg.

MELOY, John Y., vice-pres. Slade, Hipp & Meloy, bookbinders' supplies. Residence: 6001 Kenmore Av. Office: 119 W. Lake St.

MELOY, William W., physician; M.D., Rush Med. Coll., 1897. Residence: 6302 Kenmore Av. Office: Columbus Memorial Bldg.

MELVILLE, Willis, lawyer; born Madison, Wis., Aug. 1, 1868; son John and Mary Mel- ville; ed. grammar and high schools of Madi- son, Wis .; LL.B., law dept. Lake Forest Univ., Chicago, 1892; married Lillian Smith, of Wau- kesha, Wis., Mar. 17, 1893; 2 children: Jessie, Josie. Practiced law in partnership with Sey- mour Stedman, 1892-6, afterward of Melville, Stobbs & Melville, and from 1899-1909 of Wheatley, Melville & Brown; since 1909, Mel- ville & McGavin. Republican. Episcopalian. Served in 2d Regt., I.N.G. Mason (K.T., Shrin- er); Odd Fellow, K.P., Royal League and Sons of Veterans. Clubs: Press, LaGrange Motor (dir.). Residence: Park Av. and Grand Boul., Brookfield, Ill. Office: Unity Bldg.

MENGE, August, coal merchant; born Her- ford, Germany, Aug. 11, 1850; son August and Elise (Meier) Menge; ed. grammar and high schools in Germany; came to America, 1868; attended nautical coll., Philadelphia, receiving diploma as U.S. navigator; married Charlotte Meyer Zur Capellen, of Herfold, Germany. Mar. 24, 1872; children: August C., Walter F. Sailed on 4 voyages on German ships, out of New York, and later on the Great Lakes, last charge as capt. of the schooner Magdalena, in 1872; joined brother in coal business in 1869, in firm of Menge Bros., which continued until 1882, since which time has carried on the business alone under his own name. Independent in pol- itics. Methodist. Recreation: traveling. Resi- dence: 3427 W. Adams St. Office: 22d St. and Ashland Av.

MENGE, Frederick, physician and surgeon; born Chicago, Aug. 28, 1869; son Frederick A. and Caroline Meyer (Zur Capellen) Menge; grad. W. Division High School, 1889; M.D., Northwestern Univ. Med. School, 1892; post- grad. studies at Univ. of Berlin, Ger., 1893; married Chicago, June 11, 1902, Alberta Rich- ards. In practice as physician and surgeon in Chicago since 1893; specialist in diseases of the nose and throat; prof. laryngology and rhinology, Northwestern Univ. Med. School; laryngologist to Wesley, Mercy, Baptist and Provident hosps. Apptd. 1st It. U.S.A. Med. Reserve Corps, Feb. 1911. Mem. A.M.A., Chica- go Med. Soc., Laryngological and Climatolog- ical Soc. of Chicago, Physicians' Club. Repub- lican. Lutheran. Clubs: University, Chicago Athletic, Jackson Park Yacht. Residence: 919 E. 42d Pl. Office: $10 Venetian Bldg.

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The book of Chicagoans, a biographical dictionary of leading living men of the city of Chicago, 1911, Part 141

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