The book of Chicagoans, a biographical dictionary of leading living men of the city of Chicago, 1911, Part 142

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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MENTZER, John Preston, publisher: born Marion, Ia., Feb. 21, 1877; son Benjamin Frank- lin and Caroline (Daniels) Mentzer; student Cornell Coll., Mt. Vernon, Ia., 1893-4: Ph.B., Univ. of Chicago, 1898; married Mary Anna Al- exander, of Marion, Ia., Oct. 16, 1902. Assisted in organizing the firm of Atkinson & Mentzer, school book publishers, 1898, which, in 1904. was succeeded by the corpn. of Atkinson, Ment- zer & Grover, of which has been pres. since 1908; also treas. The Autopianist Co. and pres. Portneuf Consolidated Mining Co. Republican. Presbyterian. Mem. Chi Psi. Club: University. Residence: 5326 East End Av. Office: 318 W. Washington St.

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MENTZER, William Austin, importer of Jap- E. J. Lehman's holdings, agent Shuttler & anese goods; born Grand Rapids, Mich., Sept. Hotz bldgs .; located The Fair at State and Ad- ams Sts .; did the second largest subdivision business in Chicago, prior to 1893. Valuer of properties for loans for large corporations, es- tates and individual owners. One of three or- ganizers and first sec. Chicago Real Estate Board. Clubs: Union League, Chicago Athletic, Hamilton. Residence: 3984 Lake Av. Office: 406 Rector Bldg. 18. 1873; son Johnathan R. and Louisa Jane ( Younge) Mentzer; ed. schools of Kent Co., Mich., until 13; married Rosa Arnold, of Chi- cago, May 26, 1897; 1 son: Joseph William. Began in a crockery store, at Grand Rapids, Mich., in 1886; came to Chicago in 1893, and was salesman for A. A. Vantine & Co., whole- sale Japanese goods, until 1900, when engaged as importer of Japanese goods, which has since *MEROU, Henri Antoine Joseph, consul of France; see Vol. 1905. conducted. Dir. Grand Rapids Greenhouse Co., Grand Rapids, Mich. Republican. Mason (Chi- cago Lodge No. 437-past master [charter mem.1. St. Cecelia Chapter Oriental Consistory, Medinah Temple Mystic Shrine). Club: Ill. Athletic (life mem.). Recreation: swimming. Residence: 1838 Grace St. Office: 34 W. Lake St.

*MERCER, Fielding L., lumber; see Vol. 1905.

MERCER, Frederick Wentworth, physician and surgeon; 1838-1910; see Vol. 1905.

MERCER, Samuel Alfred Browne, theologian; born Bristol, Eng., May 10, 1880; son Samuel and Elizabeth (Browne) Mercer; grad. acad., Bay Roberts, Newfoundland, 1896; B.S., Field Coll. and Central Training Coll., St. Johns, Newfoundland, 1900; B.D., Nashotah (Wis.) Theol. Sem., 1904; student Univ. of Wis., 1905; A.B., Harvard, 1908; student univs. of Göttin- gen, Heidelberg, Munich, and The Sorbonne, Paris, 1908-10; Ph.D., Munich, 1910; married Genevieve Magee, of Boston, Aug. 15, 1910. Or- dained deacon and priest P.E. Church, 1904; prof. Hebrew and Old Testament, Western The- ol. Sem., Chicago, since Sept. 1910. Mem. Ori- entalische Verein of Univ. of Munich, Institut Stenographique des Deux Mondes, Paris, Am. Oriental Soc., Harvard Semitic Conference. Res- idence: 2735 Park Av.

MERGENTHEIM, Morton Adolph, lawyer; born Ft. Wayne, Ind., July 1, 1877; son Alex- ander and Josephine (Hirsch) Mergentheim; grad. Harvard School, Chicago, 1895; A.B., Univ. of Chicago, 1899, A.M., 1900; LL.B., Northwestern Univ., 1903; married Oct. 24, 1910, Rose Heymann, formerly of Oshkosh, Wis. Admitted to Ill. bar, 1903; associated with Moran, Mayer & Meyer, 1900-3, Eugene E. Prus- sing, 1903-4, Sigmund Zeisler, 1904-7. Prof. law John Marshall Law School since 1906. Dir. Metals Producing Co., Best Lunch Room Co .; organizer Italian Am. State Bank. Democrat; candidate for alderman 3d Ward, 1909, against Alderman Foreman. Jewish religion. Mem. Chicago Bar Assn., Ill. State Bar Assn., Young Men's Associated Jewish Charities. Clubs: Iro- quois (vice-pres., 1909, 1910, 1911), Press. Rec- reations: music and foreign languages. Resi- dence: Vendome Hotel. Office: First Nat. Bank Building.

MERIGOLD, William Andrews, real estate, renting and loan agent; born Port Dalhousie, Ont., May 19, 1850; son William and Ann Eliza Merigold; ed. private school, St. Catherines, Ont .; married Chicago, Sept. 1874, Emma Louise Smith; children: William A., Jr., Arthur Shel- don, Maud S. K., Emma L. On Mar. 21, 1866, began business career in real estate office of W. D. Kerfoot, as bookkeeper and salesman until 1871; mem. of firm of W. D. Kerfoot & Co., 1871-87; since 1887 in business for self as W. A. Merigold & Co. Has been interested in the purchase or sale of many important busi- ness properties, including the purchase of the entire Washington St. and Wabash Av. front- age for Marshall Field; sold Handel Music Hall; negotiated 99-year lease of northwest corner of State and Adams Sts. and Kennedy furniture store on Wabash Av .; sold Frederick Fisher his holdings on Wabash Av., Henry Shuttler his holdings on Wabash Av. and prop- erties on State, Madison, Michigan Av., etc .; mgr. properties of P. F. W. Peck Estate, Stew- art Bldg., Counselman Bldg., Marine Bldg., Ir- win Bldg., Green Bldg .; former agent for all of

MERRIAM, Charles Edward, univ. prof .; born Hopkinton, Ia., Nov. 15, 1874; son Charles Ed- ward and Margaret Campbell (Kirkwood) Mer- riam; A.B., Lenox Coll., 1893; A.B., State Univ. of Ia., 1895; A.M., Columbia, 1897, Ph.D., 1900; studied Berlin and Paris, 1899-1900; married Elizabeth Hilda Doyle, of Constableville, N.Y., Aug. 3, 1901. Docent in polit. science, 1900-2, asso., 1902-3, instr., 1903-5, asst. prof., 1905-7, asso. prof. since 1907, Univ. of Chicago; asso. editor American Political Science Review since 1906; alderman, 7th Ward, Chicago, 1909-11; apptd. mem. Ill. Tax Commn., Mar. 1910; elect- ed Rep. nominee for mayor of Chicago, primary election, Feb. 1911. Author: The History of the Theory of Sovereignty Since Rousseau (in Co- lumbia Univ. Studies in History, Economics and Public Law), 1900; A History of American Political Theories, 1903; Municipal Revenues of Chicago, 1906; Primary Elections, 1908. Resi- dence: 6043 Lexington Av.

MERRIAM, Jonathan, ex-U.S. pension agent; see Vol. 1905.

*MERRIAM, Joseph W., lawyer; see Vol. 1905.

MERRICK, George Peck, lawyer; born Man- teno, Ill., Oct. 4, 1862; son Dr. George C. and Mary (Peck) Merrick; graduated Northwestern Univ., 1884; read law in office of Hon. Elbridge Hanecy; married 1885, Grace Thompson, of Galesburg, Ill .; children: Clinton, Grace W. and Thompson. Admitted to bar, May 1886; asst. atty. for A.,T.&S.F.R.R., in Chicago, Nov. 1886- 9; in partnership with Mr. Hanecy as Hanecy & Merrick, 1889 to election of Mr. Hanecy as circuit judge, 1893; practiced alone and later as senior of Merrick, Evans & Whitney. Has been identified with many important cases, notably the Lake Front cases, in which he secured de- cisions of the Supreme Court, establishing the Lake Front as a park. Has served as alderman and civil service commr. at Evanston. Mason, K.T. Mem. and ex-pres. Alumni Assn. of North- western Univ .; pres. of Board of Edn., Evans- ton, Ill .; trustee Northwestern Univ. Mem. Am., Ill. State and Chicago Bar assns., Chicago Law Inst., Law Club, Sigma Chi. Clubs: Uni- versity, Chicago, Evanston, Glen View. Recre- ation: golf. Residence: Evanston, Ill. Office: Title & Trust Bldg.

MERRICK, Levi Cushman, tobacco mfr .; de- ceased; see Vol. 1905.

MERRILL, Elmer Truesdell, univ. prof .; born Millville, Mass., Jan. 1, 1860; son Rev. Charles Atwood and Mary (Truesdell) Merrill; A.B., Wesleyan, 1881, A.M., 1889; grad. study, Wes- leyan, 1881-2, Yale, 1885-6, Univ. of Berlin, 1886-7, Rome, 1892, 1895, 1898-9, 1903, in Eng., 1889, 1892, 1906; married Edith Valentine, of Glendale, Cal., June 19, 1890. Instr. classics, Mass. State Normal Sch., Westfield, 1882-3; tu- tor in Latin, Wesleyan, 1883-6; prof. Latin, Univ. of Southern Cal., 1887-8; Robert Rich prof. Latin lang. and lit., Wesleyan, 1888-1905; prof. Latin lang. and lit., Trinity Coll., Hart- ford, 1905-8; prof. Latin, Univ. of Chicago, since 1908. Deacon, 1894, priest, 1895, P.E. Ch .; mem. mng. com., 1895-1901, of exec. com., sec. and acting chmn., 1899-1900, chmn., 1900-1, Am. Sch. Classical Studies in Rome, and prof. in the sch., 1898-9. Hon. editor American Journal Archæology, 1900-1; asso. editor and editor Classical Philology since 1906. Pres. Am. Phi-

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lol. Assn., 1906-7; mem. Archæol. Inst. America. Editor Poems of Catullus, 1893; Fragments of Roman Satire, 1897; Selected Letters of the Younger Pliny, 1903. Contbr. to philol. and archæol. jours., etc. Residence: 5826 Washing- ton Av.

MERRILL, Fred Gardner, banker and broker; born Chicago, Sept. 25, 1870; son Hiram T. and Margaret (Gardner) Merrill; ed. pub. schools of Chicago; married Chicago, 1900, Lillian Phelps; children: Elizabeth, Kathryn. Began business career with Union Nat. Bank, 1888, and was subsequently with 1st Nat. Bank, aft- er the two were consolidated; afterward was with MacDonald, McCoy & Co., until 1904, when joined in organizing the present firm of Mer- rill, Cox & Co., of which is senior partner. Res- idence: 354 Park Av., River Forest, Ill. Office: 407 The Rookery.

MERRILL, John Charles Fremont, grain, provisions, etc .; born Bergen, Genesee Co., N. Y., Nov. 30, 1851; son Daniel F. and Elvira M. (Hudson) Merrill; ed. pub. schools of Genesee Co., N.Y .; married Galion, O., Mar. 25, 1885, Sarah B. Linsley (died 1893); children: Char- lotte, Ralph. Lived and worked on home farm to 1869; clerk in village store, 1869-72; in grain business as country buyer, 1875-8; mem. firm of Merrill & Lyon, grain commn., since 1878. Pres. Chicago Board of Trade, 1911. Republic- an. Congregationalist. Trustee of Village of Hinsdale 4 years; pres. of same 9 years. Club: Hinsdale. Recreation: horticulture. Residence: 80 6th St., Hinsdale, Ill. Office: Board of Trade.

*MERRILL, John Joel; see Vol. 1905.

MERRILL, Stephen Mason, M.E. bishop; de- ceased; see Vol. 1905.

MERRILL, Thurlow Bethel, insurance; born Cassville, Oneida Co., N.Y., Apr. 11, 1841; ed. pub. schools and Saquoit Acad .; married Dec. 31, 1862, Ellen C., daughter of Charles H. Starr, of Groton, Conn .; children: Mary E., Ella S., Elizabeth L. Worked on paternal farm until reaching majority; then in commn. business for a time and afterward with Henry Bill & Co., publishers, of Norwich, Conn .; entered service of Charter Oak Life Insurance Co., of Hartford, May 1, 1865, in N.Y. State, and gen- eral agent of same company for Ia., with office at Davenport, 1866-70; home office agent same, July 1870; supt. of agencies, 1871; and general agent for Ill., same company, 1872-3; supt. of agencies, 1873-84, and from 1880-4 also looked after real estate interests of company in West; resigned Jan. 1884, to become mgr. of the Ætna Life Insurance Co. for State of N.Y. until Jan. 1888; supt. of agencies from Jan. 1888; re- turned to Chicago, 1896, after residing in Hart- ford for 16 years; since 1896 supt. of agencies for Western Division, Ætna Life Insurance Co., of Hartford, Conn. Mem. Hyde Park Bap- tist Church. Clubs: Union League, South Shore Country. Recreation: travel. Residence: 5356 Madison Av. Office: 105 W. Monroe St.

MERRILL, William Pierson, clergyman; born Orange, N.J., Jan. 10, 1867; son George and Emily Dodge (Abbot) Merrill; A.B., Rutgers Coll., 1887, A.M., 1890; grad. Union Theol. Sem., New York, 1890; (D.D., Rutgers, 1904); mar- ried Clara Seymour Helmer, of Chicago, Sept. 15, 1896; children: Helmcr (deceased). Ernest and William Pierson, Jr. Ordained Presbyn. ministry, Oct. 27, 1890: pastor Trinity Ch., Chestnut Hill, Phila., 1890-5, Sixth Ch., Chica- go, since 1895. Mem. exec. bd. Religious Edn. Assn., 1903-10. rec. sec. since 1907. Mem. Phi Beta Kappa. Republican. Author: Faith Build- ing. 1885; Faith and Sight, 1900. Address: 529 Aldine Sq.

Sioux City, Ia., as traveling representative of the L.S.&M.S.Ry .; came to Chicago, Jan. 1, 1894, and engaged in the grain commn. busi- ness, with brother, William H., as W. H. Mer- ritt & Co .; incorporated in 1910 as W. H. Mer- ritt Co., of which is treas. Mem. Chicago Board of Trade. Republican. Clubs: Ill. Athletic, South Shore Country. Residence: 4317 Ellis Av. Office: 87 Board of Trade Bldg.

MERRITT, Wesley, ry. service; born Salem, Ill., Mar. 13, 1864; son Edward L. and Rebecca (Tong) Merritt. Began as clerk in pass. dept., C.,B.&Q.R.R., 1887-92; salesman Whitebreast Coal Co., Chicago, 1892-6; traveling freight agent, at Kansas City, A.,T.&S.F.Ry., 1896-8, div. freight agent, at Chanute, Kan., 1898-1902, industrial commr. at Chicago, since 1902, A.,T. &S.F. System. Club: Chicago Athletic. Office: 1122 Railway Exchange.

MERRITT, William Henry, commn., grain and provisions; born at Cleveland, O., Mar. 16, 1865; son Augustus and Mary H. (Hoar) Mer- ritt; ed. pub. schools of Ohio; married at Des Moines, Ia., June 27, 1894, Anna E. Wright; children: Rose, Ruth, Thomas. Began as clerk in freight dept. of L.S.&.M.S.Ry. until 1890; Western agent for same at Sioux City, Ia., 1890-3; came to Chicago in 1893, and with brother, engaged in commn. business in grain and provisions under the style of W. H. Mer- ritt & Co., which was incorporated, 1910, as W. H. Merritt Co., of which he is pres. Mem. of Chicago Board of Trade. Republican. Club: Union League. Recreations: golf and fishing. Residence: Riverside, Ill. Office: 87 Board of Trade Bldg.

MERRYWEATHER, George, banker; born Whitby, Yorkshire, Eng., Dec. 11, 1846; son Dr. George and Hannah (Baker) Merryweather; ed. private school in Whitby, Eng .; married Brook- lyn, N.Y., Dec. 1, 1869, Margaret Weddle; chil- dren: George Herbert, Arthur Marwood, Mary H. Enlisted, May 28, 1862, at Palmyra, N. Y., in 11th Inf., U.S.A., and was assigned to Co. E. 1st Battalion (Capt. John C. Bates, now lieut .- gen. retired); promoted to 1st sergeant at Spottsylvania, May S, 1864, and discharged as such at expiration of term of service, May 28, 1865; participated in all battles of the Army of the Potomac from Sept. 1862, until close of war. Shipping agent on coal docks at Eliza- bethport and Port Johnson, N.J., 1865-6, after- ward salesman for coal operators in New York. Entered employ of Coxe Bros. & Co., miners and shippers of anthracite coal, as salesman. when they commenced business, Jan. 1, 1877. Came to Chicago, 1880. to open their western branch, and upon the incorporation of firm was elected gen, western sales agent, and continued until sale of Coxe Bros. & Co. to Lehigh Val- ley R.R. Co., in 1905; pres. Railway Exchange Bank since organization, July 1, 1906; vice- pres. Cross Creek Coal Co. Mem. Am. Inst. Mining Engrs., Am. Numismatic Soc. (life mem.), Bibliophile Soc. (Boston). Soc. of Army of the Potomac, Western Soc. of Army of the Potomac (ex-pres.). George H. Thomas Post G.A.R., Chicago Historical Soc. (exec. com.) Republican. Episcopalian: trustec St. Luke's Hosp. Clubs: Chicago, Caxton (pres., 1900-7). Commercial, Church, Onwentsia (Chicago). Grolier (New York), Milwaukee ( Milwaukee). Recrcations: golf and fishing: collector of books. Residence: Highland Park, Ill. Office: 74 E. Jackson Boul.

MESLER, Frank Barton, Chicago mgr. How- ard W. Spurr Coffee Co .; born Cobden, Ill., Mar. 25, 1876; son E. A. and S. C. (Barton) Mesler: ed. pub. school, Ashley. Ill., to 1894: studied architecture under private tuition. Worked in office of Howard G. Hodgkins and C. J. War- ren, architects. 1895-S: in 1898 entered Chicago office of the Howard W. Spurr Coffee Co., pro- prictor of the Revere Coffee Mills, Boston, and in 1900 became Chicago mgr. for the company.

MERRITT, Eugene Linesdell, commn. grain and provisions; born Cleveland, O., Nov. 27, 1870; son Augustus and Mary H. (Hoar) Mer- ritt; ed. pub. schools; married St. Paul, Minn., June 1, 1898, Birdena Farwell. Began with Standard Oil Co. at Cleveland; when went to Episcopalian. Independent in politics. Recre-

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ations: hunting and fishing. Residence: 4455 Oakenwald Av. Office: 349 River St.

MESSER, Loring Wilbur, gen. sec. the Y.M. C.A. of Chicago; born Somersworth, N.H., Mar. 1, 1856; son Charles and Emily A. (Leathers) Messer; ed. pub. school of Reading, Mass .; (M. A., Northwestern Univ., 190S); married Lewis- ton, Me., Sept. 14, 1887, Elizabeth I. Garcelon; 1 daughter: Florence (now instructor in Eng- lish in Springfield, Mass., High School). With B.&M.R.R., Boston, 1872-4; in dry goods busi- ness with Copeland & Bowser, Reading, Mass., 1874-81; gen. sec. of Y.M.C.A., Peoria, Ill., Oct. 1881-Dec. 1883, Cambridge, Mass., Dec. 1883- Mar. 18SS; since Apr. 1888, gen. sec. Y.M.C.A., Chicago. Mem. state exec. com. Y.M.C.A .; re- cording sec., dir. and instr. in Secretarial Inst. and Training School, Y.M.C.A. Mem. exec. board Religious Edn. Assn. ; chmn. industrial and com- mercial edn. coms. of Chicago Assn. of Com- merce. Republican in nat., independent in local politics. Methodist. Clubs: University, Chicago Literary, Union League, Homewood. Recrea- tions: golf, travel and study of social condi- tions. Residence: 5729 Washington Av. Office: Association Bldg.

MESSING, Aaron J., rabbi; born in Germany, June 18, 1840; son Rabbi Joseph and Vogel (Rothenstein) Messing; grad. Univ. of Rostock, Germany, 1860; married Fannie Livingston, of Chicago, July 10, 1870 (died Mar. 11, 1904). Rabbi of Jewish congregation, Militsch, Schles- ien, Germany, 1860-4, Congregation B'nai Sho- lom, Chicago, May 1864-1907, rabbi emeritus since 1907. Author: Hebrew Primer, 1886; Cat- echism of the Mosaic Religion, 1887; and sev- eral others. Mason (32°). Residence: 4533 Michigan Av.

MESSINGER, William Dorrance, merchant; born Peterboro, N.Y., Aug. 1, 1843; son Dr. Ed- win G. and Mary (Dorrance) Messinger; ed. pub. schools of Peterboro, N.Y .; remained on farm until 19 years old; in June 1863, com- missioned by Gov. Andrew, of Mass., 2d. lieut. 55th Mass. Inf. (colored); resigned early in 1864 on account of ill health; removed to Chi- cago, 1865; married Chicago, June 1870, Ella J. McCulloch; children: Ralph D. (died May 5, 1897, senior at Amherst Coll.), Edwin Dorrance, Hubert McCulloch, Helen Louise. Was bank clerk in Chicago, 1865-70; engaged in paper business since 1870; head of W. D. Messinger & Co. Republican. Presbyterian. Clubs: Ex- moor, Highland Park. Residence: Highland Park, Ill. Office: 180 W. Randolph St.

METCALF, Edwin Styles, lawyer; born Wash- ington, Orange Co., Vt., Mar. 25, 1843; son Gil- bert C. and Elmira (Dewey) Metcalf; (is a cousin of Admiral George Dewey); attended Rutland (Vt.) High School to 1861; grad. Con- servatory of Music, Leipzig, Germany, 1870; married Paris, France, Apr. 22, 1870, Ada Em- ily Philbrook; children: Guido Conti Sleeper, Victor Dewey. Served in Civil War as non- commissioned officer in 9th Regt. Vt. Vol. Inf .: was taken prisoner at Harper's Ferry; at close of Civil War went to Boston to study music until 1868, then to Leipzig until 1870; then to Florence, Italy, and studied the voice for 1 year; then returned to Boston; established a Conservatory of Music at Salem, Mass., and was its proprietor and dir. for 10 years; then came to Chicago and took up study of law; ad- mitted to bar, Sept. 23, 1881, and since then engaged in general practice. Was 1 year pros- ecuting atty. for the Town of Lake; was spe- cial assessment atty. for City of Chicago under the Washburn and Swift administrations. Re- publican. Mason. Has written and published some music, and also poetry and prose. Resi- dence: 6956 Wallace St. Office: 167 W. Wash- ington St.

Feb. 9, 1882, Agnes M. Newell; 1 son: Thomas Newell. Began business with Dennison Mfg. Co., 1873-4; with Jansen, McClurg & Co., 1874- 6, Hadley Bros. & Co., 1876-8, S. D. Childs & Co., 1878-85; began business for self, Jan. 15, 1885, in firm of Metcalf & Porter; bought Cobb's Library Co. (established 1866), Mar. 11, 1885, and in following June, Metcalf & Porter sold to Cobb Library Co., under which name the business continued until 1891, when the Metcalf Stationery Co. was organized, he be- coming pres. and mgr. Republican. Unitarian. Clubs: Union League, Chicago Athletic, Ex- moor. Residence: 3229 Rhodes Av. Office: 111 N. Wabash Av. Factory: 1006 Michigan Av.

METCALF, John Sanborn, grain elevator builder; born Sherbrooke, P.Q., Can., Mar. 7, 1847; son Lucian and Hannah (Smith) Met- calf; ed. district school of Cookshire, P.Q., and in Cookshire Acad .; married Indianapolis, Ind., Dec. 25, 1873, Alice S. Richey; children: Hugh Fred (died in infancy), Terressa Adelia (Mrs. C. C. Bonar), Anne Maria (Mrs. P. E. Thomas), Bertha Alice (Mrs. J. F. Strickler, died Nov. 1905), Kate Lora. Went to Indianapolis, 1870; employed on construction of Elevator "A", In- dianapolis, 1870; supt. of operation of same un- til 1881; supt. of construction for prominent grain firm, 1881-4; supt. of operation of Bur- lington & Miss. Elevator, Burlington, Ia., until 1887; came to Chicago and formed partnership with T. K. Webster and James Macdonald for building of grain elevators; interested in Web- ster Mfg. Co., 1889-1901, serving on board of dirs. most of time; built elevators under style of Metcalf-Macdonald Co., 1887-94; dissolved partnership and continued business with T. K. Webster as John S. Metcalf Co. until 1901, when purchased Mr. Webster's interest; now pres. John S. Metcalf Co. Among important elevators constructed are Burlington Elevator, St. Louis; C.,B.&Q., East St. Louis; Missouri Pacific, Kansas City; Southern Pacific, Galves- ton; Grand Trunk, Portland, Me., and Montreal, P.Q .; Chesapeake & Ohio, Newport News, Va .; Manchester Ship Canal, Manchester, Eng .; Grand Trunk Ry. Elevator, Midland, Ont .; Ca- nadian Pacific Ry. Elevator, Victoria Harbor, Ont .; and others. Mem. Western Soc. Engrs., Canadian Soc. Civil Engrs. Republican. Clubs: Union League, Chicago Engineers'. Recrea- tions: motoring, fishing, farming. Residence: 1023 Maple Av., Evanston, Ill. Offices: The Temple, Chicago, and 10 St. John St., Montreal, Quebec.

METTLER, Lee Harrison, physician; born New York City, June 1, 1863; son Isaac Voor- hees and Marcella M. (Smith) Mettler; A.B., Coll. of the City of New York, 1883, A.M., 1886; studied at Coll. of Physicians and Surgeons (Columbia Coll.) and at Jefferson Med. Coll., Phila., M.D., Apr. 2, 1886, and was asst. prosec- tor, 1884-6; married Minnie Warner, Clin- ton, Ill .; 2 children: Marcella and Barbara. Be- gan practice of medicine in Phila., 1886; prosec- tor and asst. to the chair of anatomy, Med- ico-Chirurgical Coll., of Phila., 1886-7, chief medical clinics, 1887-91, lecturer and clinical instr. in mental and nervous diseases and elec- tro-therapeutics, 1888-91; since 1891 in prac- tice in Chicago; prof. clinical neurology, Coll. Physicians and Surgeons (Univ. of Ill.). Au- thor: Treatise on Diseases of the Nervous Sys- tem. Extensive contributor to med. literature, particularly in relation to mental and nervous diseases. Mem. A.M.A., Am. Acad. of Medicine, Chicago Med. Soc., Practitioners' Club, Chica- go Acad. of Sciences. Club: Kenwood. Resi- dence: Hubbard Woods, Ill. Office: 31 N. State Street.

METZEL, Albert Jackson, pres. Cutler Shoe Company; born Milwaukee, Wis., Nov. 23, 1863; ed. in Milwaukee pub. schools. Began as an asst. in office of C.,M.&St.P.Ry., in Milwaukee,

METCALF, Herbert Cushman, stationer; born Boston, Jan. 3, 1857; son Thomas and Alma (Stone) Metcalf; ed. pub. and high schools, Normal, Ill., graduating 1872; married Chicago, and later was in the dry goods house of A. W.

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Rich & Co., 1881-2; clerk in retail shoe store, 1882-6; since 1886 affiliated with H. G. Cutler & Co., and its successor, The Cutler Shoe Co., of which is now pres. Independent in politics. Club: Suburban of LaGrange. Residence: 300 S. Madison Av., LaGrange, Ill. Office: 125 S. State St.

MEYER, see also Meier.

MEYER, Abraham, lawyer; born Chicago, July 27, 1871; son Max A. and Sarah (Frank) Meyer; B.A., Yale, 1892; LL.B., Law Dept., Lake Forest Univ., 1896; unmarried. After graduating from Yale became connected with Am. Trust & Savings Bank, 2 years; began law practice in office of Moran, Kraus and Mayer; became mem. of firm in 1905, title be- ing changed to Mayer, Meyer & Austrian, now Mayer, Meyer, Austrian & Platt. Independent Republican. Mem. Ill. State Bar Assn., Chica- go Bar Assn., Chicago Law Inst. Clubs: Auto- mobile, Standard, Lake Shore Country. Resi- dence: Congress Hotel Annex. Office: 76 W. Monroe St.

MEYER, Albert, ice; born Chicago, Mar. 22, 1867; son Max A. and Sarah (Frank) Meyer; ed. South Division High School. Was in em- ploy of Schlesinger & Mayer (dry goods), Sept. 1884-May 1899; in May 1901, organized and in- corporated the People's Pure Ice Co., artificial ice, of which is pres. Republican. Jewish re- ligion. Clubs: Standard, Ill. Athletic, Lake Shore Country. Recreations: billiards, golf and motoring. Residence: Congress Hotel. Office: 1225 Clybourn Pl.

MEYER, Antone Marinius, fruit commn .; born Horton, Norway, Jan. 28, 1863; son Henry and Henrica (Armundson) Meyer; came to Chi- cago from old country, with parents in 1871; ed. Chicago pub. schools; married Waukegan, Ill., Sept. 5, 1891, Minnie Jensen; children: Myrtle, Evaline. Identified with S. Water St. commn. business since 1879; was with Gari- baldi & Cuneo, 1884-96; since 1896 of firm of Ginnocchio, Costa & Co., and the United Fig & Date Co. Mem. Concord Lodge, K.P. Resi- dence: 2738 Potomac Av. Office: 33 W. South Water St.

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The book of Chicagoans, a biographical dictionary of leading living men of the city of Chicago, 1911, Part 142

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