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MOORE, Frederick Warner, fire insurance; born Chicago, Nov. 27, 1867; son James H. and Nancy A. (Warner) Moore; ed. Chicago pub. schools; Chicago High School; Hinsdale (Ill.) High School; married Chicago, 1897, Minnie B. Googins. Began business career in the insur- ance office of Moore & Janes, 1886, and contin- ued in various capacities until 1898, when be- came a mem. of the firm (established 1864), which was in 1901 consolidated with the insur- ance agency of Lyman & Herrick, forming the firm of Moore, Janes, Lyman & Herrick, and later, Moore, Case, Lyman & Hubbard. Repub- lican. Mem. South Congregational Church. Trus- tee Salvation Army Children's Home. Clubs: Union League, Chicago Automobile, Congrega- tional. Recreations: motoring and fishing. Res- idence: 4509 Greenwood Av. Office: Nat. Life Building.
MOORE, George Henry, fire insurance; born N. Hartland, Vt., Jan. 20, 1848; son Reuben and Ann Mariah Hunt Moore; ed. pub. schools; mar- ried Detroit, Mich., Dec. 14, 1870, Emma E. Smith; children: Carleton W., Ella F .. George Albert, Louise H., Irene H., Warren W. Com- menced ins. business with Manhattan Fire Ins. Co., of New York, 1877, as special agent for Mich., Ohio, Ill., Ind. and W.Va .; in Oct. 1882 accepted Mich. State agency, for Liverpool and London and Globe Ins. Co., and in 1893 was
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transferred to Chicago, becoming asst. mgr. of the co. Pres. Underwriters' Assn. of the North- west, 1896-7. Mem. Soc. of Colonial Wars, Sons of the Revolution. Clubs: Union League, Ev- anston, Glen View Golf. Recreations: golf, mo- toring and fishing. Residence: 2131 Orrington Av., Evanston, Ill. Office: Home Insurance Building.
MOORE, Harry R., banker; born Altona, Mo., Apr. 6, 1871; son of Samuel T. and Belle (Jack- son) Moore; grad. pub. schs. and high school, Colchester, Ill., 1889; married Addie C. Roberts, of Colchester, Sept. 5, 1894; 1 daughter: Mau- rine. Began as bookkeeper and cashier in a general store at Colchester in 1889; bank cash- ier at Colchester, 1892-1902; removed to Louis- ville, Ky., 1902, where remained a short time before coming to Chicago in 1906; was vice- pres. Prairie Nat. Bank, Chicago, 1906-10, when became cashier of the Western Trust & Sav- ings Bank. Mason. Club: Colonial. Residence: 5258 Prairie Av. Office: The Rookery.
*MOORE, Henry Robert; see Vol. 1905.
MOORE, James Hills, insurance; born Wind- ham, N.H., July 4, 1840; son Silas and Hannah Moore; ed. pub. schools, Windham, and Ches- ter Acad., until 1856; then came west and con- tinued studies at Mendota (Ill.) Coll. until 1859; married Chicago, Oct. 10, 1865, Nancy A. Warner; married 2d, Chicago, Apr. 15, 1889, Julia H. C. Tuthill. Employed in Elgin (Ill.) Bank, 1859-July 1861, when enlisted as private in 36th Ill. Vol. Inf .; promoted q .- m. and 1st lt. 71st Ill. Vols., but retired from army on ac- count of ill health, Sept. 1863. Came to Chicago and took position with insurance firm of L. D. Olmsted & Co .; later became partner in the firm, which was afterward known as S. M. Moore & Co., Moore & Janes, and now as Moore, Case, Lyman & Hubbard, of which he is se- nior partner. Was 2 years pres. Chicago Fire Underwriters' Assn. Club: Union League. Rec- reations: horseback riding and stock farming. Residence: 4433 Greenwood Av. Office: 29 S. LaSalle St.
MOORE, James Hobart, lawyer; born Berk- shire, N.Y., June 14, 1852; son Nathaniel F. and Rachel A. (Beckwith) Moore; acad. edn .; mar- ried Lora Josephine Small. Apr. 26, 1883. Bank clerk, Binghamton, N.Y., 1871-3: located in Chi- cago, 1873; admitted to Ill. bar, 1881; promoter (with his brother, W. H. Moore) of large in- dustrial corpns., including "Diamond Match," "New York Biscuit," "American Tin Plate" and other combinations of capital. Dir. C.,R.I.&P. R.R.Co. Residence: Santa Barbara, Cal. Office: 134 S. LaSalle St.
MOORE, J(ohn) Howard, teacher, author; born Linden, Mo., Dec. 4, 1862; son William A. and Mary (Barger) Moore; student Oskaloosa (Ia.) Coll., 1880-4; A.B., Univ. of Chicago, 1898; married Jennie Darrow, of Racine, Wis., 1899. Lectured in Mo., Kan., and Ia., 1890-3; teacher in Chicago high schs., since 1898. Author: Bet- ter-World Philosophy, 1899; Universal Kinship, 1906; The New Ethics, 1907. Residence: 6260 Jackson Park Av.
MOORE, Lewis Theodore, civil engr .; born Thompson, Conn., Feb. 20, 1843; son Samuel and Sophronia F. (Stone) Moore; ed. pub. and high schools and at a school in Providence; married E. Douglas, Mass., Burnett E. Stone, May 24, 1866; married 2d, Amboy, Ill .. Feb. 10, 1875, Mrs. Martha M. Hinds; 3 sons: Frank E., Fred, Lewis E. Began engring. on street rail- road in Providence, R.L., 1864; 1867 to retire- ment in 1910, continuously in service of I.C.R. R., beginning as asst. division engr. at Amboy. Ill., 1867-9; then consecutively, division engr., Centralia, Ill., 1869-72; division engr., Amboy. Ill., 1872-7; roadmaster. Amboy, Ill., 1877-81; engr., Chicago, 1881-7; chief engr., 1887-92; con- sulting engr., Mar. 1. 1892-Feb. 1, 1909: chmu. Board of Pensions, Nov. 1, 1906-Aug. 1, 1910. Residence: 4403 Lake Av.
MOORE, Nathan Grier, lawyer: born Indiana Co., Pa., Jan. 26, 1853; son Rev. John and Anna Eliza (White) Moore; grad. Lafayette Coll., Easton, Pa., in class of 1873; married Peoria, Ill., 1881, Anna Walker; children: Mary W. (Mrs. Edward R. Hills), Marjorie. Admitted to bar, 1878; practiced at Peoria, Ill., in firm of James, Jack & Moore, 1878-85; since then in Chicago, first in law firm of Wilson & Moore, 1885-8, and since 1888 Wilson, Moore & McIl- vaine. Dir. Chicago Title & Trust Co., Dolese & Shepard Co. Asso. mem. Chicago Real Es- tate Board. Republican. Presbyterian. Mem. board of trustees of Scoville Inst. Clubs: Un- ion League, University, Oak Park, Westward Ho. Residence: 429 Forest Av., Oak Park, Ill. Office: Marquette Bldg.
MOOREHEAD, Frederick Brown, oral sur- geon; born Mineral Point, Wis., Oct. 14. 1875; son James and Mary Jane Moorehead; ed. Ohio State Normal Coll., Ada, Ohio State Univ., Co- lumbus, and Univ. of Chicago; D.D.S., Chicago Coll. Dental Surgery, 1899; M.D. Rush Med. Coll., 1905; married Marguerite Mary Hirst, of Chicago, Oct. 28, 1901; 2 children: Chester Hirst and Dorothy Marguerite. In practice of oral surgery at Chicago since 1899; instr. oral sur- gery, Chicago Coll. Dental Surgery, 1899-1902; instr. anesthetics and asst. in surgical clinic of Dr. Nicholas Senn, Rush Med. Coll., 1901-5: prof. oral surgery, Coll. of Dentistry. Univ. of Ill., since 1907; instr. surgery, Rush Med. Coll., since 1906; asst. surgeon, Presbyn. Hosp. Has written numerous articles on oral pathology and surgery. Dir. Union Life Ins. Co. Repub- lican. Methodist; trustee Centenary Church. Mem. Chicago and Ill. State Med. socs .. A.M.A .. Ill. State Dental Soc., Nu Sigma Nu, Delta Sigma Delta. Clubs: University, Press, Men- delssohn. Westward Ho Golf. Gnosis. Recrea- tions: golf, billiards, etc. Residence: 403 N. Elmwood Av., Oak Park, Ill. Office: 122 S. Michigan Av.
MOORHEAD, William Henry, hay and straw commn .; born Belfast, Ireland. Nov. 16, 1860: son Jacob and Alice (Bell) Moorhead: came to Chicago with parents, in childhood; married De Kalb Co., Ill., Oct. 11, 1883, Alice Blair; chil- dren; Walter George, Maude B. Started in re- tail feed business July 20, 1883. and after S years sold out and engaged in the commn. bus- iness with Kilmer Commn. Co. In 1895 bought an interest and became a mem. of the present firm of Van Wie & Moorhead. Mason. Repub- lican. Presbyterian. Residence: 5211 Kenmore Av. Office: Board of Trade Bldg.
MOORHOUSE, William Russell, tobacco mfr .: born Chicago, July 17, 1873; son William Hen- ry and Frances (Farrar) Moorhouse; A.B., Yale Univ., 1894; married Ottumwa, Ia .. Nov. 17. :896, Merry Mitchell; 2 daughters, Phyllis and Deborah. Clerk for Spaulding & Merrick. to- bacco mfrs., 1894-7, cashier, 1897-1900, sec .. 1900-2, business mgr .. 1902-4. vice-pres. and gen. mgr. since Jan. 1904. Clubs: Chicago Ath- letic, South Shore Country, University: also Yale Club (New York). Residence: 3741 Grand Boul. Office: $20 S. 43d Av.
MOOS, John Peter, mfr .; see Vol. 1905.
MOOS, Joseph Bernhard, cigar and tobacco merchant; born Chicago. Apr. 24, 1867; son Bernhard and Caroline (Berlizheimer) Moos: ed. Chicago pub. schools: married Chicago, Apr. 24. 1889, Katherine H. Hoyt: 1 daughter: Eliza- beth H. Since 1883 in cigar and tobacco busi- ness; now pres. of J. & B. Moos (established 1856), wholesale cigars and tobacco, and well known as the largest cigar and tobacco jobbers in the West. Republican. Clubs: City, Il. Ath- letic. Automobile. Recreations: tennis and other outdoor diversions. Residence: 171 Lake View Av .. Chicago, and Lake Forest, Ill. Office: 151 N. Michigan Av.
MORAS, Edmond Raymond, physician; seo Vol. 1905.
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MORDUE, Thomas Newton, coal merchant; born Louisville, Ky., July 14, 1860; son Thomas and Catherine (Cody) Mordue; ed. pub. gram- mar and high schools, and grad. Bryant & Stratton Business Coll., Louisville; married Clara B. Connel, of Louisville, June 26, 1882; children: Allison K., Edgar, Clara, Thomas N., Jr .. Ralph. Began coal and iron business at Louisville, in 1879, in employ of G. H. Hull & Co. until 1882; then in same line for self until 1893, went to New York and engaged in same business until 1898 when came to Chicago as mgr. Chicago office of Castner, Curran & Bul- litt, of Phila. (coal), of which has also been dir. since 1910: also pres. Jellico Cannel Co., of Newcomb, Tenn. Mem. Chicago Assn. of Commerce and Chicago Coal Dealers' Assn. Democrat. Clubs: Chicago Automobile, Press, Ill. Athletic, Ridgeway. Recreation: travel. Residence: 6012 Prairie Av. Office: Peoples Gas Bldg.
MORE, Clair Ellis, lawyer; born Bucking- ham, Wayne Co., Pa., Sept. 20, 1862; son James M. and Rebecca (Van Horn) More; father died in 1865; attended district schools in Northeast- ern Pa., and high schools at Greeley, Colo., and Walton, N.Y., and Univ. of Mich .; LL.B., Union Coll. of Law, Chicago, 1885; married Aurora, Ill., Aug. 27, 1895, Julia Stockwell; 1 son: Stu- art. Admitted to bar, 1885; clerk in law office of H. H. Anderson and Millard & Smith until 1888, then went to work for law firm of Weig- ley, Bulkley & Gray; afterward became a mem. of that firm; since May 1, 1895, of firm of Bulk- ley, Gray & More. Republican. Congregation- alist. Clubs: Oak Park, Union League. Resi- dence: Oak Park, Ill. Office: Home Insurance Building.
*MORENUS, Howard Bailey; see Vol. 1905.
MOREY, Charles William, president Chicago Technical Coll .; born Quincy, Mich., Mar. 26, 1875; son John R. and Amanda E. (Bickford) Morey; B.S., M.E., Purdue Univ., Lafayette, Ind., 1897; married Dollie N. Cosper, of Cold- water, Mich., Sept. 20, 1899; 3 children: Leslie, Eleanor and Francis. Pres. Chicago Tech. Coll., since 1903; also senior mem. Morey, Newgard & Co., engrs., since 1905. Mem. Western Soc. Engrs., K.P. Residence: 915 Elmwood Av., Wil- mette, Ill. Office: 59 E. Van Buren St.
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MORF, Paul Frederick, physician; born Blue Island, Cook Co., Ill., Oct. 26, 1871; son C. F. and Katherine (Walz) Morf; grad. Northwest- ern Univ. Med. School, M.D., 1897; married Chi- cago, July 9, 1903, Louise E. Paulus; 2 sons: Karl F. P. and Theodore F. House physician, Cook Co. Hosp., June 1897-Dec. 1898; instr. surgery, Chicago Policlinic; formerly instr. surgery, Northwestern Univ. Med. School; med. supervisor Chicago Board of Health; med. ex- aminer for N.Y. Life Ins. Co. Mem. Chicago Med. Soc., Ill. State Med. Soc., Chicago Acad. of Medicine, Chicago Surgical Soc., German Med. Soc. of Chicago. Republican. Mason (Lin- coln Park Lodge 611 A.F.&A.M.). Presbyterian. Recreations: hunting and fishing. Residence: 910 Dakin St. Office: 1403 Larrabee St.
MORGAN, Ike, illustrator; see Vol. 1905.
MORGAN, Otho Herron, varnish mfr .; born Lawrenceburgh, Ind., Aug. 11, 1838; son Elisha and Catharine (Coit) Morgan; ed. Williston Seminary, Easthampton, Mass .; married Terre Haute, Ind., Jan. 19, 1864, Julia Potwin; chil- dren: William P., Anson C., Elisha, Catharine C. (Mrs. R. C. Day), Helen V. (Mrs. T. W. Bell- house), Julia P. (Mrs. F. S. North). Entered Union Army as 2d lt., 7th Ind. Battery, Dec. 1861; promoted capt. of same, Apr. 1864; mus- tered out of service Dec. 1864; entire military service in the Army of the Cumberland. With A. C. Potwin, in 1866, established the Chicago Varnish Co., not incorporated till several years later, when he became vice-pres., and later pres. Republican. Presbyterian. Mason (32°, K.T.). Club: Union League. Recreation: fish-
ing. Residence: Highland Park, Ill. Office: 2100 Elston Av.
MORGAN, Thomas John, lawyer, socialis' leader; born Birmingham, Eng., Oct. 27, 1847, son Thomas John and Hannah (Simcox) Mor- gan; ed. Sunday and evening schools; worked at machinist's trade 38 yrs .; married Elizabeth Chambers, of Birmingham, Jan. 26, 1868. Active in labor movement since 1871; Socialist Labor nominee for mayor of Chicago, 1891; one of the com. to secure the location of the World's Fair at Chicago; represented the labor organizationf of the U.S. before Congressional com. at Wash- ington, requesting opening of World's Fair on Sunday. Grad. Chicago Law Coll., 1895; is now in practice as a lawyer. One of com. of 100 se- lected by Civic Federation to recommend re- forms in Chicago pub. schs. Sec. Nat. Campaign Com., Social Dem. Party, 1900; Social Dem. candidate for state's atty., Cook Co., Ill., 1900. Lecturer Nat. Sociol. Convocation, Lake Bluff, Ill., 1900. Del. Socialist Nat. convs., Indianapo- lis, 1901, Chicago, 1904, 1908; nominee Socialist Party for city atty., Chicago, 1903, for judge Superior Court, Cook Co., Ill., 1903, 1907, for U.S. senator, 1909; chmn. Ill. State campaign com. Socialist Party, 1904; mem. State com. and Cook Co. exec. com., 1905; chmn. Cook Co. Central and exec. com., 1906; mem. Central and exec. com., 1907. Editor and pub. The Provoker, since 1909. Mem. Grand Lodge and Deputy Grand Master Order Sons of St. George, Ill., 1904. Residence: 6235 Madison Av. Office: Unity Building.
MORGAN, William Edward, surgeon; born Madison, Wis., July 23, 1858; son Charles E. and Naomi (Seymour) Morgan; student Univ. of Wis., 1876-9; M.D., Chicago Med. Coll., 1882; married Chicago, Sept. 3, 1885, Frank C. Jamie- son (died 1890); 1 son: Charles Woodward. In- terne Cook Co. Hosp., 1882-4; started general practice on South Side in spring of 1884. Has been connected with surgical dept. of alma ma- ter from graduation, and for 10 years past emeritus prof. operative surgery and clinical surgery, Northwestern Univ. Med. School. Mem. Chicago Med. Soc., Ill. State Med. Soc., A.M.A., Chicago Surgical Soc. (charter mem.) Repub- lican. Residence: 3122 South Park Av. Offices: 128 E. 33d St. and 3256 Indiana Av.
MORGAN, William Thorne, vice-pres. and mgr. Raymond Lead Co .; born New York City, Nov. 23, 1857; son Charles Jackson and Miriam Josephine (Thorne) Morgan; ed. Oakley's Acad., Mt. Vernon, N.Y., and Selleck's Prep. Acad., Norwalk, Conn., grad., 1873; married Isabel H. Wiley, of Montreal, Can., Apr. 6, 1893 (died May 21, 1905); married 2d, Ada Sheldon Booth, of Chicago, Nov. 26, 1907. Began as a boy in employ of John Merry & Co., New York, later becoming head bookkeeper and cashier until firm failed in 1883; identified with J. N. Ray- mond and his successor, the Raymond Lead Co., since May 1, 1883, serving in various po- sitions until becoming vice-pres., dir. and mgr., 1905. Independent in politics. Episcopalian. Clubs: Chicago Athletic, Kenwood, South Shore Country. Recreations: golf and fishing. Resi- dence: 4959 Lake Av. Office: 735 S. Washtenaw Avenue.
MORISON, see also Morrison, also Morrisson. MORISON, John Archibald, clergyman; born on a farm in Quebec, Can., Mar. 10, 1867; son William and Mary Anne (Towner) Morison; in early years was ed. by private tuition of uncle, Rev. D. W. Morison, D.D., and by Rev. George Weir, D.D., LL.D. (sometime prof. in Morin Coll., Quebec); attended Huntingdon Acad., 1883-4; McGill Univ., 1884-8, graduating B.A .; Montreal Presbyterian Coll., 1888-91, graduat- ing in divinity; post-grad. courses in oratory, Univ. of Mich., and in philosophy at Univ. of Wooster, grad. M.A., Ph.D .; courses in philoso- phy and divinity, Edinburgh Univ., and in New Testament literature at New Coll., Edinburgh,
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1891-2; courses in philosophy and theology in Royal Prussian Univ., Berlin, 1898, and was certified by same as full matriculated student holding degree of Ph.D. and granted standing accordingly; course in Old Testament litera- ture, Christ Church, Oxford, 1899; (D.D., Mon- treal and Hanover colls., 1907); married Lis- towel, Ont., Sept. 11, 1894, Clara Jeanette Nich- ol; 1 daughter: Josephine Jeannette. Ordained Presbyterian ministry, Feb. 3, 1893; held pas- torates at Listowel, Ont., Toronto, Ont., and St. John, N.B., Can .; pastor First Presbyterian Church, Chicago, until June 1910. Vice-pres. The Upper Canada Religious Tract and Book Soc .; mgr. ex-officio of the Presbyterian Hosp., Chicago. Honorary mem. St. Andrew's Soc. of St. John, N.B .; for some years chaplain Ber- nard Lodge No. 225, Ontario, A.F.&A.M. Coun- try House: "St. John's Wood," Carter's Point, New Brunswick, Can.
MORLEY, Robert Lyth, western mgr. the Mich. Stove Co .; born York, Eng., Jan. 23, 1849; son William and Ann (Holdsworth) Morley; ed. national schools at York, Eng., and by pri- vate tutor; married St. Thomas, Can., Dec. 21, 1875, Mary J. Stacy; children: Ida M. (Mrs. E. E. Moore), Bertha L. (Mrs. Charles B. Van Dyke), Ebor L. (son), Ethel, Gertrude. For 3 years was associated with dry goods business in London, Eng., before coming to America in 1873, when engaged with the Toronto Globe, in the accounting dept .; then with Mich. Stove Co. at Detroit, and in 1884 assumed duties of asso. mgr. of the co.'s western branch at Chi- cago, and in 1902 was promoted to his present position as western mgr. Republican. Episco- palian. Clubs: Union League, Edgewater Coun- try, Edgewater Golf. Residence: 1033 Green- wood Av., Wilmette, Ill. Office: 439-503 S. Clin- ton St.
MORONEY, John James, pres. Chicago Brick Machinery Co .; born Chicago, Feb. 4, 1869; son Michael and Bridget (Sinnott) Moroney; ed. pub. schools of Chicago; unmarried. Began business career with Chisholm, Boyd & White Co., mfrs. of brick machinery, in 1886, with which remained successively as office boy and salesman until 1896, when organized the Chi- cago Brick Machinery Co., of which has since been pres .; also pres. U.S. Rocking Grate Bar Co .; gen. mgr. Am. Sand Lime Brick Co. Re- publican. Residence: Oak Park, Ill. Office: 1307 Great Northern Bldg.
*MORPHY, William J .; see Vol. 1905.
MORRELL, Frederick Lathrop, life insur- ance mgr .; born Aurora, Cayuga Co., N.Y., May 27, 1854; son Charles and Margaret (Lathrop) Morrell; ed. high school, Aurora, N.Y .; mar- ried Dunkirk, N.Y., Sept. 22, 1881, Marguerite Gerrans; 1 daughter: Gladys Lathrop. Clerk in store, Aurora, N.Y., 1867-73; with Blue Line Fast Freight, 1873-92, in general office at Roch- ester, N.Y .; then as agt. at Kansas City and St. Louis, Mo .; resigned to accept position as in- spector Bldg. and Loan Assns. for Ill. under Gov. John P. Altgeld; then with Franklin Life Ins. Co. of Springfield; since July 1898 with Manhattan Life Ins. Co., of New York, and its mgr. at Chicago since that date. Democrat. Mem. staff of Gov. John P. Altgeld, 1892-6. Episcopalian. Clubs: Iroquois, Oak Park. Res- idence: 9372 Longwood Boul. Office: Marquette Building.
MORRILL, Allan Augustus, mfr .; born East Kingston, N.H., May 3, 1859; son Charles Enoch and Adeline Susan (Carter) Morrill; cd. Phil- lips Acad., Andover, Mass .; married Manches- ter, N.H., Mar. 1883, Cora Susan Dodge; 1 son: Allan Donald. Entered the house of Valentine & Co., mfrs. of varnishes and colors, 1879, of which is now vice-pres. and dir. Democrat. Clubs: Chicago Automobile, South Shore Coun- try. Recreations: golf, motoring. Residence: 5209 . Kimbark Av. Office: Fisher Bldg.
MORRILL, Charles Enoch, mfr .; deceased; see Vol. 1905.
MORRILL, Donald Littlefield, lawyer; born Auburn, Me., Feb. 8, 1860; son Nahum and Anna I. (Littlefield) Morrill; prepared for coll. at high school of Auburn, Me .; grad. Brown Univ., A.B., 1880, A.M., 1883; married Chicago, Oct. 16, 1890, Edith M. Storey; 1 son: Nahum, Jr. Studied law at Auburn, Me., in office of N. and J. A. Morrill, 1880-2; principal of high school at Moline, Ill., 1882-5; principal of Anderson School, Chicago, 1885-9; admitted to Ill. bar, 1886; since 1889 engaged in active practice of law in Chicago. Mem. Board of Edn. of Chica- go, 1890-1, and atty. for the board, 1891-8. Dem. candidate for judge Circuit Court of Cook Co., June 1909. Mem. Chicago, Ill. State and Am. Bar assns. Unitarian. Clubs: Law, Uni- versity, Iroquois. Author: Federal and State Government; Illinois School Law Annotated; Elementary Treatise on Laws of Prisons. Res- idence: 4254 Hazel Av. Office: Title & Trust Building.
*MORRIS, Alfred Lawrence, insurance; see Vol. 1905.
*MORRIS, Benjamin Franklin; moved to Cal .; see Vol. 1905.
MORRIS, Edward, packer; born Chicago, Oct. 1, 1866; son late Nelson and Sarah (Vogel) Morris; pub. sch. edn. Engaged in business since 1880; pres. and treas. Morris & Co .; dir. First Nat. Bank, Nat. Live Stock Bank, Roths- child & Co., and officer or dir. in numerous other corpns. Mem. Chicago Bd. of Trade: Clubs: Mid-Day, South Shore Country, Stand- ard. Residence: 4455 Grand Boul. Office: Un- ion Stock Yards.
MORRIS, Frank Marion, bookseller; born in Clinton Co., O., June 9, 1857; son George and Jennie (Strawn) Morris; ed. pub. schools and at Butler Univ., Ind .; married Chicago, 1884, Willa Guffin; 1 son: George. Began in 1880 as a clerk in the book store of Bowen-Merrill Co., Indianapolis, Ind., continuing until 1884, in which year came to Chicago and opened a book store, which has ever since continued, his es- tablishment, known as "The Morris Book Shop," making a leading specialty of rare books. Also senior mem. of The Book Shop Bindery. Republican. Formerly mem. of the Indianapolis Light Inf., a part of the Ind. N.G. Mem. Ill. State Library Assn., Bibliographical Soc. of America, Am. Booksellers' Assn. Clubs: Chicago Athletic, Press, Forty, Caxton, Chica- go Library, Chicago Yacht. Recreations: trav- eling, fishing. Residence: 4517 Calumet Av. Office: 104 S. Wabash Av.
MORRIS, George Avery, mfr .; see Vol. 1905. MORRIS, Henry Crittenden, lawyer; born Chicago, Apr. 18, 1868; son John and Susan (Claude) Morris; A.B., Lombard Coll., 1887, A.M., 1890; LL.B., Chicago Coll. Law, 1889; (hon. A.M., Buchtel Coll., 1910); unmarried. U.S. consul, Ghent, Belgium, 1893-S. Sec. to Chief Justice Fuller, 1905, in Muscat Dhow arbitra- tion before Internat. Permanent Court at The Hague. Trustee Lombard Coll. since 1900; pres. Young People's Christian (Universalist) Un- ion of Ill., 1891-2. Mem. Am. Hist. Assn., Am. Polit. Science Assn., Nat. Municipal League. Am. Civic Assn., Lake Mohonk Peace Conf .. Nat. Geog. Soc., Am. Acad. Polit. and Social Science, Ill. Hist. Soc., Chicago Hist. Soc., Geog. Soc. Chicago. Clubs: Hamilton (sec. 1908-9, dir. 1909-10, vice-pres. 1910-11). City. Twentieth Century, Chicago Literary. Author: The History of Colonization from the Earliest Times to the Present Day, 1900: History of the First National Bank of Chicago, 1902. Res- idence: 4442 Grand Boul. Office: 924 Marquette Building.
MORRIS, Ira Nelson, packer: born Chicago; son Nelson and Sarah (Vogel) Morris; ed. Phil- lips Acad., Andover. Mass., and Yale Univ. Sec.
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and asst. treas. Morris & Co .; pres. Union Ren- ard Oil Co. under the Sherman Anti-Trust Law; dering Co .; treas. Consumers Cotton Oil Co .; was U.S. atty. and prosecuted the "beef trust" case for the govt. when the famous "Immunity Bath" decision was given. Residence: Dixon, Ill. Office: First Nat. Bank Bldg. see. Fairbank Canning Co .; dir. Nat. Packing Co .. Nat. Stock Yards Co., East St. Louis, Ill., A. M. Rothschild & Co. Clubs: Twentieth Cen- tury. Press. Residence: 3401 Michigan Av. Office: Union Stock Yards.
MORRIS, Nelson, packer; 1839-1907; see Vol. 1905.
MORRIS, Robert Nelson, physician; born Hillsdale Co., Mich., July 14, 1860; son Robert and Ellen (Whan) Morris; ed. Reading (Mich.) High School, and Hahnemann Med. Coll., Chi- cago, M.D., 1889; also received degree of M.D., ad cundem, Hering Med. Coll .; married Brook- lyn, Mich., July 25, 1886, Rosa Woodward. Was pharmaceutical chemist for Parke, Davis & Co., Detroit, Mich., until began med. course; in practice at Constantine, Mich., 1889-95; since then in Chicago. Has since 1895 been connected with Hering Med. Coll. and Hosp., as prof. of diseases of the chest, and as registrar of the coll., and dean since Jan. 1909. Mem. Am. Inst. Homeopathy, Chicago Homœ. Med. Soc., Inter- nat. Hahnemannian Soc. Socialist. Mason (K. T. and Shriner). Residence: 4517 N. Ashland Av. Office: 7 W. Madison St.
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