The book of Chicagoans, a biographical dictionary of leading living men of the city of Chicago, 1911, Part 149

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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MOULTON, George Mayhew, architect and builder of grain elevators; born Readsboro, Vt., Mar. 15, 1851; son Joseph Tilton and Maria J. Moulton; came to Chicago with parents in 1853; grad. Chicago High School, 1868; married Burlington, Ia., Mar. 12, 1873, Anna Florence Garland; children: Edith May, Arthur Garland. Foreman for his father, rebuilding elevators in Chicago after the fire of 1871; became part- ner 3. T. Moulton & Son, elevator builders, firm later becoming George M. Moulton & Co. Pres. Pioneer Fire Proof Construction Co., 1877-1902. Commissioned maj. 2d regt., I.N.G., 1886; unanimously elected col., same regt., 1894, commanding it when in active service in Chi- cago, July and Aug. 1894 during railroad strike; inspector-gen. I.N.G., 1901-3; has served as brigadier-gen. commanding 1st brigade, I.N.G., 1902-7; then maj .- gen. commanding 1st Div. I. N.G .; retired, 1909. One of the most distin- guished Masons in the country (33°); Knight Templar, Shriner; and has held many offices of distinction in Masonry; grand master of the Grand Encampment of Knight Templars of the U.S.A., 1904-7. An incorporator and pres. Knight Templars and Masons Life Indemnity Co .; now the Western Life Indemnity Co .; pres., 1885-90, Ill. Masonic Orphan's Home. Mem. New Eng- land Soc., Ill. Sons of the Revolution, S.A.R., Military Order of Foreign Wars, Soc. of Co- lonial Wars; was commander-in-chief of Nat. Encampment Service Men of the Spanish War, now merged with United Spanish War Veter- ans, of which was Senior Vice-Commander-in- chief. Club: Union League. Residence: 2119 Calumet Av. Office: Masonic Temple.

MOULTON, James Gardner, importer and dealer in paintings; born South Boston, Mass., May 12, 1844; son James G. Moulton and Sarah J. (McCorrison) Moulton; grad. Boston High School; married Duluth, Minn., Sophia M. Bas- sett. After leaving high school served 5 years at engraving, designing and carving; professor mathematics and lecturer under the auspices of the Bryant & Stratton Business Coll .. Balti- more, Md., 1876-81; since 1892 engaged in Chi- cago as importer and dealer in foreign and Am. paintings, and since 1907 mem, of Moulton & Ricketts; also gallery at 535 Jackson St., Mil- waukee, Wis. Mason (32º, Hesperia Lodge, Washington Chapter, Chicago Commandery. Oriental Consistory, Shrine). Recreation: very much interested in Masonic work. Residence: 4550 Pemberton Av. Office: 73 E. Van Buren Street.

MOULTON, Richard Green, univ. prof .; born Preston, Eng., May 5, 1849; son James Egan and Catherine Moulton; A.B., London Univ .. 1869; A.B., Univ. of Cambridge. Eng., 1874. A.M., 1877; Ph.D., Univ. of Pa., 1891; married Alice Maud Cole, of Sheffield, Eng., Aug. 13. 1896. Cambridge Univ. extension lecturer in lit., 1874-90; lecturer Am. Soc. Extension Univ. Teaching, 1891. London Soc. same. 1891-2; prof. literature in English, 1892-1901, lit. theory and interpretation and head dept. gen. literature since 1901, Univ. of Chicago. Author of a num- ber of books, for titles see Who's Who in America. Residence: 5053 Washington Av.

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MOULTON, William Brooks, lawyer; born Bloomington, Ill., Mar. 28. 1871; son Cheney and Mary ( Wallace) Moulton; grad, Harvard Univ., A.B., 1895; also attended Harvard Law School. Admitted to bar, 1896; was mem. law firm of Catlin, Moulton & Weber, Chicago; now alone in general practice of law. Pres. Ill. Civil Service Commn. Mem. Council Nat. Civil Service Reform League; mem. Chicago Bar Assn. Republican. Clubs: Hamilton, City, Un- ion League. Residence: 4459 Oakenwald Av. Office: Borland Bldg.

MOULTON, William Cleveland, decorator; born Warrensburg, Mo., Nov. 15, 1869; son George Addison and Sarah J. (Waterman) Moulton; ed. pub. schools of Sycamore, Ill .; married Margaret Evans Lunt, of Evanston, Ill., June 6, 1901. Began business career in re- tail store of Carson, Pirie, Scott & Co., 1887-96, when became identified with R. Hasselgren & Co., decorators, becoming senior mem. of the firin in 1903; also pres. the Hasselgren Studio. Republican. Episcopalian. Mason. Clubs: Chi- cago Athletic, South Shore Country, Glen View Golf. Recreations: golf and yachting. Resi- dence: 115 Bellevue Pl. Office: 1260 N. State Street.

MOXLEY, William J., ex-congressman; born Ireland, May 1851; son Thomas and Ellen Mox- ley; came to America in early childhood; ed. Chi- cago pub. schs .; widower. Pres. William J. Mox- ley, Inc., butterine mfr., since 1884; also pres. Moxley Cold Storage Co., Moxley Livery Co .; vice-pres. Artesian Stone & Lime Co. Mem, Rep. Co. Central Com., and Rep. State Central Com., Ill .; on staff of Gov. Richard Yates with rank of col .; elected to 61st Congress from 6th Ill. Dist. for unexpired term (1909-11), of William Lorimer, elected to senate. Catholic. Clubs: Illinois, Chicago Athletic. Residence: 1419 Congress St.

MOYER, Charles Daniel; died 1905; was sec. Union Stock Yard & Transit Co .; see Vol. 1905.

MOYER, Ela Bliss, insurance; born Peru, Ill., Feb. 11, 1869; son Samuel G. and Emma (Bliss) Moyer; grad. classical course, Cedar Falls (Ia.) High School, 1889; married Danville, Ill., June 13, 1899, Jessie Watt; 2 children: John Watt (deceased) and Dorothy Louise. After gradua- tion taught school for some time; lived in Ia., 1880-95; Chicago since 1895. Began as stenog- rapher at Cedar Falls, Ia., 1891; later became stenographer to pres. of the Ia. Life Ins. Co., then became private sec. to pres., and later chief clerk; after consolidation of Ia. Life In- surance Co. with the Nat. Life Insurance Co. of U.S.A., remained with latter co., and since 1903 has been asst. sec. Republican. Presby- terian. Recreations: shooting and fishing. Res- idence: LaGrange, Ill. Office: 29 S. LaSalle St.

MOYER, Harold Nicholas, physician; born Canajoharie, N.Y., Aug. 14, 1858; son Waldstein and Ellen (Young) Moyer; early edn. public schs .; M.D., Rush Med. Coll., Chicago, 1879; at- tended univs. and hosps. in Vienna and Heidel- berg for post-grad. study, 1882-3; married El- eanor Hooton, of New Carlisle, Ind. Asst. phy- sician Ill. Eastern Hosp. for Insane, Kankakee, 1879-82; in private practice in Chicago, since 1884. Formerly maj. surgeon 2d Regt., I.N.G .; Cook Co. physician, 1887-8; apptd. 1st It. U.S.A. Med. Reserve Corps, Feb. 1911. Mem. Ill. State Med. Soc. (ex-pres.), Chicago Med. Soc. Re- publican. Clubs: Chicago Athletic, Glen View Golf, University. Contbr. to med. jours. Resi- dence: 4355 Lake Av. Office: 31 N. State St.

MUDD, Francis Xavier, gen. mgr. Live Poul- try Transportation Co .; born Lebanon, Ky., July 21, 1859; son James Thomas and Sarah Angela (Spink) Mudd; ed. prep. school, district country school, St. Mary's Coll .; married Clari- bel Whitney, of Oswego, N.Y., Feb. 13, 1884. Began in transportation business, 1889; gen. mgr. and dir. Live Poultry Transportation Co. since 1889; also vice-pres. Chicago Binder & File Co., and Mudd Mfg. Co .; dir. and treas.

McCaskey Electric Calculator Co. Democrat. Catholic. Member Royal League, Nat. Union. Clubs: Chicago Athletic, South Shore Country, Chicago Automobile, Traffic. Recreation: mo- toring. Residence: 48 N. Park Av., Austin. Of- fice: 343 S. Dearborn St.

MUDGE, Henry U., ry. pres .; born Minden Sanilac Co., Mich., June 9, 1856; son John and Sarah Ann (Getty) Mudge; ed. pub. schs. of Mich. and Kan .; married Arwilda Morris, of Topeka, Kan., July 11, 1878. Began ry. service with A.,T.&S.F. Ry. Co., in Kan., Aug. 1872 in track dept .; has since filled positions with same co. in track, sta., telegraph, train service, road master, train master, div. supt., gen. supt., 1896-1900, and gen. mgr., 1900-5; 2d vice-pres., 1905-9, pres. since Dec. 1, 1909, C.,R.I.&P.Ry. Co .; also pres. C.,R.I. & Gulf R.R. since Jan 1, 1910. Residence: 5318 East End Av. Office: La Salle St. Station.

MUELLER, Herman Rudolph, grain mer- chant; born Hamburg, Germany, Feb. 23, 1857; son Bernhard and Marie (Blume) Mueller; ed. private school in Germany until 1871; in busi- ness coll. in Chicago, 1877-8; married Chicago, May 12, 1885, Mathilde Siefert; children: Paul G., Carl B., Frieda M., Anita M. Came to Chi- cago in spring of 1871; learned trade of jeweler until 1876; then went into commercial business until 1879 with Norton Milling Co .; with George Bullen & Co. until 1881; with Foss, Strong & Co. as general salesman, until 1886; in business with W. W. Watkins, in firm of Watkins & Mueller, until 1890, operating grain elevator under firm name of Mueller & Young Grain Co., of which has been pres. since 1902. Repub- lican. Residence: 456 Belden Av. Office: 304 Sherman St.

MUELLER, Max A., mfr .; born St. Louis, Mo., Feb. 2, 1866; son Florian and Johanna (Willisch) Mueller; ed. St. Louis pub. schools; married Chicago, July 1, 1893, Gertrude Kirk. wood; 3 children: Marion, William Florian and Ralph. Came to Chicago, 1885, and was em- ployed with George W. Misch, in art glass work, until 1891; mem. firm of Schuler & Muel- ler, mfrs. of ornamental glass, incorporated as the Schuler-Mueller Co., of which is pres. Re- publican. Methodist. Odd Fellow. Club: Ridge- moor Golf. Recreations: golf, baseball and fish- ing. Residence: 5820 Mulberry Av. Office: 314 W. Superior St.

MUELLER, Oscar Frederick, president Perry, Mueller & Co., woolens; born Chicago, June 25, 1854; son Frederick A. and Augusta Emilie (Seidel) Mueller; ed. pub. schools; married Lena Emde, of Chicago, June 24, 1877; two children: Perry and Mabel. Began as stock-boy in store of Field, Benedict & Co., woolens, at age of 14, and after learning the business trav- eled for the firm until 1893; resigned to be- come mem. firm of Perry, Mueller & Co., of which was vice-pres. and traveling representa- tive, 1875-92, and has been pres. since 1906. In- dependent in politics. Lutheran. Mem. North Side Turngemeinde. Mason (Blue Lodge). Res- idence: 2484 N. Clark St. Office: 226 W. Madison Street.

MUHLKE, Joseph H., lawyer; born Chicago, Apr. 12, 1861; son John H. and Catharina (Knust) Muhlke; attended North Division High School and Northwestern Univ; LL.B., Union Coll. of Law, 1883; married Chicago, Ill., Sept. 8, 1885, Ida R. Swissler. Admitted to bar, 1883, and in practice ever since; in Sept. 1890 became a mem. of the firm of Smith, Muhlke & Mur- dock, now Muhlke & Murdock. Pres. Nat. Co .; dir. Ogden Bldg. & Loan Assn. Republican. Clubs: Marquette (pres. 1906), Ill. Athletic. Residence: 1005 N. State St. Office: 35 N. Dear- born St.

*MULDOON, Peter J., bishop; moved to Rockford, Ill .; see Vol. 1905.

MULHOLAND, William Henry, real estate; born Pittsburg, June 2, 1859; son William Knox

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and Artlissce (Miller) Mulholand; ed. public schools of Pittsburg; married Bessie M. Kay, of Sharpsburg, Pa., May 9, 1883 (died Feb. 28, 1892); children: Elizabeth Artlissce, Marie, Sylvania (now deceased); 2d marriage, Ger- trude H. Adsit, of St. Mary's, O., June 24, 1903. In lumber business at Etna, Pa., 1881-8; re- moved to Chicago, 1888; city salesman Edwin S. Hartwell Lumber Co., 1890-7; mem. firm of Mulholand & Snelling, real estate, loans and insurance, since 1898; pres. Interlocking Steel Form Co .; dir. and sec. Interlocking Tube Co. Member Chicago Assn. of Commerce, Chicago Real Estate Board. Republican. Christian Sci- entist. Mem. I.O.O.F., Royal League. Resi- dence: 5009 Sheridan Drive. Office: Unity Bldg.

MULLANEY, Bernard J., commr. of public works; born on farm near Woodhull, N.Y .; son John and Catherine (Leonard) Mullaney; ed. country district and village schools of Steuben Co., N.Y .; married Jane King, of Chicago, Dec. 11, 1895. Began active life as farm hand; taught country school in N.Y .; went to Min- neapolis, 1887, and worked in grocery store; in newspaper work, St. Paul and Minneapolis, 1888-93; with Chicago Herald (later Times-Her- ald and Record-Herald), 1893-1903, mostly as political editor and traveling correspondent; advertising mgr. Schlesinger & Mayer, H. G. Selfridge & Co., and Carson, Pirie, Scott & Co., 1903-5; with Armour & Co., 1905-7; sec. to may- or of Chicago, Apr. 15, 1907-May 9, 1910; apptd. commr. of pub. works of Chicago, May 9, 1910. Mem. Chicago Plan Commn. Catholic. Clubs: Chicago Athletic, Mid-Day, Press. Residence: 920 Belden Av. Office: City Hall.

MULLEN, James J., pres. Mullen Brewing Co .; born Chicago, Oct. 31, 1855; son Peter and Ann (Murphy) Mullen; ed. Skinner and Dore schools; married Chicago, Oct. 31, 1874, Nora Kelley; children: Anna M .. Mary E., Helen J., Genevieve R., James H. Was with Alexander H. Revell & Co., as mgr., 1878-90; resigned to become a mem. of the Merle & Heaney Mfg. Co., office fixtures, of which was sec. until 1894. In 1895 organized the Mullen Brewing Co. Democrat. Residence: 3740 Grand Boul. Office: W. 40th and Wallace Sts.

MULLEN, John, pres. Acme Cracker Co .; born New York City, Feb. 22, 1846; ed. pub. schools of New York City; served in 71st N. G.S.N.Y., 6 months in draft riots in New York during Civil War; married Chicago, Sept. 1871, Annie Edwards; children: James Evans, John Edwards, Frances Ann. Has been a resident of Chicago since 1865. Was with G. C. Cook & Co., wholesale grocers, 3 years; Franklin Mac- Veagh & Co., 5 years; Dake Bakery (afterward Nat. Biscuit Co.), 1872-1902; in Sept. 1901 led in the organization of the Acme Cracker Co., and is now pres., his son, J. E., being gen. mgr. Residence: 5415 Indiana St. (Austin.) Office: Austin Av., N.E. cor. Curtis St.

MULLEN, Timothy Francis, lawyer; born Aurora, Ill .. Apr. 8, 1868; son Thomas and Sa- rah (Newell) Mullen; A.M., St. Francis Solanus Coll., Quincy, Ill., 1889; LL.B., Chicago Coll. of Law, 1892; married, Caroline Lachner, of Ba- ker City, Ore., Jan. 7, 1903; 4 children: Timothy F., Barbara, Margaret and Mary. Admitted to Ill. bar. 1891, and since practiced at Chicago. Mem. Chicago Bar Assn., Ill. State Bar Assn., Art Inst. of Chicago. Democrat. Catholic. Mem. Knights of Columbus. Residence: 3738 Pine Grove Av. Office: The Rookery.

MULLIGAN, Charles J., sculptor; born Ar- magh, Ireland, 1867; pupil of Lorado Taft. Chi- cago. Mem. Soc. Western Artists. Residence: 1447 S. Ridgeway Av.

MULLIKEN, Alfred Henry, pres. Pettibone, Mulliken & Co .; born Augusta, Me., Dec. 11, 1853; son Charles H. and Sarah (Hallett) Mul- liken) ; ed. pub. schools of Me .: married Chica- go, 1893, Mabel Walmsley: 1 son: John Hallett. Was in employ of Crerar. Adams & Co., ry. supplies, 1868-80; in business for self, 1880-5;

sold out to Crerar, Adams & Co., 1885, and or- ganized Pettibone, Mulliken & Co. (Inc.), of which was sec. and treas., 1885-99; since then pres. of the co., largely engaged in the mfr. of frogs, crossings and switch material. Dir. Con- tinental & Commercial Nat. Bank. Vice-pres. Ry. Business Assn .; mem. Chicago Assn. of Com- merce, Ill. Mfrs.' Assn., Chicago Hist. Soc .; life mem. Art Inst. of Chicago, Am. Museum of Natural History, New York, Am. Acad. of Po- litical and Social Science (Phila.). Presbyte- rian. Clubs: Chicago, Chicago Golf, Glen View, Mid-Day; also Railroad, Metropolitan, Midday (New York). Recreations: golf and motoring. Residence: 1042 Lake Shore Drive. Office: Mar- quette Bldg.

MULLIKEN, Charles Henry, real estate; born Hallowell, Me., Mar. 18, 1831; son John and Elizabeth Mulliken; moved to Augusta, Me., in childhood, and ed. in schools there; married Dec. 3, 1850, Sarah E., daughter Watson F. Hal- lett, pres. of the Freeman's Nat. Bank of Au- gusta; 1 son: Alfred Henry. Began business career in office of his father, a merchant in Augusta, for a short time; then clerk in a mer- chandise broker's office in Boston, 1847-50; in firm of Davis & Mulliken, Augusta, 1850, and afterward of Means & Mulliken, Boston, estab- lishing line of clipper ships between Boston and Indianola, Tex .; firm had a branch at San Antonio, Tex., which was confiscated upon the organization of the Confederacy. Going to Tex. to save something from the wreck, was impris- oned; finally escaped to Mex., and went from thence to New Orleans and was passed through the lines by Gen. Butler. After clearing up the debts occasioned by the San Antonio con- fiscation, came to Chicago in 1867 and became confidential man of Page & Sprague, glass, paints and oils, until 1871; cashier of a sav- ings bank until 1874; since in real estate bus- iness. Mem. Chicago Real Estate Board. Re- publican. Elder 4th Presbyterian Church; was long active in Mission Sunday School work; dir. McCormick Theological Sem .; pres. Chicago Bible Soc. for many years. Club: Chicago. Rec- reation: golf. Residence: Chicago Beach Hotel. Office: 42 N. Dearborn St.

MULVIHILL, William Frank, publisher, law- yer; born Albion Township. Oswego Co .. N. Y., Feb. 6, 1872; son Charles F. and Katheryn E. (Coffey) Mulvihill; ed. district schools, Oswego Co., N.Y., and Utica (N.Y.) Business College: LL.B., Chicago-Kent Coll. of Law, 1910: mar- ried Emma M. Hubbard Elliott. of Syracuse, N.Y., Dec. 28, 1898; 1 son: Stewart Pearson. Worked on farm until 14; learned trade of fur- niture finisher; became half owner of Central New York News, Utica, 1892-4: joined editorial staff of the Defender. New York, and later of Northern Christian Advocate, Syracuse, N.Y .: came to Chicago. 1899, and on editorial staff of New Voice (then nat. organ of Prohibition Party), and in 1901 became general mgr. New Voice Co., to 1903; treas. Home Defender Pub- lishing Co. (Nat. Prohibitionist). since 1907. Admitted to the Ill. bar. 1910. Organizer and sec. Prohibition Party in N.Y. State, 1897-9: mem. Cook Co. Prohibition Com .. 1900-10; sec. Englewood Law and Order League, 1905-9: asst. sec. Chicago Law and Order League since 1906 (sec., 1909-10). Congregationalist. Charter mem. Park Manor Lodge A.F.&A.M .: Good Templar. Author: Prohibition Text Book for Campaign of 1900: Campaign Text Book, 1904. Residence: 7024 Calumet Av. Office: 1006 Association Bldg.

MUMFORD, William Rice, commn, grain and hay; born Truckville. Pa., Mar. 5. 1842; Son Lyman and Margaret (Rice) Mumford; ed. pub. schools of Utica, N. Y .: married Coxsackie. N. Y .. 1874, Charlotte Hamilton: children. Mao Adele (Mrs. Clay A. Roney), Clarence Rice. Grace Rosalind, Harold Owen. Came to Chicago, 186S. and kept books for George A. Smith & Co., mil- lers; after that bookkeeper for L G. Smyth. Board of Trade, until 1871, when went into

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wholesale feed business, which is still con- kosh, Wis .; unmarried. Began business life as tinued in firm of W. R. Mumford & Co. Mem. bookkeeper for C. C. Paige, machine shop, Osh- Chicago Board of Trade; was first sec. Flour & kosh, 1875-7; with O. D. Peck, 1878-80, and O. Feed Dealers' Assn. of Chicago. Republican. Methodist. Residence: 745 Judson Av., Evans- ton, Ill. Office: Postal Telegraph Bldg.

MUNDAY, John W., lawyer; admitted to practice in Ill., 1874; senior mem. law firm of Munday, Evarts. Adcock & Clark. Residence: 6534 Yale Av. Office: Marquette Bldg.

MUNDIE, William Bryce, architect; born Hamilton, Ont., Apr. 30, 1863; son William and Margaret (Bryce) Mundie; ed. pub. schools and Hamilton Collegiate Inst .; articled to Peter Brass, architect, of Hamilton, Ont., 1880-4; married 1892, Bessie Russel Jenney, of Chicago (niece of W. L. B. Jenney) ; children: Elizabeth Jenney, Margaret Bryce, Jean Fraser. Drafts- man in office of W. L. B. Jenney, Chicago, 1884- 91; then partner in firm of Jenney & Mundie, which, in 1905, became Jenney, Mundie & Jen- sen; architect to Board of Edn. of Chicago, 1898-1905. Fellow Am. Inst. of Architects. Re- publican. Clubs: Union League, Chicago Yacht, Chicago Architectural. Recreations: sailing, yachting and art. Residence: 733 Gordon Ter- race. Office: 39 S. LaSalle St.

MUNDY, Norris Havemeyer, agent American Sugar Refining Co .; born Chicago, Aug. 12, 1874; son Norris Woodruff and Annie A. (Have- meyer) Mundy; ed. St. Paul's School, Concord, N.H., to 1892; grad. Yale, B.A., 1896. Was clerk in auditing dept. C.,R.I.&P.R.R., 1896-7; vice- pres. and dir. Mannierre-Yoe Syrup Co. since 1898; mem. since Jan. 1, 1904, of William A. Havemeyer & Co., sugar brokers and agents for the Am. Sugar Refining Co. (firm was founded by his uncle, William A. Havemeyer, and his father, N. W. Mundy, under firm name, W. A. Havemeyer & Co., but now composed of Herbert E. Havemeyer and Norris H. Mundy.) Democrat. Clubs: Chicago, University, Onwent- sia, South Shore Country, Saddle and Cycle. Recreations: tennis and horseback riding. Res- idence: Riverside, Ill. Office: 222 N. Wabash Avenue.

MUNGER, Edwin Allston, lawyer; born To- peka, Kan., Feb. 26, 1869; son Charles P. and Vestella (Poindexter) Munger; removed with parents to Osage Co., Kan., in 1870, and to Or- leans, Ind., in 1875; ed. pub. schools there; re- moved to Kansas in 1885, and attended Kan. State Agricultural Coll .; taught school; came to Chicago, 1889, and entered law office of J. Young Scammon; after death of Mr. Scammon was in real estate business and for 2 years at- tended night law school, graduating from Chi- cago Coll. of Law, LL.B., 1892; married Chica- go, Aug. 31, 1892, Alcmena Silke; 1 child: Roy Freeman. Republican. Mem. New Jerusalem Church; served 2 terms as Nat. pres. of the Young People's League of the New Jerusalem Church. Clubs: Hamilton (ex-pres.), Calumet Country. Recreations: fishing and hunting. Country Home: Juniper Cottage, Juniper Beach, near Mears, Mich. Residence: 3307 Rhodes Av. Office: 35 N. Dearborn St.

MUNGER, Harry Bray, sash, doors and glass; born Winnebago Co., Wis., May 4, 1863; son John E. and Harriet (Bray) Munger; ed. pub. schools of Oshkosh, Wis .; unmarried. Be- gan as bookkeeper in foundry at Oshkosh, Wis., 1880-1; bookkeeper with O. D. Peck & Son, sash and door house, Oshkosh, 1881-3; salesman for Carlton Foster & Co., sash and doors, Oshkosh, 1883-6; mgr. Chicago house of same firm, 1886- 92; in 1892, with other stockholders, established the Foster-Munger Co., of which is pres. Re- publican. Clubs: Chicago Athletic, Hamilton, South Shore Country. Recreations: outdoor di- versions. Residence: 3812 Grand Boul. Office: W. 20th and Sangamon Sts.

D. Peck & Sons, 1880-2; began as traveling salesman for O. D. Peck & Son, Apr. 1882; trav- eling salesman for Carlton Foster & Co., 1882- 6, the Morgan Co., 1886-91; since 1892 connect- ed with the Foster-Munger Co., of which is now vice-pres. and dir. Republican. Mem. Or- der Hoo Hoo. Recreation: reading. Residence: 3812 Grand Boul. Office: W. 20th and Sanga- mon Sts.

MUNN, Daniel W., lawyer; born West Fair- lee, Orange Co., Vt., 1834; son Clark and Almira (Wild) Munn; grad. Thetford (Vt.) Acad .; went to Ind., 1852, and taught school 2 years and began law study; married Rising Sun, Ind., 1855, Persis L. Mears (now deceased); mar- ried 2d, 1880, Alice M. Osborn; children: Fred O., Jennie E. (Mrs. H. E. Spear). Removed to Coles Co., Ill., 1855, and studied under Judge Starkweather; admitted to Ill. bar, 1858; prac- ticed at Hillsboro, Ill., until 1862, when entered army as adjutant of the 126th Ill. Vol. Inf .; in 1863 appointed col. of 1st Ala. Cav., but com- pelled to decline because of failing health; re- turned to Cairo, Ill .; resumed practice and edited Cairo Daily News; elected to State Sen- ate, 1866, being first Republican ever elected from that district; nominated for Congress on Republican ticket, 1871, but defeated; appoint- ed, 1872, by Pres. Grant, supervisor of internal revenue for district comprising Ill., Mich. and Wis .; since 1875 in active practice of law in Chicago. Has been identified with many im- portant cases, including the Clark-St. Peter case, in which he secured the acquittal of Mrs. Clark from the charge of complicity with Jo- seph St. Peter in the murder of her husband; also secured acquittal of Jere Dunn, charged with murder of Elliott, the prize fighter, and convicted and secured penitentiary sentences against 7 persons in the noted stock yards hog stealing cases. Police magistrate of the Vil- lage of LaGrange, Ill. Residence: LaGrange, Ill. Office: 25 N. Dearborn St.

MUNSON, William Amos, pres. Med. Aid & Burial Assn .; born Branford, Conn., Oct. 1, 1855; son Lucius and Nancy (Baldwin) Mun- son; grad. high school; married Maybelle Har- rington, of Port Sanilac, Mich., Aug. 18, 1897. Came to Chicago from Des Moines, Ia., 1891; asst. supt. Met. Life Ins. Co., 1891-2; assisted in organizing, 1892, and was sec., 1892-7, Med. Aid & Burial Assn., pres. since 1897; one of or- ganizers Am. Life Ins. Co., 1907, and since sec. and dir. Republican. Methodist. K.P. Club: Press. Recreation: motoring. Residence: 309 N. Harvey Av., Oak Park, Ill. Office: Monon Building.

MURDOCH, Thomas, merchant; 1829-1909; see Vol. 1905.

MURDOCK, Ezekiel Price, surgeon; born in Dearborn Co., Ind., Dec. 15, 1845; son Ezekiel P. and Rachel (Taylor) Murdock; grad. Mt. Union Coll., Ohio, A.B., A.M., Ph.D .; special course in natural history at Cornell Univ .; grad. Rush Med. Coll., M.D., 1876; married Hen- nepin, Ill., Apr. 17, 1882, Mary M. Durley; chil- dren: Anna Rachel, Edgar Paul, Winifred Dur- ley, Archibald Campbell. Served in 47th Ill. Inf. during Civil War. Was supt. of city school at Streator, Ill., Memphis, Mo., and Shelbyville, Ill., before taking med. course. Engaged in general practice of medicine since 1876. Was capt. Co. A, 3d I.N.G .; chief inspector Chicago Health Dept., 1895-7; is U.S. examining surgeon for pensions. Author of work on teratology, contagion of personality, etc. Mem. Ill. State Med. Soc., A.M.A., Am. Sanitary Assn. Past Commander G.A.R. Republican. Episcopalian. Mason (32°). Residence: 1824 Washington Boul. Office: 32 N. State St.

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The book of Chicagoans, a biographical dictionary of leading living men of the city of Chicago, 1911, Part 149

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