The book of Chicagoans, a biographical dictionary of leading living men of the city of Chicago, 1911, Part 150

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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MUNGER, John Elijah, sash, doors and blinds; born Oshkosh, Wis., Nov. 30, 1857; son John E. and Harriet E. (Bray) Munger; ed. MURPHY, John Benjamin, surgeon; born Ap- pub. schools and Daggett's Business Coll., Osh- pleton, Wis., Dec. 21, 1857; son Michael and

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Ann (Grimes) Murphy; grad. high sch., June ation: motoring. Residence: 307 West 65th St. 26, 1876; M.D., Rush Med. Coll., Chicago, 1879; Office: Association Bldg. (LL.D., Univ. of Ill., 1905); married Jeanette C. Plamondon, of Chicago, Nov. 25, 1885. Prac- ticed at Chicago, 1879-82; studied in Germany, 1882-4; resumed practice in Chicago; prof. sur- gery and clin. surgery, Northwestern Univ. Med. Sch., and prof. clin. surgery, Chicago Post-Grad. Med. Sch., since 1895; advisory sur- geon to Cook Co. and Alexian Brothers' hosps .; attending surgeon to Mercy and West Side hosps .; 1st It. U.S.A. Med. Reserve Corps, 1908. Received Lætare medal from Notre Dame Univ., 1902. Fellow Am. Surg. Assn .; mem. Deutsche Gesellschaft für Chirurgie, Berlin, Soc. Chirur- gical, Paris, Am. Assn. Obstetricians and Gyne- cologists, Internat. Med. Congress, A.M.A., Ill. State Med. Soc., Miss. Valley Med. Assn., Chi- cago Med., Surg., Gynecol. and Pathol. socs., Chicago Soc. of Internal Medicine, Medico-Le- gal Soc., Physicians' Club. Clubs: Chicago, Chi- cago Athletic, South Shore Country. Residence: 3305 Michigan Av. Office: 32 N. State St.

MURPHY, John Edward, treas. C.&W.I.R.R. and the Belt Ry. cos .; born Chatham, Eng .; son John and Margaret (Murphy) Murphy; family came to the U.S. and located in Chicago in 1871. Began business career in local treasurer's of- fice of I.C.R.R.Co .; entered service of C.&W.I. R.R. and the Belt Ry. cos. in 1882, as bookkeep- er in auditor's office; chief clerk, 1885, treas. since 1888. Clubs: Ill. Athletic, Hinsdale Golf. Residence: 430 E. 44th St. Office: Dearborn Station.

MURPHY, Michael Whelan, wholesale liq- uors; born Hartland, McHenry Co., Ill., Oct. 6, 1844; son Patrick E. and Catharine (Whelan) Murphy; collegiate edn .; attended Union Coll. of Law and was admitted to bar, 1868; married Chicago, Dec. 1871, Mary J. Synon (died 1879) ; 3 daughters: Veronica, Ursula, Mary Irene. Spent 2 years in law office of Monroe & Mc- Kinnon, then bookkeeper with intention to re- sume the law later, but never did; bookkeeper and cashier for M. W. Kerwin, wholesale liq- uors, 1878-83; then secured an interest in the firm, which became M. W. Kerwin & Co .; bought interest of Mr. Kerwin in May 1889, and, join- ing interests with Mr. Daniel Delaney, soon es- tablished wholesale liquor firm of Delaney & Murphy, of which he became treas., and since Apr. 1906 has been pres. and treas. First vice- pres. Nat. Wholesale Liquor Dealers' Assn. of America; pres. Distillers' & Jobbers' Assn. of Ill. Democrat. Catholic. Clubs: Chicago Ath- letic, Mid-Day, Elmhurst Golf. Recreations: horseback riding, golf. Residence: Elmhurst, Ill. Office: 219 N. Wabash Av.

MURPHY, Thomas George, wagon mfg. ; born DeKalb Co., Ill., Feb. 9, 1857; son James and Joanna (Brennan) Murphy; ed. public schools of DeKalb Co .; married Chicago, Sept. 14, 1880, Julia Wright; children: George, Frank, Harry. Resident of Chicago since 1872, in which year began to learn the trade of a car- riage blacksmith. In 1883, with Mr. Wayman, established Wayman & Murphy, carriage and wagon builders and general repairers. Repub- lican. Was private and sergeant of Co. B, 2d Ill. Inf., 1872-7. Mem. Knights of Columbus, Royal League. Residence: 143 N. Waller Av., Austin. Office: Lake and Sangamon Sts.

MURRAY, Harvey Ward, fire insurance; born Chicago, Aug. 29, 1870; son George Reed and Julia E. (Meacham) Murray; ed. pub. schools of Chicago and Dubuque, Ia .; married Mabel C. Vallette, of Chicago, June 30, 1909. Began in fire insurance business at Dubuque, 1887; came to Chicago, 1888, and entered employ of London & Lancashire Fire Ins. Co., continuing until 1898; became connected with local agency firm of L. D. Hammond & Co., Jan. 1, 1898, and later was made partner; special agt. for Ill. and Ind., Aachen & Munich Fire Ins. Co., 1900, and gen. agt. same since Jan. 1, 1905, with supervision over co.'s business in the middle west. Recre-

MURRAY, Tom (Thomas Hugh), merchant; born St. Catherines, Can., Sept. 1, 1852; son Douglas James and Mary (Copeland) Murray; ed. pub. schools in Canada; married Viola French, of Chicago, 1886. Began to peddle ap- ples at 13, and later clerked in general mer- chandise store, Brooklin, Can., until 17; clerk in general merchandise store, Rockford, Ill., 1869- 72; came to Chicago, 1872, and in employ of Field, Leiter & Co., 6 years, after which was successively with Willoughby, Hill & Co., Browning, King & Co. and Charles P. Kellogg & Co., to 1897; began in men's furnishing busi- ness, 1897, incorporating under name of Tom Murray in 1904, of which has since been pres. Republican. Mem. Ill. Mfrs.' Assn., Chicago Assn. of Commerce. Mason (K.T., Shriner) ; mem. Royal League, Royal Arcanum, Nat. Un- ion. Clubs: Ill. Athletic, Hamilton, Press, Chi- cago Advertising, Columbia Yacht, Jackson Park Yacht. Recreations: reading, golf, motor- ing. Residence: 6058 Jefferson Av. Office: Jack- son Boul. and Clark St.

MUSGRAVE, Harrison, lawyer; born Char- lotte, Mich., Oct. 28, 1860; son Joseph and Mi- randa S. (Pancoast) Musgrave; ed. Olivet Coll., 1876-7; Univ. of Mich. (literary dept.), 1878-80; Columbian Univ. Law School, Washington, D. C., 1883-4 (LL.B.); married Saginaw, Mich., Nov. 7, 1889, Meta D. Kimberly; 1 son: Harri- son, Jr. Admitted to bar, 1885; since then en- gaged in active practice; formerly of law firm of Flower, Smith & Musgrave, and later of Flower, Vroman & Musgrave; firm now Mus- grave & Lee; principally occupied with corpn. and commercial law. Mem. Chicago, Ill. State and Am. Bar assns., Psi Upsilon; pres. Ill. State Bar Assn., 1907. Republican. Clubs: Univer- sity, Saddle and Cycle, Law (pres. 1902). Resi- dence: 1210 Astor St. Office: First Nat. Bank Building.

*MUSHAM, William Henry, retired fire mar- shal; see Vol. 1905.

MYERS, George William, astronomer: born Champaign Co., Ill., Apr. 30, 1864; son Robert Henry and Mary Helen (Shawhan) Myers; B.L., Univ. of Ill., 1888, M.L., 1891; studied engring., Univ. of Ill., and science, Univ. of Munich, Ph.D., 1896; married Mary Eva Sim, of Urbana, Ill., June 27, 1889. Instr., asst. prof. and asso. prof. mathematics, 1888-96, asso. prof. astron- omy and mathematics and dir. of observatory, 1896-7, prof. astronomy and applied mathemat- ics and dir. of observatory, 1897-1900, Univ. of Ill .; head of astronomy and mathematics, Chi- cago Inst., 1900-1; prof. teaching of mathemat- ics and astronomy, and math. supervisor Sch. of Edn., Univ. of Chicago, since 1901. Mem. Astronomische Gesellschaft, Société Astrono- mique de France, Société Astronomique de Belge, Sociedad Astronomico de Mexico, A.A.A. S., Astron. and Astrophys. Soc. America, Am. Math. Soc. Math. editor School Science and Mathematics. Author of several books, for ti- tles see Who's Who in America. Address: 1953 E. 72d St.

MYERS, Harry Thomas, vice-pres. and sec. Siegel-Myers Correspondence School of Music; born on farm near New Albany, Ind., Sept. 17, 1873; son Simon W. and Hannah (Thomas) Myers; ed. grammar school, Stuart, la .. and under private tuition of professors of Drake Univ. and DesMoines Coll .. DesMoines. Ta., and Lebanon (O.) Univ .: studied law in offices in DesMoines, Ia., and Ohio, 2 years: married Ha- zel Edith Gibson, of Auburn, Ind., 1907. With Postal Telegraph Cable Co., Western Union Telegraph Co., and Edison Co., prior to 1898: with Internat. Correspondence Schools, New York, 1898-1903; conceived the idea of a cor- respondence music school and a founder, 1903. and since vico-pres., sec. and dir. Siegel-Myers Correspondence School of Music, Chicago. Mem.

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Chicago Assu. of Commerce. Baptist. Single bile Assn. Mason. Clubs: Chicago Motor, Ro- Taxer. Mason (32° and Shriner). Clubs: Wood- tary. Residence: 433 W. 67th Boul., Englewood. lawn Park, Playgoers. Residence: 1436 E. 66th St. Office: 440 S. Dearborn St.

MYERS, Johnston, clergyman; born Kings- ton, N.Y., Dec. 14, 1859; son Abran and Mar- tha (Osterhoudt) Myers; A.B., Univ. of Roch- ester, 1882; B.D., Rochester Theol. Sem., 1885; ( D.D., Georgetown Coll., 1895, Ewing Coll., 1897): married Mary Rachel Bonsall, of Cin- cinnati, Dec. 1891. Ordained Bapt. ministry, 1885; pastor Ninth St. Ch., Cincinnati, 1885-95, Inimanuel Cli., Chicago, since 1895. Trustee Chicago Theol. Sem., 1896-1910; pres. Baptist Ministers of Chicago since 1904. Residence: 2508 Michigan Av.

MYERS, Lewis Edward, builder and operator of pub. utilities; born Pittsburgh, Pa., July 14, 1864; son Joseph and Ella (Schamberg) Myers; ed. pub. schools of Allegheny, Pa., and Episco- pal Classical Acad., and Western Univ. of Pa .; married Chicago, June 3, 1898, Caroline Liv- ingston. Began with the Edison Electric Light Co. at Pittsburgh, 1886; then at Phila., and in 1890 came to Chicago in charge of the office of the Detroit Electrical Works; 1902 formed or- ganization of the L. E. Myers Co., electric ry. contractors, of which is pres. Also pres. To- peka Edison Co., Westerumite Co. of America, Cicero Light, Heat & Power Co., Green Bay Gas & Electric Co., Green Bay Traction Co .; vice- pres. Topeka (Kan.) Ry. Co., Northern Hydro- Electric Co. Club: Chicago Automobile. Recre- ations: motoring, fishing. Residence: Congress Hotel. Office: Monadnock Blk.

MYERS, Myron Andrew, vice-pres. Cable- Nelson Piano Co .; born New Boston, Ill., Apr. 30, 1855; son William P. and Louisa B. (Lar- rance) Myers; ed. pub. school of New Boston, Ill., to age of 15; married Anamosa, Ia., June 10, 1885, Mary Eldora Rhodes; children: Lloyd R., Harold L., M. Arthur, Florence L., Edwin Earle. Learned printer's trade after leaving school; worked at trade at Wapello, Ia., until 1876, then with A. N. Kellogg Newspaper Co., as western advertising mgr. and pres. until 1906; since in present position. Republican. Congregationalist. Dir. Chicago Theol. Sem., City Missionary Soc. Clubs: Union League, Hinsdale, Hinsdale Golf. Residence: Hinsdale, fl1. Office: Republic Bldg.

NACEY, Patrick, plumbing and steam heat- ing; born Kingston, Ont., Can., June 26, 1844; son Peter and Mary (Moran) Nacey; ed. Chris- tian Brothers Coll .; married Maria Manning, Nov. 25, 1869. Came to Chicago, 1861; worked at plumbing trade until 1866, when established business on own account, which has since con- ducted; now pres. P. Nacey Co. Republican. Catholic. Mem. Master Plumbers' Assn., Steam Fitters' Assn. Clubs: Ill. Athletic, Builders'. Residence: 4501 Indiana Av. Office: 927 S. State Street.

NADALL, Berne, designer and inventor; born Louisville, Ky., Feb. 26, 1870; son Capt. Ber- nard William and Josephine (Olmstead) Na- dall; ed. pub. schools of Louisville; Paducah (Ky.) Coll .; London Techt, London, Eng .; stud- ied art under Al-Legros and H. Clay Woolford; married Caroline Collins, of Grand Haven, Mich., 1892. Formerly associated with Machin- ery Trust, Limited, Linotype Co., Limited, and Printing Machinery Co., all of London; also was mem. St. Bride's Inst., London. Pres. Na- dall-Van Sicklen Mfg. Co. Patentee of italic matrices (rabbetted) for linotypes, demount- able rims, etc .; designer of alphabets, etc .; Cambridge Univ. Press Bible printed with type designed by him. Lectured at Edinburgh Ty- pographia and at other places, and supplied data to John Southward. author of articles on type founding in 9th edit. Encyclopedia Brit- tanica. Mem. Nat. Technical Com. Am. Automo-

NAGEL, John Stephan, physician; born Rey- nolds, Ind., Jan. 6, 1874; son Stephan and Ame- lia (Krinning) Nagel; grad. Northern Ind. Bus- iness Coll., 1893; Northern Ind. Coll. of Phar- macy, Valparaiso, Ph.G., 1894; grad. Coll. of Physicians and Surgeons of Chicago, M.D., 1898. Prof. genito-urinary diseases, Ill. Post- Grad. School; prof. genito-urinary surgery, Chi- cago Coll. of Medicine and Surgery. Surgeon with the 1st U. S. Cav. in the Philippines, 1900- 2. Surgeon, Signal Corps. I.N.G .; apptd. 1st lt. U.S.A. Med. Reserve Corps, 1911. Treas. West Side Hosp. since Jan. 1, 1911. Mem. Phi Rho Sigma, Chicago Med. Soc. (treas.), A.M.A. Re- publican. Lutheran. Vice-pres. Soc. Army of the Philippines, Camp Luzon. Mason. Club: Illinois. Office and Residence: 711 S. Central Park Av.

*NALLY, Edward Julian, telegraph official; see Vol. 1905.

NANCE, Willis O., physician; born Kewanee, Ill., May 28, 1871; son Dr. Hiram and Sarah (Smith) Nance; ed. in Univ. of Mich., Rush Med. Coll., Bellevue Hosp. Med. Coll., New York, M.D., 1893; married Zelma Arter, of Chi- cago, Dec. 25, 1894; 2 children: Willis Dean and Clement. Specialist in diseases of the eye and ear; surgeon to Ill. Eye and Ear Infirmary. Sec. Chicago Ophthalmological Soc .; mem. A.M.A., Ill. State Med. Soc., Am. Acad. Ophthalmology and Otology, Men's Club of Hyde Park (ex- pres.). Member Chicago Plan Commn. Resi- dence: 5213 Hibbard Av. Office: 900, 32 N. State Street.

NAPIER, Charles Ready, lawyer; born Choc- taw, Ala., Sept. 3, 1866; son Samuel and Mary Palmer (Ready) Napier; ed. by private instruc- tion only except law course at Chicago-Kent Coll. of Law; married Margaret May Hawks, of Bloomington, Ill., Oct. 31, 1905; 1 daughter: Margaret Elizabeth. Came to Chicago, 1882; began as messenger boy Western Union Tele- graph Co .; was promoted to clerk, telegraph operator and division chief operator on co.'s eastern system, continuing until 1896; admitted to Ill. bar, 1896; associated in practice with Charles S. McIlvaine since Dec. 1, 1908. Mem. Chicago Bar Assn. Democrat. Methodist. Club: City. Recreations: outdoor sports. Residence: 5627 Jackson Av. Office: 155 N. Clark St.

NAPIER, Richard Alexander, fire insurance; born Montreal, Can., Nov. 27, 1865; son Richard H. and Maria J. (Cockburn) Napier; grad. Boys' High School, Montreal, Can., 1881; mar- ried Blue Island, Ill., June 9, 1897, Sadie M. Day; 2 children: Richard F. and Miriam Day. In employ of Adams Tobacco Co., Montreal, 1881-5; came to Chicago, Sept. 1885; in employ of Dwelling House Insurance Co., of Boston, in general agency at Chicago, 1886-93, filling various positions and being chief clerk for a number of years; resigned Nov. 1, 1893, and with Hugo Dalmar as partner formed firm of Napier & Dalmar; that partnership was dis- solved Oct. 1, 1900, when established present fire insurance agency of R. A. Napier & Co. The firm represents the Royal Ins. Co., Limited, of London, Eng., Atlas Assurance Co. of Lon- don, and the German Fire Ins. Co. of Ind. Re- publican. Congregationalist. K.P .; mem. Royal Arcanum, North Am. Union, Modern Woodmen, Chicago Sharpshooters' Assn., Chicago Assn. of Commerce, Chicago Real Estate Board. Clubs: Hamilton, Ill. Athletic, Chicago Gun, Chicago Fly Casting. Recreations: fishing and revolver shooting. Residence: Blue Island, Ill. Office: 29 S. LaSalle St.

NASH, John Sylvester, sec. L. A. Becker Co., mfrs. soda fountains; born Mahanoy City, Pa., Sept. 26, 1877; son Thomas C. and Mary Ann (Breen) Nash; ed. pub. schools and Beloit Coll .; unmarried. Began as a mfr. of bicycles at Dixon. Ill., in 1896, and associated with L. A.

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Becker Co. since organization, 1897, and now sec. of co. Republican. Club: South Shore Country. Residence: 5142 Michigan Av. Office: 2241 S. Halsted St.

NAST, Alexander Daniel, vice-pres. Mercan- tile Credit Co .; born Milwaukee, Wis., Dec. 5, 1871; son Daniel and Esther (Frank) Nast; ed. high school, Milwaukee, Univ. of Wis. and Cor- nell Univ .; married Chicago, Sept. 3, 1902, Jean- nette Nathan; children: Esther Rosalie and Al- exander D., Jr. Began in the accounting dept. of Armour & Co. at their stock yards office, 1892-5; partner in firm of A. D. Nast & Co., stocks, bonds, etc., 1895-1910; since then vice- pres. Mercantile Credit Co .; also treas. Ill. Realization Co. Clubs: Standard, Union League, Ravisloe Country. Recreations: golf and trav- eling. Residence: 3651 Michigan Av. Office: First Nat. Bank Bldg.

NATHAN, Adolph, merchant; born St. Goar, Germany, May 8, 1844; son Jacob and Helen (Scheuer) Nathan; came to U.S. in 1849, locat- ing on farm at Lancaster, Wis .; worked on farm and attended school until his 15th year; then attended high school and helped in a gro- cery business his father had established at Lancaster; later attended Bryant & Stratton Business Coll., Chicago; enlisted in 41st Wis. Vol. in 1864, and served under Gen. Washburne until the regt. was mustered out in 1865; mar- ried 1865, Rosa Schreiber; children: Louis A., Jeannette P., Edward C. After war returned to Lancaster, Wis., and became partner with his father in firm of J. Nathan & Son, which later became Nathan, Schreiner & Co., 1864-80; sold interest, came to Chicago in 1880 and with partners established the wholesale clothing business of Kuh, Nathan & Fischer, from which he retired in 1900. Dir. Mercantile Credit Co .; was one of organizers of Street's Stable Car Line and its first pres., 1885-8; dir. Fidelity & Deposit Co. of Md. Dir. United Charities (fi- nance com.), Civic Federation of Chicago, 1897- 8 (now mem. exec. com., chmn. finance com.). As a dir. of the World's Columbian Exposition he had charge of the financial affairs of the ex- position. Clubs: Standard, Union League, Idle- wild Golf. Recreations: reading, travel and golf. Residence: 5016 Drexel Boul. Office: 330 S. Franklin St.

NAY, Frank, comptroller C.,R.I.&P.Ry.Co .; born near Columbus, O., Apr. 19, 1861; son Gus- tavus Swan and Margaret Jane (Haughn) Nay; grad. Greenville (Ill.) High School, 1878; mar- ried Stella Uzzell, of Los Angeles, Cal., Sept. 9, 1891; 4 children: Frank, Lucile, Lloyd and John. Taught school in Ohio and Ill., 1878-83; clerk in general auditor's office Mo. Pacific Ry. Co., 1883-84; clerk, traveling auditor and chief clerk to gen. auditor Cotton Belt Ry., 1884-99; auditor Minneapolis & St. Louis R.R. Co., 1899- 1903, also auditor Ia. Central Ry. Co., 1902-3; asst. comptroller, 1903-4, gen. auditor, 1904-9. and comptroller since Dec. 1, 1909, C.,R.I.&P. Ry.Co .; pres. Calumet Trust & Savings Bank; dir. McCaskey Electric Calculator Co. Pres. Village of Morgan Park, Ill., 1909-11: also school trustee; Republican. Methodist. Mem. Modern Woodmen of America. Royal Neigh- bors of America, Royal League. Clubs: Union League, Hamilton, Chicago Railway, Ridge Country. Recreation: golf. Residence: Morgan Park, Ill. Office: 1106 LaSalle St. Station.

NEAL, see also Neil.

*NEAL, Charles Fremont Stephens, insur- ance; moved to Lebanon, Ind .; see Vol. 1905.

NEAL, Thomas Carroll, banker; born Dover, Ark., Jan. 19, 1876; son Thomas McFadden and Mary Jane (Gunn) Neal; ed. pub. schools of Dover; high school, Morrillton, Ark .; Central Business Coll., Sedalia, Mo .; married Mayme Martin, of Sistersville, W.Va., Jan. 16, 1906; 2 children: Mary Elizabeth and Dorothy Helen. Messenger to bookkeeper First Nat. Bank, Rus- sellville, Ark., 1893-6; bookkeeper, asst. cashier and cashier, Farmers' & Producers' Nat. Bank,

Sistersville, W.Va., 1896-1903; cashier Peoples' Nat. Bank, Sistersville, W. Va., 1903-9; vice- pres. and dir. Monroe Nat. Bank since Jan. 1909. Presbyterian. Past Master Phoenix Lodge No. 73 A.F.&A.M., Past High Priest Sisters- ville Chapter No. 27 R.A.M., Past Commander Mountain State Commandery No. 14 K.T., all of Sistersville, W.Va .; mem. Osiris Temple A. A.O.N.M.S., Wheeling, W. Va. Club: Bankers'. Recreation: tennis. Residence: 2707 Walnut Av., Evanston, Ill. Office: 1 S. LaSalle St.

*NEELY, Charles G., lawyer; moved to Cal .: see Vol. 1905.

NEELY, John C., banker; born Belvidere, Ill., 1840; son Alexander and Jane (Chamber- lin) Neely; ed. private schools in N.Y. and Mass .; married Chicago, May 1870, Mary E. Crosby; children: a son and daughter. Served in Civil War as capt. of Battery I, 1st Ill. Art., in the Army of the Tennessee until close of the war. Since 1869 engaged in banking in Chica- go; for several years cashier of the Merchants' Nat. Bank, and since 1902 sec. of the Corn Ex- change Nat. Bank. Dir. Guarantee Co. of North America. Mem. Military Order Loyal Legion. Clubs: Union League, Chicago Athletic. Bank- ers', Kenwood, Midlothian. Residence: 4929 Greenwood Av. Office: Corn Exchange Nat. Bank.

NEENAN, John Francis, clergyman; born Denver, Colo., Apr. 4, 1862; son Michael and Elizabeth (Gleason) Neenan; classical studies at St. Mary's Coll., St. Mary's, Kan .; philo- sophical studies at St. Louis Univ .; theol. stud- ies at Woodstock Coll., Md. Entered the So- ciety of Jesus, Aug. 7, 1884; ordained to Cath- olic priesthood, June 28, 1898. Taught classics at St. Mary's Coll. and St. Ignatius Coll., Chi- cago; was vice-pres. St. Mary's Coll. and min- ister of St. Ignatius Coll., Chicago; apptd. pas- tor of Holy Family Church, Sept. 6, 1903. Ad- dress: 1076 W. 12th St.

NEF, John Ulric, chemist; born Herisau, Canton Appenzell, Switzerland, June 14. 1862; son John Ulric and Anna Katharine (Mock) Nef; A.B., Harvard, 1884; Kirkland fellow, Harvard, 1884-7; Ph.D., Univ. of Munich, 1886; married Louise Bates Comstock, of Rochester. N.Y., May 17, 1898 (died Mar. 20, 1909). Prof. chemistry and dir. chem. lab., Purdue, 1887-9; asst. prof. chemistry and acting head chem. lab., Clark Univ., 1889-92: prof. chemistry, 1892-6; head of dept. since 1896. Univ. of Chi- cago. Mem. Nat. Acad. Sciences, Royal Soc. Sciences, Upsala, Sweden; fellow Am. Acad. Arts and Sciences, A.A.A.S. Residence: Win- dermere Hotel.

NEICE, De Forest M., lawyer; born Utica. N. Y., Feb. 8, 1877; son William W. and Helen (Arnold) Neice; ed. pub. schools of Utica, N. Y., and Oak Park, Ill .; grad. in 2 years' course from Utica Free Acad., and finished in Oak Park High School; married Oak Park, Ill .. July 17, 1900, Clara M. O'Brien. Began study of law with Samuel Ware Packard, May 27, 1895: passed examination for admission to bar. Oct. 18. 1897, but being under age was not admitted until Feb. 15, 1898; chief asst. to Mr. Packard until Aug. 15, 1901, when was given a partner- ship interest, the firm becoming Packard & Neice. Took part with Mr. Packard in all the litigation handled by him for John Alexander Dowie, including the lacemakers' case, at Wash- ington and Phila .. the Ill. Legislative investi- gation, the case of Stevenson vs. Dowie, and the numerous questions relating to the found- ing of Zion City, Lake Co., Ill .: also counsel in the Hurtz will case: succeeded to business of firm, Oct. 1. 1910. Independent in politics. Res- idence: 120 N. Oak Park Av., Oak Park, 111. Office: Ashland Blk.

NEIL, sce also Neal.

NEIL, Henry, author: born Lawrence, Mass. Mar. 23. 1863: son Matthew and Sara (Craw- ford) Neil; ed. Pierce Business Coll., and Jef-

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ferson Med. Coll., Phila .; married Florence I. Scheetz, of Phila., Mar. 29, 1887; 7 children: Edna, Mark, Mary, Erma, Henry, Marshall, Bruce. Was teacher in Pierce Business Coll., Phila., 1881-3; came to Chicago, 1896; pres. The Bible House, Chicago, since 1899; also sec. and dir. Oak Park Mil. School. Sec. and dir. Nat. Probation League, and Fine Arts Soc., Oak Park, 111. Clubs: Press, Publishers. Au- thor: (under pen name of Marshall Everett) Neil's Photographs of the Holy Land, 1892; Spanish-Am. War, 1899; Famous Americans, 1900; Life of William Mckinley, 1901; Rus- sian-Japanese War, 1905; Life of Roosevelt, 1910. Residence: 327 N. Kenilworth Av., Oak Park. Ill. Office: 443 S. Dearborn St.

NEILER, Samuel Graham, engr .; born Erie, Pa., Nov. 14, 1866; son Samuel E. and Lovinia (Jackson) Neiler; ed. pub. schools, Minneapolis, Minn., 1872-84; special student, Mass. Inst. of Technology, 1884-6; post-grad. course as mech. engr., Univ. of Minn., 1888-9; married Minne- apolis, May 14, 1901, Mary A. Gowdy; 1 son: Richard. Asst. mech. engr., M.,St.P.&S.S.M.Ry., 1889-90; engr. in charge of construction work from Boston office of Thomson-Houston Elec- tric Co., 1891-2; asst. elec. engr. World's Cc- lumbian Exposition, Chicago, 1892-4; since 1895 mem. of corpn. and now pres. Pierce, Richard- son & Neiler, consulting and designing engrs. Mem. Am. Inst. Elec. Engrs., Am. Soc. Mech. Engrs., Am. Soc. Heating and Ventilating Engrs., Franklin Inst., A.A.A.S .; foreign mem.' Institution of Elec. Engrs. of Great Britain; hon. mem. Internat. Soc. State and Municipal Bldg. Commrs. and Inspectors. Episcopalian. Clubs: Union League, Engineers', Oak Park. Residence: 417 N. Oak Park Av., Oak Park, Ill. Office: Manhattan Bldg.

*NEILSON, James Drake, leather merchant; see Vol. 1905.

NEISE, George Nicholas, banker; born Chi- cago, Jan. 14, 1853; son John and Margaret (Kirth) Neise; ed. Chicago pub. schools; mar- ried Chicago, June 12, 1883, Eliza Fleck; chil- dren: Edwin G., Florence M. Began business career on Apr. 8, 1867, as a messenger boy in the employ of Greenebaum & Foreman, bank- ers, and has continued in the employ of that firm and its successors, Foreman Bros., and the present Foreman Bros. Banking Co., of which is now cashier. Democrat. Recreations: farming and breeding of fine horses. Resi- dence: 2732 Pine Grove Av. Office: LaSalle and Madison Sts.

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The book of Chicagoans, a biographical dictionary of leading living men of the city of Chicago, 1911, Part 150

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