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*NORTHROP, John Willard; see Vol. 1905. NORTON, Charles Dyer, sec. to the President; for sketch see Who's Who in America.
NORTON, Charles Leverett, mortgage loans; born Chicago, Aug. 13, 1859; son Charles Au- gustus and Lucy L. (Bond) Norton; grad. Hyde Park High School, 1875; entered Univ. of Vt., classical course, but did not graduate; married Lora Louise, daughter of D. L. Bassett, of Iola, Kan., 1896. With Daniel A. Peirce organized firm of Peirce & Norton, real estate, 1887; dissolved partnership, 1888, to take charge of Commonwealth Loan & Bldg. Assn. until 1905; again formed firm of Peirce & Norton, suc- ceeded by Norton & Saunders, 1910, banking and mortgage loans, under name of the Hyde Park Bank. Asst. comptroller of Village of Hyde Park, 1879, comptroller, 1883-7. Repub- lican. Was trustee and sec. bd. trustees Hyde Park Presbyn. Ch., 1884-9; at various times, 1890-1904, vestryman and treas. Church of the Redeemer (Episcopal); now Christian Scien- tist. Past Master South Park Lodge No. 622 A.F.&A.M .; Past Regent Hyde Park Council Royal Arcanum. Residence: 5200 Jefferson Av. Office: 1544 E. 53d St.
*NORTON, John Lyman, grain and flour merchant; see Vol. 1905.
NORTON, Oliver Willcox, mfr. sheet metal goods; born Allegany Co., N.Y., Dec. 17, 1839; son Oliver W. and Henrietta (Willcox) Norton; ed. common schools; married Brooklyn, N.Y., Oct. 4, 1870, Lucy C. Fanning; children: Ralph H., Elliot S., Ruth W., Strong Vincent. Served as private and commissioned officer in Union Army, Apr. 1861-Mar. 1866; clerk Fourth Nat. Bank, New York, 1866-9; in Apr. 1869, formed partnership with brother, Edwin, and Alton H. Fancher and David G. Fanning, in Toledo, O., as Norton & Fancher, mfg. cans and sheet metal goods; removed to Chicago, Dec. 1870, and in 1872, Mr. Fancher retiring, firm became Norton Bros., and in 1890 was incorporated under that title, with 5 brothers interested. Other corporations were formed for business in New York, Baltimore and Canada, for same line of mfr., which, in 1901, were consolidated with others in the Am. Can Co .; since retired from active business; dir. Acme Steel Goods Co. Mem. George H. Thomas Post, G.A.R., Western Soc. Army of the Potomac, Loyal Le- gion (commander Ill. Commandery, 1902-3). Re- publican. Congregationalist. Clubs: South Shore Country, Kenwood. Recreations: music, reading and traveling. Residence: 4823 Lake Av. Office: Masonic Temple.
NORTON, Samuel Wilber, lawyer; born Allen, Hillsdale Co., Mich., Jan. 15, 1857; son Erastus Patten and Hannah (Crowe) Norton; A.B., Hillsdale Coll., 1882: A.M., Univ. of Mich., 1884, Ph.D., 1892; married Alice Sabra Caldwell, of Ann Arbor, Mich., Aug. 16, 1900. Admitted to
1887-8; acting prof. English language and lit- erature, Hillsdale Coll., 1888-90; in practice at Chicago, since 1893. Mem. Chicago Bar Assn., Am. Economic Assn. Republican. Congrega- tionalist. Mason; mem. Kappa and Delta chap- ters Delta Tau Delta fraternity. Club: City. Author: Chicago Traction: A History, Legisla- tive and Political, 1907. Recreations: golf, ten- nis and walking. Residence: Lombard, Ill. Of- fice: 1420 Ashland Blk.
NORWOOD, Fred W., lumber; born Wilming- ton, Mass., Nov. 4, 1842; son Francis and Ade- line (Choate) Norwood; ed. Williston Seminary, Easthampton, Mass., and at Amherst Coll .; married Chicago, 1868, Lizzie Winne; 1 daugh- ter: Winifred Alma. Served 3 years in the Civil War, as sergeant-maj. of the 6th Minn. regt. in the campaigns against the Sioux In- dians, and as capt. 68th U.S. Colored Inf. in 16th Army Corps in Tenn. and Miss .; wounded at the siege of Ft. Blakely, inside the fort (was first man inside the fort); mustered out on ac- count of wound in July, 1865. Engaged with Doggett, Bassett & Hill, wholesale boots and shoes, Aug. 1865; admitted to partnership, 1872; established firm of Norwood & Butter- field Co., dealers in southern pine lumber; re- tired from lumber business in 1897; pres. of the Federal Agency Co., 1900-6; now one of the proprietors of the Lumber Storage Commn. Co. Republican. Episcopalian. Mem. Loyal Legion. Residence: 5125 Cornell Av. Office: 2346 Throop Street.
*NOTMAN, William Robson, clergyman; see Vol. 1905.
NOTZ, Felix John, pres. and treas. Am. Oven & Machine Co .; born Cannstatt, Germany, Dec. 27, 1869; ed. Germany and England; married Chicago, June 10, 1899, Ida M. Kranz; children: John Kranz, Florence, Felix, Jr. Came to the U.S. in 1897, and was a resident of Mich. until Sept. 1902; came to Chicago and has since been identified with present company. Owner and patentee of several machines used by bakers and confectioners. Republican. Club: Hamil- ton. Residence: 2733 Hampden Ct. Office: Ash- land Blk.
NOURSE, John Aiken, lumber; born Cam- bridge, Mass., 1844; son Francis and Sarah E. (Conant) Nourse; removed to Bloomington, Ill., 1852; ed. Bloomington pub. schools and com- mercial school, Chicago; served, 1862-5, in Civil War in Chicago Board of Trade Battery: mar- ried Chicago, 1872, Clara E. Swift; children: Hattie L., Ida N., Clara. Was with Rogers & Co., coal dealers, 1866; Wheelock, Dean & Her- mann, lumber dealers, 1867; Mears, Bates & Co., 1871; Soper, Brainerd & Co., 1877; Sawyer- Goodman Co., 1880; J. A. Nourse & Co .. 1900: and in 1904 organized Nourse-Taylor Lumber Co., of which is pres .; now head of firm of J. A. Nourse & Co., wholesale lumber. Republican. Mason. Was mem. Battery D, I.N.G., 1877-80. Mem. George H. Thomas Post G.A.R. Club: Colonial. Recreations: traveling and reading. Residence: Wilmette, Ill. Office: Chamber of Commerce.
NOURSE, William George; 1852-1908; see Vol. 1905.
NOVAK, Edward Joseph, lawyer: born Chi- cago. Nov. 2, 1869; son John and Mary (Kral) Novak; ed. pub. schools; grad. Met. Business Coll .; married Chicago, June 7. 1893. Emily J. Padecky; 1 son: Edward. Began as a clerk in the co. treasurer's office during the administra- tion of George R. Davis; studied law. and was admitted to the bar. 1895; mem. Ill. House of Representatives. 1893-9: alderman from the 10th Ward, 1898-1902. Democrat. Mom. State Board of Equalization. Residence: 1714 Loomis St. Office: First Nat. Bank Bldg.
NOYES, Albert William, gen, traveling pas- senger agent: born Lebanon. Conn., June 13.
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1866; son William H. and Emily A. (Card) Noyes; ed. in pub. school; married at Saybrook, Conn., Oct. 25, 1SSS, Jennie L. Clark. From 1SS6-8 was telegraph operator and agent on the N.Y.,N.H.&H.R.R., and similar position on St. Paul & Duluth R.R., 18SS-9; telegraph oper- ator, agent, sec. to gen. traffic mgr., etc., G.N. R.R., 1889-92; asst. ticket agent, C.G.W.R.R., 1892-5; traveling pass. agent same, 1895-1904; general traveling pass. agent, same road, since 1904; located at Chicago since 1895. Residence: 827 Oakwood Av., Wilmette, Ill. Office: 62 W. Adams St.
NOYES, David Allan, grain and stock bro- ker; born LaPorte, Ind., Mar. 7, 1867; son George Clement and E. Ellen (Smith) Noyes; ed. pub. and high school of Evanston, Ill .; mar- ried Decorah, la., Aug. 4, 1892, Emma R. Bullis. Entered grain business in 1886 and has con- tinued ever since; now mem. firm of Noyes & Jackson. Mem. Chicago Board of Trade, Chi- cago Stock Exchange. Republican. Clubs: Chi- cago, Union, Chicago Athletic, Glen View. Rec- reation: golf. Residence: Glen View Club. Of- fice: Arcade 2, Commercial Nat. Bank Bldg.
NOYES, Edmund, dentist; born Abington, Mass., Jan. 16, 1842; son Spencer W. and Mary (Packard) Noyes; ed. grammar school, Cam- pello, Mass., and in pub. and private schools, Independence, Ia .; taught country schools, 7 terms; student of dentistry, with Dr. E. L. Clarke, Dubuque, Ia., 1865-7; Ohio Coll. of Den- tal Surgery, 1866-7; (hon. D.D.S., Chicago Coll. of Dental Surgery, 1884) ; married Oct. 25, 1869, Elizabeth Miller; children: Edmund Spencer, Frederick Bogue, Gertrude Elizabeth, Heman Howard; married 2d, Feb. 3, 1886, Mary Sophia Wells; children: Fanny Anna, and twin boys, John Wells, William Augustus; married 3d, July 1, 1893, Fannie Henrietta Wells; married 4th, Aug. 4, 1897, Adaline Clara Horning. Be- gan independent practice, 1867, in Chicago. One of organizers Chicago Dental Infirmary and Chicago Coll. of Dental Surgery, 1883; taught there 7 years, 5 years as prof. of operative dentistry. One of organizers of Northwestern Univ. Dental School; was sec. of the faculty, and afterward prof. professional ethics and jurisprudence, in which chair continues. Mem. Chicago Dental Soc. since 1868 (pres., 1878), Ill. State Dental Soc. since 1872 (pres., 1884), Chicago Odontological Soc. (pres. 1 year), Chi- cago Odontographic Soc., Northern Ill. Dental Soc. (pres., 1911), Nat. Dental Assn. Republic- an. Congregationalist. Clubs: University of Evanston, Congregational. Residence: 1205 Hin- man Av., Evanston, Ill. Office: Stewart Bldg.
NOYES, Edward Horatio, grain commission; born Brattleboro, Vt., Sept. 18, 1844; son Hora- tio Smith and Mary A. (Chandler) Noyes; ed. pub. school, and Norwich (Vt.) Univ .; married Chicago, Oct. 4, 1870, Mary C. Hamilton; chil- dren: Albert Hamilton. William Hamilton, Ed- ward Hamilton (deceased). Served in 7th Squadron, R.I. Cav., in Civil War; in 1864 came to Chicago and was clerk in grain commn. house until 1869, when became mem. of Board of Trade, establishing firm of E. H. Noyes & Co. in 1879; firm was absorbed, 1905, by Mar- field, Tearse & Co., with which he is now con- nected. Republican. Mem. George H. Thomas Post G.A.R. Residence: 5117 Jefferson Av. Of- fice: Postal Telegraph Bldg.
*NOYES, Frank Brett, journalist; moved to Washington, D.C .; see Vol. 1905.
NOYES, Frederick Bogue, dentist; born Chi- cago, Aug. 22, 1872; son Dr. Edmund and Eliz- abeth (Miller) Noyes; A.B., Johns Hopkins Univ., Baltimore, 1893; Northwestern Univ. Dental School, D.D.S., 1895; married Milwau- kee, Wis., 1898, Mary E. Judd; 2 sons: Harold Judd and Frederick Bogue, Jr. Engaged in practice of dentistry in Chicago since 1895; practice limited to the correction of irregulari- ties of the teeth and deformity of the face since 1909. Prof. of histology, Northwestern
Univ. Dental School since 1897; prof. histology and embryology, Angle School of Orthodontia. Mem. Chicago Dental Soc., Ill. State Dental Soc., Nat. Dental Assn., A.M.A. Republican. Residence: 5647 Madison Av. Office: 1428, 122 S. Michigan Av.
NOYES, Henry C., lawyer; born Derby Line, Orleans Co., Vt., Jan. 22, 1846; son Adam S. and Sarah (Martin) Noyes (father was a bank- er who moved west to Rockford, Ill., in 1858, but returned to Boston in 1867); ed. Beloit Coll. and law dept. Univ. of Ill., LL.B., 1869; served in Civil War, enlisting in 1863, and was 6 months in the 134th Ill. Vol. Inf .; married June 19, 1873, Angela A. Elmer, formerly of Belle- ville, Ont .; children: Angela (Mrs. D. K. Coch- rane), Henry C., Jr. (died July 31, 1907). Ad- mitted to Ill. bar, 1869; has been engaged in many important cases in the state and federal courts. Mason. Mem. U. S. Grant Post 28 G.A. R. Republican. Club: Waupanseh. Residence: 3616 Ellis Av. Office: 127 N. Dearborn St.
NOYES, LaVerne W., mfr .; born Genoa, N.Y., Jan. 7, 1849; son Leonard R. and Jane Jessup Noyes; B.Sc., Ia. State Coll., 1872; married Ida E. Smith, of Charles City, Ia., May 24, 1879. Removed to Batavia, Ill., 1876, and engaged in mfg .; invented the Noyes Dictionary Holder, 1879, and has invented and patented more than 100 mechanical devices; began mfr. of agricul- tural implements and organized the Aermotor Co., of which he is pres. Was pres. Ill. Mfrs.' Assn. during the fight against the advance of railroad freight rates; president Nat. Business League of N. America; trustee Chicago Acad. of Sciences; ex-pres. Civic Federation of Chi- cago; mem. exec. com. Chicago New Charter Com .; governing life mem. Art Inst. of Chica- go. Republican. Clubs: Union League, Univer- sity, Commercial, Midlothian, Union, Chicago Athletic, South Shore Country, Chicago Yacht, Hamilton, Marquette, Twentieth Century, For- ty, Edgewater. Residence: 1450 Lake Shore Drive. Office :. W. 12th and Rockwell Sts.
NOYES, Marshall Paul, lawyer; born Evans- ton, Ill., Oct. 13, 1870; son George Clement and Eliza Ellen (Smith) Noyes; A.B., Yale, 1892; LL.B., Northwestern Univ. Law School, 1894; married Mary Martindale, of Chicago, June 26, 1909. Admitted to Ill. bar, Mar. 1894; with Dupee, Judah, Willard & Wolf, attys., Chicago, 1894-9; mem. firm of Mason & Noyes, 1899-1902; in practice alone, 1902-9; atty. for Chicago Ti- tle & Trust Co. since Mar. 1, 1909. Republican. Episcopalian. Mem. Psi Upsilon. Clubs: Uni- versity, Skokie Country. Recreation: golf. Res- idence: 11 E. Division St. Office: Title & Trust Building.
NOYES, Thomas Smith, treas. Richardson Silk Co .; born LaPorte, Ind., Jan. 12, 1861; son Rev. George C. and Eliza E. (Smith) Noyes; ed. pub. schools, Evanston, Ill. Republican. Clubs: Chicago Athletic, Mid-Day, Glen View. Golf. Residence: 11 Scott St. Office: 305 W. Adams St.
NOYES, William Hamilton, grain commn .; born Chicago, Mar. 11, 1877; son Edward H. and Mary C. (Hamilton) Noyes; grad. Hyde Park High School, 1895; married Chicago, Mar. 1, 1904, May Wells; 2 children: William H., Jr. and Mary Wells. In employ of Hately Bros., provisions, from office boy to provision buyer, 1895-9; employed with McReynolds Co., grain merchants, as floor mgr. on Chicago Board of Trade, 1899-1903; started in grain commn. bus- iness for self in Aug. 1903, and in Dec. 1903 was joined by James R. Godman, forming firm of Noyes & Godman; mem. of Hulburd, Warren & Chandler, 1905-6; organized Marfield, Griffith & Co., of which was sec., and later of Marfield, Tearse & Noyes until 1909; now con- nected with King Farnum & Co. Mem. Chicago Board of Trade. Republican. Presbyterian. Clubs: Chicago, Chicago Athletic. Recreations: outdoor sports. Residence: Elmhurst, Ill. Of- fice: 219 S. LaSalle St.
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NUGENT, Horace Dickinson, British consul- general; born Cape Town, Cape Colony, S. Af- rica, Feb. 26, 1858; son William Tasker and Hester Maria (Dickinson) Nugent; ed. Hailey- bury Coll., Eng .; married Antoinette Guion, of New York, Apr. 18, 1893; 1 son: Tasker de No- gent Granville Guion. Employed in Foreign Office, London, 1880-1; attaché, British Lega- tion, Bucharest, Roumania, 1881-6; British vice- consul at New York, 1886-91; consul for Tex. and N.M., 1892-1907, for Tex., N.M., Okla. and Ind.Ty., 1907-9; consul-gen. at Chicago since Aug. 20, 1909. Mem. Church of England. Clubs: University, Union League. Recreations: golf and fishing. Residence: The Tudor, Cass and Erie Sts. Office: 604 Pullman Bldg.
NUTTING, William Washburn, mfr .; born Westminster, Vt., Aug. 5, 1832; son Hiram and Lucretia (Washburn) Nutting; attended acads. at Saxton's River, Chester and Ludlow, Vt., and Walpole, N.H .; married Putney, Vt., Sept. 1858, Mary J. Campbell (now deceased) ; chil- dren: John C. (born Minneapolis, Minn., 1859; died Cripple Creek, Colo., 1894), Helen C. (Mrs. T. M. Jackson). In Apr. 1852, became mem. of firm of Safford & Nutting, general store. West- minster, Vt .; bought Safford out in Oct. 1853, and at same time established another store at Westminster West, 6 miles distant; run both stores alone until spring of 1856; sold out and went to Des Moines, Ia .; in real estate business there until July 1857; then in mercantile busi- ness at Minneapolis until Apr. 1861; then in grocery business in Chicago until Mar. 1863, when established the Chicago Scale Co., of which has since been pres. Republican. Resi- dence: 221 Throop St. Office: 1017-1021 W. Jack- son Boul.
NYE, James Warren, insurance; born Ran- dolph, Chautauqua Co., N.Y., May 30, 1848; son Joseph and Sophia (Keep) Nye; ed. Cortland Acad., Homer, N.Y., and Russell's School, New Haven, Conn .; married Anna Burleigh Rice, of Chicago, June 24, 1875; children: Grace B. (Mrs. R. W. Webster), Mary Wolcott (Mrs. Walker G. McLaury). Began with wholesale hardware firm of Miller Bros. & Keep, Dec. 1867; in employ Hibbard & Spencer, Apr. 11, 1870-81, when corpn. of Hibbard, Spencer & Bartlett was formed, and in which he was stockholder and one of the five directors until Jan. 1, 1892. Mem. firm Ducat & Lyon, insur- ance, 1897-1904; mem. Case, Nye, Shepard & Bowden, June 1903-June 1904. Republican; was long active in local politics, was chmn. of va- rious local campaign coms. Episcopalian. Res- idence: Windermere Hotel. Office: 1504, 8 N. State St.
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OAKLEY, Horace Sweeney, lawyer; born Prescott, Wis., June 2, 1861; son George M. and Jane S. (Sweeney) Oakley; prep. edn. public schools; LL.B., National Univ., Washington, D.C., 1881; student lit. dept. Univ. of Mich., 1881-3; unmarried. Admitted to Ill. bar, 1883, and later to bar of U.S. Supreme Court; mem. firm of Wood & Oakley. Mem. Chicago Bar Assn. Democrat. Clubs: University, Cliff Dwell- ers, Onwentsia, Law. Recreation: golf. Resi- dence: 1210 Astor St. Office: 1142 The Rookery.
OAKLEY, William C., bank examiner; see Vol. 1905.
OBERMEYER, Charles Benjamin. lawyer; born Winchester, Scott Co., Ill., Sept. 23, 1866; son Peter and Lucinda (Beasley) Obermeyer; ed. pub. schs. of Winchester: LL.B., Chicago Coll. of Law (now Chicago-Kent Coll. of Law), 1890; married Hannah Mary Cloud, of Chicago, Feb. 6, 1896; children: Lucinda E., Charles Ben- jamin and Peter. Admitted to Ill. bar, 1890, and since practiced at Chicago; vice-pres. Chi- cago Last & Die Co .; dir. III. Brick Co. Asst. city prosecuting atty., Chicago, 1891-3. Mem. Chicago Bar Assn., Chicago Law Inst. (dir.) Republican. Baptist. Mason (K.T., Shriner);
Royal Arcanum, Royal League, Elks, Sons of Veterans. Clubs: Hamilton, Ill. Athletic, Birch- wood Country. Residence: 6724 Southport Av. Office: 108 S. LaSalle St.
O'BRIEN, Edward, lawyer; see Vol. 1905. O'BRIEN, Harry James, insurance; born Watertown, Wis., June 17, 1861; son John and Mary (Mackin) O'Brien; ed. pub. schools; mar- ried Dora Bellinger, of Topeka, Kan., July 5, 1885; 4 children: Mildred (Mrs. Cyrus L. Bar- nett), Frederick, Harold M. and Beatrice E. Has been engaged in fire insurance business since 1892. Trustee LaGrange Pub. Library. Republican. Episcopalian. Mason (32°). Clubs: Union League, Ill. Athletic, Press, Suburban of LaGrange (ex-pres.), LaGrange Country, La Grange Motor. Recreations: outdoor sports, motoring. Residence: LaGrange, Ill. Office: 415, 112 W. Adams St.
O'BRIEN, John; deceased; see Vol. 1905.
O'BRIEN, Peter James, contractor street paving; born Chicago, June 16, 1867; son James and Bridget (Long) O'Brien; ed. pub. schs. and St. Patrick's Commercial Acad .; married Kath- erine Kevil, of Oswego, N.Y., Nov. 17, 1897; children: James, Catherine, Alice and Mary. Formerly mem. firm of Croake & O'Brien, street paving; now conducting business in own name. Democrat; candidate for clerk of Circuit Court of Cook Co., 1900. Catholic. Mem. Knights of Columbus. Residence: 744 Centre Av. Office: 314, 9 S. LaSalle St.
O'BRIEN, Quin, lawyer; born Hancock, Mich., Mar. 27, 1871; son of Quinlan and Margaret (Green) O'Brien; ed. Panora (Ia.) Coll. and Highland Park Coll., Des Moines, Ia., graduat- ing, A.M., 1894; LL.B., Chicago Coll. of Law, 1896; married Davenport, Ia., Nov. 14, 1901, Ella, daughter of Dr. McCortney; 3 children: Kathleen, Brendan and Justin. Came to Chi- cago, 1893, and worked in law office while at- tending law school. Admitted to bar, 1896; at- tracted attention same year in national, and following spring in city, campaigns as political speaker. Trial lawyer for city, 1897-9; resigned to take up private practice. Democrat. Lec- turer in Chicago Law School and platform lec- turer. Mem. Knights of Columbus, Young Men's Inst. Clubs: Sheridan, Press, Iroquois. Resi- dence: 533 Melrose St. Office: Unity Bldg.
O'BRIEN, William J., ry. official; born Chi- cago, Feb. 18, 1874; son John and Mary (Sim- mons) O'Brien; ed. pub. school and business coll .; married Chicago, Apr. 4, 1894, Mary E. Long; 6 children: William J., Jr., Ellen Marie, Edward, George, Kathryn, Teresa. Began ry. service July 3, 1888, as messenger for U.S. Y.& T.Co., and has since been clerk, asst. book- keeper, cashier, chief clerk to general supt. 5 years, trainmaster 5 years, and supt. since Jan. 1, 1909; also supt. Chicago Junction Ry. Co .; dir. Chicago Refrigerator Despatch Co .; sec. Grant Coal Mining Co., Ready & Callaghan Coal Co. Republican. Roman Catholic. Mem. Royal League, North Am. Union, Catholic Order of Foresters, Knights of Columbus. Club: Saddle and Sirloin. Recreations: outdoor sports. Res- idence: 5433 Carpenter St. Office: Administra- tion Bldg., Union Stock Yards.
O'BRYAN, Edward T., lawyer: born Fairfield. Ta., Feb. 24, 1864; son Thomas and Ellen (Raf- ferty) O'Bryan; ed. Parsons Coll .. Fairfield; LL.B., Ia. State Univ .. 1884; married 18$s. Katherine Kronert, of Aberdeen, Wash .; 1 son: Edward, Jr. Admitted to Ia. bar. 1884: removed to Wichita, Kan., and practiced law there for 10 years, and in 1896 came to Chicago to take present position of western atty. for the New York Life Ins. Co. Also dir. Municipal Gas Co. Republican. Clubs: Hamilton, Homewood Coun- try. Chicago Athletic. Residence: 559 Surf St. Office: 39 S. LaSalle St.
O'BYRNE, Charles Clayton, physician; born Pike Co., Mo., Oct. 14. 1868; son Stephen C. and Sarah J. (Coffman) O'Byrne: ed. pub. schools
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of Mo., 2 years in Pauline Coll .. College Mound, Mo .; grad. Coll. of Physicians and Surgeons of Chicago, 1894: married Chicago, Aug. 23, 1893, Sadie A. Stratton; 1 son: Stuart Clark. Has practiced medicine in Chicago since graduation: attending surgeon Cook Co. Hosp .; asso. prof. pathology, med. dept. of Univ. of Ill. Mem. Chi- cago Med. Soc., Ill. State Med. Soc., A.M.A. Re- publican. Presbyterian. Residence: 2955 Wash- ington Boul. Office: Reliance Bldg.
O'BYRNE, Timothy Joseph, merchandise broker; born Chicago, Apr. 20, 1863; son Pat- rick and Ann (Riley) O'Byrne; ed. Kinzie School, Chicago; married Jan. 25, 1882, Ella Fodey; children: James Joseph, Mabel Laur- etta, Esther Eleanore, Marie Elizabeth, Tim- othy Ariel, Thomas Edward. Began business life as driver for Kellogg & Barrett; 10 years in teaming and transfer business; then with Gray, Burt & Kingman as porter, stock clerk and later fancy grocery dept. mgr. 7 years; then in brokerage business as salesman with Meinrath & Co., 1889-96; mgr. Cutting Fruit Packing Co., 1896-8; since 1898 for himself, firm of T. J. O'Byrne & Co., merchandise brok- ers. Mem. Cook Co. Democracy. Mem. Royal League, Nat. Union, Knights of Columbus. Residence: 1455 Pratt Av. Office: 326 River St.
O'CALLAGHAN, Peter Joseph, clergyman; born Milford, Mass., Aug. 6, 1866; son Peter and Margaret (O'Sullivan) O'Callaghan; A.B., Harvard Univ., 1888; theol. studies St. Thomas Coll., Catholic Univ. of America, Washington, D.C. Ordained R.C. priesthood, Sept. 8, 1893; asst. at Church of St. Paul the Apostle, New York City, 2 years; preacher of missions, 7 years; novice master of Paulist community, St. Thomas Coll., Catholic Univ., Washington, 1 year; pastor St. Mary's Church, and superior of the Paulist Fathers at Chicago since July 1904. Pres. Catholic Total Abstinence Union of America since 1909; pres. Citizens' League of Chicago; dir. Juvenile Protective Assn., Am. Boy Scouts, etc. Residence: 911 S. Wabash Av.
OCHSNER, Albert John, surgeon; born Bara- boo, Wis., Apr. 3, 1858; son Henry and Judith (Hottinger) Ochsner; B.Sc., Univ. of Wis., 1884; M.D., Rush Med. Coll., Chicago, 1886; (LL.D., Univ. of Wis., 1909) ; married Marion Mitchell, of Chicago, Apr. 3, 1888; children: Albert Henry, Bertha. Has practiced surgery in Chi- cago since 1886; chief surgeon Augustana and St. Mary's hosps .; prof. surgery, Univ. of Ill. (med. dept.). Author: Handbook of Appendi- citis; Text-Book of Clinical Surgery; A book on Hospital Construction; A book on Exoph- thalmic Goitre; has written numerous mono- graphs on surgical subjects. Fellow Am. Sur- gical Soc .; mem. Southern Surgical and Gynec- ological Soc., A.M.A., Am. Clin. Soc., Chicago Med. Soc., Chicago Pathological Soc., Chicago Surgical Soc. Clubs: University, Germania Maennerchor. Recreation: farming. Office and Residence: 2106 Sedgwick St.
OCHSNER, Edward H., surgeon; born Honey Creek, Sauk Co., Wis., Jan. 12, 1868; son Henry and Judith (Hottinger) Ochsner; B.S., Univ. of Wis., 1891; M.D., Rush Med. Coll., Chicago, 1894; studied Univ. of Vienna, 1896; married Chicago, Sept. 2, 1899, Julia I. Andersen; chil- dren: Marion Louise, Edward Herbert and Alice Constance. Resident surgeon and physi- cian, Cook Co. Hosp., 1894-5; attending sur- geon, Augustana Hosp., since 1904; adjunct prof. clinical surgery, Coll. of Physicians and Surgeons, Chicago, since 1900. Mem. Chicago Med. Soc., Chicago Surgical Soc., Chicago Path- ological Soc., Ill. State Med. Soc. Clubs: Phy- sicians', Equestrian. Recreations: horseback riding and agriculture. Residence: 2038 Lane Ct. Office: 2106 Sedgwick St.
1898. Admitted to Illinois bar 1898, and since engaged in active practice at Chicago; mem. law firm of King & O'Connor, 1899-1905, since then alone. Dir. Federal Life Ins. Co .; dir. and mem. exec. com. Union Security Co .; pres. and dir. Geneva & Batavia Heat, Light & Power Co., Riverbank Stone & Lime Quarries Co., the Riverbank Co. Trustee Bennett Med. Coll., Harvey-Jenner Med. Univ. Mem. Am. Bar Assn., Am. Soc. Internat. Law, Ill. State Bar Assn., Chicago Bar Assn., Chicago Law Inst., Chicago Eclectic Soc. Mason, Royal Arcanum, Modern Woodmen of America, Sons of Vet- erans. Clubs: Hamilton. (ex-sec.), Illinois, Church, Fox River Country. Residence: 1614 Montrose Av. Office: 806 Tribune Bldg.
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