The book of Chicagoans, a biographical dictionary of leading living men of the city of Chicago, 1911, Part 155

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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O'NEILL, Hugh, lawyer: born Co. Derry. Tre- land, Oct. 5, 1867; son Hugh and Ann (Smyth)

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O'Neill; ed. schools and colls. in Ireland and at St. Ry. Co., W. Chicago St. Ry. Co. Republican. the Univ. of Notre Dame, Ind., B.A., B.L., Episcopalian. Mem. board of trustees 2 years and pres. of board 1 year, Village of Glencoe; also pres. board of health and mem. library board. Served in Minn. N.G. 3 years; in 90th Battalion Winnipeg Rifles, participating in Reil rebellion, for which was awarded special serv- ice medal. Mason. Mem. Art Inst. of Chicago; vice-chmn. traffic com. Chicago Assn. of Com- merce. Clubs: Hamilton (dir. 2 terms, treas. 1 term), Skokie Country (dir.). Recreation: golf. Residence: Glencoe, Ill. Office: 1165 N. Clark St. LL.B., LL.M .; was prof. 1 year at Notre Dame; married Cresco, la., Sept. 1, 1898, Regina O'Mal- ley: 1 daughter: Regina Bernadetta. Admitted to bar, 1892, and since 1894 practicing with L. Bastrup as firm of Bastrup & O'Neill. Author of lectures read at Univ. of Louvain, Belgium, and of articles on Am., Irish and other sub- jects. Republican. Catholic. Mem. Chicago Bar Assh., Am. Bar Assn. Clubs: Hamilton, Charlevoix, Irish Fellowship. Residence: 1117 Albion Av. Office: Reaper Blk.

OPPENHEIM, William Sigmund, attorney at law; born Bluffton, Ind., June 19, 1857; son Sigmund and Mary (Miblock) Oppenheim; prep. edn. pub. schools; LL.B., Cornell Univ., Ithaca, N.Y., 1877; unmarried. Admitted to Ind. bar in 1878, and engaged in practice at Fort Wayne, until 1891; associated with Coombs, Morris & Bell, 1870-80; mem. Ind. Legislature, 1889-91; came to Chicago in 1891. Democrat. Mem. Chi- cago Bar Assn. Clubs: Union League, Ken- wood, Glen View. Recreation: golf. Residence: 302 E. 33d St. Office: 1415 Marquette Bldg.

ORB, John Alexander; born Hessen-Darm- stadt, Ger., July 26, 1854; son John and Sybil (Schmahl) Orb; ed. Acad. of Notre Dame, South Bend, Ind .; married Chicago, 1893, Ruth Young; children: John Alexander, Jr., Helen Ruth, and Catherine Sybil. Began in the mechanical dept. of the Conrad Seipp Brewing Co. in 1874, learn- ing the brewing business thoroughly and re- mained until 1882, when became supt. of the West Side Brewery Co., advancing from that to pres .; then became dir. and pres. of the Chi- cago Consolidated Brewing & Malting Co., and also of the Conrad Seipp Brewing Co., City Brewing Co., and West Side Brewery Co .; was also pres. George Bullen Co., maltsters, and of City of Chicago Investment Co. Disposed of above interests in 1905 and now engaged in looking after his personal investments. Dir. Western Stone Co .; vice-pres. and dir. Schiller Co. Independent in politics. Club: Germania. Recreation: traveling. Residence: 2901 Michi- gan Av. Office: Teutonic Bldg.

ORCHARD, John Grant, banker; born Insch, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, Mar. 9, 1845: son Thomas Grant and Isabella (McDonald) Or- chard; ed. private schools in Scotland; married St. Stephen, N.B., Dec. 20, 1871, Helen Marks Stevens; children: Isabella, James, Thomas (de- ceased), John, Elsie, Grace, Priscille (deceased), Alexander. Entered Aberdeen Town and Co. Bank, at its head office, Aberdeen, Scotland, as an apprentice for 5 years; joined Royal Bank of Scotland, in Edinburgh, 1864, and the Bank of British North America, London, in 1865; served same bank in Canada at London, To- ronto, Kingston, St. John and Halifax; joined Canadian Bank of Commerce in 1874, and opened its Chicago branch; left that bank in 1883 and joined Merchants Loan & Trust Co., to develop its foreign business; appointed, 1895, to present position as cashier, same bank. Independent in politics. Presbyterian. Club: Evanston Country. Recreation: fishing. Residence: 2203 Orrington Av., Evanston, Ill. Office: Merchants Loan & Trust Bank.

*ORDE, Bertram; see Vol. 1905.

ORDE, Markham B., treas. Chicago Rys. Co .; born Peterborough, Ont., Can., Dec. 15, 1866; son Charles Bertram and Emily D'Arcy (De Lisle) Orde; ed. public school and Collegiate Inst., Peterborough; married Lillias Ford Thom- son, of Minneapolis, May 5, 1892; 4 children. Engaged in banking at Minneapolis and Chica- go, 15 years; came to Chicago, 1892; resident mgr. Nat. Surety Co. of New York, 1897-8; treas. Chicago Rys. Co. since 1898; also treas. Consolidated Traction Co. and Marquette Se- curities Co .; pres. Ft. Scott (Kan.) Sorghum Syrup Co .; vice-pres. Glencoe (Ill.) State Bank, Wm. S. Perry Advertising Co. and Port Browns- ville (Tex.) Sugar Lands Co .; dir. N. Chicago

ORGAN, Charles DeMarquis; deceased; see Vol. 1905.

ORR, Frank B., hardware; deceased; see Vol. 1905.

ORR, Louis Thomas, lawyer; born Kankakee, Ill., Nov. 30, 1871; son James Nicholas and Em- ma Huntington (Ainsworth) Orr; ed. Salem (O.) High Sch., 1887-9; Oberlin Coll., 1889-92; Univ. of Mich., 1892-5, LL.B., 1895; married Arabella Ruth Armstrong, of Akron, O., Oct. 15, 1902; 3 children: Louis Thomas, Jr., Wil- lard T., and Arabella Ruth. Admitted to Ill. bar, 1895; has made a special study of real estate law, including the rights and liability of real estate brokers; also corpn. law; repre- sents many leading real estate brokers in the city and many investors in real estate; also large number of corpns .; mem. firm of Orr, Pridmore & Ulrich, real estate investments and securities; sec., dir. and gen. counsel Gary (Ind.) Realty Co .; pres. Arrow Chemical Co .; dir. and gen. counsel Dutch Guiana Culture Co .; sec., dir. and gen. counsel Am. Nat. Land Cor- poration, and Monticello Pecan Grove Co. In 1901 was retained by the Woman & Children's Protective Assn. to investigate charges against the management of the Eastern Ill. Hosp. for Insane, at Kankakee; investigation aroused great interest and excitement and resulted in removal of 1 trustee and discharge of many. employes. Mem. Chicago Assn. of Commerce, Ill. State Bar Assn., Cook County Real Estate Board. Republican; has taken active interest in city, co., state and nat. elections and made many political speeches. Congregationalist. Mem. Royal Arcanum, Royal League. - Club: Hamilton (member polit. action and campaign coms.). Recreation: horseback riding. Resi- dence: 5300 Woodlawn Av. Office: 319-322 Title & Trust Bldg.

ORR, Willard Talcott, real estate; born Kan- kakee, Ill., Dec. 29, 1865; son James N. and Emma H. (Ainsworth) Orr; ed. Kankakee High School; married Chicago, Sept. 14, 1893, Catha- rine B. Hill. Began in real estate business in Kankakee, 1885, and has continued in same ever since; came to Chicago, 1890; mem. firm of McGuire & Orr since Feb. 1896. Mem. Chi- cago Real Estate Board. Republican. Mason (32°, Ill. Commandery, Oriental Consistory, Me- dinah Temple) ; Royal League, Royal Arcanum. Residence: 5006 Sheridan Rd. Office: 74 W. Washington St.

ORTENGREN, John R., singer and vocal teacher; born in Sweden, Oct. 5, 1862; son S.R. and Selma (Hedlund) Ortengren; ed. Royal ' Acad. of Music, Stockholm, Sweden; married Minnie Lindstrom, of Sweden, 1890. Came to America, 1889; began professional career in this country as a teacher in Chicago Musical College, 1890; abroad, 1910; dir .- in-chief of W.D. Am. Union Swedish Singers. Decorated by King Gustaf V, of Sweden, 1908. Residence: Park Ridge, Ill. Studio: 624 S. Michigan Boul.

ORTH, William Sheriff, physician; born at Keithsburg, Ill., Sept. 21, 1864; son Calvin S. and Mary F. (Sheriff) Orth; A.B., Monmouth (Ill.) Coll., 1887; M.D., Rush Med. Coll., 1890; married Chicago, June 23, 1898, Anna C. Tem- Del; 3 children: Dorothy Frances, Calvin Will- iam, Richard Tempel. Has practiced in Chica- go since 1890; attending physician to Alexian

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Brothers and German hosps. Mem. Chicago dir. Federal Union Ins. Co .; also mem. firm Med. Soc., A.M.A., Ill. State Med. Soc. Mason. Residence: 628 Wrightwood Av. Office: 64 W. Randolph St.

ORTMANN, Rudolph, mfr .; born Vienna, Aus- tria, June 21, 1864; son Charles L. and Marie (Bock) Ortmann; ed. pub. schools of Saginaw and Detroit, Mich., completing edn. at Poly- technikum, Vienna, Austria; married Chicago, Oct. 11, 1892, Blanche Sellers. Entered employ of Market Bank, Detroit, Mich., as messenger, May 1883. In 1884 went to Duluth, Minn., to represent some large timber interest. In Apr. 1885, came to Chicago and accepted employ- ment with Ajax Forge Co. as timekeeper; oc- cupied different positions in that co. and was made sec., 1887, later vice-pres. and now pres. Also in 1893 became connected with Griffin Wheel Co., being successively asst. treas., sec. and now vice-pres. of that co .; also pres. Sel- lers Mfg. Co. and Edgar Allen Am. Manganese Steel Co. Republican. Catholic. Clubs: Chi- cago, Chicago Athletic, Chicago Golf, South Shore Country, Union, Glen View, Saddle and Cycle (Chicago), Railway (New York). Recre- ations: golf, motoring, fox hunting, farming. Residence: 669 Lincoln Parkway. Office: Van Buren St. and Michigan Av.

ORTSEIFEN, Adam, pres. McAvoy Brewing Co .; born Montabaur, Province of Nassau, Ger- many, Dec. 2, 1854; son Christian and Annie (Roth) Ortseifen; came to Chicago, Mar. 30, 1873; married 1879, Josephine Krieger, Chica- go; children: Adolph J., George, Josephine, Margueritte A. Secured employment in an ar- chitect's office on Milwaukee Av., but after a few months became connected with a sign- painting shop on N. Clark St .; later went into sign painting business for himself, making a specialty of brewers' signs. While painting a large "Germania" picture in a hall in 1877 met Mr. McAvoy, who later engaged him to take charge of the sign painting for the McAvoy Brewing Co. Later, when the brewing. co. ceased painting their own signs, was appointed agent of the co. for the South Side, later general agent for the entire city, then gen. mgr. and in 1892 vice-pres., and finally became pres. of the McAvoy Brewing Co .; also pres. McAvoy Brewing & Malting Co. Democrat; has been city treas. of Chicago; received vote of Cook Co. delegation for gov. of Ill. in State Conven- tion of 1900. Sec. of Chicago-Milwaukee Brew- ers' Assn. Mason (32º). Residence: 4949 Grand Boul. Office: 2349 South Park Av.

OSBORN, Clark Dempster, mfr. and jobber of gloves; born Herkimer Co., N.Y., July 17, 1851; son Uzel and Mary (Dempster) Osborn; ed. pub. schools; married Black River Falls, Wis., 1882, Julia E. Spaulding; children: Mar- garet C. (Mrs. Henry W. Clausen), Dudley P. Was engaged in the produce commn. business on S. Water St., 1871-5; began in glove busi- ness in 1875 as salesman with C. Dempster & Co., until 1881, when started for self in same business; in 1885 took a partner, the firm be- coming Osborn & Cayzer, which, in 1897, was succeeded by the corpn. C. D. Osborn Co., of which is pres., the co. being extensive mfrs. and jobbers of gloves. Interested and active in civic affairs. Mem. Chicago Assn. of Commerce (mem. ways and means com., house com., en- tertainment com.). Republican. Methodist. Ma- son. Clubs: Kenwood, Ill. Athletic. Recreation: traveling. Residence: 4434 Lake Av. Office: 16 S. Market St.

OSBORN, Frank Henry, marine and fire in- surance; born Greenville, Mich., Nov. 5, 1873; son Leonard and Margaret Elizabeth (Clark) Osborn; ed. pub. and high schs. of Greenville; Detroit Bus. Univ .; married Grace May North- rup, of Chicago, Ang. 25, 1903; 1 daughter: Marjorie Grace. In employ of C. A. Macdonald & Co., marine ins., Chicago, 1892-8: mem. firm of F. H. Osborn & Co., marine ins. brokers and average adjusters, since 1898; also see. and

of F. H. Osborn & Bros., general marine ins. agents, formed in 1910. Mem. Soc. Naval Ar- chitects and Marine Engrs .; mem. Chicago Assn. of Commerce. Republican. Episcopalian. Ma- son (York Rite, Shriner). Clubs: Chicago Ath- letic, Columbia Yacht, Beverly Country. Rec- reations: fishing, golf and yachting. Residence: 5001 Kenmore Av. Office: 105 W. Monroe St.

OSBORNE, Harold Sayre, lawyer; born Chi- cago, Sept. 10, 1881; son Frank Sayre and Louise N. (Smith) Osborne; student Univ. of Chicago 2 years; A.B., Williams Coll., 1902; LL.B., Northwestern Univ. Law School, 1905; unmarried. Has practiced at Chicago since June, 1905; associated in practice with H. S. & F. S. Osborne. Republican. Episcopalian. Mem. Ill. Naval Reserve, 1905-7. Mem. Omi- cron Kappa Pi, Delta Kappa Epsilon, Phi Delta Phi. Clubs: University, Chicago Yacht. Resi- dence: 4306 Sheridan Rd. Office: Ashland Blk.

OSBORNE, Henry Sayre, lawyer; born New York City, Nov. 24, 1840; son Milo and Phoebe A. (Sayre) Osborne; removed to Rock Co., Wis., in 1852; A.B., Beloit (Wis.) Coll., 1862; enlist- ed in 8th Ill. Cav., 1862, at same time becom- ing western war correspondent of the Chica- go Tribune; served 4 years, principally in the East, and at close of war was detailed for serv- ice, in Tex. to guard the frontier, connected with Gen. Weitzel's Corps; mustered out Feb. 1866; married May 18, 1904, Mary E. Waller. At close of war service returned North, set- tling at Chicago; studied law and was admit- ted to bar, 1868. His brother, Frank Sayre Os- borne, was also admitted to practice in 1870. and the two engaged in practice, under the firm name of H. S. & F. S. Osborne until 1893; since has practiced alone. Now vice-pres. and trustee Moody Bible Inst .; trustee Beloit Coll .. and of North Shore Festival Assn. Republican. Residence: 4306 Sheridan Rd. Office: Ashland Block.

OSBORNE, W. Irving, banker: born Wind- ham, N.Y., July 27, 1859; son Nathan G. Os- borne; ed. pub. schools of N.Y. State. Admit- ted to N.Y., Ill. and Kan. bars; engaged in practice at Catskill, N.Y., 1885-8; practiced at Wichita, Kan., 1888-1893; after that engaged in practice in Chicago until 1902, when assisted in organizing Central Trust Co. of Ill., of which was 1st vice-pres .; was later pres. Continental & Commercial Trust & Savings Bank. Clubs: Union League, Chicago Athletic, Bankers', Mid- Day, Evanston, Evanston Country. Recreation: golf. Country Home: Rockefeller, Ill. Resi- dence: Evanston, Ill. Office: Harvester Bldg.

OSBORNSON, Edmund Amund, lumber mer- chant; born Bergen, Norway, July 26. 1858; son David and Julia (Amundson) Osbornson: came to Chicago in childhood; ed. pub. schools and 'at Bryant & Stratton Business Coll .; married Chicago, July 9, 1885. Grace Bryant: 1 daugh- ter: Carolyn Edith. Began in the lumber busi- ness with the firm of Babcock Bros .. later known as Babcock Bros. & Park: in 1882 with Robinson & Prettyman and afterward with George G. Robinson until 1890. when joined John C. Deacon as partner in the firm of J. C. Deacon & Co., lumber, incorporated as J. C. Deacon Co., 1907, and at death of J. C. Deacon. 1909, became pres. Republican. Deacon War- ren Av. Congregational Church: dir. Chicago City Missionary Soc. Member Lumbermen's Assn., Builders' and Traders' Exchange. Club: Congregational. Recreations: reading: interest- ed in the furtherance of missionary work. Res- idence: 3402 Irving Av., Berwyn. Ill. Office: 2348 Loomis St.

OSGOOD, Henry Broadwell, sales manager Creamery Package Mfg. Co .; born Verona. N. Y .. Feb. 19. 1869; son William Broadwell and Mar- tha Ann (Tufts) Osgood: ed. Vernon (N. Y ) Union School, Home (private) School. Verona. N.Y., and Eastman Business Coll .. Poughkeep-

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sie, N.Y .; married Jennie E. Beckwith, of Nor- tate interests in Chicago during entire business wich, Conn., June 24, 1896; 1 son: Franklin career, first with his father and since latter's death with his brother, Lucius J. Mem. Chica- go Real Estate Board. Republican. Presbyte- rian. Mem. Soc. Colonial Wars. Clubs: Univer- sity, Chicago Athletic, Calumet, South Shore Country. Recreation: travel. Residence: 2033 Prairie Av. Office: 619 Monadnock Blk. Beckwith. On father's farm, Verona, N. Y., un- til 1893; with Rau Mfg. Co .. Chicago, 1893-7; became identified with the Creamery Package Mfg. Co., 1897 (sales mgr. since 1903). Repub- liean. Treas. Baptist Young People's Union of America: deacon Englewood Baptist Church. Clubs: Ill. Athletic. Beverly Country (treas.). Recreation: golf. Residence: 9921 Winchester Av. Office: 61-67 W. Kinzie St.

OSGOOD, Stacy Whitney, lawyer; deceased; see Vol. 1905.

OSGOOD, Wilfred Hudson, biologist; born Rochester. N.H., Dec. 8, 1875; son Marion Hud- son and Harriet Amanda Osgood; A.B., Leland Stanford Jr. Univ., 1899; unmarried. Biologist in U.S. Dept. Agr., 1897-1909; in charge U.S. biol. investigation in Alaska, 1899-1909; asst. curator of mammalogy and ornithology, Field Mus. of Natural History, Chicago, since 1909. Fellow A.A.A.S., Am. Ornithologists' Union; mem. Washington Acad. Sciences, Nat. Geog. Soc .: founder and 1st pres. Cooper Ornith. Club of Cal .; sec. Biol. Soc. Washington, 1900- 9; pres. Wash. Biologists' Field Club, 1904-5. Author of monographs on the natural history of Alaska and Canadian localities and numer- ous papers on N. Am. mammals and birds. Ad- dress: Field Museum of Natural History.

OSTENDORF, Louis, mfr .; born Hochfeld, Germany, Dec. 20, 1876; son Louis and Mary (Blum) Ostendorp; ed. private school in Ger- many up to age of 12, then at Nat. School near London, Eng .; came to U.S. in 1889, took a course in business coll. in Chicago. First busi- ness experience at age of 17 with A. O. Mason, grain commn .; in the produce shipping business at Mora. Minn., 1897-1902; since then sec. and treas. of Clinton Glass Co., mfrs. of art glass. Republican. Catholic. Club: Garfield Gun. Rec- reations: hunting, fishing. Residence: 1332 S. Avers Av. Office: 1000 W. 21st St.

OSTERLOH, Albert Frederick, mgr. Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co .; born Pittsburg, Pa., Apr. 5, 1872; son Dr. William C. and Elizabeth (Snodgrass) Osterloh; ed. pub. schools and in Western Univ. of Pa .; married Chicago, Sept. 16, 1898, Dora Josephine Michand; children: Albert F., Jr., Charles M., Theodora and Glad- ys May. Was messenger in the general office of the Pa. R.R. at Pittsburg, 1880-90; then stenographer and later salesman for S. D. Oliphant, mining supplies, until 1894. when came to Chicago; was city salesman for Mor- gan & Wright until 1896. then with the Am. Dunlop Tire Co. until 1901; since then with Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co., and Chicago mgr. since May 1, 1904; dir. Nat. Wire Cloth Co. of Niles, Mich. Baptist. Mason. Royal Arcanum. Club: Colonial (Oak Park). Recreation: motor- ing. Residence: Oak Park, Ill. Office: 181 N. Michigan Av.

OSTHOFF. Otto E .. engr .; born Cleveland, O .. Oct. 4, 1874; son Charles H. and Henrietta (Plasman) Osthoff; student Adelbert Coll. of Western Reserve Univ., Cleveland, 3 years; E.E., Case School of Applied Science, 1897. Consult- ing engr. for mfrs., Cleveland, 1897-9, for Elec- tric Storage Battery Co., of Philadelphia, at New York, 1899-1900; western engr. for the same co., with headquarters in Chicago. 1900-3, when became associated with H. M. Byllesby & Co., engrs .. of which is vice-pres .. dir. and chief engr. Mem. Am. Inst. Elec. Engrs., West- ern Soc. Engrs., Am. Gas Light Assn. Demo- crat. Presbyterian. Club: Union League. Res- idence: 2922 Prairie Av. Office: 206 S. LaSalle Street.

*OSTRANDER, Dempster, insurance; see Vol. 1905.

OTIS, Charles Tillinghast, real estate; born Berlin, Erie Co., O .; son late Frederick R. and Emeline (Tillinghast) Otis; A.B., (old) Chicago Univ., 1874; unmarried. Identified with real es-

OTIS, Ephraim A., lawyer; born Marengo, Mich., Aug. 2, 1835; son Judge Isaac and Caro- line C. Otis; prepared at Albion Sem. and at- tended Univ. of Mich .; married New York City, Oct. 16, 1872, Sarah E., daughter of William K. Kitchen; children: Marion L., William K., George Thomas. Admitted to bar, Jan. 8, 1858; joined 2d Minn. Vols., Aug. 11, 1861; served through the war in the Army of the Cumber- land; was present at battles of Shiloh, Stone's River and Chickamauga, leaving the service after the battle of Nashville in Dec. 1864, as asst. adjutant-gen. Was appointed chancellor of Tenn. by Gov. Brownlow, and held that office until coming to Chicago in June, 1869; since then in practice of law in Chicago; now, with son, William K., in law firm of E. A. & W. K. Otis, formed May 1, 1903. Republican. Mem. St. James P.E. Church. Late commander Il1. Commandery Loyal Legion; ex-pres. Chicago Literary Club. Mem. Chicago and Ill. State Bar assns., Military Hist. Soc. of Mass., George H. Thomas Post G.A.R., Am. Hist. Assn. Club: University. Residence: 1213 Astor St. Office: First Nat. Bank Bldg.

OTIS, Joseph Edward, banker; born Chicago, Mar. 5, 1867; son Joseph Edward and Maria (Taylor) Otis; ed. Harvard School, Chicago, Phillips Acad., Andover, Mass., and Sheffield Scientific School, Yale Univ .; married Chicago, Oct. 3, 1891, Emily Webster; children: Joseph Edward, Jr., George Webster, Stuart Hunting- ton, Raymond. Started in business with Edwin Read in 1889, real estate and renting; in 1890 partner in firm of Joseph R. Putnam & Co., in same business; in 1892, father's health failing, took charge of his affairs; while with him joined Charles H. Wilcox and Frederick S. Wheeler in establishing Great Western Tin Plate Co. at Joliet, Ill., of which was pres. un- til it was sold to the Am. Tin Plate Co. in 1897; went into stock brokerage business with Charles H. Wilcox, under firm name of Otis, Wilcox & Co., H. W. Buckingham also being a partner; in 1900 Walter H. Wilson bought in- terest of Mr. Wilcox, firm changing to Otis, Wilson & Co., and the business was changed to private banking, Ralph C. Otis (brother) be- coming a partner; business consolidated with Western State Bank, July 1, 1903, under name of Western Trust & Savings Bank, of which has since been pres. With assistance of broth- er, Ralph C., organized, 1902, the Chicago Sav- ings Bank, of which is vice-pres. and dir. Re- publican. Episcopalian. Clubs: Chicago, Calu- met, University, Commercial, Saddle and Cycle, Onwentsia Country. Residence: 2832 Prairie Av. Office: The Rookery.

OTIS, Lucius James, real estate; born Ber- lin, Erie Co., O .; son late Frederick R. and Eme- line (Tillinghast) Otis; student old Chicago Univ., 2 years; unmarried. Identified with Chi- cago real estate interests during entire busi- ness career, first with his father and since lat- ter's death with his brother, Charles T. Re- publican. Presbyterian. Mem. Chicago Histor- ical Soc. Clubs: Calumet, South Shore Coun- try, Homewood Country. Recreations: travel, motoring. Residence: 2033 Prairie Av. Office: 619 Monadnock Blk.

OTIS, Philo Adams, real estate; born Berlin Heights, O., Nov. 24, 1846; son James and Mar- garetta Graves (Adams) Otis; came to Chicago with parents, 1857; grad. Western Reserve Coll., Hudson, O., 1868; married Bridgeport, Conn., June 20, 1890, Alice J. Sanford; 1 son: James Sanford. Associated with father in real

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estate business, 1871-95; since father's death, Sept. 15, 1895, has carried on the business in own name. Long and actively identified with musical enterprises; one of founders of Apollo Musical Club, 1872; mem. of its board of mgrs. many years and pres., 1890-3; sec. board of trustees Thomas Orchestra since 1894; has been chmn. music com. First Presbyterian Church for 30 years. Republican. Clubs: Chicago, Cal- umet, University, Midlothian, South Shore Country. Author of History of the First Pres- byterian Church (Clayton F. Summy Co.), 1900; also of a number of popular hymns and an- thems in extensive use by church choirs. Res- idence: 1709 Prairie Av. Office: Merchants Loan & Trust Bldg.

OTIS, Ralph Chester, real estate; born Chica- go, Mar. 8, 1870; son Joseph E. and Maria (Tay- lor) Otis; ed. Beloit, Wis., and at Northwest- ern Univ. Law School; married New York City, 1899, Sarane Seeley; children: James, Ralph Chester, Sarane. Began business career with Otis, Wilson & Co., brokers, 1898-1903; vice- pres. and dir. Chicago Savings Bank, 1903-8; since in real estate business. Also dir. West- ern Trust & Savings Bank; pres. Madison Bldg. Co. Clubs: Chicago, Calumet, Saddle and Cycle, University. Recreation: traveling. Office: State and Madison Sts.

OTIS, Spencer; see Vol. 1905.

OTIS, William Augustus, architect; born Al- mond, Allegany Co., N.Y., Aug. 14, 1855; son Maj. Seth T. and Frances L. (Kellogg) Otis; ed. pub. schools of Ann Arbor, Mich., and Univ. of Mich., graduating C.E. in class of 1878; went abroad, 1879, and entered the École des Beaux Arts, Paris, and studied architecture 3 years; married Chicago, Sept. 11, 1888, Elizabeth Lin- coln Shackford; children: Samuel S., Louise. Upon return from Paris came to Chicago and entered the office of W. L. B. Jenney, architect, first as head draftsman and later as partner Jenney & Otis, till 1889; then alone; and since 1909 in copartnership with E. H. Clark. Fellow Am. Inst. of Architects, and mem. of Ill. Chap- ter, same; Ancien élèva a l'école des Beaux Arts. Lecturer on History of Architecture at Chicago Art Inst. Independent Republican. Clubs: University, Skokie. Residence: Oak St., Winnetka, Ill. Office: 105 S. Dearborn St.

OTIS, William Kitchen, lawyer; born Chica- go, Aug. 26, 1876; son Ephraim A. and Sarah E. (Kitchen) Otis; A.B., Harvard Univ., 1898; LL.B., Northwestern Univ. Law School, 1901. Admitted to Ill. bar, 1901: entered law offices of Otis & Graves in 1901, with whom remained until 1904, when the present firm of E. A. & W. nervous diseases, Memphis Hosp. Med. Coll., re- K. Otis was formed, with which has since been identified; asst. corpn. counsel of Chicago, 1907. Mem. Chicago Bar Assn. Republican. Episco- palian. Clubs: University, Saddle and Cycle, Law. Residence: 1213 Astor St. Office: 1234 First Nat. Bank Bldg.

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The book of Chicagoans, a biographical dictionary of leading living men of the city of Chicago, 1911, Part 155

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