The book of Chicagoans, a biographical dictionary of leading living men of the city of Chicago, 1911, Part 156

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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OTTE, Hugo Emil, banker; born Chicago, May 30, 1872; son Emil and Catherine (Behr- man) Otte; ed. pub. schools of Chicago; mar- ried Annetta Christian, of Chicago, June 7, 1894; children: Helen (deceased), Howard Al- lan, Milton Harvey. Began active career with the Union Nat. Bank, Chicago, 1887, remaining there until its consolidation with the First Nat. Bank, 1900; in employ of First Nat. until 1904, when organized and became cashier of Union Stock Yards State Bank; later organized and became pres. Lake View Trust & Savings Bank; was made cashier of the National City Bank on its organization, 1907, and has been vice- pres. since Jan., 1909; dir. Lake View Trust & Savings Bank, People's Stock Yards State Bank. Republican. Mason. Clubs: Hamilton, Ill. Ath- letic, Mid-Day, Bankers', Beverly Country. Rec- reations: golf, fishing. Residence: 7251 Yale Av. Office: National City Bank.

OTTE, Louis Edward, ry. equipment; born in Germany, Sept. 23, 1870; son Louis and Eliza

(Elbe) Otte; came with parents to U.S. at age of 9 months; ed. pub. and high schools of Reedsburg, Wis., and Richmond (Ind.) Busi- ness Coll .; married Feb. 10, 1889, Wilhelmina H. Bergman; children: Louis W., Edmund A., Myrtle F. Entered service of C.,B.&Q.R.R.Co., 1887; promoted to engr., 1890; chief engr. Chi- cago Sugar Refining Co., 1894-6; with Torbert & Peckham, Chicago, for 4 years; gen. mgr. of U.S. Locomotive Corpn. 1 year; mem. firm of A. C. Torbert & Co., 1903-8; sales agt. Cincin- nati Equipment Co., ry. equipment, 1908-10; since in business for self. Republican. Protes- tant. Mason (K.T., Shriner). Clubs: Chicago Automobile, Western Ry. Recreations: fishing, hunting. Residence: Wilmette, Ill. Office: Mo- nadnock Blk.

OTTENHEIMER, Henry Leopold, architect; born Chicago, Nov. 10, 1868; son Leopold and Lena (Cassel) Ottenheimer; ed. grammar and high schools of Chicago; received primary architectural edn. with Adler & Sullivan, Chi- cago, and finished in Paris, France; unmarried. In practice at Chicago since 1884. Mem. Am. Inst. Architects. Republican. Mem. B.P.O. Elks. Clubs: Standard, Ravisloe Country, Lake Shore Country. Recreations: golf, horseback riding, motoring, hunting, fishing. Residence: 3808 Grand Boul. Office: 105 W. Monroe St.

OUGHTON, Charles Martin, physician; born Clonmel, Ireland, Mar. 2, 1862; son John R. and Williamina (Latham) Oughton; ed. Clon- mel pub. school, Clonmel Coll., Rush Med. Coll., Chicago, M.D., 1884; married Odell, Ill., 1890, Gracia McWilliams; children: Mary Dana, Gra- cia, Edith. Was house physician and surgeon, Cook Co. Hosp., 1884-5; since then engaged in general practice. Lecturer for 3 years on op- erative surgery, Coll. of Physicians and Sur- geons, Chicago. Mem. Chicago Med. Soc., Ill. State Med. Soc., Physicians' Club, A.M.A., Citi- zens' Assn., Municipal Voters' League. Club: City. Recreations: trout fishing; interested in civic reform matters. Republican. Residence: 5410 Jefferson Av. Office: 53d St. and Jefferson Avenue.

OVERALL, George Whitfield, physician; born Murfreesboro, Tenn., Dec. 31, 1849; son Nathan- iel Simeon and Dicie (Crutchfield) Overall; A.B., Univ. of Tenn .; studied medicine at Univ. of Louisville, 1873-4, and at Jefferson Med. Coll., Philadelphia, 1874-5, M.D., 1875; married Memphis, Tenn., Apr. 3, 1879, Rowe Eakin. Re- moved to Memphis soon after med. graduation, and remained in active practice there 20 years: during that time was prof. physiology and

signing in 1886 on account of ill health; prac- ticed at St. Louis, Mo., 1898-1900; since then in Chicago. Author: "Non-Surgical Treatise on Diseases of the Prostate Gland and Adnexa": also contributor of scientific articles to med. journals. Democrat. Recreations: quail shoot- ing, fox hunting. Residence: Oak Park, Ill. Of- fice: 7 W. Madison St.

OVERSHINER, Ellsworth Byron, mfr .; born Elwood, Ind., Jan. 14, 1867: son James M. and Louisa J. Overshiner; grad. Louisville (Ky.) Commercial Coll. In employ of Pa.R.R. as con- ductor, 1889-95; entered independent telephone business, 1895, contracting and operating tele- phone exchanges and long distance lines, and in 1899 organized the Swedish-Am. Telephone Co. of Chicago, which from one of the smallest has become one of the largest telephone mfg. enterprises in the world, of which is pres. and treas .; also 1st vice-pres. Kansas City & To- peka Ry. Co .; dir. Federal Stock and Bond Ex- change. Republican. Clubs: Press, Chicago Au- tomobile. Residence: 408 Leland Av. Office: 5235 E. Ravenswood Park.

OWEN, Cassius Orlin, printer: born Essex Co., N.Y., Dec. 28, 1848; son Leonard and Julia (Palmer) Owen: grad. Princeton Univ., A.B., 1871: married Milwaukee, Wis .. Nov. 2, 1889,

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Emily Drucker: 1 son: Harry. Came to Chicago in 1871 and learned the printing business in all its branches, being employed first for 3 years by H. Wilson & Co., then by Ottaway & Col- bert for 10 years, and after that by J. I. Regan & Co. for 5 years; in 18SS organized firm of C. O. Owen & Co., printers and book mfrs., of which is pres. Mem. United Typothetæ of America, Chicago Typothetæ, Chicago Assn. of Commerce, Nat. Union. Republican. Congrega- tionalist. Clubs: Chicago Athletic, Edgewater Country. Recreation: motoring. Residence: 923 Lawrence Av. Office: 605 W. Jackson Boul.

OWEN, Richard William, mfr .; born Carnar- von, Wales, June 8, 1843; son William and Catherine (Jones) Owen; ed. pub. schools; mar- ried Racine, Wis., May 7, 1868, Jennie A. Rob- erts: children: William Roberts, Richard W., Jr., Edith Gwladys. Served in Civil War 3 years, 1862-5, in 29th Wis. Vols., taking part in 27 battles, including 7 general engagements. Learned harness trade at Racine, Wis., 1865-6, and after about 15 months was made supt. of the shop and store: in spring of 1872 came to Chicago and after a commercial experience started in the mfr. of leather traveling goods with T. H. Bryan, changing later to Harrell & Owen, which later consolidated with the firm of Lanz, Whitney & Co., under the present style of Lanz, Owen & Co., which in 1895 was incor- porated, and of which is pres. Mason. Mem. G.A.R. Residence: 3222 Washington Boul.

OWEN, William Bishop, educator; born Un- ion Station, Licking Co., O., Apr. 30, 1866; son Thomas Walter and Elizabeth (Bishop) Owen; A.B., Denison Univ., 1887; studied Univ. of Ber- lin, 1897; Univ. of Halle, 1900-1; Ph.D., Univ. of Chicago, 1901; married Lucy Caroline An- derson, of Chicago, Oct. 3, 1890. Instr. Western Pa. Classical and Scientific Inst., 1887-8; pvt. instr., 1888-92; fellow 1892-4, tutor, instr., asst. prof. and asso. prof. Greek, Univ. of Chicago, 1894-1905; prin. and dean, Univ. of Chicago Sec- ondary Schs., 1901-9; prin. Chicago Normal Sch. since 1909. Mem. A.A.A.S., N.E.A., Soc. Coll. Teachers of Edn., Phi Beta Kappa. Independ- ent Republican. Baptist. Clubs: City, Quad- rangle. Residence: 6329 Woodlawn Av.

*OWEN, William Russell; see Vol. 1905.

OWENS, John Edward, judge; born Chicago, June 22, 1875; son P. H. and Mary (Clark) Owens; ed. St. Stephens Parochial School, St. Patrick's Acad., Christian Brothers; LL.B., Lake Forest Univ., 1896. Admitted to Ill. bar, May 1, 1896; appointed asst. city prosecutor, Feb. 1898, and chief asst. city prosecutor, 1900; city atty. of Chicago, Sept. 26, 1901-Apr. 21, 1903: appointed master in chancery, Circuit Court of Cook Co., Dec. 1, 1904; elected judge Co. Court, Dec. 1910, for term 1910-14. Mem. Chicago Bar Assn., Ill. State Bar Assn. Demo- crat. Mem. Knights of Columbus, Order of Foresters. Club: Iroquois. Residence: 3335 Warren Av. Office: Ashland Blk.

OWENS, John Edwin, physician; deceased; see Vol. 1905.

OWINGS, Matthew Reyburn Davis, publicity mgr .; born Mt. Carroll, Ill .; son William and Sarah S. (Davis) Owings; ed. pub. schools and Dixon (Ill.) Normal and Business Coll .; un- married. Was bookkeeper, auditor, purchasing agt., sales dir., asst. to gen. mgr. and sec. Mil- waukee Harvester Co., 1892-1902; with the In- ternat. Harvester Co. of America since 1902, successively as division sales dir., credit mgr., special organization work, and, since 1905, ad- vertising and publicity mgr. Republican. Con- gregationalist. Clubs: Calumet, Chicago Ath- letic, Kenwood, South Shore Country. Resi- dence: Calumet Club. Office: Harvester Bldg.

OWSLEY, Heaton, retired mfr .; born Spring- field, Ill., Nov. 15, 1856; son John E. and Hen- rietta (Heaton) Owsley; grad. Center Coll., Danville, Ky., 1877; married New York City, 1887, Lina D., daughter late Carter H. Harri-

son, Sr .; children: Edna B., John E., Lina Har- rison, Preston. After leaving school in 1877 embarked in mfr. of bicycles, becoming half owner in the St. Nicholas Mfg. Co., and in 1900 retired from business, and now devotes entire time to managing his real estate interests. Democrat. Clubs: University, Skokie Country. Recreation: gardening. Residence: 221 E. Erie St. Office: Title & Trust Bldg.

OWSLEY, Louis Septimus, executor; born Chicago, Aug. 7, 1870; son John E. and Henri- etta E. (Heaton) Owsley; grad. Phillips Acad., Andover, Mass., 1889; entered Yale, 1889; mar- ried Chicago, 1901, Margaret Swoyer; 1 daugh- ter: Lois. In employ of C. P. Kellogg & Co., wholesale clothing, 3 months; asst. sec. of the West Chicago St.R.R.Co., 1891, sec. and treas., 1895-9; asst. treas. Union Traction Co., 1899, but in Aug. of same year resigned to accept position of financial agt. of Charles T. Yerkes. Elected, 1899, pres. Northwestern Elevated R. R.Co. and Union Loop Co .; resigned from ele- vated cos., 1901, continuing financial agent Charles T. Yerkes, and pres. and dir. Suburban R.R.Co., Chicago & North Shore St.R.R.Co., and upon Suburban R.R.Co. going into hands of re- ceiver was appointed receiver; now sole execu- tor estate Chas. T. Yerkes. Also pres. Chicago, Harvard & Geneva Lake R.R .; dir. Benton Har- bor & St. Joseph Gas Co. Clubs: University, Glen View, Evanston Country. Recreation: golf. Residence: 1304 Oak Av., Evanston, Ill. Office: Merchants Loan & Trust Bldg.

OYEN, Adolph Bernard, physician; born at Trondhjem, Norway, Apr. 15, 1857; son Fred- erick and Inger Anna (Hofstad) Oyen; came with parents from Norway to Chicago, 1861; grad. Carpenter (pub.) School, Chicago, 1870; attended Chicago High School 2 years; grad. Detroit Coll. of Medicine, M.D., 1890; married Battle Creek, Mich., Aug. 2, 1877, Jennie A. Sprague; children: Dr. Albert Nelson, Winifred Jane (Mrs. T. H. Holmes), Fred Sprague (died in infancy). Was employed, 1874-86, by Review and Herald Publishing House, Battle Creek, Mich., as proofreader and editor (part of time in Norway); left in 1886 to study medicine; practiced 1 year in Detroit; moved to Chicago, 1891. Attending physician of Norwegian Tabi- tha Hosp. of Chicago, and Norwegian Lutheran Deaconess Hosp. of Chicago. Mem. Chicago Med. Soc., Ill. State Med. Soc., A.M.A., Scandi- navian Med. Soc. Republican. Residence: 2816 Logan Boul. Office: 1522 N. Rockwell St.

PACAUD, Arthur Duncan, grain commn. mer- chant; born Montreal, P.Q., Can., July 4, 1872; son of the late George Jeremiah (a compatriot of the stirring epoch of 1837, in the Province of Quebec) and Georgiana (Mondlet) Pacaud, daughter the late Hon. Charles Mondlet, judge of the Superior Court at Montreal; early edn. at Montreal high schools; grad. Trinity Coll., Port Hope, Ont., 1890; married Nov. 25, 1904, Julia Louise Macke, of Chicago. Came to Chi- cago in Nov. 1891, and was connected with the firm of A. L. Pacaud & Co., grain commn. mer- chants, until 1895, when became a mem. Chica- go Board of Trade, entering into business for self as a commn. merchant in grain; in 1908 established the present firm of A. Duncan Pacaud. Republican. Mason (32°, Chevalier Bayard Commandery No. 52 K.T., Oriental Con- sistory, Medinah Temple). Recreations: swim- ming, boating, shooting, travel. Residence: 6048 Prairie Av. Office: 426 Postal Telegraph Bldg.

PACKARD, Allyn Augustus, architect; born Hudson, Wis., Feb. 13, 1862; son George S. and Maria J. (Allyn) Packard; prep. edn. high school, St. Louis; B.S. (in architecture), Cor- nell Univ., Ithaca, N.Y., 1886; married Verna E. Barnum, of Chicago, Oct. 24, 1894. Engaged in practice of architecture at St. Louis, 1886-7,

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Chicago, 1887-99; supt. of construction U.S. Ma- tional Church of Oak Park. Club: Congrega- rine Hosp., Chicago, 1899-1900; inspector of U. tional. Residence: 368 Lake St., Oak Park, Ill. Office: Ashland Blk. S. pub. bldgs., 1900-3, inspector and supt. of repairs, 1903-6, supt. and asst. custodian, 1906-9, PADDOCK, George Laban, lawyer; 1832-1910; see Vol. 1905. supervising supt. of construction since 1909, U. S. Pub. Bldgs. Author: European Architecture, 1893. Mem. Delta Upsilon fraternity. Repub- lican. Baptist. Club: City. Recreation: boat- ing. Residence: 7609 Lakeside Terrace. Office: 477 Federal Bldg.

PACKARD, Arthur T .; see Vol. 1905.

PACKARD, Frederick William, lawyer; born Orange, Franklin Co., Mass., Nov. 5, 1850; pre- pared for coll. at Williston Sem., Easthampton, Mass .; A.B., Amherst Coll., 1872; married Am- herst, Mass., July 25, 1877, Stella C. Williams. Entered law office of King, Scott & Payson as student, fall of 1872; admitted to Ill. bar, Jan. 1875. After dissolution of firm of King, Scott & Payson, partner with Mr. King in firm of King & Packard, until 1888; now in practice alone. Residence: 2906 N. Clark St. Office: First Nat. Bank Bldg.

PACKARD, George, lawyer; born Providence, R.I., May 27, 1868; son William L. and Mary Eastern (Peckham) Packard; ed. English and Classical School, Providence, 1876-85; A.B., Brown Univ., 1889; Northwestern Univ. Law School, LL.B., 1891; married Chicago, Jan. 23, 1893, Caroline Howe; children: Dorothy, Frank H., Mary. Admitted to bar, 1891, and entered office of Peckham & Brown; asst. atty. World's Columbian Exposition, 1892-3; returned to Peck- ham & Brown, 1893, and engaged in general practice; firm changed to Peckham, Brown & Packard, 1897; with Mr. Brown, who was atty. for the Park Board, had much to do, 1896-9, in establishing questions of riparian rights in Ill .; in connection with Lincoln Park; on withdraw- al in summer of 1903 of Mr. Brown, because of election to Circuit Court bench, Edwin Burritt Smith, W. T. ApMadoc and Vincent J. Walsh were added to the firm, which assumed style of Peckham, Smith, Packard & ApMadoc; after death of Edwin Burritt Smith, and the return of Judge Brown to private practice, the firm became Peckham, Brown, Packard & Walsh. Democrat. Mem. Soc. for Ethical Culture. Dir. Children's Memorial Hosp. Mem. Phi Beta Kappa, Chicago Bar Assn. Clubs: Chicago Lit- erary, University, City, Cliff Dwellers, Law, Geneva Golf. Residence: 436 Barry Av. Office: First Nat. Bank Bldg.

PACKARD, Samuel Ware, lawyer; born Shel- burne, Mass., Nov. 29, 1847; son Rev. Theophi- lus and Elizabeth Parsons (Ware) Packard; ed. pub. schools, Shelburne Falls (Mass.) Acad., and Williston Sem., Easthampton, Mass., 1866; married Lombard, Ill., June 23, 1874, Clara A. Fish; children: Stella Emily, Laura Elizabeth, Walter Eugene, Esther, John Cooper. Came to Chicago at age of 16, and, in 1864-5, began study of law in office of Barker & Tuley, practicing in justice court when only 17 years of age; admitted to Ill. bar, Aug. 16, 1867, and in 1868 entered upon a partnership with Col. John S. Cooper, which continued 10 years, dur- ing the latter part of which Judge Gwynn Gar- nett and William W. Gurley were also part- ners; now senior mem. law firm of Packard & Neice. Has general civil practice and has been identified with many important cases, notably the Yankton Bond Case, where, finding his ef- forts to collect a judgment for $200,000 railroad aid bonds which he had obtained against the co. of Yankton, obstructed by the hostility of the Dakota Legislature, he induced Congress to withhold admission of S.D. to statehood until the debt was settled. Was for several years legal adviser of Rev. John Alexander Dowie, and had charge of many important matters for him, notably the Zion lace experts case, pro- curing their admission by an appeal to the Washington authorities, after they had been ordered deported by the immigration officials. Independent in politics. Mem. First Congrega-

PADEN, Joseph Everett, lawyer; born Litch- field, Ill., Jan. 22, 1861; son Samuel A. and Polly M. (Scherer) Paden; ed. Univ. of Minn .; married Litchfield, Ill., 1891, Charlotte Colt; children: David S., Dennison C., Elizabeth, Philip. Taught in country schools; admitted to Ill. bar, 1885; began practice of law at Litch- field; came to Chicago, 1890; now mem. of law firm of Paden & Kropf. Dir. City Nat. Bank of

Evanston. Was city atty. of Litchfield, Ill., and later corpn. counsel of Evanston, Ill .; is now mayor of the City of Evanston, elected in 1907, and reëlected without opposition in 1909. Pres. Ill. Mayors' Assn. Mem. Am., Chicago and Ill. State Bar assns., Am. Hist. Assn., Ill. State Hist. Soc., Nat. Geographic Soc .: asso. mem. Chicago Real Estate Board. Clubs: Union League, Bankers', Law, Evanston. Residence: 1460 Chicago Av., Evanston, Ill. Office: Nat. Life Bldg.

PAEPCKE, Hermann, lumberman; born at Schwerin, Ger., Feb. 12, 1851; son August and Louise Paepcke; ed. Wismar, Ger .; married In- dianola, Tex., 1878, Paula Wagner; children: Sophie, Lydia, Alice, Walter. In lumber busi- ness in Chicago since 1881; now pres. and dir. Paepcke-Leicht Lumber Co., Chicago Mill & Lumber Co., Chicago Packing Box Co., Helena Lumber & Box Co. (Arkansas), Am. Box Co. (Chicago). Republican. Clubs: Chicago Ath- letic, Union League, Skokie Golf, Germania. Recreations: golf, motoring. Summer Resi- dence: Glencoe, Ill. Residence: 140 Pearson St. Office: 940 W. Chicago Av.

PAGE, Cecil, lawyer; born Metamora, Ill., May 4, 1875; son Samuel Shope and Lucia (Robinson) Page; ed. in grammar and high schools in Peoria and Chicago; attended Univ. of Mich., 1894-5; Ph.B., Univ. of Chicago, 1898: studied law, Northwestern Univ. Law School; married Daisy Bell, of Chicago, June 26, 1909. Admitted to Ill. bar, 1900, and U.S. Supreme Court, 1909; asst. corpn. counsel of Chicago. 1904-5. Mem. Chicago Bar Assn., Legal Club of Chicago, Chicago Geographical Soc .; Phi Kappa Psi and Phi Delta Phi fraternities: S.A.R., and United Spanish War Veterans. Mem. Congre- gation of the Univ. of Chicago. Served as sea- man U.S. Navy on board U.S.S. Oregon during Spanish-Am. War; officer Ill. Naval Reserve since 1900. Clubs: University, Kenwood (Chi- cago), Army and Navy (New York). Recrea- tions: outdoor exercises. Residence: 4114 Clar- endon Av. Office: 1322 First Nat. Bank Bldg.

*PAGE, Charles T .; see Vol. 1905.

PAGE, Curtis Hidden, univ. prof .: born at Greenwood, Mo., Apr. 4. 1870; son Benjamin Greely and Martha Frances (Hidden) Page: A.B., Harvard, 1890, A.M., 1891, Ph.D .. 1894: Univ. of Paris, 1894-5: Univ. of Florence. 6 months, 1900; unmarried. Instr. French and lecturer on English literature, Western Re- serve, 1891-2: instr. French, Harvard, 1893-4: lecturer and tutor, 1895-1906. adj. prof., 1906-8. prof. Romance langs. and lits .. 1908-9. Colum- bia; prof. English lit., Northwestern Univ., since 1909. Asso. editor Poet Lore. 1905. The Pathfinder, 1906; univ. extension lecturer on English lit. from 1891. Mem. Modern Lang. Assn. America, Concordance Soc. (treas.), Phi Beta Kappa, Delta Upsilon. Trustee Gilmanton (N.H.) Acad. Clubs: Century (New York), Cliff Dwellers (Chicago), University (Evanston. 111.), Authors (London). Translator and editor of a number of books, for titles see Who's Who in America. Residence: Gilmanton, N.H. Ad- dress: Evanston, 11.

PAGE, Fred Hulbert, millinery: born Chica- go, Jan. 7, 1866; son Harlan and Susan 1 ..

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(Mack) Page: ed. pub. schools; widower. En- gaged in millinery business since age of 15, when began to trim hats at home. Republican. Episcopalian. Clubs: Union League, Chicago Athletic. Recreation: travel. Residence: High- land Park, Ill. Office: 620 Stewart Bldg.

PAGE, Herman, clergyman; born Boston, May 23, 1866: son Eben Blake and Harriet Josephine (Woodward) Page; grad. Boston Latin School, 1884: A.B., Harvard Univ., 1888; B.D., Episco- pal Theol. Sch., Cambridge, Mass., 1891; (D.D., Univ. of Pittsburgh, Pa., 1906); married Mary M. Riddle, of Allegheny, Pa., June 25, 1891; 1 son: Herman R. Ordained deacon, 1891, priest, 1891, P.E. Church; in charge mission churches, at Wallace and Coeur d'Alene, Ida., 1891-3; rec- tor St. John's, Fall River, Mass., 1893-1900, St. Paul's, Chicago, since Oct. 1900. Dir. St. Luke's Hosp. and various ch. organizations. Clubs: University, City, Harvard. Residence: 1327 E. 52d St.

PAGE, Hubert Esterly, lawyer; born White- water, Wis., Oct. 13, 1868; son Joseph Hubert and Eva (Esterly) Page; attended Wis. State Normal School, Whitewater, 1889; B.L., Univ. of Wis., 1893 (mem. of winning Joint Debate Team of Athenae, 1893); LL.B., Law School Northwestern Univ., 1895 (representative speak- er, coll. speaker at Washington's Birthday cele- brations, Union League Club, 1895); married Effie A., daughter Capt. R. J. Chase, then of Sioux City, Ia., Sept. 8, 1897; 2 children: Es- terly Chase, Millie Chase. Admitted to Ill. bar, 1895, and since practiced at Chicago; special- izes in corpn., real estate and commercial law; alone and with F. P. Vose under name of Vose & Page. Mem. Law Club of Chicago, Chicago Law Inst., Ill. State Bar Assn. Republican. Congregationalist. Mem. Alpha Pi Chapter of Beta Theta Pi (Univ. of Wis.). Clubs: City (Chicago), University (Evanston), U. W. Alum- ni, and Wis. Soc. of Chicago. Recreations: ten- nis, rowing. Residence: 827 Hinman Av., Ev- anston, Ill. Offices: Suite 1347 Marquette Bldg.

PAGE, James Cowey, broker; see Vol. 1905.

PAGE, Milton Edwin, Jr., boiler mfr .; born Chicago, Oct. 2, 1869; son Milton E. and Dora O. (St. George) Page; ed. Chicago pub. school and Bryant & Stratton Business Coll .; married Chicago, Feb. 15, 1893, Amolia C. Pfeiffer (died Feb. 1906); children: Christopher Milton, Ed- win William, Rosina; married 2d, Agnes Sle- vens, of Chicago, 1907; 1 child: Adeline. Was mgr. of the Spafford Standard Scale Co., then mgr. of the machinery dept. of the M. E. Page Confectionery Co. for several years, afterward entering the boiler mfg. business of the North- Western Boiler Works in 1893, and continuing with its successor, the Chris. Pfeiffer Boiler Co., till Oct. 1905, at which time incorporated Page Boiler Co., of which is pres. Mem. Nat. Assn. of Engrs. Republican. Veteran of 1st Regt. Inf., I.N.G. Mason (32°); mem. Royal Arcanum, Elks. Club: Chicago Engrs.' Resi- dence: 3846 Alta Vista Terrace. Office: 815-819 Larrabee St.

PAGE, Samuel Shope, lawyer; born on farm in Metamora, Woodford Co., Ill., Jan. 27, 1851; son Thaddeus and Cordillia Ellen (Shope) Page; afterward moved to farm in Tazewell Co., spending his boyhood there until he was 15; returned to Metamora, attending school, 1865-9; taught school, 1869-70; studied law at Metamora, 1870-2; married 1873, Lucia A. Rob- inson, of Clyde, Kan. (since deceased); mar- ried 2d, 1907, Pearl Stranahan. Admitted to bar, 1872; practiced law in Metamora, 8 years; state's atty., Woodford Co., 1876-80; moved to Peoria, 1880, becoming mem. of firm of Worth- ington, Page & Bassett; judge 8th Judicial Cir- cuit, 1885-90, resigning in spring of 1890 to en- gage in practice in Chicago; was senior of firm of Page, Eliel & Rosenthal, 1890-2; since then in practice alone; was one of special counsel for World's Columbian Exposition; mem. law

firm of Page & Page. Mem. Chicago Bar Assn. Mason. Clubs: Union League, Chicago Athletic, South Shore Country. Residence: 2618 Lake View Av. Office: 1322 First Nat. Bank Bldg.

PAGELS, George, wood-turner; born prov- ince of Pomerania, Germany, Oct. 31, 1852; son John and Sophia (Schwanebeck) Pagels; re- moved with parents to Chicago in 1863; ed. pub. schools of Germany and Chicago until 1865; married Chicago, 1873, Minnie Dahlke; chil- dren: George, Hattie (Mrs. J. H. Wilder), Mil- lie (Mrs. William Longohr). Began to learn trade of wood-turner in Chicago in 1865; worked at it as journeyman until 1876, when established for himself in wood-turning, with a specialty in stair work. Independent in poli- tics. Mason (32°, Apollo Commandery K.T., Medinah Temple Mystic Shrine). Mem. Vor- wärts Turn Verein, Schiller Liedertafel, Chica- go Skat League. Residence: 1810 S. Avers Av. Office: 1345 21st St.

PAIN, Charles E., lawyer; born London, Eng- land, Apr. 2, 1866; son Alfred and Mary Ann Pain; ed. St. Michael's and All Angels, London; came to U.S., 1884; LL.B., Lake Forest Univ., 1892; married Chicago, Nov. 15, 1888, Elizabeth Ann Smith; children: Gertrude Jean, Charles Greayer, Betty Mary. Admitted to bar, May 1892; now mem. firm of Pain, Campbell & Kas- per. Mem. Chicago Bar Assn., Chicago Law Inst. Republican. Clubs: Union League, Chi- cago Athletic, Edgewater Golf. Residence: 729 Montrose Boul. Office: 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 156

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