The book of Chicagoans, a biographical dictionary of leading living men of the city of Chicago, 1911, Part 161

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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PETTIT, see also Petit.

PETTIT, James, grain; born Alliance, O., May 20, 1869; son William and Meribah (Pen- rose) Pettit; ed. Minneapolis nub. grammar and high schools; 1/2 year in Univ. of Minn., 31/2 years at Oberlin Coll., Ph.B., 1892; married Chicago, Oct. 6, 1903, Saide Elizabeth Prescott; 1 son: William Prescott. Clerk in his father's office (Minn. & Dakota Elevator Co.), Minne- apolis, 1893-4; cashier F. H. Peavey & Co., Minneapolis, 1894-1896; sec. Peavey Grain Co., Chicago, 1898-9, mgr., 1900, pres. and gen mgr. since 1901. Mem. Chicago Board of Trade, and other exchanges. Clubs: Union League, Chicago, University, Mid-Day, South Shore Country, Exmoor, Chicago Yacht. Recreations: reading and motoring. Residence: 49 Cedar St. Office: Postal Telegraph Bldg.

PETTYJOHN, Elmore Sloan, physician and surgeon; see Vol. 1905.

PFAELZER, David Moses, mfr .; born Lau- denbach, Grand Duchy of Baden, Nov. 23, 1853; son Rev. Moses and B. Hanna (Daube) Pfael- zer; attended pub. schools until age of 11 years; grad. acad. at Weinheim, Baden, at 16; married Chicago, Nov. 12, 1882, Augusta Daube. Was clerk in wholesale clothing houses, 1872- 6; then began in retail clothing and men's fur- nishing goods business at Bloomfield, Ia., in 1876, and continued it, in conjunction with Chi- cago business, until 1901. Since 1887 in mfg. and wholesaling of boys' clothing, as head of firm of Pfaelzer, Daube & Cohen, later of Pfaelzer, Sutton & Co., and now of David M. Pfaelzer & Co. Treas. and dir. the Wholesale Clothing Exchange. Democrat. Jewish religion: dir. of K.A.M. Temple. Dir. Jewish Home for the Friendless, Jewish Agricultural Aid Soc .; treas. and dir. Chicago Winfield Tuberculosis Assn. Clubs: Standard, Iroquois, Idlewild Country. Recreations: reading and travel. Res- idence: 4109 Grand Boul. Office: S.E. cor. Van Buren and Franklin Sts.

PFEFFER, John Edward, pres. Continental Engine Co .; born Jasper, Du Bois Co., Ind., Sept. 16, 1869; son William and Mary (Jochim) Pfeffer; prep. edn. Ind. Normal School, Val- paraiso; B.S., Coll. of Elec. Engring., Univ. of Ill., class of 1896. Experimenter and draftsman, Deering Harvester Co., 1897-8; designer of air compressors for Gates Iron Works, 1899; con- sulting engr. for Lyman Water Circulating & Heating Co., 1900; constructing engr. for Foyer Pneumatic Carrying Co., 1901; factory engr. of tests and power experimentation for Western Electric Co., 1903; mgr. Continental Engine Co., of Ill., 1904, and pres., gen. mgr. and dir. since 1905. Inventor and patentee of several valuable pneumatic and mechanical devices in- cluding double acting, single piston explosive engine. Wrote articles "Electric Design" for Scranton (Pa.) School of Correspondence maga- zines, 1897; 26 articles on detail motor vehicle construction, Automobile Review, 1904-5. Dem- ocrat. Catholic. Mem. Knights of Columbus. Mem. Technical Aid Soc. of Ill., and Mfrs. Protective Assn. Club: Illinois. Recreations: motoring, bowling, hunting. Residence: 901 Webster Av. Office: 129 N. Canal St.

PFEIFFER, William Charles Henry, boiler mfr .; born Chicago, July 12, 1883; son Chris- topher and Rosina (Hauger) Pfeiffer; ed. Chi- cago pub. schools and business colls .; married Rosalie M., daughter of William R. Strehl, of Chicago, July 12, 1905. After leaving school became connected with the Chris. Pfeiffer Boiler Co., successor to the North Western Boiler Works, of which was sec. and treas., 1900-6; organized the William C. Pfeiffer Boiler Works, 1906, of which is pres. Mem. Chicago Engrs'. Club, Nat. Assn. of Engineers. Mason (K.T., Shriner). Republican. Clubs: Ill. Ath- letic, Edgebrook Country. Recreations: motor- ing, golf, hunting. Residence: 3700 Pine Grove Av. Office: 1840-1842 Carroll Av.

PFISTER, William Charles, paper box mfr .; born Chicago, Mar. 6, 1858; son Xavier and Minnie (Pulc) Pfister; ed. pub. schools of Chi- cago; married Chicago, May 8, 1881, D. Kroeck; children: Minnie, Lillie, Hattie. Joined William L. Clark in firm of Clark & Pfister, 1881-1907; since then H. A. Zorn Co. Republican. Was alderman from old 20th (now 24th) Ward, 1891-3, and was Lincoln Park Commr. under Gov. John R. Tanner. Mason (32°, K.T.). Resi- dence: 3717 Hendon St. Office: 1468 W. Kinzie Street.

PFLAUM, Abraham J(acob), lawyer; born Chicago, Apr. 18, 1874; son Morris and Hannah (Wilson) Pflaum; ed. pub. schools; LL.B., Chi- cago Coll. of Law (Lake Forest Univ.), 1894; married Harriet Ettenson, of Leavenworth, Kan., June 14, 1904; 1 daughter: Helen B. Ad- mitted to bar, 1894, and since actively engaged in practice at Chicago; mem. law firm Hof-

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heimer & Pflaum, 1894-1900, and of D'Ancona & Pflaum since 1903. Atty. for Town of South Chicago, 1901. Republican. Jewish. Mem. Ill. Bar Assn., Chicago Bar Assn. Sec. Michael Reese Hosp. Clubs: Hamilton, Standard. Rec- reations: golf and walking. Residence: 3818 Grand Boul. Office: 1038, 30 N. LaSalle St.

PHELPS, Arthur Alonzo, shoe mfr .; born Janesville, Wis., May 8, 1865; son Sherman B. and Ellen (Mason) Phelps; ed. pub. schools of Janesville, Wis .; married Jennie A. Emmons, of Janesville, Aug. 6, 1882; 1 daughter: Helen. Be- came foreman Wis. Shoe Co., Janesville, in 1883; came to Chicago in 1884, and was fore- man for Selz, Schwab & Co. until 1888; then foreman for C. H. Fargo & Co. until 1897, when became mem. firm of Fargo & Phelps (factor- ies at Chicago, and Louisiana, Mo.). Was mem. Bower City Rifles, Co. B, Wis. N.G., at Janes- ville, 1881-4. Republican. Methodist. Mem. Ill. Mfrs'. Assn., Shoe and Leather Assn. Mason (Golden Rule Lodge, Queen Esther and Wiley M. Egan chapters, St. Bernard Commandery, Medinah Temple Mystic Shrine); Nat. Union, B.P.O.E. Clubs: Press (Chicago), Mo. Athletic (St. Louis). Recreations: fishing and hunting. Residence: Chicago (winter), Louisiana, Mo. (summer). Office: 1701 N. Robey St.

PHELPS, Charles Addison, lawyer; born at Johnstown, N.Y., Dec. 31, 1873; son Emerson J. and Lizzie (Belding) Phelps; ed. pub. schools, Johnstown, N.Y., Fairfield (N.Y.) Mil. Acad., Troy Conference Acad., Poultney, Vt., Wesleyan Univ., Middletown, Conn., and Northwestern Univ., Evanston, Ill .; married Chicago, 1898, Sadie Gray; children: Dorothy Louise, Gray. Studied law at Kent Coll. of Law and in the offices of Merriam & Holland, and was admitted to Ill. bar, 1901, later forming a partnership with Joseph W. Merriam, but practicing alone since Nov. 19, 1904. Republican. Recreation: fishing. Residence: 7134 Dobson Av. Office: Hartford Bldg.

PHELPS, Delos Porter, lawyer; born on farm in Warren Co., Ill., Nov. 16, 1837; son Porter and Mary Ellen (Rees) Phelps; A.M., Mon- mouth (Ill.) Coll., 1862 (LL.D., 1906); married, Monmouth, Ill., Apr. 13, 1870, Sarah Jeannette Tucker; children: Eleanor Randolph (Mrs. Ja- cob Coggin Pratt), Claire Marguerite. Prac- ticed law at Monmouth, 1866-80; Dem. candi- date for Congress from that district, 1878; in 1879 began building of the railroad between Peoria and Keithsburg, Ill. (now Ill. division of the Iowa Central Ry.), and was vice-pres., gen. mgr. and general counsel of same; organ- ized the company that bridged the Mississippi River at Keithsburg about 1884; in 1886 pur- chased a two-fifths interest in the Weir Plow Co. at Monmouth, Ill., and as vice-pres. and gen. mgr. carried on that business until 1894. Chairman of the Dem. State Central Com. dur- ing time Gen. Palmer was chosen senator and when Grover Cleveland carried the State; ap- pointed asst. treas. of the U.S. at Chicago, 1894, and held the office nearly 4 years; opened law office in Chicago, 1894, and has remained in practice ever since, firm of Phelps & Cleland until 1906, now Phelps & Stapleton. Received unanimous vote of Democratic members of Ill. Legislature of his Congressional district and some besides for U.S. senator in 1879. Resi- dence: 4858 Prairie Av. Office: Ashland Blk.

PHELPS, Edward Johnson, sec. and treas. The Northern Trust Safe Deposit Co .; born An- dover, Mass., Apr. 18, 1863; son Austin (brother of Elizabeth Stuart Phelps) and Mary Ann (Johnson) Phelps; grad. Phillips Acad., An- dover, Mass., 1882; Yale Univ., B.A., 1886; 1 year's graduate study, 1886-7, receiving M.A. degree from Yale, 1888; married Chicago, Sept. 11, 1888, Fanny D. Hamill; children: Charlotte Lewis, Susan Hamill and Austin. Telegraph editor New Haven Morning News, 1887-8; city editor Hartford Courant, 1889-90; came to Chi- cago to do financial work on the Chicago Her-

ald. Left newspaper work July 1895, to become sec. of the 1st Civil Service Commn. of the City of Chicago; resigned June 1897; now sec. and treas. The Northern Trust Safe Deposit Co. Sec. Civil Service Reform League of Chi- cago, 1893-5; now sec. The Alumni Advisory Board of Yale Univ .; pres. The Chicago Yale Club; pres. board of governors The Yale Alum- ni Weekly. Clubs: Chicago, University, Yale. Recreations: literature, tennis and fishing. Residence: Kenilworth, Ill. Office: Northern Trust Bldg.

PHELPS, Erskine Mason, merchant; 1839- 1910; see Vol. 1905.

PHILLIP, Peter, banker; born Rogers Park (now part of Chicago), Apr. 16, 1853; son Jacob and Catherine (Kohlhass) Phillip; ed. public schs., Chicago; married Catherine Petry, of South Evanston, Ill., Sept .- 21, 1875; 5 children: Frank, George, Philip, Lizzie and Celia. In grain and coal business as senior mem. firm of Phillip Grain & Coal Co., 1880-1908; in private banking business since Feb. 14, 1895. Dem- ocrat. Catholic. Mem. Knights of Columbus, Royal Arcanum. Recreation: motoring. Resi- dence: 1812 Lunt Av. Office: 7005 N. Clark St.

*PHILLIPS, Albert Capron, newspaper man; see Vol. 1905.

PHILLIPS, Alfred Edward, civil engr .; born Rouses Point, N.Y., June 18, 1863; son John and Jane Annie (Irwin) Phillips; A.B. and C.E., Union Univ., Schenectady, N.Y., 1887, A.M., 1890, Ph.D., 1894; married Lizzie Langdon, of Lafayette, Ind., June 19, 1895; 2 daughters: Jane Ann Langdon and Laura Langdon. Prof. civil engring., Purdue Univ., Lafayette, Ind., 1887-94; in private practice, specializing in sewers, water works, street paving, irrigation, etc., at Indianapolis, 1894-9; was also acting prof. bridge and hydraulic engring., Univ. of Wis., 1895-6; prof. civil engring., Armour Inst. of Technology, since 1899. Author: Stresses in Bridges and Roof Trusses, 1901; Plane Survey- ing, 1904; Highway Construction (with A. H. Byrne), 1904; Masonry Construction (with same), 1904; Irrigation, 1907. Republican. Epis- copalian. Mem. Am. Soc. Civil Engrs., Sigma Xi, Tau Beta Pi, and Phi Delta Theta fratern- ities. Club: University. Residence: 1240 Morse Avenue.

PHILLIPS, Arthur Edward, teacher, author, lecturer; born Sheerness-on-Sea, Eng., Jan. 31, 1867; son William and Eliza (Newton) Phillips: brought to U.S. in infancy; ed. pub. and special schools; married Abbie Birdsall, of Rockford, Ill., July 8, 1896; 1 daughter: Eveline Maude. Principal Phillips School of Oratory, since 1894; dir. dept. of public speaking, Theol. Sem. of the Evangelical Lutheran Church since .1895. Originator of the "Tone System" in the pedagogics of public speaking. Author: The Tone System, 1899 (revised edition. 1910) ; Ef- fective Speaking, 1908; Natural Drills in Ex- pression with Selections, 1909. Also plays: Ty- rant Nature; His Wife's Idolater: A Cromwel- lian Conspiracy (with Charles W. Phillips) : A Patent Eraser; An Interrupted Rehearsal: The Heart is Mightier than the Head: \ Remark- able Cure; One for You and Two for Myself. Residence: 427 E. 41st St. School: 304 S. Wa- bash Av.

PHILLIPS, Cropley George, vice-pres. Am. Accounting Co .: born Cambridgeshire, Eng., July 30, 1859; son Walter George and Selina Granger (Pilgrim) Phillips; ed. by private tu- tor; married Highland Park, IH., Apr. 24, 18SS. Fanny Elizabeth Jennings; children: George El- mendorf, Mary Alice, Edwin Robert, Margaret May. Private sec. to the 2d vice-pres. of the C.&N.W.Ry., 1885-94; pres. Cropley Phillips Co .: vice-pres. Kirkman Construction Co., Highland Park State Bank. Sec., treas, and honorary mem. Assn. Am. Ry. Accounting Officers, In- dependent in politics. Episcopalian. Clubs: Ill

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Athletic. Highland Park. Residence: Highland Joliet, (Park Av.) Chicago, and now of Auburn Park, HI1. Office: Tribune Bldg.

PHILLIPS, Edward Jerome, lawyer; born New Buffalo, Mich., May 24, 1860; son John V. and Louisa M. (Salisbury) Phillips; grad. Univ. of Mich., Ph.B., 1885; studied law; ad- mitted to Ill. bar, Jan. 1888; married Chicago, Sept. 25, 1901, Margaret C. Sharp. Republican. Residence: 6068 N. Paulina St. Office: First Nat. Bank Bldg.

PHILLIPS, George Harshaw, grain and pro- visions; boru Morris, Ill., Jan. 11, 1869; son Thomas and Ellen ( Palliser) Phillips; ed. pub. schools of Morris, Ill., graduating from high school, June 26, 1886; married Chicago, Jan. 20, 1892, Bertha Schubert; children: Nellie, Thom- as, George. On Aug. 24, 1886, came to Chicago; worked for various grain firms, and was for several years in employ of George A. Seaverns. In Nov. 1899, and again in May, 1901, en- gineered corners in corn, both of which were successful, but in Aug. 1901, failed. Reëstab- lished grain and provision commn. business. Democrat. Mason (32°, K.T., Shriner). Club: Chicago Athletic. Recreations: mining and prospecting. Residence: 4642 Magnolia Av. Office: Board of Trade.

PHILLIPS, Lunie Jesse, merchant; born Fairmount, Ind., Aug. 24, 1870; son Josiah and Margaret (Wright) Phillips; ed. at Fairmount and Angola, Ind., to 1891; married, Marguerette C. Cosner, of Greencastle, Ind., June 15, 1905. After leaving school was engaged in shipping poultry from St. Mary's and Van Wert, O., un- til 1893, when came to Chicago; with various business houses and lastly with the Central Commercial Co. until 1899, when became sec. of the Keystone Oil & Mfg. Co., mfrs. and job- bers of lubricating and illuminating oils, in which position has continued ever since. Re- publican. Residence: 2728 Stanley Av., Evans- ton, Ill. Office: 1030 W. Division St.

PHILLIPS, Thomas P., retired mfr. and banker; born Cadiz, O., Sept. 4, 1846; son John and Eliza Phillips; ed. pub. schools of Cadiz, and at Hopedale (O.) Coll .; married 1869, Frances E. Flagg; children: William E., Sarah E. After leaving college located in Wheeling, W. Va., becoming sec. Franklin Ins. Co. for 12 years, and was interested in, iron and glass in- dustries; made large investments in Chicago real estate, and, in 1882, removed to Chicago, representing Eastern capitalists and also hav- ing charge of the Western investments of a trust company; made his country home at Na- perville, DuPage Co .; organized, 1885, and ever since pres. of First Nat. Bank of Naperville; organized, 1885, Chicago & Naperville Stone Co., with quarries at Naperville; in 1897 purchased the business of Dolese & Shepard, quarrymen and stone contractors, and, combining it with the Chicago & Naperville Stone Co., formed what is known as the Dolese & Shepard Co .; retired, 1905; organized and was pres. Federal Trust & Savings Bank, which was merged into the Am. Trust & Savings Bank, and later con- solidated with Continental Nat. Bank, which, in 1910, became the Continental and Commer- cial Nat. Bank, of which is dir. Republican. Clubs: Union League. Mid-Day. Residence: Pasadena, Cal. Office: The Temple.

PHILLIPS, Wickliffe Cooper, coal; see Vol. 1905.

PHILLIPS, William Allen, clergyman; born Picton, Ont., Can., Jan. 24, 1848; B.A., Albert Coll., Belleville, Ont., 1870; (D.D., Grant Univ., 1892); married Sarah M. Clapp (died); 1 son: Dr. F. E. (D.D.S.); married 2d, Annie M. But- ler, of Lockport, Ill. Joined the Bay of Quinte Conference of M. E. Church in Canada in 1870; occupied some prominent pulpits in Canada, un- til 1883; joined Rock River Conference, 1883; pastor in Ill. at Lockport, Morris, (Winter St.) Chicago, (Court St.) Rockford, (Western Av.) Chicago, (Grace Church) Chicago, (Ottawa St.)

Park Church. Residence: 7504 Stewart Av.

PHILLIPS, William Eugene, pres. and gen. mgr. Dolese & Shepard Co .; born Bloomington, 111., Aug. 28, 1870; son Thomas P. and Fran- ces E. (Flagg) Phillips; ed. Northwestern Coll., Naperville, Ill .; married Newark, N.Y., Nov. 15, 1900, Helen A. Allerton; 1 son: William E., Jr. Presbyterian. Clubs: Chicago, South Shore Country, Union League, Chicago Athletic, Calu- met, Chicago Yacht, Riverside, Mid-Day. Resi- dence: 3219 Michigan Av. Office: The Temple.

PHILLIPSON, Samuel, wholesale merchant; born Russian Poland, June 1, 1865; son Phillip and Sarah Rachael Phillipson; ed. pub. school and Bryant and Stratton Business Coll., Chica- go; married Rachael Burton, of Elgin, Ill., Feb. 2, 1891; 4 children: Emanuel, Sidney, Libbie, Silvian. Began business in 1882, as silent part- ner in firm of Joseph Phillipson, continuing un- til that company dissolved, 1906, when estab- lished Samuel Phillipson & Co., wholesale gen- eral merchandise, and also Samuel Phillipson & Bro., department store, and is sole owner of both establishments. Treas. and dir. Chicago Hebrew Inst .; vice-pres. and dir. Orthodox Jewish Home for the Aged. Mem. B'nai B'rith, Bikur Cholim. Mem. Chicago Assn. of Com- merce, and Credit Men's Assn. Recreations: motoring, social diversions. Residence: 908 S. Ashland Boul. Office: 12th and Johnson Sts.

PIANKO, Mendel, leather decorator; born Warsaw, Russia, July 6, 1859; son Benjamin Jacob and Rica (Cantor) Pianko; ed. in He- brew, Polish and Russian languages in War- saw; married Sarah Ravich, of Russia, Dec. 6, 1885. Came to America, 1880, settling in Chi- cago; in employ of L. Rosenzusig, 1880-4; mem. firm of Hillebrand & Pianko, 1884-7; then in various branches of the leather trade inde- pendently and otherwise until 1907, since which time has been supt. for Neilson Bros., mfrs. of fancy leather. Recreation: study of compara- tive religion. Residence: 4544 Milwaukee Av. Office: 628 Norton St.

PIAZZA, Julius Vincent, fruit importer; born New York City, Aug. 25, 1863; son Jo- seph and Effezia (Conterno) Piazza (father from Faenza, Italy; mother from Clermont, France); ed. private prep. school, Vicksburg, Miss., until 16, East Tenn. Mil. Coll., Knox- ville, 2 years; Va. Mil. Inst., Lexington, Va., 2 years, followed by commercial course at East- man Business Coll., Poughkeepsie, N.Y .; mar- ried Kansas City, Mo., Oct. 1892, Elizabeth A. Head. Entered fruit jobbing business as part- ner Rocco Bros. & Co., Kansas City, Mo., and Omaha, Neb., 1889-93, and was mgr. of the Kansas City house. Removed to Chicago, 1893, and has since been engaged exclusively in the importing and jobbing of fruits; bananas from Central America are almost an exclusive spe- cialty. On leaving college, 1882, returned to home in Vicksburg, and assisted in organizing the Vicksburg Rifles, serving as 1st lieut. and capt., 1883-6; capt. 3d Regt., Mo. N.G., 1889-93. Democrat. Club: Southern. Recreation: fish- ing. Residence: 4032 Sheridan Rd. Office: 222 N. State St.

PICK, Richard, mfr .; born Vienna, Austria, July 20, 1867; son Joseph and Leonora (Schnei- der) Pick; received public, high and univ. edn. in Vienna; married Jennie Mautner, of Chi- cago, May 22, 1892; children: Catherine Leo- nora, Leah Nora, Joseph Leopold. Came to Chi- cago, 1887; engaged in business and was pres. Chicago Decorative Leather Co. before organ- izing the Richard Pick Mfg. Co., incorporated, 1901, of which is pres .; mfrs. of leather spe- cialties. Republican. Royal Arch Mason. Res- idence: 3941 Pine Grove Av. Office: 226 N. 5th Avenue.

PICKARD, Charles Ernest, lawyer; born Jacksonville, Ill., June 29, 1855; son Joseph Coffin and Mary Ann (Storer) Pickard; grad.

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Univ. of Wis., A.B., 1875; married Loda, Ill., branch E. P. Gleason), of New York, gas and Aug. 9, 1881, Ada E. Crandall; children: Raw- elec. fittings, 1884-90; traveling salesman, An- sonia Elec. Co., 1890-3; sales mgr. Central Electric Co., 1893-1900; since then mgr. Man- hattan Elec. Supply Co., in which is also a dir. Dir. Woodlawn Masonic Temple Assn .; Mason (32°, Shriner, K.T.). Republican. Mem. Chica- go Assn. of Commerce (mem. Ways and Means Com.). Club: Hamilton. Recreation: Masonic lodge work. Residence: 5244 South Park Av. Office: 112-114 S. 5th Av. son Joseph, Mary Eleanor (died Oct. 1903), Ar- thur Edward. Apptd. instr. Latin, Greek and English, Univ. of Ill. in summer of 1876; re- mained there till summer of 1882, studying law meanwhile under Hon. J. O. Cunningham, of Urbana, Ill .; resigned to come to Chicago to practice law, 1882; in general practice to fall of 1892; then became mem. of firm of Bond, Adams & Pickard, making specialty of patent, trademark and copyright law, which, by ad- mission of Mr. J. L. Jackson, 1893, changed to its present style of Bond, Adams, Pickard & Jackson. Republican. Clubs: Union League, Press, Westward Ho, Chicago Athletic; also Republican (New York); University (Washing- ton, D.C.); University (Madison, Wis.). Resi- ence: 1717 Crilly Court. Office: Monadnock Block.

PICKELS, William Dobson, engr., inventor; born near Leeds, Yorkshire, England, Apr. 12, 1839; son James D. and Sarah (Fielding) Pick- els; came to U.S. with parents, 1846; self edu- cated; married Wilmington, Del., Mar. 3, 1864, Mary J. Moore. Became mechanical expert, es- pecially in the use of exhaust steam for heat- ing water and buildings; invented and was the first to adopt the thermostatic valves in heat- ing apparatus, known as the Webster system of low-pressure steam heating; came to Chica- go to establish the Webster business in the West and has resided here since 1889; now identified with Warren Webster & Co., and The Universal Pneumatic Transmission Co., Chica- go. Specially interested in Long Distance Tube Transmission by vacuum method. Served in Civil War in 2d Del. Battery, U.S.V. Mem. Western Soc. of Engrs. Republican. Christian Scientist, and Christian Science practitioner. Residence: 7631 Union Av. Office: Monadnock Block.

PIERCE, see also Peirce, also Pearce.

PIERCE, Charles B., grain commn .; born Boston, Feb. 11, 1861; son George B. and Ade- line E. (Dunchler) Pierce; ed. pub. schools. Began in a dry goods store at Boston, to 1881; came to Chicago and engaged in the dry goods business, to 1884; became connected with the board of trade firm Bartlett, Frazier & Co., 1884, and was associated with the succeeding houses of Bartlett, Frazier & Carrington, and Bartlett, Patten & Co., and has been 1st vice- pres. of the Bartlett, Frazier Co. since its in- corporation in 1910. Mem. Chicago Board of Trade. Club: Union League. Residence: Riv- erside, Ill. Office: 111 W. Jackson Boul.

PIERCE, Frank Ellis, physician; born Ke- wanee, Ill., Feb. 20, 1873; son John H. and Sa- rah D. Pierce; B.S., Univ. of Wis., 1895; M.D., Rush Med. Coll., 1898; post-grad. med. study in Europe, 1900-1; married Chicago, Apr. 12. 1899, Georgia B., daughter of W. C. Brown; 3 sons: William Brown, John Henry and Frank Ellis, Jr. Interne Presbyterian Hosp., 1898 to spring of 1900; began private practice in Chi- cago in fall of 1901; surgeon for L.S.&M.S.Ry., 1902-8, chief surgeon since 1908; mem. fac- ulty of Rush Med. Coll., 1901-6; mem. faculty Northwestern Univ. Med. Sch. since 1906 (dept. of surgery). Mem. A.M.A., Ill. State Med. Soc., Chicago Med. Soc. and Physicians' Club. Re- publican. Protestant. Clubs: South Shore, Uni- versity. Residence: 4810 Madison Av. Office: 15 E. Washington St.

PIERCE, Frank Martin, mgr. Manhattan Elec, Supply Co .; born Grand Rapids, Mich., Dec. 1, 1859; son Francis Marion and Malvina (Summers) Pierce; ed. pub. schools, Monroe Co., N.Y .; married Blanch Dorothy Rosen- haupt, of Chicago, Oct. 30, 1896; 1 child: Mar- ion Dorothy. Engaged in farming to 1880; with Am. Express Co., 1880-3; traveling for Borden-Selleck Co., 1884-5; with Wells Fargo Co. Express, 1886-7; Gleason & Baily (western

PIERCE, Gerald, publisher; born Porter Co., Ind., July 10, 1861; son Gilbert A. and Maria A. (Bartholomew) Pierce; grad. high school, Chicago; married Elsie J. Sweet, Chicago, 1885; 1 daughter: Katharine. Began in employ of Western News Co. until 18 years of age; in stationery and news business, 1882-6; later in newspaper work and for a time advertising mgr. Minneapolis Tribune; business mgr. Chi- cago Record-Herald, 1898-1907; since 1907 resi- dent pres. Pierce Publishing Co. Del. to_Rep. Nat. Convention, Minneapolis, 1892. Presbyte- rian. Clubs: Chicago Athletic, Press, South Shore Country, Indiana . Soc., Atlas. Recrea- tion: farming. Residence: 1239 Madison Park. Office: 304, 165 W. Washington St.

PIERCE, Henry Dutton, mgr. Vermont Mar- ble Co .; born Cavendish, Vt., May 26, 1846; son Nathaniel B. and Eliza A. (Fisk) Pierce; grad. Dartmouth Coll., Hanover, N.H., 1872; married Toledo, O., July 2, 1873, Mary E. Hill; chil- dren: Henry K., Helena E. Served in Civil War as private 7th Vt. Veteran Vols. Began as mgr. Toledo (O.) Marble Co., 1875; mgr. at Chicago for Vermont Marble Co. since 1888. Republican. Was mayor Town of Cicero, 1895- 6, 1896-7; pres. of Board of Edn. of Oak Park 5 terms; mem. Scoville Library trustees. Epis- copalian. Mem. Sons of Revolution. Club: Oak Park. Residence: Oak Park, Ill. Office: 366 E. North Water St.

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The book of Chicagoans, a biographical dictionary of leading living men of the city of Chicago, 1911, Part 161

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