The book of Chicagoans, a biographical dictionary of leading living men of the city of Chicago, 1911, Part 164

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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PORTER, Gilbert Edwin, lawyer; born Eau Claire, Wis., Dec. 9, 1863; son Gilbert Edwin and Kate (Tewkesbury) Porter; ed. public schools, Eau Claire, Wis., and Univ. of Wis., and Union Coll. of Law, Chicago; married Chi- cago, Edith, daughter Rev. George C. Lorimer, D.D .; children: Gilbert Edwin, III, Burford. Admitted to bar, 1884; mem. law firm of Isham, Lincoln & Beale since 1899. Mem. Chicago Bar

Assn. Clubs: Chicago, Law, Chicago Golf. Res- idence: Elmhurst, Ill. Office: Commercial Nat. Bank Bldg.

PORTER, Henry H., Jr .; son Henry H. Por- ter. Pres. Chicago Union Transfer Ry. Co. and Chicago Transfer & Clearing Co .; vice-pres. Nat. Warehouse & Transfer Co .; dir. First Nat. Bank, Nat. Safe Deposit Co., Am. Shipbuilding Co., Chicago Shipbuilding Co. Clubs: Chicago, Chicago Athletic, Union, University, Saddle and Cycle. Residence: 1322 Astor St. Office: Trib- une Bldg.

*PORTER, James Wolcott, real estate; see Vol. 1905.

PORTER, John Lincoln, physician; born Al- stead, N.H., 1864; son Samuel H. and Harriet (Emerson) Porter; academic edn .; grad. North- western Univ. Med. School, 1894; married Chi- cago, Feb. 9, 1899, Ethel Quigg; 1 son: David Quigg. Interne St. Luke's Hosp., Chicago, 1894-5; specialist in orthopedic surgery; prof. orthopedic surgery, Coll. of Physicians and Surgeons; orthopedic surgeon to Home for Des- titute Crippled Children; attending orthopedic surgeon, St. Luke's and Cook Co. hosps. Mem. Chicago Orthopedic Soc., Chicago Med. Soc., Ill. State Med. Soc., A.M.A., Am. Orthopedic Assn. Republican. Residence: 5037 Madison Av. Office: 7 W. Madison St.

PORTER, Washington; bern Boone Co., Ill., Oct. 26, 1843; son Thomas W. and Charlotte (Lane) Porter; ed. district school and Belvi- dere (Ill.) High School; married June 11, 1891, Frances Paulina Lee, of Chicago; children: Paulina C., Washington, Frederick C. Served 1862-5 in 95th Ill. Vols., serving in actions at Champion Hill, siege of Vicksburg and Red River Expedition; wounded in engagement at Gunstown, Miss., June 10, 1864. Came to Chi- cago, 1869, and engaged in fruit business; shipped first full carload of fruit that ever came to Chicago from Cal .; in 1869 furnished money for planting the first orchard and vine- yard in Fresno Co., Cal .; also brought to Chi- cago, 1869, the first full carload of bananas from Panama; established large fruit trade be- tween Pacific States and States of Central America and Chicago, and with Europe; dis- posed of the business in 1901 and has since de- voted himself to the handling of his private investments, consisting largely of Chicago cen- tral real estate properties. Was dir. World's Columbian Exposition, a mem. of the com. to wait upon Congress to secure legislation fa- vorable to Chicago, mem. of the, ways and means com. and active in the affairs of the exposition from first to last; leading advocate to permanent improvement of the Lake Front. Mason. Clubs: South Shore Country, Chicago Athletic, Calumet Golf. Recreations: golf, mo- toring, travel. Residence: 4043 Lake Av. Of- fice: 20 W. Jackson Boul.

PORTIS, M. Milton, physician; born Rice- ville, Can., Mar. 25, 1877; son Jacob C. and Jen- nie B. (Vineberg) Portis; B.S., Univ. of Chica- go, 1898, Rush Med. Coll., 1901; interne Cook Co. Hosp., 1901-3; fellow in pathology, Univ. of Chicago, 1903; married Adele Julia Bonheim, of Chicago, Apr. 22, 1909; 1 son: Robert Bernard. Prof. medicine, Post-Grad. Med. School, since 1904; asst. prof. medicine, Rush Med. Coll., since 1908; attending physician to Cook Co., Post-Grad., Chicago Charity and Washington Park hosps .; consulting physician to Mary Thompson Hosp. Mem. A.M.A., Ill. State Med. Soc., Chicago Med. Soc., Chicago Pathol. Soc. Mason. Club: Press. Residence: 5509 Cornell Av. Office: 32 N. State St.

*POST, Charles Nelson; see Vol. 1905.

POST, John Augustus, lawyer; born New- burgh, N.Y., Apr. 13, 1854; son Alfred and Delia (Ely) Post; B.A., Yale Univ., 1875; LL.B., Co- lumbia Law School, New York, 1879; married New York City, Sept. 20, 1883, Mary A. Abbott.

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Admitted to N.Y. bar, 1879, and practiced in New York City until 1890; general western atty. at Chicago for Fidelity & Casualty Co., of New York, since 1890. Republican. Episcopa- lian. Clubs: Chicago, Chicago Athletic, River- side Golf. Residence: Riverside, Ill. Office: Corn Exchange Bank Bldg.

POST, Louis Freeland, editor The Public; born Vienna, N.J., Nov. 15, 1849; son Eugene J. and Elizabeth (Freeland) Post; ed. pub. schools; married July 6, 1871, Anna Johnson, Hacketts- town, N.J. (died Nov. 14, 1891) ; children: Edna (now deceased), Charles Johnson, of New York; married 2d, Dec. 2, 1893, Alice Thacher, of Or- ange, N.J. Learned printer's trade, Hacketts- town, N.J., 1864-5; admitted to New York bar, 1870; in S.C., 1871-2; asst. U.S. atty., New York, 1873-5; editorial writer on New York Daily Truth, 1879-82; returned to law practice, 1883- 90. Became interested in Henry George and his teachings, 1881; ran for Congress on labor ticket, 1882; has since advocated single tax and allied economic reforms; edited The Daily Leader (George campaign paper), 1886; con- tributor to the Standard, 1886-91; editor same, 1891-2; editor Cleveland Recorder, 1896-7; founded The Public, 1898; lecturer on single tax and other political and economic subjects. Mem. Chicago Board of Edn., 1906-9. Mem. Manhattan Single Tax Club, New York. Clubs: Chicago Literary, City. Author: The George- Hewitt Campaign, 1887; The Single Tax, 1895; Ethics of Democracy, 1903; Prophet of San Francisco, 1904; Ethical Principles of Mar- riage and Divorce, 1906; Social Service, 1909. Recreations: clay modelling and miscellaneous reading. Residence: 3220 N. Halsted St. Office: Ellsworth Bldg.

POST, Philip Sidney, lawyer; born Vienna, Austria Hungary, Nov. 10, 1869; son Gen. Phil- ip Sidney (for many years U.S. consul-general at Vienna and afterwards congressman from Ill.) and Cornelia Almira (Post) Post; A.B., Knox Coll., Galesburg, Ill., 1887; LL.B., Nat. Univ. Law School, Washington, D.C., 1892; mar- ried Janet Greig, of Oneida, Ill., Aug. 27, 1902. Private sec. to commr. of patents, Washing- ton, 1892-3; admitted to Ill. bar, 1893; prac- ticed at Chicago, 1893-5; at Galesburg, as part- ner of Hon. George W. Prince, congressman from that district, 1895-8; co. judge of Knox Co., Ill., 1898-1902; master in chancery Circuit Court of Knox Co., 1903-7; asst. to gen. counsel of Internat. Harvester Co., Chicago, since 1907. Mem. Am. Bar Assn., Ill. State Bar Assn., Law Club of Chicago, Ill. State Hist. Soc. Trustee Knox Coll. Republican. Mem. Phi Gamma Del- ta, Mil. Order of Loyal Legion. Mason (K.T.). Sec. of Sunset Club, Chicago, 1904-5. Clubs: University, Hamilton, City. Recreations: ten- nis, boating. Residence: Winnetka, Ill. Office: Harvester Bldg.

POSTA, Francis Joseph, coal; see Vol. 1905. *POTTER, Edward Clement, engr., chemist; see Vol. 1905.

POTTER, Edwin Augustus, banker; born at Bath, Me., Sept. 18, 1842; son William and Pa- melia (Gilmore) Potter; ed. schools in Bath; married Harriet A., daughter Col. Alfred Berry, of Georgetown, Me., Oct. 15, 1873; 3 children: William C., Edwin A., Gertrude (Mrs. W. Row- land Cox). Until 30 years of age was connected with his father's lumber and shipbuilding bus- iness at Bath; established, 1872, in Chicago, branch of china and glassware house of A. French & Co., which was later incorporated as the French & Potter Co., and discontinued in 1890; mem. of piano house of Lyon, Potter & Co., 1889-98; pres. Am. Trust & Savings Bank. 1898-1910, since chmn. board of dirs. Continen- tal & Commercial Trust & Savings Bank: dir. Diamond Match Co. Clubs: Chicago, Union League, Chicago Athletic, Mid-Day (ex-pres.), Midlothian, South Shore, Kenwood (ex-pros.).

Recreation: horseback riding. Residence: 4832 Madison Av. Office: 76 W. Monroe St.

POTTER, Orrin W., mfr .; deceased; see Vol. 1905.

POTTER, Thomas Jackson, mfr .; see Vol. 1905.

POTTINGER, George Eugene, real estate and investment agt .; born Owensboro, Davies Co., Ky., Feb. 12, 1864; son James and Mary A. (Hayden) Pottinger; ed. pub. schs. of Owens- boro, Ky., and St. Mary's Coll., Marion Co., Ky .; married Margaret A. Shroyer, of Chicago, Sept. 29, 1886. Began in his father's general store at Owensboro, Ky., until 1883, traveling sales- man for St. Louis & Chicago wholesale cloth- ing houses, 1883-5; came to Chicago and em- barked in coal business as mem. firm of John R. Stewart & Co., until 1890; then in real estate and investment business, first as Clark & Pot- tinger until 1894, with Ogden, Sheldon & Co. and as sec. of Ogden Bldg. & Loan Assn. until 1896; since then mem. of Ballard, Pottinger & Co .; also sec. and treas. of The Maywood Co., since 1905. Pres. Western Cement Construction Co. Republican. Mason (K.T.). Clubs: May- wood, Glen Oak Country. Recreations: motor- ing, hunting, fishing. Residence: 418 18th Av., .Maywood, Ill. Office: 735 Marquette Bldg.

POUND, Roscoe, univ. prof .; born Lincoln, Neb., Oct. 27, 1870; son Judge Stephen Bos- worth and Laura (Biddlecombe) Pound; A.B., Univ. of Neb., 1888, A.M., 1889, Ph.D., 1897; Harvard Law School, 1889-90; (hon. LL.M., Northwestern, 1908); married Grace Gerrard, of Columbus, Neb., June 17, 1899. Admitted to bar, 1890; practiced at Lincoln, Neb., 1890-1901 and 1903-7; asst. prof. law, 1899-1903, dean law dept., 1903-7, Univ. of Neb .; prof. law, North- western Univ., 1907-9; instr. law, summer quar- ter, 1908, prof. law since 1909, Univ. of Chicago. Dir. Bot. Survey of Neb., 1892-1903; commr. of appeals, Supreme Ct. of Neb., 1901-3; Neb. commr. on uniform state laws, 1904-7. Mem. Neb. Acad. Sciences, Am. Micros. Soc .; associé libre de l'Académie Internationale de Géogra- phie Botanique; fellow A.A.A.S .; asso. Bot. Soc. America; chmn. Sect. of Legal Edn. Am. Bar Assn., 1907; sec. Neb. State Bar Assn., 1901-7. Republican. For writings see Who's Who in America. Residence: 6917 Bennett Av.

POWELL, Ambrose Vincent, civil engr .; born Laurens, Otsego Co., N.Y., May 4, 1847: son Col. George W. and Mary (Dunbar) Powell; at- tended Cooperstown (N.Y.) Sem .; grad. Rens- salaer Polytechnic Inst., 1868; married Mary Alice Kellogg, 1869 (died 1898); married 2d, Hannah Belle Clark, 1905. First engring. serv- ice in construction work on the Pa.R.R. in western Pa .; continued in ry. construction work until 1879, when became asst. chief engr. of the Chicago & Northeastern Grand Trunk R.R., and had charge of the extension of the G.T.R. R. into Chicago; later with the Chicago & Western Ind. R.R .; 1882 appointed engr. for the S. Chicago Dock Co .. in charge their work: 1884 appointed engr. and supt. of Calumet & Chicago Canal & Dock Co., and had charge of that co.'s extensive improvements in and around S. Chicago; engr. and supt. of pub. works for Village of Hyde Park, 1886-9; in private practice, with specialty in harbor and dock improvements and coal handling plants, since 1889. Has designed and constructed dry docks for the principal shipbuilding cos. on the Great Lakes, at Buffalo, Ashtabula, Toledo, Chicago, Superior, and Port Arthur, Ont. Mem. and past pres. Western Soc. Engrs .: mem. Am. Soc. of Civil Engrs., Chicago Art Inst. Clubs: Union League, Engrs.', Calumet Country. Rec- reation: golf. Residence: 5227 Washington Av. Office: Chamber of Commerce.

*POWELL, George Walter, mfr .; seo Vol. 1905.

POWELL, Isaac Newton, city treas., banker: born Woodstock, Ont., Dec. 22. 1866; removed

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in boyhood to Mo., and thence to Chicago in 1885; ed. pub. schools; married Richmond, Mo., 1895, Gertrude Hamacher; 1 son: Donald H. Began business career in 1886, as bookkeeper for Ender & Ender, commn. merchants, Chica- go. Ili 1890 assisted in compilation of the 10th census of the U.S .; deputy city clerk of Chica- go, 1891-3; sergeant-at-arms of Chicago City Council, 1893-4; asst. chief clerk, 1894-May 1895, of Board of Election Commrs., and there- after chief clerk until Apr. 1909; city treas. of Chicago, Apr. 1910-Apr. 1911; pres. Washington Park Nat. Bank, since Nov. 5, 1910. Republic- an. Mason (K.T., Shriner), K.P., Royal League. Episcopalian. Club: Hamilton. Residence: 6826 Bennett Av. Office: City Hall.

POWELL, Samuel; 1827-1911; see Vol. 1905. POWELL, T. Elhanan, dentist; born on farm near Mt. Sterling, Ky., Apr. 3, 1862; son An- drew Jackson and Elizabeth Garvin (Tipton) Powell; ed. district school of Livingston Co., Ill .; Grand Prairie Sem., 1884; night school, Chicago, 1885-6; D.D.S., Chicago Coll. of Den- tal Surgery, Mar. 1893; married Streator, Ill., Sept. 2, 1889, Florence May Corbin; children: Ruth, Bessie May, Elhanan Tipton, Florence Marie, Marion. Nursery salesman, 1884-5; agent J. A. Ruth & Co., 1885-96; bookkeeper for New Era Mfg. Co., 1887; clerk in ry. mail service, 1888; resigned, 1892, to enter profession of dentistry. Prof. comparative anatomy, Coll. of Dentistry of the Univ. of Ill., since 1900 (ex- cept 1 year). Pres. Englewood Dental Soc .; mem. Northern Ill. Dental Soc., Chicago Dental Soc., Ill. State Dental Soc. Democrat. Christian Scientist. Mem. Sigma Delta. Residence: 5100 Hibbard Av. Office: Masonic Temple.

POWELL, Thomas W., clergyman; born at Chesterville, Morrow Co., O .; grad. Denison Univ., Granville, O., A.B. (honorary D.D., 1890) ; married Newark, O., Elizabeth Brumback. Has been pastor at Davenport, Ia., Minneapolis, Milwaukee, Millard Av. Baptist Church, Chica- go; now serving as acting pastor for churches in special emergencies. For past 15 years has lectured at summer assemblies on "Easy Keys for Busy Teachers," "Fifty Facts Familiarized," "Mountain Visions in Life of Christ," etc. Au- thor of Work and Worship; Half-Hours with the Christ. Residence: 3752 Maple Sq. Av.

*POWERS, David Johnson, mechanical engr .; see Vol. 1905.

POWERS, Frank A., mfr .; born Palmyra, Wis., Jan. 10, 1853; son D. J. and Eliza A. (Harris) Powers; ed. pub. schools; married Watertown, Wis., Mar. 14, 1874, Emma M. Grif- fith; children: George G., Allan H., Loraine M. Entered the service of the Union Wire Mat- tress Co., 1875, and was sec. and treas. of the co., 1892-1905, since which has been pres. Also dir. Powers Regulator Co. Republican. Con- gregationalist. Residence: 633 Deming Pl. Of- fice: Blackhawk and Cherry Sts.

POWERS, Harry Joseph, theatrical mgr .; born Nenagh, Tipperary Co., Ireland, Sept. 15, 1859; son Henry Joseph and Jane (Darcey) Powers; came with parents to Chicago in child- hood; ed. Holy Family School and St. Patrick's Acad., Chicago; married Chicago, May 11, 1885, Marie F. Deegan; children: Josephine, Rosina Marie, Harry Joseph. Began with Hooley's Theatre, in Chicago, Oct. 15, 1877, as usher 1 year; then was asst. treas. 2 years, treas. 3 years, and business mgr. 15 years; remodeled Hooley's Theatre in 1898, changing name in Aug. 1898, to Powers Theatre, of which has since been lessee and mgr .; rebuilt Powers Theatre in 1904. Also dir. Amusement Co. of Ill., operating Illinois Theatre; also mgr. Black- stone Theatre, Chicago. Independent in poli- tics. Catholic. Clubs: Union League, Chicago Athletic, South Shore Country, Industrial, Lake Geneva Country. Residence: 4843 Grand Boul. Office: Powers Theatre.

POWERS, Millard R., lawyer; born on a farm in McDonough Co., Ill., Oct. 15, 1849; son Abra- ham and Frances M. Powers; grad. Quincy (Ill.) Coll., 1870; married Quincy, Sept. 21, 1871, Ida Sartle; children: Arthur N., Walter O., Wilbur F., Horace G., Nellie M., Herbert H., Myrtle I., Evaline M. Principal of an acad. in Hannibal, Mo., 1870-3; organized, Mar. 1873, with only brother, Orville M., the Met. Business Coll., of Chicago, and continued in its manage- ment until June, 1876, when was admitted to Ill. bar and retired to enter practice of law. Mem. Chicago, Ill. State and Am. Bar assns., Chicago Assn. of Commerce. Member Royal League, Royal Arcanum. Republican. Mem. 25th Ward Republican Club. Presbyterian. Res- idence: 4620 Hazel Av. Office: Borland Bldg.

POWERS, Orville Marcellus, principal Met. Business Coll .; born on farm in McDonough Co., Ill., Nov. 2, 1852; son Abraham and Fran- ces M. Powers; ed. Macomb (Ill.) High School, and Quincy (Ill.) Coll .; married May 15, 1879, Angie E., daughter of Joseph W. Bradford, of Quincy; children: Edwin B., Eva A. Came to Chicago in 1872, and established the Metropoli- tan Business Coll., at head of which he con- tinues. Studied law and was admitted to Ill. bar, 1885, but never practiced. Is author of several standard text-books on commercial branches. Clubs: Ill. Athletic, Homewood Coun- try. Recreation: outdoor life. Residence: 5416 Jefferson Av. Office: 37 S. Wabash Av.

PRATO, Peter, commn. merchant; born Gen- oa, Italy, Mar. 21, 1852; son Angelo and Kate- rina (Beronio) Prato; ed. parochial schools of Genoa; brought to America by parents in 1868; married Barbara Zulfer, Chicago, June 16, 1881; 3 children: Peter M., Joseph A., Anton G. Fruit and produce commn. as mem. A. G. Zulfer & Co., since 1900. Republican. Mem. Catholic Order of Foresters. Club: Ill. Athletic. Recrea- tions: hunting and athletics. Residence: 4943 Washington Park Pl. Office: 121 W. South Wa- ter St.

PRATT, Edwin Hartley, surgeon; born To- wanda, Pa., Nov. 6, 1849; son Leonard and Bet- sey Pratt; A.B., old Chicago Univ., A.M., 1874; M.D., Hahnemann Med. Coll., Chicago, 1873; (LL.D., Univ. of Chicago, 1886, for med. dis- covery by the aid of which it is possible to re- store to health fully % of the so-called incur- ables; the discovery has the name of orificial surgery and by its methods the capillary circu- lation of the entire body is at once aroused) ; married Feb. 26, 1900, Charlotte Eva Kelly, Gal- va, Ill. Homœ. physician and surgeon; prof. anatomy 10 years; surgery 6 years, orificial surgery 14 years, then again prof. surgery, Chi- cago Homo. Med. Coll .; 3 yrs. prof. anatomy, Hahnemann Med. Coll .; now prof. orificial sur- gery, Hering Med. Coll., the Chicago Home. Med. Coll. having merged into Hahnemann Med. Coll. Pres. Ill. State Homo. Assn., 1902; hon. mem. numerous State socs .; mem. Am. Inst. of Homeopathy, Homo. Med. Soc. of Chicago, Ill. Homœ. Med. Assn. Clubs: Chicago Automobile, Ill. Athletic, Century (Evanston, Ill.). Editor 9 years Journal of Orificial Surgery. Author: Orificial Surgery, 1892; Composite Man. 1902. Residence: 722 Hinman Av., Evanston, Ill. Of- fice: Reliance Bldg.

PRATT, H(arry) Preston, physician and sci- entist; born Warren, Jo Daviess Co., Ill., Mar. 23, 1860; son Benoni Preston and Ariadne (Mann) Pratt; ed. in pub. schools in Jo Daviess and Cook cos., and was tutored by the late Prof. Thomas Clark, who was for some time tutor to the royal family of England; three years in Rush Coll., and Med. Dept. of Lake Forest Univ .; M.D., Bennett Med. Coll., 1892; M.D., Nat. Med. Coll., 1894; M.D., Harvey Med. Coll., 1896. Devoted to scientific research, and has invented a number of valuable devices along the lines of telephonic, telegraphic and electro-therapeutical appliances; pioneer in X-

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Ray therapy and was credited as such by Prof. Roentgen, and his X-Ray laboratory in Chicago was the first established in the world for prac- tical med. work. Editor Am. Journal of Pro- gressive Therapeutics, formerly the American X-Ray Journal. Organizer and sec. Professional Investment Co. (investment organization of physicians, dentists and druggists). Mem. Press Club and others. Office: Ashland Blk.

PRATT, Henry, mfr .; born Washington Tp., Allen Co., Ind., Dec. 18, 1843; son Allen and Margaret (Cline) Pratt; ed. pub. schools of Ind .; married Fort Wayne, Ind., Oct. 23, 1868, Catherine Cornes. Came to Chicago, 1872, and entered the service of the Peoples Gas Light & Coke Co., till 1888; engaged in contracting for gas works, 1888-90; became associated with Tobin & Hamler Mfg. Co., 1890, as sec. and treas .; 1891 new corpn. acquired the plant and incorporated under the name of Henry Pratt Co., of which is pres. Republican. Mason (K. T., Shriner). Recreation: reading. Residence: 815 W. 55th St. Office: 2222 S. Halsted St.

PRATT, James F., pres. Smith-Wallace Shoe Co. Residence: 7058 N. Ashland Av. Office: 138 S. Market St.

PRATT, Ralph Eugene, land dealer; born Goshen, Conn., Nov. 15, 1854; son E. B. and Emeline B. Pratt; grad. Goshen Acad .; married Virginia E. Young, of Decatur, Ill., 1881; chil- dren: Margaret V., Mrs. S. R. Pruyn. Came to Ill., 1874, settling at Decatur; engaged in grain trade, 1876-1905; came to Chicago, 1888; con- nected with mfr. of white corn goods, corn oil, etc., 1896-1905. Mem. Chicago Board of Trade, 1885-1905; now dealing in land in the North- west. Democrat. Presbyterian. Club: Chicago Athletic. Residence: 4357 Grand Boul.

PRATT, Thornton Mills, lawyer; born Bridge- port, O., Feb. 16, 1876; son of David Perkins and Jane Lorena (Shedd) Pratt; ed. Ports- mouth (O.) High School, 1895; A.B., summa cum laude, Marietta Coll., 1899 (valedictorian) ; LL.B., cum laude, Univ. of Pa., 1903; married Josephine Townsend, of Chicago, Nov. 6, 1907; 2 children: Thornton Mills, Jr., and Jane. Ad- mitted to Ill. bar, 1903, and since practiced at Chicago; gen. counsel Acme Gas Co., 1903-4; with law firm of Peck, Miller & Starr since Nov. 1904; sec. and dir. G. L. Simonds & Co .; dir. Oregon Development Co. Lecturer on law of evidence, Am. Correspondence School of Law. Republican. Congregationalist. Mem. Nat. Geog. Soc. Club: City. Residence: 2346 Ebuda St., Morgan Park, Ill. Office: 918 Monadnock Block.

PREBLE, Robert Bruce, physician; born Chi- cago, Mar. 14, 1866; son Eber C. and Mary Kate (Barnes) Preble; A.B., Univ. of Mich., 1889 ;. M.D., Northwestern Univ., 1891; interne Cook Co. Hosp., 1891-3; attended Univ. of Vienna, 1893-4; married Alice M. Hosmer, of Chicago, June 12, 1889; children: Norman Hosmer, Bar- bara and Marcia. Prof. medicine, Northwestern Univ., since 1895; attending physician Cook Co., St. Luke's, Wesley, and St. Joseph's hosps. Ap- ptd. 1st lt. U.S.A. Med. Reserve Corps, Feb. 1911. Mem. Assn. Am. Physicians, A.M.A., II1. State Med. Soc., Chicago Med. Soc. (pres. 1903- 4. ) Author: Pneumonia and Pneumococcus In- fections, 1905; also numerous articles upon in- ternal medicine. Residence: 1518 Dearborn Av. Office: 31 N. State St.

PREGENZER, Joseph, pres. Green Mfg. Co. (furniture.) Office: 1506 N. Halsted St.

PRENDERGAST, Joseph, physician; born in Perth Co., Ont., Can., Oct. 9, 1866; son John Prendergast; grad. high school, Seaforth, Can .. Normal School, Toronto, Ont .: M.D., Rush Med. Coll., 1894. Taught school 5% years in Ontario before coming to Chicago to take uv med. course; since graduation in 1894, engaged in general med. practice in Chicago. Mem. Chi- cago Med. Soc., Chicago Pathological Soc., A.M.

A., Ill. State Med. Soc., German Med. Soc. Club: Svenska Klubben. Recreations: traveling, mo- toring. Office and Residence: 3201 Park Av.

PRENTICE, Leon Hamline, heating contrac- tor; born Lockport, N.Y., Oct. 22, 1847; son Alonzo Tyng and Emeline (Rockwell) Prentice: ed. common schools and commercial coll., Buf- falo, N.Y .; married Chicago, Oct. 1, 1874, Julia Honsinger; children: Mrs. Elizabeth H. P. John- son, Mrs. Lucie Anne Clark P. Yoeman, Leon Hamline, Jr. Went to work for R. T. Crane & Bros. (now Crane Co.), Mar. 1863 as office boy. and continued in their service until Feb. 1. 1877, when, with A. B. Hay, established in steam and hot water heating business under firm name of Hay & Prentice; incorporated as Hay & Prentice Co., Mar. 9, 1885; changed. Aug. 30, 1888, to L. H. Prentice Co., of which is pres. Club: Union League. Recreation: ex- perimental farming at Chittenden Lake, near Grays Lake, Ill. Residence: 308 Julian St., Waukegan, Ill. Office: 330 Sherman St.

PRENTISS, William, lawyer; born Daven- port, Ia., Sept. 19, 1848; son Dr. William and Elizabeth (Gapen) Prentiss; parents removed to Schuyler Co., Ill., and afterward to Fulton Co., where his father died in 1854; mother mar- ried James Manley, a McDonough Co. farmer. in 1860, upon whose farm he lived several years; attended Knox Coll., Galesburg, but ill health compelled him to leave before gradua- tion; married Elizabeth Helen McCaughey, of Marietta, Fulton Co., Ill., 1872; children: James Manley (deceased). Jackson McCaughey, Will- iam, Jr. Went to Minn., where farmed. taught school, and was 3 years co. supt. of schools of Cottonwood Co .; admitted to bar, June 1878 and same year was elected state's atty. of McDon- ough Co., Ill., to fill a vacancy; re-elected, 1880, for full 4-year term; came to Chicago, 1891: has been identified with much important liti- gation. Elected mayor of Macomb on Dem. ticket, 1881; nominee for Congress in old 11th District, 1888, and made a strong race; Dem. nominee for circuit judge of Cook Co., 1893. 1898 and 1903; del. Dem. Nat. Convention. 1896: chmn. Dem. State Convention, 1898; active in campaigns of 1896 and 1900 as orator, and was candidate for Dem. nomination for governor, 1904, but withdrew his name. Was a promi- nent candidate for mayor of Chicago, 1905, by municipal ownership advocates, but when Judge E. F. Dunne was nominated by Democrats on municipal ownership platform. withdrew and supported him; civil service commr .. 1905-7. and pres. of board during 2d year: supported Rep. nat. and state tickets in Ill. in 1908 be- cause he believed Mr. Bryan had surrendered to the bad element in his party, especially in Ill., also because he believed in Roosevelt's policies and admired Judge Taft: now independ- ent in politics with Abraham Lincoln as his ideal and Lincoln's words, in 1854, as his mot- to: "Stand with anybody that stands for right. Stand with him while he is right and part with him when he goes wrong." Recreation: farm and country home. "Willhelen." in Allegan Co .. Mich. Residence: 1121 Morse Av., Rogers Park. Office: 157 W. Adams St.

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The book of Chicagoans, a biographical dictionary of leading living men of the city of Chicago, 1911, Part 164

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