The book of Chicagoans, a biographical dictionary of leading living men of the city of Chicago, 1911, Part 166

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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PUGH, James A., pres. Pugh Terminal Ware- house Co. Residence: 1301 Astor St. Office: 365 E. Illinois St.

PULSFORD, William Hanson, minister; born Edinburgh, Scotland, 1859; son William (D.D.) and Anna (Hanson) Pulsford; ed. Glasgow Univ., Scotland; Airedale Coll., Eng .. and univs. of Halle, Göttingen and Giessen. Was succes- sively Congregational minister in Dumfries, Scotland, Montreal, Can., and minister of the First Parish, Waltham, Mass., 1883-1901; pres- ent charge as minister of the First Unitarian Soc. of Chicago since 1901. Author of a series of advanced Bible text-books for the Sunday School. Club: University. Residence: 1174 E. 57th St.

PULSIFER, Harold M., pres. Rockwood Sprinkler Co .; born Auburn, N.Y., July 10, 1876; son Frank H. and Julia A. (Patten) Pulsifer; grad. pub. schools, Auburn, N.Y., followed by studies under special tutor in mech. engring .; married Robbie Belle Patterson, of Franklin, Ky., Oct. 1, 1903; 2 children: Sarah, Harold M., Jr. After leaving school entered the engring. dept. of the Buffalo Forge Co., and in 1898 as- sociated with the B. F. Sturtevant Co. of Phil- adelphia, New York and Chicago, as western mgr., until 1907; pres. Rockwood Sprinkler Co. since 1907. Mem. Am. Soc. Mech. Engrs. Epis- copalian. Club: Union. Recreation: motoring. Residence: 46 E. Elm St. Office: 425, 134 S. La Salle St.

PURCELL, Charles A .; born New Baltimore, N. Y., May 2, 1854; son Michael and . Eliza A. Purcell; removed to Oak Park, Cook Co., Ill., 1872, and attended school until 1874; married 1879, Miss Gray, only daughter of late Dr. W. C. Gray, editor of The Interior; children: Will- iam G., Ralph C. In 1874 went to North Bend, Neb., and engaged in grain shipping and gen- oral merchandise business: returned to Chica- go and was partner with his brother, W. H.,

as W. H. Purcell Co. Purcell properties were sold, 1897, to Am. Malting Co., of which he was for a time vice-pres. and gen. mgr .; since then connected with Winona Malting Co. and Minn. Malting Co. Club: Chicago Athletic. Residence: River Forest, Ill. Office: Royal Ins. Bldg.

PURCELL, Frank Andrew, clergyman; born Chicago, Mar. 17, 1872; son James and Johanna (Brazil) Purcell; grad. St. Benedict's Coll., Atchison, Kan., 1893; theol. studies in St. Mary's Sem., Baltimore, 1893-8. Ordained, 1898: asst. pastor St. Anne's Ch., Chicago, 1898-1903; post-grad. course, Univ. of Minerva, Rome, 1903-5; pres. Cathedral Coll. of the Sacred Heart since 1905. Residence: 30 E. Superior St.

PURCELL, Theodore Vincent, mechanical engr .; born New York, Mar. 11, 1866; son John and Louisa (O'Toole) Purcell; B.S. and M.E., Cooper Inst., New York; married Anna Loretta Wallace, of New York, Feb. 3, 1892; 4 children: Dorothy Katherine, Theodore (deceased), John Wallace, Natalia. Began business career with Equitable Gas Light Co., of New York, in 1883, and was general supt. from 1895 until consoli- dation with New Amsterdam Co .; asst. engr. of latter co., 1899-1901; came to Chicago, July 1901, to assume position of gen. mgr. and sec. Ogden Gas Co. Mem. Am. Gas Inst., Illuminat- ing Engring. Soc. Clubs: Evanston, Evanston Golf. Residence: 1802 Wesley Av., Evanston. Office: 122 S. Michigan Av.

*PURDY, Frederick, jewelers' supplies; see Vol. 1905.

*PURDY, John Havens, jewelers' supplies: see Vol. 1905.

PURDY, Warren Grafton; 1843-1910; see Vol. 1905.

PURINGTON, Dillwyn V., retired; born Sid- ney, Kennebec Co., Me., Jan. 22, 1841; son Dan- iel S. and Sarah (Varney) Purington; ed. vil- lage school and in Oak Grove Sem., Vassalbor- ough, Me .; married July 1886, Mrs. Jennie F. Crandall (nee Barnes), of Chicago. Served, 1861-4, private to lieut. and regimental q .- m., 4th N.J. Vols .; capt. and asst. q .- m., U.S. Vols., assigned to 25th Army Corps, and serving in Tex. until mustered out, Jan. 8, 1866. In Chi- cago, 1869, engaged in lumber business until 1872; then in brick business; pres. Purington Paving Brick Co., 1890-1909. Republican. Co. commr., 1879-88, and pres. Board of County Commrs. 1 year. Mason (K.T.); mem. Loyal Legion, Abraham Lincoln Post G.A.R. Recrea- tion: fishing. Residence: 4800 Kenwood Av. Office: Chamber of Commerce.

PURINGTON, George Edwin, retired mer- 'chant; see Vol. 1905.

PURMORT, Henry C., wholesale sash, door and lumber merchant; born Jay, Essex Co., N. Y., Dec. 15, 1845; son Adoniram Judson and Amanda B. (Jordan) Purmort: ed. private school, Jay, N.Y .: Keeseville (N.Y.) Acad., Rut- land (Vt.) High School, Eastman's Commercial Coll., Poughkeepsie, N.Y .: married Jay, N. Y .. Nov. 12, 1867, Lillian M. Blish; 1 son (died in infancy). Worked on farm 4 years; then gen- eral man for Jay Gould, pres. Rutland & Wash- ington R.R., and for Henry Martin, gen. freight agt., C., B.&Q.R.R., Chicago: then with T. W. Harvey, wholesale Inmber. 7 years; with Pal- mer, Fuller & Co., mfrs. sash, doors and blinds, 5 years: in 1880 established in business for self as wholesaler and jobber of sash, doors, lum- ber and bldg. materials, also doing some mfg Republican. Recreations: walking, reading. so- cial diversions. Residence: 3430 Prairie Av. Office: Throop and 22d Sts.

*PURNELL, James Edward, lawyer; see Vol 1905.

PUSEY, Brown, physician: born Elizabeth- town. Ky., Dec. 14, 1869; son Robert B. and Belle ( Brown) Pusey; student Vanderbilt Univ .. class

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of 1889; M.D., Univ. of Pa., Phila., 1892; un- vian Immigrant Aid Soc .; surgeon U.S. Marine married. Asst. surgeon U.S.N., 1893-6; house surgeon New York Eye and Ear Infirmary, 1896-8; began practice at Chicago, 1899; instr. pathology of the eye, Univ. of Chicago, 1902-8; prof. ophthalmology, Northwestern Univ. Med. School, since 1908; ophthalmologist to Cook Co. Hosp., 1905-10. Mem. Am. Ophthal. Soc., A.M.A., Ill. State Med. Soc., Chicago Med. Soc. Clubs: Chicago Athletic, University, Quadran- gle, Homewood Country. Recreation: golf. Res- idence: Quadrangle Club. Office: 7 W. Madison Street.

PUSEY, William Allen, physician; born Eliz- abethtown, Ky., Dec. 1, 1865; A.B., Vanderbilt Univ., 1885, A.M., 1886; M.D., Univ. City of New York, 1888; married Sallie W. Cunning- ham. Prof. dermatology, Univ. of Ill .; derma- tologist St. Luke's, St. Mary's, Augustana, and Cook Co. hosps., and Home for Destitute Crip- pled Children. Mem. A.M.A., Chicago Med. Soc., Chicago Pathological Soc .; ex-pres. Am. Der- matological Assn. Author of Treatises on Ther- apeutic Use of X-rays, on Diseases of Skin, and of various papers on med. subjects. Clubs: Physicians', University, Chicago Athletic, Glen View Country, Evanston Country. Residence: 512 Greenwood Boul., Evanston, Ill. Office: 7 W. Madison St.

PUTNAM, Abel Adelbert, wholesale boots and shoes; born Windham, Vt., June 24, 1844; pub. school edn .; married 1868, Abbie A. Dud- . ley; 2 sons: John A., William D. Began in the mfr. of boots and shoes in Boston, 1868, under firm name of Corning, Putnam & Co .; contin- ued until 1877, when came to Chicago and es- tablished wholesale shoe house of Putnam & Mason, which later changed to A. A. Putnam & Son, Inc., of which he is pres. Presbyterian. Republican. Clubs: Chicago Athletic, Mar- quette. Recreations: horseback riding, garden- ing. Residence: Highland Park, Ill. Office: 215 W. Monroe St.

PUTNAM, John Abel, wholesale boots and shoes; born Boston, Apr. 15, 1869; son Abel A. and Abbie A. (Dudley) Putnam; ed. Chicago pub. schools; married Chicago, Apr. 27, 1898, Annie H. Winchester. Became a partner, 1898, in the firm of A. A. Putnam & Son. Republican. Residence: Highland Park, Ill. Office: 215 W. Monroe St.

PUTNEY, Albert Hutchinson, lawyer; born Boston, Sept. 28, 1872; son Albert B. and Sarah B. (Abbott) Putney; A.B., Yale, 1893; LL.B., Boston Univ., 1895; unmarried. Practiced at Boston, 1895-8, since at Chicago; prof. since 1900, dean since 1904, Ill. Coll. of Law. Demo- crat. Unitarian. Clubs: Press, South Shore Country. Author of several books, for titles see Who's Who in America. Residence: 2446 Michigan Av. Office: 157 W. Adams St.

QUALES, Nils Theodore, physician; born at Hardanger, Norway, Jan. 17, 1831; son Targiles J. and Gurine (Tioflot) Quales; ed. private schools and in the Agricultural Inst. of Har- danger, graduating 1851; grad. Royal Veteri- nary Coll., Copenhagen, 1856; held a govern- ment position, 1856-9; came to U.S., 1859; worked in ry. office until 1861; enlisted, Aug. 1861, in Co. B, 1st Ill. Arty., serving until 1863, when was detached for service at Gen. Sher- man's headquarters; was placed in charge of veterinary hosp. at Nashville and was also asst. at the post hosp., where took up the study of medicine until his term of enlistment ex- pired; M.D., Rush Med. Coll., 1866; married Chicago, 1870, Carrie Lowson; children: Iver L., Martha, Nellie Ruth. Was house physician and surgeon Cook Co. Hosp., 1866-7; since then in general practice; was connected with North Side Free Dispensary, and appointed city phy- sician, 1868; also later physician to Scandina-

Hosp., 1870-7. Was prime mover in establish- ing the Norwegian Tabitha Hosp., and is now physician-in-chief to same. Mem. Chicago Med. Soc., Ill. State Med. Soc., Scandinavian Med. Soc. (ex-pres.), A.M.A. One of founders of Wicker Park Evangelical Lutheran Church, and the Lutheran Deaconess's Hosp., and was at- tending physician since 1904; one of the found- ers and pres. of the Norwegian Old People's Home. Mem. board of dirs. Chicago Evangel- ical Lutheran Sem., Maywood, Ill .; Apr. 1, 1910, received the Order of "St. Olof" of the King of Norway, Hookan, the 7th. Pres. board of trustees Norwegian Tabitha Hosp. Office and Residence: 1951 Fowler St.

QUAYLE, Robert, ry. official; born Douglas, Isle of Man, Nov. 23, 1853; son Thomas and Elizabeth (Curphy) Quayle; ed. Chicago; mar- ried Chicago, 1885, Clara L. Tucker; children: Robert H., Clara E., Edith L., Esther B., Helen G., Mona K. Apprentice machinist in service of C.&N.W.Ry., 1871, and became journeyman machinist, gang boss, foreman and master me- chanic to Apr. 1891; master mechanic Milwau- kee, Lake Shore & Western Ry., Apr. 1891-Aug. . 1893, when that rd. was absorbed by and be- came the Ashland division of C.&N.W.Ry., of which division was master mechanic until Dec. 1, 1894, when he became supt. of motive power and machinery of C.&N.W.Ry. Mem. Master Mechanics' Assn., Car Builders' Assn. Mason (K.T.), Forester. Residence: 333 N. Harvey Av., Oak Park, Ill. Office: C.&N.W.Ry.Co., Sta- tion E, Chicago.

QUEENY, Edward James, lawyer; born Chi- cago, May 15, 1861; son John and Sarah (Fla- herty) Queeny; ed. private and pub. schools of Chicago; student law dept. Univ. of Mich., 1885, 1886; later attended Union Coll. of Law, Chi- cago; married Cassie A. Solon, of Chicago, Nov. 5, 1890. Admitted to Ill. bar, Dec. 1887, and since in general practice at Chicago; sec. Shaw Oil Co. Mem. Chicago Bar Assn. Democrat; committeeman 6th Ward, 1907. Mem. Royal League, Order of Columbian Knights, Nat. Un- ion. Recreations: billiards, fishing, walking. Residence: 4228 Calumet Av. Office: 69 W. Washington St.

QUICK, John H. S., lawyer; born Newark, N. J., Jan. 13, 1837; son John S. and Mary (Rob- erts) Quick; ed. grammar school of Columbia Coll., New York; Episcopal Acad., Cheshire, Conn., and Trinity Coll., Hartford, Conn .; mar- ried 1862, Henrietta B., daughter the late H. Kendall Carter, of Hartford, Conn .; children: Florence (Mrs. F. O. Magie), William F., George A., Rev. Henry J. Read law in office of Scud- der & Carter, New York; admitted to N.Y. bar, 1862; practiced law there for a time; removed to Chicago; practiced alone until 1871; with Mr. George Herbert, 1871-86, when John S. Miller was admitted, firm becoming Herbert, Quick & Miller, until death of Mr. Herbert, then Quick & Miller for several years; now in practice alone. Democrat. Member Grace Episcopal Church. Mason (K.T .; Past Eminent Comman- der Monjoie Commandery). Residence: 6010 Jefferson Av. Summer Residence: Springfield Center, N.Y. Office: Borden Blk.

QUIGG, David, lawyer; born Litchfield, N.H., Dec. 17, 1834; son Abel G. and Lydia (Bixby) Quigg; A.B., Dartmouth Coll., 1855; studied law in offices of Swett & Orme, at Bloomington, Ill .; married Bloomington, Apr. 7, 1865, Fran- cena Pike (died 1894); 1 daughter: Ethel (Mrs. John L. Porter). Admitted to Ill. bar, 1857; practiced in Ill. until 1861, when joined Union Army, serving as 2d lieut. of 4th Ill. Cav. un- til summer of 1862; mustered in as maj. of 14th Ill. Cav., Feb. 1863, and became lieut .- col. of same regt. in May 1865; most of service was with the Army of the Tenn .; was captured dur- ing the Stoneman raid, in Aug. 1864, and con- fined in prisons of Charleston and Columbia, S.

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C., until exchanged, in Mar. 1865; mustered out at end of war. Came to Chicago and entered law office of Higgins & Swett, of which became third mem. in 1866; firm was dissolved in 1873; then was partner with Cyrus Bentley, Sr., 1873-7; with Judge Richard S. Tuthill, 1878-87, and afterward with Cyrus Bentley, Jr., until May 1898; since then alone. Republican. Mem. George H. Thomas Post No. 5 G.A.R. Office: Merchants' Loan & Trust Bldg.

QUIGLEY, James Edward, archbishop; born Oshawa, Can., Oct. 15, 1854; moved with par- ents to Lima, N.Y., 1856; grad. St. Joseph's Coll., Christian Brothers, Buffalo, N.Y., 1872; studied Sem. of Our Lady of Angels (now Ni- agara Univ.); grad. Univ. at Innsbrück, Austri- an Tyrol., 1874; grad. Coll. Propaganda, Rome, 1879. Ordained priest, 1879; pastor St. Vin- cent's Ch., Attica, N.Y., 1879-84, St. Joseph's Cathedral, Buffalo, 1884-96, St. Bridget's Ch., Jan. 1896-Feb. 1897; bishop of Buffalo, 1897- 1903; installed archbishop of Chicago, Mar. 10, 1903. Residence: 1555 N. State St.

*QUINCY, Charles Frederick, mfr .; see Vol. 1905.

QUINE, William E., physician; born Isle of Man, Feb. 9, 1847; son William and Margaret (Kinley) Quine; ed. pub. grammar and high schs., Chicago; apprentice in pharmacy, 4 yrs .; M.D., Chicago Med. Coll., 1869; (LL.D., Univ. of Ill., 1904) ; married Lettie Mason, of Normal, Ill., Nov. 14, 1876 (died June 14, 1903). Prof, materia medica and therapeutics, Chicago Med. Coll., 1870-83; prof. principles and practice of medicine, Coll. Phys. and Surg., Chicago, since 1883; dean same since 1892; mem. med. bd. Cook Co. Hosp., etc. Mem. Am. Neurol. Assn., A.M.A. (ex-vice-pres.), Ill. State Med. Soc. (pres. 1904-5), Chicago Acad. Sciences, etc. Clubs: Practitioners', South Shore Country, Ridge Country. Residence: 3160 Indiana Av. Office: Columbus Memorial Bldg.

RABER, Philip W., pres. Chicago Tie & Tim- ber Preserving Co. Clubs: Chicago Athletic, Chicago Yacht, South Shore Country. Resi- dence: Chicago Beach Hotel. Office: 1818 Mc- Cormick Bldg.

RACE, Frank L., real estate; 1863-1910; see Vol. 1905.

RADDIN, Charles Salisbury, contractor; born Lynn, Mass., Jan. 29, 1863; son Charles E. and H. Augusta ( Monroe) Raddin; ed. Chauncy Hall School, Boston; B.S., Northwestern Univ., Ev- anston, 1884, M.S., 1890; married Evanston, June 28, 1892, Belle E. Alling; 1 daughter: Louise. Pres. Am. Bank Equipment Co. since 1910 (was vice-pres. same 1905-10). Vice-pres. and trustee Chicago Acad. of Sciences; sec. of the Natural History Survey of Chicago and vicinity; dir. Evanston Historical Soc .; Repub- lican. Methodist. Residence: 2032 Orrington Av., Evanston, Ill. Office: Old Colony Bldg.

RADFORD, William A., mfr. and publisher; born Oshkosh, Wis., Sept. 14, 1865; son Will- iam and Elizabeth (Robinson) Radford; ed. high school, Oshkosh; married Wichita, Kan., June 17, 1890, Helen M. Manuel; children: Ro- land D., William R. First business enterprise was that of lumber, sash and doors, Radford Bros. & Co., of Oshkosh; advanced through va- rious stages of the business until in 1890 he became sec. and treas, of the Radford Sash & Door Co., and in 1902 pres. and treas. of the Radford Architectural Co .: also publisher of American Carpenter and Builder, Cement World, and Dealers' Record. Mem. Chicago Assn. of Commerce. Mason (32°. K.T., Shriner) ; Royal Arcanum. Clubs: Union League, Calumet. Rec- reation: books. Residence: Metropole Hotel. Offices: 845 W. 22d St. and Medinah Temple.

RAE, Fred G., journalist; born Edinburgh, Scotland, Mar. 4, 1850; son George and Mary (Stevens) Rae; ed. pub. schools; learned trade of a compositor in Wick, Scotland; later worked at that trade in most of the large British cities; came to America from London, 1871, and to Chicago, 1876; married Chicago, June 2, 1881, Margaret McMillen; 1 daughter: Ethel Isabella. Began newspaper work about 1872; joined editorial force of Chicago Herald, 1884; later with Chicago Morning News and Chicago Mail; returned to Herald and remained until consolidation with Times, serving as telegraph editor, New York correspondent, night editor and exchange editor; was exchange editor Chi- cago Chronicle until that paper suspended pub- lication; now investigator for Civil Service Commn. Residence: 2433 .Leland Av. Office: City Hall.

RAE, Joseph John, clergyman; born Orono, Ont., Can., Sept. 8, 1863; son James and Jane (Laidler) Rae; ed. high schools, Bowmanville and Port Hope, Ont., Ottawa (Ont.) Normal School, and Albert Univ., Belleville, Ont. (now Victoria Univ., Toronto); married Clara H. Wells, of Brighton, Ont., May 4, 1888; 1 daugh- ter: Nellie W. Ordained, 1888; pastor in On- tario, at Napanee. Peterboro, Oshawa, and Pic- ton; pastor Eighth Presbyn. Church, Chicago, since 1904. Mason, Odd Fellow. Club: Illinois (honorary). Residence: 2032 Washington Boul.

RAE, Robert, lawyer; 1830-1910; see Vol. 1905.

RAILTON, Bert Albert, wholesale grocer: born Chicago, July 4, 1862; son John and Annie (Layton) Railton; ed. pub. schools, Chicago; married Elroy, Wis., 1886, Annie Moore; chil- dren: Raymond, Bert, Annie, Josephine. John. Began with George Ross & Co., 1874-6; then with Sprague, Warner & Co. until 1SS1: then foreman Chicago Preserving Works, for 2 yrs .: now pres. B. A. Railton Co., wholesale grocers. Republican. K.P. Club: Ill. Athletic. Resi- dence: 1524 Jackson Boul. Office: 823 W. Ran- dolph St.

RAMM, Christoph, Western mgr. Hamburg- Am. Line; born Hamburg, Ger., Aug. 15. 1861: son Hans Heinrich and Wilhelmina (Hintz- mann) Ramm; ed. pub. and private schools in Hamburg; married Hoboken, N.J., Sept. 3, 1891, Thusnelda Kaegebehn; children: Frank. Albert, Walter, Paul, Werner. Came from Ham- burg to New York, 1882. Entered service of Hamburg-Am. Line and remained in co.'s serv- ice there until Nov. 1891, when he came to Chi- cago, as Western mgr. Democrat. Lutheran. Club: Germania Männerchor. Residence: 2622 Hampden Ct. Office: 138 W. Randolph St.

RAMSAY, Daniel G., lawyer: born. Martins- ville, Ill., Oct. 29, 1864; son William and Eliza Ramsay; ed. high sch .. Martinsville: LL. B., Law Dept .. McKendree Coll .. Lebanon, 111., 18Ss: married Estella Watson, of Vinton. Ia., Oct. 10. 1894; children: Samuel Watson and Estella Kathleen. Began practice at East St. Louis. Feb. 1888; removed to Chicago July 1894; mem. 37th Gen. Assembly of Ill., 1891-1 of the Palmer "101" stalwarts; asst. state's attorney. Cook Co., Ill., 1894-7; Democrat. Mason (32° ) : mem. I.O.O.F. Club: Press. Recreation: motor- ing. Residence: 4616 N. Hermitage Av. Office: 1010 Unity Bldg.

RAMSEY, William Wilson, fireproofing con- tractor; born near Philadelphia, May 19. 1851: son James Read and Mary (Dickey) Ramsey: ed. at the Military Acad. at West Chester. Pa .: married Philadelphia, 1876. Laura Simpson White: 1 son: William E. Began business ca- reer in 1873 as agent for Midvale Steel Works of Phila .; pres. Expanded Metal Fireproofing Co. since 1901. Lock Bar Steel Concrete Co. since 1908. Republican. Member all Masonic bodies (Past Eminent Grand Commander of Apollo Commandery. K.T.). Recreations: hunt-

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ing and fishing. Residence: 6605 Harvard Av. Salt Co. since organization; vice-pres. and dir. Office: 1823 MeCormick Bldg.

RANDALL, Charles Edward, mfr .; born Or- leans Co., N.Y., Jan. 26, 1845; son Charles T. and Allis (Pickens) Randall; ed. pub. schools of Orleans Co. until 1860; married Adda Carter, of Chicago, Nov. 19, 1892; children: L. E., S. E., C. T. Farming in Orleans and Monroe cos., N. Y., until 1876, when he joined his uncle and his brothers. A. S. and T. P. Randall, in paper box mfg. in Chicago, 1876; the business was in- corporated, 1891, as the Chicago Label & Box Co., of which is vice-pres. Republican. Recre- ation: traveling. Residence: 2014 Warren Av. Office: 312 N. May St.

RANDALL, Charles Ellsworth; 1861-1910; see Vol. 1905.

RANDALL, Charles Henry, commission mer- chant; born Chicago, Mar. 8, 1871; son T. D. and Ann (Lithgow) Randall; ed. Chicago pub. schools and grad. from high school; married Chicago, 1901, Selma Trude. On leaving school in 1890 became identified in a minor position with the present house of T. D. Randall & Co. (established 1852), commn, merchants in hay, grain and flour, potatoes and melons; now a partner in the firm. Republican. Congrega- tionalist. Mason (K.T.). Recreations: outdoor sports. Residence: 4636 Hazel Av. Office: Board of Trade Bldg.

RANDALL, Edwin Mortimer, clergyman; born Nepenskun Tp .. Winnebago Co., Wis., Jan. 14, 1862; son Edwin Mortimer and Lucretia Caro- line (Steele) Randall; A.B., Baker Univ., Bald- win, Kan., 1886, A.M., 1890 (D.D., 1902, Willa- mette. 1902); married Jennie May Sweet, of Baldwin, Kan., Nov. 15, 1888. Admitted to M.E. ministry, 1886, deacon, 1889, elder, 1891; pastor Herrington, Kan., 1887-9, Osage City, 1889-92, Washington, 1892-3, Leavenworth, 1893-6, Se- attle, Wash., 1896-1903; pres. Univ. of Puget Sound, Wash., 1903-4; gen. sec. Epworth League M.E. Ch. since May, 1904. Mem. S.A.R. Mason. Residence: Oak Park, Ill. Office: 14 W. Wash- ington St.

RANDALL, Irving, banking and mfg .; born St. Johnsbury, Vt., June 29, 1883; son Tabor Pickins and Della (Childs) Randall; ed. Chica- go Latin School (prep.), and Yale Univ .; un- married. Began active career, 1905, with Chi- cago Label & Box Co .; elected sec. of the corpn. 1 year later and, in 1908, pres. and treas. to fill offices made vacant by death of father; also a partner in banking and brokerage firm of Ed- win L. Lobdell & Co. since 1908. Republican. Clubs: Union League, Exmoor Country, City. Residence: 3044 Evanston Av. Office: The. Rookery.

RANDALL, Joshua Odell, clergyman; born Harrison Co., O., Oct. 24, 1866; son Joshua Buckingham and Mary (Holloway) Randall; ed. Londonderry (O.) Normal School; grad. Drew Theol. Sem., Madison, N.J., 1895; mar- ried Lucy Conn, of Steubenville, O., Oct. 2, 1895. Entered East Ohio Conf., M.E. Ch., 1890; pas- tor Steubenville, Finley and Thompson, O., 1890-1, Ashtabula Harbor, O., 1892, Foxboro, Mass .. 1895-6, Broadway Ch., Providence, R.I., 1897-1902. Attleboro, Mass., 1903-7: field sec. Gen. Conference Commn. on Evangelism, 1907- 9; pastor Sheridan Park Ch., Chicago, since 1909. Mason (K.T.). Recreations: general ath- letics. Residence: 956 Montrose Av.

*RANDALL, Tabor Pickins, paper box mfr .; see Vol. 1905.

RANDALL, Thomas David, commn. mer- chant; deceased; see Vol. 1905.

RANDLE, Charles H., capitalist; born Alton, Ill., June 25, 1854; son Irwin B. and Mary E. (Harrison) Randle; ed. pub, schools; married, 1878, Ellen S. Hanson; children: Hanson F., Guy D., Peachey S. For 17 years was sec .- treas. of Drummond Tobacco Co .; pres. Am.

Frank Parmelee Co., omnibus and transfer service; pres. Chicago Suburban Water & Light Co .; dir. Economy Light & Power Co., North Shore Electric Co. (of Joliet, Ill.) Clubs: Un- ion League, South Shore Country, Kenwood. Recreation: society of his home circle. Resi- dence: 4339 Drexel Boul. Office: Royal Insur- ance Bldg.

RANDOLPH, Isham, civil engr .; born on farm, New Market, Clarke Co., Va., Mar. 25, 1848; son Robert C. (M.D.) and Lucy Nelson ( Welford) Randolph; ed. chiefly by mother and 21 months in private day schools in Va .; engi- neering acquired by study and actual work, beginning as axman in employ of the B.&O. R.R .; (D. Engring., Univ. of Ill., 1910); mar- ried Chicago, June 15, 1882, Mary Henry Tay- lor; children: Robert Isham, Oscar DeWolf, Spotswood Wellford. Chief engr. C.&W.I.R.R. and Belt Ry., Chicago, 1880; chief engr. Chica- go, Madison & Northern Ry., 1886; chief engr. Sanitary District of Chicago, June 7, 1893-July 31, 1907; since then consulting engr. of same. Mem. Internat. Board of Consulting Engrs. for Panama Canal, 1905-6; chmn. Internal Improve- ment Commn. of Ill .; mem. Advisory Board of Engrs. Panama Canal, 1909; engr. Milwaukee Outer Harbor, 1909. Mem. and past pres. West- ern Soc. Engrs .; mem. Am. Soc. Civil Engrs., Engineers' Club. Contributor to engring. jour- nals. Residence: Riverside, Ill. Office: First Nat. Bank Bldg.

RANDOLPH, Smith Martin, architect; born near New Brunswick, N.J., 1837; son Lewis Stelle and Hanah (Gilman) Randolph; common school edn .; came to Chicago in 1854 to study architecture in the office of an older brother, Mahlon Randolph; married St. Louis, Feb. 9, 1870, Hattie E. Johnson (died in 1876); 1 child: Hattie (died 1881); married 2d, Chicago, Sept. 14, 1882, Mrs. Harriet Maher Smith, whose daughter has since been called Dolly Randolph, and is known as a violinist; their oldest son, Paul, died in 1890; surviving children: Grant and Grace. Served 3 years in Civil War as mem. of the famous Chicago Board of Trade Battery; in 1865 he joined his brother in St. Louis, the firm of Randolph Bros. continuing 6 years; pres. St. Louis Board of Police Com- missioners, 1870-1; after the great fire of 1871 he returned to Chicago, resuming his profes- sion and gaining a reputation for advanced ideas in safe construction, and making a spe- cialty of heavy mercantile and mfg. bldgs .; re- cently his practice has been largely as con- sulting architect in reinforced concrete. Has perfected and patented a system of reinforced concrete floor construction (fireproof), substi- tuting hollow concrete beams, laid side by side, in place of ordinary use of wooden joists, beams and boards. Corresponding mem. Am. Inst. Architects. Hon. mem. Chicago Architects' Business Assn. Residence: 111 N. Kenilworth Av., Oak Park, Ill. Office: Chamber of Com- merce.

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The book of Chicagoans, a biographical dictionary of leading living men of the city of Chicago, 1911, Part 166

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