The book of Chicagoans, a biographical dictionary of leading living men of the city of Chicago, 1911, Part 169

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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*RICE, Patrick Henry; see Vol. 1905.

RICE, Wallace (de Groot Cecil), literary ad- viser, book reviewer; born Hamilton, Can., Nov. 10, 1859 (of Am. parents temporarily resident there); son John A. (noted collector of Amer- icana) and Margaret Van Slycke (Culver) Rice; home in Chicago since July 1861; ed. at grammar sch. of Racine Coll. and Harvard Coll., class of 1883; admitted to bar at Chicago, Nov. 1884. On various newspapers and jours. since 1890; labor reporter of Herald, dramatic critic of Tribune, chief book reviewer of Chap- Book, etc .; now on critical staff of Dial. Inte- rior, Daily News, Standard, and World Today. all of Chicago; lit. adviser A. C. McClurg & Co .. Chicago, Duffield & Co., New York, Reilly & Britton, Brewer, Barse & Co., William H. Wise & Co., etc. Contbr. to mags. Author, editor and compiler of numerous books and plays, for titles see Who's Who in America. Address: The Cliff Dwellers, Orchestra Hall.

RICH, Henry Stuart, publisher: born White Creek, Washington Co., N.Y., Sept. 18. 1841; son David L. and Eliza (Skelley) Rich; ed. dis- trict school of White Creek, N.Y .. until 16 years of age, and at commercial coll .. Pongh- keepsie, N.Y., 1862-3: married Boston. Oct. 9. 1867, Mary Elizabeth Givens; children: Herbert G., Frank E., Harry F. Entered publishing business as partner in the firm of J. M. Wing & Co., 1876; bought Wing's interest in isst and established firm of H. S. Rich & Co., incorpor- ated in 1903, and became pres .: publishers of The Western Brower. Democrat, Club: Union League. Recreation: reading. Residence: Ev- anston, Ill. Office: Manhattan Bldg.

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RICH, Herbert Givens, sec. and treas. H. S. & Co. Mason. Residence: Berwyn, Ill. Office: Rich & Co., publishers; born Chicago, Dec. 31, 417 S. Dearborn St. 1872; son Henry Stuart and Mary Elizabeth (Givens) Rich; B.S., Cornell Univ., 1894; mar- ried Ella M. Dahl, of Chicago, Apr. 4, 1899; 1 daughter: Katherine. Sec. and treas. H. S. Rich & Co. since 1902. Sec. Society of Brewing Technology. Mem. Delta Upsilon, Nat. Union. Clubs: Union League, Evanston. Residence: 1906 Orrington Av., Evanston, Ill. Office: Man- hattan Bldg.

RICHARDS, Charles Daniel, real estate; born Watertown, Wis., Aug. 10, 1860; son John and Eliza (Forbes) Richards; ed. pub. schools of Watertown; Bryant & Stratton Business Coll., Chicago; Northwestern Univ .; LL.B., Chicago Coll. of Law, 1891; married M. Estelle Ben- nett, of Watertown, 1887; 2 children: Harvey Bennett and Eliza Forbes. In real estate busi- ness in Chicago since 1887. Mem. Bd. of Edn., Oak Park, Ill., 1903-5; pres. Chicago Real Es- tate Board, 1905 (mem. of valuation com., 1909, 1910); mem. investigating com. of county fee offices, 1906; mem. and chmn. advisory com. on charitable institutions, Cook Co .; mem. advis- ory bd., Civic Federation, Chicago. Republican. Congregationalist. Mem. Wisconsin Soc., Chi- cago Bar Assn., S.A.R .; pres. of Oak Park Chapter New England Soc., Chicago Assn. of Commerce (civic industrial com.). Mason (Blue Lodge, Chapter and Commandery). Clubs: Union League, Hamilton, City, Oak Park, Westward Ho Golf. Recreation: golf. Resi- dence: 1226 Washington Boul., Oak Park, Ill. Office: 32 W. Washington St.

RICHARDS, Charles Wells, sec. The D. W. Bosley Co .; born Watertown, N.Y., Apr. 2, 1865; son Henry and Mary (Wells) Richards; ed. pub. schools, Sarnia, Ont .; married Mary L. Blessing, Chicago, Nov. 16, 1889. Was sales- man for the Mechanical Rubber Co., 1884-99, and since 1899 has been sec. The D. W. Bosley Company (Chicago), mfrs. of weather strips. Republican. Mason. Mem. Royal League. Clubs: Illinois, Town and Country. Recreation: motoring. Residence: 2232 Washington Boul. Office: 1115 Fulton St.

RICHARDS, John Thomas, lawyer; born Ironton, O., Oct. 13, 1851; son Rev. John L. and Margaret (Jones) Richards; reared on farm at Big Rock, Kane Co., Ill .; ed. Wheaton (Ill.) Coll., but was not grad .; further education un- der father and private tutors; married Chicago, Mar. 21, 1888, Lucy Keene; children: Keene, Lucile, Lillian. Came to Chicago, July 24, 1872; admitted to Ill. bar, Sept. 1875; since in gen- eral practice. Mem. Chicago Bar Assn. (vice- pres., 1906), Ill. State Bar Assn., Am. Bar Assn. Republican. Methodist. Mason (32º, K.T.). Clubs: Union League, Hamilton. Resi- dence: 5137 Madison Av. Office: Commercial Nat. Bank Bldg.

RICHARDS, John Thomas, 2d vice-pres. Nat. Casket Co .; born Tuscola, Ill., Nov. 15, 1848; son James and Martha (Henson) Richards; ed. public schools of Iowa; married Des Moines, Ia., June 11, 1874, Louisa Dimmitt; children: George, Marcus. Began business life as book- keeper for F. H. Hill, mfr. of coffins; in 1881 assisted in organization of the Chicago Coffin Co., of which was pres. until that company, in 1899, was merged with the Nat. Casket Co., be- coming vice-pres. of the latter. Republican. Methodist. Club: Union League. Recreations: fishing, motoring, reading. Residence: 5729 Woodlawn Av. Office: 1106 S. Canal St.

RICHARDS, Pierre Charles, coal shipper; born Bedford, Ind., Jan. 15, 1860; son Pierre and Marie (Kliene) Richards; ed. pub. schools of Ind .; married Bedford, Ind., Oct. 17, 1888, Rosalie Gaussin; 1 son: Marmet Austin. Iden- tified with the coal business from the time of leaving school; mgr. Marmet Co., coal miners, 1886-1905; now mem. firm of Richards, Ambler

RICHARDSON, Augustus Phelps, vice-pres. Richardson & Boynton Co .; born New York, Dec. 22, 1855; son Henry A. and Harriet Delano (Bliss) Richardson; ed. in eastern schools; married Brooklyn, N.Y., Dec. 6, 1876, Jessie S. Spelman; children: Ethel L., Adeline, Howard. After leaving school, 1874, entered Richardson & Boynton Co. (formerly Richardson, Boynton && Co., established 1837), mfrs. of furnaces, of which is now vice-pres. and mgr. of the Chi- cago house. Republican. Presbyterian. Clubs: Chicago, Chicago Athletic. Residence: 58 Belle- vue Pl. Office: 66 E. Lake St.

RICHARDSON, Benjamin Franklin, lumber- man; born Elkhart Co., Ind., May 17, 1851; son Daniel and Nancy Ann Richardson; ed. chiefly in the common schools of Ind .; LL.B., Univ. of Mich., 1890; married Elkhart, Ind., Dec. 25, 1876, Sarah M. Crissinger; children: Gladis Maud (Mrs. A. E. Larson, Seattle), Grace Ellen (Mrs. E. J. Pettys, Dermott, Ark.). Was teach- er in the pub. schools of Ind. and other states, 1868-86; then took law course; came to Chica- go, 1890, and was a lumber salesman until 1901; then partner in the firm of Crandall & Rich- ardson; vice-pres. Leavitt Lumber Co., 1905-8, and since May 15, 1910. Lived on farm in Ind. on account of ill health, 1908-10. Presbyterian. Odd Fellow. Office: 2248 Laflin St.

RICHARDSON, Edwin Chapin, vice-pres. O. W. Richardson & Co .; born Centerville, Mich., Dec. 19, 1855; son Dr. Silas D. and Lura M. (Choate) Richardson; ed. pub. schs., and Bry- ant & Stratton Business Coll., Davenport, Ia .; married Mary T. Ely, of Peoria, Ill., June 12, 1899; 3 children: Howard E., Janet L., Lura Belle. Began business career in father's gen- eral store at Long Grove, Ia., 1873, in which he remained until 1882, when came to Chicago and joined his brother, Orlo W., in carpet business, under firm name of O. W. Richardson & Co., which was incorporated June 8, 1900, when be- came vice-pres. and dir. Republican. Baptist. Club: Illinois Athletic. Recreations: sailing, horticulture. Residence: 4354 Greenwood Av. Summer Residence: Antioch, Ill. (Channel Lake). Office: Wabash Av., N.W. cor. Congress Street.

RICHARDSON, Frank Martin, dentist; born Chippewa Falls, Wis., Nov. 10, 1866; son Will- iam and Mary (Martin) Richardson; ed. Chip- pewa Falls schools, Chicago Dental Coll. (D.D. S., 1900), Dunham Med. Coll., M.D., 1901; mar- ried Carrie Keller, of Chippewa Falls, Wis., June 1, 1893; 1 son: Keith. Was gen. agent Union Central Life Ins. Co., 4 years; asst. post- master at Chippewa Falls, Wis., 1887-92; since 1900 engaged in dental practice in Chicago, confining practice exclusively to extraction of teeth. Mem. Chicago Odontographic Soc., Chi- cago Dental Soc. Republican. Mason. Clubs: Suburban of LaGrange, Edgewood Golf (first pres.). Residence: LaGrange, Ill. Office: Re- liance Bldg.

RICHARDSON, George Parker, mfr. of silk; born Hillsboro Bridge, N.H., Dec. 14, 1850; son Albert and Lucy Olivia (Howlett) Richardson; ed. pub. schools of Hillsboro, N.H .; married Quincy, Mass., June 28, 1874, Isabel Lorana Adams; 1 daughter: Isabelle Marie. Reared on farm; came to Chicago, 1871, and engaged with T. F. Phillips, tailors' trimmings; next was employed by Belding Bros. & Co., as traveling salesman until 1878; mgr. Cincinnati branch for same firm, 1878-87; Richardson Silk Co. was established in Chicago and incorporated, 1887, he becoming sec. and treas. until, upon the death of James L. Woodward, he succeeded him as pres. and treas .; dir. Belding Bros. & Co. (mem. exec. com.); vice-pres. and dir. Win- sted (Conn.) Silk Co. Mem. Silk Assn. of Amer- Ica. Clubs: Union League, Glen View, Evans- ton Golf; also Transportation and Merchants'

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Central, of New York. Recreations: golf, music and travel. Residence: 4536 Sheridan Rd. Office: 305 W. Adams St.

RICHARDSON, John Rayner, physician and surgeon; born Quebec, Can., July 10, 1843; son Osborn Lambley and Isabella (Cathro) Rich- ardson; grad. high school of Quebec, 1857; took 3 years arts at Laval Univ .; grad. Coll. of Phy- sicians and Surgeons, McGill Univ., as M.D., C.M., 1865; went to New York City and entered the military service as asst. surgeon, with headquarters at Mansion House Hosp., Alex- andria, Va .; later passed med. examining board U.S.N., and served in navy as asst. surgeon, with U.S.S. Dai Ching, South Atlantic Squad- ron, until it was destroyed in battle on Comba- hee River; was house surgeon Christy House Hosp., Phila .; married Quebec, Apr. 17, 1879, Matilda Levy; children: Dr. William B. S., Mu- riel May, Constance Ruth, Mildred Blanch, Rawson Cathro. In practice in Chicago since 1882; on surgical staff of Lakeside Hosp. Mem. Chicago Med. Soc., A.M.A., Medico-Legal Soc., and others. Republican. Mason. Residence: 5456 Lexington Av. Office: 32 N. State St.

*RICHARDSON, Omar Sebastian, coal oper- ator; see Vol. 1905.

RICHARDSON, Orlo Wright, carpet mer- chant; born Orland, Ind., Jan. 5, 1844; son Dr. S. D. and Lura M. (Choate) Richardson; ed. pub. schools at Centerville and Three Rivers, Mich .; married Davenport, Ia., Aug. 27, 1868, Kate Tiffany; children: Maude A., Orlo D., Rob- ert T. and George E .; married 2d, Ansonia, Conn., Nov. 14, 1891, Laura M. Lindley: chil- dren: Frances L., Lindley. Business life has been entirely confined to the trade in carpets, working for others until 1875, when he estab- lished the wholesale and retail carpet business now conducted by O. W. Richardson & Co., of which he is pres. Republican. Baptist. Club: Ill. Athletic. Recreations: traveling; collector of curios. Residence: 528 E. 34th St. Office: Wabash Av. and Congress St.

RICHARDSON, Robert Tiffany, sec. O. W. Richardson & Co .; born Chicago, Dec. 20, 1873; son Orlo Wright and Katherine (Tiffany) Rich- ardson; ed. pub. schs., Chicago Manual Train- ing School, and Cornell Univ., N.Y., 1893-5; married Nell Ashley Rice, of North Adams, Mass., May 28, 1896; children: King, Katherine (now deceased) and Jane. Began with O. W. Richardson & Co., Sept. 1895, becoming asst. sec. and asst. treas., upon incorporation of the company, June 8, 1900, and sec. in 1903; also sec. and treas. Naylor Mfg. Co., Plano, III. Re- publican. Congregationalist. Mem. Sigma Phi coll. fraternity. Clubs: Ill. Athletic, LaGrange Country. Recreations: golf, canoeing. Resi- dence: 201 7th Av., LaGrange, Ill. Office: Wa- bash Av., N.W. cor. Congress St.

RICHARDSON, William H., lawyer; born near Buffalo, N.Y., June 14, 1840; son Charles and Anne (Stratton) Richardson (direct de- scendant in 8th generation from Ezekiel Rich- ardson, who landed at Charleston, Mass., from England in 1630; grandfather William Richard- son was in the Revolutionary War, and father, Charles, was in the War of 1812); prepared for Harvard at Phillips Acad., Andover, Mass .; left Harvard in 1861 to go into the army, in which served until retired on account of poor health; married Leroy, N.Y., Apr. 20, 1872, Hat- tie H. Bernard; 1 daughter: Harriette A. Ad- mitted to bar, Nov. 25, 1863; asst. state's atty., 1863-70; connected with city govt., 1872-6; en- gaged in general practice of law ever since. Republican. Episcopalian. Residence: 530S Washington Av. Office: Ashland Blk.

RICHBERG, Donald Randall, lawyer; born Knoxville, Tenn., July 11. 1881; son John Carl and Eloise Olivia (Randall) Richberg; grad. Hyde Park High School. 1897; A.B., Univ. of Chicago, 1901; LL.B., Harvard Law School, 1904; married Elizabeth Herrick, of Cambridge,

Mass., Dec. 24, 1903. Admitted to Ill. bar, Oct. 1904, and since practiced at Chicago; mem. firm of Richberg & Richberg. Mem. Chicago, Il1. State and Am. Bar Assns., Legal Club of Chi- cago, Phi Gamma Delta; corr. sec. Ill. Council Nat. Civic Federation. Clubs: University, Quad- rangle, Harvard. Contributor to various pub- lications, largely on legal subjects. Residence: 5819 Washington Av. Office: Rector Bldg.

RICHBERG, John Carl, lawyer; born Rom- rod, Germany; son Louis and Katharina (Mesz) Richberg; ed. Knox Coll., Galesburg, Ill .; U.S. Naval Acad; (LL.D., Knox Coll., 1909); mar- ried Eloise Olivia, daughter of Dr. Nathaniel Randall, of Woodstock, Vt. Midshipman U.S. Navy, 1864-7; mem. firm of Richberg & Rich- berg. Mem. Board of Edn., Chicago, 3 terms, pres. 2 terms, 1874-6, and 1879-81; pres. Ill. commn. on Uniform State Laws; mem. board of visitors to U.S. Naval Acad., 1896; counsel Bd. of Assessors. Mem. Am., Ill. State and Chicago Bar assns., Nat. Civic Federation, G.A.R., Far- ragut Naval Veterans' Assn. Clubs: Press, Iro- quois. Residence: 2227 Calumet Av. Office: Rector Bldg.

RICHIE, see also Ritchie.

RICHIE, Bruce Edward, insurance: born Louisville, Ky., Dec. 2, 1864; son William F. and Lucetta P. (McGinnis) Richie; ed. pub. schools; married at Chicago, Oct. 13, 1886, Ed- maressa C. Clarke; children: William F., Jr., Clarke, Jeanette. Engaged in real estate and insurance business until Jan. 1895; since in insurance business only; became mem. of firm of Lyman, Otis & Co., and its successor, Ly- man, Richie & Co., fire insurance and surety bonds. Democrat. Episcopalian. Clubs: Hins- dale, Hinsdale Golf. Recreation: golf. Resi- dence: Hinsdale, Ill. Office: 29 S. LaSalle St.

RICHMOND, Park, lumber merchant; born Chicago, June 12, 1868; son Fred and Jane (Crandall) Richmond; ed. grammar and high schools of Chicago to 1882; married Sycamore. Ill., July 22, 1897, Carlotta Armstrong; 1 son : Park, Jr. Began business career in employ of The Pullman Co., 1882-8; became connected with Hayden Bros., lumber; vice-pres. Hayden Bros. Lumber Co., 1896-1902: head of firm Park Richmond & Co., 1902-4, of Richmond, Slimmer & Co., 1904-6; since then head of Park Rich- mond & Co., hardwood lumber; pres. and treas. Sidon Lumber Co. Republican. Mem. Chicago Hardwood Lumber Exchange, Nat. Hardwood Lumber Assn. Recreations: motoring and fish- ing. Residence: 6434 Ellis Av. Office: Monad- nock Blk.

RICHOLSON, Benjamin F., lawyer: born La- Salle Co., Ill., Jan. 30. 1854; son Lewis and Hel- en (Johnson) Richolson; ed. common school . and Jennings Sem., Aurora. Ill .; married Chi- cago, Oct. 15, 1879, Ella Daley; 1 daughter: Ed- na Lucille. Began study of law at Ottawa, Ill .. with brother and Judge T. Lyle Dickey (after- ward chief justice of Ill.); admitted to Ill. bar. Jan. 1878; came to Chicago same year; entered law office of Tuley. Stiles & Lewis, and re- mained until 1880; then opened office for self. Rep. nominee for city atty., 18$3; city prose- cuting atty., 1886-8; apptd. asst. corpn. counsel by Mayor Washburne, and tried the numerous and important viaduct cases of that adminis- tration; candidate for judge Superior Court of Cook Co., 1892, and ran ahead of ticket: apptd. asst. city attv .. 1892; became trial atty. for W. Chicago St. R.R.Co .. Cicero & Proviso St. Ry. Co., Consolidated Traction Co., and Jefferson Urban Ry. Co., 1896-9; since then in general practice, and trial atty. for Chicago City Ry. Co., Travellers Ins. Co. and Aurora & Elgin R.R. Co. Republican. Episcopalian. Residence: 1456 Jackson Boul. Office: 1201 Rector Bldg.

RICHTER, August F., mfr .: horn Berlin. Germany, 1842; son Christian and Louise (Auk- laur) Richter; ed. pub. schools in Germany: married Chicago, 1873, Louise Lacaque: chil-

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dren: Arthur, Robert, Lulu (Mrs. Adolph Pi- per). Learned the moulding and picture frame trade in Germany; came to Chicago, 1867, and worked at his trade until 1871, since which time has been in business continuously; pres. A. F. Richter Co. since incorporation, 1905; mfrs. of mouldings and picture frames. Club: Germania. Recreations: motoring and fishing. Residence: 3923 Clarendon Av. Office: 455 W. Huron St.

RICHTER, Harry Mortimer, surgeon; born Chicago, 1872; son Morris and Cecilia (Loewen- thal) Richter; M.D., Coll. Physicians and Sur- geons, Chicago, 1894. Asst. professor surgery, Northwestern Univ. Medical School; attending surgeon to Wesley Hosp. Mem. Chicago Sur- gical Soc., Chicago Med. Soc., A.M.A. Residence: 5925 Prairie Av. Office: Columbus Memorial Building.

RICKARDS, William Thomas, commercial paper; born Philadelphia, Aug. 19, 1849; son William and Eliza A. (Tucker) Rickards; edu- cated pub. schools of Phila .; married Mary E. Harbert, of Terre Haute, Ind., Sept. 24, 1872. Began dealing in commercial paper in Chicago, 1876; now pres. W. T. Rickards Co. Republican. Congregationalist. Mason; mem. Royal Arca- num. Clubs: Union League, Bankers,' Evans- ton, Glen View. Recreations: travel (visited nearly every country on the globe), photog- raphy (taken thousands of views during his travels), golf. Residence: 1324 Forest Av., Ev- anston, Ill. Office: The Rookery.

RICKCORDS, George Edward, title abstract- or; born New York, Nov. 28, 1845; son George and Sarah Rickcords; academic edn .; came to Chicago, 1867; married Chicago, May 6, 1875, Adelaide E. Stanley; 1 son: Frank Stanley. En- gaged in the business of preparing abstracts of titles of Cook Co. property since 1868; pres. Security Title & Trust Co., 1881-1901; identified with Chicago Title & Trust Co., of which is a dir., since 1901; also pres. Lake Co. Title & Trust Co .; dir. State Bank of Chicago. Repub- lican. Clubs: Union League, Marquette, Recre- ations: books and country life. Residence: 1500 Dearborn Av. Office: 69 W. Washington St.

RICKLEFS, Charles George, vice-pres. David J. Braun Mfg. Co .; born Jever, Oldenburg, Ger- many, Sept. 23, 1854; son Jacob and Emma (Al- tona) Ricklefs; ed. pub. schools in Germany and at Galena, Ill .; married Bloomington, Ill., Nov. 1899, Minnie Pierson; 2 children: John C. and Althea Irene. Resided in Galena, Ill., 1866- 7; came to Chicago in 1867; since 1880 engaged in mfg. and sale of brass goods. In 1888 be- came connected with David J. Braun Mfg. Co. (established 1874, incorporated 1888), mfrs. of gas, electric and combination fixtures, etc., of which is vice-pres. and treas. Republican. Mem. Royal League. Residence: 5506 Winthrop Av. Office: 668-670 W. Washington Boul.

RIDDELL, Charles; born Allegheny, Pa., July 4, 1867; son Samuel and Jennie (Boyd) Riddell; grad. grammar school, Haddonfield, N.J., 1882; married Sunol, Alameda Co., Cal., Dec. 22, 1898, Lucy Ellis; children: Elizabeth Frances, Jean Dinsmore, Helen Roberta and Grahame Ellis. Entered employ of Standard Steel Works of Phila. as office boy, Oct. 1882, and has been as- sociated with those works ever since, and from Aug. 1896, western representative; since 1901 has also been western representative of Burn- ham, Williams & Co. (Baldwin Locomotive Works), of Phila., which firm now owns and operates the Standard Steel Works. Congrega- tionalist. Clubs: Union League, Chicago Ath- letic, Oak Park (Oak Park), Minnesota (St. Paul). Recreation: golf. Residence: 209 S. East Av., Oak Park, Ill. Office: Railway Exchange.

RIDDIFORD, William Henry, brush mfr .; born Cambridgeshire, Eng., Dec. 10, 1860; son George E. and Martha (Behogg) Riddiford; ed. public schools of Brantford, Ont .; married Queenstown, Ont., 1890, Mary E. Wray; 1 daugh-

ter: Rubie. Learned trade of brushmaker (be- ginning 1874) from father; business was re- moved to Chicago, 1883, and in 1884, with brothers, George and Arthur B., succeeded to ownership, under style of Riddiford Bros. Mem. A.F.&A.M. Club: North Shore Golf. Recrea- tions: motoring, hunting, horseback riding. Residence: Wilmette, Ill. Office: 30 S. 5th Av.

RIDDLE, Francis A., lawyer; died 1910; see Vol. 1905.

RIDGELY, Charles Albert, ry. supplies; born Baltimore, Md., Nov. 22, 1863; son Charles W. and Mary L. (Hopper) Ridgely; ed. Stewart Hall, Baltimore, and Univ. of Md. Began prac- ticing law in Baltimore for 5 years. Came to Chicago, Dec. 1892, as Chicago mgr. of the Springfield Iron Co .; May 1, 1896, established in business as a jobber of iron, steel and ry. supplies under present firm name of Charles A. Ridgely & Co. Republican. Episcopalian. Clubs: Chicago, Calumet, Onwentsia, Chicago Golf, Skokie Country. Recreation: golf. Residence: 609 Rush St. Office: Old Colony Bldg.

RIDLON, John (Frederick), surgeon; born Clarendon, Vt., Nov. 24, 1852; son Noel P. and Nancy (Hulett) Ridlon; A.B., Univ. of Chicago, 1875, A.M., 1878; M.D., Coll. Phys. and Surg. (Columbia), 1878; (hon. A.M., Tufts, 1899); married Emily C. Robinson, of Newport, R.I., June 4, 1879. Prof. orthopedic surgery, North- western Univ., 1892-1908, Chicago Post-Grad. Med. Sch., 1902-3, Northwestern Women's Med. Sch., 1898-1902, Rush Med. Coll. since 1909; sr. orthopedic surgeon, Michael Reese, Presbyte- rian, Mercy, and Evanston hosps .; surgeon-in- charge Home for Destitute Crippled Children. Apptd. 1st lt. U.S.A. Med. Reserve Corps, Feb. 1911. Mem. Am. Orthopedic Assn. (ex-sec.), Congress Am. Physicians and Surgeons, Chica- go Orthopedic Soc., A.M.A., Chicago Med. Soc., Ill. State Med. Soc., Medico-Legal Soc. Clubs: University, Glen View. Residence: 1717 Chica- go Av., Evanston. Ill. (also Newport, R.I.) Of- fice: Chicago Savings Bank Bldg.

RIES, Emil, physician; born Stuttgart, Ger- many, July 5, 1865; son I. and P. (Hoech- staedter) Ries; ed. Eberhard-Ludwig College, Stuttgart, 1874-84; univs. of Tübingen, Strass- burg and Munich, 1884-9; M.D., Strassburg, 1889. Asst. to chair of gynecology, Univ. of Strassburg, 1891-4; served in German Army until 1896; honorably discharged as surgeon- maj., 1898; came to Chicago, 1895; Am. citizen since 1899; married Chicago, Apr. 13, 1899, Dr. Gay K. Durbin; 1 son: Emil Durbin. Prof. gyn- ecology, Post-Grad. Med. School of Chicago, since 1896. Pres. Chicago Gynecological Soc., 1903-4. Residence: 4419 Greenwood Av. Office: 32 N. State St.

RIESER, Herman, cigars and tobacco; born Buchau, Würtemberg, Germany, Dec. 5. 1860; son Leonhard and Mina (Wallensteiner) Rieser; ed. schools in Buchau: married Chicago, Mar. 1892, Minnie Moos; children: Leonard, Caroline. Came to U.S., 1880; May 1, 1894, became a mem. of the firm of J. & B. Moos, wholesale cigars and tobaccos (established 1856), and since in- corporation in 1895 has been sec. and treas. of the company; also vice-pres. and dir. North Shore Health Resort, Winnetka, Ill. Republic- an. Mason. Mem. Nat. Union. Clubs: Hamp- den, Ill. Athletic. Recreations: tennis and bowl- ing. Residence: 548 Oakdale Av. Office: 153 N. Michigan Av.

RIGBY, William Cattron, lawyer; born Wa- terloo, Ia., May 11, 1871; son William Titus Rigby (see Who's Who in America) and Eva (Cattron) Rigby; A.B. and Ph.B., Cornell Coll., Ia., 1892, A.M., 1897; LL.B., Northwestern Univ. Law School, 1893; married Grace Gil- ruth, of Davenport, Ia., Oct. 25, 1893; 3 chil- dren: Cecil Collin, Evelyn Cattron and Grace Carol. Admitted to Ill. bar, June 1893; entered law office of Stephen G. Swisher, later office of F. H. Trude; mem. firm of Dennis (Albert E.)

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& Rigby, 1897-9; became trial lawyer for firm of Rubens, Dupuy & Fischer, Nov. 1899, and after election of Judge Dupuy to the bench, Nov. 1904, firm reorganized as Rubens, Fischer, Mosser & Rigby, which continued until May 1910; now practicing alone-corpn. and mining law; also mem. firm of Rigby, Little & Co., in- vestment bankers. Tried for Russian Govt., 1908, extradition case against Christian Rudo- vitz, which attracted wide attention. Spent 2 years, 1905, 1906. in the West, on account of ill health. Mem. Chicago Bar Assn. Commis- sioned capt. vols. Spanish-Am. War, 1898; mem. Conf. on Criminology, Chicago, 1909. Del. from Ill. to Am. Prison Congress and Internat. Pris- on Congress, Oct. 1910. Republican. Methodist. Member Ill. Commandery Loyal Legion (2d Class), Nat. Geog. Soc., A.A.A.S., Am. Inst. Criminal Law and Criminology, Delta Chi fra- ternity. Mason (Berwyn Lodge No. 839, La Grange Chapter No. 435 R.A.M., Evanston Com- mandery K.T.). Clubs: University, Chicago Ath- letic, Skokie Country (Chicago) ; Overland (Pas- adena, Cal.). Recreation: golf. Residence: Win- netka, Ill. Office: 401 McCormick Bldg.

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The book of Chicagoans, a biographical dictionary of leading living men of the city of Chicago, 1911, Part 169

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