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ROBERTS, Jesse Elmer, lawyer; born Rens- selaer, Ind., Nov. 3, 1865; son Preston Floyd and Louisa (Keithley) Roberts; ed. Rensselaer High School, Bryant & Stratton Business Coll., Indianapolis; LL.B., Univ. of Mich., 1892; mar- ried Pauline E. Boerlin, of Chicago, Aug. 4, 1903; 2 children: Gertrude L. and Elise J. Ad- mitted to Ill. bar, 1892, and since practiced at Chicago; atty. for LaGrange, Ill., 9 consecutive years, Summit, 4 years, Stickney, 8 years. in- dependent Democrat. Unitarian. Mem. Chicago Bar Assn., Ill. State Bar Assn. Mason; I.O.O.F. Recreations: outdoor exercises. Residence: 3650 Racine Av. Office: Title & Trust Bldg.
ROBERTS, Thomas Elmer, physician; see Vol. 1905.
ROBERTS, William Marcus, asst. supt. of schools; born Washington Co., Pa., Mar. 22, 1858; son John T. and Sarah (Kelso) Roberts; ed. pub. school and Jefferson Acad., Cannons- burg, Pa. Taught district and graded schools, Washington Co., Pa., 1875-80; principal pub. schools, Cannonsburg, Pa., 1881-3; came to Ill. 1883, and became principal of schools, Elwood, Will Co .; asst. to the county supt. of schools, Will Co., 1886-92; came to Chicago, 1892; was principal of Humboldt School 2 years and of Bismarck School 8 years; since Oct. 1902, asst. supt. of schools of Chicago. Republican. Pres- byterian. Clubs: Chicago Press, Ill. Athletic. Recreations: sailing and fishing. Residence: 112 S. Michigan Av. Office: Tribune Bldg.
ROBERTSON,
Alexander, banker:
born Thornhill, Perthshire, Scotland, Dec. 13, 1861; son Alexander and Jean (King) Robertson; ed. pub. schools in Scotland. Entered the service of the Bank of Scotland at Stirling, Oct. 1, 1877; transferred to Dundee, 1881, and thence to Dunkeld, 1882, remaining until Feb. 1883. Entered service of Bank of Nova Scotia at Halifax, N.S., Mar. 1883; acted as relieving mgr., 1886-7, accountant at Halifax, 1888, in- spector of branches, 1889-92, asst. mgr. at Chi- cago, 1892-7, mgr. at Chicago, June 1897-Sept. 1906; vice-pres. Continental Nat. Bank, 1906- 10, and of its successor, the Continental & Commercial Nat. Bank, since Aug. 1, 1910; also dir. Am. Trust & Savings Bank. Presbyterian. Clubs: Chicago, Chicago Yacht, Glen View. Recreations: golf and reading. Residence: Pullman Bldg. Office: Continental & Commer- cial Nat. Bank.
ROBERTSON, Charles Alexander, builders' hardware; deceased; see Vol. 1905.
ROBERTSON, Charles Moore, physician; born Columbus City, Ia., Feb. 1, 1865; son Will- iam Stephenson and Anna Elizabeth (Charl- ton) Robertson; B.S., Univ. of Ia., 1885, A.M., 1888, M.D., 1888; married Jessie Van Wortz Arundell, of New York, Apr. 7, 1910. Practiced at Davenport, Ia., 1888-1901; since then in Chi- cago. Prof. diseases of the ear, nose and throat, Univ. of Ia., 1896-1901; since 1901 prof. dis- eases of the nose and throat, and now chief of dept. of operative and pathologic surgery, Chi- cago Policlinic; asso. prof. otology, North- western Univ. Med. School, 1906-9. Apptd. 1st lt. U.S.A. Med. Reserve Corps, Feb. 1911. Mem. A.M.A., Assn. of Military Surgeons of U.S. (charter mem.); fellow Am. Soc. of Otology, Rhinology and Laryngology; mem. Ill. State Med. Soc., Chicago Med. Soc. (vice-pres. 1910, pres. North Shore branch 1910), Chicago Oph- thalmic and Otologic Soc., Chicago Climatolog- ical and Laryngological Soc. (vice-pres. 1909- 10, pres. 1911-12), Ia. and Ill. Central District Med. Soc., etc. Was mem. Ia. N.G., 1882-5; sur- geon (maj.) 2d Ia. N.G., 1890-8; maj .- surgeon, 50th Ia. Vols., Apr .- July 1898; maj. and chief surgeon of vols., July to Sept. 1898; mem. Re- serve Med. Corps U.S.A. Republican. Clubs: Union League, Calumet, University, South Shore Country. Residence: 750 Bittersweet Pl. Office: Reliance Bldg.
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ROBERTSON, David, architect; born Lon- don, Eng., Feb. 18, 1873; son David and Jane (Key) Robertson; removed to Chicago, 1886; ed. private school, London, 1878-80, Willesden Coll., Eng., 1880-6; Webster (pub.) School, Chi- cago, 1890-2, Handy & Cady, 1892-5, Charles S. 90. Was draftsman for William Thomas, Chi- Frost, 1895-6, Pond & Pond, 1896-7; practiced alone 3 years, then returned to Pond & Pond for 2 years, and then with Shepley, Rutan & Coolidge until Dec. 1, 1903; entered into prac- tice Jan. 1, 1904. Independent in politics. Epis- copalian. Clubs: Wanderers, Chicago Athletic. Residence: 6548 Lexington Av. Office: 64 W. Randolph St.
ROBERTSON, Donald, actor; born at Edin- burgh, Scotland, Dec. 12, 1860; son John and Agnes Robertson; ed. George Watson's Collegi- ate Inst., Edinburgh, and Poly. Inst., Brooklyn. On the stage since 1879; came to America, 1873; dir. Donald Robertson Co. of Players. Has ap- peared in leading rôles in all the prin. cities of U.S. Upon invitation of bd. of dirs. of Art Inst. of Chicago, has made Fullerton Hall, of the Art Inst., the producing home of his co. since Oct. 1908 (the first honor of this kind ever awarded in America). List of plays includes: Ibsen's John Gabriel Borkman, Hedda Gabler, Ghosts; Milton's Comus; Goldini's A Curious Mishap; Moliere's Tartaffe and The Miser; Lamb's The Intruding Widow; Browning's A Blot on the Scutcheon; Voltaire's The Prodi- gal; etc. Club: Cliff Dwellers. Author: Rhymes, 1884; Impressions in Rhyme, 1896. Residence: 3339 N. Hamilton Av.
ROBERTSON, Egbert, lawyer; born Cairo, Ill., Dec. 8, 1881; son Alexander Shaw and Lu- cretia (Walbridge) Robertson; A.B., Univ. of Chicago, 1902; LL.B., Chicago-Kent Coll. of Law, 1905; unmarried. Admitted to Ill. bar, Mar. 1905; with law dept. C.&N.W.Ry.Co., 1905-7; with firm of Pringle, Northup & Ter- williger, 1907-8; mem. firm of Felsenthal, Fore- man & Beckwith, May 1, 1908-Jan. 15, 1911, of Foreman, Levin & Robertson, since Jan. 1911; dir. Hotel Sherman Co. Mem. Troop F, 1st Cav., I.N.G. Mem. Chicago Bar Assn., Phi Gamma Delta, Phi Delta Phi. Sec. Civil Serv- ice Reform Assn. of Chicago, 1907-9. Repub- lican. Episcopalian. Club: Kenwood Country. Recreations: horseback riding, tennis. Resi- dence: New Huntington Hotel. Office: 822 First National Bank Bldg.
ROBERTSON, John Dill, surgeon; born In- diana Co., Pa., Mar. 8, 1871; son Thomas San- derson and Melinda M. (McCurdy) Robertson; B.S., Rockford Coll., 1893; M.D., Bennett Med. Coll., Chicago, 1896; interne Cook Co. Hosp., 1896-7; married Bessie M. Foote, of Victor, Colo., June 15, 1899; 1 son: Thomas Sanderson. Pres. and prof. practice of surgery, Bennett Med. Coll. (med, dept. of Loyola Univ.), since 1905; surgeon-in-chief Jefferson Park Policlinic Hosp .; attending surgeon to Cook Co. Hosp. Mem. Chicago and Ill. State Med. socs. and A.M.A. Club: Hamilton. Residence: 1422 Jack- son Boul. Offices: 1400 Reliance Bldg., and 1402 W. Monroe St.
ROBERTSON, John Walter, ingr. western dept. Fire Assn. of Phila .; born Alexandria, Va., Sept. 9, 1856; son Thomas Bolling and Martha L. (Fairfax) Robertson; ed. private schools, Alexandria, and courses in law and lit- erature, Univ. of Va. Began in ins. business at Chicago, 1879: special agt. Ill. and Wis. Nat. Fire Ins. Co. of Hartford, Conn., 1882-7: spl. agt. Ill., Mich. and Wis., London & Lancashire Fire Ins. Co., 1887-1902; special agt. Fire Assn. of Phila., 1902-7, asst. mgr. western dept., 1907, ingr., 1909-11. Episcopalian. Club: Chicago Athletic. Residence: New Brevoort Hotel. Of- fice: Nat. Life Bldg.
Elizabeth (Gilbert) Robertson; ed. Ia. Wes- leyan Univ .; married Muscatine, Ia., Nov. 12, 1903, Alice Warfield Hayes; 3 children: Robert H., Lillian R., Helen M. Began as bill clerk for Fairbanks, Morse & Co., 1896; bill clerk and later as bookkeeper, J. L. Perkins & Co., deal- ers in tin plate, etc., until 1902, and was sec. of the co. until 1905; pres. Robertson Bros. Mfg. Co., since 1905; also pres. Am. Sheet Metal El- bow Co. Independent Republican. Congrega- tionalist. Mason (32°, Shriner). Recreations: music, fishing, social diversions. Residence: Englewood. Office: 1036-1046 W. 37th St.
ROBERTSON, William Grant, sec. J. H. Bell & Co., teas, coffees, spices; born Chicago, Aug. 10, 1853; son John and Emma (Cotgreave) Robertson: ed. Chicago pub, and high schools. Left school at 17; was bill clerk and bookkeep- er; then receiving teller 4th Nat. Bank; en- tered, 1883, house of Bell, Conrad & Co. (estab- lished 1872), and upon incorporation, in Sept. 1897, as J. H. Bell & Co., became sec. of the co., office mgr. and credit man. Democrat. Episco- palian. Mason (Garfield Lodge No. 686). Rec- reations: literature, music. Residence: Wil- mette, Ill. Office: 211 N. Michigan Av.
ROBIE, Frederick Carleton, merchant: born Chicago, Aug. 14, 1876; son George T. and Anna (Snook) Robie; ed. Yale School, Chicago Man- ual Training School and Purdue Univ. (class of 1898); married Springfield, Ill., June 30. 1901. Lora Hieronymus; children: Frederick C., Jr., Lorraine. In 1896 entered employ of Excelsior Supply Co., of which was sec., treas. and asst. mgr., 1901-9, and has been since 1909: also pres. Excelsior Motor & Mfg. Co. Republican. Clubs: Chicago Athletic, South Shore Country, Chicago Automobile. Residence: 5757 Wood- lawn Av. Office: 400 W. Randolph St.
ROBIE, George T., merchant; see Vol. 1905. ROBINS, see also Robbins.
ROBINS, Raymond, sociologist; born Staten Island, N.Y., Sept. 17, 1873; son Charles Eph- raim and Harriet Matilda (Crow) Robins: ed. at home and in country schs., Ohio, Ky .. and Fla .; LL.B., Columbian (now George Washing- ton) Univ., 1896; married Margaret Dreier, June 21, 1905. Supt. Chicago Municipal Lodg- ing House, 1902-5; head worker Northwestern Univ. Settlement, 1903-4; mem. Chicago Bd. of Edn., 1906-9; mem. Chicago Charter Conv. Ad- vocate of organized labor. Congregationalist. Independent Democrat. Clubs: City (Chicago). City (New York). Residence: 1437 W. Ohio St.
ROBINSON, Albert Fowler, civil engr .: born Henry, Marshall Co., Ill., Oct. 12. 1853: son William Durgin and Ruth (Fowler) Robinson: prep. edn. Maroa (Ill.) High School: grad. Univ. of Ill., 1880, post-grad. course in bridge en- gring., 1881-2, degree of C.E., 1891; married Loretta Kate Elder, of Topeka, Kan., Dec. 31. 1885; 4 sons: Raymond Elder. Philip Edward (died Apr. 5, 1891), Albert William, Donald Bruce. Began ry. service as chmn. D.&R.G Ry .. 1881: bridge engr. C.&A.R.R., 1882-3: asst. cal- culator and estimator with Kellogg & Maurice. Athens, Pa., 1883-4: bridge engr. A.T.&S.F.R. R., 1884-5, C.,B. & Northern R.R., 1855-9: chief designer for E. L. Corthell, civil engr., Chica- go. 1889-91, for Purdy & Phillips, engrs .. 1891-2: asst. engr. C., R.L.&P.R.R. lines west of Mo. River, 1892-4: in private practice. 1594-6: bridge engr. A.,T.&S.F.Ry. System since 1596 Mem. Am. Soc. Civil Engrs. Am Ry. Engring. & Maintenance of Way Assn .. Western Soc. Engrs. Congregationalist. Mason (R.T., Shrin- er). Club: Chicago Engrs. Recreation: golf Residence: 166 N. Scoville Av., Oak Park. Il1. Office: 1000 Ry. Exchange.
ROBINSON, Byron, physician; died 1910; see Vol. 1905.
ROBINSON, Charles O., live stock commn ; born Middletown, In. May 6, 1861; son Joseph
ROBERTSON, Robert Roy, mfr .: born Van Buren Co., la., Apr. 7, 1878; son John S. and M. and Margaret J. Clones) Robinson: ed
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schools of Burlington, Ia., and Chicago; mar- ried Chicago, Nov. 17, 1886, Minnie Mueller. Began in 1877 as partner in J. M. Robinson & Co .; mem. Clay, Robinson & Co., since 1886. Clubs: Chicago, Chicago Athletic, Midlothian, Kenwood, Saddle and Sirloin. Residence: 4406 Oakenwald Av. Offices: 663 The Rookery, and Bank Bldg., Union Stock Yards.
ROBINSON, Edward Henry, mfr. of fur- naces; born Rochester, N.Y., Nov. 2, 1862; son Robert and Mary (McGraw) Robinson; ed. Chi- cago pub. schools; married Clara L. Oker, of Chicago, Nov. 25, 1885; children: Frank E., Pearl G., Howard Earl. Has lived in Chicago since 1875, and began in stove business with father, 1879, merged into a furnace business, 1890; now sec. and treas. of Robinson Furnace Co. Republican. Methodist. Residence: 4123 N. Paulina St. Office: 67 W. Lake St.
ROBINSON, George Livingstone, theologian, archæologist; born W. Hebron, N.Y., Aug. 19, 1864; son William and Mary Elizabeth (Archi- bald) Robinson; A.B., Princeton, 1887, A.M., 1890; studied Princeton Theol. Sem., 1890-3, Univ. of Berlin, 1893-4, Univ. of Leipzig, Ph.D., 1895; married Jessie Patton Lee Harvey, of Cairo, Egypt, Mar. 27, 1894. Traveled and taught in Syrian Protestant Coll., Beirut, Syria, 1887-90; prof. O.T. lit. and exegesis, Knox Coll., Toronto, since 1896, and McCormick Theol. Sem., Chicago, since 1898. Explorer of Sinai Peninsula and Kadesh-Barnea; discoverer of the sixth and seventh wells of Beersheba and the original "High Place" at Petra, the capital of Edom. Mem. Am. Oriental Soc., Soc. of Bibl. Lit. and Exegesis, Irving Club, Chica- go. Author: Leaders of Israel, 1906. Contbr. to theol. jours. Residence: 4 Chalmers Pl.
ROBINSON, Harry Allston, consulting engr .; born St. John, N.B., Apr. 1, 1872; son James H. and Emma C. (Seely) Robinson; ed. public schools of Cleveland, O., and in Case School of Applied Science, Cleveland, O .; married Elgin, Ill., Nov. 28, 1903, Ilda Cecilia Johnson. Since 1898 with Pierce, Richardson & Neiler, con- sulting and designing engrs., and now vice- pres. of that co. Mem. Franklin Inst. of Phila- delphia, Am. Soc. Heating and Ventilating Engrs., Nat. Assn. of Stationary Engrs. Club: Jackson Park Yacht. Residence: 3712 Prairie Av. Office: Manhattan Bldg.
ROBINSON, John C., contractor and builder; born Nova Scotia, Aug. 3, 1846; son John and Parmelia (Goodwin) Robinson; removed with parents to Eastport, Me., and in 1856, to Akron, O., where attended pub. schools, and later learned profession of architect at Detroit, Mich .; married Marie Tourtelotte, of Philadel- phia, Aug. 5, 1879; children: Edna, Roy H. Came to Chicago, 1872, and practiced profes- sion until 1875; in contracting and bldg. alone, 1875-82; partner in contracting and bldg. firm of Robinson & Minor, 1882-8; then again in business alone until 1905, when formed the firm of J. C. Robinson & Son, of which has since been the head. Club: Chicago Athletic. Residence: 5142 Lexington Av. Office: Rector Building.
ROBINSON, Michael Waller, lawyer; born on farm in Callaway Co., Mo., Oct. 13, 1837; son John and Mary Bondurant (Ayres) Robinson; prep. edn. Westminster Coll., Fulton, Mo., and Georgetown, Ky .; B.A., Yale Univ., 1857, M.A., 1872; LL.B., Harvard Law School, 1860; mar- ried Cheshire, Conn., Dec. 24, 1866, Leonora C. Paddock; children: Walter B. (died 1906), Her- bert B., Harold H. (died 1904), Ethel G. (Mrs. William L. McCormick), died 1905, Florence C. Prof. Greek and Latin, 1857-9, and in 1859 pres. William Jewell Coll., Liberty, Mo .; began prac- tice of law in Fulton, Mo., with late Judge John A. Hockaday, lately judge of that cir- cuit; mem. Mo. Legislature, 1862-3; curator Univ. of Mo., 1862-4; came to Chicago, Oct. 1864, and engaged in general practice; associ-
ated at different times with Norman C. Per- kins, John V. Le Moyne, L. C. Ferris, A. W. Green, and now with his son, Herbert B., as M. W. & H. B. Robinson. Made specialty of municipal law practice between 1877 and 1894 as atty. for Town of Lake View, and later City of Lake View. Became asst. to corpn. counsel of Chicago on annexation of Lake View, and in 1893-4, special assessment atty. for Chicago. Putting out of business the Lake View Steam Dummy R.R. as a nuisance, and afterward the Sneil Toll Rd. as an usurpation, were among his most important cases. Conservative Demo- crat. State senator from 7th Senatorial Dis- trict of Ill., 1874-6; pres. School Board, City of Lake View, 1890. Presbyterian. Residence: 536 Fullerton Boul. Office: 111 N. Dearborn St.
ROBINSON, Theodore Winthrop, mfr .; born Boston, June 7, 1862; son Theodore and Susan- nah Snelling (Powell) Robinson; grad. Mass. Inst. of Technology, 1884; married Joliet, Ill., 1891, Frances Steel; 4 children: Edgar Steel, Frances Louise, Sanger Powell, Theodore Win- throp. Chemist, Joliet Steel Co., 1885-9; mgr. blast furnaces of Ill. Steel Co., Milwaukee, 1889-92; gen. supt. Colo. Fuel & Iron Co., Pu- eblo, 1892-9; with Ill. Steel Co. since 1899, and now 1st vice-pres. of the co. Mem. Corpn. Mass. Inst. of Technology; mem. Chicago Board of Edn., 1907-11. Mem. Am. Inst. of Mining Engrs., Iron and Steel Inst. of England; mem. board of mgrs. and chmn. of Ill. State com. of National Soc. for the Promotion of Industrial Edn. Clubs: Commercial, Chicago, Union League, University, Mid-Day, Glen View. Res- idence: 1620 Ridge Av., Evanston, Ill. Office: Commercial Nat. Bank Bldg.
ROBINSON, William Thomas, printer; see Vol. 1905.
ROBISON, John Albert, physician; born at Richland, Ind., July 26, 1855; son William Al- exander and Mary Susan (Graham) Robison; grad. Monmouth Coll., A.B., 1877; Rush Med. Coll., M.D., 1880; married Chicago, May 19, 1890, Adeline Jessie Pyott-Love. Began prac- tice of medicine in Chicago in 1880 in partner- ship with Dr. Joseph P. Ross; attending phy- sician to throat and chest dept., Central Free Dispensary, 1880-8; attending physician to Cook Co. Hosp., 1884-8, and 1890-2; prof. materia medica and therapeutics, Woman's Med. Coll., 1888-90, and lecturer in same branch at Rush Med. Coll., 1880-8; consulting physician to Presbyn. and Mary Thompson hosps .; dir. Chi- cago Tuberculosis Inst .; attending phys. Trib- une Hosp. at Algonquin, Ill .; practice limited to internal medicine. Apptd. ist lt. U.S.A. Med. Reserve Corps, Feb. 1911. Mem. Ill. State Med. Soc., Chicago Med. Soc. (ex-pres.), A.M.A. Re- publican. Presbyterian. Club: Chicago Ath- letic. Residence: 706 Kenesaw Terrace. Office: Reliance Bldg.
ROBY, Edward, lawyer; see Vol. 1905.
ROCKWELL, Charles Henry, ry. official; de- ceased; see Vol. 1905.
ROCKWELL, Cortland Butler, physician; 1841-1911; see Vol. 1905.
ROCKWELL, Harold H., asst. secretary The Northern Trust Co .; born Lyons, Wis., Aug. 17, 1868; son Frank M. and Helen (Kendrick) Rockwell; ed. pub. grammar and high schools, Oak Park, Ill .; studied Chicago Coll. of Law; married Anna M. Schlapp, of Burlington, Ia., Nov. 2, 1909. Began with Preston, Kean & Co., bankers, 1885, as clerk; in June 1887 with S. A. Kean & Co., until Jan. 1891; then with The Northern Trust Co., becoming asst. sec., Jan. 1902. Trustee Village of Oak Park, Ill., 1908-10, First Congregational Church, Oak Park. Repub- lican. Clubs: Union League, City (treas.), West- ward Ho Golf. Residence: 629 N. Oak Park Av., Oak Park, Ill. Office: The Northern Trust Co.
ROCKWOOD, Frank Bradford, grocer; born Amherst, Mass., Mar. 10, 1840; son Harvey and
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Mary Rockwood; ed. pub. schools of Hartford, Schmidt, of Terre Haute, Ind., May 15, 1882. Conn .; came to Chicago, 1862; enlisted and Began as stripper in cigar factory at Terre Haute, Ind .; came to Chicago, 1882; editor of American Sugar Industry and Beet Sugar Ga- zette since 1899, and vice-pres., treas. and mgr. Beet Sugar Gazette Co. Author: American Su- gar Beet Growers' Annual, 1908. Club: Press, Recreation: farming. Residence: Glen Ellyn, Ill. Office: 222 N. Wabash Av. served in the Union Army, 1862-5, in the Board of Trade Battery; married Poland, O., 1867, Lucy Cornelia Truesdale; children: Frederick, Harvey, Florence, Ellen (Mrs. Wm. Beebe). In grocery business in 1865 as mem. of firm of Rockwood Bros .; now vice-president Rockwood Bros. Co., wholesale grocers. Mem. George H. Thomas Post G.A.R. Club: Union League. Rec- RODGERS, Louis Ernest; see Vol. 1905. reation: golf. Residence: Elmhurst, Ill. Office: 541-545 N. State St.
ROCKWOOD, Frederick S(prague), grocer; born Amherst, Mass., Mar. 10, 1840; son Har- vey and Mary Rockwood; ed. pub. schools of Hartford, Conn .; served 3 years in Chicago Board of Trade Battery, in Army of the Cum- berland, 1862-5; married Hartford, Conn., 1867, Charlotte Sanford; children: Grace, Sprague, Frank, Charlotte. Came to Chicago in 1862, and after return from Civil War, with brother, Frank B. Rockwood, established, 1865, firm of Rockwood Bros., which was incorporated, 1890, as Rockwood Bros. Co., wholesale grocers, of which he was pres. until 1911, when he engaged in retail grocery business under name of F. S. Rockwood Co. Mem. George H. Thomas Post G.A.R. Residence: Elmhurst, Ill. Office: 541- 545 N. State St.
ROCKWOOD, Frederick Thomas, bond deal- er; born Chicago, Apr. 17, 1877; son Frank Bradford and Lucy Cornelia (Truesdale) Rock- wood; B.S., Cornell Univ., Ithaca, N.Y., 1900; unmarried. Identified with N. W. Halsey & Co., bond dealers, 1904-10; assisted in organizing firm of Emery, Peck & Rockwood, in the same line, 1910, with which has since remained. Mem. Delta Kappa Epsilon fraternity. Clubs: University, Elmhurst Golf. Residence: Elm- hurst, Ill. Office: 500-506 American Trust Bldg.
ROCKWOOD, Harvey Truesdale, grocer; born Oak Park, Ill., May 4, 1873; son Frank Brad- ford and Lucy Cornelia (Truesdale) Rockwood; ed. pub. grammar, and North Division High School, Chicago, 1891; married Marion Belle Philo, of LaGrange, Ill., June 21, 1899. Began with Rockwood Bros. Co., wholesale grocers, in 1891, becoming dir., treas. and mgr. in 1911. Republican. Congregationalist. Club: Union League. Recreation: traveling. Residence: 3601 Pine Grove Av. Office: 541-545 N. State St.
RODATZ, Jacob, builder; born Grabow, Ger- many, Oct. 30, 1854; son Albrecht G. Charles and Maria (Hermes) Rodatz; ed. pub. schools, Germany; came to Chicago, 1871; married June 25, 1882, Talitha Howard, of Kingston, Can .; 2 children: Marie Margaret and Louise Talitha. Learned trade with Louis Weick, 1871-5; then in employ of Burling & Adler, architects, 1875- 81; then with John F. Barney as supt., becom- ing mem. Barney & Rodatz, 1883-93; since then in business alone. Mem. Builders' Club. Resi- dence: Palos Park, Ill. Office: 868 The Rookery.
RODENBACH, Charles Humbert, investments; born Lyons, N.Y., Feb. 1, 1859; son Nicholas and Lena (Humbert) Rodenbach; ed. high sch., Cedar Falls, Ia .; married 2d, Bessie F. Hackett. of Parker, S.D., Sept. 16, 1909; 2 sons (by 1st marriage) : Rodney F. and C. Clark. In grocery business with father until 1900: farm mort- gages at Cedar Falls, Ja., 1900-10; pres. Cedar Falls Nat. Bank, 1900-10, and Cedar Falls Trust Co., 1900-10; came to Chicago, Nov. 1910 and since engaged in investment business, handling farm mortgages; now vice-pres. The Day & Hansen Security Co. (Spokane, Wash.), Cedar Falls (Ia.) Nat. Bank, Cedar Falls Trust Co .; dir. Wagner Mfg. Co. of Cedar Falls. Repub- lican. Methodist. Mason. Clubs: Hamilton, Hawkeye Fellowship. Office: 1456 First Nat. Bank Bldg.
RODERUS, Frank, editor and publisher: born Terre Haute, Ind., June 14, 1857; SON Friederich and Anna K. (Kraft) Roderus; ed. pub. schools until age of 9; married Margarethe
RODIGER, William, mfr. writing inks; born Kalamazoo, Mich., Jan. 19, 1858; son August W. and Fredericka (Schaff) Rodiger; ed. pub. schools and business coll., Kalamazoo; married Chicago, Nov. 1888, Annie C. Gregory; 2 chil- dren: Walter G., Alice G. Began as telegraph operator, L.S.&M.S.Ry., 1878-80; with the San- ford Mfg. Co., since 1880, and has been sec. and dir. since 1890; also pres. and treas. L. H. Thomas Co. since 1894. Mem. Chicago Station- ers' Assn .; sec. and trustee Central Free Dis- pensary. Republican. Vestryman St. James P. E. Ch. Mason (Garden City Lodge); mem. Roy- al Arcanum, Royal League. Clubs: Chicago Athletic Assn., South Shore, Glen View. Rec- reations: golf and motoring. Residence: 64 Bellevue Pl. Office: Congress and Peoria Sts.
*RODWAY, Sydney Herbert, chartered ac- countant; see Vol. 1905.
ROE, Abraham Saul, wholesale grocer; born Wirballen, Russia, July 20, 1866; son Joseph and Minnie (Fink) Roe; ed. Russia and Ger- many; married Annie Phillips, of Chicago, Sept. 9, 1900; 3 children: Benjamin F., Maurice and Grace. Came to Chicago, in 1884, attending school, 1884-5; in dry goods trade, 1885-8, and in wholesale dry goods and notions, 1888-95. In 1895 engaged in wholesale grocery business in the Grossfeld & Roe Co., of which is vice- pres. Vice-pres. Orphan Home; trustee Old People's Home; ex-pres. Talmud Torah; dir. Denver (Colo.) Consumption Hosp. Mem. Mer- chants' Exchange, B'nai B'rith. Republican. Mason (Thomas J. Turner Lodge 409), Odd Fel- low. Recreation: charitable work; master of S different languages. Residence: 649 Wright- wood Av. Office: 728 W. Randolph St.
ROE, Charles Manard; see Vol. 1905.
ROE, Clifford Griffith, lawyer; born Rolling Prairie, Ind., June 26, 1875; son George Wash- ington and Marietta (Drummond) Roe; B.Litt .. Univ. of Mich., 1899, LL.B., 1902; unmarried. Admitted to Ill. bar, 1903; mem. firm of Lynn & Roe, 1903-7; asst. state's atty., Dec. 1. 1906- Sept. 1909; resigned: special prosecutor against Panders ("white slave traders") since Sept. 1909. Pres. Am. Alliance since Dec. 1909. Mem. faculty Ill. Coll. of Law. Mem. Chicago Bar Assn., Delta Upsilon. Mem. Disciples of Christ. Mason. Clubs: University, Quadrangle. City. Part Author: Vol. XI Business Administration. in "Commercial Law and Legal Forms:" War on the White Slave Trade. Residence: 5700 Drexel Av. Office: Ashland Blk.
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