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ROOD, George Leroy, mfr .; born Altona, Knox Co., Ill., Mar. 24, 1858; son DeWitt Clin- ton and Margaret Barker (Ronk) Rood; ed. pub. schools of Altona, Ill., and Galesburg (Ill.) High School; married Chicago, June 1889, Alice S. Gano; children: Clinton Gano, Nannie M., Mildred G., Margaret A., Helen Elizabeth. Came to Chicago in 1873, and engaged in sheet metal work with the Dane, Westlake & Covert Co., afterward the Adams & Westlake Co., for 2 years; then with Norton Bros. for 31/2 years, and after that with the Chicago Stamping Co. and other houses until 1884, when became fore- man for Andrews & Johnson, ventilation con- tractors; in 1887 established for himself and has since been engaged as a contractor for heating and ventilating, and mfr. in sheet met- al, tin and sheet iron job work. Baptist. Mem. Sumner Soc. Recreation: gardening. Office: 314 W. Lake St.
ROOS, Edward, furniture mfr .; 1848-1906; see Vol. 1905.
ROOT, Frank Kimball, music pub .; born at Jersey City, N.J., June 23, 1856; son E. Towner and Almira (Kimball) Root; came to Chicago in childhood; ed. in Hyde Park grammar and high schools; married Harriet Elizabeth Irwin, of Chicago, Oct. 30, 1890; children: Harriet, Constance, Josephine. In 1883 entered the bus- iness founded by his father, of E. T. Root & Sons, music publishers, of which he is now the senior mem. Also sec. and treas. Mckinley Music Co. Republican. Episcopalian. Mem. Sons of the Revolution. Residence: 5480 East End Av. Office: 55th St. and Jefferson Av.
ROOT, Frederic Woodman, musician, teach- er; born Boston, June 13, 1846; son late Dr. George Frederick (famous composer) and Mary
Olive (Woodman) Root; married Fannie Smith, of Cincinnati, Apr. 30, 1874; children: Louise (Mrs. John Stuart Coonley), Albert K., Mal- colm M. Began study of music as a child with his father; later piano instruction from Dr. B. C. Blodgett, Dr. William Mason, and Dr. Rob- ert Goldbeck; organ instruction from James Flint, New York; vocal instruction from Carlo Bassini, New York, and Vannuccini, Florence, Italy. Has conducted singing socs. and musical festivals, composed songs and cantatas, etc., and has compiled and edited many collections of songs. His principal educational work is The Technic and Art of Singing. Mem. Sons of the Revolution. Clubs: Chicago Literary, Cliff Dwellers, Ill. Athletic, Homewood Country, Lit- tle Room. Recreations: golf, motoring. Resi- dence: 5333 Cornell Av. Office: 304 S. Wabash Avenue.
ROSBERG, John Henry, mfr .; born Malmo, Sweden, Nov. 23, 1856; ed. pub. schools in Swe- den; married Chicago, Kerstin Holmgren, Nov. 23, 1882; children: Charles, George, Albert, Ru- dolph, Harry, Elmer. At age of 16 began to learn trade of a cabinet maker in Sweden; came to Chicago; worked as journeyman cab- inet maker until 1885; became a partner with Hans Jessen (Jessen & Rosberg), and since death of Mr. Jessen, 1902, has been sole pro- prietor under old firm name. Republican. Ma- son (32°, Shriner), Odd Fellow; mem. Inde- pendent Order of Svithiod. Residence: 2549 Logan Boul. Office: 1310 W. Kinzie St.
ROSE, Charles George, lawyer; born Elmira, N.Y., May 18, 1862; son of Lewis and Mary (Nightingale) Rose; ed. St. Louis grammar and high schools; LL.B., Northwestern Univ. Law School, 1903; married Emily M. Thompson, of Baltimore, Aug. 12, 1885; 3 children: Helen Courtney, Edith Keith, Charles G., Jr. In prac- tice in Chicago since 1900; mem. firm of Eld- ridge & Rose; dir. Superior Quilting Co. Mem. Co. F, 1st Regt. I.N.G., 1883-93, Veteran Corps. Republican. Mason. Mem. Alpha Kappa Phi fraternity. Residence: 5238 Cornell Av. Office: 1108, 105 W. Monroe St.
ROSE, Donald, ry. official; born Beauly, Scot- land, Jan. 1862; son James and Jessie (Fraser) Rose; ed. Beauly and Inverness, Scotland; came to America, 1883; married Mary Sabin, of Topeka, Kan., June 18, 1890. Began with Grand Trunk Ry., at Montreal, as traffic clerk, 1883-6; with C.,R.I.&P.Ry. at Chicago and Topeka, 1887- 90; identified with I.C.R.R. since 1891, becom- ing asst. to the 2d vice-pres., 1902, gen. Eu- ropean agt., at London, 1903, asst. to the pres., 1909, and freight traffic ingr. since 1910. Re- publican. Presbyterian. Club: Traffic. Resi- dence: 4440 Drexel Boul. Office: Central Sta- tion.
ROSE, Edward, wholesale tailoring; born Blieskastel, Ger., Feb. 22, 1838; son William R. and Babette (Canstadt) Rose; ed. pub. and high (Latin) schools. Came to U.S .. 1853; be- gan as clerk at New York, 1854-S; lived in Ga., 1858-60; served in 4th Ga. Regt., Confederate Army, in Civil War; returned to New York, 1865, and entered offices of A. T. Stewart & Co .: partner in clothing mfg. firm of Strauss, Yon- dorf & Rose, 1885-94; senior mem. firm of Ed- ward Rose & Co., mfrs. of clothing, since 1895. Mom. Ill. Mfrs.' Assn., Chicago Assn. of Com- merce, etc. Formerly mem. Chicago Board of Edn. Several years vice-pres, and trustee Sinai Congregation. Ex-pres. Standard Club. Clubs: Press, Southern. Residence: Chicago Beach Hotel. Office: 628 W. Jackson Boul.
ROSE, Hiram Holbrook, banker; 1856-1910; see Vol. 1905.
ROSE, John Alexander, lawyer, st. ry. offi- cial: born Washington, Will Co., Ill., Oct. 12, 1853; son John and Mary (Ormsby) Rose; ed. pub, schools, private tutors; LL. B., Northwest- ern Univ., 1882; married Chicago, 1904, Nellie Arnold; 1 daughter: Ruth Ormsby. Admitted
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to Ill. bar. Sept. 1882, and practiced in Chicago. In Apr. 1895 became gen. atty, North Chicago St. Ry. and West Chicago St. Ry. Co. In July 1899 became pres. and dir. Chicago West Divi- sion Ry. Co., Chicago Passenger Ry. Co., West Chicago R.R. Tunnel Co., North Chicago City Ry. Co., and dir. Chicago Consolidated Traction Co .; now gen. atty. Chicago Rys. Co. Repub- lican. Episcopalian. Mason (32°, Apollo Com- mandery K.T., Medinah Temple Mystic Shrine). Club: Union League. Recreation: walking. Res- idence: Western Springs, Ill. Office: 1165 N. Clark St.
ROSE, Landon Cabell, banker; born LaPorte, Ind., Nov. 30, 1872; son Landon Cabell and Nancy (Holbrook) Rose; ed. Wabash Coll., class of 1893; married Crawfordsville, Ind., 1894, Martha Binford Thomas. Began banking business in firm of Rose & Co., 1892-1902; as- sisted in organizing, June 16, 1902, Colonial Trust & Savings Bank, of which was vice-pres. until 1910, and since pres .; also pres. North Avenue State Bank and Michigan Avenue Trust Co .; vice-pres. Continental Casualty Co. and Stearns Lime & Stone Co .; dir. Life Ins. Co. of Va. Trustee Wabash Coll. Mem. S.A.R., Soc. of Colonial Wars. Clubs: Union League, Mid- Day, Chicago Athletic, Calumet, Exmoor. Rec- reation: golf. Office: 137 S. LaSalle St.
ROSE, Ray Clarke, author; born Oxford, Che- nango Co., N.Y., Mar. 21, 1870; son William John and Mary Elizabeth (Clarke) Rose; ed. pub. schs., Mich .; married Marguerite Aline Bright, of Chicago, June 15, 1904. Engaged as reporter, spl. writer, editor of Saturday Boys' and Girls' page and Open Window Club on staff of Chicago Record (now Record-Herald), 1896- 1901; spl. writer on New York papers; wrote signed editorials and verse for New York News; asst. Sunday editor New York Press, 1902-3; on staff Chicago Record-Herald; editor juvenile dept., Chicago Journal, 1903-4; since then engaged in play writing and mag. work; has contributed over 1,000 compositions in verse to Am. periodicals. Author: At the Sign of the Ginger Jar, 1901; the comic opera, The Bhugga-Bhu; The Knockers, etc., 1902-5. Resi- dence: 7314 Sheridan Rd.
ROSE, William Brewster, publisher; born Brookhaven, N.Y., Apr. 8, 1849; son William Brewster and Parnel (Reeve) Rose; ed. com- mon and select schools and theol. course Free Meth. Church; married Maria Althouse, of Philadelphia, Jan. 20, 1874; 3 children: Ger- trude Anna, Elbert Roberts, Jennie A. (Mrs. F. W. Busse.) Connected with office of Guide to Holiness, New York, 1867-70, with United States Economist, and Dry Goods Reporter, New York, 1870-8; ordained Free Meth. ministry, 1878, and served various pastorates until 1896, and was conference sec. 10 years; asst. publisher, 1896-1907, gen. publishing agt. since 1907, Free Meth. Pub. House. Dir. Olive Branch Mission, dir. Nat. Christian Assn., 1901-9; mem. State Central Com., Ill., Prohibition Party, since 1910; mem. Postal Defense League. Residence: 1713 N. Humboldt St. Office: 1132 Washington Boul.
ROSEBOOM, Alfred Birch, merchant; born Chicago, Apr. 3, 1880; son William L. and Su- san (Birch) Roseboom; ed. Northwestern Acad. and Univ. of Mich .; married Adeline S. Carr, of Verona, N.Y., Mar. 7, 1908. Entered business of W. L. Roseboom & Co., broom corn, after leav- ing coll., of which has been a mem. since 1902. Mem. Delta Upsilon Fraternity, Holland Soc. Clubs: Chicago Athletic, Chicago Automobile. Recreation: motoring. Residence: 543 Melrose St. Office: 3544 S. Morgan St.
ROSEBOOM, William L., broom corn mer- chant; born Amsterdam, N.Y., July 12, 1842; son Garrett and Catherine (Hutton) Roseboom; reared on farm and ed. in pub. schools of N.Y. State; married 1871, Susan, daughter Alfred and Margaret (Peters) Birch, of Amsterdam, N.Y .; 3 children: Evelyn May (Mrs. C. H. Mea-
cham), John H., Alfred B. Employed in broom factory in N. Y., 5 years; removed to Galesburg, Ill., where was mfrs.' agt. for purchase of broom corn 5 years; came to Chicago, 1876, and with partners established as a dealer in broom corn; afterward bought out partners, and after 1883 continued alone under name of W. L. Roseboom & Co .; also mem. of Chicago Ferrule Co. Mem. Holland Soc. of Chicago. Residence: 532 Barry Av. Office: 3544 S. Morgan St.
ROSENBACH, Isadore B., pres. The Rosen- bach Co .; born Pittsburg, Aug. 6, 1860; son Henry and Fannie (Binswanger) Rosenbach; ed. high sch., Pittsburg; married Martha Dah- lin, of Chicago, Sept. 24, 1900; children: Henry A. (by previous marriage), Frederick C. Began active career in Chicago as mgr. J. O. Smith, retail shoes, 1885-91; bought shoe dept. in James Wilde, Jr., 1892, and conducted same un- til 1894; buyer for "The Grand," State and Ad- ams Sts., 1894-6, Siegel, Cooper & Co., 1896- 1904; since in retail shoe business for self, op- erating stores in Chicago and other cities. Mem. Chicago Assn. of Commerce. Clubs: Bev- erly Country, Woodlawn Park. Recreations: golf, motoring, fishing, sailing. Residence: 6206 Woodlawn Av. Office: Masonic Temple.
ROSENBAUM, Joseph, live stock and grain commn .; born Schwabach, Bavaria, Apr. 1, 1838; came to America with mother and broth- er Morris in 1850, going to Dubuque, Ia., where the father had preceded them and established in business; in 1858, with his brother, started a general store at Cedar Falls, Ia .; enlisted, in June 1862, in Co. B, 31st Ia. Vol. Inf., and served to end of war; married Chicago, 1873, Emma Frank; children: Mannie, Edwin Stan- ton, Blanche (Mrs. Fred L. Mandel), Walter. With brother Morris began to handle live stock and grain at Waverly, Ia., in 1861, for the Chi- cago market; started the State Bank of Nashua, Chickasaw Co., Ia., and the State Bank of Wa- verly, Ia., in 1867, Morris Rosenbaum being cashier of the Nashua Bank and Joseph of the Waverly Bank; sold out their interests in 1874 and came to Chicago, establishing live stock commn. firm of Rosenbaum Bros., now the cor- poration of Rosenbaum Bros. & Co., of which is pres. Also pres. The Live Stock Investment Co. and J. Rosenbaum Grain Co. Mem. Sinai
Congregation. Royal Arch Mason. Clubs: 'Standard, North Shore Country. Residence: Congress Hotel. Office: Postal Telegraph Bldg.
ROSENBECKER, Adolph, musical dir .; born Steinfurth by Frankfurt am Main, Germany, July 11, 1853; son Heinrich and Katherine (Hu- ber) Rosenbecker; studied in Leipzig, 1866-9; violin with Ferd Durst, harmony with Richter and composition and conducting with Carl Reinecke; came to U.S., Nov. 1869; married Charlotte Thompson, of Chicago, Feb. 12, 1886; 1 son: Guy. Played 1st violin in Theodore Thomas' Orchestra, 1870-8; conductor Chicago Symphony Orchestra, 1900-10, making 4 tours to Pacific Coast and the South; with Chicago Grand Opera Co. since 1910; also instr. of vio- lin, Chicago Conservatory, since 1886. Lu- theran. Residence: 136 Laurel Av., Wilmette, Ill. Studio: Chicago Conservatory.
ROSENBERG, Emil William, ry. supplies; born Stolp, Germany, May 7, 1874; son Charles and Johanna Rosenberg; came to U.S. in child- hood; ed. pub. schools of Appleton, Wis .; mar- ried Chicago, Dec. 25, 1899, Charlotte V. Jerk- lin; children: Grace, Willis. Identified with the ry. supply business since 1889; sec. and dir. Handy Car Equipment Co. several years from 1900; now pres. Aldon Co. Was mem. Co. L, 1st Ill. Vols., in Spanish-Am. War. Mem. Soc. of Santiago de Cuba. Republican. Residence: 4140 N. Ashland Av. Office: Monadnock Bldg.
ROSENBERGER, William David, pres. and treas. Chicago Box Co .; born Pontiac, Ill., Sept. 6, 1878; son Julius and Rosa (Traub) Rosen- berger; ed. pub. schools of Pontiac and Chica-
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go, and at Metropolitan Business Coll. Began and on Sept. 1, 1891, associated with Louis M. as salesman for the Nonotuck Silk Co., 1885-9; then became connected with the Chicago Box Co., mfrs. of cigar boxes, of which his father had been mgr. until his death in 1889; is now pres. and treas. of the co. Club: Ill. Athletic. Republican. Recreation: motoring. Residence: 5002 Drexel Boul. Office: 214 W. Ontario St.
ROSENBLATT, Sol, lawyer; born Cleveland, Mar. 12, 1875; son Marcus and Hannah (Wertheim) Rosenblatt; prep. edn. pub. schools and private tutors, Cleveland; read law in of- fice of George S. Steere, Chicago, and was ad- mitted to the bar, 1899; LL.B., Ill. Coll. of Law, 1902, LL.M., 1902; M.D., Reliance Med. Coll., Chicago, 1909; unmarried. In law practice at Chicago since 1899; was at different times as- sociated with Hon. K. M. Landis, John L. Bo- len, and Ringer, Wilhartz & Louer. Lecturer on med. jurisprudence, Bennett Med. Coll. (Loyola Univ.), since 1910; lecturer on med. jurisprudence and nervous diseases, Reliance Med. Coll., since 1910. Republican. Mem. Chi- cago Bar Assn., A.M.A., Ill. State Med. Soc., Chicago Med. Soc., Nat. Geog. Soc. Pres. Re- liance Alumni Assn., Y.M.C.A. Treas. Assem- bly Club, Associated Jewish Charities of Chi- cago. Mason. Recreations: general outdoor ex- ercises. Residence: 5020 Grand Boul. Office: Unity Bldg.
ROSENFELD, Maurice, real estate, capital- ist; born Chicago, Jan. 19, 1855; son Levi and Henriette (Reese) Rosenfeld; ed. Jones School, Chicago, and commercial coll. in Germany, 1869-71; married Chicago, June 2, 1885, Mattie Rosenberg; children: Grace, Levi W. Engaged in real estate business in Chicago since 1887. Dir. Equitable Trust Co., Ill. Southern Ry. Dir. Michael Reese Hosp. Republican; co. commis- sioner of Cook Co., 1900-2. Clubs: Standard, Ravisloe Country, Lake Shore Golf. Recrea- tions: golf, fishing. Residence: 1620 Michigan Av. Office: 39 S. LaSalle St.
ROSENFELD, Maurice (Bernard), pianist, music critic; born Vienna, Austria, Dec. 31, 1867; son David and Louise (Mittler) Rosen- feld; came to U.S., 1873; student Coll. City of New York, 2 years, class of 1887; grad. Chica- go Musical Coll., 1888, post-grad. degree, 1889 (Master of Music, 1896); married Estelle Schlesinger, of Detroit, Aug. 28, 1907. Mem. faculty, piano dept., Chicago Musical Coll., since 1888. Music editor Chicago Examiner since Dec. 1, 1907. Has frequently given piano recitals; composer various pieces for orchestra and piano and contributor to Musical Courier, New York, and Detroit Free Press. Republican. Jewish. Mem. Verein Deutsche Presse, Ver- band Deutsch-Amerikanisher Journalisten und Schriftsteller, etc. Club: Press. Recreation: collector of musical books. Residence: 310 E. 48th St. Studio: 624 S. Michigan Av.
ROSENFIELD, Morris S., pres. Sunny Brook Distillery Co .; born St. Mary's, O., July 26, 1854; son Samson and Rebecca (Epstein) Ro- senfield; ed. high sch., Rock Island, Ill .; mar- ried Tillie E. Einstein, of Chicago, Apr. 25, 1889; children: Robert H., Helen, Edith. Began in distilling business at Louisville, Ky., 1892: pres. Sunny Brook Distilling Co. since 1892; dir. Associated Distilleries of Ky., Sunny Brook Tobacco Co. of Fla., Sunny Brook Cattle Feed- ing Co., Rosenfield Bros. & Co. Independent Republican. Mem. Sinai Congregation. Clubs: Press, Ill. Athletic, North Shore Golf, Stand- ard. Recreations: golf, fishing, travel. Resi- denco: 2807 Prairie Av. Office: 169 W. Ran- dolph St.
Stumer and Louis Eckstein, under firm name of Stumer, Rosenthal & Eckstein, wholesale and retail millinery. Also pres. Importers' and Mfrs.' Millinery Co., S. Herzog Co .; vice-pres. Emporium-World Millinery Co .; dir. Public Drug Co., Am. Restaurant Co., Rectors, Red Book Corpn. Mem. Chicago Board Edn., 1894-7; mem. of numerous quasi-public organizations. Democrat. Jewish religion. Clubs: Standard, Ill. Athletic, Iroquois, Ravisloe. Recreations: outdoor diversions, athletics. Residence: Home- wood, Ill. Office: 12 E. Jackson Boul.
ROSENTHAL, James, lawyer; born Chicago, Apr. 10, 1859; son Julius and Jette (Wolf) Ro- senthal; ed. graded and high school of Chicago; LL.B., Yale Univ., 1880; married Emma, daugh- ter Jacob Friedman (she died Dec. 24, 1910) ; children: Ernest, Ralph. Admitted to Conn. bar on graduation, 1880, and to Ill. bar, July 1880; associated with his father's firm, Rosen- thal & Pence, 1880-4; since 1894 senior mem. of Rosenthal, Kurz & Hirschl, one of the leading firms in corpn. and commercial law. Was for 3 years mem. of the Board of Edn. of Chicago; one of organizers and 1st sec. (1882-3) Young Men's Hebrew Charity Assn. Clubs: City, Hamilton. Mem. Chicago Bar Assn., Republican. Ill. State Bar Assn., Chicago, Law Inst. Resi- dence: 5007 Madison Av. Office: Rector Bldg.
ROSENTHAL, Julius, lawyer; deceased; see Vol. 1905.
ROSENTHAL, Lessing, lawyer; born Chica- go, Nov. 23, 1868; son Julius Rosenthal (for many years a prominent mem. of Chicago bar) and Jette (Wolf) Rosenthal; A.B., Johns Hop- kins Univ., Baltimore, 1888; LL.B., Northwest- ern Univ. Law School, Chicago, 1891, and Chi- cago Coll. of Law (post-grad. course), 1892; married Chicago, Dec. 10, 1901, Lillie F. Myres, née Frank, widow of Julius Myres and mother of Elsie and Magnus Myres; 1 daughter: Juli- ette B. Admitted to Ill. bar, June 1891: asso- ciated from beginning with his father: admit- ted to partnership, 1894, and in firm of Julius & Lessing Rosenthal, until father's death, May 14, 1905; with Charles H. Hamill organized, May 1, 1906, present firm of Rosenthal & Ham- ill; employed in number of important cases: much interested in municipal and civic affairs. Mem. Am. Bar Assn., Ill. State Bar Assn. (chmn. of its com. on judicial administration, 1899-1901); vice-pres. Chicago Bar Assn., 1903-4; mem. Law Club of Chicago (mem. of its exec. com., 1901-3. vice-pres. 1910-11). In- dependent Republican. Mem. Chicago Sinai Congregation. Mem. Civil Service Reform Assn. of Chicago (vice-pres. 1904-6, pres. 1906-8), Municipal Voters' League of Chicago (vice-pres. 1906-10, pres. 1910-11, mem. exec. com. since 1903) : chmn. of com. on Municipal Elections, Appmts, and Tenure of Office, Chi- cago Charter Convention. 1905-9: for many years sec. of Northwestern Assn. of Johns Hopkins Alumni; dir. Jewish Training School of Chicago; one of organizers and later dir. and vice-pres. German-Am. Charity Assn. Clubs: City, Union League, Standard, Ravisloc. Chicago Literary. Caxton. Residence: 4245 Drexel Boul. Office: Fort Dearborn Bldg.
ROSENTHAL, Moritz, lawyer: born Dixon, 111., May 4, 1866; son Sampson and Mina C. Ro- senthal: grad. Univ. of Mich., 1888: studied law; married Chicago, Apr. 12, 1897, Virginia Moses. Admitted to Ill. bar, 1890; asst. state's atty. Cook Co., 111 .. 1893; asst. V.S. atty. North- ern District of 111., 1894-8; mem. law firm of Moses, Rosenthal & Kennedy. Democrat, Club Iroquois. Residence: 4139 Drexel Boul. Office: The Temple.
ROSENTHAL, Benjamin Jefferson. mer- chant; born Chicago, Nov. 5, 1867: son Herman and Sarah (Benjamin) Rosenthal: ed. Chicago grammar and high schools; married Chicago, ROSENWALD, Julius, merchant; born at Springfield, 111., Aug. 12, 1862; son Samuel and Augusta ( Hammerslough) Rosenwald; ed pub sche .. Springfield: married Augusta Nusbaum. Jan. 1, 1901, Hannah Stumer; children: Gladys S., Elaine V. In employ of Gage Bros. & Co., wholesale milliers, Aug. 13, 1884-Mar. 21, 1891, when he left to engage in business for self, of Chicago, Apr. S. 1890. In business Now
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York, 1879-85; sr. men. Rosenwald & Weil, clothiers, Chicago, 1885-95; vice-pres. and treas., 1900-8, pres. since 1908, Sears, Roebuck & Co. Pres. Associated Jewish Charities of Chicago, since 1908; mem. exec. com. United Charities of Chicago, Chicago Plan Commn., Civic Federation, Am. Jewish Commn .; trustee Rush Med. Coll .; dir. Chicago Hebrew Inst .; vice-pres. Chicago Sinai Congregation. Clubs: Standard, Ravisloe, Idlewild, Lake Shore Coun- try, Press, City, Automobile. Residence: 4901 Ellis Av. Office: Sears, Roebuck & Co.
ROSENWALD, Morris S., wholesale cloth- ing; born Springfield, 111., July 26, 1864; son Samuel and Augusta (Hammerslough) Rosen- wald; ed. pub. schools in Springfield, Ill .; mar- ried Chicago, June 16, 1902, Mae Oberfelder; 3 children. Started in retail clothing business in New York, 1883, under the name of J. Rosen- wald & Bro .; remained in that busines until Oct. 1885, when came to Chicago and organized the present house of Rosenwald & Weil, of which is vice-pres. and treas. Dir. Drexel State Bank. Republican. Mem. Sinai Temple. Ma- son. Clubs: Standard, City, Lake Shore Coun- try, Ravisloe, Ill. Athletic. Recreations: golf, motoring, fishing. Residence: 4907 Grand Boul. Office: Franklin and Congress Sts.
ROSS, Alfred August, mfr .; born Chicago, Aug. 1, 1879; son August Herman and Anna (Fiebach) Ross; ed. Chicago pub. schools to 1893. Since leaving school has been identified with the business established by his father in 1882, as a tanner of glove leathers, and in 1896 became a partner under the style of A. H. Ross & Sons, which business, since the death of his father in 1900, continues without change of firm name, in partnership with brothers. Re- publican. Residence: 2123 Seminary Av. Office: 1229 N. Branch St.
ROSS, Bruno Carl, mfr. of leather; born at Breslau, Germany, Mar. 28, 1872; son August Herman and Anna (Fiebach) Ross; came with parents to Chicago when 4 years old; ed. Chi- cago pub. schools to 1887; married Chicago, June 20, 1900, Lydia Sexauer; 1 daughter: Vio- let Ruth, and 1 son: Harold B. After leaving school, 1887, was with his father learning the business of tanning glove leather until 1891; then, from 1891 to 1900, was with the Eisen- drath Glove Co., as mgr. and sec., and since the death of his father, in Sept. 1900, has been a mem. of the firm of A. H. Ross & Sons, tanners of glove leathers exclusively. Republican. Recreation: automobiling. Residence: 5914 Sheridan Rd. Office: 1229-1237 N. Branch St.
ROSS, Christian H., vice-pres. and mgr. of Dauchy Iron Works; born in Denmark, Sept. 17, 1845; ed. in Denmark; married Chicago, 1871, Ellen Johnson; 3 children. Resident in Chica- go since 1868, and in 1873, when George K. Dauchy established the Dauchy Iron Works, became connected with the enterprise, and has been an officer of the co. of the same name from its incorporation; now vice-pres. and mgr. Recreation: reading. Residence: 1327 Early Av. Office: 223 W. Illinois St.
*ROSS, David W., ry. official; see Vol. 1905. ROSS, George H., ry. official; born Boston, Aug. 29, 1854; ed. Dwight Sch., Boston. In ry. service with C.,B.&Q.R.R., 1877-98, as clerk and chief clerk, 1877-81, div. freight and pass. agt. and in charge of traveling auditors, 1881-2, 2d. asst. gen. freight agt., 1882-6, 1st asst., 1886-9, in charge of reorganization of car and special time freight, 1889-90, supt. car and special freight service, 1890-8; traffic mgr. Ind., Ill. & Ia. R.R., 1898-1902; pres. Union Depot Bridge & Terminal Co., Kansas City, Mo., 1902-4; was gen. traffic mgr. and now 2d vice-pres. Toledo, St. Louis & Western R.R .; also vice-pres. C.& A.R.R. Residence: Hotel Metropole. Office: 919 Railway Exchange.
arine (Reid) Ross; ed. pub. schools; married Topeka, Kan., Sept. 1876, Alice C. Ward; chil- dren: Jane, Hugh, Allen, Catherine, Mary. Came to Ill. in 1859, locating at Rockford, and at Chicago in 1871; was clerk in dry goods stores, and later for 11 years cashier for N. C. Thompson, banker, until 1884, when organized the Chicago Wood Finishing Co., mfrs. of wood finishing materials, of which is now pres. Re- publican. Presbyterian. Residence: Evanston, Ill. Office: 1216 Elston Av.
ROSS, John D., lumber mfr .; born Lancas- ter, Glengary Co., Can., 1843; ed. pub. schools of Lancaster, Can. Began as bookkeeper for the Ford River (Mich.) Lumber Co., becoming mgr. of that corporation's interests in 1869-82; came to Chicago, 1882; became mem. E. W. Brooks Lumber Co., Chicago, 1882, and in 1883 took charge of the co.'s mills at Wausau, Wis., for several years; assisted in organizing and has since been vice-pres. and dir. Brooks & Ross Lumber Co .; also dir. North Avenue State Bank. Republican. Clubs: Union League, Chi- cago Golf, Westward Ho. Recreation: golf. Residence: Oak Park, Ill. Office: 818 New York Life Bldg.
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