The book of Chicagoans, a biographical dictionary of leading living men of the city of Chicago, 1911, Part 186

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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*SLACK, Charles Henry, grocer; see Vol. 1905.

SLACK, William, lawyer; born Cuba, Fulton Co., Ill., May 4, 1869; son Josiah and Sarah (McCreery) Slack; B.S., Northern Ind. Normal School, 1888; LL.B., Univ. of Mich., 1891. En- gaged in practice of law in Chicago since 1894; specializes in real estate and corporation law. Mem. Chicago Bar Assn., Chicago Law Inst. Democrat. Mason. Clubs: Legal, Illinois. Jefferson (pres. 1908). Represented Jefferson Club in the movement against "white slave" traffic and assisted in framing legislation on that subject. Office: Unity Bldg.

SLADE, Dana, grain and produce merchant: born Alsted, N.H., Mar. 21, 1826; son Samuel and Eunice (Angier) Slade; ed. pub. schools: married Keokuk. Ia., Jan. 3, 1860. Elizabeth Wentworth; children: Sarah G. Wentworth. Dana, Mary S .. Samuel. Began business life in Boston in 1847, as a clerk in old Fanueil Hall Market, and later in partnership with J. V. Fletcher; in 1849 crossed the continent to Cali- fornia with a mule team; then in commercial business until 1864, when became a mem. of the Board of Trade and embarked in the grain commission business, in which was engaged for 40 years; retired Jan. 1, 1910. Unitarian. Mason. Residence: Hinsdale, Ill.

SLADE, Dana, Jr., pres. Slade, Hipp & Meloy: born Keokuk, Ia., July S. 1861: son Dana and Elizabeth (Geer) Slade; ed. pub. schools. Chi- cago: married Ida Benoit, of Milwaukee, Oct 2, 1907: 4 children: John, Henrietta. Jocelyn and Elizabeth. Began with Culver. Page & Hoyne, remaining until 1884; with Snider & Hoole, 1884-7; with C. L. Hawes Co. and suc- cessor, Am. Strawboard Co., 1887-92: pres Slade, Hipp & Meloy (bookbinders' supplies). since organization of the co .. 1592. Served in 6th Regt. I.N.G .. 7 years, resigning as capt. Co. H. Unitarian. Clubs: Illinois Athletic. Hins- dale. Recreation: golf. Residence: Hinsdale. 111. Office: 119 W. Lake St.

SLAUGHT, Herbert Ellsworth, univ. prof .: born Watkins, N.Y., July 21. 1861; son Abram and Helen (Hanly) Slaught; A.B .. Colgate Univ., 1883, A.M., 1886: Ph.D., Univ. of Chica- go, 1898; traveled and studied in Europe. 1902- 3: married Mary Lanra Davis, of Boston, July 23, 1885. Instr. mathematics, Peddie Inst. N. J., 1883-92; fellow in mathematics and asst. in various grades, 1892-6, instr. mathematics. 1896- 1900. asst. prof., 1900-S. asso, prof. since 190s. in charge of bd. for recommendation of teach- ers since 1900. Univ. of Chicago. Fellow A.A.A.

SKINNER, George Rockwell, woolens; born Cambridge, N.Y., Sept. 13, 1856; son Cortland and Rhoda (Sherman) Skinner; ed. pub. schools of Cambridge, N.Y .; Salem (N.Y.) Acad., and State Univ. of Iowa. Employed by Daniels & S .; mem. Am. Math. Soc., Circolo Matematico

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di Palermo (Italy), N.E.A., Beta Theta Pi, Phi Beta Kappa. Sigma Xi. Co-author of several books, for titles see Who's Who in America. Editor of American Mathematical Monthly. Residence: 5535 Monroe Av.

SLAUGHTER, Arthur O., Sr., deceased; see Vol. 1905.

SLAUGHTER, Arthur O., broker; senior mem. firm A. O. Slaughter & Co., stock brokers. Mem. Chicago Board of Trade, Chicago Stock Exchange. Clubs: Chicago Athletic, Chicago Yacht. Residence: 5111 Washington Av. Office: 110 W. Monroe St.

SLAUGHTER, Henry Boehm, broker; born Kent Co., Md., Mar. 5, 1858; son Henry B. and Margaret A. (Clements) Slaughter; ed. com- mon schools of Md., and finished in high school at Jersey City, N.J .: married Kansas City, Mo., Dec. 18, 1878; 1 daughter: Jeanette (Mrs. C. H. Van Campen, Minneapolis). Employed by Old Dominion Steamship Co., New York, 1872- 7: went to Kansas, where dealt in grain on line of Kan. Pac. R.R., with headquarters in Kansas City; removed to St. Louis, 1883; dir. St. Louis Merchants' Exchange, 1893-4; removed to Chi- cago, 1894; mem. firm A. O. Slaughter & Co., and A. O. Slaughter, Jr. & Co., 1895-1905; since then operating alone; also pres. The A. Neilson Co., interior decorators, since Mar. 1910. Mem. Chicago Board of Trade (dir., 1901-4). Repub- lican. Episcopalian. Clubs: Chicago, Union League, Edgewater Golf. Recreations: music, reading, golf. Residence: Evanston, Ill. Office: 38 S. Michigan Av.

SLAYMAKER, Samuel Robert, physician; born Davenport, Ia., Dec. 29, 1864; son Henry S. and Fidelia (Montgomery) Slaymaker; grad. Evanston (Ill.) High School, 1882; A.B., Beloit (\Vis.) Coll., 1886; Rush Med. Coll., M.D., 1892. Was interne in Presbyterian Hosp., 1892-1894; asst. physician Alma Sanitarium, 1894-1896; now asso. prof. medicine, Rush Med. Coll .; at- tending physician Cook Co. Hosp. Mem. Chica- go Med. Soc., Chicago Pathol. Soc., Ill. State Med. Soc., A.M.A. Republican. Episcopalian. Residence: 3053 Washington Boul. Office: Re- liance Bldg.

SLAYTON, Henry Lake; 1841-1910; see Vol. 1905.

SLIFER, Hiram Joseph, ry. official; born Col- mar, Montgomery Co., Pa .. Oct. 12, 1857; son John and Lydia (Huttel) Slifer; grad. pub. schools of Philadelphia, 1873; grad. in course of mining and civil engring. from Polytechnic Coll. of Pa., 1876; married Philadelphia, Oct. 11, 1882, Mary A. Beatty; children: Edith Lock- ard, Margaret Beatty, Mary Rebecca, Jessie MacBean, Helen Rice, John, James Beatty. En- gaged as rodman, leveler, and transitman, Mex- ican Nat. Construction Co., 1879-80; asst. to di- vision engr., Pa. R.R., Phila., 1880-9; asst. to chief engr., Milwaukee, Lake Shore & Western Ry., Milwaukee, 1889-91; division engr. C.&N. W.Ry., Kaukauna, Wis., 1891-6; engr. of double track, same road, at Boone, 1896-1900; division supt., same, at Boone, 1900-2; gen. supt. C.,R.I. &P.Ry., 1902-5; now gen. mgr. C.G. W.R.R. Mem. Western Soc. Engrs., Am. Ry. Engring. and Maintenance of Way Assn., Iowa Ry. Club. Pittsburgh Ry. Club. Mason (32º, K.T. and Shriner). Residence: 4400 Ellis Av. Office: Harvester Bldg.

SLOAN, David, engr .; born Belfast, Ireland, July 4, 1847; son William and Elizabeth Sloan; ed. Ashtabula, O .; married Granville, O., Dec. 25, 1873, Sarah F. Parry; children: William G., Caroline A., Grace E. Began railroad career as chainman construction of the Franklin branch of the L.S.&M.S.Ry. in 1871; 1874-5, asst. engr. Eastern Ky. R.R., at Grayson, Ky. ; harbor work on the L.S.&M.S. Ry. at Ashtabula, O., 1877; with Chicago & Atlantic Ry., 1883-7, the last 2 years as chief engr .; asst. engr. C .. M.&St.P.Ry., 1887-8; asst. chief engr. I.C.R.R., 1888-97, act-

ing chief engr., Aug. 1897-Jan. 1898, chief engr., 1898-1901, I.C.R.R .; chief engr., 1903-10, con- sulting engr. since 1910, MacArthur Bros. Co. Mem. Am. Soc. Civil Engrs., Western Soc. Engrs. Residence: 403 Washington Av., Wil- mette, Ill. Office: Fisher Bldg.

SLOAN, George S., commn. (George S. Sloan & Sons). Club: Illinois. Residence: 316 S. Marshfield Av. Office: 62 W. South Water St.

*SLOAN, Philip Dillon; see Vol. 1905.

SLOCUM, Lewis T. M., vice-pres. and asst. gen. mgr. C. F. Adams Co .; born Long Branch, N.J., Dec. 3, 1858; son John and Eunice (Fer- guson) Slocum; ed. Long Branch (N.J.) pub. schools, Pennington, N.J., Sem., and Eastman's Business College, Poughkeepsie, N.Y .; married Lizzie J. Goudy, of Chicago, Sept. 4, 1883; chil- dren: Helen Goudy, John Ainslie, Elizabeth Goudy. Since 1885 with C. F. Adams Co., im- porters of household goods, of which is vice- pres. and asst. gen. mgr. Republican. Metho- dist. Residence: 5047 Kenmore Av. Office .: 225 S. State St.

*SLUSSER, Mazzini, lawyer; see Vol. 1905. SMALE, Alson Abbott, mfr .; see Vol. 1905.

SMALL, Albion Woodbury, univ. dean; born Buckfield, Me., May 11, 1854; son Rev. Albion K. P. and Thankful (Woodbury) Small; A.B., Colby, 1876, A.M., 1879; Newton Theol. Instn., 1876-9; univs. of Berlin and Leipzig, 1879-81; Ph.D., Johns Hopkins, 1889; (LL.D., Colby, 1900); married Valeria von Massow, of Berlin, June 20, 1881. Prof. history and polit. econ- omy, Colby Coll., 1881-8; reader in history, Johns Hopkins, 1888-9; pres. Colby Coll., 1889- 92; prof. and head dent. sociology since 1892, dean Grad. Sch. Arts and Lit. since 1905, Univ. of Chicago. Editor American Journal of Sociol- ogy since 1895. Vice-pres. and mem. organiz- ing com., World's Congress Arts and Sciences, St. Louis Expn., 1904. Author of several books, for titles see Who's Who in America. Address: 5731 Washington Av.

SMALL, Archibald Robertson, physician and surgeon; see Vol. 1905.

SMALL, Arthur Atwell, physician; born To- ronto, Ont., Can., Mar. 30, 1873; son John Thomas and Katherine Frances (Herriot) Small; ed. Normal School and Upper Can. Coll .; M.D., Univ. of Toronto, 1895; M.R.C.S., Eng. and L. R.C.P., Eng .; married Ida Irwin Barnes, of Chi- cago, May 12, 1902. Began med. practice at To- ronto, 1895; came to Chicago, 1903. Mem. Brit- ish Med. Soc., Chicago Med. Soc., Ill. State Med. Soc. Clubs: Argonaut Rowing (Toronto), Uni- versity (Chicago). Recreations: rowing, pad- dling, tennis. Residence: 32 E. Division St. Office: 32 N. State St.

SMALL, Charles Porter, physician; born Ban- gor, Me., 1863; son Albion Keith Paris and Thankful Lincoln (Woodbury) Small; grad. Fall River (Mass.) High School, 1882; Colby Univ., A.B., 1886 (A.M.); grad. Med. School of Maine, M.D., 1889; married Chicago, 1895, Fran- ces Ewing. Was interne at Maine General Hosp., 1889-90; asst. surgeon at Nat. Soldiers' Home, Eastern branch, Togus, Me., 1890-1; be- gan private practice in Waterville, Me., 1891; univ. physician at Univ. of Chicago, since 1892; clinical instr. eye dept. Rush Med. Coll. Mem. A.M.A., Ill. State Med. Soc., Cook Co. Med. Soc., Physicians' Club. Republican. Baptist. Club: Quadrangle. Residence: University of Chicago. Office: Columbus Memorial Bldg.

SMALL, James Dunn, broker; born Balti- more, M.d., July 27, 1875; son Edward C. and Janet (Hepburn) Small; A.B., Princeton Univ., 1896; studied law in office of Lackner, Butz & Miller, Chicago, and was admitted to bar, 1897; unmarried. Was with the Cash Register Co., 1897-9; with Knight, Donnelly & Co., brokers, until June 1902, when, with brother, Ralph D., organized firm of Small Bros. & Co., of which

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was vice-pres. and sec. Republican. Presbyte- rian. Clubs: University, Skokie Country. Rec- reations: golf and billiards. Residence: 4598 Oakenwald Av. Office: The Rookery.

SMALL, Len, asst. treas. of the U.S. at Chi- cago since 1910. Office: Federal Bldg.

SMALL, Ralph Duffield, mfr .; born Balti- more, Md., Dec. 18, 1871; son Edward C. and Janet (Hepburn) Small; A.B., Princeton Univ., 1892; LL.B., Chicago Coll. of Law, 1894; mar- ried Chicago, June 7, 1904, Clara Ethel Weaver. Entered law offices of Lyman & Jackson while attending law school, 1892-4; became partner after admission to bar in 1894, in law firm of Pope & Small until 1898; then with Otis, Wil- cox & Co. until 1902; pres. Small Bros. & Co., brokers, 1902-6; advertising solicitor, 1906-10; since pres. and mgr. Standard Electro-Utilities Co. Republican. Clubs: University, Skokie Country. Recreations: golf and tennis. Resi- dence: Winnetka, Ill. Office: 506 S. 5th Av.

SMALL, Robert Edmund, commn. merchant; see Vol. 1905.

SMALLEY, Charles Marvin, mgr. Chicago Lumber & Coal Co .; born St. Albans, Vt., June 10, 1865; son Marvin and Sarah E. (Adams) Smalley; removed with parents to Chicago in 1866; ed. Chicago pub. schools; married Kansas City, Mo., 1887, Sarah E. Miller; 1 son: Fay E. In employ of Thompson Bros. & Co., lum- ber, 3 years; then with S. B. Barker & Co., lumber, for 4 years, and of Murphy & Smalley 4 years; since 1894 Chicago mgr. of the Chica- go Lumber & Coal Co., of St. Louis, Mo., whole- sale dealers in lumber and coal, but from Chi- cago office making a leading specialty of yel- low pine lumber; also sec. E. A. Thornton Lumber Co. Republican. Clubs: Columbia Yacht, Ill. Athletic, Chicago Athletic, South Shore Country. Recreations: outdoor diver- sions. Residence: 6717 Bennett Av. Office: Chamber of Commerce.

SMALLEY, Edmund Harvey, lawyer; born Sheboygan, Wis., Nov. 13, 1852; son Edmund Jared and Fanny (Frick) Smalley; father of early New England ancestry, about 1630, and mother of Pa. German descent; ed. pub. schools of Manitowoc. Wis .; taught school 3 years in Manitowoc Co., Wis., and earned the means to defray all his coll. expenses; student Univ. of Wis., 1872-4; LL.B., Law School, Univ. of Wis., 1875; married Angeline Kimball, of Chicago, Apr. 15, 1885 (died June 25, 1906); 1 son: Mar- tin Kimbell (died in infancy). Began practice at Hudson, Wis., 1875; spent some years in the West, residing nearly 2 years in Swift Co., Minn., and over 4 years at Deadwood, Dak. Ty .; also practiced at Caledonia, Minn., 1882-99; co. atty. Houston Co., Minn., 1889-91; settled at Chicago, 1899. Mem. Chicago Bar Assn., Chi- cago Law Inst., Ill. State Bar Assn. Republic- an. Episcopalian. Mason (32°. K.T., Shriner) ; mem. O.E.S., Odd Fellows and Elks. Clubs: Hamilton, Men's Church (Epiphany). Wiscon- sin Alumni. Recreation: Indian clubs. Resi- dence and Office: 2544 Kimball Av.

SMART, Allen Rich, certified public account- ant; born Peterborough, Eng., Oct. 21, 1867; son Thomas and Sarah (Rich) Smart; ed. Smith's Acad., Peterborough; married Anna Rightmyer, of Springfield, O., Apr. 27, 1897; 3 children: Jackson Wyman, Robert Ferrell and Martha Rich. Entered accountancy business with brother, at Peterborough, 1885; came to America, 1890; with Barrow, Wade, Guthrie & Co., New York, 1891-7; mgr. branch office of firm in Chicago, 1897-1908, and partner in the firm since Nov. 1, 1908; sec. Northern Brewery Co. Fellow Am. Assn. Public Accountants, Il. Soc. Certified Public Accountants, Ohio State Soc. Certified Public Accountants, Republican. Episcopalian. Clubs: Mid-Day, Chicago Ath- letic, Midlothian, South Shore Country, Calu- met Country. Recreations: golf, motor-boat-

ing. Residence: 930 E. 45th St. Office: Monad- nock Blk.

SMEDLEY, Nathan Jay, physician; born Belvidere, Boone Co., Ill., Jan. 25, 1863; son Nathan and Adaline D. (Warren) Smedley; grad. South Belvidere Grammar School, 1880; Belvidere Union High School, 1884; Northwest- ern Univ. Med. School (Chicago Med. Coll.), 1887. In active practice of surgery since Mar. 1887; now associated in practice with Emma J. Warren, M.D. Expert witness and has wit- nessed larger number of surgical cases than any other surgeon for City of Chicago; med. ad- viser for several corporations; med. adviser for years for the German-Am. Surgical Co. of New York, wholesale dealers in physicians' supplies, of which is now pres. Mem. Chicago Med. Soc., Ill. State Med. Soc., A.M.A. Has written many monographs on diseases of women and children and other med. subjects, more especially per- taining to med. appliances. Largely interested in real estate in Chicago and the West. Mem. Court Phil. Sheridan No. 3391, Independent Or- der of Foresters, and many other fraternal and charitable organizations. Mem. Union Park Blue Lodge, York Chapter, St. Bernard's Com- mandery, Ancient Order of Mystic Shrine. Res- idence: 3730 Ellis Av. Office: 629 Wells St.

SMIETANKA, Julius F., lawyer; born Chica- go, May 31, 1872; son Frank and Johanna Smietanka; descendant of one of the oldest families of Polish settlers in Chicago; ed. pub. schools of Chicago; LL.B., Kent Coll. of Law, 1894; married Mary Barzynski, of Chicago, Feb. 18, 1901. Admitted to Ill. bar, 1894, and since practiced at Chicago; legal adviser Polish Nat. Alliance and several large industrial enter- prises; dir. Northwestern Trust & Savings Bank. Democrat; candidate for judge Superior Court, 1905; appointed by Mayor Busse mem. Board of Edn., July 1909. Mem. Chicago Bar Assn., Ill. State Bar Assn. Clubs: City. Iro- quois. Recreation: farming. Residence: 7336 Oglesby Av. Office: 89 W. Randolph St.

*SMILEY, Francis Edward, clergyman. au- thor; moved to Denver, Colo .; see Vol. 1905.

SMILEY, Mitchell John, lawyer; born Liv- ingston Co., N.Y., May 2, 1841; son Mitchell S. and Rebecca Smiley; reared in VanBuren and Kalamazoo cos., Mich .; ed. pub. schools in Mich. and Kalamazoo Coll .: married Ports- mouth, N.H., 1873, Florence M. Fitts: children: Edmund P., Louise B. (Mrs. Robert F. Carr.) Admitted to Mich. bar. 1862; practiced at Kala- mazoo, 1862-72, at Grand Rapids, Mich., 1872- 95; came to Chicago, 1895. While at Grand Rapids was associated as a partner with the late D. Darwin Hughes and Thomas J. O'Brien (now ambassador to Japan) and later with William Alden Smith, present U.S. senator, and F. W. Stevens, now counsel for J. P. Morgan & Co .; in Chicago with Thos. C. Clark, judge Su- perior Court; now retired. Pres. Land. Log & Lumber Co., and Penobscot Lumber & Dock Co. Mason. Clubs: Union League (Chicago), Penin- sula (Grand Rapids). Recreations: club, travel. automobile, and farm life in summer at his country home. "Walnut Hill Farm." Bangor. Mich. Residence: 2815 Prairie Av. Office: Mar- quette Bldg.

SMILLIE, William, state grain ispector: born Kilmarnock, Scotland, June 22. 1840; son Thomas and Sarah Govan Smillie: ed. schools of Scotland: came to U.S., 1860; married Chica- go. 1861, Elizabeth Oliver. Engaged in grain elevator business in Chicago in 1860 and since continuously identified with the grain business in Chicago: appointed, 1882, supervising in- spector of the state grain dept. of Ill. Repub. lican. Residence: 3148 Warren Av. Office: 206 S. LaSalle St.

SMITH, see also Smyth, also Smythe.

SMITH, Abner, jurist; sco Vol. 1905.

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SMITH, Adelbert Warren, produce commn .; born Gloversville, N.Y., July 5, 1846; son Dud- ley G. and Margaret A. (Durfee) Smith; ed. common schools of Lake Co., Ill., and business coll., Waukegan, Ill .; married Lillia A. Ferry, of Waukegan, 111., May 25, 1870. Engaged in produce commn. business at Chicago since 1887; senior mem. firm of Smith, Cordes & Co. since organization in 1889. Enlisted in 146th Ill. Vol. Inf., Sept. 1, 1864, and served until July 15, 1865. Mem. U.S. Grant Post G.A.R. Recreations: travel, fishing. Residence: 1908 Greenleaf Av. Office: 77 W. South Water St.

SMITH, Alexander, chemist; born Edinburgh, Scotland, Sept. 11, 1865; son Alexander W. and Isabella (Carter) Smith; B.Sc., Univ. of Edin- burgh, 1886; Ph.D., Univ. of Münich, 1889; mar- ried Sara Bowles Ludden, of Memphis, Tenn., Feb. 16, 1905. Asst. in chemistry, Univ. of Edinburgh, 1889-90; prof. chemistry and min- eralogy, Wabash Coll., 1890-4; asst. prof. chem- istry, 1894-8, asso. prof., 1898-1903, prof. and dir. of gen. and physical chemistry since 1903, dean Jr. Colls. since 1900, Univ. of Chicago. Club: Quadrangle. Author of a number of books. for titles see Who's Who in America. Address: Univ. of Chicago.

*SMITH, Alfred Arrington, ins .; see Vol. 1905.

SMITH, Ben Mayhew, judge; born Colona, Henry Co., Ill., June 14, 1863; son Rufus A. and Harriet F. (Hanna) Smith; B.S., North- western Normal, Geneseo, Ill., 1885; LL.B., Un- ion Coll. of Law, Chicago, 1890; married Cam- bridge, Ill., Sept. 9, 1891, Katherine C. Welton; children: Frances W., Mabel M. Employed June 1889-July 1890, as clerk for law firm of Abbott, Oliver & Showalter; admitted to bar, Dec. 1889; mem. law firm of Hand, Milchrist & Smith, May 1891-May 1895; of. Milchrist & Smith to May 1897; asst. state's atty. of Cook Co., Jan. 1, 1897-Jan. 1, 1901; mem. law firm of Castle, Williams & Smith, Jan. 1, 1901-Dec. 1, 1905; judge Superior Court of Cook Co. since Dec. 1905; now serving as justice of Appellate Court, First District. Republican. Mason, K. P. Clubs: Chicago Athletic, University. Resi- dence: 1231 Lunt Av. Chambers: Ashland Blk.

SMITH, Byron Laflin, banker; pres. North- ern Trust Co .; born Saugerties, N.Y., May 9, 1853; son Solomon Albert and Maria (Laflin) Smith; ed. Univ. of Chicago, 1874; married Car- rie Cornelia Stone, of Chicago, May 24, 1876. Began in banking business at Chicago, 1871; pres. Northern Trust Co. since 1889; 1st vice- pres. Chicago Telephone Co .; dir. A.,T.&S.F.Ry. Co., C.&N.W.Ry.Co., C.,St.P.,M.&O.R.R., South Side Elevated Ry. Co. Asso. mem. Chicago Real Estate Board; mem. Chicago Board of Trade, Chicago Stock Exchange. Independent Democrat. Presbyterian. Clubs: Chicago, Un- ion League, Commercial, University, Chicago Athletic, Bankers', Caxton, Quadrangle, On- wentsia, Chicago Golf, Mid-Day, Saddle and Cycle, Glen View Country, Homewood Country; also Metropolitan (New York). Summer Resi- dence: Lake Forest, Ill. Residence: 2140 Prairie Av. Office: LaSalle and Monroe Sts.

SMITH, C. Alfred, pres. McIntosh Battery & Optical Co .; born Philadelphia, Mar. 8, 1844; son James F. and Ellen E. (Cadwallader) Smith; ed. high school, Reading, Pa., and at the Pa. State Coll., course in agricultural chem- istry, M.A., 1862; married Reading, Pa., Dec. 29, 1870, Martha E. Ulrich; children: Miles (de- ceased), Henrietta N., Lillian D. (deceased). Was asst. prof. chemistry, 1863-4, prof. chem- istry and physics, 1877-82, Pa. State Coll .; mfr. of fertilizers, 1866-71; supt. of shops, Schuyl- kill Navigation Co., 1868-71; in lumber busi- ness, 1871-7; since 1888 pres. and mgr. McIn- tosh Battery & Optical Co. Republican. Pres- byterian. Has contributed extensively to agri- cultural, medical and scientific journals. Rec-

reation: reading. Residence: 913 Lee St., Ev- anston, Ill. Office: 322 W. Washington St.

SMITH, C. F. Mather, paper merchant; born Chicago, Nov. 21, 1863; son Charles Mather and Sarah E. (Rozet) Smith; ed. Lake Forest School; unmarried. Began with Bradner Smith & Co., paper, 1881, with which has since been identified, of which is now 1st vice-pres .; also pres. Pioneer Paper Stock Co. Owns and con- ducts a fruit farm in Fla. Served in I.N.G. 5 years. Clubs: Chicago, Chicago Athletic, Mid- Day, Chicago Golf, City. Recreations: motor- ing, golf, farming. Office: 175 W. Monroe St.

SMITH, Calvin Stevens, life ins .; 1852-1909; see Vol. 1905.

SMITH, Charles, mfr .; born Buckingham- shire, Eng., May 31, 1843; son Daniel and Eliz- abeth (Butler) Smith; ed. pub. schools in Ohio; married Harrison, N.J., Dec. 20, 1871, Lizzie J. Ross; children: Luella Mary (Mrs. D. T. McClure), Albert Charles, Ethel Garfield (Mrs. H. L. McCaleb), Myrtle Elfrida. Served in Co. G, 96th Ohio Vol. Inf., 1862-5. Estab- lished in furnace business 1873, and has been on Lake St. since 1886; now pres. Chas. Smith Company. Republican. Methodist. Mem. George G. Meade Post G.A.R. Residence: 7404 Prince- ton Av. Office: 57 W. Lake St.

SMITH, Charles Alexander, pres. of Smith & Barnes Piano Co .; born Wayne Co., Mich., 1837; ed. common schools; came to Chicago from Mich., in 1856, and was engaged in mer- cantile business until 1884; then engaged in the mfr. of pianos, incorporating, 1892, under the present style of Smith & Barnes Piano Co., of which is pres. Is also interested in various other enterprises. Mason. Clubs: Highland Park, Exmoor Country. Recreation: horticul- ture. Residence: Highland Park, Ill. Office: 1872 Clybourn Av.

*SMITH, Charles George, printer; see Vol. 1905.

SMITH, Charles Mather, paper merchant; born Ogdensburg, N.Y., Sept. 23, 1831; ed. schools of N.Y. State; married Sarah E. Rozet, of Phila., 1860 (died 1903). Came to Chicago in 1850; was general freight agent I.C.R.R. sev- eral years, after which engaged in banking business until after the great fire of 1871; be- came identified with Bradner Smith & Co., pa- per, in 1873, of which shortly thereafter be- came pres. Built, and donated the childrens' building to the Hull House. Clubs: Union League, City. Residence: 14 W. Walton Pl. Of- fice: 175 W. Monroe St.

SMITH, Charles Morse, banker, investment bonds; born Earlville, Ill., July 21, 1872; son Charles M. and Mary C. (Hudson) Smith; ed. pub. schs. of Earlville; unmarried. Began ac- tive career as clerk in a country bank; later engaged in private banking for himself in coun- try town; came to Chicago, 1899, and was con- nected with Devitt, Tremble & Co., bankers, until 1908; organized firm of Charles M. Smith & Co., 1908, of which is the head. Clubs: Calu- met, Chicago Athletic, Homewood Country. Recreation: golf. Residence: Calumet Club. Office: First Nat. Bank Bldg.

SMITH, Cornelius Van Alen, lawyer; born Kinderhook, N.Y., Apr. 17, 1863; son George A. and Catherine (Van Alen) Smith; descended on father's side from the Smiths who founded Smithtown, L.I., about 200 years ago, and on mother's side from the Van Alens who settled at Kinderhook, N.Y., in 1650, and took active part in Indian wars; maternal great grand par- ent was a captain in the Revolutionary War and a fort, then at Kinderhook, was called Fort Van Alen; prep. edn., Albany High School; A. B., Williams Coll., Mass., 1886; Columbia Coll. Law School, 1888; studied law in office of Col. B. F. Watson, New York, while attending law lectures. Admitted to Ill. bar, Sept. 24, 1888, and since in practice at Chicago; married Vic-

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toria Stafford, of Chicago, Apr. 2, 1907. Mem. Chicago Bar Assn. Republican. Presbyterian. Mason (32°, Shriner); mem. Royal Arcanum, Royal League. Club: Ill. Athletic. Recreations: golf and outdoor diversions. Residence: 3925 Grand Boul. Office: 1227 First Nat. Bank Bldg.

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The book of Chicagoans, a biographical dictionary of leading living men of the city of Chicago, 1911, Part 186

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