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dence: 4732 Grand Boul. Office: 18 W. Michi- Ill., 1867-74; mfr. of fire brick, Bardolph, 111., gan St.
STERNE, Charles Arthur, general commn. merchant; born Chicago, Dec. 16, 1869; son of George M. and Louisa Georgiana (Le Grande) Sterne; ed. Chicago pub. schools; married Ke- nosha, Wis., Nov. 20, 1887 (at age of 17 years), Alma C. Thompson; children: Charles Harold, Elsie Grace (married Aug. 15, 1907, to F. K. Blackburn, farmer of southwestern Ia., 1st child born Nov. 1908, making C. A. Sterne a grandfather at 38); married 2d, Jan. 31, 1905, Miss Helen Wright, of Elgin, Ill. In 1892, at age of 22, entered service of N. K. Fairbank & Co., as purchasing agt .; became partner in the firm of George M. Sterne & Son, general commn. merchants in packing house products and mill and laundry supplies, 1898, sole pro- prietor, 1901; in 1905 firm became incorporated as Sterne & Son Co., of which is pres .; vice- pres. Sterne & Maley Co., laundry supplies. Mem. Chicago Board of Trade. Republican. Universalist. Recreation: fishing. Residence: 3929 Vincennes Av. Office: Postal Telegraph Building.
STERRETT, Malcolm Buchanan, lawyer; born Smethport, Pa., Feb. 26, 1878; son David and Emma Clarke (Brooks) Sterrett; ed. prep. dept. and freshman class, Washington and Jef- ferson Coll., Pa .; Ph.B., Dickinson Coll., Pa., 1900, A.M., LL.B., 1902; married Marie Louise Hepburn, of Philadelphia, May 25, 1905. Set- tled in Chicago, 1902, and engaged in manage- ment of large real estate interests for a year; admitted to Ill. bar, 1903. Active in Demo- cratic politics; took stump in 1896, at 18 years of age, and has been on stump in every con- gressional and presidential campaign since. Sec. Pennsylvania Soc .; sec. and treas. Jefferson Club of Chicago; life mem. and on Ill. Com. Thomas Jefferson Memorial Assn. Mem. Chica- go Bar Assn. and Iroquois Club. Presbyterian. Mem. Phi Delta Theta, Delta Chi. Club: Iro- quois. Residence: Evanston, Ill. Office: 602, 39 S. LaSalle St.
STEVENS, see also Stephens.
STEVENS, Charles Anthony, merchant; born Colchester, Ill., Mar. 16, 1859; reared on farm and in village store; ed. pub. schools; married Mar. 16, 1882, Fannie E. Tompkins; children: Elmer T., Alta C., Hazel M. Began in retail business on own account at Avon, Ill., at age of 20; came to Chicago, 1890, and established the business of which he is now the head and pres. under firm name of Chas. A Stevens & Bros., retail dry goods and wearing apparel for women. Mem. Chicago Assn. of Commerce. Clubs: Union League, Chicago Athletic, Mid- Day, South Shore Country, Midlothian Coun- try. Recreations: travel, horseback riding, golf. Summer Residence: Delavan Lake, Wis. Resi- dence: Kenwood Hotel. Office: 19 N. State St.
STEVENS, Charles Augustus, stationer and printer; born Newark, O., Oct. 17, 1869; son Cyrus Augustus and Sarah Elizabeth (Hirst) Stevens; ed. pub. schools, Newark, O .; married Annie J. Phillips, of Chicago, Oct. 3, 1894; 3 children: Sara Fay, George Oliver, Gertrude Elizabeth. Began in stationery and printing business with George E. Marshall & Co., Oct. 2, 1885, with which remained until 1901, when organized Stevens, Maloney & Co., of which has since been pres .; also pres. Baldwin Stationery Co. Republican. Mason (32°, K.T., Shriner). Clubs: Ill. Athletic, Chicago Automobile, Press. Residence: 616 N. Pine Av., Austin. Office: 5 S. LaSalle St.
STEVENS, Edward Demosthenes, real estate; born on farm Colchester, Ill., Aug. 29, 1848; son Socrates and Amanda J. Stevens; ed. pub. schools of McDonough Co., Ill., and Abingdon Coll., Ill .; married Plymouth, Ill., Dec. 28, 1869, Jessie M. Cuyler; children: Ralph Cuyler, Ed- gar Arthur, Bertha Cuyler, Frances Amanda. In general merchandise business, Colchester,
1875-81; general merchandise and banking, Col- chester, Ill., 1881-8; engaged in various mer- cantile pursuits, 1888-1902; pres. Am. Silk Co., 1902-8; since in real estate business with F. H. Bartlett & Co. Vice-pres. Drexel State Bank. Republican. Mason. Clubs: Union League, Ken- wood, South Shore Country. Recreations: shooting, fishing and other outdoor diversions. Residence: 4504 Greenwood Av. Office: 69 W. Washington St.
STEVENS, Ernest James, vice-pres. and treas. Hotel LaSalle Co., lawyer; born Col- chester, 111., Feb. 13, 1884; son James W. and Jessie L. (Smith) Stevens; prep. edn. pub. and private schools; Ph.B., Univ. of Chicago, 1904; LL.B., Northwestern Univ. Law School, 1907; married Elizabeth Street, of Michigan City, Ind., Apr. 17, 1907; 1 son: Ernest S. Began with Ill. Life Ins. Co., 1904-7; admitted to Ill. bar, 1907; now vice-pres. and treas. Hotel La Salle Co .; dir. Ill. Life Ins. Co. Mem. Chicago Bar Assn. Republican. Presbyterian. Mem. Psi Upsilon and Phi Delta Phi fraternities. Clubs: Union League, Chicago Athletic, South Shore Country. Recreation: golf. Residence: 4828 Madison Av. Office: Hotel LaSalle.
STEVENS, George Marsden, lawyer; born Waterloo, Que., Can., Apr. 4, 1846; son John M. and Sybil Kellog (Goddard) Stevens; ed. Ca- nadian schools; came from Canada to Ill., 1867; LL.B., Univ. of Mich., 1872; married Nokomis, Ill., Sept. 15, 1875, Rebecca J. Blue .. Practiced at Nokomis, Ill., 1873-85, at Chicago since 1885, and since mem. firm of Crafts (Clayton E.) & Stevens. Democrat; elected to Ill. Legislature from Montgomery Co., 1882, re-elected, 1884; master in chancery Superior Court of Cook Co., Oct. 1888-May 1, 1900. Mem. Ill. State Bar Assn., Chicago Bar Assn. Mason (32°, K.T., Shriner). Mem. North Shore Congregational Church. Club: Congregational. Residence: 840 Montrose Boul. Office: Stock Exchange Bldg.
STEVENS, James William, pres. Ill. Life Ins. Co .; born Colchester, Ill., May 25, 1853; son Socrates and Amanda Jane Stevens; ed. pub. schools, McDonough Co., Ill .; married Col- chester, Ill., Feb. 26, 1873, Jessie Louise Smith; children: Raymond William, Ernest James; married 2d, Jan. 21, 1905, Alice M. Bradley. Began in general merchandise trade at Col- chester, Ill .; left there in 1888; came to Chicago and continued in dry goods business under style of Charles A. Stevens & Bros .; in 1895 took active part in organization of the Ill. Life Ins. Co., of which has since been pres. Dir. Hotel LaSalle Co., Western Trust & Savings Bank, Continental & Commercial Nat. Bank. Republican. Mem. Christian (Disciples) Church. Clubs: Union League, Chicago Athletic, Ham- ilton, Chicago Automobile, South Shore Coun- try. Recreations: motoring, golf. Residence: 4458 Drexel Boul. Office: 105 W. Monroe St.
STEVENS, Joel Wicker, lawyer; born New York City, Sept. 7, 1854; son Sylvanus and Anna (Cromey) Stevens; ed. pub. schools of New York; married Dec. 14, 1876, Mary Ste- vens. For some years was chief engr. in ma- rine service, and for 15 years was supt. of the Merchants Arc Light & Power Co. Admitted to bar, 1896, and since then in active practice. Republican. Mason. Odd Fellow. Residence: 312 E. 55th Pl. Office: Reaper Blk.
*STEVENS, John F., ry. official; see Vol. 1905.
STEVENS, John H .; born McDonough Co., Ill., Oct. 12, 1856; son Socrates and Amanda Jane Stevens; ed. pub. schools; married Prairie City, Ill., Sept. 27, 1877, Anna Higbee; children: Edna Leona (Mrs. James M. Sheldon), Clyde G. Began as clerk in general store, Colchester, Ill., and in 1880 became a mem. of Stevens Bros., who bought the business; came to Chicago, 1891, becoming associated with his brother, Charles A., in firm of Chas. A. Stevens & Bros.,
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of which is sec. and treas. Republican. Chris- tian Church (Disciples). Mason. Clubs: Union League, Chicago Athletic, Skokie Golf. Recre- ations: golf, motoring. Residence: Glencoe, Ill. Office: 19 N. State St.
STEVENS, Raymond William, vice-pres. Ill. Life Ins. Co .; born McDonough Co., Ill., Aug. 31, 1874; son James William and Jessie Louise (Smith) Stevens; A.B., Univ. of Chicago, 1896; married Danville, Ill., June 7, 1899, Anna L. Hull; children: Kathryn, James W., Eleanor, Raymond W., Jr. Began in service of Ill. Life Ins. Co. as a solicitor in July 1896, and con- tinued in minor positions until 1900, when be- came dir. and vice-pres. of the co. Also dir. Fort Dearborn Nat. Bank, Prairie State Bank, Hotel LaSalle Co. Republican. Presbyterian. Clubs: Union League, Hamilton, Chicago Ath- letic, Skokie Country. Recreation: books. Res- idence: Glencoe, Ill. Office: 105 W. Monroe St.
STEVENS, Thomas, mfr .; born London, Eng., May 24, 1853; son Thomas and Georgiana R. (Bayly) Stevens; ed. Kings' Coll., London; married Kansas City, Aug. 4, 1890, Ida Lauree Gaige; children: Esther Gaige, Lora Gaige. Came to U.S. in 1884; since 1891 sec. and dir. of The Gould Co., mfrs. of pumps and all kinds of pump and well supplies, wheelbarrows, etc. Recreation: fishing. Residence: 4528 Kenmore Av. Office: Cor. Ohio and Franklin Sts.
STEVENS, Thomas Albert, vice-pres. Chas. A. Stevens & Bros .; born McDonough Co., Ill., Sept. 2, 1868; son Socrates and Amanda Jane Stevens; ed. Knox Coll .; married Colchester, Ill., Dec. 24, 1891, Mary Egerton; children: Del- mar A., Elsie. Began at age of 13 as clerk in his brother's dry goods store at Colchester, Ill .; in 1890 came to Chicago, becoming identified with the house of Chas. A. Stevens & Bros., of which is vice-pres. Republican. Episcopalian. Mason (32°, K.T., Shriner). Clubs: Chicago Athletic, Colonial, Hamilton, South Shore Coun- try. Recreations: horseback riding, motoring. Residence: 5520 Washington Av. Office: 19 N. State St. -
STEVENS, Thomas Wood, author; born at Daysville, Ogle Co., Ill., Jan. 26, 1880; son of William Gurney and Charlotte (Wood) Ste- vens; grad. Armour Scientific Acad., 1897; took 3 yrs.' course in mech. engring., Armour Inst: Tech., Chicago; married Helen F. Bradshaw, 1904. Founded the Blue Sky Press, Chicago; became lit. critic to The Inland Printer, 1902; took charge dept. of illustration, Art Inst. of Chicago, 1903. Mem. Phi Kappa Sigma. Clubs: Cliff Dwellers, Little Room. Author of a num- ber of books and plays, for titles see Who's Who in America. Residence: 5706 Jackson Park Av. Office: Art Institute.
STEVENS, Walter Augustus, dentist; see Vol. 1905.
STEVENSON, Alexander Fleming, lawyer; born Hamburg, Ger., Apr. 8, 1837; son Gabriel (Scottish) and Marie Louise (Rueter) Steven- son; grad. Dr. Bülau's School, Hamburg; came to U.S., May 1854, and began farming in Henry Co., Ill .; began study of law, 1858, with Judge Wilkinson, of Rock Island, Ill .; moved to Chi- cago in fall of 1859, and took position with Shumway, Waite & Towne, lawyers; admitted to bar, 1860; enlisted in 42d Ill. Inf .. 1861, as lieut. Co. B; became adjutant-gen. of brigade under command of Col. Roberts; took part in battle of Farmington, siege of Corinth and pur- suit of Confederates, siege of Nashville in fall of 1862; in battle of Stone River, appointed in- spector gen. on staff of Gen. Philip H. Sheri- dan, and took part in the Tallahoma campaign, and battle of Chickamauga; taken very ill, or- dered home, and resigned because of broken health in fall of 1863; brevetted col. upon re- quest of Gen. Sheridan, having saved 10 pieces of artillery and a number of caissons from the Confederates on 2d day of battle of Chicka-
mauga; married Chicago, Oct. 27, 1870, Mary C. Ambrose; married 2d, Chicago, Apr. 30, 1879, Jeannie C. Brayton; children: Dr. Alex. F., Mary Louise. Resumed practice of law after leav- ing army; elected to Ill. Legislature from Chi- cago, Nov. 1864; introduced and carried through bill giving Mrs. Stephen A. Douglas $25,000 for land on which Douglas monument now stands, in order to save her homestead in Washington from foreclosure sale; received thanks of Chi- cago mass meeting for opposing 99-year ex- tension of Chicago st. ry. franchises; re-elected to Legislature, 1867; elected clerk of Superior Court of Cook Co., 1869; master in chancery Superior Court, 1885-1908. Republican. Unita- rian. Author of a history of The Battle of Stone River. Mem. Loyal Legion. Residence: 1110 LaSalle Av.
STEVENSON, Alexander Francis, physician; born Chicago, May 1, 1872; son of Alexander Fleming and Mary C. (Ambrose) Stevenson; prep. edn. Univ. Sch., Chicago; A.B., Harvard Univ., 1895; M.D., Rush Med. Coll., 1898; post- grad. studies at Vienna and Berlin 11/2 years; married Karen Bolette Nielsen, of Copenhagen, Denmark, Feb. 7, 1910. Interne, 1898-9, resi- dent physician, 1901-2, Presbyn. Hosp .; Dane Billings fellow in medicine, Rush Med. Coll., 1900-2; asst. to Frank Billings, M.D., 1902; in active practice of medicine since 1903; associ- ated with H. B. Favill, M.D., 1903-4; instr. in medicine Rush Med. Coll. since 1902, and Chi- cago Policlinic since 1908; med. examiner Northwestern Mut. Life Ins. Co. Mem. A.M.A., Chicago Med. Soc., Chicago Pathol. Soc .; also Mil. Order Loyal Legion and Nu Sigma Nu. Clubs: University, Saddle and Cycle, Glen View Golf. Recreations: outdoor sports. Residence: 1205 N. State St. Office: 1411 Peoples Gas Bidg.
STEVENSON, Andrew, publisher; born at Bayonne, N.J., June 28, 1879; son Samuel Al- exander and Margaret Emma (Beach) Steven- son; ed. pub. schools and Ia. Business Coll., Des Moines; married Eldora, Ia., Oct. 4, 1905, Genevieve Hardin; 2 sons: Andrew, Jr., James Osborne. Entered ry. service with Wabash Ry., at Des Moines, Ia., 1890; with C., B.&Q.Ry., at Chicago, 1894-6; chief rate clerk C.&E.I.R.R., 1896-8; chief rate clerk Western Passenger Assn., 1898-1905; Ill. mgr. Columbian Nat. Ins. Co., 1905-6; vice-pres. and gen. mgr. Ia.R.R. since 1907; vice-pres. Ia. Construction Co. since 1907; publisher since 1909. Author: Chicago Pre-Eminently a Presbyterian City, 1907; A Short Life Well Lived, 1908. Gen. sec. Lay- men's Evangelistic Council of Chicago and mem. Presbyterian Gen. Assembly's Evangelis- tic Com .: dir. Chicago Christian Industrial League, Laymen's Missionary Movement of America. Trustee Carroll Coll., Waukesha, IVis., State Y.M.C.A. of Ill. Presbyterian. Mem. Nat. Union. Club: City. Residence: 925 Air- drie Pl. Office: 19 S. LaSalle St.
STEVENSON, David Smith, vice-pres. Mas- cot Copper Co .; born Worcestershire, Eng., June 13, 1863; son James and Marion (Smith) Stevenson; ed. private schools in England; married Appleton, Wis., Mar. 25, 1890, Eva M. Anderson; 2 sons: Robert, Lester. Came to U. S., 1888; took a position in Sprague's Mercan- tile Agency (incorporated 1887), as general utility man, passed through each successive stage of the business, becoming gen. mgr. and vice-pres. in Mar. 1901, and acted as such until 1904; now vice-pres. Mascot Copper Co., own- ing and operating extensive copper properties in Ariz. Also pres. Liverpool Mining Co. of Mont., Nat. Finance Co. of Chicago; vice-pres. Western Mining Co. of Utah, Morton Dry Kiln ('o. of Chicago, William C. Ralston & Co., San Francisco. Mem. Chicago Assn. of Commerce. Republican. Episcopalian. Mason (32°. K.T .. Shriner). Clubs: South Shore Country. III, Ath- letic, North West, Ridgemoor Golf. Residence: 1045 N. Sacramento Av. Office: 1623 Harris Trust Bldg.
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STEVENSON, James Reid Dill, vice-pres. Wilmette, Ill., Mar. 3, 1903, Mary E. Mullen; 4 Robert Stevenson & Co .; born Chicago, Apr. 19, sons. Mem. Ill. State Dental Soc., etc. Repub- lican. Methodist. Clubs: Chicago Athletic, Sko- kie Country. Residence: Glencoe, Ill. Office: 39 S. State St. 1875; son Robert and Marion (Dill) Stevenson; student Yale Univ., class of 1894; married Ida Louise Kohtz, of Chicago, 1901; 2 children: James R. D., Jr., Marion Louise. Began busi- ness career with Robert Stevenson & Co., wholesale druggists, 1894, becoming vice-pres. and dir. in 1903; sec. Philip Henrici Co. Served in Co. F, 1st Regt. I.N.G. during Spanish-Am. War, participating in Cuban campaign. Repub- lican. Methodist. Clubs: Saddle and Cycle, Germania Maennerchor, Social Drug. Recrea- tion: golf. Residence: 507 Barry Av. Office: 22 E. Lake St.
*STEVENSON, Morton John, lawyer; see Vol. 1905.
STEVENSON, Thomas Horace, lawyer; born Cincinnati, Apr. 29, 1873; son Gillette V. and Amelia J. (Williamson) Stevenson; A.B., Yale TTniv., 1895; LL.B., Chicago Law School, 1898; anmarried. Admitted to Ill. bar, 1899. Mem. Chicago Bar Assn. Royal Arch Mason; mem. Delta Chi. Recreations: tennis, golf. Resi- dence: 842 Irving Park Boul. Office: 525, 108 S. LaSalle St.
STEWARD, LeRoy T., gen. supt. of police; born Dayton, O., Mar. 24, 1862; son Thomas L. Stewart; ed. pub. schools, Dayton, O .; married Apr. 14, 1895. Came to Chicago Apr. 1, 1879; supt. of mfg. dept. of Wilson Bros., 1879-94; supt. of the Chicago Postoffice and general supt. of city delivery, 1897-1909; general supt. police, City of Chicago, since Aug. 16, 1909. Served in Ohio N.G. and as an officer in 1st and 2d regts. I.N.G., many years, and as in- spector-gen. First Brigade. Chmn. com. of pub. information of the World's Fair com., 1893. Ex-commander Ill. State Camp Sons of Veter- ans; mem. Military Order of the Loyal Legion, Veteran Corps of 1st Regt. Republican. Clubs: Hamilton, Marquette (ex-pres.), Forty. Mason (Apollo Commandery K.T., Oriental Consistory Scottish Rite and Medinah Temple Mystic Shrine). Residence: 1532 E. 65th Pl. Office: City Hall.
STEWART, see also Stuart.
*STEWART, Charles Frederick, physician; removed from the city; see Vol. 1905.
STEWART, George Neil Innes, educator, physician; see Vol. 1905.
STEWART, Harry John, physician and sur- geon; born Harriston, Ont., Can., Nov. 22, 1874; son W. J. and Mary Rosetta (Thompson) Stew- art; ed. pub. school at Harriston, Ont., until 12 years old; at Kalamazoo, Mich., until 14; high school, Allegan, Mich., until 16; at Chicago Veterinary Coll., 3 years; med. dept. Univ. of Ill., 3 years, 1897; married Ethel Blanche Wea- ver, of Chicago, Mar. 2, 1895. Republican. Mem. Chicago Med. Soc., A.M.A., Assn. Ry. Surgeons, Ill. State Med. Soc. Mason (32° and Shriner), Odd Fellow, K.P., Columbian Knights, K.O.T.M. Clubs: Illinois, Colonial of Oak Park. Recrea- tion: motoring. Residence: 471 N. Oak Park Av., Oak Park, Ill. Office: 4200 W. Lake St.
STEWART, Hugh R., judge; born in Ireland, Sept. 26, 1854; son of William and Mary A. (Wray) Stewart; early edn. in nat. schools of Ireland; came to U.S., 1868; studied in night school, Pittsburg, Pa .; LL.B., Chicago-Kent Coll. of Law, 1893; married Nellie Marquis, of Pittsburg, Nov. 19, 1903. Admitted to Ill. bar, 1893; and now judge of the Municipal Court of Chicago for term expiring 1914. Republican. Mason (32°, Shriner), Royal League. Clubs: Englewood, Ridge Country. Residence: 455 W. 60th St. Office: 108 S. Michigan Av.
STEWART, Lee Kingsley, dentist; born Mil- ton, Vt., Aug. 30, 1865; son Ezra H. and Laura (Kingsley) Stewart; ed. Northwestern Univ., Yale Univ., Ohio Dental Coll., Philadelphia Dental Coll., D.D.S., 1886; courses at Ohio Med. Coll., Chicago Post-Grad. Coll., etc .; married
STEWART, Marshall Bowyer, clergyman; born at Galveston, Tex., Sept. 4, 1880; son of John William and Alice Olin (Laney) Stew- art; student George Washington Univ., Wash- ington, D.C., 1898-9; B.A., Trinity Coll., Hart- ford, Conn., 1902, M.A., 1907; B.D., Gen. Theol. Seminary, New York, 1906; unmarried. Or- dained deacon and priest, 1905, P.E. Church; in charge of St. John's Parish, Prince George and Charles cos., Md., 1905-7; instr. Greek and ecclesiastical history, 1907-8, instr. ecclesias- tical history, 1908-9, Gen. Theol. Sem .; prof. ecclesiastical history, Western Theol. Sem., Chicago, since 1909. Democrat. Mem. Am. Hist. Assn., Alpha Chi Rho Fraternity. Club: Uni- versity. Address: 2726 Washington Boul.
STEWART, Oliver Wayne, prohibitionist; born Mercer Co., Ill., May 22, 1867; son Charles and Eliza J. Stewart; A.B., Eureka Coll., Ill., 1890; ordained Ch. of Christ (Disciples) min- istry, 1887; married Elvira J. Seags, of Arthur, Ill., Aug. 20, 1890. Lecturer; always interested in temperance work; sec. of Dist. Lodge, I.O.G. T., 1887; candidate Congress (Prohibition), 9th Ill. Dist., 1890; sec. Ill. Christian Endeavor Un- ion, 1893-5; pres. same, 1895-7; mem. Ill. State Prohibition Com., 1894-1900; chmn. Ill. State Prohibition Conv., 1896; chmn. Nat. Prohibi- tion Conv., Pittsburg, Pa., 1896; chmn. Ill. State Prohibition Com., 1896-1900; elected chmn. Nat. Prohibition Com., Dec. 1899, to fill vacancy; re- elected national chmn. Nat. Prohibition Com., 1900, and 1904; resigned Jan. 1905; elected as Prohibitionist, 1902, as mem. Ill. Ho. of Rep., from 5th Dist., serving 1903. Club: City. Resi- dence: 5464 Jefferson Av.
STEWART, Robert Wright, lawyer; born at Cedar Rapids, Ia., Mar. 11, 1867; son William and Eliza Mills (Lucore) Stewart; grad. Cedar Rapids High School, 1883; B.A., Coe Coll., 1886; LL.B., Yale, 1888; married, Maud Elliott, of Aberdeen, S.D., July 14, 1906. Admitted to bar at New Haven, Conn., 1888; practiced at Pierre, S.D., 1889-1905, as mem. firm of Horner & Stewart; became gen. atty. C.&N.W.Ry. in S.D., Jan. 1905, and moved to Huron; became gen. atty. at Chicago for the Standard Oil Co. and moved to Chicago, July 1907. State's atty. Hughes Co., S.D., 1893-5; supreme court re- porter, S.D., 1893-9; state senator for Hughes, Hyde and Sully cos., S.D., 1899-1903; mem. exec. council Rep. State Central Com. of S.D., 1895-1907. Major 3d U.S. Vol. Cav. (Grigsby's Rough Riders), Apr. 1898-Oct. 1898; col. 4th Regt. S.D.N.G., 1899-1907. Presbyterian. Clubs: University, Union, Glen View, South Shore, Chicago Golf. Recreations: golf, motoring. Residence: 103 Bellevue Pl. Office: 934, 72 W. Adams St.
STEWART, Samuel Chandler, advertising agency; born Cleveland, O., Feb. 21, 1873; son John Nelson and Etta (Hayes) Stewart; ed. pub. schools; married Alice Marguerite Mott, of Rochester, N.Y., Oct. 28, 1898; 1 daughter: Jean Mott. Began advertising work with the "Nickel Plate" R.R. at Cleveland, O., 1890-5, when came to Chicago and entered advertising dept. of the C.G.W.R.R .; became sec. Stack Ad- vertising Co. in 1899; later was vice-pres., treas. and dir., and in Nov. 1910 organized the Stewart-Davis Advertising Agency. Republic- an. Presbyterian. Mem. Knights of Honor. Clubs: Chicago Athletic, Columbia Yacht (ex- dir. and ex-treas.), Midlothian Country. Rec- reations: literature, yachting, country life. Res- idence: 562 E. 51st St. Office: 1304 Kesner Bldg.
STEWART, Wellington Thomas, surgeon; born Harley, Brant Co., Ont., July 18, 1864; son William James and Mary Rosetta (Thomp- son) Stewart; ed. pub. schools of Harriston,
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Ont .; M.D., Toronto School of Medicine, 1886; married Orangeville, Ont., Oct. 8, 1886, Henri- etta Anderson; children: William Anderson, George Ross. Engaged in practice at Kalama- zoo, Mich., 1886-91; came to Chicago; took a post-grad. course of 2 years at Coll. of Physi- cians and Surgeons (Univ. of Ill.). Ex-surgeon to Cook Co. Hosp., and Western Sanitarium and Hosp. Republican. Presbyterian. Mason (32°, Shriner); mem. K.P., K.O.T.M., K.O.L.S. Mem. A.M.A., Miss. Valley Med. Soc., Ill. State Med. Soc., Chicago Med. Soc. Clubs: Chicago Automobile, Hamilton, Physicians'. Residence: 1246 Pratt Av. Office: 34 E. Washington St.
STIANSEN, Peder, clergyman; born Risör, Norway, Sept. 15, 1879; son Soren and Asborg (Aasuldsen) Stiansen; prep. edn. Risör Acad .; came to America, Oct. 1, 1900; student Dano- Norwegian Theol. Sem., Morgan Park, Ill. (Univ. of Chicago), 1902, Div. Sch. of Univ. of Chicago, 1903, Union Theol. Sem., New York, 1904-5; married Karen Nilsen, of Brooklyn, N. Y., Apr. 11, 1905; 2 children: Asborg, Sverre Wendell. Ordained Norwegian-Danish Baptist ministry, May 11, 1903; pastor First Church, New York, 1903-9, Logan Square Church, Chi- cago, since Nov. 15, 1909. Pres. Norwegian Baptist Conf. of America, Norwegian Bapt. Missionary Soc. Residence: 2533 Kimball Av.
STIBBS, John Howard, soldier; born Wayne Co., O., Mar. 1, 1840. Mustered into U.S. Vols., May 9, 1861, as private Co. K, 1st Ia. Inf .; pro- moted to capt. 12th Ia. Inf., Nov. 25, 1861; maj., May 2, 1863; 1t .- col., Sept. 25, 1863; col., Sept. 18, 1865; brevetted col. vols., Mar. 13, 1865, for distinguished gallantry in the battles before Nashville, Tenn., and brig .- gen. vols., Mar. 13, 1865, for meritorious services during the war; honorably discharged, Apr. 30, 1866. Sole sur- vivor of the commn. that tried Henry Wirz, the keeper of Andersonville Prison. Now special examiner for U.S. Bureau of Pensions. at Chi- cago. Residence: 4236 Gladys Av. Office: 876 Federal Bldg.
STIEGLITZ, Julius (Oscar), chemist; born Hoboken, N.J., May 26, 1867; son Edward and Hedwig (Werner) Stieglitz; grad. Realgymna- sium, Karlsruhe, Germany, 1886; A.M., Ph.D., Univ. of Berlin, 1889; studied Clark Univ., 1890; chem. lab., Detroit, 1890-2; (hon. D.Sc., Clark Univ., 1909); married Anna Stieffel, of Karls- ruhe, Germany, Aug. 27, 1891. Docent in chem- istry, 1892-3, asst., 1893-4, instr., 1894-7, asst. prof., 1897-1902, asso. prof., 1902-5, prof. chem- istry, 1905-9, dir. analytical chemistry since 1909, Univ. of Chicago. Hitchcock lecturer Univ. of Cal., 1909. Fellow A.A.A.S .; mem. Am. Chem. Soc., Deutsche Chemische Gesellschaft; mem. council on chemistry and pharmacy A.M. A. since 1905. Club: Quadrangle. Residence: 6026 Monroe Av.
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