The book of Chicagoans, a biographical dictionary of leading living men of the city of Chicago, 1911, Part 197

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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TAFT, James M., contractor; born Chicago, July 23, 1872; son Joseph W. and Sarah R. (Kilmore) Taft; ed. pub. grammar and high schools, and Chicago Manual Training School; married Gussie May Jope, of Pittsburg, Pa., Feb. 19, 1902. Learned machinist's trade in his father's shop; engaged in teaming business since 1897, now as pres. Taft Bros. Co .; gen- eral contractor since Dec. 1, 1896; also pres. Vacuum Impregnating Co .; sec. and gen. mgr. Machinery Warehouse Co .; sec. Pfanmuller En- gineering Co .; dir. Farm Products Co. Repub- lican. Club: Hamilton. Recreations: motoring and golf. Residence: 358 E. 54th St. Office: 728 S. Clinton St.

TAFT, Lorado, sculptor; born Elmwood, Ill., Apr. 29, 1860; son Prof. Don Carlos and Mary Lucy (Foster) Taft; M.L., Univ. of Ill .. 1879; studied at Ecole des Beaux Arts, Paris, 1880-3; married Carrie L. Scales, of Evanston, Ill., Oct. 4, 1890 (died Apr. 1892) ; married 2d, Ada Bart- lett. of Boston, Feb. 11, 1896. Instr., Art Inst. of Chicago, 1886-1907; lecturer on art. univ. ex- tension dept., University of Chicago, 1892-1902; professorial lecturer same, 1909. Member Ill. State Art Commn .; sec. Municipal Art Commn. of Chicago. Designer's medal, Chicago Expn., 1893; silver medal, Buffalo Expn., 1901; gold medal, St. Louis Expn., 1904. Mem. Nat. Inst. Arts and Letters, Nat. Sculpture Soc., Soc. Western Artists. Clubs: Cliff Dwellers, Little Room. Author: The History of American Sculpture. 1903. Residence: 6045 Jefferson Av. Studio: 1038 Fine Arts Bldg.

TAFT, Oren B., land mortgage banker; born Medina, N.Y., June 19, 1846; son Joel F. and Jane E. (Britt) Taft; went to Paxton, Ill., 1856, before any school was established within miles, and only attended district school a few terms, with 2 terms later at old Chicago Univ .; mar- ried Paxton, June 20, 1867, Frances E. Schlos- ser; children: Oren E .. Ina M., Harry Lee. Dep- uty clerk Circuit Court of Ford Co., Ill .. 1863-8; during that time saved and made (chiefly in

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real estate), a few thousand dollars, before line; grad. Chicago Coll. of Law, 1892. Served coming to Chicago in 1869; since then has de- 3 years as an apprentice in machine shop of Williams, White & Co., Moline; in meantime became a stenographer and worked in law of- fice; in 1890 entered employ of W. Chicago Park Commissioners as stenographer and clerk until Jan. 1895, when was elected by the board as sec. until Aug. 1897, when took up practice of law, having been admitted to Ill. bar in 1892. In 1897 was employed by West Park Board to make the first special assessment un- der the new special assessment law, for im- provement of Oakley Boul. Democrat. Resi- dence: 2348 Washington Boul. Office: 167 W. Washington St. voted attention to the investment and care of moneys, chiefly belonging to others. Mem. of Pearsons & Taft, successors to D. K. Pearsons & Co., established 1865, and engaged in invest- ing money in mortgages upon farms. Pres. Pearsons-Taft Land Credit Co., a state bank, the only bank in the U.S. lending its funds ex- clusively upon real estate, introducing in the country the method prevailing in Europe. Re- publican. Mem. Municipal Voters' League, Leg- islative Voters' League. Mem. Plymouth Con- gregational Church. Clubs: Union League, Mid- lothian, City, Bankers'. Recreation: interested in intellectual problems and the study of phil- *TANNER, De Witt Clinton, patent lawyer; see Vol. 1905. osophy. Residences: Midlothian, Ill., and 1449 Dearborn Av. Office: 105 S. LaSalle St.

TAFT, Oren Edwin, investments; born Pax- ton, Ford Co., Ill., Oct. 28, 1868; son Oren B. and Frances E. (Schlosser) Taft; Ph.B., Yale Univ., 1889; married New York City, Apr. 25, 1894, Josephine Stewart; children: Florence Stewart, Frances Josephine. Since 1891 sec. and vice-pres. Pearsons-Taft Land Credit Co., bonds, mortgages, etc. Republican. Clubs: Chi- cago, University, Bankers', Chicago Boat. Res- idence: 79 Cedar St. Office: 105 S. LaSalle St.

*TALBERT, Joseph Truitt, banker; see Vol. 1905.

TALBOT, Eugene Solomon, dentist; born Sharon, Mass., Mar. 8, 1847; son Solomon and Emily (Hawes) Talbot; ed. Stoughtonham Inst., Sharon; D.D.S., Pa. Dental Coll., 1871; M.D., Rush Med. Coll., Chicago, 1880; (LL.D., Ken- yon, 1902; M.S., Whitman, 1903); married Flora Estey, of Chicago, Sept. 20, 1876. Prof. stoma- tology, Ill. Med. Coll. Hon. pres. dental sect., 10th Internat. Med. Congress, Berlin, 1890; hon. pres. dental sect., 12th Internat. Med. Congress, Moscow, 1897; hon. mem. Sociedad Odontolo- gica Espanola, Odontologischen Gesellschaft, Berlin, de l'Association Generale des Dentistes de France; mem. A.M.A. (vice-pres.), Chicago Med. Soc., Nat. Geog. Soc .; fellow Chicago Acad. Medicine, Chicago Acad. Sciences, A.A.A. S., Stomatol. Soc. of Hungary; corr. mem. Assn. Danish Dentists; hon. pres. Internat. Assn. Stomatology, Paris, and mem. French Congress Stomatology; fellowship mem. N.Y. State Den- tal Soc. Club: University. Author of a number of books, for titles see Who's Who in America. Residence: 198 Goethe St. Office: 31 N. State Street.

TALBOT, Joel Francis, pres. Dolese & Shep- ard Co .; born Norwood, Mass., Oct. 19, 1850; son Henry Alvin and Susan Ann (Wild) Tal- bot; ed. grammar school, Norwood, until 15 years old; married Lockport, N.Y ... Nov. 18, 1874. Ella Elizabeth Hibbard; 3 children: Jes- sica Hibbard (Mrs. Wm. R. Tucker), Lucile (Mrs. Wm. E. Guylee) and Benson Alvin. Left school, Mar. 1866; employed in furniture fac- tory until 1867; with Dennison & Co., Boston, working in factory, Sept. 1867-Jan. 1869, and in store of firm until Sept. 14. 1869; in Chicago store, same firm, Sept. 1869-Jan. 1876, when he went to the firm's St. Louis store, remaining until Jan. 1886, the business being incorporated as the Dennison Mfg. Co .; came to Chicago, Jan. 1886; was made dir .. Anr. 1886, vice-pres .. Mar. 1893, and pres., 1906 (resigned, 1909); in June 1910 became pres. and treas. Dolese & Shepard Co. Republican. Presbyterian. Mem. Mayflower Soc., Soc. of Colonial Wars, Sons of the Revolution. Mason (Garden City Lodge No. 141 A.F.&A.M., York Chapter R.A.M., Apollo Commandery No. 1 K.T., Medinah Temple A.A. O.N.M.S.). Clubs: Chicago, Union League. Chi- cago Athletic, South Shore Country, Illinois, Glen View, Builders'. Residence: 1747 Wash- ington Boul. Office: 108 S. LaSalle St.

TALTY, George, lawyer; born Moline, Ill., Sept. 12, 1869; son Patrick and Katherine (Vaughan) Talty; attended pub. schools at Mo-

TARBELL, Frank Bigelow, archæologist; born Groton, Mass., Jan. 1, 1853; son John and Sarah (Fosdick) Tarbell; A.B., Yale, 1873, Ph. D., 1879; unmarried. Tutor Greek, 1876-82, asst. prof. Greek and instr. logic, 1882-7, Yale; an- nual dir. Am. Sch. of Classical Studies, Ath- ens, 1888-9; instr. Greek, Harvard, 1889-92; sec. Am. Sch. Classical Studies, Athens, 1892-3; as- so. prof. Greek, 1892-4, prof. classical archæ- ology since 1894, Univ. of Chicago. Author of several books, for titles see Who's Who in America. Address: 5730 Woodlawn Av.

TARRANT, Robert, mfr .; 1832-1909; see Vol. 1905.

TATGE, Gustavus John, lawyer; born Crete, Will Co., Ill., Apr. 16, 1866; son Conrad and Sophia Tatge; ed. pub. schools of Joliet, Ill .; grad. Union Coll. of Law, 1887; married Sept. 18, 1890, Minnie Dackerman, of Chicago; chil- dren: Paul, Luther and Frances. Admitted to bar, 1887; apptd. justice of the peace, 1891; resigned after a year; in June 1903, nominated for judge Superior Court on Democratic ticket, but defeated; became partner with Merritt Wil- lis Pinckney, Mar. 1893; later mem. firm of Tatge & Koepke; on Jan. 13, 1911, was apptd. county attorney. Lutheran. Mem. Chicago Bar Assn. Residence: 6630 Harvard Av. Office: 64 W. Randolph St.

TATNALL, Robert Richardson, physicist; born Wilmington, Del., Feb. 4, 1870; son Ed- ward and Rachel G. (Alsop) Tatnall; B.S., Hav- erford (Pa.) Coll., 1890, A.M., 1891; Ph.D., Johns Hopkins Univ., 1895; hon. fellow, Clark Univ., Worcester, Mass., 1897-8; married Eliza- beth Rhoads, of Wilmington, Del., July 2, 1896; 4 children: Mary W., Edward, Frances R. and Charles R. Instr. physics, Univ. of Pa., 1895-7, in Acad. of Northwestern Univ., 1899- 1901; instr. physics, 1901-5, asst. prof., 1905-9, asso. prof. since 1909, Northwestern Univ. Author: Laboratory Manual of Physics (with Prof. Henry Crew), 1902. Mem. Soc. of Friends. Fellow A.A.A.S .; mem. Am. Physical Soc., Il1. State Acad. of Sciences, Phi Beta Kappa, Sig- ma Xi. Club: University of Evanston. Resi- dence: 624 Lincoln St., Evanston, Ill.

TAYLOR, Bert Leston, author; born Goshen, Mass., Nov. 13, 1866; son A. O. and Katherine (White) Taylor; ed. Coll. City of New York; married Emma Bonner, of Mansfield, Mass .. Nov. 16, 1895. Now on staff Chicago Tribune. Author: The Well in the Wood, 1904; The Log of the Water Wagon (with W. C. Gibson), 1905; The Charlatans, 1906; also booklets The Bilioustine and The Book Booster, 1901. Ad- dress: Care Chicago Tribune.

TAYLOR, Charles Henry, grain comnın. mer- chant: born Ann Arbor, Mich., Nov. 2, 1844: son Rev. Charles Coffin and Henrietta Sophia Tryon (Smith) Taylor: ed. pub. schools, Kala- mazoo, Mich., and Blasdell's Acad., Newton Lower Falls, Mass .; married Jane Fitzhugh, of Bay City, Mich., Oct. 16, 1877: 2 children: Fitz- hugh and Katharine Tryon (deceased). Came to Chicago in 1865 and was bookkeeper and cashier for Bradner Smith & Co., until 1866: then with George C. Smith Bros., bankers, 1866-

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8: grain commn. merchant since 1869; with Jo- ests, representing a large number of New York seph H. Hurlbut, organized firm of Taylor & and Philadelphia real estate owners. Mem. Chicago Real Estate Board, Chicago Bar Assn., Ill. State Bar Assn. Republican. Clubs: Chi- cago, Union, Calumet, Onwentsia. Residence: 59 F. Division St. Office; Royal Insurance Bldg. Hurlbut in 1869, which continued until 1872, when, with Col. W. A. Ray, organized firm of C. H. Taylor & Co., which continued until 1877; now in business alone. Served in 2d Mich. Vol. Inf. in Civil War; in I.N.G., with rank of capt., 1877-8. Republican. Episcopa- lian. Commander George H. Thomas Post No. 5 G.A.R., 1903; pres. G.A.R. Memorial Assn. of Cook Co., 1904: pres. Western Soc. Army of Potomac, 1910-11; dir. G.A. Hall and Memorial Assn .; mem. Am. Hist. Assn .; sec. Chicago As- tronomical Soc. Mem. Chicago Bd. of Trade since 1868 (dir. 1902-4). Club: Chicago Liter- ary. Recreations: music, mountaineering. Res- idence: 4402 Greenwood Av. Office: 535, 140 W. VanBuren St.

TAYLOR, Clayton R., lawyer; see Vol. 1905. TAYLOR, Dudley, lawyer; born Owosso, Mich., Feb. 7, 1873; son Benjamin Franklin and Louisa Jane (Sly) Taylor; ed. high school, Owosso, Mich., and lit. dept. Univ. of Mich .; LL.B., Univ. of Mich., 1896; married Eva Ben- nett, of Chicago, Feb. 10, 1903; 3 children: Bennett, Elizabeth, Franklin (deceased). Ad- mitted to Ill. bar, 1897; mem. law firm Tay- lor, Ingraham & Sadler, 1900-1, Job & Taylor since 1901. Republican. Presbyterian. Mem. Chicago Bar Assn. Mason. Club: Chicago Ath- letic. Residence: 321 N. Central Av. Office: 832 Marquette Bldg.

TAYLOR, Edward Henson, lawyer; born on farm in Douglas Co., Ill., Sept. 25, 1867; son Abraham Bonnett and Nancy Jane (Gill) Tay- lor; ed. common schools of Douglas Co., Tus- cola (Ill.) High School, Northwestern Univ. Law School; married Helen H. Hebel, of Chi- cago, Sept. 24, 1902. Admitted to Ill. bar, 1893, and since in practice at Chicago; alone until 1904; then with William H. Garrison as Gar- rison & Taylor, 1904-6; asst. state's atty. of Cook County since 1906. Republican. Meth- odist. Mem. Chicago Bar Assn., I.O.O.F. Res- idence: 119 Maple St. Office: 32 N. Clark St.

TAYLOR, Francis Winthrop, real estate; born Chicago, Aug. 16, 1878; son Samuel Gale and Marian J. (Winthrop) Taylor; grad. St. Paul's School, Concord, N.H., 1898; married Winfred Eddy Barrett, of Chicago, Oct. 15, 1904. With Aldis & Co., since Sept. 1898, part- ner in the firm since 1903; also vice-pres. S. G. Taylor Chain Co. Elected alderman 21st Ward, 1907, reelected, 1909; chmn. of Com. on City Hall and Public Buildings, in charge of build- ing the new City Hall; mem. Com. on Local Industries, Building, Health, Streets and Al- leys North, Judiciary Com. Mem. Special Park Commn .; mem. exec. com. of Chicago Plan Com- mission; chmn. Milk Commn. Republican. Epis- copalian. Mem. Chicago Assn. of Commerce, Building Managers' Assn. Mason. Clubs: Chi- cago, Saddle and Cycle, Marquette, Union, City. Recreations: canoeing, travel and outdoor sports. Residence: 48 E. Schiller St. Office: 247 Monadnock Blk.

*TAYLOR, George C .; see Vol. 1905.

TAYLOR, George Halleck, lawyer; born Terre Haute, Ind., Sept. 25, 1865; son Robert A. and Matilda (Piper) Taylor; grad. high school, Terre Haute, 1883; spent 4 years in special study and in newspaper work; came to Chicago and entered the Northwestern Univ. Law School, and at same time was a student in the law office of Hon. Leonard Swett and Hon. P. S. Grosscup (now U.S. Circuit Judge) ; married Bloomington, Ill., Feb. 6, 1904, Kath- arine Rinehart Prince. Admitted to bar, 1888; associated with Hon. Leonard Swett until lat- ter's death, then with Walter C. Larned in sev- eral important railroad foreclosure cases; aft- erward with James C. Hutchins, and now sen- ior mem. of the law firm of Taylor & McWill- iams, making specialty of real estate law; also extensively occupied with real estate inter-

TAYLOR, George Hooper, banker; born Nor- ridgewock, Me., Nov. 22, 1848; son Joshua R. and Lydia (Eaton) Taylor; ed. pub. grammar and high schools in Me .; married Lucille Aida Gouldin, of San Francisco, Cal .; 2 sons: Walter S. and George Hooper, Jr. Engaged as con- tractor for public works for a number of years prior to 1879; moved to Colo., Oct. 1879; mem. Leadville City Council, 1882-3; located in Den- ver, 1884; associated with E. H. Rollins & Sons, investment bankers, 1885, dir. and vice- pres. of the company since 1893, in charge of Denver office for several years; came to Chi- cago in 1903, mgr. of Chicago branch. Repub- lican. Episcopalian. Clubs: Chicago, Union League, Mid-Day, South Shore Country, Den- ver Athletic, Denver, Colorado, and Denver Club. Residence: 4430 Drexel Boul. Office: 234 S. LaSalle St.

TAYLOR, Graham, sociologist; born Sche- nectady, N.Y., May 2, 1851; son Rev. William James Romeyen and Katharine (Cowenhoven) Taylor; A.B., Rutgers Coll., 1870, A.M., 1873; grad. Ref. Theol. Sem., New Brunswick, N.J., 1873; (D.D., Rutgers, 1888; LL.D., Ill. Coll., 1897); married Leah, daughter of Prof. David D. Demarest, D.D., of New Brunswick, 1873. Ordained (Dutch) Ref. ministry, 1873; pastor Ref. church, Hopewell, Duchess Co., N.Y., 1873- 80, Fourth Congl. Ch., Hartford, Conn., 1880- 92; prof. practical theology, Hartford Theol. Sem., 1888-92; prof. social economics, Chicago Theol. Sem., since 1892; professorial lecturer in sociology, Univ. of Chicago, since 1903. Founder and resident warden, Chicago Com- mons Social Settlement, since 1894. Pres. Chi- cago Sch. of Civics and Philanthropy; asso. editor The Survey. Address: Chicago Com- mons, 955 Grand Av.

TAYLOR, Harry N., coal; born Columbus, O., Apr. 20, 1865; son Ed. Livingston and Kate (Myers) Taylor; ed. pub. schools, Columbus; married Chicago, 1896, Eileen O'Hare; chil- dren: Harry J., Bessie. Entire business life, from 1881, in coal business; went from Colum- bus to Milwaukee, Wis., in 1887, thence to Chicago, 1891; now pres. General Wilmington Coal Co., producers of genuine Wilmington coal, Streator, Third Vein, Walnut Block and Washer Carbon; also pres. Western Coal & Dock Co., and Big Jo Block Coal Co .; gen. mgr. Big 4 Wilmington Coal Co. and Northern Central Coal Co. Pres. Ill. Coal Operators' Assn. Republican. Clubs: Chicago, Chicago Athletic, Union League, Chicago Automobile. Recreations: motoring and golf. Residence: 2945 Michigan Boul. Office: Old Colony Bldg.

TAYLOR, Hart, stock broker; born Hick- man, Ky., Aug. 12, 1858; son Thomas H. and Sarah (Blanton) Taylor; student Agricultural & Mech. Coll., Lexington, Ky., 1870-1, U.S. Na- val Acad., Annapolis, Md., 1872-3; married Ju- lia A. Pease, of Louisville, Ky., Sept. 22, 1885. Began as clerk in Fifth Avenue Hotel, Louis- ville; came to Chicago, 1880; cashier Northern Trust Co. several months; with J. T. Lester & Co., stock brokers, Dec. 1880, serving as cash- ier and other positions; in 1890 became mgr. Walker & Co .; mgr. stock and bond dept. Bart- lett, Frazier & Co., 1898-1910; became mem. S. B. Chapin & Co., 1910. Mem. Board of Trade, Chicago Stock Exchange. Catholic. Clubs: Union League, Chicago Athletic, Chicago Yacht, South Shore Country. Recreation: fishing. Res- idence: 737 Gordon Terrace. Office: 6, The Rookery.

TAYLOR, Henry Alfred, western mgr. Am. Screw Co .; born Providence, R.I., Aug. 6, 1856; son James Alfred and Julia Eddy (Arnold) Taylor; ed. pub. schools, Providence, R.I., un-

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til 1875; married Fond du Lac, Wis., June 16, 1886, Jessie McArthur French; children: Mar- garet Arnold, Dorothy Earl, Josephine Gordon. Began in Providence, R.I., with Am. Screw Co., 1875, opening Chicago branch for the company in 1880; now gen. sales agent and Western mgr. for same. Republican. Pres. Oak Park Library. Mem. S.A.R. Mason (Siloam Com- mandery). Clubs: Chicago Athletic, Westward Ho. Recreations: golf and hunting. Residence: 331 S. Grove Av., Oak Park, Ill. Office: 69 E. Lake St.

TAYLOR, Howard S., lawyer; born in Vir- ginia, 1854. Admitted to bar, 1884. Was a leader in the Populist Party, and had much to do with securing for Carter H. Harrison, 1897, the nomination of the Populist in addition to that of the Democratic party; apptd. city pros- ecutor by Mayor Harrison. Since 1897 has been aligned with Democratic party. Author of a number of poems, among which are, "The Man With the Musket," "The Creed of the Flag," "The Poor Man's Burden" and "Jackson's Day." Residence: 6356 Stewart Av.

TAYLOR, James Edward, vice-pres. Thom- son & Taylor Spice Co .; born Westerly, R.I., Jan. 24, 1844; son Edward Nathaniel and Charlotte R. (Bailey) Taylor; married twice; married 2d, Chicago, Apr. 30, 1901, Helen A. Shellabarger Cooke, of Decatur, Ill. Before fire of 1871 was with the house of Whiting, Taylor & Co .; after the fire a mem. of the firm of Thomson & Taylor, incorporated about 1884 as Thomson & Taylor Spice Co., of which is vice-pres. Republican. Mason. Residence: 2954 Calumet Av. Office: Michigan Av., cor. Lake St.

TAYLOR, J(ames) Hall, mfr. steel water pipes; born Paris, Ky., Aug. 3, 1877; son Irwin and Elizabeth (Hall) Taylor; ed. pub. schools, manual training school and Lewis Inst .; mar- ried at Chicago, Nina K. Atkinson, of Hender- son, Ky., Feb. 5, 1902; 2 sons: Edward Hall and James Letcher. Began as designer and draughtsman with The Aermotor Co. (mfrs. of windmills), 1895-1900, when organized the American Spiral Pipe Works, mfrs. of steel water pipe, of which is sec., dir. and gen. mgr. Republican. Presbyterian. Club: Union League. Recreation: motoring. Residence: 329 S. Eu- clid Av., Oak Park, Ill. Office: 14th St. and 48th Av.

TAYLOR, Jesse Reade, first vice-prcs. Unit- ed Cigar Stores Co .; born Spencer, Henry Co., Va., June 25, 1880; son Ryland Reade and Jeanette (Reade) Taylor; ed. high school, Mo- bile, Ala., and Richmond (Va.) Coll .; married Richmond, Oct. 12, 1904, Bessie Blair Ellyson; 2 children: Elizabeth Walker and Jeanette May. Taught in Stephens Coll., Columbia, Mo., 1898-1900; with Allen & Ginter Branch of Am. Tobacco Co., Richmond, Va., 1900-1; with Unit- ed Cigar Stores Co. in New York, 1901-8; came to Chicago, 1908, as 1st vice-pres. of United Cigar Stores Co., of Ill .; dir. United Merchants Realty & Improvement Co. Mem. Phi Gamma Delta. Democrat. Recreation: outdoor diver- sions. Residence: 111 S. Central Park Av. Of- fice: 39 E. South Water St.

*TAYLOR, Jolin F .; sce Vol. 1905.

TAYLOR, Lloyd Berthrong, mfr. trunks; born Chicago, June 17, 1874; son Charles A. and Eleanor (Long) Taylor; ed. Chicago pub. schools; married Chicago Apr. 26, 1896, Clare Roesing; children: Louise, Virginia. Began as office boy with J. K. Armsby & Co. (dried fruits), until 1890, when became identified with his father in the trunk mfg. business, and in 1892 business was incorporated as the C. A. Taylor Trunk Works, of which was sec. and treas., 1892-8, and since pres. Clubs: Chicago Athletic, Skokie, Glen View. Recreations: golf, motoring. Residence: Evanston, Il. Office: 28 E. Randolph St.

TAYLOR, Louis Sherman, treas. Pullman Co .; born Chicago, July 18, 1872; son George and Julia A. (Sherman) Taylor; ed. pub. schools, Chicago; married Mary E., daughter late William J. Campbell, of Riverside, Ill., Nov. 1, 1898; 2 children: Helen Campbell and William Campbell. Began in employ the Pull- man Co., Sept. 19, 1889, serving in various ca- pacities in the financial dept., becoming treas. in 1909. Served in 1st Regt., I.N.G. 3 years. Republican. Episcopalian. Residence: River- side, Ill. Office: Pullman Bldg.

TAYLOR, Samuel Gale, Jr., chain mfr .; born Chicago, June 5, 1870; son Samuel G. and Mar- ian J. (Winthrop) Taylor; ed. pub grammar school, Chicago, and Racine (Wis.) Coll. Gram- mar School; married Anna J. Mead, of Chica- go, Oct. 11, 1893; 4 children: E. Winthrop, Flor- ence J., Marian W. and Samuel G., III. Began in his father's chain factory, Apr. 1888, becom- ing mem. firm of S. G. Taylor & Son, 1891, con- tinuing until 1904, when corpn. of S. G. Taylor Chain Co. was founded, of which has since been pres. and treas .; the factory is located at Hammond, Ind. Republican. Episcopalian. Club: Berrien County (Mich.) Country. Recreation: farming. Residence: 561 Stratford Pl. Office: 315-319 W. Indiana St.

TAYLOR, Thomas, Jr., lawyer; born Smeth- wick, Eng., Nov. 18. 1859; son Thomas and Jane (Holloway) Taylor; came to U.S. when very young; B.S., Knox Coll., 1882; LL.B., Har- vard Univ., 1885; also studied civil law at Univ. of Berlin and Vienna; married 1891, Florence, daughter of John Thorne Clarkson: children: Thorne Clarkson, Wilberforce. Began practice in Boston, but in 1887 came to Chica- go; master in chancery Circuit Court since 1893. Mem. Chicago Bar Assn. (treas., 1894-7). Republican. Mem. Chicago Hist. Soc. Clubs: University, Chicago Literary, Chicago, Onwent- sia, Harvard Club of Chicago (pres.). Resi- dence: Hubbard Woods, 111. Office: First Nat. Bank Bldg.

*TAYLOR, William A., journalist; see Vol. 1905.

TAYLOR, William Annan, lawyer; born on farm near Tallula. Menard Co., Ill., Dec. 31, 1870; son John Lawrence and Mary Elizabeth (Ayers) Taylor; parents removed to Johnson Co., Neb., 1878, and to Nodaway Co., Mo., 18$2; ed. pub. schools in Ill., Neb., and Mo., and at Teachers' Normal School in Mo .: admitted to Mo. bar. 1892; came to Chicago, Feb. 20. 1893. continued studies and took post-grad. course in Chicago Coll. of Law. 1893-4. receiving LL.B .: married Chicago. Aug. 1, 1900, Ella Louise Pal- mer; children: William Palmer. Louise. Law- rence M. and Elizabeth. Admitted to Ill. bar. Mar. 1894. Mem. Chicago Bar Assn. Republic- an. Presbyterian. Club: City. Residence: 9516 S. Winchester Av. Office: The Rookery.

TAYLOR, William Dana, engr .: born Mont- gomery, Ala .. Jan. 22. 1859; son William Thom- as and Mary (Hubbard) Taylor: B.E ... Ala. Poly. Inst., 1881. C.E ... 1885: grad. student in mathematics, Johns Hopkins: summer work. Cornell Univ .. 1894. Univ. of Chicago. 1896: married Annie L. Macintyre. of LeGrand, Ala .. Feb. 1887. Civil engr. on Mexican Central R.R .. 1882-3; taught in acads, at Eclectic and Ever- green, Ala., 1883-4 and 1885-6; chief engr. rys. in Ala., 1886-91; prof. engring., La. State Univ .. 1891-8; apptd. hy President Mckinley. July 1898. capt. 3d U.S.V. engrs. ; became chief engr. St. Louis, Peoria & Northern R.R., Nov. 1898, and in 1902, chief engr. Knoxville, LaFollette & Jellico R.R., of Louisville & Nashville Sys- tem; prof. ry. engring .. Univ. of Wis .. 1901-6: expert engr. to Wis. State Bd. of Assessment. 1903-6: chief engr. C.&A.R.R., since Feb. 1. 1906, Toledo. St. Louis & Western Ry .. since Oct. 1907, Minneapolis & St. Louis, and Ia, Con- tral rys .. since Oct. 1909. Mom. Am. Soc. C.E .. Western Soc. Engrs., Soc. Promotion Engring

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Edn., Am. Ry. Engring. and Maintenance of M. (Mrs. Thomas R. Fleming), Tessie. (Mrs. Way Assn., Engineers' Club, Chicago. Presby- terian. Republican. Address: 927 Railway Ex- change.

TEALL, Edward Mckinstry, fire insurance; deceased; see Vol. 1905.

TEEPLE, Frank Walker, pianos; born Cham- paign, Ill .; ed. pub. schools. Sec. and treas. Price & Teeple Piano Co. Republican. Clubs: Union League, Chicago Athletic, Glen View, Exmoor, South Shore Country. Residence: 804 Tower Ct. Office: 205 S. Wabash Av.

TEGTMEYER, Charles William, box mfr .; born Chicago, Dec. 15, 1866; son Christopher and Christina (Meyerding) Tegtmeyer; ed. pub. schools and business coll .; married Chicago, Apr. 21, 1897, Henrietta Nachtway; children: Mildred, Henrietta, Charlotte. At age of 15 en- tered business (established by father in 1872) in mfr. of packing boxes; on death of father, 1886, the business was incorporated as the Tegtmeyer Lumber & Box Co., of which was sec. until 1893, when the company was dis- solved and he became sole owner. Mem. Build- ers' and Traders' Exchange. Club: Illinois Ath- letic. Republican. Mem. Royal Arcanum. Res- idence: 5955 Washington Boul. Office: 1800 S. Canal St.

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The book of Chicagoans, a biographical dictionary of leading living men of the city of Chicago, 1911, Part 197

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