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TEGTMEYER, William O .; 1862-1910; see Vol. 1905.
TEICH, Max L., treas. Internat. Hotel Co., operating the Kaiserhof Hotel; born Greiz, Germany, Feb. 21, 1873; son Christian and Elisa Teich; ed. pub. schools and at university school in Dresden, also business colls. in Dres- den and Chicago; married Chicago, 1896, Sophie Roessler; children: Fritz, Ella. After leaving school was engaged as a bookkeeper in Dres- den, Berlin and Hamburg; came to Chicago, direct from Germany, in 1892, and was asst. mgr. of the Bismarck Hotel 11 years; since 1902 mgr. of the Kaiserhof Hotel and Restau- rant, 324 S. Clark St .; also treas. and sec. Teich & Co .; dir. Congress Hotel Co., and mng. dir. holding a large block of stock. Mem. Lessing Lodge A.F.&A.M., Lincoln Park Chapter. Clubs: Germania, Swan Lake. Recreations: fishing, hunting, "hiking." Residence: 2725 Pine Grove Av. Office: 324 S. Clark St.
TEMPLE, Arthur, asst. auditor passenger traffic C.,R.I.&P.Ry.Co .; born Rutland, Vt., Nov. 28, 1847; son Charles and Margarette Foulk (Low) Temple; ed. pub. schools of Rut- land, Vt., and Mineral Point, Wis .; married Chicago, June 1, 1875, Nellie A. Quiner; chil- dren: Charles Edwin, Robert Allyn, Jessie Emilie. Began as clerk in postoffice at Mineral Point, Wis., 1862-3; clerk grocery store, Min- eral Point, 1863-4; clerk U.S. Pension Office, Madison, Wis., 1865; clerk grocery store, Min- eral Point, 1865-7; clerk local office Mineral Point R.R. (C.,M.&St.P.Ry.), Mineral Point, 1867-70; clerk U.S. Pension Office, Madison, 1870-3; clerk gen. supt.'s office and general ticket dept., C.,R.I.&P.Ry., Chicago, 1873-8; chief clerk general ticket dept., 1879-80; ticket auditor, 1880-1902; since 1902 asst. auditor passenger traffic, C., R.I.&P.Ry. Republican. Residence: 2419 Orchard St. Office: LaSalle St. Station.
TEMPLE, Morris D., pres. Temple Pump Co .; born Philadelphia, Sept. 10, 1837; son John F. and Cornelia (Morris) Temple; ed. pub. and private schools, Chicago, and at Knox Coll .; taught school in Tenn., 1859-61; returned to Chicago; enlisted as private in 19th Ill. Vol. Inf .; promoted to 2d lieut. Co. G, and apptd. adj. of regt .; afterward acting asst. adjt. gen. of 29th brigade, 14th Corps, Army of the Cum- berland; when Co. G was withdrawn from the 19th Ill. Regt. and organized as Bridges Bat- tery, Ill. Light Arty., was promoted to junior 1st lieut. of artillery, and later to senior 1st lieut .; married Nashville, Tenn., June 1862, Cornelia Morris Nicholas; children: Cornelia
James P. Burling), John Frederich (deceased), Theodore Alexander (deceased). In 1867 en- tered the business established by father in 1854; became sec. and treas. of the Temple Pump Co., on its incorporation, 1882, and since death of father in 1895 has been pres. Re- publican. Mem. U.S. Grant Post No. 28 G.A.R. Recreation: travel. Office: 418 W. 15th Pl.
TEMPLETON, Herbert, printer; born Chica- go, Dec. 14, 1869; son William Thomas and Ag- nes T. (Clappterton) Templeton; ed. Chicago pub. schs., and business coll .; married Kate Padelford, of Maywood, Ill., Jan. 30, 1892; 2 children: Doris Agnes and Elizabeth Grace. Began as salesman for J. W. Butler Paper Co., 1887-1902; with Binner Wells Co. since 1902 (now vice-pres.). Republican. Presbyterian. Clubs: Chicago Athletic, Riverside Golf. Rec- reations: golf, fishing. Residence: Oak Park, Ill. Office: 1006 Michigan Av.
TEMPLETON, William, lumber; born Glas- gow, Scotland, Nov. 2, 1854; son William T. and Annie (Newlands) Templeton; family came to U.S., 1866; ed. Chicago pub. schools; mar- ried Fanny Cleary, of Chicago, May 24, 1881; 5 children: Frank, Stuart, William, Fanny and Mary. Began as clerk for Board of Trade firm, 1868; in freight dept., P.,F.W.&C.Ry., 1869- 74; identified with lumber interests since 1874, first with Thompson Bros. & Lowe and later with Kelley, Lowe & Co., and their successor Perley Lowe & Co., becoming a mem. latter firm in 1888; also pres. Peshtigo Lumber Co .; sec. Miss. Lumber Co. Republican. Methodist. Clubs: Union League, Chicago Yacht, West- ward Ho. Recreation: golf. Residence: 6641 Washington Boul., Oak Park, Ill. Office: 1603 Railway Exchange.
TENINGA, Herman, real estate; born in Hol- land, Apr. 19, 1867; son Arjen H. and Renskje (Metzlar) Teninga; ed. in Holland; married Knelske Aalfs, of Bedum, Holland, May 8, 1891; 6 children: Renzina H., Cornelius, Arthur, Al- fred John, Tonnetta, John Albert. Taught school in Holland, 1886-92; came to America, 1892; clerk in office of J. H. Van Vlissingen & Bros., 1892-6; mem. Teninga Bros. & Son since Jan. 1, 1896; also dir. Roseland State Savings Bank. Pres. South End Business Men's Assn., 1908, 1909 (now dir.); mem. Chicago Plan Commn. Republican. Trustee and deacon Beth- any Reformed Church of Roseland. Residence: 311 E. 113th St. Office: 11227 S. Michigan Av.
TENNANT, William Gray, pres. Tennant Mo- tor Limited; born Glasgow, Scotland, Jan. 3, 1877; son Robert Gray and Mary M. (Gardner) Tennant; came to U.S. with parents, May 1885; ed. pub. schools, Chicago, and Evanston; un- married. Learned trade of hog, beef and sheep packing, 1893; insurance broker, 1899-1904; in sales dept. Winton Motor Carriage Co., 1904-5; western mgr. Mercedes Import Co., 1905-6; vice-pres. and dir. Northern Motor Car Co., 1906-8; pres. and dir. Tennant Motor Limited, selling the Peerless and Marmon motor cars, since 1908; also mem. firm of Robert G. Ten- nant & Son. Independent Republican. Presby- terian. Mem. Chicago Assn. of Commerce. Clubs: Chicago Athletic, Chicago Automobile, South Shore Country, Chicago Motor, St. An- drew's Soc. Recreations: music, outdoor sports. Residence: 6131 Winthrop Av. Office: 2500 Michigan Av.
TENNEY, Alonzo C., physician; born Plano, Ill., Aug. 13, 1873; son Nason M. and Mary Elizabeth (Tolman) Tenney; prep. edn., high school; also taught pub. school for 2 years; M.D., Hahnemann Med. Coll., Chicago, 1895; special courses at Chicago Clinical School, Chicago School of Electro-Therapeutics, Chi- cago Univ. and Cornell Coll .; married Elona L. West, of Beloit, Wis., July 5, 1896; 1 child: Phylis E. (born Feb. 1, 1900); married 2d, Honore Conley, of St. Louis, Mo., Feb. 28, 1906. Engaged in gen. practice of medicine since
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1895, specialty diagnosis and internal medi- cine; adjunct prof. pathology and bacteriology, Hahnemann Med. Coll., since 1906; mem. staff Hahnemann Hosp. Sec. Homœ. Med. Assn. of Ill .; mem. Am. Inst. of Homeopathy, Chicago Homo. Med. Soc., Clinical Soc. of Hahnemann Med. Coll. Recreations: travel, hunting. Resi- dence: 6548 Lafayette Av. Office: 1451, 122 S. Michigan Boul.
TENNEY, Horace Kent, lawyer; born Port- age, Wis., Sept. 11, 1859; son Henry W. and Hannah (Cadle) Tenney; ed. Univ. of Vt .; LL.B., Univ. of Wis., 1881; married Eleanor Favill, of Madison, Wis., Nov. 25, 1887; 3 chil- dren: Elizabeth, Henry, Horace K., Jr. In prac- tice at Chicago since 1881; mem. law firm of Tenney, Coffeen, Harding & Sherman; lecturer on practice, John Marshall Law Sch .; prof. law, Univ. of Chicago, since 1903. Mem. Chi- cago, Ill. State and Am. Bar assns. Republican. Clubs: Union League, University, Chicago Lit- erary, Law. Residence: Winnetka, Il1. Office: Home Insurance Bldg.
TENNEY, Lewis S., dentist; born Aurora, Ill., Nov. 22, 1866; son S. A. and Mary S. (Cleve- land) Tenney; ed. Jennings Sem., Aurora, Ill., and Northwestern Univ. Acad., Evanston, Ill .; grad. Chicago Coll. of Dental Surgery, D.D.S., 1890; married Chicago, Dec. 30, 1903, Laura L. Cosgrave; 2 sons: Robert Lewis, Harold Min- ard. Engaged in practice of dentistry in Chi- cago since 1890. Mem. Ill. State Dental Soc., Odontological Soc., Chicago Dental Soc. Lec- turer on operative dentistry in Chicago Coll. of Dental Surgery. Republican. Episcopalian. Club: Oak Park. Mason (Past Commander Chevalier Bayard Commandery, Past Master Home Lodge, Past High Priest Chicago Chap- ter; Shriner). Office: 32 N. State St.
*TENNEY, William Lawrence, clergyman; See Vol. 1905.
TERBELL, Joseph B., vice-pres. Am. Brake Shoe & Foundry Co .; born Corning, N.Y., Feb. 12, 1863; son William Douglas and Celina (Rob- inson) Terbell; ed. Hamilton Coll., class of 1883; married Gladys Green, of Cedar Rapids, Ia., Apr. 27, 1903; children: Joseph B., Jr., and Thomas Green. Began in employ of Fall Brook Ry. at Corning, N.Y., 1883-95; treas. and dir. Corning Iron Works, 1895-1902, when co. was merged with Am. Brake Shoe & Foundry Co., of which has since been vice-pres. and dir. (residence at New York City, 1902-4, and Chi- cago since 1904); also pres. and dir. Am. Shop Equipment Co .; vice-pres. and dir. Edgar Allen Am. Manganese Steel Co .; dir. Am. Arch Co. Clubs: Chicago, Union League, Mid-Day, Chica- go Golf, Onwentsia, Glen View, Exmoor, South Shore Country. Recreations: golf, motoring. Summer Residence: Highland Park, Ill. Office: 332 S. Michigan Av.
TERRIERE, David Edward, banker; born at Huntington, Suffolk Co., L.I., N.Y., Mar. 26, 1838; son Daniel and Ruth Amanda (Long) Terriere; ed. pub. schools of Williamsburgh, N. Y., until 12 years of age, then country school in Berrien Co., Mich., until 16 years old; mar- ried Niles, Mich., Jan. 27, 1861, Ann Eliza Corell; children: Charles Corell (deceased), George (deceased), Harry Ward, Charlotte, Harriette Edna. Lived on farm in Berrien Co., Mich., from age of 12 to 20 years; clerk for Torriere & Perrott, country storc, Buchanan, Mich., 1857-63; deputy co. clerk, Berrien Co., 1863-4; bookkeeper for Du Quoin and Union Coal Mining cos., and bill clerk I.C.R.R.Co., at Du Quoin, Ill., 1864-8; came to Chicago, Sept. 1868; bookkeeper about 9 years, and co. store keeper about 7 years, for Union Stock Yard and Transit Co .; in hay, grain and feed busi- ness, in firm of Beckwith & Terrierc, 1884-5: cashier of Englewood Bank many years from May 1, 1886, now retired. Residence: 6930 Yale Avenuc.
TERRY, Benjamin Stites, univ. prof .; born St. Paul, Apr. 9, 1857; son John Carlos and Emily (Wakefield) Terry; A.B., Colgate Univ., 1878, A.M., 1881; Ph.D., Univ. of Freiburg, 1892; (LL.D., Colgate, 1903); div. studies, Ham- ilton Theol. Sem., 1878-9, 1880-1, Rochester Theol. Sem., 1879-80; married Mary, daughter Rev. George C. Baldwin, of Troy, N.Y., June 1, 1881. Ordained Bapt. ministry, Aug. 31, 1881; pastor Perry, N.Y., 1881-3, Fairport, N.Y., 1883-5; prof. history, Colgate Univ., 1885-92; student Freiburg and Göttingen, 1891-2; prof. English history, Univ. of Chicago, since 1892. Hon. mem. Oneida Hist. Soc .; mem. Am. Hist. Assn., Deutsche Amerikanische Historische Gesellschaft von Illinois, Nat. Geog. Soc., Am. Forestry Assn. Author of several books, for titles see Who's Who in America. Residence: 6042 Ingleside Av.
TERRY, Milton Spenser, theologian; born Coeymans, N.Y., Feb. 22, 1840; son John and Elisabeth (McLowen) Terry; ed. Charlotteville Sem., Troy Univ., and Yale Div. Sch .; (hon. A.M., Wesleyan, Conn., 1870, D.D, 1880; LL.D., Northwestern, 1895); married Frances O. Atch- inson, of Hamden, N.Y., May 15, 1864. Or- dained M.E. ministry, 1864; pastor chs. in N.Y., 1863-84; prof. Christian doctrine, Garrett Bibl. Inst. (Northwestern Univ.), since 1885. Mem. Am. Oriental Soc., Victoria Inst. (London), Soc. Biblical Lit. and Exegesis. Author of a number of books, for titles see Who's Who in America. Residence: 1812 Hinman Av., Evanston, Il1.
TERWILLIGER, Edwin, Jr., lawyer; born Mason, Ingham Co., Mich., Sept. 21, 1872; son Edwin and Zipora Jane (Sherwood) Terwilli- ger; grad. Lansing (Mich.) High School, 1892; LL.B., Univ. of Mich., 1896. Began as bank clerk in Lansing, Mich., 1892; came to Chicago, 1896, and entered law office of ex-Gov. John M. Hamilton as asst .; began law practice, 1896; now mem. firm of Pringle, Northup & Terwilli- ger. Republican. Mason. Club: Hamilton. Rec- reation: painting in oil colors. Residence: 3535 Ellis Av. Office: 108 S. LaSalle St.
TEST, Frederick Cleveland, surgeon; born at Richmond, Ind., June 14, 1869; son Dr. Erastus and Mary (Taylor) Test; ed. Raisin Valley Sem., Adrian, Mich., 1876-S1, Central Acad., Plainfield, Ind., 1881-3, Richmond (Ind.) Nor- mal School, 1883-4; Earlham Coll., 1884-6; A.B., Ind. Univ., 1889, A.M., 1894: M.D., Georgetown Univ., Washington, D.C., 1895; New York Post- Grad. Med. School, 1896-7; married Dundee, Ill .. Sept. 22, 1896, Annabel Cleveland; 3 children: Mary Ella, Frederick Cleveland, II. John Ed- mund. Instr. in zoology, Purdue Univ., 1889- 90; asst. curator, dept. of reptiles, U.S. Muse- um, Washington, D.C., 1890-4; editor Horticul- ture and Entomology, U.S. Dept. of Agricul- ture, 1894-6; asst. to Dr. A. M. Phelps, New York City, 1896-7; instr. orthopedic surgery, Northwestern Univ. Med. School and North- western Univ. Woman's Med. Coll., 1897-1901: acting asst. surgeon, Home for Crippled Chil- dren, 1901; prof. of orthopedic surgery, Dear- born Med. Coll., attending orthopedic surgeon. Samaritan Hosp., 1903-7; now instr. orthopedic surgery, Northwestern Univ. Med. School, and prof. orthopedic surgery, Practitioners Coll .: consulting surgeon St. Mary's Home for Chil- dren. Mem. Chicago Med. Soc., Chicago Ortho- pedic Soc., A.M.A., Am. Ornithologists' Union, Am. Assn. of Economic Entomologists, Chicago Alumni Assn, of Ind. Univ. Republican. Mem. Soc. of Friends and Modern Woodmen of Amer- ica. Residence: 4620 Greenwood Av. Office: Co- lumbus Memorial Bldg.
TETER, Lucius, pres. Chicago Savings Bank & Trust Co .: born Bowling Green. Ind., Sopt. 23, 1873; son Hiram and Frances (Ringo) To- ter; ed. Ind. grammar and high schools; mar- ried Clara Hahn Lodor, of Phila., Oct. 23, 1900: 2 children: Elizabeth L. and Charles I. Began with Continental Nat. Bank, 1892; later with Am. Trust & Savings Bank; assisted in organ-
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izing the Chicago Savings Bank & Trust Co., 1902, of which was successively cashier, vice- pres., and, since Jan. 1908, pres .; dir. United Coal Mining Co. Pres. Savings Section Am. Bankers' Assn., 1907. Pres. Infant Welfare Soc. of Chicago; dir. Sane Fourth Assn. Re- publican. Congregationalist. Mason. Clubs: Chicago Athletic, Union League, Hamilton, Quadrangle, Bankers', Congregational. Recre- ations: camping, fishing, golf. Residence: 5637 Woodlawn Av. Office: Chicago Savings Bank.
TEUFEL, Herman J., jeweler; see Vol. 1905. *THATCHER, Oliver Joseph, univ. prof .; moved to Wilmington, O .; see Vol. 1905.
THAYER, Clarence Holmes, grain; born Buf- falo, N.Y., Feb. 11, 1859; son Clarence C. and Sue Frances (Greenleaf) Thayer; grad. Har- vard Coll., 1883, Harvard Law School, 1886; married Evanston, Ill., Oct. 11, 1899, Rose Bea- son; children: Beatrice Greenleaf, Natalie Bea- son, Rose Clarice. Entered grain commn. bus- iness at New Orleans, La., 1887; extended busi- ness to Kansas City, 1890, Chicago, 1894. First started business in firm of Le Duc & Thayer; bought interest of Alphonse Le Duc, 1891; in 1894 took interest in W. R. Mumford Co. (in- corporated 1899), of which was sec., treas. and gen. mgr. until 1906; business was then suc- ceeded by present firm of C. H. Thayer & Co., receivers and shippers of grain. Mem. Chicago Board of Trade. Episcopalian. Mason (32°, K. T., Shriner; mem. Knights of the Red Cross of Constantine). Clubs: Ill. Athletic, Evanston, Glen View Golf. Recreations: golf, horseback riding, hunting. Residence: Highland Park, Ill. Office: 304 Sherman St.
THEARLE, Harry Bishop, vice-pres. and gen. mgr. Pain Pyrotechnic Co .; born Darlington, Wis., June 8, 1858; son Frederick George and Angelica (Gear) Thearle; ed. Chicago public schools, prep. school, old Chicago Univ., Cook Co. Normal School and Englewood High School; married Englewood (Chicago), Oct. 24, 1881, Nellie J. Smith; 1 daughter: Margaret. Began as office boy, and then in charge of the supply dept. in the Chicago office of the German-Am. Ins. Co., 1875-9; bookkeeper and cashier in Chi- cago office of Am. Baptist Publication Soc., 1879-85; beginning in 1886 with Pain Pyrotech- nic Co., as agt., then becoming western mgr. in Chicago, and now vice-pres. and gen. mgr. Also since 1896 of firm of Thearle & Hanaford, agts. for lectures on liquid air, radium, etc. Now resides in New York about two-thirds of time, but is still mgr. of Chicago Pain house. Re- publican. Mason (32°, K.T., Shriner). Clubs: Chicago Athletic, Ill. Athletic, South Shore Country; also Friars, and Green Room (New York). Office: 1320 S. Wabash Av.
THEURER, Joseph, brewer; born Philadel- phia, May 24, 1852; son Christian Theurer; ed. Phila. pub. schools; came to Chicago, 1869; married 1880, Emma, daughter Peter Schoen- hofen; children: Marie E. (Mrs. Richard Os- tenrieder), Peter S., Margaret E., Joseph G. Apprenticed to Adam Baierle and K. G. Schmidt to learn brewing, 1869-71; worked at John A. Hook's brewery several weeks before the fire; returned east and remained a year in Phila .; returned to Chicago, fall of 1872; apprenticed in Bartholomae & Leicht Brewery, 1872-4; worked in malt house of F. Wacker and Co., 1874-5; in Philadelphia for 5 years; returned to Chicago, 1880, becoming vice-pres. and supt. of the Peter Schoenhofen Brewing Co., and since death of Peter Schoenhofen, 1893, pres. of the co. Mem. and has been pres. United Brewers' Assn. Clubs: Chicago Athletic, Ger- mania, Union League, Chicago Automobile, South Shore Country. Recreations: travel, mo- toring. Residence: 414 Diversey Parkway. Of- fice: 526 W. 18th St.
schools and U.S. Brewing Acad .; married Ilma Carolyn Pfister, of Chicago, May 16, 1910. With The Peter Schoenhofen Brewing Co. since Oct. 1, 1901 (sec. and treas. since Oct. 1, 1908). Clubs: Chicago Athletic, Chicago Automobile, lll. Athletic, Glen View Golf, South Shore Country. Recreation: motoring. Residence: Lessing Annex, 559 Surf St. Office: 526 W. 18th Street.
THEXTON, Louis, surgeon; born Ontario, Can., Aug. 2, 1865; son Richard and Elizabeth (Garnett) Thexton; grad. of Ontario High School, 1886, and received teachers' degree same year; grad. Rush Med. Coll., M.D., 1891; prosector Rush Med. Coll., 1890-1; married Au- rora, Ill., 1899, Elizabeth Reed Higgins; 2 chil- dren: Arthur, Elizabeth Mason. In practice of medicine since 1891; at Aurora, Ill., until 1898; since then at Chicago. Was supt. of Aurora City Hosp., 1891-8; surgeon and supt. of the Monroe St. Hosp., 1898-1900; chief surgeon Park Av. Hosp. since 1901; prof. surgery, Jen- ner Med. Coll., 1900-4. Mem. Chicago Med. Soc., A.M.A. Republican. Methodist. Residence: 48 N. Sacramento Boul. Office: 1940 Park Av.
THIELE, Aloysius John, priest; born Thue- len, Province of Westphalia, Prussia, Oct. 14, 1847; son Emil and Theresia (Wiepen) Thiele; studied at the Coll., at Neuss, Univ. of Bonn, and St. Francis Sem., Milwaukee; came to America, Oct. 1868. Ordained Catholic priest, Dec. 17, 1870; pastor Sacred Heart Ch., Ster- ling, Ill., 1870-2, St. Peter's Ch., Niles Center, Ill., 1872-9, St. Henry's Ch., Chicago, 1879-84, St. Aloysius Parish, Chicago, Ill. (which he founded), since 1884; apptd. vicar-gen. Arch- diocese of Chicago, Dec. 1909. Residence: 2342 Le Moyne St.
THIFFAULT, Alphonse Eziral, metals; born Rutland, Vt., Nov. 6, 1877; son Joseph and Mary (LaCrosse) Thiffault; ed. pub. schools of Rut- land, Vt .; married Emma Drolet, of Chicago, Apr. 28, 1903. Since 11 years of age connected with houses in the tin plate and sheet metals trade. Formerly with Daniel G. Trench & Co., Chicago, Am. Sheet and Tin Plate Co., and John McVoy & Co .; vice-pres. and sec. Wright- Thiffault Co., roofing tins, metals, etc., Jan. 1, 1904-Feb. 18, 1909; assisted in organizing, in 1909, The Sheet Metal Mfg. Co., of which he has since been pres. Recreation: outdoor sports. Residence: 1945 N. California Av. Of- fice: 2440 W. Lake St.
THIN, Robert, grain commn. merchant; born Liverpool, Eng., Nov. 20, 1858; son Robert and Isabella (Clouston) Thin; ed. private school in Liverpool; married Canada, Oct. 13, 1886, Eliz- abeth O. Broughton; 1 daughter: Margery Clouston. Came to Chicago, 1882, and with A. Stanford White established the business of A. S. White & Co., grain commn. merchants and mems. of the Board of Trade. Episcopalian. Residence: 4621 Woodlawn Av. Office: 160 W. Jackson Boul.
THOMAN, Leroy Delano, lawyer; deceased; see Vol. 1905.
THOMAS, Ambrose L .; deceased; see Vol. 1905.
THOMAS, Benjamin, ry. official; see Vol. 1905.
THOMAS, Frederick A., commn. merchant; now deceased; see Vol. 1905.
THOMAS, Henry Bascom, physician; born Elk Co., Va., Aug. 15, 1875; son Thaddeus Peter and Sarah (Price) Thomas; B.S., Univ. of Chi- cago, 1899; M.D., Northwestern Univ. Med. School, 1903; married Louise Downing Wen- dell, of Chicago, 1905. Prof. hygiene since 1897, and med. advisor since 1903, Armour Inst. of Technology; instr. orthopedic surgery, North- western Univ. Med. School; mem. attending staff Home for Destitute Crippled Children, and Provident, St. Luke's, Wesley and Cook Co.
THEURER, Peter Schoenhofen, brewer; born Chicago, Nov. 7, 1882; son Joseph and Emma (Schoenhofen) Theurer; ed. Chicago public hosps. Mem. Kappa Sigma and Phi Rho Sigma,
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Chicago Med. Soc., Ill. State Med. Soc., A.M.A., Chicago Orthopedic Soc. Club: University. Res- idence: 6530 Lexington Av. Office: 1003, 31 N. State St.
THOMAS, Hiram Washington, clergyman; deceased; see Vol. 1905.
THOMAS, Homer Merrick, physician; born Marshall, Ia., June 21, 1858; son Rev. Dr. Hi- ram W. and Emeline C. (Merrick) Thomas (both now deceased); ed. pub. schools of Ia., old Chicago Univ. and Lombard Univ .; Rush Med. Coll., M.D., 1882; married Chicago, 1884, Alice C. Ingals (now deceased) ; children: Laura M. (Mrs. Roswell B. Suezey), Merrick (de- ceased), Lester. Engaged in practice of medi- cine in Chicago since 1882. On med. staff of the Chicago Hosp .; mem. of the staff Cook Co. Hosp., Mary Thompson Hosp., and Crippled Children's Home; consulting physician to Alma Sanitarium and Pennoyer Sanitarium. Apptd. 1st. It. U.S.A. Med. Reserve Corps, Feb. 1911. Mem. editorial board Chicago Medical Recorder. Mem. Chicago Med. Soc., Chicago Acad. of Med- icine, A.M.A., Chicago Pathological Soc., Ill. State Soc. for the Prevention of Tuberculosis. Republican. Mem. Central Church. Clubs: Chi- cago Athletic, Illinois (ex-pres.), Hinsdale Golf. Recreations: golf, motoring, hunting, travel. Residence: Chicago Athletic Club. Office: Mar- shall Field Bldg.
THOMAS, John Armstrong, wholesale men's furnishing goods; born Quebec, Can., Feb. 27, 1838; son Richard and Catherine (Armstrong) Thomas; ed. pub. schools, New York City; mar- ried Chicago, Feb. 10, 1891, Sarah W. Howe; 1 daughter: Ada E. (Mrs. F. D. Hyde.) Clerk for Elizur Hall, men's furnishing goods, New York, 1861-4; mem. firm of Hall & Thomas, 1864-7; came to Chicago, 1867, and established business, admitting Hiram H. Lazear, under name of Thomas & Lazear, 1869; in 1871, Will- iam Hayden was admitted, the firm becoming Thomas, Lazear & Hayden, until Mr. Lazear's death, when it changed to Thomas & Hayden; in 1909 the corpn. of Thomas & Hayden Mfg. Co. (of which is vice-pres. and treas.) was formed. Republican. Mem. Chicago Assn. of Commerce, Ill. Mfrs.' Assn., Credit Men's Assn. Mason. Trustee and deacon South Congrega- tional Church. Club: Kymre. Recreations: books, pictures and culture of flowers. Resi- dence: 3804 Forest Av. Office: 228 S. Market Street.
THOMAS, John S. Ladd, clergyman; born in South Wales, May 1, 1875; son Thomas and Jane (Ladd) Thomas; ed. pub. and private schools and Univ. Coll., London; came to Amer- ica, Aug. 1897; grad. Garrett Bibl. Inst., 1903; married Catharine Firman, of London, Eng., July 1, 1897; 5 children: Howard Wesley, Lau- ra Mildred, Katharyn Gwendolyn, Kenneth Ar- nold and Stuart Austin. Ordained M.E. min- istry, Oct. 1902; pastor St. John's Church, Chi- cago, 1902-6, Centenary Church, 1906-9, Austin Church, since Oct. 1909. Recreations: antique collecting, horticulture. Residence: 641 N. Cen- tral Av. (Austin).
THOMAS, Judson Benjamin, clergyman: born Edwardsburg, Mich., Aug. 12, 1854; son Evan John and Charlotte (Spinning) Thomas; ed. Ill. State Normal School, and Shurtleff Coll .; A.B., Brown Univ., 1876, A.M., 1879; student Newton Theol. Institution. 1876-7; B.D., Bap- tist Union Theol. Sem. (Univ. of Chicago). 1880; (D.D., Shurtleff Coll., 1898); married Laura Bass, of Topeka, Kan., June 5, 1895. Or- dained Baptist ministry. Sept. 30, 1880; pastor First Church, Dubuque, Iowa, 1880-9, First Church, Topeka, Kan., 1889-95; distriet sec. Am. Baptist Home Missionary Soc., Chicago, 1895- 1909; pastor Austin Church, Chicago, since 1909. Editor The Baptist Visitor, 1887-94. Dir. Baptist Exec. Council: trustee Divinity School of Univ. of Chicago. Address: 600 N. Pine Av. ( Austin).
THOMAS, Morris St. Palais, lawyer; born Chicago, Feb. 27, 1862; son Benjamin Morris and May E. (Roberts) Thomas; ed. private schools, Chicago and Baltimore; read law in Chicago; married Sallie C. Meysenburg, of Chi- cago, Apr. 27, 1892; 2 sons: Benjamin Morris and Carr M. Admitted to Ill. bar, 1883. Demo- crat. Catholic. Clubs: University, City. Recre- ation: golf. Residence: 745 Lincoln Parkway. Office: 35 N. Dearborn St.
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