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TUTTLE, Emerson B., lawyer and real es- tate agent: born Chicago, Nov. 26. 1860; son Nelson and Charlotte L. (Emerson) Tuttle; ed. private schools of Chicago, and Yale Univ .; studied law in offices of Isham & Lincoln, Chi- cago; admitted to bar, 1884. Clubs: Chicago, University, Onwentsia, Saddle and Cycle, Com- mercial. Residence: University Club. Office: Marquette Bldg.
TUTTLE, Henry Nelson, lawyer; born 153 Michigan Av., Chicago, Nov. 17. 1858; son Nel- son (came to Chicago, 1837) and Charlotte Louise (Emerson) Tuttle; ed. Chicago Acad., Palmer's Acad., Chicago, Greylock Inst., S. Williamstown, Mass., and Yale Coll. (A.B.), 1881; studied law; married Chicago, Nov. 8, 1888, Fannie, daughter of John V. Farwell: children: Henry Emerson, Arthur Farwell, Grace Emeret. Admitted to Ill. bar, 1883; prac- ticed alone, 1883-7; of law firm Marston, Augur & Tuttle, 1887-1901, Marston & Tuttle since 1901. Republican. Presbyterian. Clubs: Chi- cago, University, Onwentsia. Residence: Lake Forest, Ill. Office: Tacoma Bldg.
*TUTTLE, William Pierce, grain broker; see Vol. 1905.
*TWEEDY, Osborne Smith, rubber goods; see Vol. 1905.
TWISS, Richard Bentley, lawyer; born Cam- bridge, Washington Co., N.Y., Dec. 23. 1843: son John Russell and Ann (Bentley) Twiss; re- moved with parents to Ohio, 1849, and to Clin- ton Co., Ia., 1854; ed. pub. schools and business coll .; taught penmanship and bookkeeping in business coll. until 1868; student in prep. and collegiate depts. of old Chicago Univ., A.B .. 1875, delivering the class oration; grad. Union Coll. of Law, 1877; married Belvidere. Ill .. 1895, Eleanor May Harmon. Admitted to Il1. bar, 1877. Trustee First Baptist Church, Chi- cago. Mem. Psi Upsilon. Residence: 506 33d Pl. Office: 25 N. Dearborn St.
TYE, John James, hides, wool, tallow; born W. Chicago (then Turner Junction), Ill .. Jan. 21, 1861; son John and Esther (Gallagher) Tye; ed. West Chicago High School and business coll .; married Clinton, Ia .. Aug. 15, 1894. Katie Farrell; children: Frank E .. Willie L., Paul F., Allen J. Began as office boy for Bolles & Rog- ers, later becoming clerk, and bookkeeper until 1890, when was admitted to partnership in the firm. Republican. Catholic. Mem. School Board of West Chicago. Residence: West Chicago, Ill. Office: 129 W. Kinzie St.
TUTHILL, Richard Stanley, judge; born Ver- gennes, Jackson Co., Ill., Nov. 10, 1841; son Daniel Braley and Sally (Strong) Tuthill; A.B., Middlebury (Vt.) Coll., 1863, A.M., 1868; (LL. TYLER, Albert Smith, glass; born Chicago, Mar. 4, 1846; son Orson and Amelia (Farrant) Tyler; attended private school in Chicago; went to Milwaukee, attending pub, schools and finishing at a private acad. at 16 years of age: married Chicago, Oct. 5. 1876. Addie L. Spring: 1 daughter: Irna Clayton. In 1862 entered em- ploy of the C.,M.&St.P.R.R.Co., general freight dept .. at Milwaukee; returned to Chicago, 1866, and was in employ of J. W. Doane & Co. wholesale grocers, until 1872, when entered employ of P. C. Hanford & Co., paints and oils; then cashier of George F. Kimball & Co. ghiss dealers, 1879-87; in 1887. with Louis A. Hip- pach, established firm of Tyler & Hippach. plate and window glass, which was later incor- porated as Tyler & Hippach Co., of which is pres .; also treas, Federal Plate Glass Co, 0t- tawa, Ill .; dir. Western Glass Co .. Streator, ill Republican. Episcopalian. Recreation: motor- ing. Residence: 5401 East End Av. Office: 166 W. Ohio St. D., Ill. Coll., 1901, St. Ignatius Coll., Chicago, 1898, Middlebury, 1909); entered army, 1863, served as scout attached to command Gen. John A. Logan, later 2d and 1st lt. Battery H, 1st Mich. Light Arty., 3d Div., 17th Army Corps, Army of Tenn., to close of war; re- signed, May 29, 1865; married Jane Frances Smith, of Vergennes, Vt., Aug. 24, 1868 (died 1872); married 2d, Harriet, daughter of Ed- ward McKey, of Janesville, Wis .. Jan. 2, 1877. Admitted to bar, 1866; practiced at Nashville, Tenn., 1866-73; state's atty. Nashville Circuit, 1867-71; located at Chicago, 1873; city atty., 1875-9; U.S. dist. atty., 1884-6; judge Circuit Court of Cook Co. since 1887. Republican. Un- der juvenile court law of 1889 was chosen by brother judges to organize and hold juvenile court, in addition to other duties; held this court for 6 years. This was the original "Ju- venile Court," the fame of which has extended throughout the U.S. and the world. Organized, 1898, and mem. bd. of trustces (State) St. TYLER, Harvey Ainsworth, physician: born Boston. Apr. 30, 1869: son Willian H and Mary Jane ( Frellick) Tyler; grad. West Divi- sion High School, Chicago, 1856; M.D. Rush Med. Coll., 1889; married Chicago, Nov 2º. 1892. Alice E. Rutherford: 1 son: William R. 'Taught gynecology and obstetrics in Rush Med. Coll., 1893-S; prof. gynecology, Chicago Poli- Charles (Ill.) Sch. for Boys; pres. Chicago Law Sch. Clubs: Illinois, Hamilton, Church. One of 306 who in Rep. Nat. Conv. of 1880 voted to the last for Gen. Grant. Mem. (comdr., 1893) Mil. Order Loyal Legion of U.S., G.A.R., Soc. of Army of the Tennessee; pres. Memorial Hall Assn., Chicago; 32° Mason. Episcopalian. Res- idence: 1505 Jackson Boul. Office: Court House, clinic and Hosp .; gynecologist to House of Cor-
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rection. Mem. Chicago Med. Soc., Ill. State Med. Soc., A.M.A. Mason. Republican. Presby- terian. Residence: 1437 Dearborn Av. Office: 108-110 N. State St.
TYRRELL, Albert H., lawyer; born Antiocli, Ill., Aug. 12, 1863; son Lewis and Emily (Gil- more) Tyrrell; ed. pub. schools of Antioch; married Chicago, Mar. 15, 1897, Abbie E. Mar- tin. Studied law in offices of Thomas J. Suth- erland, Henry M. Bacon, and Hynes, English & Dunne, and was admitted to Ill. bar, 1889; since engaged in practice in Chicago; mem. firm of Tyrrell & Fellingham. Jan. 1, 1902-Jan. 1, 190S. Mem. Cook Co. Real Estate Board (chnın. Ways and Means Com.). Mem. Chicago Bar Assn. Democrat. Clubs: Legal, Town and Country, Press. Residence: 1745 W. Monroe St. Office: Hartford Bldg.
TYSON, Russell, real estate; born Shanghai, China, Dec. 1, 1867; son George and Sarah H. (Anthony) Tyson; A.B., Harvard Univ., 1890; married Sarah Merry Bradley, of Brattleboro, Vt., June 17, 1891. Began with Luce & Man- ning, wool commn., Boston, 1890; with Bradley & Storer, real estate, Boston, 1892-3; with Al- dis & Co., Chicago, since 1893, becoming a mem. of firm in 1901; also mem. firm Bradley & Tyson, real estate, Boston; dir. Greater New York Development Co., Brooklyn Development Co., Brooklyn Associates; trustee Western Cit- ies Trustees, Chicago Real Estate Trustees, City Real Estate Trustees. Republican. Uni- tarian. Clubs: Chicago, University, City (Chi- cago), University, Harvard (New York), Union, Exchange (Boston), Essex County Country (Manchester, Mass.). Recreations: hunting and fishing, outdoor sports. Residence: 20 E. Goethe St. Office: 247 Monadnock Blk.
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UHRLAUB, Francis Adolph Edward, bank- er; born Bremen, Germany, Feb. 9, 1851; son Anton Ludolph and Elizabeth Catharine (Lud- eritz) Uhrlaub; ed. business coll. and private schools and tutors in Bremen; married Oco- nomowoc, Wis., Aug. 18, 1896, Louise Rupp (now deceased). Began, Mar. 1, 1866, with G. H. Primavesi & Co., of Bremen, doing business with South America and the West Indies; went to New York, Oct. 1870, and engaged in the West Indian trade; lived in South America and West Indies, mostly in Santo Domingo, repre- senting several German firms, 1871-4; in Oct. 1874, accepted position with Volkart Bros., of Bombay, East Indies, and 1875-9, was mgr. of their Malabar Coast business, with headquar- ters at Cochin. Left India, 1879; lived in Bal- timore until 1884; since then in Chicago. Or- ganized foreign exchange and bond dept. for Chicago Nat. Bank, 1885, and mgr. of that dept. until 1902; since then vice-pres. Central Trust Co. of Ill. Also dir. Rochelle & Southern R.R. Co., Globe Seamless Tube Co., C., M. & Puget Sound Ry., Colonial Land Co., Ill. Timber Co .; pres. Oriental Land & Improvement Co., Enter- prise Land & Improvement Co. Clubs: Ger- mania, Mid-Day, Bankers', South Shore Coun- try. Residence: 2634 Lake View Av. Office: Central Trust Co.
UIHLEIN, Edward Gustav, brewer; born Wertheim-on-the-Main, Baden, Germany, Oct. 19, 1845; son Benedict and Katherine (Krug) Uihlein; grad. Wertheim Gymnasium, 1861; came to U.S., June 1864; married Jan. 1875, Au- gusta Manns, St. Louis, Mo .; children: Edgar, Clara (Mrs. A. O. Trostel, Milwaukee), Olga, (Mrs. Henry Beneke, Chicago), Ella, Melita. Was employed in the grocery business in St. Louis 3 years; mfr. of oils in Chicago, 1867- 71; since Jan. 1, 1872, in charge of the Chicago agency of the Jos. Schlitz Brewing Co., of Mil- waukee, and now vice-pres. of the company. Mem. Chicago and Milwaukee Brewers' Assn .; mem. U.S. Brewers' Assn .; was West Park
Commr. 3 years under Gov. Altgeld. Pres. Chi- cago Horticultural Soc .; pres. German Hosp. Mason (32°). Has a notable collection of trop- ical palms and orchids from all parts of the world, and his collection is considered one of the best in America. Clubs: Germania. Or- pheus, Teutonia, Macnnerchor, German Press. Recreations: gardening and farming. Summer Home: Forest Glenn, on Lake Geneva. Resi- dence: 2041 Ewing Pl. Office: Ohio and N. Un- ion Sts.
ULEN, Henry Charles, Jr., pres. Ulen, Suth- erlin & Co., bankers; born Boone Co., Ind., June 12, 1871; son Henry C. and Katherine (Pinnell) Ulen; ed. graded schools of Lebanon, Ind .; mar- ried Thorntown, Ind., Sept. 1, 1890, Mary M. Dutch. Admitted to Ind. bar, 1894, and prac- ticed law in Boone Co., 1894-1900; moved to In- dianapolis, 1900; organized the American Light & Water Co., of which was pres., 1900-9; or- ganized Ulen, Sutherlin & Co., 1908, bankers and dealers in municipal bonds, and since pres .; moved business to Chicago, Mar. 1909. Demo- crat. Methodist. Mason (32°, Shriner). Clubs: Ill. Athletic, Edgewater Golf; also Kansas City (Kansas City). Recreations: golf, hunting. Res- idence: 4145 Sheridan Rd. Office: First Nat. Bank Bldg.
ULLMANN, Herbert James, insurance; born Racine, Wis., Nov. 9, 1855; son James J. and Rosina (Hovey) Ullmann; ed. Chicago High School; married Vincennes, Ind., Apr. 30, 1885, Clara R. Williams; children: Ralph Williams, James Wilson, Herbert Satterlee. Has been in the fire insurance business since 1875; mem. Bowmar & Ullmann, 1877-85, O. W. Barrett & Co., 1885-94, R. A. Waller & Co., 1894-1901; subsequently successively a mem. of Marsh, Ullmann & Co. and H. J. Ullmann & Co .; not now in active business. Mem. Veteran Corps, 1st Inf., I.N.G., S.A.R. Club: Chicago Athletic. Residence: Oak Park, Ill. Office: 29 S. LaSalle Street.
ULRICH, Bartow Adolphus, lawyer, real es- tate, writer; born Fishkill, N.Y., Feb. 12. 1840; son Augustus Louis and Henrietta (daughter of Justus Johann VonReisenkampff, formerly collector of port, Raval, Russia) Ulrich; grand- son of Prof. J. A. H. Ulrich, of Univ. of Jena; went to Germany, 1858; studied under private tutors and attended lectures at Univ. of Hei- delberg nearly 2 years; also studied at Win- borne, Dorsetshire, Eng .; LL.B., Univ. of Mich., 1864; married Helen R. Russell, of Brighton, Mich., Mar. 31, 1864; 7 children: Victoria (Mrs. E. E. Noyes, artist), Helen R. (Mme. A. Al- berti, known as Noldi, opera singer), Gertrude, Lela, Russell, Perry, Bartow A., Jr. (died 1905.) Admitted to Ill. bar, 1864, and engaged in practice until 1870, when entered real estate business; senior mem. Ulrich & Bond, 1873, later alone and in firm of Ulrich & Sons; time principally devoted to private interests and in writing since 1910. Prohibition nominee for Legislature, 1910. Went to Europe in 1893, and investigated the various forms of municipal government, articles subsequently published in American newspapers and magazines. Author: Treatises on Government, 1865; Victor-Dra- matic Cantata, 1880; Political Influence of Ger- mans and Destiny in America, 1884; How Should Chicago Be Governed? 1893; Essays on Christ Jesus, 1909, etc. Frequent contbr. to periodical press. Club: Press. Residence: 726 Bittersweet Pl. Office: 42 N. Dearborn St.
ULRICH, Perry, real estate; born Chicago, Aug. 26, 1870; son Bartow Adolphus and Helen R. (Russell) Ulrich; ed. Hyde Park grammar and high schools; married Anna Hamilton Fairbairn, of Chicago, Apr. 28, 1909; 1 daugh- ter. Engaged in real estate business in Chica- go since 1889; has also large holdings at Gary, Ind., and in other states. Republican. Mem. Christian Science Church. Mem. Chicago Assn. of Commerce. Club: Hamilton. Residence: 732 Bittersweet Pl. Office: Title & Trust Bldg.
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UNDERWOOD, Arthur Waring, lawyer; born Ft. Edward, N.Y., June 6, 1863; son Jarvis A. and Eunice (Shapleigh) Underwood; graduated Glens Falls (N.Y.) Acad., 1880; A.B., Williams Coll., 1884; at law school Univ. of Wis., 1888; Union Coll. of Law, Chicago, 1889; married Chicago, Oct. 17, 1893, Lucy C. Cronkhite; chil- dren: Pierson, Eunice Shapleigh, Josephine Cronkhite. Was principal of Pattersonville Ed- ucational Inst., Pattersonville (now Hull) Ia., 1884-5; mfr. of veneers at Tigerton, Wis., and Eagle River, Wis., 1885-8; then in law schools, at Madison and Chicago, and while taking Chi- cago course also served as clerk in law office of Tenney, Bashford & Tenney; admitted to bar, 1890; practiced successively in firms of Conover, Shedd & Underwood, Smith, Shedd & Underwood, and Smith, Shedd, Underwood & Hall; now mem. firm of Underwood & Smyser. Mem. Ill. State Bar Assn., Chicago Bar Assn., Chicago Law Inst., Law Club, Phi Beta Kappa (Williams), 1883. Republican; alderman 2d Ward, Evanston, Ill., 1888-1901. Congregation- alist. Clubs: Union League, Skokie Country, Mid-Day, University of Evanston. Residence: Evanston, Ill. Office: Marquette Bldg.
UNDERWOOD, George Walter, lawyer; born Belleville, St. Clair Co., Ill., Sept. 22, 1860; son Joseph Brown and Mary Letitia (McKee) Un- derwood; at death of father, who was first mayor of Belleville, also a mem. of Ill. Legis- lature, came to Chicago in Dec. 1867; ed. Chi- cago pub. schools; was with E. A. Cummings & Co. and William Hale Thompson 5 years in the management of real estate; admitted to Ill. bar, 1887; LL.B., Chicago Law School. 1901; married Mary Terhune, of Chicago, Feb. 3, 1892; 3 children: George, Jr., Mae, Jr., and William Edward. South Town justice, 1894- 1906 (6 years as police justice); apptd. asst. state's atty., Dec. 1908. Republican; del. to many conventions; many years mem. Exec. Com. of home ward organization. Mason (K. T.). Clubs: Hamilton (one of 4 original organ- izers), Jackson Park Yacht (hon.), Residence: 3221 South Park Boul. Office: 1107 Tacoma Building.
UNDERWOOD, Jonathan Platt, lumberman; born Auburn, N.Y., Sept. 14, 1849; son George and Charlotte A. (Platt) Underwood; A.B., Hamilton Coll., 1870; married Caroline Trum- bull, of Chicago, Nov. 5, 1890; 3 children: El- eanor, Dorothea, Morgan P. In lumber mfg., 1870-98; dealing in timber lands since 1898. Republican. Presbyterian. Mem. Alpha Delta Phi. Clubs: Union League, Chicago, Midlothian Country (Chicago), University, Transportation (New York). Recreation: golf. Residence: 4843 Lake Av. Office: 1205 Old Colony Bldg.
UNDERWOOD, Sidney Lawrence, treasurer Omaha Packing Co .; born in the Town of Har- wich, of Cape Cod, Mass., Sept. 11, 1840; son Sidney and Lucy (Sherman) Underwood: ed. Pine Grove Sem .. Harwich, Mass .; married Fannie Farrington, of Chicago, Feb. 25, 1864; 1 son: Sidney Farrington. Began in grocery business at Burlington, la., in 1855; came to Chicago in spring of 1856, and engaged in commn. business on the Board of Trade; be- came a mem. Underwood & Co., about 1860, continuing many years; this firm recruited Co. D, of the 72d 11. Inf., for service in the Civil War: was mem. The Scammon Light Inf., which acted as a guard of honor when the ro- mains of the Hon. Stephen A. Douglas laid in state in "Bryan Hall," and escorted them to their last resting place at 35th St. and Lake Av. Was on patrol duty during the short time Chicago was under martial law. Became iden- tified with the Omaha Packing Co. about 1890. occupying various responsible positions until elected treas. of the corpn. in the early '908. Mem. Chicago Board of Trade since 1857 (with exception of 3 years) ; mem. New England Soc ..
Art Inst. of Chicago. Mem. Congregational Church and Y.M.C.A. Royal Arch Mason. Re- publican. Club: Homewood Country. Recrea- tion: golf. Residence: 5327 Cornell Av. Office: 759 The Rookery.
UNDERWOOD, William Jackson, ry. mgr .: born Milwaukee, Apr. 19. 1852; son Enoch D. and Harriet (Denny) Underwood; ed. public schools, Milwaukee; married Evelyn E. Browne, of Glencoe, Ill., Oct. 1884. Brakeman and con- ductor, 1872-84, div. supt., 1884-94, asst. gen. supt., 1894-1900, gen. supt., Feb .- Dec. 1900. asst. gen. mgr., 1900-5, gen. mgr. since Dec. 1, 1905, C.,M.&St.P.Ry. Club: Union League. Res- idence: Glencoe, Ill. Office: Railway Exchange.
UNRATH, Charles Fred, provision dealer: born S. Germany, Sept. 11, 1847; son John and Regina Unrath; ed. pub. schools in Germany; married Watertown, Wis., 1878, Ernestine Mo- ser; children: Charles F., Jr., Robert M. Came to Chicago, 1867, and engaged in the butcher business; incorporated, Oct. 1903, the Fulton Packing Co., beef and pork packers, of which is pres. Republican. Mason (K.T., Shriner). Residence: 1808 Millard Av. Office: 820 Fulton Street.
UPHAM, Frederic William, business man; born Racine, Wis., Jan. 29, 1861; son Calvin H. and Amanda E. (Gibbs) Upham; A.B., Ripon (Wis.) Coll .; married Helen Hall, of Cedar Rapids, Ia. With Upham Mfg. Co., Marshfield, Wis., of which his uncle, William H. Upham. was pres., 1880-94; removed to Chicago, 1894, and entered lumber business; prin. owner Up- ham & Agler Lumber Co .; vice-pres. Chicago Midland Ry .; pres. City Fuel Co .; dir. Peabody Coal Co., Knickerbocker Ice Co., Calumet Ins. Co., Security Life Ins. Co., Am. Surety Co .. Western Trust & Savings Bank, Single Service Corpn. of America. Del. Rep. Nat. Conv., Min- neapolis. 1892; vice-chmn. Com. on Arrange- ments, Rep. Nat. Conv., 1904, chmn. same com .. 1908, and asst. treas. in West for Taft cam- paign; elected alderman 22d Ward, Chicago. 1898 (resigned) ; pres. Cook Co. Bd. of Review since Jan. 1, 1899. Pres. (now dir.) Ill, Mfrs.' Assn., 1908-9; chmn. exec. com. Nat. Business League of America since 1906; mem. Soc. Co- lonial Wars, S.A.R., N.E. Soc., Loyal Legion. Clubs: Chicago, Union League. Commercial. Chicago Athletic, Hamilton, Mid-Day, Mar- quette, Germania, Saddle and Cycle. City. Press, Chicago Automobile, South Shore Coun- try, Glen View Golf. Exmoor Golf, Chicago Golf (Chicago), Union League. Automobile of America (New York). Metropolitan (Washing- ton). Residence: 1362 Astor St. Office: 332 S. Michigan Av.
UPTON, Edward Lytton, lawyer; born Barre. Vt., Sept. 10, 1850: son Clark Warren and Har- riet (Sherman) Upton; ed. Waukegan (111.) pub. schools and Lake Forest Acad .; married Waukegan, Ill., Oct. 27, 1875. Marion Burton. 1 son: Edward Clark (died Oct. 30. 1909). Stud- ied law in office of Blodgett & Upton, and was admitted to Ill. bar, 1871, and in U.S. Court. 1873. Is vice-pres. Goodrich Transportation Co .. Besley Brewing Co. (Waukegan). Mono- rail Portable Ry. Co. of Chicago. Mem. Chica- go Bar Assn. Republican. Recreation: golf Residence: Waukegan, Ill. Office: 50 Borden Block.
UPTON, George Putnam, journalist, author. born Boston, Oct. 25, 1834; son Daniel P. and Lydia N. Upton; ed. Roxbury (Mass.) Latin School: A.M., Brown University, 1854; married Georgiana S. Wood, of Adrian, Mich., Sept 22. 1880. On staff Native Citizen. Chicago. 1855-6. city editor Evening Journal, 1856-62: city ed itor and war corr., 1862-3, musical critic. 1962- 81, asso. editor, 1872-1905, editorial writer since 1870. Chicago Tribune. Mom. Archerol Inst America; corr. mem, Chicago Hist Soc. Wis Hist. Soc. Author of numerous books, for titles
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see Who's Who in America. Address: 2427 South Park Av.
URION, Alfred R., lawyer; born Salem, N.J., Sept. 29, 1863; son John and Mary (Randolph) Urion; ed. South Jersey Inst. and Central High School, Philadelphia, Pa .; studied law at St. Paul, Minn., and in N.D .; married 1885, Mabel, daughter of Henry M. Kimball, then editor of the Carlinville (Ill.) Democrat; children: Fran- ces, Henry, Alfred, Jr., Virginia. Admitted to bar on examination in N.D., 1885; later ad- mitted to Minn. bar, at St. Paul, and in 1888 came to Chicago, to enter legal service of Ar- mour & Company, for whom he is now gen. counsel. Mem. Chicago Board of Edn., and pres. same, June 1909-Jan. 1, 1911. Mason. Clubs: Press, Union League, Hamilton. Resi- dence: 839 E. 40th St. Office: Home Insurance Building.
USHER, Thomas James, builders' hardware; born Cincinnati, O., May 28, 1863; son Samuel and Elizabeth (Hughes) Usher; ed. pub. schools of Brooklyn, N.Y .; married Brooklyn, Jan. 13, 1886, Jessie S. Van Valkenburgh; children: Harold L., Thomas J., Jr., Louis C. Began as office boy in employ of Sheepshead Bay & Coney Island Ry. Co., 2 years; then entered employ of the Russell & Erwin Mfg. Co., on Mar. 4, 1880, as order clerk in the New York City office, and later was for 20 years traveling salesman for the co. and became mgr. Chicago office, Jan. 1, 1904; the company was incorpor- ated in Ill., Jan. 1, 1908, as the Russell & Er- win Mfg. Co. of Chicago, of which has since been vice-pres. and sec. Republican. Episcopa- lian. Elk. Clubs: Chicago Athletic, South Shore Country. Residence: 5446 Michigan Av. Office: 73 E. Lake St.
UTT, Nathan Enoch, lawyer; born Platte- ville, Wis .; son Elias and Abigail (Borah) Utt; ed. State Normal School, Platteville; LL.B., Univ. of Mich., 1876. Practiced law at Du- buque, Ia., 1876-1900; since in Chicago; now associated in practice with his brother, Will- iam H. Utt (Utt Bros.). Republican. Mason. Office: 30 N. LaSalle St.
UTT, William Henry, lawyer; born Platte- ville, Wis., Feb. 22, 1848; son Elias and Abigail (Borah) Utt; grad. State Normal School, Platteville, 1871; LL.B., Univ. of Mich., 1875; married Ottumwa, Ia., Mar. 1895, Sarah C. Mc- Dermott (now deceased). Began practice at Dubuque, Ia., 1875, and in 1876 joined brother, N. E. Utt, in firm of Utt Bros., Dubuque; apptd. by governor to fill vacancy as circuit judge of the 9th Judicial District of Iowa, Jan. 1, 1884, and elected, Nov. 1884, for a full 4-year term in same office, but left bench and returned to law practice, Jan. 1, 1887; removed to Chicago, 1896, and has since been in active and general practice here, with brother, N. E. Utt, as part- ner, firm being Utt Bros. Mem. Ill. State Bar Assn., Chicago Bar Assn. Mason, K.P. Re- publican. Club: Hamilton. Recreation: motor- ing. Residence: Chicago Beach Hotel. Office: 111 W. Monroe St.
*UTZ, Alonzo L .; see Vol. 1905.
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VAIL, Charles Winfield, clerk of Superior Court of Cook Co .; born on farm 7 miles south- west of Fairbury, Ill., Mar. 14, 1861; son John D. (Sr.) and Harriet A. (McNulty) Vail; at- tended country school until was 18 years old; 2 winters in Lincoln (pub.) School, Chicago; grad. Met. Business Coll., Chicago, 1884; mar- ried Evansville, Ind., Dec. 1896, Clara I. Bar- ton; children: Edna Eloise, Charles Winfield, Marjorie. Bookkeeper for Chicago Gas Light & Coke Co., 1884-6; traveling salesman for Gardner Ladder Co., 1886-8; then with Felix & Marston, jobbers in woodenware, 1888-91; since 1891 mortgage broker. Mem. 32d Ward Repub- lican Club. Elected, Nov. 1904, clerk of the
Superior Court of Cook Co. Mason, Odd Fel- low. Clubs: Hamilton, Englewood Men's. Res- idence: 7159 Normal Av. Office: County Bldg.
VAIL, Edward P., lawyer; born Frederick, Schuyler Co., Ill., July 30, 1849; son Samuel P. and Wealthy (Farwell) Vail; ed. common school at Frederick, and in Ill. College at Jack- sonville, Ill .; served in Civil War as a private in Co. F, 18th III. Vol. Inf .; married Rush- ville, Ill., Oct. 4, 1876, Carrie M. Putman; chil- dren: Robert P., Bryant E., Karl V. V., Dor- othy, Donald. Admitted to Ill. bar, Oct. 1870; practiced law at Rushville, Ill., 7 years; state's atty. of Schuyler Co. 4 years; moved to De- catur, Ill., 1877; was state's atty. of Macon Co. 3 years and 6 months; was elected to the Circuit Bench, 1888, and remained judge until June 1903; removed to Chicago to engage in general practice of law; now mem. law firm of Vail & Vette. Republican. Mem. G.A.R. Club: Union League. Residence: 632 Wrightwood Av. Office: Title & Trust Bldg.
VALENTINE, Patrick Anderson, merchant; removed to New York; see Vol. 1905.
VAN ALKEMADE, Cornelis Van Ryn; born London, Eng., Sept. 15, 1868; son Leendert Wil- lem and Tonia Van Ameyden Van Duym Van Alkemade; ed. schools in Holland; married Chi- cago, July 14, 1896, Sebella De Bey; children: Leendert Willem, Eva Cornelia, Cornelia Pe- tronella, Johanna. Began in service of the Holland-Am. line steamers between New York and Rotterdam, via Boulogne-sur-Mer, France, at the Rotterdam office, 1888, and has been with the company ever since, serving consec- utively at Rotterdam office, at the New York office, the Rotterdam office again, the office at Boulogne-sur-Mer, and since 1893 in charge of the office at Chicago as general western agent of the line. Independent in politics. Vice-con- sul of the Netherlands. Club: Netherland (New York). Recreations: boating and fishing. Residence: 5405 Ridgewood Ct. Office: 143 N. Dearborn St.
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