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VAN ARSDALE, Robert Letson, Jr., ins .; see Vol. 1905.
*VAN ARSDALE, William Traphagen, ins .; see Vol. 1905.
VAN BENSCHOTEN, William Crowell, phy- sician; born Brooklyn, N.Y., Jan. 10, 1870; son Samuel and Mary (Crowell) Van Benschoten; Ph.B., Northwestern Univ., 1891, A.M., 1896; A.B., Harvard Univ., 1892; student Ill. Coll. of Pharmacy, 1892-3; M.D., Northwestern Univ. Med. School, 1896; married Chicago, Katherine Louise Parr, June 21, 1899; 3 children: Ruth, William Parr and Marjory. Was interne St. Luke's Hosp., Chicago, 1896-8 surgeon Ill. Steel Co., 1898-1900. Mem. A.M.A., Chicago Med. Soc., Ill. State Med. Soc .; fellow Am. Acad. of Medicine. Mem. Sigma Chi and Nu Sigma Nu fraternities. Mason (Jackson Park Chapter, Woodlawn Council, Oriental Consistory 32°). Republican. Episcopalian. Residence: 6516 Kimbark. Av. Office: 1230 E. 63d St.
VAN BERGEN, William Fred, ry. official; born Troy, N.Y., Aug. 27, 1849; son Frederick S. and Pamelia A. Van Bergen; ed. Dearborn (pub.) School, Chicago; married Lansing, Mich., Feb. 9, 1875, Ella Wood; children: William Charles, John Shellette, Frank Gerrittson, Jes- sie Pamelia. In service of C.&N.W.Ry. since June 1, 1865, beginning as office boy in tele- graph dept., to June 1866; clerk in auditor's office to June 1871; clerk and chief clerk gen- eral ticket office to 1882; ticket auditor to May 1, 1910, since then auditor passenger accounts. Republican. Mem. First Congregational Church of Oak Park, Ill. Club: Oak Park. Residence: 532 Fair Oaks Av., Oak Park, Ill. Office: 226 W. Jackson Boul.
VAN BUSKIRK, William Franklin, vice- pres. Standard Trust & Savings Bank; born Hatboro, Pa., July 29, 1860; son Silas Yerkes and Katherine (Troy) Van Buskirk; pub. sch.
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edn .; married Elma L. Root, of Somerset, Mich., Aug. 6, 1884; 2 children: Troy (deceased) and William Dana. Began with Bank of Odell, Odell, Ill., Apr. 9, 1883; cashier same, Jan. 1, 1885-Jan. 1, 1899; cashier Pontiac (Ill.) State Bank, Jan. 1, 1899-May 1, 1907; vice-pres. Co- lonial Trust & Savings Bank, Chicago, May 27, 1907-Aug. 20, 1910; vice-pres. Standard Trust & Savings Bank, Chicago, since Sept. 6, 1910. Republican. Congregationalist. Mem. Modern Woodmen of America. Clubs: Union League, Hamilton, Bankers', Hyde Park Men's. Residence: 5218 Kimbark Av. Office: 29 S. La Salle St.
VANCE, Joseph Anderson, clergyman; born Sullivan Co., Tenn., Nov. 17, 1864; son Charles Robertson and Margaret (Newland) Vance; A. B., King Coll., Bristol, Tenn., 1885; B.D., Union Theol. Sem., Hampden-Sidney, Va., 1888; (D.D., Huron Coll., S.D., 1902, King Coll., 1904) ; mar- ried Mary B. Forman of Louisville, Ky., Jan. 15, 1890. Ordained Presbyn. ministry, 1888; pastor Woodland Av. Ch., Louisville, 1888-91, Maryland Av. Ch., Baltimore, 1891-9, Hyde Park Ch., Chicago, since 1899. Dir. and mem. exec. com. Charity Organization Soc. while at Baltimore; ex-moderator Md. Presbytery and of Chicago Presbytery; ex-pres. Presbyn. Min- isters' Assn. of Chicago; mem. Ch. Federation Council of Chicago. Clubs: Kenwood, Univer- sity. Author of several books, for titles see Who's Who in America. Address: 1448 E. 53d Street.
VANCE, William Little, broker; born Mer- cer Co., Ky., Sept. 5, 1860; son William L. and Letitia Hart (Thompson) Vance; ed. private schools in Memphis, Tenn .; married Chicago, Nov. 8, 1888, Grace I. Matthews; children: Ma- rie and William L., Jr. Began in grain commn. business as a clerk in the office of Thomas J. Martin; then a broker for Crosby & Co., 5 years, and was afterward with Jones, Kennett & Hopkins until 1889; since then in business for self as broker and commn. merchant in grain and provisions, now under firm name of Vance & Co. Mem. Chicago Board of Trade. Club: Evanston Country. Residence: Evans- ton, Ill. Office: Royal Insurance Bldg.
VANDERKLOOT, Adrian, pres. South Hal- sted St. Iron Works; born Island Texal, Prov- ince N. Holland, Netherlands, Dec. 7, 1849; son Marinus L. and Meis (Koning) Vander- kloot; ed. common schools of Holland; came to Chicago with parents at 18 years of age, in 1867; married Dec. 7, 1872, Elizabeth Bertha, daughter of Evan Burnett; children: Marinus A., William J., Richard B. On arriving in Chi- cago he and his father became connected with the iron works of N. S. Bouton, until 1872, when, with Evan Burnett, they established an iron-working enterprise on W. Chicago Av., under the firm name of Burnett, Vanderkloot & Co .; business was later removed to 2607- 2625 S. Halsted St .; incorporated, 1885, as the South Halsted St. Iron Works, of which be- came sec. and treas., and later pres. Mason (K.T.). Mem. Chicago Assn. of Commerce, Ill. Mfrs.' Assn. Treas. of Lako Bluff Village 4 years and now mem. bd. of trustees. Repub- lican. Mem. Holland Soc. Clubs: Union League, Exmoor Country, Lake Bluff Country (ex- pres.), South Shore Country. Recreations: fishing, hunting, golf, motoring. Residence: Lake Bluff, Ill. Office: 112 W. Adams St.
VANDERKLOOT, Mathias R., vice-pres. South Halsted Street Iron Works; born in Netherlands, Apr. 12, 1860; son Marinus L. and Mois (Koning) Vanderkloot; came to America with parents, 1867; ed. Chicago pub. schools; married Olive Cantine, of Chicago, Nov. 13, 1883; 2 children: Lura Mois, Helen Cantinc. Began in employ of M. Vanderkloot & Son, foundors, 1875; learned the moulder's trade and became foreman, 1878; the firm was incorpor- ated, 1885, as the South Halsted Street Iron Works; was made sec. and treas., 1892, and
since 1907 has been vice-pres. Republican. Methodist. Mason. Club: Ill. Athletic. Rec- reations: hunting and fishing. Residence: Ho- tel Del Prado. Office: 112 W. Adams St.
VANDERKLOOT, William J., sec. and treas. South Halsted St. Iron Works; born Chicago, Aug. 20, 1879; son Adrian and Elizabeth Ber- tha (Burnett) Vanderkloot; prep. edn. pub. grammar and South Division High School, Chi- cago; C.E., Univ. of Wis., 1901; married Flor- ence Cary, of Chicago, Mar. 24, 1903; 1 daugh- ter: Burnett Viola. Actively connected with since 1901, and sec. and treas. since Dec. 1, 1906, South Halsted St. Iron Works. Republic- an. Presbyterian. Mem. Western Soc. of Engi- neers, Am. Soc. Civil Engrs .; hon. mem. Chica- go Estimators Club; mem. Chicago Assn. of Commerce, Builders' and Traders' Exchange. Mason (Chevalier Bayard Commandery K.T., and Shriner). Clubs: Rotary, Lake Bluff Coun- try (pres.). Residence: Lake Bluff, Ill. Office: 2611 S. Halsted St.
VANDERPOEL, John Henry, artist; born Haarlemmer-Meer, Holland, 1857; son John and Mary (Van Nes) Vanderpoel; ed. pub. schs., Chi- cago; studied drawing and painting in Paris under Boulanger and Lefebvre; married Jessie Humphreys, of Cairo, Ill., 1890. Mem. N.Y. Water Color Club. Now instr. drawing and painting and lecturer, Art Inst. of Chicago. Author: The Human Figure, 1907. Address: 9319 Pleasant Av.
VAN DORN, William Tolbert, inventor and mfr .; born LaPorte, Ind., Sept. 26, 1843; son William Groff and Margaret (Tolbert) Van Dorn; ed. pub. school, Miami Co., Ind .; mar- ried Emma Bowman, of Fisher, Ill., Jan. 1, 1885; 3 children: Edith Alice (Mrs. Stephen Gavin), Herbert Earl, William Ewart. Served in Union Army short time in 1863; equipped ox-team and drove across the plains from Ind. to Denver, 1864, returning, Jan. 1865; went to Neb., May 1865, and again crossed and re- crossed plains; returned to Ind., 1866: went to Omaha, 1867, and employed on Union Pacific Ry. until 1874; in commn. and nursery busi- ness in Utah, 1874-80: lived at Lincoln, Neb., 1880-95, Chicago since 1895. Assisted in or- ganizing the Fitzgerald-VanDorn Co., Chicago, 1891, which in 1896 changed to the W. T. Van Dorn Co., couplings and car supplies, of which has since been the head. Republican. Chris- tian Scientist. Mem. Chicago Assn. of Com- merce. Recreation: travel. Residence: 5125 Jefferson Av. Office: 2325 S. Paulina St.
VAN DUSEN, Frank W .; born Montfort, Wis., Apr. 2, 1878; son Dr. Wilson H. and Elsie (Montgomery) Van Dusen. Began study of mu- sic at early age and at the age of 20 entered Am. Conservatory of Music, Chicago, where pursued study of piano, organ, and theory sev- erals years until graduation: later studied in Paris, organ with Alex. Guilmant, and piano with Maurice Moszkowski; unmarried. Instr. of piano and organ, Am. Conservatory, since 1905: organist at Sunday morning services at Bush Temple of Music, 4 years: now organist and musical dir., Warren Av. Congregational Church, Chicago; also dir. organ dept. Siegel- Myers School of Correspondence several years. Composer of "Course of study for Reed-Or- gan"; also of many compositions for organ and piano. Mem. Western Chapter of Am. Guill of Organists. Residence: 3823 Alta Vista Ter- race.
VAN HAGEN, George Ely, mfr .; born Ham- ilton, Ont., Sept. 4, 1873: son Isaac and Almira H. (Ely) Van Hagen; grad. South Division High School. Chicago, 1891; married Chicago. Oct. 27, 1897, Mary Wakefield Lewis: 1 son: George E., Jr. Associated with the Chicago Forge & Bolt Co., 1891-1900, with American Bridge Co., 1900-3: vice-pres. Standard Forg- ings Company, since July 15, 1903 (works at Indiana Harbor, Ind.). Republican. Baptist.
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Clubs: Union League, Chicago Athletic, South dle and Sirloin. Residence: 4917 Washington Ill. Park Pl. Office: Exchange Bldg., Union Stock Yards.
Shore Country. Residence: Barrington, Office: 211 Railway Exchange.
VAN HOOK, Weller, surgeon; born Green- ville, Ind., May 14, 1862; son William Russell and Tillie ( Weller) Van Hook; A.B., Univ. of Mich., 1884; M.D., Coll. Phys. and Surg., Chi- cago, 1885; studied univs. of Berlin and Vienna, 1894-5; married Anna Charles Whaley, of St. Louis, June 16, 1892; 1 son: Hubert. Has held chairs of surgery in Coll. Phys. and Surg. and Chicago Post-Grad. Med. Sch .; formerly head prof. surgery, Northwestern Univ. Med. Sch. Surgeou to Wesley Hosp. Mem. Chicago Med. Soc., Chicago Surg. Soc., Chicago Gynæcol. Soc., Ill. State Med. Soc., A.M.A., etc. Contbr. to Internat. Text-book of Surgery; also papers in med. mags. Residence: 7124 Coles Av. Of- fice: 31 N. State St.
VAN HORNE, William McCadden, brigadier- general U.S.A .; born in Ohio, Aug. 22, 1842. En- listed as private Co. E, 2d Ohio Inf., Aug. 14, 1861; discharged, Oct. 10, 1864; commd. 2d lt. 184th Ohio Inf., Jan. 4, 1865; transferred to 195th Ohio Inf., Mar. 17, 1865; capt., Mar. 17, 1865; hon. mustered out, Dec. 18, 1865; apptd. from Ohio, 2d lt. 17th U.S. Inf., Feb. 23, 1866; 1st lt., Feb. 23, 1866; capt., Dec. 31, 1872; maj. 22d Inf., May 23, 1896; transferred to 8th Inf., Oct. 24, 1898; It .- col. 18th Inf., Nov. 1, 1898; col. 29th Inf., Feb. 2, 1901; retired on account of disability incurred in line of duty, Oct. 16, 1901; advanced to rank of brig-gen. retired, by act of Apr. 23, 1904. Address: 5950 Midway Park.
VAN HOUSEN, John Henry; deceased; see Vol. 1905.
VAN NESS, Frank Colgate, sugar refiners' agent; born Chicago, Feb. 25, 1868; son Isaac R. and Caroline A. (Bailey) Van Ness; ed. Chi- cago pub. schools; married Mayfair, Ill., Aug. 24, 1893, Mabel Harbert Clark; children: Har- bert Bailey, Mabel Ruth. Began as an office boy at 13 years of age; with Reid, Murdoch & Fischer, 1884, and about 2 years later worked for E. A. Schoyer & Co., with whom he re- mained 2 years, and then in the merchandise brokerage business for a year or so; later had a working interest in the brokerage firm of E. M. Endicott & Co. about 2 years; then a mem. of the firm of Merrill & Van Ness, sugar brok- ers, until 1899; since then in business alone, representing the Nat. Sugar Refining Co. of N.J., and the leading domestic beet sugar re- fining companies. Clubs: Chicago Athletic, Ev- anston Golf, Wilmette Country; also Hanover (Brooklyn, N.Y.). Recreations: motoring and golf. Residence: 611 Forest Av., Wilmette, Ill. Office: 222 N. Wabash Av.
VAN NORMAN, George B., live stock; born Elmira, N.Y., Nov. 25, 1842; son Jacob and Mary (Parks) Van Norman; moved with par- ents, 1855, to Wisconsin, settling in Iowa Co .; ed. district schools; farming until 1861; en- listed Co. H, 8th Wis. Vols. (Live Eagle Regt.), for 3 years, and reënlisted and served 41/2 years; commissioned 2d lieut. Co. H, 1864, and was apptd. drill master of regt. for remainder of service; was in 42 engagements, and wound- ed at Red River and again at Nashville, Tenn .; married Dec. 15, 1865, Elizabeth Atkinson; children: Jennie (Mrs. A. Wild, stage name, Jane Payton), Alma (Mrs. J. H. Stewart), Liz- zie (Mrs. B. C. Waite). In hardware business at Spring Green, Wis., in 1865; then in butcher business and shipping live stock; opened live stock commn. house at Milwaukee Stock Yards, 1874; since 1894 has also been in same business at Union Stock Yards, Chicago; senior partner and gen. mgr., G. B. Van Norman & Co .; also pres. and gen. mgr. South Milwaukee Co., South Milwaukee, Wis .; also vice-pres. Plank- ington Packing Co. 7 years; pres. Eagle Horse Shoe Co., South Milwaukee. Mem. E. B. Wol- cott Post G.A.R., Milwaukee, Wis. Club: Sad-
VAN NOSTRAND, John James, grain spec- ulator; born Wayne Co., O., Jan. 26, 1844; son Isaac and Catherine (Rose) Van Nostrand; ed. dist. schools, Wayne Co., O., and Washington Co., Ia .; married Martha George, of Cadiz, O., and Des Moines, Ia., Aug. 23, 1871; 2 children: Myra B. and John J., Jr. Enlisted in Co. H, 2d la. Vol. Inf., Sept. 8, 1862; was with regt. ex- cept while a detailed forager in Sherman's army from Savannah to Goldsboro; hon. dis- charged, June 15, 1865; engaged in buying and selling live stock, Union Stock Yards, Chicago, and in Ia., for self and others, 1865-80; en- gaged in buying and selling grain contracts on Chicago Board of Trade since 1880. Independ- ent in politics. Mem. Nat. Union, Royal League. Club: Hawkeye Fellowship. Author: A Posi- tive Method, 1890; The Microcosm, 1891; Be- ginnings of a Formal Philosophy, 1892; A The- ory of the Mental Constitution, 1894; A Me- chanical Philosophy, 1901; Philosophy, 1909. Recreations: philosophical research. Residence: 5553 Drexel Av. Office: 39 Board of Trade.
*VAN OSDEL, John Mills, architect; see Vol. 1905.
VAN SANT, Edgar Sands, coal; born Elli- cott City, Howard Co.,Md., Feb. 20, 1874; son James Edgar and Henrietta (Helm) Van Sant; ed. pub. schools and Rock Hill Coll., Ellicott City, Md .; married Baltimore, Md., Apr. 22, 1896, M. Louise Miller. Entered ry. service, 1890, as messenger B.&O.R.R., Baltimore; was in various clerkships, same road, until Aug. 1899; appointed, Sept. 1, 1899, coal and coke agent, with headquarters at Chicago; resigned, Feb. 1, 1902, and was appointed traffic mgr. Jones & Adams Co. (wholesale coal and coke), serving until May 14, 1903, when purchased in- terest in Globe Coal Co., of which is now vice- pres. Clubs: South Shore Country, Chicago Gun, Chicago Motor. Recreations: baseball, shooting, fishing and motoring. Residence: 508 Diversey Parkway. Office: McCormick Bldg.
VAN SCHAACK, Robert Hubbard, president Peter Van Schaack & Sons; born Deseronto, Can., Mar. 21, 1862; son Peter and Louisa (Smith) Van Schaack; ed. private schools, Chi- cago; married Carrie Libby, of Chicago, Nov. 5, 1887; 3 children: Robert Hubbard, Jr., Louis L. and Albione L. Began in wholesale drug house, "The Old Salamander Drug House," established by father, in 1867, becoming pres. Peter Van Schaack & Sons in 1896, and pres. and treas. in 1905. Republican. Mem. Reformed Episco- pal Church. Was mayor of Kenilworth, Ill., 1903-4. Mem. Holland Soc. Club: Chicago Ath- letic. Residence: 65 Cedar St. Office: 118 W. Lake St.
VAN SCHAICK, Gerard, pres. W. K. Kenly Co .; born Chicago, Aug. 17, 1880; son Anthony Gerard and Ellen (Ludington) Van Schaick; ed. St. Paul's School, Concord, N.H .; married Mary P. Morel, of Savannah, Ga., Apr. 30, 1906; 1 son: Anthony Gerard, II. Began with Ill. Steel Co., 1899-1904; with W. K. Kenly Co. since 1904, and pres. since 1908. Democrat. Episco- palian. Clubs: Ill. Athletic, Edgebrook Coun- try. Recreation: golf. Residence: 523 Vine Av., Highland Park, Ill. Office: First Nat. Bank Building.
VAN SICKLEN, Norton Harding, Sr., pres. F-A-L Motor Co .; born Lafayette, Ind., Feb. 9, 1864; son Charles Towsley and Sarah Elizabeth (Mathews) Van Sicklen; school edn. limited to 6 months at common school, Somerset, Ky., and one term at Jones School, Chicago; mar- ried Louise Maria Shepherd, of Chicago, Jan. 10, 1882 (at age of 17 years 11 months); 2 children: Charles Frank, Norton Harding, Jr. Began at age of 13 in employ of G. W. Math- ews, merchant tailor, 1877-88; began in job-
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printing establishment, 1892, continuing as publisher until 1898; entered commercial busi- ness, 1899-1900; became connected with U.S. Steel Corpn., Am. Steel & Wire Co. branch, Feb. 1900, resigning, 1904, to reëngage in pub- lishing business; sold out, 1908; pres. and mgr. Automobile Blue Book Pub. Co., July 1, 1909- Aug. 1, 1910, and again sold out, assuming the presidency of the F-A-L Motor Co. Served 3 years in 6th Battalion, 2d Regt. I.N.G. Repub- lican. Episcopalian. Mason. Clubs: Chicago Athletic, Chicago Automobile, Chicago Motor. Recreation: motoring. Residence: St. Charles, Ill. Offices: 1200 Michigan Av. and 163 N. May St., Chicago.
VAN STEENBERG, Alfred, contractor; see Vol. 1905.
VAN TUYL, Harry Isaac, dentist and oral surgeon; born Ypsilanti, Mich., Apr. 3, 1869; son Henry and Jennie E. (Markell) Van Tuyl; B.S., Univ. of Mich., 1894; M.D., Northwestern Univ., 1898, D.D.S., 1904; married Avonia Da- mon, . of Ypsilanti, Aug. 11, 1896; 3 children: Muriel, Ronald and Sibyl. In practice at Chi- cago since 1904; asst. prof. anatomy, North- western Univ. Dental School, since 1907. Re- publican. Presbyterian. Mem. Alpha Tau Ome- ga, Phi Rho Sigma and Psi Omega fraterni- ties. Mason, K.P. Recreations: rifle practice, boating, driving. Residence: 1222 E. 61st St. Office: 1230 E. 63d St.
VAN VLISSINGEN, James Henry, real es- tate; born in the Netherlands (Europe), Feb. 16, 1857; son Pieter and Trijntje (Van Pernis) Van Vlissingen; ed. pub. schs. of native vil- lage, 1862-72; came to America, spring of 1872; married Etta D. Moore, of Benton Harbor, Mich., Sept. 6, 1891; 2 children: Eleanor D. and Frank L. Began with W. D. Kerfoot & Co., 1875-9, when entered real estate business for self. Mem. Chicago Real Estate Board, Chicago Assn. of Commerce. Republican. Unitarian. Clubs: Union League, Evanston, Glen View. Residence: 315 Davis St., Evanston, Ill. Office: 38 S. Dearborn St.
VAN WIE, Chester Forseyth, hay and grain commn .; born Central Bridge, N.Y., Aug. 26, 1868; son George and Frances (Forseyth) Van Wie; ed. pub. schools, N.Y. State; married Hol- land Patent, N.Y., Dec. 12, 1884, Georgia Put- nam; children: Frances May, Murnie Louise and Virginia Putnam. Became a mem. of Kil- mer Commn. Co., 1893, and in 1894, associating with W. H. Moorhead, established present firm of Van Wie & Moorhead. Mem. Chicago Board of Trade. Democrat. Mem. Christian Church (Disciples). Mason. Recreations: reading, mu- sic, motoring. Residence: 330 N. Normal Park- way. Office: Board of Trade Bldg.
VAN ZANDT, George, banker; see Vol. 1905. VANZWOLL, Henry Benjamin, pres. Sun- beam Incandescent Lamp Co .; born Chicago, June 27, 1870; son Arnold Henry and Clara Maie (Walker) Vanzwoll; graduated grammar school, 1883, and West Division High School, 1887; married Grace Treat Sheldon, Chicago, Mar. 7, 1899 (died Jan. 25, 1905); 1 son: Shel- don Walker. Began with Hibbard, Spencer, Bartlett & Co., 1887-95, when became identified with the Sunbeam Incandescent Lamp Co. as sec. and dir., and was elected pres., 1910. In- dependent Republican. Mem. Nat. Union, Co- lumbian Knights. Clubs: Union League, Chi- cago Automobile. Residence: 6023 Kenmore Av. Office: 500 S. Clinton St.
VARNUM, Clark, lawyer: born Peacham, Caledonia Co., Vt., Sept. 24, 1846; son William and Elizabeth (Kimball) Varnum; ed. country school and acad. until 14; worked as farm hand in summer and taught school in winter until 1865; removed to Ia., worked on farm and stud- ied law until admitted to bar, 1870; married Sept. 29, 1870, Ella Shipley; children: Lulu, Blanche; married 2d, Aug. 9, 1893, Irena Gal-
loway; children: Clark, Laurent; married 3d, June 10, 1902, E. Belle Tuttle; 2 sons: Victor and Phineas. Practiced at Malcom, Poweshiek Co., Ia., 1870-83; at Newton, Ia., 1883-90; since then in Chicago. Mason: Grand High Priest of Royal Arch Masons of Ia., 1883-5, and Grand Commander of Knights Templar of Ia., 1887-9. Residence: 3520 W. 62d Pl. Office: 54 1. Randolph St.
VAUGHAN, Franklin Egbert, lawyer; born Chicago, Oct. 1, 1876; son Charles Egbert and Emma Jane (Rice) Vaughan; A.B., Univ. of Chicago, 1898; LL.B., Chicago Coll. of Law (Lake Forest Univ.), 1900; married Jessie Nea Spray, of Chicago, June 6, 1900. Admitted to Ill. bar, 1900; associated in offices of Dupee, Judah, Willard & Wolf, 1901-3, with William D. Washburn since 1903. Republican. Baptist. Mem. Chicago Law Club, Chicago Bar Assn., Chicago Law Inst. and Beta Theta Pi. Club: University. Recreations: hunting, fishing. Res- idence: 4408 Vincennes Av. Office: 700 First Nat. Bank Bldg.
VAUGHAN, John Charles, seedsman; born in Pa., 1851; son O. C. and Sylvia (Magee) Vaughan; ed. high school, Chicago, and Hills- dale (Mich.) Coll .; married Martha Throop, of Chicago, 1877; 2 sons: Dr. Roger Throop and Leonard H. Engaged in seed business at Chi- cago since 1876, incorporating Vaughan's Seed Store in 1901, of which has since been pres .; established Am. Florist, trade paper, 1885; treas. Standard Orchard Co., Tex .; dir. Mt. Greenwood Cemetery. Mem. Ill. State Bd. of Agr .; Dem. nominee for Congress, 2d Ill. Dist., 1910. Pres. Am. Seed Trade Assn., Soc. Am. Florists; organized Internat. Congress of Hor- ticulture, Chicago Expn., 1893, and aided in same at Jamestown Expn., 1907; mem. Am. So- cial Science Assn .; chmn. exec. com. Hort. Soc. of Chicago. Clubs: Quadrangle, Press, South Shore Country. Iroquois. Residence: 6048 Jef- ferson Av. Office: 31 W. Randolph St.
VAUGHAN, Sanford Scribner, vice-pres. the Vaughan & Bushnell Mfg. Co .; born Chicago, Nov. 22, 1870; son Alexander and Elizabeth (Scribner) Vaughan; ed. pub. schools, Chicago; married Grace Evelyn Adams, of Chicago, Oct. 9, 1894; 2 sons: Alexander Sanford and Howard Adams. Began in employ of Vaughan & Bush- . nell Mfg. Co., hardware and tools, upon leaving school, and has since been identified with the co. in various capacities, becoming dir. and general mgr. in 1890, and on death of father became vice-pres. in 1905. Republican. Clubs: Chicago Athletic, Oak Park. Recreations: golf. motoring, fishing. Summer Residence: Lake Geneva, Wis. Residence: 40S Home Av., Oak Park, Ill. Office: 2130 Carroll Av.
VAUX, Frederick T., vice-pres. and treas. The Adams & Westlake Co .: born Milwaukee. Wis., Aug. 29, 1858; son Thomas and Mary (Hawkins) Vaux; educated grammar and high schools in Chicago: married Chicago. Nov. 4. 1884, Carrie T. Mayhew: 1 daughter: Geraldine. After leaving school became connected, in a clerical capacity, with The Adams & Westlake Co., and has continued with the house ever since, now being vice-pres. and treas. (mfrs. of ry. supplies and equipments, and special- ties). Also pres. Am. Stove Board Co., New York and Chicago. Republican, Clubs: Union League. Marquette, Mid-Day, Twentieth Con- tury. Residence: 1436 Astor St. Office: 319 W. Ontario St.
VAWTER, William Arthur, pres. Baker- Vawter Co., devisers of complete business sys- tems: born Lafayette, Ind., May 22. 1858; son Achilles J. and Elizabeth (Richardson) Vaw- ter; ed. pub. schools of Ind .; married Plainfield. Ind., Sept. 24, 1881, Alice R. Hadley: children: Cora C., William A., George H. Learned trade of compositor at Indianapolis in the printing office of Wright, Baker & Co., beginning in 1872, and advanced to position of foreman of
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the composing room, until 1881; in general merchandise business at Plainfield and Dan- ville, Ind., 18$1-6; came to Chicago, 1886, and became a partner in printing business under style of Baker, Vawter & Co., which was in- corporated, May 18SS, as the Baker-Vawter Co., which finally abandoned the general printing business and took up present line as devisers of complete business systems and as mfrs. of loose-leaf binding and filing devices and supplies. Also pres. and director Metal Sec- tional Furniture Co. Republican. Clubs: Union League, Chicago Athletic, Evanston, Univer- sity of Evanston, Glen View Golf. Recrea- tions: golf, hunting and fishing. Residence: 214 Greenwood Boul., Evanston, Ill. Office: Tribune Bldg.
VEATCH, Byron Elbert, wholesale wine mer- chant; born near Springfield, Ill., Aug. 1, 1858; son Dr. William H. and Elizabeth Harney (Sweet) Veatch; ed. pub. schools; married Fan- ny Elizabeth Roworth, of Denver, Colo., Jan. 24, 1882; 1 daughter: Marie. Spent early life in Ariz. and Colo., in cattle business, and in mercantile business at Pueblo, Colo., until 1884; came to Chicago in 1891; wholesale wine merchant at Chicago since 1896; treas. and mgr. the Tokalon Vineyard Co. since 1896. Re- publican. Episcopalian. Mason (32º). Clubs: Union League, Chicago Athletic, South Shore Country, Chicago Gun, Press, Rotary. Mem. Chicago Assn. of Commerce. Recreations: golf, hunting, fishing. Author: Men Who Dared, 1909; The Islander, 1910. Residence: 5119 Mad- ison Av. Office: 69 E. South Water St.
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