The book of Chicagoans, a biographical dictionary of leading living men of the city of Chicago, 1911, Part 206

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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VON HOLST, Hermann Valentin, architect; born Freiburg, Baden, Germany, June 17, 1874; son Prof. Hermann Eduard and Annie Isabella (Hatt) Von Holst; ed. Gymnasium of Freiburg, Baden, and Univ. of Chicago, A.B., 1893; B.S., Mass. Inst. of Tech., 1896. After leaving the institute was in Chicago office of Shepley, Rutan & Coolidge; in 1903 had water color drawings of architectural subjects ac- cepted and exhibited at the Salon in Paris. Now mem. firm of Von Holst & Fyfe. Mem. Chicago Architectural Club and City Club. Residence: 1377 E. 57th St. Office: Steinway Bldg.

VON LENGERKE, Oswald Carl Gerhard, sporting goods; born Oldenburg, Ger., Aug. 17, 1860; son Johann Christian Gerhard Edward Adolph Friedrich and Ida Hermina (Springer) von Lengerke; ed. Oldenburg, Ger., and later in acad. at Delft, Holland. Began as salesman in father's sporting goods store in Oldenburg; went to Delft, Holland, and learned the dry goods business; then came to America and was in the woolen business in New York; then in the sporting goods business with the firm of von Lengerke & Detmold, of which his brother was head; managed branch store for firm at Newark, N.J., 2 years; with Charles Antoine, established in the sporting goods business in Chicago, May 1, 1891, under firm name of von Lengerke & Antoine. Clubs: South Shore Coun- try, Ill. Athletic. Recreations: hunting, fish- ing. Residence: Chicago Beach Hotel. Office: 340 S. Wabash Av.

VON PLATEN, Maurice Charles Frederick, retired mfr .; born Germany, Feh. 4, 1859; son Charles Godfrey and Pauline (Traebert) von Platen; ed. in a gymnasium in Germany, and Bryant & Stratton Business Coll., Chicago; widower; adopted daughter: Grace. With Chi- cago Cottage Organ Co., 1879-93; then in mfr. of sash, doors, frames and interior finish; or- ganized von Platen & Dick in 1893, of which was pres. from incorporation as the von Platen & Dick Co., 1903, until selling his interests. Feb. 4, 1911 (retired). Republican. Congrega- tionalist. Clubs: Oak Park (pres. 1908-9), Il1. Athletic, Swan Lake. Recreations: outdoor sports. Residence: 600 N. Linden Av., Oak Park, Ill.

VON ROSENEGK, Albert Nickisch, mgr; born Wendisch Tychow, Pommerania, Germany. June 10, 1848; son Alfred von Nickisch and Sophie (von Kleist) von Rosenegk: ed. high schools in Germany and Prussian Mil. Acad .. graduating as a commissioned officer, 1866; en- tered Prussian Army in 1866; remained in the service until 1873; participated in war of 1866. Prussia against Austria, and in the war of 1870-1, Germany against France: was decorated with Iron Cross and other orders and medals; came to U.S. and to Chicago; married St. Louis, Mo., Apr. 28. 1886, Neville R. Ensor Was engaged up to 1883 in the editorial dept. of Chicago Freie Presse; became connected with Pabst Brewing Co., as a traveling repro- sentative of the wholesale business all over the U.S., then in the credit dept. in the main office at Milwaukee, and since 1895 mgr of the Chicago branch. Independent in politics Mason (32°, Ivanhoe Commandery, Milwaukee and Wisconsin Consistory). Mem. Germania Maennerchor, German-Am. Historical Soc., Ger- man Aid Soc .; mem. Soc. of German Veterans. Clubs: Columbia Yacht, Chicago Athletic,

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Athletic, Chicago Equestrian. Recreations: au- with C. Manegold & Son as bookkeeper, about tomobiling and horseback riding. Residence: 533 Barry Av. Office: 354 N. Desplaines St.

VON SCHILLER, Hans, dir. piano dept. and, mem. board of musical directors, Chicago Mu- sical College. Address: 624 S. Michigan Av.

VOPICKA, Charles J., brewer; born Bohemia, Nov. 3, 1857: son Joseph and Barbara Vopicka; ed. high school and business coll., Prague, Bo- hemia; when a young man came to U.S., set- tling in Racine, Wis .; married Feb. 3, 1883, Victoria Kubin, of Chicago; 6 children. Came to Chicago, Feb. 1881; engaged in the dry goods business; established in real estate and banking business, 1882, later admitting his brother-in-law, Otto Kubin, under firm name of Vopicka & Kubin, continuing until Jan. 1899; in Apr. 1891, with Otto Kubin and John Kra- lovec, established the Atlas Brewing Co., for- merly known as the Bohemian Brewing Co., of Chicago, now operating a large brewery at Blue Island Av. and W. 21st St., of which he is pres. and mgr. West Park Commissioner, 1894-7. Democrat; mem. of the School Board and mem. of the local Board of Improvements; candidate for Congress in the 5th Congres- sional District, 1904. Dir. of Ill. Mfrs.' Assn. Clubs: Bohemia, Iroquois, Illinois, Chicago Athletic, South Shore Country. Also mem. many turner socs. Recreations: fishing, mo- toring, outdoor diversions. Summer Residence: Lake Cora, Mich. Residence: 3251 Washington Boul. Office: 2107 Blue Island Av.

VOTAW, Clyde Weber, university prof .; born Wheaton, Ill., Feb. 6, 1864; son Elihu Hilles and Harriet (Weber) Votaw; A.B., Amherst, 1888, A.M., 1891; B.D., Yale, 1891; Ph.D., Univ. of Chicago, 1896; married Cora Whitmore, of Sycamore, Ill., Nov. 24, 1892. Instr., Am. Inst. Sacred Lit., 1891-2; reader and asso. in Bibl. lit., 1892-6, instr. N.T. lit., 1896-1900, asst. prof., 1900-7, asso. prof. since 1907, Univ. of Chicago. Acting prof. N.T. interpretation, Chicago Theol. Sem., 1905-7. Asso. editor the Biblical World; editorial sec. Religious Edn. Assn., 1903-5. Au- thor of several books, for titles see Who's Who in America. Address: 5535 Washington Av.

VROMAN, Charles Edward, lawyer; born at Madison, Wis., Oct. 5, 1846; son William and Harriet (Field) Vroman; Ph.B., Univ. of Wis., 1868; LL.B., Albany (N.Y.) Law School, 1869; married Madison, May 11, 1871, Emma R. Phil- lips; children: William P., John C. Read law with William F. Vilas (later sec. of the inte- rior and postmaster general under Cleveland), at Madison, in 1870, and part of same year was deputy clerk of Circuit Court; read law, 1871, with William H. Norris, of Green Bay, Wis., and afterward with VanBuren Bromley, of same town, until 1873, when began practice of law for self; later admitted L. B. Sale as part- ner, firm becoming Vroman & Sale (Green Bay, Wis.), until Jan. 1, 1891; then went into prac- tice with George C. Green as Green & Vroman, firm later becoming Green, Vroman, Fairchild, North & Parke, continuing until May 1900, when moved to Chicago; became mem. of firm of Flower, Vroman & Musgrave, which, on re- organization, Sept. 1, 1902, assumed style of Musgrave, Vroman & Co., controlling a large general practice; in Nov. 1905 became asst. gen. solicitor C.,M.&St.P.Ry. Mem. Chicago Bar Assn., Ill. State Bar Assn., Wis. State Bar Assn., Am. Bar Assn. Republican. Mason. Clubs: Union League, University, City, Wis- consin. Recreation: fishing. Residence: 25 E. Walton Pl. Office: Marquette Bldg.

Malting Co .; born Bremen, Germany, Sept. 25, ent in politics. Evangelical Lutheran. Vice-

VULLMAHN, Frederick, western mgr. Am. 1858; son Christ and Sophie Vullmahn; ed. pub. schools; married Watertown, Wis., Sept. 26, . 1885, Helen Buchheit; children: Ernest F., Hilda H. First employment was in Milwaukee, Wis., working for C. Hennecke & Co., ornamen- tal pottery, as shipping clerk, Feb., 1874; went

10 years, and becoming a partner, the business bringing him to Chicago; in 1887 went to Wa- tertown, Wis., where was active in the grain business for the Buchheit Malting Co., and la- ter conducted the business for the Am. Malt- ing Co., going to Milwaukee, Jan. 9, 1899, and remaining there until June 1901, when returned to Chicago in his present position. Mem. Ill. Mfrs.' Assn., Citizens League. Club: Chicago Automobile. Residence: 6177 Crescent Rd. Of- fice: 160 W. Jackson Boul.

VYSE, Arthur Faulkner, mgr .; born New York City, June 1, 1862; son Thos. Andrew and Eliza A. (Power) Vyse; ed. private schools and St. Louis Coll., New York City, followed by 3- year course at Nice, France, and at Berlin, Germany; married Milwaukee, Wis., Jan. 26, 1901, Fannie C. Babcock; 2 sons: Arthur F., Jr., T. A. Elbert. Was 13 years in business on the New York Stock Exchange; came to Chi- cago, with Armour & Co., in 1893, and served that co. in the Northwest and Chicago until 1900; then as mgr. in Boston for 2 years, re- signing in 1902 to take his present position as Chicago mgr. for the Am. Glue Co. Clubs: Edgewater Golf, Pestigo River Hunting and Fishing. Recreations: golf, fishing. Residence: 6246 Winthrop Av. Office: 123 W. Kinzie St.

WACKER, Charles Henry, capitalist; born Chicago, Aug. 29, 1856; son of Frederick and Catharine (Hummel) Wacker; ed. Chicago pub. schs. and Lake Forest (Ill.) Acad. and at Stutt- gart, Germany; married Ottilie M. Glade, 1887 (died Oct. 26, 1904); children: Frederick G., Charles H., Jr., Rosalie. Traveled in U.S., Eu- rope and. Africa, 1876-9; joined his father, 1880, in establishing the malting firm of F. Wacker & Son, which later became Wacker & Birk Brewing & Malting Co., of which was pres., 1884-1901; was also pres. McAvoy Brewing Co. several yrs .; pres. Chicago Heights Land Assn., Chicago Heights Gas Co., Chicago Heights Ter- minal Transfer R.R.Co., Chicago Heights St. Ry. Co .; dir. Corn Exchange Nat. Bank, Calu- met & Chicago Canal & Dock Co., N. Am. Trad- ing & Transportation Co .; mem. exec. com. South Side Elevated Ry. Co., Chicago Title & Trust Co. Was dir. and mem. com. on ways and means, Chicago Expn .; pres. United Chari- ties of Chicago; pres. Chicago Plan Commn .; governing mem. Art Inst. of Chicago. Clubs: Chicago, Commercial, University, Union League, Bankers', Germania, Chicago Athletic, Mid- Day, Iroquois, Onwentsia, City, Lake Geneva Country, Lake Geneva Yacht. Residence: 1341 N. State St. Office: 134 S. LaSalle St.

WACKERBARTH, Henry von, publisher; born New York, July 30, 1850; son Count and Mathilde (von Weber) von Wackerbarth; ed. in schools of Narrowsburg, N.Y., St. Joseph, Mo., and Christian Brothers, St. Louis; also high school, Dresden, gymnasia at Cottbus and Gör- litz, and Cassel Mil. School, Germany. Com- missioned 2d lt. in Prussian Army, 1872, 1st lt. in Saxon Army, 1876, and capt. in British Army, 1879; participated in the Franco-Prus- sian War, 1870-1, and in the Zulu War, South Africa, 1879; awarded medals for services in both wars; returned to U.S., 1880; married Ida Sehnert, of Chicago, 1886; 1 daughter: Flora. Has been identified with the Sanborn Map Co. of New York since 1882, being transferred to the central branch at Chicago in Feb. 1883; has been mgr. Chicago office since 1890. Independ-

pres. German-Am. Hist. Soc. of Ill. Mem. In- dependent Order of Foresters, Royal Arcanum, Royal League, Nat. Union, Ill. State Hist. Assn., Am. Hist. Assn., Nat. Geog. Soc. Recre- ations: literary work, history. Residence: 9737 Longwood Boul. Office: 904, 6 N. Clark St.

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WADE, James Joseph, plumbing contractor; reading, walking. Residence: 195 E. Chestnut born Waterford, Ireland, Nov. 7, 1843; son of St. Office: Board of Trade. John and Mary (Towler) Wade; ed. public WAGNER, Ernest John, decorator; born at London, Eng., May 9, 1859; son Henry V. and Virginia (Blanc) Wagner; removed with par- ents to Chicago, 1864; grad. high school, Chi- cago, 1878; unmarried. After leaving school was in business with his father (H. V. Wagner & Co.) until 1886, when joined Frank L. Linden in the Linden Glass Co. Republican. Clubs: Chicago Architectural (one of incorporators and treas., 10 years), Kenwood. Recreations: theatre, music, baseball. Residence: 4335 Oak- enwald Av. Office: 1216 Michigan Av. schools of Hartford, Conn .; married Lewiston, N.Y., 1864, Alice Shean; children: Thomas P., Catherine, Emily, James J., Jr., Edward T., Clement H., George A. Began in the plumbing trade, 1858, at Hartford, Conn .; came to Chi- cago, 1864, and worked at trade until 1866, then established business on his own account; in- corporated the business, Nov. 1899, under the style of J. J. Wade & Son Co., of which is pres. Republican. Was sec. Nat. Assn. of Mas- ter Plumbers of the U.S., and served on the Nat. Executive Board 2 terms; was pres. the Chicago Master Plumbers' Assn. Residence: 5234 Michigan Av. Office: 18 E. Harrison St.

WADE, Thomas Patrick, plumbing contrac- tor; born Chicago, Mar. 7, 1868; son James J. and Alice (Shean) Wade; ed. St. Ignatius Coll., Chicago, to 1883; married Chicago, Oct. 28, 1903, Catherine Clare; children: James Clare, Winnifred Mary. On leaving school in 1883 at once entered the business established by his father in 1868, as a contractor for plumbing work, and on its incorporation, Nov. 1899, as J. J. Wade & Son Co., became sec. of the co. Democrat. Mem. Knights of Columbus, Cath- olic Benevolent Legion, Royal League. Resi- dence: 3220 Michigan Av. Office: 18 E. Harri- son St.

WAGNER, Carl, physician; born at Worms, Germany, Apr. 14, 1863; son Philip Henry and Katharina (Blankenhorn) Wagner; ed. public school, Latin school, and at univs. of Berlin, Geneva, Halle, Strassburg, Paris, Vienna, Bonn, Göttingen; grad. as M.D., Univ. of Heidelberg, 1891, and was voluntary asst. at the Univ. Clinic at Halle; married Chicago, Dec. 22, 1894, Louise Carll; children: Louise, Carl Richard. Attending surgeon to St. Joseph's Hosp.' and Columbus Hosp .; mem. consulting staff of Cook Co. Hosp .; formerly prof. surgery and demon- strator anatomy, Post-Grad. Med. School; sur- geon-in-chief to Columbian Dispensary. Mem. Internat. Congress of Physiology at Berne; mem. A.M.A., Ill. State Med. Soc., Chicago Med. Soc., Chicago Pathological Soc., Chicago Acad. of Sciences, Circolo Dante Alleghieri, Club Française, Y.M.C.A., Chicago Turngemeinde, Fidelia, Schwaben Verein. Mason (K.T., 32°, Shrine). Clubs: Germania, Germania Männer- chor. Recreations: motoring, boating. Office and Residence: 1563 LaSalle Av.

WAGNER, Edwin Leavitt, banker; born at Polo, Ill., Dec. 22, 1868; son Reuben and Leah (Brubaker) Wagner; grad. pub. grammar and high schools; married May Leslie, of Lincoln, Ill., July 26, 1893; 2 children: Miriam, Leslie. Began as clerk in Met. Nat. Bank, Chicago, 1886, resigning as paying teller, 1901; became asst. cashier Federal Trust & Savings Bank, 1902; this bank was merged with the Am. Trust & Savings Bank, 1905, and he continued with the latter in same capacity until 1907; assisted in organizing, 1907, and has since been pres. and dir. the Nat. Produce Bank; also pres. Berwyn State Bank, West McHenry (Ill.) State Bank; vice-pres. Riverside State Bank, South Chicago Savings Bank and Cicero State Bank, Hawthorne, Ill. Treas. Village of Berwyn, 1902-5; Republican. Methodist. Mason. Clubs: Union League, Bankers', Hinsdale Golf. Resi- dence: Berwyn, Ill. Office: 196 N. Clark St.

WAGNER, Emil W., grain and stock broker; born Chicago, Sept. 2, 1864; son Dr. William and Matilda (Brentano) Wagner; ed. Germany; married Chicago, Jan. 7, 1901, Anna, daughter of Harry Rubens, lawyer; 1 daughter: Wilhel- mina. In 1887 engaged in grain commn. busi- ness, and since 1906 also in stock brokerage, under firm name of E. W. Wagner & Co. Mem. Chicago Board of Trade (dir. 1903-6), Chicago Stock Exchange. Republican. Clubs: Chicago Athletic, Germania Maennerchor. Recreations:

WAGNER, Frank Effinger, merchant; born Port Clinton, Pa., Sept. 15, 1861; son George M. H. and Sophia (Albright) Wagner; ed. pub. grammar and high schools, Chicago; married Mary E. White, of DeKalb, Ill., Oct. 16, 1887. Began in father's firm, Watts & Wagner (1879). which was succeeded by G. M. H. Wagner & Sons, fruits and vegetables, 1885, of which has since been a mem. Pres. Nat. League of Com- mission Merchants of the U.S., 1906-7; mem. Chicago Assn. of Commerce. Republican. Ma- son. Recreations: fishing, motoring. Residence: 735 Independence Boul. Office: 123 W. South Water St.

WAGNER, Fritz, mfr .; born Bernstein, Bava- ria, Nov. 1, 1857; son Carl A. and Katharin Nerrerter Wagner; ed. Coll. at Nuremburg, Ba- varia; came to U.S., 1875; married Saginaw, Mich., 1880, Felicitas Ellersdorfer (died 1893); 4 children: Carl, Betty, Fritz, Alexander; mar- ried 2d, July 1897, Verena von Niederhausern, of Switzerland; 2 children: Adolph, Richard. Began as a draftsman at Saginaw, Mich .; later learned trade of mason and was foreman in erection of various bldgs. at Saginaw; after- ward architect and contractor until 1880, when he became head draftsman for the Northwest- ern Terra Cotta Co., which he later served as supt. of construction and as outside represen- tative in contracting and estimating until 1887, of which was sec. till 1908; since then vice- pres. and treas. Mason; mem. Nat. Union. Clubs: Germania, Builders', Chicago Architec- tural, Palette and Chisel, Harmonie. Recrea- tions: fishing, hunting, bowling. Residence: 1049 Oakdale Av. Office: 2525 Clybourn Av.

WAGNER, Louis C., banker and real estate: born Lancaster, N.Y., Nov. 29, 1861; son Jacob and Catherina D. (Stoltz) Wagner; ed. pub. grammar and high schools, Lancaster: mar- ried Mary Gantjert, of Dwight, Ill., Jan. 1, 1885; 2 sons: Alvin L., Percy E. Engaged in the building line, 1889-1905; pres. Englewood Safety Deposit Co. since 1905; treas. Riverside

Lime & Stone Co., 1907-10; pres. Washington Park Nat. Bank, 1910-11; pres. Englewood State Bank since 1911; dir. Englewood Masonic Tem- ple. Republican. Christian Scientist. Mason (32°, K.T., Shriner). Club: Chicago Athletic. Recreation: golf. Residence: 6226 Woodlawn Av. Office: 235 W. 63d St.

WAGNER, Robert E., printer: born in Ire- land, Feb. 20, 1869; ed. pub. schools of Chicago. Learned printing trade in Chicago and worked in different shops until 1894, when organized the Wagner & Hanson Co., of which has since been pres. Mem. Chicago Typothetæ. Repub- lican. Residence: 2123 W. 21st Pl. Office: 219 S. Clinton St.

WAGNER, William Lincoln, merchant: born Port Clinton, Pa., Oct. 16, 1865; son George M. H. and Sophia (Albright) Wagner: grad, gram- mar school, Chicago, and attended Wheaton (111.) Coll. short time: LL.B., Lake Forest Univ., 1900; married Lillie E. Graves, of Chi- cago, Oct. 23, 1890; 1 son: George Neil. Began in father's firm, Watts & Wagner (1882), which was succeeded in 1885 by G. M. H. Wagner & Sons, fruits and vegetables, of which has since been a mem .; also treas, and dir. Mutual Dis- tributing Co. and Nat. Traffic Adjustment Bu-

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Pres. Internat. Apple Shippers' Assn., 1907-11. Republican. Congregationalist. Ma- son (K.T. and Shriner). Recreations: motor- ing. Residence: 147 N. Prairie Av. Office: 123 W. South Water St.

WAHL, Robert, pres. Wahl-Henius Inst. of Fermentology; born Milwaukee, Wis., May 20, 1858; son Christian and Caroline Schapbacher Wahl; ed. pub. schools of Milwaukee until 15 years of age, then at Engelmann's Acad. 3 years: studied chemistry for 3 years at Han- over, Germany, and 2 years at Univ. of Mar- burg, Germany, from which was grad .; married Hamburg, 1886, Marie J. Schoof; children: Ma- bel E., Richard W., Arnold S., Eleanor B. Re- turned to U.S., and in 1886 formed a copart- nership with Dr. Max Henius, as Wahl & He- nius, doing a general practice as analytical chemists; afterward established a brewing acad., which drew pupils from all parts of the U.S., and from which developed the present Wall-Henius Inst. of Fermentology, of which is pres. Author: American Handy-Book of the Brewing, Malting and Auxiliary Trades. Asso. editor Chemical Journal, and American Brew- ers' Review. Mem. Soc. Chemical Industry, Am. Chem. Soc., Chicago Acad. of Sciences, Art Inst., Press Club, German Press Club, Verein Deutscher Studenten; hon. mem. Am. Soc. of Brewing Technology, U.S. Brewers' Assn., U.S. Brewmasters' Assn. Residence: 848 Lakeside Pl. Office: Fullerton and Clifton Av.

WAIDE, William Arthur; see Vol. 1905.

WAIT, Henry Heileman, elec. and mech. en- gineer; born Chicago, Oct. 27, 1869; son Hora- tio Loomis and Chara Conant (Long) Wait; grad. Chicago Manual Training School, 1886; Mass. Inst. of Technology, B.S., in elec. en- gring., 1891; in employ of Western Electric Co., 1892-1905; now pres. Rateau Turbine Co. Specially identified with development of both bipolar and multipolar dynamos. Patentee of a varipolar motor or dynamo, and a semi-auto- matic machine for winding small armatures, spools, etc .; also patentee of improvements on arc lamps. Mem. Am. Inst. Elec. Engrs., Insti- tution of Elec. Engrs. (London), Société Inter- nationale des Electriciens, Paris, Verein Deutscher Ingenieure, Berlin. Mem. Soc. of Cincinnati. Lieut. Ill. Naval Reserves. Repub- lican. Episcopalian. Clubs: Union League, On- wentsia, Chicago Yacht. Residence: 4919 Madi- son Av. Office: 757 Monadnock Blk.

WAIT, Horatio Loomis, lawyer; born New York City, Aug. 8, 1836; son Joseph and Har- riet Heileman (Whitney) Wait; ed. Trinity School, New York, and Columbia Coll. Gram- mar School, fitting for coll .; came to Chicago, 1856, and was engaged in office of J. Young Scammon; enlisted, 1861, in Co. D, 60th Ill. Inf., but shortly afterward paymaster, with rank of master, in U.S.N .; served under Ad- mirals Dupont and Farragut in blockading Sa- vannah, Pensacola and Mobile, and later on Ad- miral Dahlgren's flagship at bombardment of Ft. Sumter, and siege of Charleston to its ca- pitulation; after war on U.S. ship Ino, Euro- pean squadron; promoted paymaster with rank of lieut .- commander, 1865; later on various du- ties until 1870, when resigned; came to Chica- go and resumed legal studies in office of Bar- ker & Tuley; married May 7, 1860, Chara Co- nant Long; children: James Joseph, Henry Heileman. Admitted to Ill. bar, Aug. 22, 1870; formed partnership with Joseph N. Barker un- der firm name of Barker & Wait, which later became Barker, Buell & Wait. Since June 1876, one of the masters in chancery of the Circuit Court of Cook Co. Vestryman St. Paul's Epis- copal Church, Hyde Park, and has been en- gaged in its Sunday school work, and previ- ously was, for some years, supt. of the Tyng Mission Sunday School. Companion Loyal Le- gion; actively aided in organization of Ill. Na- val Reserve. Was one of the founders of the Charity Organization Soc., later merged into

the Relief and Aid Soc .; dir. G.A.R. Hall and Memorial Assn .; mem. Chicago Library Board. Mem. Ill. State Bar Assn., Chicago Bar Assn. Residence: 4919 Madison Av. Office: 30 N. La Salle St.

WAIT, James Joseph, transportation; born Chicago, Mar. 1, 1861; son Horatio Loomis and Chara Conant (Long) Wait; ed. Hyde Park High School and in New York Nautical School, receiving first medal, 1879; married Chicago, 1890, Ada Waldron; 1 son: Conant. After some years' service in merchant marine, beginning 1879, was receiving

consecutively clerk Sprague, Warner & Co., foreign freight agt. of Canada Southern Fast Freight Line, traffic mgr. of N. Chicago Rolling Mill Co., and asst. to 2d vice-pres. Ill. Steel Co .; then commercial agt. G.N.Ry., St. Paul; since 1892 mgr. freight dept. Hibbard, Spencer, Bartlett & Co., wholesale hardware (in which is a stockholder); for 7 yrs. mgr. freight dept. Reid, Murdoch & Co. Also pres. Merchants' Lighterage Co .; dir. B.& O. and Chicago Ry. Is a writer on transporta- tion and nautical subjects. Republican. Com- panion Loyal Legion (by inheritance). Clubs: Union League, Chicago Literary, South Shore Country. Recreations: golf, sailing. Residence: 1120 E. 48th St. Office: State St. Bridge.

WAKE, Charles Staniland, anthropologist, author; 1835-1910; see Vol. 1905.

WAKEFIELD, William Edward, mfr .; 1855- 1906; see Vol. 1905.

WAKELEE, Harry Wibirt, lawyer; born at Wheaton, Ill., Dec. 27, 1866; son William H. and Electa A. (Wibirt) Wakelee; B.L., Univ. of Mich., 1890; LL.B., Chicago Coll. of Law, 1893; married Wheaton, Ill., Jan. 29, 1898, May E. Scoville; children: Goodwin Scoville, William Wibirt. In office of Judge Elbert H. Gary, 1893-6; associated with George S. Steere, 1896-9; mem. of firm of Steere & Furber, 1899- 1903; associated with Henry J. Furber, Jr., in law firm of Furber & Wakelee, since May 1, 1904. Republican. Methodist. Residence: Whea- ton, Ill. Office: New York Life Bldg.

WAKEM, James Wallace, warehouseman; born Callao, Peru, S.A., Apr. 9, 1859; son James Ogilivie and Mary Janepha (Nancarrow) Wa- kem; ed. private schools and Shrewsbury School, Eng .; married Chicago, Nov. 26, 1889, A. Mabel Johnston; children: Wallace Seldon, Madeline. Served 5 years office apprenticeship in Liverpool, Eng .; came to Chicago and in 1886 formed copartnership with George D. Mc- Laughlin (J. Wallace Wakem & Co.), which was terminated by the collapse of the ware- house. In 1887 a new copartnership was formed, Wakem & Mclaughlin, which was in- corporated, Mar. 5, 1903, as Wakem & Mc- Laughlin, Inc., of which is pres. Episcopalian. Clubs: Union, Onwentsia, University, Saddle and Cycle. Recreations: golf, tennis, motoring. Residence: Lake Forest, Ill. Office: 225 E. Illi- nois St.

WALDECK, Herman, banker; born in Ger- many, Nov. 19, 1871; ed. in Germany; came to America, 1892; married Gertrude Schwab, of Chicago, Apr. 22, 1903. Clerk, Internat. Bank, Chicago, 1893-7; became connected with the Continental Nat. Bank, 1897, becoming asst. cashier, 1903, and vice-pres. July 1909; since consolidation of Continental Nat. Bank with Commercial Nat., Aug. 1910, has been vice-pres. Continental & Commercial Nat. Bank. Clubs: Union League, Mid-Day, South Shore Country, Bankers', Lake Shore Country. Residence: 5328 East End Av. Office: 72 W. Adams St.

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The book of Chicagoans, a biographical dictionary of leading living men of the city of Chicago, 1911, Part 206

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