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WALDO, George Edward, patent lawyer; born Prattsburg, Steuben Co., N.Y., Feb. 8, 1863; son William W. and Dorothy F. (Wood) Waldo; B.M.E., Univ. of Wis., 1885, LL.B .; married Verona V. La Rose, of Chicago, Dec. 3, 1906. Began practice as mem. firm of Dwinnell & Waldo, Black River Falls, Wis., later firm of Castle & Waldo; dist. atty. of Jackson Co.,
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Wis., under apptmt. of Gov. Rusk, 1890-1; re- moved to Chicago, 1891. Independent Repub- lican. Clubs: Chicago Athletic, Engineers'. Residence: 1341 Sheridan Rd. Office: 634 Mon- adnock Blk.
WALDO, John Barron; see Vol. 1905.
WALES, Frank Xavier, physician; see Vol. 1905.
WALKER, Amos William, lawyer, capitalist; born Connersville, Ind., Dec. 23, 1850; son Jo- seph and Sarah (Dorsey) Walker; student Univ. of Mich. and Yale Coll .; LL.B., North- western Univ., 1895; married M. Elizabeth Cur- yea, of Mattoon, Ill., Dec. 14, 1882; children: Waldo Curyea, Amos Wendell, Melvina Eliza- beth. Admitted to Ill. bar and practiced in Chi- cago, 1895-9, when located at Shelbyville, Ill., because of private property interests there; re- turned to Chicago and resumed practice, 1907. Republican. Episcopalian. Mem. Chicago Bar Assn., Ill. State Bar Assn. Recreations: travel, study. Residence: 4656 Kenmore Av. Office: 31 W. Lake St.
*WALKER, Charles Cobb, lawyer; see Vol. 1905.
WALKER, Charles Morehead, judge; born in Ky., 1859; son of Samuel J. and Amanda M. (Morehead) Walker; grad. Lake View High School; B.A., Yale Coll., 1884; studied law un- der William C. Goudy and at Union Coll. of Law; married New York, Apr. 4, 1888, Harriet Warner; 4 children: Amy, Harriet, Charles and Carolyn. Admitted to bar, 1886, and engaged in practice in Chicago until 1903. Alderman from 24th Ward, 1896-9 (elected 1896 and reelected 1898); appointed corpn. counsel, 1899, reap- pointed 1901; elected judge Circuit Court of Cook Co., 1903, reëlected 1909, for term expir- ing 1915. Clubs: Union (pres. 1903, 1904, 1905), University, Iroquois, Onwentsia. Residence: 1128 LaSalle Av. Office: County Bldg.
WALKER, Edwin, lawyer; 1832-1910; Vol. 1905.
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*WALKER, Edwin Cushman, grain broker; see Vol. 1905.
WALKER, Edwin K., judge; born Mason Co., Ill., 1866; son Henry C. and Harriet (Dohoney) Walker; ed. Lincoln (Ill.) Univ. and North- western Univ. Law School; married Sara Mal- ley, 1901. Admitted to Ill. bar, 1892, and prac- ticed at Chicago; elected mem. Bd. of County Commrs., 1900, reëlected 1902 and 1904 (chmn. Finance Com .; chmn. special com. of commrs. and citizens to remodel co. institutions, and in charge of building of same); elected judge of Municipal Court, 1906; Republican. Mason, Royal League, North Am. Union. Clubs: Ham- ilton, City, Woodlawn Park. Residence: 6153 Kimbark Av.
WALKER, Emery Staniels, lawyer; born at Whitefield, N.H., Sept. 29, 1856; son Franklin P. and Betsy (Walcs) Walker; ed. common schs. and Union Coll. of Law (Chicago), graduating, 1881; married Chicago, Jan. 1, 1882, Placentia J. Parantau; children: Edna, Bessie, Emcry Sumner, Stanley Franklin, Emerson Wales. Went to Boston from N.H., 1872, and worked for Jordan, Marsh & Co., wholesale dry goods, until 1875; came to Chicago in 1876 and, at age of 19, established under style of Glidden && Walker, the business now conducted by Am. Wringer Co., in Chicago, and Milwaukee, Wis. Admitted to the bar, Sept. 1881; senior of law firm of Walker & Lowden (Frank O.), 1890-2, Walker & Davis (Brode B.). 1892-1900, Walker & Raphael (Adolph), Jan. 1902-Jan. 1904, Walk- or & Williams (John C.), May 1, 1904-May 1, 1906. Republican. Clubs: Union League, Press. Residence: 6431 Lexington Av. Office: 72 W. Adams St.
*WALKER, F. Dinwiddie, electrician; see Vol. 1905.
WALKER, Francis William, lawyer; born Chicago, Oct. 12, 1856; son Lucas B. (merchant) and Lucinda (LeSuer) Walker; ed. Chicago pub. schools, and Chicago Univ .; LL.B., Union Coll. of Law; married Anna, daughter Frederick Benson, of Dubuque, Ia .; children: Franklin J. (died Nov. 22, 1910), Margaret Olive, Edwin B., and Everett W. Admitted to Ill. bar, 1877; first asst. state's atty., 1884-7, under Julius S. Grinnell; with Edward J. Judd formed firm of Walker & Judd, which in Jan. 1892 became Walker, Judd & Hawley; was co. atty. of Cook Co., 1891. Democrat. Mason (32°, K.T.). Clubs: Union League, Chicago, Iroquois. Residence: 5222 Lexington Av. Office: Marquette Bldg.
WALKER, George; see Vol. 1905.
WALKER, H. H. (Henry Harrison), fire in- surance; born Rush Co., Ind., Sept. 4, 1839; son John and Sarah (Felts) Walker; ed. pub. school and acad .; widower; children: Cora W., Harry A., Bertrand. In general mercantile business, 1855-65, and also in local insurance business, 1860-5; in 1866 entered employ of the Home Ins. Co., of New York, as a special agent and adjuster; state agent for Ind. of same co., 1867- 87, and was one of the co.'s four adjusters at Chicago to handle and adjust losses by the fire of 1871; in July 1887 assumed charge of the co.'s Western farm dept., at Chicago, as sec., which position now holds. Republican. Con- gregationalist. Clubs: Union League, Glen View (Chicago); also Indianapolis Literary (hon. mem.). Recreations: country life, golf; winters, largely in Fla. Residence: Evanston, Ill. Office: Home Insurance Bldg.
WALKER, Henry Harrison, real estate; born in Campbell Co., Ky .; son Henry and Caroline (Cooper) Walker; ed. pub. grammar and high schools in Ky. and commercial coll., Cincin- nati; married Jessie, daughter of Jesse Spald- ing, of Chicago, Nov. 15, 1900. Came to Chi- cago in 1869, and since engaged in real estate operations with his brother, Samuel J., under firm name of Henry H. Walker & Co. Largely instrumental in upbuilding the territory adja- cent to the west fork of the south branch of the Chicago River and has opened up large subdivisions. During travels abroad has made exhaustive study of harbor and drainage sys- tems of the larger cities of Europe. Mem. Chi- cago River and Harbor Assn., Chicago Real Estate Board, Chicago Assn. of Commerce. Chi- cago Hist. Soc .; life mem. Art Inst. of Chi- cago. Baptist. Clubs: Chicago. Mid-Day. Sad- dle and Cycle, Onwentsia. Press (life mem.). Wheaton Golf. Recreations: travel and golf. Residence: 1721 Prairie Av. Office: Tacoma Bldg.
WALKER, James Ransom, real estate: horn Chicago, Feb. 24. 1864; son James M. and Elia (Marsh) Walker; ed. private schools in Chica- go; married Chicago, Mar. 4. 1886, Louise Meek- er; children: James Munroe, Arthur Bentley. Wirt Dexter. Since leaving school continuous- ly engaged in real estate business. Treas. Ta- coma Safe Deposit Co. Clubs: Chicago. Univer- sity, Saddle and Cycle, Onwentsia. Recreations: horseback riding, driving, fishing and travel. Residence: 1726 Prairie Av. Office: Tacoma Building.
WALKER, John H., coal merchant: see Vol. 1905.
WALKER, Lyman Thomas, lumber mfr .: born Detroit, Mich., Mar. 28. 1862; son Peter and Margaret (Johnston) Walker; early edn. pub. schools of Muskegon, Mich., supplemented by 2 years' study in literary dept. of Oberlin Coll. (O.) 1882-4; married Marion Larned, of Chicago, Aug. 21. 1892; children: Jannette, Eth- el, Marion Emily. Began in employ of A. A. Bigelow & Co., lumber mfrs., Muskegon, Mich .. 1885, and since incorporation of Bigelow Bros. & Walker Co., 1902, has been vice-pres, and dir .: also vice-pres, and dir. Fourche (Ark.) River
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Lumber Co .; dir. Lyon Cypress Co. Republican. Congregationalist. Clubs: Chicago, Onwentsia Country, City. Recreations: golf and athletic sports. Residence: Winnetka, Ill. Office: 308-9 Tacoma Bldg.
WALKER, Robert P., real estate; born In- dianapolis, Ind .; son Jacob S. and Mary A. (Lupton) Walker; ed. Andover, Mass .; married Chicago, 1885, Gertrude S. Derby. Came to Chi- cago, 1885; has been engaged in the real es- tate business since 1886. Mem. of the Chica- go Real Estate Board (sec., 1891, mem. of the Valuation Com., 1895-6, Industrial Location Com., 1901, 1902 and 1903, Valuation Com., 1911-12, now chmn. board of dirs.). Mem. Chi- cago Assn. of Commerce (chmn. subdivision 33). Mem. board of trustees of Glencoe, Ill. Mason. Clubs: Union League (sec., 1899-1900), Skokie Golf. Recreations: outdoor diversions. Residence: Glencoe, Ill. Office: Tribune Bldg.
WALKER, Samuel Johnson, physician; born Covington, Ky., Nov. 19, 1867; son Samuel J. and Amanda M. (Morehead) Walker; has lived in Chicago since 1872; B.A., Yale Univ., 1888; M.D., Northwestern Univ. Med. School, 1893; post-grad. study in Europe 2 years; married Philadelphia, May 9, 1894, Bertha E. Smith; children: Samuel J., Jr., Helen Louise. En- gaged in general practice of medicine in Chi- cago since 1896; adjunct prof. diseases of chil- dren, College of Physicians and Surgeons (Univ. of Ill.), 1900-3; asst. prof. neurology, Chicago Policlinic, since 1900; physician to Passavant Memorial, Maurice Porter and St. Vincent hosps. Mem. A.M.A., Chicago Medical Soc .; pres. Chicago Pediatric Soc., 1904-5. Dem- ocrat. Episcopalian. Clubs: University, On- wentsia. Residence: 670 Lincoln Parkway. Of- fice: 125 E. Chicago Av.
WALKER, William Ernest, architect; born Covington, Ky., Nov. 19, 1869; son Samuel J. and Amanda M. (Morehead) Walker; prep. edn. pub. and private schools; Ph.B., Yale Univ., 1891; married Mildred Rogers, of Chicago, May 10, 1905; 1 daughter: Edith. In office of Henry Ives Cobb, 1892-7; supt. of construction of the Chicago Board of Edn., 1897-1903; since in pri- vate practice. Mem. Am. Inst. of Architects. Democrat. Episcopalian. Clubs: University, Saddle and Cycle. Residence: 100 E. Chicago Av. Office: 1729 First Nat. Bank Bldg.
WALKER, William Sawyer, journalist; born Hatley, P.Q., Feb. 7, 1845; son George and Mary Maria (Woodman) Walker; ed. pub. schools; married Marie A. Muller, of Hartford, Conn. Served in Mass. and N.Y. regts. last 2 yrs. of Civ- il War; long connected with the Chicago Times and other leading dailies; was city editor and editorial writer, Washington and European cor- respondent of The Times under the late Wilbur F. Storey; later in advertising business; spe- cial European corr. Chicago Tribune, 1878 and 1887; was at one time part owner and editor Chicago Telegraph, on which the Chicago Her- ald was founded; has for many years been contbr. on life insurance to western jours. Res- idence: 3618 Michigan Av.
*WALL, George Willard, lawyer; see Vol. 1905.
WALLACE, Florian Deane, insurance; born Chicago, Sept. 5, 1875; son John F. and Jose- phine (Hoerber) Wollensak; grad. grammar school and Chicago Manual Training School, Chicago, Manlius (N.Y.) School for Boys, 1892; M.E., Cornell Univ., 1896; married Ella McClel- land, of Chicago, Nov. 20, 1909. Began in fa- ther's hardware specialty mfg. business in 1896-8; in fire and casualty insurance since 1900; also pres. The Wallace Press (printing). Was mem. Ill. Naval Militia, and enlisted in U. S. Navy for Spanish-Am. War, 1898; served on bd. U.S.S. Oregon and participated in battle of Santiago. Presbyterian. Mason (K.T. and Shrin- er). Mem. Navy League of the U.S., United Spanish War Vets. Clubs: Chicago Athletic,
Exmoor Country. Residence: 156 E. Superior St. Office: 8 S. LaSalle St.
*WALLACE, Harold Ulmer, civil engr .; see Vol. 1905.
WALLACE, John Findley, civil engr .; moved to New York; see Vol. 1905.
WALLACE, John Foster, real estate; born Ft. Branch, Ind., Apr. 10, 1875; son Benjaman H. and Dollie (Foster) Wallace; ed. pub. schs .; married Chicago, Jan. 27, 1897, Irene C. Excell; children: Irene Charlotte, Robert Charles. En- gaged in real estate business in Chicago since Jan. 1891. Dir. "Bartlett Syndicate." Mem. Chi- cago Real Estate Board (pres. 1910, dir. 1911). Clubs: Chicago Athletic, Union League. Resi- dence: 6529 Woodlawn Av. Office: 32 W. Wash- ington St.
WALLACE, Thomas Oliver, real estate bro- ker; born Oxford Co., Ont., Can., Sept. 8, 1875; son Samuel and Elizabeth (Kenney) Wallace; ed. pub. schools of Bay City, and Chassell, Mich .; too general course at Univ. of Valpa- raiso, Ind., and grad. business course there, 1898; married Minnie I. McDonald, of Brook- field, Mich., May 17, 1899. Engaged in real es- tate business for self in Chicago since 1899; real estate expert for City of Chicago since May 1, 1907; candidate for nomination for state representative 6th Senatorial Dist., Aug. pri- maries, 1908; Republican. Vice-pres. 24th Ward South End Improvement Club, 1909; mem. Cook Co. Real Estate Board. Presbyterian. Mason (Lincoln Park Lodge No. 611 A.F.&A.M., Lin- coln Park Chapter No. 177 R.A.M., Lincoln Park Commandery No. 64 K.T., Medinah Tem- ple A.A.O.N.M.S., Golden Rod Chapter O.E.S. No. 205) ; mem. Garden City Lodge K. of P. No. 145. Pres. Chicago Alumni Assn. of Valparaiso Univ., 1910. Recreations: fishing and boating. Summer Residence: Wallace Beach, Muskegon Co., Mich. Residence: 2033 Dayton St. Office: 846 Center St.
*WALLACE, William A., engr .; see Vol. 1905.
WALLECK, Christian Ralph, real estate and mortgage broker; born Bohemia, Oct. 29, 1862; son Joseph and Marie (Tittel) Walleck. Came to Chicago in childhood; ed. pub. schools; mar- ried Chicago, Sept. 1899, Marguerite Heinlein; children: Virginia, William and Henry. En- gaged in the real estate business since 1883, and since 1891, with brother, William R. Wal- leck (Walleck Bros.). Democrat. Served as mem. of 39th and 40th General Assemblies of Ill .; appointed to Chicago Board of Edn., July 1898. Mem. Nat. Geog. Soc., and Cook Co. Real Estate Board. Mason, Royal Arcanum. Resi- dence: Oak Park, Ill. Office: 1669 Blue Island Avenue.
WALLER, Edward, fire insurance; born Chi- cago, Feb. 18, 1869; son Edward and Mary (Rawson) Waller; ed. Univ. of Tennessee. Be- gan insurance experience in 1888 and later be- came a mem. of the firm of Bliss, Waller & Co., and in 1897 of Edward Waller & Co., and May 1, 1905, of Waller, Chandler & Grey, a consoli- dation of the firms of Edward Waller & Co., C. T. Chandler & Co. and Nichols & Grey. Dir. Fountain Inkpad Co. Mem. Chicago Assn. of Commerce. Presbyterian. Clubs: University, Saddle and Cycle, Riverside Golf, Exmoor Country. Recreations: golf and motoring. Res- idence: 1032 Dearborn Av. Office: 29 S. LaSalle Street.
WALLER, Edward C., real estate; born Ma- son Co., Ky., Nov. 21, 1845; son Henry and Sa- rah B. (Langhorn) Waller; ed. schools in Ky. and Chicago. Resident of Chicago since 1860, and since 1866 engaged in the real estate busi- ness. Pres. North Am. Accident Ins. Co .; sec. . and treas. Central Safety Deposit Co. Mem. Chicago Real Estate Board. Clubs: Union League, Chicago Golf. Press, Saddle and Cycle. Recreations: farming and golf. Residence: Riv- er Forest, Ill. Office: The Rookery.
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WALLER, Francis Castleman, insurance, coal; born Chicago, Sept. 26, 1873; son Edward and Mary (Rawson) Waller; Ph.B., Yale Coll., 1894; married Louisville, Ky., 1899, Nina Mc- Goodwin. Entered accounting dept. of Waller Coal Co., 1894, and in 1895 became a mem. of that firm, wholesalers and jobbers of steam coal. In Jan. 1904 also purchased interest in the general fire underwriting agency of Edward Waller & Co., which consolidated under the name of Waller, Chandler & Grey, May 1, 1905. Appointed by Mayor Busse mem. of Board of Edn., May 1907. Clubs: University, Onwentsia, Saddle and Cycle, Yale. Recreations: golf and motoring. Residence: 1210 Astor St. Offices: Ashland Blk, and Nat. Life Bldg.
WALLER, James Breckinridge, real estate; born Lexington, Ky., Aug. 15, 1856; son James B. and Lucy (Alexander) Waller; removed Chi- cago, 1860; academic edn .; married in Conn., June 2, 1884, Elizabeth Wallace; children: James B., Jr., Ellen. Was in fire insurance bus- iness 15 years; has since devoted entire atten- tion to real estate properties. Democrat. Clubs: Chicago, University, Chicago Golf, Onwentsia, Saddle and Cycle. Recreation: golf. Residence: 140 E. Superior St. Office: Unity Bldg.
WALLER, Robert Alexander, real estate; now deceased; see Vol. 1905.
WALLER, William, coal, real estate, etc .; born Lexington, Ky., Sept. 28, 1858; son Will- iam and Ann (Johnston) Waller; resident of Chicago since 1861; grad. Rensselaer Polytech- nic Inst., 1879; married Chicago, 1882, Louise Hamilton; children: Amy, William, Jr., Irene Louise. Mem. firm of Waller & Co., real estate, since 1879; also pres. Waller Coal Co .; dir. of Oliver Typewriter Co .; vice-pres. Orangeine Chemical Co. Democrat. Clubs: University, Chicago Athletic, South Shore Country, Saddle and Cycle, Onwentsia, Exmoor, Glen View, Chi- cago Golf. Recreation: golf (champion Western Golf Assn., 1900). Residence: 40 Bank St. Of- fice: 613 Ashland Blk.
WALLING, Willoughby George, sec. Western Trust & Savings Bank; born Louisville, Ky., May 23, 1878; son Willoughby and Rosalind (English) Walling; Ph.B., Univ. of Chicago, 1899; student Harvard Law School, 1900; mar- ried Columbia, S.C., Dec. 25. 1902, Frederika C. Haskell; children: Willoughby Haskell, Will- iam English and Frederika Christina. Sec. Western Trust & Savings Bank of Chicago since 1900. Mem. Delta Kappa Epsilon. Was 1t. Illinois Naval Reserves (resigned). Clubs: University, Quadrangle. Residence: Hubbard Woods, Ill. Office: 209 S. LaSalle St.
WALLS, Charles Bruce, physician; born Fra- serburg, Scotland, Apr. 20, 1857; son James and Jane (Sangster) Walls; ed. pub. schools of Aberdeen, Scotland, Hugh Miller's School and later under private instruction; private sec. in L.&N.R.R. office, 1884-5; bookkeeper and con- fidential clerk, Marshall Field & Co., 1885-91; M.D., Chicago Homœ. Med. Coll., 1894; married Henderson, Ky., June 14, 1894, Annie Ingram; children: Catherine Jean, Annie Ingram. In practice in Chicago from 1894. Apptd. 1st lt. U.S.A. Med. Reserve Corps, Feb. 1911. Mem. Am. Inst. of Homœopathy, Ill. Inst. of Homœ- opathy. Surgeon I.N.G .; served with 1st Ill. Vol. Inf. in war with Spain; major and surgeon 1st I.N.G .; surgeon and dir. Soc. of Santiago; mem. Soc. of Foreign Wars, and of Ill. Com- mandery of Naval and Mil. Order of the Span- ish-Am. War; mem. Assn. of Mil. Surgeons of U.S. Republican. Mason. Odd Fellow. Mem. St. Andrews Soc. Residence: 3212 Warren Av. Office: 34 E. Washington St.
WALLS, Frank Xavier, physician; born To- ronto, Can., Dec. 3, 1869; son Thomas and Catherine (Ahern) Walls; ed. South Division High School, Chicago, and Northwestern Univ. Med. School, M.D., 1891; married Chicago, June
1896, Cecelia Cunningham. Attending physician Cook Co., St. Luke's and Wesley hosps .; prof. pediatrics, Northwestern Univ. Med. School. Apptd. 1st 1t. U.S.A. Med. Reserve Corps, Feb. 1911. Ex-sec. Chicago Med. Soc. Residence: 4612 Ellis Av. Office: 31 N. State St.
WALMSLEY, Charles Thomas, district mgr. Nat. Cash Register Co .; born Elmira, Ont., June 6, 1869; son David Lewis and Grace (Allen) Walmsley; ed. common schs., Elmira, Ont., high school, Berlin, Ont., Upper Can. Coll., To- ronto, Ont .; married Sarah Edith Weber, of El- mira, Dec. 29, 1898; 2 children: David Gray and Catherine Elizabeth. Began with Chicago Tele- phone Co .; shortly after entered employ of Nat. Cash Register Co., at the bottom; now in charge of 34 agencies; also treas. Harry E. Guest Candy Co. Mem. Chicago Assn. of Com- merce. Republican. Recreation: fishing. Res- idence: 232 Burr Oak Av., Blue Island, Ill. Of- fice: 20 E. Randolph St.
WALRATH, William Bradley, pres. North- ern Liquidation Co .; born Evanston, Ill., Mar. 20, 1870; son Hamilton M. and Rachel Margaret (White) Walrath; ed. Evanston High School; A.B., Northwestern Univ., 1891; LL.B., Kent Coll. of Law, 1893; admitted to bar, 1893; mar- ried Chicago, June 29, 1897, Florence A. Dahl; children: Hester Dorothy, Helen. Taught in Chicago high schools 8 years; organized Chi- cago Business Law School, 1896; organized Northern Liquidation Co., 1902, and is its pres. Republican; alderman from 7th Ward of Ev- anston, since 1903. Mem. 1st Regt. I.N.G., 1895- 1896. Mem. Chicago Bar Assn., Delta Upsilon, Phi Beta Kappa. Clubs: University (Chicago), Evanston Country. Residence: 1918 Orrington Av., Evanston, Ill. Office: Title & Trust Bldg.
WALSER, Jacob Joseph, pres. Goss Printing Press Co .; born in Germany, July 25, 1849; son Joseph and Emma Walser; came to Chicago with parents in 1853; ed. Chicago pub. schools; married Chicago, 1872, Sarah Vail; children: Joseph Jacob, Edward William, Lizzie V., Ruth. In 1884 joined in organizing Goss Printing Press Co., of which is pres. Mason (32°, K.T., Shriner). Club: The Oaks (Austin). Residence: 312 S. Central Av. (Austin). Office: 1535 S. Paulina St.
WALSH, Jeremiah Henry, physician; born Curtis, Steuben Co., N.Y., Aug. 6, 1870; son Robert and Julia (Lyons) Walsh: ed. public schools of Curtis and Corning, N.Y .; M.D., Ni- agara Med. Coll., Buffalo, N.Y., 1894; married Mary A. Nash, of Chicago, May 6, 1906; 1 daughter: Mary Josephine. In practice at Chi- cago since 1894; mem. attending staff Norwe- gian Deaconess Hosp .; instr. operative and orthopedic surgery, Chicago Coll. of Medicine and Surgery; instr. surgery, Med. Dept. Loyola Univ. Mem. Chicago Med. Soc., Ill. State Med. Soc., A.M.A. Mem. Chicago Board of Edn. Dem- ocrat. Mem. Knights of Columbus. Columbian Knights, Catholic Order of Foresters, Chi Phi (med. frat.). Recreation: motoring. Office and Residence: 1601 Grand Av.
WALSH, John R., banker; see Vol. 1905.
WALSH, Richard, wholesale grocer; see Vol. 1905.
*WALSH, William Charles; see Vol. 1905.
WALTER, Edward Daniel, live stock commn. ; born Fayette Co., Ind., Sept. 4, 1865: son Alex- ander and Anna (Anderson) Walter: ed. pub. schools of Fayette Co .; Ind .: married Chicago. Dec. 26, 1892, Lucy O. Spence: 1 daughter: Ha- zel M. Reared on farm in Fayette Co., Ind .. and engaged in live stock raising until 1885. when came to Chicago and was 3 years with Mallory Commn. Co .; in 1sss, with brothers. Oliver P. and William H., established present firm of Walter Bros. Republican. Mem. K.P. Residence: 527 W. 62d St. Office: Exchange Bldg., Union Stock Yards.
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WALTER, Lincoln W., publisher; born King- wood, Pa .. Mar. 4, 1865; son Alexander W. and Mary A. (Cramer) Walter; ed. pub. and normal schools of Ursina. Somerset Co., Pa .; married Garnett, Kan., May 11. 1899, Laura H. Scott, of Cincinnati, O .: 1 son: Russell Lincoln. Became gen. mgr. Philadelphia branch L. P. Miller & Co., publishers, Chicago, 1887; came to Chicago, May, 1893, becoming owner of Monarch Book Co., which was succeeded in 1907 by the L. W. Walter Co., of which is pres. Republican. Trus- tee Rogers Park M.E. Ch. Mem. Publishers Club of America. Clubs: Chicago Athletic, Birchwood Country, Birchwood Golf. Recrea- tions: golf, liunting and fishing. Residence: 1414 Bryan Av. Office: 633 Plymouth Ct.
WALTER, William Harry, live stock com- mission; born Fayette Co., Ind., Sept. 5, 1860; son Alexander and Anna (Anderson) Walter; ed. pub. schools of Fayette Co., Ind .; married Chicago, 1885, Mary Chrimes; children: Harry, Lydia, Laura, Frank, Ralph, Byron. Came to Chicago, 1882, and was with Mallory Commn. Co. until 1888, when established with brothers, Oliver P. and Edward D., the present firm of Walter Bros. Mem. Chicago Assn. of Com- merce. Republican. Mason (K.T., Shriner). Res- idence: 4526 Wabash Av. Office: Exchange Bldg., Union Stock Yards.
WALTERS, Charles Everett, commn. mer- chant; born Watseka, Iroquois Co., Ill., Feb. 26, 1865; son Ephraim and Jemima (Good) Walters; ed. pub. schools; married Watseka, Jan. 30, 18SS, Della Hyatt. In 1891 joined his brother, J. G., in firm of Walters Bros., commn. merchants in grain, hay and seeds, of which is vice-pres. Mem. Chicago Board of Trade. Re- publican. Residence: 7001 Wentworth Av. Of- fice: Board of Trade Bldg.
WALTERS, Harris Ames, special representa- tive Thompson-Starrett Co .; born Corning, Ia., May 6, 1875; son Rev. L. M. and Martha C. (Childs) Walters; ed. pub. schools, Chicago, and Brooklyn, N.Y .; LL.B., Georgetown (D.C.) Univ., 1899; LL.M., Columbian (now George Washington) Univ., 1900; unmarried. Connect- ed with the House of Representatives, Wash- ington, in various capacities, 1895-1901; with the Hydraulic Press Brick Co., 1901-9, being gen. mgr. of the Washington, D.C., branch, 1903-6, of the Brazil, Ind., branch, 1906-8, and vice-pres. of the Chicago division, 1908-9; spe- cial representative of the Thompson-Starrett Co., bldg. construction, at Chicago, since Sept. 15, 1909. Alternate delegate Rep. Nat. Conven- tion, from 5th Ind. District, 1908. Mason (K.T., and Shriner), Elk. Clubs: Chicago Athletic, Glen View. Recreations: golf, fishing, travel. Residence: Chicago Athletic Assn. Office: 1515 Fisher Bldg.
WALTERS, John Good, grain commn. mer- chant; born Perry Co., O., Apr. 13, 1858; son Ephraim and Jemima (Good) Walters; ed. pub. schools; married Algona, Ia., Apr. 17, 1887, Anna Sample; children: Lulu, Ethel, Josephine. Reared on farm until 1886, when came to Chi- cago; in employ of L. Everingham & Co., until 1890; then with W. R. Mumford & Co., and la- ter was with firm of Walters & Jordan, buying the interests of Mr. Jordan and becoming mem. of the firm of Walters Bros., of which is pres. Mem. Chicago Board of Trade. Republican. Presbyterian. Club: Oak Park. Residence: Oak Park, Ill. Office: Board of Trade Bldg.
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