The book of Chicagoans, a biographical dictionary of leading living men of the city of Chicago, 1911, Part 208

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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WALTON, Lyman Azariah, banker; born Al- exandria Bay, N.Y., Sept. 30, 1861; son Charles and Harriet (Truesdale) Walton; ed. Potsdam (N.Y.) Normal School, 1880, Rochester Busi- ness Coll., 1880-1; married Pope's Mills, N.Y., June 5, 1884, Abigail Woodworth; children: Harriet W., Louise F., Mark W. Clerk in gen- eral store, Alexandria Bay, 1878; clerk and bookkeeper Union Stock Yards Nat. Bank, Chi- cago (now Nat. Live Stock Bank), 1881-5; cash- ier First Nat. Bank, Anthony, Kan., 1885-7;

cashier Wichita (Kan.) Nat. Bank, 1887-90; vice-pres. and dir. the Equitable Trust Co. since 1890. Democrat. Appointed Mar. 19, 1902, re- appointed Feb. 24, 1904, South Park commis- sioner (pres. of board, 1905-6). Clubs: Quad- rangle, Chicago, Lake Geneva Country, Midlo- thian Country. Recreation: golf. Residence: 5737 Woodlawn Av. Office: 72 W. Adams St.

WALTON, Richard French, warehouseman; 1856-1908; see Vol. 1905.

WALTON, Seymour, accountant; born New Orleans, La., Feb. 15, 1846; son John Stephen- son and Sophia (Clark) Walton; A.B., Will- iams Coll., 1868; married Mary Emily Pollok, of Lyons, N.Y., Sept. 21, 1870; children: Ed- ward S., Emma Lee, Frank R., Albert. Was first cashier Ft. Dearborn Nat. Bank; profes- sional accountant in Chicago since 1893; mem. firm of Walton, Joplin, Langer & Co .; prof. ad- vanced accounting, School of Commerce of Northwestern Univ. Was mem. Washington Atry., New Orleans. Ex-pres. Ill. Soc. Certified Public Accountants; ex-vice-pres. Am. Assn. Public Accountants. Republican. Mem. Sigma Phi (ex-pres. Sigs of the Northwest), Phi Beta Kappa. Club: Marquette. Presbyterian. Rec- reation: whist. Residence: Lessing ments. Office: 122 S. Michigan Av. Apart-

WALTZ, Merle Bowman, lawyer; born at Golden, Colo., Oct. 30, 1873; son Rev. Henry Clay and Helen Finlay (Carrott) Waltz; grad. Quincy (Ill.) High School, 1890; A.B., Wes- leyan Univ., Middletown, Conn., 1895; fellow in political economy, Univ. of Chicago, 1895-6; student Chicago Coll. of Law, 1898-1900, North- western Univ. Law School part of 1900-1; mar- ried Emma DeLaney, of Chicago, Sept. 4, 1901; 4 children: Elizabeth, Emelyn, Jane Bell, Char- lotte. Admitted to Ill. bar, 1901; practiced in partnership with M. A. DeLany, 1901-8, since alone. Mem. Chicago Bar Assn., Chicago Law Inst. Republican. Methodist. Mem. Delta Kap- pa Epsilon, Phi Beta Kappa, Phi Delta Phi. Clubs: University, Press. Recreations: motor- ing, canoeing. Residence: 5321 Magnolia Av. Office: 303 Reaper Blk.

*WALZ, Ferdinand Jackson, inspector U.S. Weather Bureau; see Vol. 1905.

WAMPOLD, Leo, insurance adjuster; born Chicago, Sept. 5, 1865; son Louis and Pauline (Cahn) Wampold; Ph.B., Columbia Univ., 1888; unmarried. Engaged in wholesale clothing as mem. Cahn, Wampold & Co., 1888-1902; with- drew from firm and has since been treas. Hall, Mangson, Wampold & Smith, insurance adjust- ers. Deputy q .- m .- gen. (rank of It .- col.) I.N.G. since 1906. Republican. Mem. Sinai Congrega- tion. Mem. Phi Delta Theta, Elk. Clubs: Un- ion League, Hamilton, Ill. Athletic, Standard. Recreation: fishing. Residence: 4027 Ellis Av. Office: 626 New York Life Bldg.

*WANN, Frederick Alexander, freight agt .; see Vol. 1905.

*WANNER, Harry Weber, stone; see Vol. 1905.

WARBRICK, John Clarke, physician; born Bolton, Ont., Can., Apr. 30, 1868; son Joseph Firth and Mary (Brown) Warbrick; grad. Trin- ity Univ., Toronto, Ont., M.D., C.M., 1894; M.D., Univ. of Toronto, ad eundem gradum, 1904; at- tended Toronto General Hosp., 1891-4; special student, Cooke's School of Anatomy and Physi- ology, London, Eng., 1895; clinical asst., Cen- tral Ophthalmic Hosp., London, 6 months, 1896, and in Central Nose, Throat and Ear Hosp., London, 6 months, 1896; general student Uni- versity Coll., London, 1896, 1898, St. John's Hosp. for Diseases of the Skin, London, 3 mouths, 1896, Royal Infirmary, Edinburgh, Scotland, 1897; clinical asst. to Great Ormond St. (London) Sick Children's Hosp. (3 n.onths) and to Brompton Consumption Hosp. (London, 6 months), 1897; special course in Nose and

Throat Dept. of Hosp. Lariboisière, Paris,

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France (4 months), 1898; licentiate State Board of Health, Ill., 1900; licentiate Univ. of State of N.Y., 1901. Fellow Trinity Med. Coll., Toronto, Can., 1900; mem. Chicago Med. Soc., A.M.A., Ill. State Med. Soc. Contributor of med. and literary articles to press. Republican. Presbyterian. Clubs: Physicians', Kenwood Country. Office: 306 E. 43d St.

WARD, A. Montgomery, merchant; born at Chatham, N.J., 1844; son Sylvester A. and Julia L. M. (Greene) Ward; great-grandson Capt. Is- rael Montgomery Ward, of Revolutionary fame; self-ed. and self-made; married Chicago, 1872, Elizabeth J. Cobb. Founded firm of Mont- gomery Ward & Co., 1872, of which he has since been pres. Office: Chicago Av. Bridge.

WARD, Charles Albert, lumber mfr .; de- ceased; see Vol. 1905.

WARD, Francis Edward, ry. official; born July 29, 1867; ed. McGill Model School, Mon- treal, P.Q., Can. Began with Grand Trunk Ry. at Montreal, 1881-6; sec. to the 2d vice-pres. St. Paul, Minneapolis & Manitoba Ry., at St. Paul, 1886-7; sec. and chief clerk to pres. and gen. mgr. Eastern Ry. of Minn., 1888-90; sec. to the pres., 1891-4, asst. to the pres., 1894-8, G.N.Ry .; gen. supt. Mont. Central Ry., Mar .- Oct. 1898; gen. supt., 1898-1903, and later gen. mgr., G.N.Ry., at St. Paul; now gen. mgr. lines east of Mo. River, C.,B.&Q.R.R. Residence: Ev- anston, Ill. Office: 226 W. Adams St.

WARD, George Thomas, live stock commn .; born Greene Co., O., June 24, 1837; son Joseph C. and Sarah A. (Stevenson) Ward; reared on farm and attended district school until 1850, when removed to Warren Co., Ill., where worked on farm until 1857; married Bonaparte, Ia., Nanie Johnson; children: Pearl (Mrs. A. S. Trude), Bessie (Mrs. A. N. Eastman). Began to buy live stock in Warren Co. and ship to Chicago market in 1857; in 1872 came to Chi- cago and engaged in the live stock commn. business; in 1884 established the firm of Ward & Brown, which dissolved, 1893, and he became vice-pres. Alexander, Ward & Conover. Mason (K.T.). Residence: 1115 E. 47th St. Office: Ex- change Bldg., Union Stock Yards.

WARD, Henry Augustus, naturalist; de- ceased; see Vol. 1905.

WARD, James Riley, lawyer; born on farm in Madison Co., Ill., May 7, 1851; son Mckinley and Eliza Ann (Jones) Ward; student Lincoln Univ., 1867-8; A.B., Illinois Coll., Jacksonville, 1873; studied law under Philemon Bliss (for- merly Chief Justice of Mo.) at Columbia, Mo .; married 1880, Laura B. Cornett; children: Nel- lie Simms, Ina Bea. Admitted to Mo. bar, May 21, 1873, to Ill. bar, June 23, 1874, and by Su- preme Court of U.S., 1890; practiced at Car- rollton, Ill., 1874-93; state's atty. of Greene Co., 1876-80; was also city atty. of Carrollton, Ill., about 8 years; removed to Chicago, July 14, 1893. Democrat. Catholic. Residence: 433 Diversey Boul. Office: 82 W. Washington St.

WARD, Morris Evan, ry. supplies; born at Waynesville, O., Oct. 16, 1844; son Evan and Catherine Ward; received good general, but not collegiate edn. Served 3 years in Civil War as mem. 34th Ind. Regt .; after return from war was associated with a publishing house in Cin- cinnati; then acted as correspondent for New York and other newspapers during construc- tion of U.P.R.R., up to 1868, when, after a brief connection with the press in Omaha, estab- lished a newspaper at Georgetown, Colo .; in 1870 became asso. editor Denver News: on staff Chicago Times, 1876-81, general agt. Allen Pa- per Car Wheel Co., 1881, at the time an auxili- ary organization of the Pullman Co .; gen. mgr. Wickes Refrigerator Car Co. several years: for past 15 years has been associated, as officer, dir. and stockholder, Chicago-Cleveland Car Roofing Co. Mem. Soc. of Friends (Quaker). Club: Calumet. Residence: Lakota Hotel. Of- fice: Old Colony Bldg.

WARD, Philip Tyrrell, merchant; see Vol. 1905.

WARE, Edward Newell, clergyman; born at Richmond, Ky., July 2, 1860; son of Samuel Cowell and Sarah Ann (Miller) Ware; M.A., Ill. Wesleyan Univ., Bloomington, 1887; grad. McCormick Theol. Sem., Chicago, 1889; post- grad. Princeton Theol. Sem., 1902-3; (D.D., Richmond [O.] Coll., 1904); married Cora N. Willis, of Enfield, Ill., May 21, 1889; 4 children: Willis Craig, Edward Newell, Jr., Jean Stew- art, Marion Chalmers. Ordained Presbyn. min- istry, Apr. 10, 1889; pastor Florence, Wis., 1889-96, Morrisonville, Ill., 1896, Bedford, Ia., 1896-1902, Endeavor Ch., Chicago, since 1903. Stated clerk, Winnebago (Wis.) Presbytery, 1894-6, Corning (Ia.) Presbytery, 1899-1902; permanent clerk, Synod of Wis., 1895. Recrea- tions: tennis, golf. Residence: 1824 Eddy St.

WARE, John Herbert, commn. merchant; born Brantford, Can., Feb. 2, 1862; son Paul Taylor and Louisa (Dudley) Ware; moved with parents to Chicago, 1868; grad. high schools, Chicago, 1878; married Chicago, 1887, Louise M. Stevens; 3 children: Louise S. (Mrs. Walter Lytton), Ruth and Herbert D. Entered office of Fowler Bros., 1878; afterward with Irwin, Orr & Co. and Irwin, Green & Co., un- til Jan. 1, 1898, when, with Edward F. Leland, established present firm of Ware & Leland. Pres. Opaque Shade Cloth Co. Mem. Chicago Board of Trade, Chicago Stock Exchange, New York Stock Exchange, St. Louis Merchants Ex- change. Clubs: Chicago, South Shore Country, Press, Chicago Yacht, Chicago Athletic; also New York Yacht, New York Athletic. Recrea- tions: yachting, swimming. Residence: 674 Rush St. Office: Royal Ins. Bldg.

WARE, Lyman, physician; born Granville, Ill., Nov. 11, 1841; son Ralph and Lucinda A. (Clark) Ware; ed. Granville Acad. and the Univ. of Michigan; served in 132d III. Vol. Inf. in Civil War as hosp. steward; M.D., North- western Univ., 1866; M.D., Univ. of Pa., 1868: married Chicago, June 1877, Elizabeth A. Law: children: Hildegarde, Edith, Elizabeth. Mem. A.M.A., Ill. State Med. Soc., Chicago Ophthal. and Otol. Soc. Has translated, by permission. Dr. Fred. von Arld's "Clinical Diseases of the Eye." Republican. Presbyterian. Residence: 4424 Drexel Boul. Office: 34 E. Washington St.

WARE, Sidney Nahm, lawyer: born Louis- ville, Ky., June 12, 1882; son Oscar W. and Clemmie (Nahm) Ware; came to Chicago with parents 1885; grad. Douglas Grammar School. 1897; student Hyde Park High School 1 year: attended evening school until completion of preliminary edn., 1900; LL.B., Chicago-Kent Coll. of Law, 1903; unmarried. In employ of law firm of Burley & McSurely, 1898-1901: with Gregory, Poppenhusen & McNab 1 year, and with Musgrave, Vroman & Lee, 1903-7: practiced alone since Apr. 1907. Independent Democrat. Mem. Chicago Bar Assn. Mason (Tracy Lodge No. 810 A.F.&A.M.). Vice-pres. and dir. The Universal Club of Chicago. Rec- reations: tennis, golf, skating, baseball, foot- ball, basket ball, track, rowing, sailing. Resi- dence: 4408 Ellis Av. Office: 1014, 19 S. La Salle St.

WARFIELD, Edwin A., real estate: born Ravenna, O., Sept. 25, 1869: son Edwin A. and Marie C. (Aldrich) Warfield; ed. Northwestern Univ .: married Chicago, Aug. 4. 1894, Carra Christman; 1 daughter: Audrey. Was with his father until the latter's death, 1901, when he organized E. A. Warfield Sons, real estate: one of the trustees of the George T. Cline estate Veteran Ill. State Militia, having served dur- ing the Cuban War. Mem. Chicago Assn of Commerce. Republican. Episcopalian. Clubs: Chicago Athletic, Ridge Country. Press. Roc- reation: golf. Residence: 10300 Longwood Av. Office: 602 First Nat. Bank Bldg.

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WARFIELD, John David, pres. Thomson & Valuation Com. 1909-11). Pres. The Anti- Cruelty Soc. Mem. Chicago Board of Educa- tion, 1891-4. Republican. Clubs: Union League, Midlothian. Recreation: golf. Residence: 5120 Hibbard Av. Office: 112 N. LaSalle St.

Taylor Spice Co .; born Bridgeport, O., Apr. 6, 1861; son William S. (of Quincy, Ill.) and Mal- vina A. (Howell) Warfield; ed. pub. schools of Quincy, and Univ. of Michigan; married Ver- sailles, Ky., Nov. 24, 1887, Mary Scott Graves; children: William Smith, Robert Graves, John David, Jr., Katherine Scott. With Warfield Grocer Co., Quincy (except 2 years, when treas. Wellman-Dwire Tobacco Co. of St. Louis), for 20 years before coming to Chicago, 1901, to become pres. of the Thomson & Taylor Spice Co. Republican. Mason (El Aksa Commandery K.T., of Quincy). Club: Kenwood Country. Recreations: reading and outdoor diversions. Residence: 4831 Kenwood Av. Office: Michigan Av., cor. Lake St.

*WARING, Guernsey Penny, physician; see Vol. 1905.

WARNER, Anthony Kimmel, physician and surgeon; born Baltimore, Md., Aug. 30, 1863; son Dr. John Edward and Elizabeth (Wilks) Warner; ed. Baltimore City Coll. and Johns Hopkins Univ .; M.D., Univ. of Md., 1885; mar- ried Baltimore, Oct. 1, 1890, Mary Esther Ogle. Practiced medicine in Baltimore, 1886-90; since then in general practice of medicine and sur- gery in Chicago. Surgeon for Fidelity & Cas- ualty Co. of New York; med. examiner Royal Arcanum, Columbian Knights, The General Ac- cident Assurance Corporation of Perth, Scot- land. Mem. Chicago Med. Soc., A.M.A., Mary- land Soc. of Chicago (pres. 1901-2, 1st vice- pres., 1902-6), Royal Arcanum, Columbian Knights. Mason. Independent Democrat. Rec- reations: travel, reading, historical and the- ological research. Residence: 855 Grace St. Office: 1056 Belmont Av.

WARNER, Charles Damuth, editor; born Marshall, Mich., Jan. 22, 1866; son H. S. and Ellen J. (Gordon) Warner; prep. edn. high school, Battle Creek, Mich .; student Univ. of Mich., 1887-90; married Mayme Birtwhistle, of Ludlow, Ky., May 31, 1894; 3 children: Charles, William, Nellie. Entered newspaper work on staff of Chicago Inter Ocean, 1890, as reporter, becoming night city editor, 1897-1903; editor Cement World since 1907. Mem. Delta Upsilon (Michigan Chapter). Mason (33°). Recreation: hunting. Residence: 1401 Iowa St., Oak Park, Ill. Office: 237 S. 5th Av.

*WARNER, Ernest Preston, electrical engr .; see Vol. 1905.

WARNER, Ezra Joseph, merchant; 1841- 1910; see Vol. 1905.

WARNER, Ezra Joseph, Jr., wholesale gro- cer; born Lake Forest, Ill., Mar. 10, 1877; son Ezra Joseph and Jane Elizabeth (Remsen) Warner; grad. Lake Forest Acad., 1895; B.A., Yale Univ., 1899; married Marion Aline Hall, of Lake Forest, Ill., Nov. 26, 1902; 3 children: Marion, Jane and Ezra Joseph, III. Identified with Sprague, Warner & Co. (wholesale gro- cers) since 1899, of which has been sec. and dir. since 1902, and is now vice-pres., sec. and dir .; also sec., treas. and dir. Batavia Preserv- ing Co. Dir. Ill. Childrens' Home and Aid Soc. Republican. Presbyterian. Mem. Zeta Psi fra- ternity. Clubs: Chicago, University, City (Chi- cago), Yale (New York), Onwentsia, The Win- ter (Lake Forest). Recreations: hunting, fish- ing, golf. Residence: Lake Forest, Ill. Office: 600 W. Erie St.

WARNER, George Lyman, real estate bro- ker; born New Haven, Conn., Feb. 19, 1851; son Wyllys and Elizabeth (Hart) Warner; ed. pub. and private schools of New Haven; came to Chicago in 1868; married New Haven, 1872, Elizabeth Sperry. On coming to Chicago in 1868, secured employment in a wholesale gro- cery house, and in 1883 became associated with the firm of Baird & Bradley in the real estate business, the firm becoming Baird & Warner in 1893. Mem. Chicago Real Estate Board (treas. 1883-4, vice-pres. 1898, pres. 1900; mem.

WARNER, James M., gen. mgr. C.&W.I.R.R. Residence: 6339 Yale Av. Office: Dearborn Sta- tion.

WARNER, Samuel William, ins .; born Lon- don, Eng., May 17, 1859; son John and Cath- erine Warner; ed. London, Eng., and Chicago pub. schools; married Chicago, May 17, 1882, Nellie A. Collins; children: Eleanor M., Lillian A., William C., Arthur W., Florence C. In the fire ins. business in Chicago since 1878; mem. firm of R. W. Hosmer & Co. Mem. Nat. Union. Republican. Club: Town and Country. Resi- dence: 2936 W. Adams St. Office: 30 S. LaSalle Street.

WARNER, Sidney Hiller, grain commn .; born Mendota, Ill., Oct. 9, 1862; son Abram J. and Angeline (Hiller) Warner; ed. pub. schs., Mendota and Compton, Ill., and Chicago; mar- ried Matilda Miller, of Chicago, Nov. 1882; 1 daughter: Georgiana M. Became mem. firm of Warner & Wilbur, 1885. Mem. Board of Trade. Republican. Universalist. Club: Chicago Ath- letic. Recreation: reading. Residence: Plaza Hotel. Office: 618 Postal Telegraph Bldg.

WARREN, Allyn Dura, dry goods commn .; born Chicago, Feb. 9, 1873; son Charles D. and Rachel Helen (Brown) Warren; ed. Adelphi Acad., Brooklyn, Chicago pub. schools, and Chicago Manual Training School; married Mar- garet Isabel Walker, of Chicago, Feb. 22, 1898. Removed to Chicago, 1886; became connected with Curtiss & Warren, 1891, mem. of firm, 1900, and upon father's retirement, in 1904, assumed control of the business; also vice- pres. Rock River Woolen Mills. Mem. Chicago Assn. of Commerce. Clubs: Union League, Kenwood, Exmoor Country. Recreations: golf, horseback riding. Residence: 4717 Greenwood Av. Office: Brooks Bldg.

WARREN, Edward Savage, vice-pres. Sey- mour & Peck Co .; born Aurora, III., Apr. 21, 1859; son Edward Savage and Maria (Spald- ing) Warren; came to Chicago, 1867, from Davenport, Ia .; ed. in pub. schools of Chicago; married Chicago, Sept. 29, 1881, Katharine Clarke; children: Clarke Edward, Louise (Mrs. Clark S. Jennison), Robert Clarke. First en- gaged in grain business; later as senior part- ner in Warren & Co., 1877-86; engaged in farm- ing in Lake Co., Ill., and in the manufacture of candles, red oil and glycerine, at Chicago, 1886-8; retired, 1888, until May 1897, when en- tered the Seymour & Peck Co., mfrs. of veneer drums for packing purposes, of which is vice- pres. Republican. Club: LaGrange Country. Recreation: fishing. Residence: LaGrange, Ill. Office: 917 W. 20th Pl.

WARREN, William Herbert, contractor; born Milford, Mass., Sept. 19, 1854; son Leander W. and Mary (Bowker) Warren; ed. pub. schs .; married Chicago, Aug. 1884, Blanch P. Phillips; children: Romayne Phillips, William H., Jr. Was engaged in the manufacture of interior hardwood house finish, bank and office fixtures and furniture, 1885-1905, first as Wm. H. War- ren, and in 1896 reorganized as William H. Warren Mfg. Co., becoming pres. of same; since 1905 pres. and treas. of The Warren Con- struction Co., contractors for buildings. Mem. Chicago Assn. of Commerce, Masons' and Con- tractors' Assn. Republican. Presbyterian. Clubs: Evanston Country, Evanston Golf. Rec- reations: outdoor diversions Residence: 1123 Ridge Av., Evanston, Ill. Office: Monadnock Block.

WARREN, William Seymour, fire ins .; born Cleveland, O., May 10, 1848; son William and Mary Anne (Seymour) Warren; ed. pub. schs .; married Chicago, 1883, Fannie R. Parsons; chil- dren: L. Parsons, Marion P. Since leaving

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school, in 1866, has been in the service of Liv- erpool and London and Globe Ins. Co. (of which his father was resident sec. from 1875 until his death in Nov. 1889). After serving in minor positions became Chicago local mgr. for the company until his father died; then apptd., with George Crooke, to succeed his father un- til, upon the withdrawal of Mr. Crooke in Dec. 1892, he succeeded alone to the Western dept., becoming resident sec. of the company, which position he still holds. Clubs: Union League, Skokie Country. Recreations: golf and bil- liards. Residence: 50 Cedar St. Office: Home Insurance Bldg.

WARREN, William Spalding, grain commn .; born Kalamazoo, Mich., May 21, 1853; son Ed- ward S. and Maria (Spalding) Warren; family removed in 1859 to Davenport, Ia .; ed. Daven- port pub. schools; married 1874, Annie Batten, of Chicago; children: William, Arthur, John Batten, Edith. Came to Chicago, 1869; clerk with Board of Trade firm of Spruance, Preston & Co., 1869-74, with William Young & Co., 1874-7; in business on Board of Trade for him- self, 1877-83; retired to his farm near Geneva Junction, Wis., 1883-93; returned to Chicago, 1893, and with Charles H. Hulburd and others formed corpn. of Hulburd, Warren & Co., of which was pres. until 1905; since then mem. of the firm of Hulburd, Warren & Chandler. Mem. Board of Trade since 1874 (pres., 1900-3; administration notable for reform in rules and successful warfare on "bucket shops"). Clubs: Union League, Commercial. Recreations: golf, fishing and horseback riding. Residence: Hins- dale, Ill. Office: 130 S. LaSalle St.

WARVELLE, George William, lawyer, au- thor; born Kenosha, Wis., May 3, 1852; son William and Eliza (Gorry) Warvelle; ed. com- mon and high schools, Kenosha; studied law under Senator Quarles at Kenosha, 1871-6; (LL.D., St. Ignatius Coll., Chicago); married Kenosha, Dec. 31, 1877, Lydia Bangs; children: Effie, Florence, Gerald, Marjorie. Admitted to bar, 1876; practiced in Chicago. Dean Chicago Law School, 1896-1901; prof. law of real prop- erty, Ill. Coll. of Law, 1902-8. Mem. Am. Bar Assn., Ill. State Bar Assn. Club: Press. Ma- son (33°; past presiding officer Masonic Grand Council and Grand Chapter of Illinois). Au- thor: A Treatise on Abstracts of Title, 1883; Law of Vendor and Purchaser of Real Prop- erty, 1890; A Compendium of Freemasonry in Illinois, 1896; Principles of the Law of Real Property, 1896; Essays in Legal Ethics, 1902; A Treatise on Ejectment, 1908. Has also writ- ten numerous monographs on Masonic law, cryptic Masonry and other Masonic subjects. Residence: 1743 W. Monroe St. Office: 1901 Ma- sonic Temple.

WASHBURN, William Dow, lawyer; born Bond Co., 111., Apr. 4, 1854; son Joseph S. and Elizabeth (Cline) Washburn; removed to

Platteville, Wis., 1865; grad. Platteville State Normal School, 1875; A.B., Univ. of Mich., 1879; married; children: Ludlow J., Sarah E., Hester S., Willianı D., John P. Was principal Muskegon (Mich.) High School, 1880-1; ad- mitted to bar, 1882, in which year came to Chi- cago. Mem. Am. Bar Assn., Chicago Bar Assn., Ill. State Bar Assn. Republican. Clubs: Union League, Law; also Lawyers' (New York). Res- idence: 5824 Woodlawn Av. Office: First Nat. Bank Bldg.

WASHBURNE, Hempstead, ex-mayor; born Galena, Ill., Nov. 11, 1852; son Hon. Elfhu B. (statesman and constitutional lawyer) and Adele (Gratiot) Washburne; early edn. at Kent's Hill, Me .; studied metaphysics at Univ. of Bonn; returned, 1871, and studied law in office of Gregory & Pinney, Madison, Wis .; in the law school of the Univ. of Wis .; LL. B., Union Coll. of Law, Chicago, 1876; married Chi- cago, June 1883, Annie M. Clarke. Admitted 10 bar of Wisconsin, 1874; came to Chicago in May, 1875, and entered office of Barber & Lack-

ner; partner with Henry S. Robbins, 1876-83; then with Hon. Lyman Trumbull as Trumbull, Washburne & Robbins. Was apptd. master in chancery of the Superior Court, 1880; elected city atty., 1885, and mayor of Chicago, 1891. Republican. Clubs: Chicago, Marquette, Saddle and Cycle. Residence: 1448 Astor St. Office: Rector Bldg.

WATERLOO, Stanley, author, journalist: see Vol. 1905.

WATERMAN, Arba Nelson, judge; born Greensboro, Vt., Feb. 5, 1836; son Loring F. and Mary (Stevens) Waterman; A.B., Nor- wich Univ., 1856; studied Albany Law School, 1860-1; (LL.D., Univ. of Vt., 1892); married Chicago, Dec. 16, 1862, Eloise Hall. Lieut .- col. 100th Ill. Vols. in Civil War; wounded at battle of Chickamauga; horse killed under him in battle; practiced in Chicago; judge Circuit Court, Cook Co., Ill., 1887-1903; assigned to Ap- pellate Court, 1st dist .; opinions reported in from 33d to 104th Illinois Appeals; resumed practice, 1903; now a mem. of the firm of Wa- terman, Thurman & Ross; dean John Marshall Law School since 1902. Mem. Loyal Legion, G.A.R., Grand Army Hall and Memorial Assn. (pres., 1901-2). Clubs: Hamilton, Chicago Lit- erary, Irving. Author: A Century of Caste, 1901; A Consideration of the Influences that have made Chicago and the Promise as to its Future, 1908. Recreation: literary and philo- sophical matters. Residence: 649 Groveland Pk. Office: 68 W. Monroe St.

WATERMAN, George Waldo, lawyer; born Lawrence, Mass., Oct. 8, 1867; son George Ro- land and Lucretia Stickney (Bordman) Water- man; ed. Phillips Acad., Andover, Mass .; Har- vard Univ., class of 1889; prevented by illness from securing degree; married Claribel Moul- ton, of Newburyport, Mass., Oct. 24, 1908. Ad- mitted to Ill. bar, 1894, and since in practice at Chicago. Mem. Chicago Bar Assn. Repub- lican. Episcopalian; pres. board of trustees Eli Bates House; trustee Francis E. Clark Settle- ment. Club: Harvard. Recreations: outdoor exercise. Residence: 1417 E. 50th St. Office: 105 W. Monroe St.

WATERMAN, Harry Hale, architect: born Oregon, Wis., July 10, 1869; son John W. and Emma (Hale) Waterman; ed. pub. schools of Chicago, prep. dept. of old Chicago Univ., and at Northwestern Univ .; married Chicago, Oct. 28, 1891, Ida Vierling (now deceased); 1 daughter: Louise Hale; married 2d, Chicago, Oct. 28, 1902, Carrie Rowse. In practice since 1893. Mem. Am. Institute of Architects and Ill. Chapter of same. Republican. Clubs: Archi- tectural, Kenwood. Residence: 3929 Vincennes Av. Office: 206 S. LaSalle St.

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The book of Chicagoans, a biographical dictionary of leading living men of the city of Chicago, 1911, Part 208

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