The book of Chicagoans, a biographical dictionary of leading living men of the city of Chicago, 1911, Part 209

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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WATERS, Frank Richardson, physician; horn Clinton, Ill., Jan. 10, 1855; son Orin and Mary E. (Richardson) Waters; grad. Hahnemann Med. Coll. and Hosp., Chicago, Feb. 16, 18SS: married Bloomington, Ill., Sept. 5, 1877, Mary M. Heaton. Went from school to serve appren- ticeship as a printer; was foreman printer 12 years, perfecting himself in wood engraving and designing; has practiced medicine in Chi- cago since graduation. Residence: 4800 Indiana Av. Office: Reliance Bldg.

WATERS, John Edward, lawyer: born Fond du Lac, Wis., June 23, 1861: son John and Su- san (Kelly) Waters; prep. edn. pub. schools and Univ. of Minn .; student Columbia Law School, New York, class of 1884; Chicago Coll of Law, 1895: unmarried. Admitted to bar. 1883; practiced at Fond du Lac, Wis., until 1SS4, Minneapolis, 1884-94. and at Chicago sinoe 1894. Democrat. Served in Wis, and Minn, N. G. 9 years; 2d It. Co. 1. 1st Minn. Inf. Chibs; South Shore Country, Calumet Country Recre- ations; golf, bowling. Residence Hotel del Prado. Office: 1009 Chamber of Commerce

WATERS, Oren Judson, physician: born But- ler, Pa .; son Asa Harris and Hannah C. Cope

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(Steck) Waters; A.B., Thiel Coll., 1881; M.D., Jefferson Med. Coll .. 1891; married Luta B. Shugert, of Philadelphia, 1887; 1 daughter: Catherine (deceased). Surgeon to Passavant Hosp. Mem. Chicago Med. Soc., Ill. State Med. Soc., A.M.A. Sec. board of mgrs. Institution of Protestant Deaconesses; trustee Lutheran The- ol. Sem. Republican. Lutheran. Recreations: fishing and bowling. Residence and Office: 3 W. Delaware Pl.

WATERS, William Otis, clergyman; born North Norwich, N.Y .; A.B., Hobart Coll., 1884, A.M., 1896 (D.D., 1909). Ordained deacon, 1890, priest, 1891, by Rt. Rev. Thomas F. Davies, D. D., bishop of Mich .; asst. St. Andrews Church, Ann Arbor, Mich., 1890-1: rector St. Andrews' Church, Detroit, 1891-1903, Grace Church, Chi- cago, since Feb. 15, 1903. Clubs: University, City. Mem. Soc. Mayflower Descendants (chap- lain of Ill. Chapter). Address: 1600 Prairie Av.

WATKINS, Frank Alonzo, mfr .; born Fair- field, Herkimer Co., N.Y., July 8, 1875; son Al- bert B. and Martha A. (Mather) Watkins; grad. Albany (N.Y.) Acad., 1892; B.A., Amherst Coll., 1896. Teacher Cathedral Choir School, Fond du Lac, Wis., Sept. 1896-June 1897; sec. and treas. Travel Publishing Co., Chicago, 1897; subscrip- tion mgr. The Nat. Builder, Chicago, 1897-8; with W. H. Hutchinson & Son, bottlers' sup- plies, 1898-1901; sec. S. G. Taylor & Son, 1901- 4; sec. S. G. Taylor Chain Co. since July 1, 1904; dir. Mather Stock Car Co. Republican. Episcopalian. Club: University. Recreation: tennis. Residence: 519 Aldine Av. Office: 319 W. Indiana St.

WATKINS, Jesse Mather, officer of freight car operating corpn .; born Fairfield, N.Y., Oct. 10, 1868; son Albert Barnes and Martha A. (Mather) Watkins; attended Hungerford Col- legiate Inst., Adams, N.Y., and Albany (N.Y.) Acad .; grad. Amherst Coll., 1889; married Chi- cago, Oct. 5, 1897, Katharine F. Stillwell; 2 children. On leaving coll. in 1889 entered the service of the Mather Stock Car Co., and has been vice-pres. of the company since 1896. Re- publican. Clubs: Union League, Traffic, Edge- water Golf. Residence: 529 Stratford Pl. Of- fice: 501 Peoples Gas Bldg.

WATKINS, Thomas James, physician; born Utica, N.Y., July 6, 1863; son Robert and El- eanor (Williams) Watkins; prep. edn. Holland Patent (N.Y.) Acad. and Adams (N.Y.) Col- legiate Inst .; student med. dept. Univ. of Mich., 1880-3; M.D., Bellevue Hosp. Med. Coll., New York, 1886; married Catherine Corman, of Poughkeepsie, N.Y., May 4, 1892. Interne St. Peter's Hosp., Brooklyn, 1886-8, Woman's Hosp. of N.Y. State, 1888-9; asst. gynecologist, 1890- 6, asst. prof. gynecology, 1896-1900, clin. prof. since 1900, Northwestern Univ. Med. School; attending gynecologist St. Luke's Hosp. since 1894, Wesley Hosp. since 1896, Mercy Hosp. since 1900. Apptd. 1st lt. U.S.A. Med. Reserve Corps, Feb. 1911. Mem. Am. Gynecol. Assn., A.M.A., Chicago Gynecol. Soc. (ex-pres.), Nu Sigma Nu, etc. Clubs: Chicago Athletic, Uni- versity, Homewood Country. Residence: 3564 Grand Boul. Office: 31 N. State St.

WATKINS, William Thomas, lumber mer- chant; born Chautauqua Co., N.Y .. Jan. 30, 1860; son Sherman Sheldon and Julia Jane (McGlashen) Watkins; ed. pub. schs. of Red Wing, Minn .; married Louise Genevieve Willis- ton, of Lake View, Ill., Sept. 3, 1884; 4 chil- dren: Louise Genevieve (Mrs. Ricker Van Me- tre), Carrie Armine (Mrs. A. R. Joyce), Will- iam Wynne and Sherman Sheldon. Began as purchasing agent of the "Soo Line" (M.,St.P.& S.S.M.Ry.), 1886, continuing until 1895; vice- pres. Bradley-Watkins Co. since 1897 (now liquidating) ; pres. Pillsbury-Watkins Co. since 1902; vice-pres. Joyce-Watkins Co., 1906-9, pres. since 1909; dir. Deer River Lumber Co. Republican. Episcopalian. Mason; Royal Ar- canum. Clubs: Union League, Mid-Day, Chica-

go Athletic, Chicago Yacht. Recreations: horse- back riding and yachting. Residence: 1639 Hin- man Av., Evanston, Ill. Office: 134 S. LaSalle Street.

WATKINS, William Wallace, grain commn .; deceased; see Vol. 1905.

WATRY, Joseph, physician; born Ozaukee Co., Wis., Oct. 18, 1860; son J. Pierre and Su- san (Wolf) Watry, both natives of Belgium; ed. Wis. pub. schools and St. John's Univ., Stearns Co., Minn., graduating from latter, followed by 3 years' study in Belgium and France, and 3 years at Hahnemann Med. Coll., Chicago, graduating, M.D., 1883; married Chi- cago, Apr. 10, 1894, Anna Hand; children: Ol- iver P., Maria (deceased), Felicita M., Dorothy A. Began practice, 1883, but after a year went to New York, and after spending 6 months in the eye and ear institutions there went abroad and continued his studies in the hosps. of Vienna and Berlin, giving special attention to the pathology of the eye. ear, nose and throat. Was appointed prof. otology and ophthalmol- ogy, Hahnemann Med. Coll; was attending ocu- list and aurist to Hahnemann Med. Hosp. 11 years (resigned). Mem. Homœ. Med. Soc., and Am. Inst. of Homoeopathy. Contributor to Transactions of the Hahnemann Clinical Soc. Recreation: motoring. Residence: 4518 Sheri- dan Rd. Office: 1113-1114 Masonic Temple.

WATSON, Fred Lester, treas. Am. Steel & Wire Co .; born Wayne Co., N.Y., Apr. 9, 1866. Was in banking business in Des Moines, Ia .; came to Chicago, 1888, and soon after engaged in the wire business; in 1891 was paying teller in the Nat. Bank of the Republic, and then again engaged in the wire business; is now treas. Am. Steel & Wire Co .; also treas. Am. Steamship Co. and Am. Mining Co. Clubs: Chi- cago Athletic, South Shore Country. Residence: 4801 Lake Av. Office: 72 W. Adams St.

WATSON, Frederick A., shoe mfr .; born Dix- on, Ill., Oct. 3, 1854; son James A. and Susan (Schermerhorn) Watson; ed. grammar school until 14 years old; married Chicago, Mar. 20, 1880, Delia L. Fairman; 2 children, both now deceased. Train boy C.&N.W.Ry., 1869-71; teamster in Chicago fire ruins, 1871-2; clerk in country store, St. Joseph, Mich., 1873; sales- man with C. M. Henderson & Co., wholesale boots and shoes, 1875-83; in charge mfg. dept. of same company until 1901, when he suc- ceeded to the business, following the death of C. M. Henderson; pres. Watson-Plummer Shoe Co. Built factories at Dixon, Ill .; organized Dixon Power & Lighting Co. and Dixon Ice Co., and is pres. of both; and managed the affairs of the Riverside Shoe Co., of Allegheny, Pa., and Dixon, Ill., Republican. Mem. Episcopal Church. Mem. Loyal Legion, 1st class, by in- heritance from father's Civil War record as Major 75th Ill. Vols. Residences: 30th St. and Michigan Av., Chicago, and Dixon, Ill. Office: 330 W. Monroe St.

WATSON, George Edward, paint mfr .; born Boston, Mass., June 9, 1859; son William and Phebe Adelaide (Morgan) Watson; grad. Hyde Park (Mass.) High School; married Boston, 1887, Mary Ella Crowell; children: George Mor- ris, Harold Ernest, Chester Crowell, Dorothy Isabelle. Pres. Geo. E. Watson Co., paint and color makers, since 1889. Republican. Episco- palian. Clubs: Chicago Paint and Oil, Chicago Athletic, Edgewater Golf. Recreation: golf. Residence: 6249 Winthrop Av. Office: 62 W. Lake St.

WATSON, James Verree, ry. supplies; born Battle Creek, Mich., Nov. 24, 1866; son William J. and Amelia Aster (Gould) Watson; ed. pub. and private schools, Chicago; married Louise Allen, of Chicago, Nov. 9, 1891. Began as clerk Metropolitan Nat. Bank Chicago, in 1885- 7; with Ajax Forge Co., 1887-9; treas. Griffin Wheel & Foundry Co., 1889-91; sec. and treas. Hewitt Mfg. Co., 1891-1902; pres. United Sup-

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ply & Mfg. Co., ry. supplies, since 1902; also pres. Watson-Paterson Co. and Watson Insu- lated Wire Co .; western representative Kerite Insulated Wire & Cable Co. of New York. Re- publican. Clubs: Chicago, Chicago Athletic, Mid- Day, Glen View, Exmoor, South Shore Country, Chicago Yacht; also The Lambs (New York). Recreation: farming. Residence: 1362 Astor St. Office: 1509 Railway Exchange.

WATSON, John Stuart, pres. John Stuart Watson & Co., bonds; born Middlesex Co., Ont., Can., June 5, 1868; son William and Mary Jane (Stewart) Watson; pub. sch. edn .; married at Detroit, Margaret Ball. of Coronado, Cal., Sept. 17, 1901; 3 children: Janet, Margaret, Donald. Came to Chicago, 1888; in mortgage loan busi- ness, 1892-6; entered employ of Mason. Lewis & Co., investment bankers, Sept. 15, 1896; was admitted to partnership in the firm, Jan. 1, 1903, continuing until firm dissolved, May 31, 1909; in Oct. 1909 organized the Reynolds-Wat- son Co., dealers in municipal and corpn. bonds; Jan. 28, 1911, name of company changed to John Stuart Watson & Co., of which is pres .; vice-pres. and treas. New Orleans Drainage Co. Mem. Chicago Assn. of Commerce. Republic- an. Presbyterian. Clubs: Ill. Athletic, Edge- water Golf, Mid-Day. Recreation: athletic sports. Residence: 4143 Sheridan Rd. Office: 459 The Rookery.

WATSON, Oliver Lincoln, real estate; born Ridge Farm, Ill., July 4, 1864; son Owen H. and Martha (Clark) Watson; ed. State Normal School, Normal, Ill., and DePauw Univ., Green- castle, Ind .; married Newman, Ill., Sept. 1, 1892. Lucy Dayton; children: Ruth, Roland. Taught country school 2 years; farmed about 4 years; came to Chicago and worked in shipping room of R. S. Peale & Co. about a year and a half. In Feb. 1892 started in real estate business with Keeney, McIlroy, Campbell & Co., contin- uing until 1893, then with G. B. Cruikshank until 1898. In business alone, 1898-1900; mem. firm of Watson & Bartlett, 1900-5, since 1905 under own name. Mem. Chicago Real Estate Board. Republican. Methodist. Mason, K.P., Nat. Union, Modern Woodmen. Club: Hamil- ton. Recreations: motoring, gardening. Resi- dence: 3832 N. 42d Av., Irving Park, Ill. Office: 167 W. Washington St.

WATSON, William Joseph, banker; born Philadelphia, Pa., Mar. 26, 1843; son James V. and Elizabeth M. Watson; grad. Central High School, Philadelphia; married. Began business life in 1863 at Battle Creek, Mich., and in 1870 went to St. Louis, Mo., as representative of the Middleton Car Spring Co. of Philadelphia, and May 1, 1873, came to Chicago for same company, of which became pres., 1890; organ- ized, in 1884, the Buda Foundry & Mfg. Co., in 1886 the Hewitt Mfg. Co., and in 1887 the Ft. Madison Iron Works Co., serving as pres. of these corpns. Has been identified with bank- ing interests since coming to Chicago; was a dir. and vice-pres. Metropolitan Nat. Bank; now dir. First Nat. Bank and the Security Bank of Chicago; pres. board of mgrs. of the Old Peo- ples Home of Chicago. Chibs: Mid-Day. Bank- ers'. Residence: 2640 Prairie Av. Office: First Nat. Bank Bldg.

WATT, Charles E., editor: born Lima, O .; son Jacob Downs and Harriet P. (McGervey) Watt; ed. high school, Lima; musical edn. Cin- cinnati Coll. of Music and private tutors and schools, Chicago; married Myra J. Kenworthy, of Mendota, Ill., Apr. 11, 1893; 4 daughters: Dorothy M., Louise M .. Emily K., and Lois. Private music teacher, Chicago, 5 years; taught in Western schools, 5 years; founded, 1895, and conducted until 1910. Chicago Piano Coll .; pub- lisher and editor The Music News, Chicago, since Nov. 1909. Correspondent and special writer for nearly every music paper in U.S. during past 15 years. Church organist 10 years. Congregationalist. Recreation: theatre. Resi-

dence: 3220 Walnut St. Office: 522 Kimball Hall.

*WATT, George Frederick, public account- ant and mfr .; see Vol. 1905.

WATT, William Edward, educator; born Pittsfield, Mass., July 8, 1859; son William and Jane Charlotte (Churchill) Watt; A.M., Mt. Hope Coll., Rogers, O., 1897; Ph.D., Taylor University, Upland, Ind .. 1900; married Mary Churchill Thompson, of Chicago, July 16, 1888; 4 daughters: Esther May, Jane Churchill, Dor- othy Thompson, Emily Hubbard. Prin. Graham (pub.) School, Chicago, Sept. 1, 1885-Mar. 10. 1911. Pres. Nature Study Pub. Co., 1896-9; ed- itor and pub. The School Weekly, 1899-1907; editor-in-chief The Little Chronicle and pres. The Little Chronicle Co. since 1907. Dir. Oper Air School for Tuberculous Children, 1909: opened first fresh air school for well children at Graham School, 1909; invented means of separating vitiated air from pure air and mak- ing low temperature comfortable, 1909; has ad- dressed many societies upon this subject and has corrected the ventilation of many ednl. and business buildings. Trustee Swift Memo- rial Parish House; pres. Nat. Pure Air Assn. Republican. Methodist. Mason (32°; first Em- inent Commander Mizpah Commandery K.T.). Club: City. Author: Conversation and Effectu- al Ready Utterance, 1900; The Glug Family (a play); Things in Educational Psychology, 1900: Open Air, 1910. Residence: 7131 Princeton Av. Office: 542 S. Dearborn St.

WAUGH, James Milton, pres. Waugh Draft Gear Co .; born Watkins, N.Y .. Oct. 13, 1853: son David and Mary Elizabeth (Van Duzer) WVaugh; B.S., Ia. State Coll., 1879; married Chi- cago, Feb. 6, 1895, Alice M. Macfarlane. Reared on farm in Delaware Co., Ia .: bookkeeper Belle- ville (Ill.) Nail Co .. 1880; name of firm changed to Waugh Steel Works, 1886. and was sec .. 1886-9; came to Chicago in 1889 and engaged in iron and steel brokerage; became sec. and gen. mgr. National Car Coupler Co., Jan. 1895: sold interest in Dec. 1901; now pres. Waugh Draft Gear Co. Residence: Evanston, Ill. Of- fice: 809 Peoples Gas Bldg.

WAUGH, William Francis, physician; born Greenville, Pa., May 11, 1849; son William and Annie Darlington (Lasher) Waugh: A.B., West- minster (Pa.) Coll., 1868, A.M., 1871; M.D., Jef- ferson Med. Coll .. Fhila., 1871; married Kato Lasher, of Phila., Oct. 25, 1873; children: Kath- arine Anna (Mrs. W. C. Moore) and Frances Susan, M.D .; married 2d. Helen Nauman, of Louisiana. Apr. 5. 1898; children: William Francis, Jr. and Helen Nauman. Resident phy- sician. West Pa. Hosp., dept. of the insane, at Dixmont, Pa., 1871-2: asst. surgeon U.S.N .. 1873-6: prof. principles and practice of mel- icine. Medico-Chirurgical Coll. of Phila .. 1AS0. 90, Ill. Med. Coll .. 1894-1904: dean and head dept. of therapeutics, Bennett Med. Coll. (Loy- ola Univ.), Chicago, since 1909. Was vice-pros and dir. Abbott Alkaloidal Co., Chicago, 189 ;- 1908. Editor: The Medical World. Phila .. 18\1- 2; Medical Times, Phila., 1882-6: Medical Times and Register. Phila., 1886-93: Dietetic Gazette at New York City, 1887-8: Alkaloidal Clinic. Chicago, 1894; American Journal Clinical Med- icine. Chicago, 1911; Chicago Med. Times. 1910- 11. Bronze medal. Misericordia Hosp., Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. 1875; gold medal and hon diploma. Academia Fisico-Chemica, Italiana. Palermo, 1909. Author: Treatment of the Sick. 1898; Text Book of Alkaloidal Therapeutics 1907; Practice of Medicine, 1908: The House- boat Book, 1908. Mom. A.M.A .. Miss. Valley Med. Soc., Tri-State Med. Soc. Ill. Stato Med Soc., Chicago Med. Soc., Il. State Therapeutic Soc., Chicago Therapeutic Soc (pres .. 1210-11), Chicago Acad. Medicine. Mason. Residence: 914 Lakeside Pl. Office: Reliance Bldg.

WAYMAN, John E. W., state's atty of Cook Co .; born on farm near Glen Easton. W. Va

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1872; son John P. and Annie R. (Wilson) Way- 2 years; then located on farm in LaSalle Co .; man; grad. Bethany Coll., W. Va., 1894; LL.B., Kent Coll. of Law, Chicago, 1898; married Eliz- abeth B., daughter of H. R. Calef. 1895; 3 chil- dren: Anna Jean, John E. W., Jr. and Calef. Admitted to Ill. bar. 1898, and engaged in prac- tice until 190S: elected state's atty. of Cook Co .. Nov. 1908, for term expiring 1912. Repub- lican. Clubs: Hamilton, Ill. Athletic, South Shore Country. Beverly Country. Residence: 9533 Longwood Boul. Office: Criminal Court Building.

WAYMAN, John S., wagon mfr .; born Chica- co, Apr. 21, 1858; son William (arrived in Chi- cago, 1837) and Jane (Outhet) Wayman (ar- rived in Chicago, 1833); attended old Scammon and Skinner schools; married Joliet, Ill., Oct. 31, 1887, Lucy M. Whittier; 1 son: John Whit- tier. Began carriage and wagon business in 1878, entering into partnership, Apr. 1, 1883, in the firm of Wayman & Murphy. Republican. Mason (Blue Lodge, Chapter, Commandery, Shrine); mem. Royal League. Club: Ill. Ath- letic. Residence: 724 N. Pine Av. (Austin). Of- fice: 923 W. Lake St.

WAYNE, Henry Law, fire and liability in- surance; born Johnstown, N.Y., Nov. 8, 1868; son Thomas and Sarah Jane (Hubbard) Wayne; ed. pub. schools, Johnstown, N.Y .; married Sa- rah P. Shadbolt, of Chicago, Feb. 7, 1895. Came to Chicago in Oct. 1887, and entered service of Moore & Janes, remaining until Sept. 1894, when, with George E. Shipman, organized pres- ent firm of Shipman & Wayne, representing a number of fire, liability, casualty and accident companies. Republican. Mason; mem. Modern Woodmen of America. Clubs: Union League, Edgewater Country, Edgewater Golf. Recrea- tions: fishing, hunting, golf. Residence: 5621 Kenmore Av. Office: National Life Bldg.

WEAN, Frank Lincoln, lawyer; born Will- iamsfield, Ashtabula Co., O., Aug. 6, 1860; son I. E. and Malvina (Belnap) Wean; educated Caro (Mich.) pub. schools, Corunna (Mich.) High School, graduating, 1880, law dept. Univ. of Mich., 1885-6, and Union Coll. of Law Chicago, graduating, LL.B., 1887; married Chicago, Dec. 1887, Bertha M. Coombs; 1 daughter: Evange- line. Taught school in Mich., winters, 1877-9; principal High School, Alpena, Mich., and stu- dent of law, 1881-5; admitted to Mich. bar, 1886, Ill. bar, 1887; mem. firm Swett, Grosscup & Wean, Chicago, 1888; Grosscup & Wean, 1890- 2; since 1892 practicing alone; admitted to bar of U.S. Supreme Court, 1895. Referee in bank- ruptcy, Northern District of Ill., since 1898. Mem. Ill. State Bar Assn., Chicago Bar Assn. Republican. Clubs: Chicago, Hamilton, Law, Exmoor Country. Residence: Highland Park, Ill. Office: Monadnock Blk.

WEARY, Edwin Delos, mfr .; born Akron, O., Dec. 26, 1859; son Simon B. and Eliza (Frank) Weary; ed. pub. schools of Akron, O., followed by technical training at Cleveland, O .; married at Cleveland, 1886, Zella Redman, of Wooster, O .; children: Edwin F., Leslie A., Rollin D. Began interior designing 30 years ago; was mgr. for A. H. Andrews & Co. 10 years, and in 1884 established business for himself as de- signer and contractor in fine interiors, bank furniture, etc .; now pres. Weary & Alford Co., also Weary & Beck, contractors for mosaics and tiles; also pres. Athey Sanitary Equipment Co. Mem. Chicago Assn. of Commerce. Inde- pendent in politics. Episcopalian. Clubs: Un- ion League, Chicago Athletic, Chicago Auto- mobile, South Shore Country, Bugs; also Den- ver Club (Denver, Colo.); Family Club (San Francisco). Recreation: motoring. Residence: 5620 Washington Av. Office: 1907 Michigan Av.

WEAVER, Charles Henry, produce commn. merchant; born Whitesboro. Oneida Co., N.Y., Jan. 10, 1843; son Uri and Phila A. (Dorand) Weaver; came West with parents, passing through Chicago in 1847; lived in Aurora, Ill.,

ed. district school and 2 terms in select school at Ottawa, Ill .; taught district school at 20 years of age; married Chicago, Feb. 18, 1869, Carrie A. Edmonds; 1 son: C. Arthur. Came to Chicago, Oct. 1863, to go into commn. business with H. H. Marsh; bought him out, Oct. 1868, and has since conducted the business under the style of C. H. Weaver & Co. Dir. Continental & Commercial Nat. Bank of Chicago; pres. Chi- cago Green Fruit Auction Co. Ex-pres. Inter- nat. Apple Shippers' Assn. Republican. Club: Illinois. Recreation: travel. Residence: 2943 Washington Boul. Office: 65 and 67 W. South Water St.

WEAVER, George Howitt, physician; born Sussex, Wis., Oct. 22, 1866; son William and Mary (Howitt) Weaver; ed. Carroll Coll., 1882- 5, Univ. of Wooster, 1885-6; M.D., Rush Med. Coll., Chicago, 1889; married Carolyn Earle, of Chicago, June 1901. Prof. pathology, Women's Med. Coll. of Northwestern Univ .. 1893-7; asst. prof. pathology, Rush Med. Coll. (Univ. of Chi- cago), since 1899; asst. pathologist, Memorial Inst. for Infectious Diseases, Chicago, since 1902; attending phys. children's and contagious diseases, Cook Co. Hosp., since 1905. Mem. Assn. Am. Physicians, Am. Assn. Pathologists and Bacteriologists, A.M.A., Ill. and Chicago Med. socs., Chicago Pathol. Soc. (sec.) Ad- dress: 1628 Washington Boul.

WEAVER, Henry Erastus, coal miner; de- ceased; see Vol. 1905.

WEBB, George Dayton, insurance; born Ana- mosa, Ia., May 9, 1866; son James B. and Clara (Spicer) Webb; educated Oak Park (Ill.) High School; married Oak Park, June 13, 1889, Jessie Wallace; children: Dorothy, Marion Elizabeth and John. Engaged in insurance business since 1885; since 1893 mem. Conkling, Price & Webb. Methodist. Clubs: Union League, City, Chicago Yacht, Westward Ho. Recreations: golf and motoring. Residence: 600 N. Euclid Av., Oak Park, Ill. Office: New York Life Bldg.

WEBB, Thomas Joseph, coffee merchant; born Lake Co., Ill., June 1, 1860; son Patrick and Johanna (Flannery) Webb, both natives of Ire- land; ed. Chicago schools; married Mary E. Garrity, of Chicago, 1886; 1 daughter: Ellen (Mrs. Thomas Sexton). Began business in firm of Puhl & Webb, in 1883, and in 1896 or- ganized the Puhl-Webb Co., coffee merchants, of which is now pres. Elected trustee Sanitary District of Chicago, 1900; elected mem. Board of Review, Nov. 8, 1910, for term of 6 years. Recreation: fishing. Residence: 1826 Hudson Av. Office: 626 W. Randolph St.

WEBB, William Joshua, physician; born Mil- ford, Del., Apr. 29, 1851; son John and Eliza- beth S. (Truitt) Webb; ed. pub. schools in Sus- sex Co., Del .; taught school in Kent and Sus- sex cos., Del .; attended William R. Lord's Se- lect School, Milford, Del., and Wyoming (Del.) Coll .; M.D., Univ. of Mich., 1878; post-grad. course in Jefferson Med. Coll., Philadelphia, 1883-4; married Albion. Mich., Nov. 16, 1887, Arletta R. Camburn; children: Warren C., John T., Myron R. In practice in Lowell, Mich., Oct. 1878; came to Chicago, 1884; examiner for Un- ion Mutual Life Ins. Co. and for John Han- cock Mutual Life Ins. Co. Mem. Chicago Med. Soc., A.M.A. Democrat. Attendant of the lec- tures of the Independent Religious Soc. of Chi- cago. Office and Residence: 4053 N. Avers Av.

WEBER, Bernard F., pres. Nat. Brick Co .; born Chicago, Jan. 6, 1853; son Michael and Anna M. Weber; ed. Chicago pub. schs. and Dyrenforth Coll .; married Anna M. Kransz, of Lake View, Ill., Oct. 14, 1884; children: Clar- ence J., Cassius M., Cressie O., Bernard F., Jr., and 3 others now deceased. In real estate busi- ness since 1874. Acquired interest in Jefferson Brick Co., and was its pres. until formation of Ill. Brick Co., 1900; organized Weber-Labahn

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Co., 1891, and was pres., but later disposed of his interest and established his own works, of which was vice-pres. until 1905, when resigned to accept presidency Nat. Brick Co. During 3 years built over 200 residences in territory be- tween Graceland Av. and the Evanston line; also built several miles of railroad extending from Oakton Av. to Peterson Av. Mem. 32d and 33d General Assemblies of Ill. from old 6th Dist .; was 2 terms assessor, and mem. . board of trustees of Town of Lake View, and 2 terms in Chicago City Council after annexation of Lake View to Chicago, 1895. Apptd. election commr. by Judge Scales, resigning that office to become Lincoln Park commr. under appoint- ment of Governor Altgeld. Mem. Chicago Assn. of Commerce. Mem. Catholic Order of For- esters, Knights of Columbus. Clubs: Ravens- wood, Ill. Athletic. Recreation: flower culture. Residence: 4423 N. Ashland Av. Office: 118 N. LaSalle St.

WEBER, Charles Anthony, wholesale grocer; · see Vol. 1905.

WEBER, George Welsh, journalist; born Springfield, Ill., Nov. 27, 1850; son George Richard and Catherine (Welsh) Weber; ed. pub. school, Springfield; married Emily R. Shumway, of Taylorville, Ill., Apr. 27, 1876; 5 children: Nellie S., Augusta K., Georgema, Phyllis, and John O. Was Ill. State printer, Springfield, 1878-80; editor State Register, Springfield, 1878-81; came to Chicago, 1881; sec. Lincoln Park Board, 1893-7; supt. North Div. Postal Station, 1885-7; editorial writer Times, 1881-5, Morning News, 1887-93, Record, 1888-1901; on staff Hearst's papers, 1891-3; since then free-lance Writer on statistical, eco- nomic and political questions, and since 1903, publisher and editor Weber's Weekly. Repub- lican. Methodist. Club: Press. Recreations: outdoor sports. Address: 4649 Sheridan Rd.

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The book of Chicagoans, a biographical dictionary of leading living men of the city of Chicago, 1911, Part 209

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