The book of Chicagoans, a biographical dictionary of leading living men of the city of Chicago, 1911, Part 210

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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WEBER, Harry Perkins, lawyer; born Kings- ton, Ill., Nov. 9, 1869; son John and Rose (Per- kins) Weber; ed. Ill. State Normal Univ., 1885- 9; LL.B., Columbian Univ. Law School, 1893, LL.M., 1894; LL.B., Harvard Univ. Law School, 1897. Admitted to bar, Dec. 1896; asst. atty .- gen, of H.J., 1898-9; mem. law firm of Shope, Mathis, Zane & Weber, 1901; since 1906 mem. law firm Shope, Zane, Busby & Weber. Meni. Chicago Bar Assn. Clubs: University, Quad- rangle, Harvard, Law, Lake Zurich Golf. Resi- dence: Quadrangle Club. Office: First Nat. Bank Bldg.

WEBER, Louis, merchant; deceased; see Vol. 1905.

WEBER, Samuel Louis, physician; born Kas- chau, Hungary, Aug. 1, 1861; son Louis and Julia Weber; came to Chicago in childhood; grad. Chicago grammar and high schools, and med. dept. Columbia Univ., New York, 1888; 2 years' special scientific studies in Harvard Univ .; married Chicago, 1898, Sylvia Raphael. Was 5 years mem. of 1st Regt. Inf., I.N.G., and was 2d lieut. Co. D, 1st Inf., I.N.G. Residence: 4336 Grand Boul. Office: 32 N. State St.

WEBER, William Henry, mem. Board of As- sessors; born Orland Tp., Cook Co., 111., Aug. 7, 1856; son Justus and Mary (Shields) Weber; grad. Cook Co. Normal School, 1875; married 1878, Minnie A. Schoentgen, of Chicago; 3 chil- dren. Taught school in different parts of Cook Co., 1875-80; tax clerk in office of county treas., 1880-3; sec. to collector of internal revenue, Jan. 1883-Dec. 1886; chief clerk and record writer to clerk of the Criminal Court, Jan. 1887-90; chief clerk in sheriff's office under Sheriffs Gilbert and Pease; elected. Nov. 1898. mem. of the Cook Co. Board of Assessors, and now being sec. of the board. Also mem. of the Board of Edn. of Blue Island, Ill., since 1885. Republican. Mason, Royal Arcanum. United Workmen. Club: 111. Athletic. Residence: Blue Island, 111. Office: County Bldg.

WEBSTER, Charles Ripley, lawyer; born Hopkinton, Mass., May 12. 1862; son Rev. John Calvin (D.D.) and Elizabeth Ripley (Bouton) Webster; A.B., Dartmouth Coll., 1882; married Boston, Mass., Dec. 20, 1893, Laura Ames Or- cutt. Studied law with Dent & Black, and clerk in their office, Sept. 15, 1882-June 1883; with Storck & Shuman, attys., June 1883-Sept. 1883; with Robert L. Tatham, as clerk and law stu- dent, Sept. 1883-6. Admitted to bar, Nov. 1884; mem. Tatham & Webster, May 1, 1888-May 1, 1895; since mem. firm of Bayley & Webster. Republican; delegate to Republican State con- ventions, 1900 and 1904. Presbyterian. Mem. Phi Beta Kappa, Delta Kappa Epsilon, Ill. State Bar Assn., Chicago Bar Assn., Chicago Law Inst., Dartmouth Alumni Assn. of Chicago, Mu- nicipal Assn. of Evanston (pres.). Pres. Chris- topher House (social settlement) Assn. Clubs: University, Skokie Country. Law. Recreations: golf, cultivation of flowers. Residence: 926 Sheridan Rd., Evanston, Ill. Office: 19 S. La Salle St.

WEBSTER, David Victor, sec. First Trust and Savings Bank; born Chicago, Dec. 12, 1865; son Sidney Thomas and Caroline Rebecca (Bai- ley) Webster; grad. Evanston High School, 1881; Chicago Coll. of Law, 1892; admitted to Ill. bar, 1892; married Margaret Coxe, of Chi- cago, Oct. 11, 1893; 3 children: Dorothy Web- ster, David Coxe, Philip Sidney. Began as messenger boy Preston, Kean & Co., 1881; dis- count clerk Metropolitan Nat. Bank, 1884-7, foreign exchange mgr., 1887-94, chief clerk, 1894-1902; discount and collections, First Nat. Bank, 1902; sec. First Trust and Savings Bank since 1903. Republican. Episcopalian. Mem. Chicago Geographic Soc., Nat. Geographic Soc. Clubs: Ill. Athletic, Bankers', City, Wilmette Country. Recreations: yachting, tennis, golf. Residence: 619 Forest Av., Wilmette, Ill. Of- fice: 56 W. Monroe St.

WEBSTER, George Huntington; born Spring- field, Ill., Aug. 31, 1838; son Bela C. and Emily (Huntington) Webster; ed. schools of Spring- field, Il1., and Baltimore, Md .; married Ellen F. Pickford, of New York, Oct. 11, 1866 (died Feb. 5, 1909) ; children: George H., Jr., Stuart, Emily (Mrs. Jos. E. Otis), May (Mrs. Harold Eld- ridge) and Herman A. During the carly part of career, clerk in the wholesale grocery and provisions business for several years, in Bal- timore and New York, previous to becoming associated with Armour, Plankinton & Co., in 1865; was admitted to the firm as partner in 1877; came to Chicago as mem. Armour & Co .. in autumn of 1881, continuing until 1894. since which time he has been engaged in various enterprises in Chicago, and in the management of his private interests. Dir. Chicago Savings Bank & Trust Co., of which lie was its first pres .; trustee Prussian Nat. Ins. Co., of Stet- tin, Germany. Pres. Provident Hosp. and Train- ing School. Mem. Chicago Stock Exchange. Episcopalian. Vestryman Trinity Episcopal Church. Summer Residence: Green Lake, Wis. Residence: 2821 Prairie Av. Office: 137 S. La Salle St.

WEBSTER, George Washington, physician: born Winneshiek Co., la .. July 4, 1857: son William and Mary Ann (Todd) Webster: prop. edn., Breckenridge's Prep. School, Decorah, Ia .: M.D., Northwestern Univ., 1882: married Ida M. Piper, of Chicago, 1884; 2 children: George W., Jr., and Ivan. Practicing medicine, Chica- go, since 1882; prof. physiology. 1885, and later of physical diagnosis until 1904, prof. clin. medicine since 1895, Northwestern Univ. Pros. 111. State Bd. Health since 1900: apptd. Ist It U.S.A. Med. Reserve Corps. Feb. 1911. Mom. Chicago Acad., Sciences, A. M.A., Ill. State Med. Soc., Chicago Med. Soc., Physicians' Club, N E.A. Republican. Mason (K.T.). Clubs; Chi- cago Literary, Chicago Athletic, Homewood Country, Social Service, City, Recreations:

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golf and hunting. Residence: 500 E. 36th St. (M.D.) and Sarah Elizabeth (Haviland) Web- Office: 32 N. State St.

WEBSTER, Henry Kitchell, author; born Evanston, Ill., Sept. 7, 1875; grad. Hamilton Coll., 1897, Ph.M .; instr. rhetoric, Union Coll., Schenectady, N.Y., 1897-8; married Mary Ward Orth, of Evanston, Ill., Sept. 7, 1901. Author of a number of books, for titles see Who's Who in America. Address: 1740 Orrington Av., Ev- anston, 111.

WEBSTER, Herman Armour, artist; born New York, Apr. 6, 1878; son George H. and Ellen Frances (Pickford) Webster; Ph.B., Yale, 1900; studied at Julien Acad., Paris, un- der Jean Paul Laurens; unmarried. Engaged in painting since 1905; exhibited at Paris Salon, 1905, 06, 07, 08, 09, Soc. Western Artists (Chicago), 1905, Rouen (France), 1906, Am. Art Assn. (Paris), 1905, 06, 07, Royal Acad. London, 1907, 09, etc. Represented in perma- nent collections of Music Nationale du Lux- embourg (Paris), Victoria and Albert Mus. (London), Congressional Library (Washing- ton), Art Institute of Chicago. Asso. Royal Soc. of Painter-Etchers, London, 1907; mem. Am. Art Assn. (Paris), Chelsea Arts Club (Lon- don). Residence: 2821 Prairie Av., Chicago. Address: 6 Rue de Furstemberg, Paris, France.

WEBSTER, John Calvin, retired physician; born Hopkinton, Mass., Apr. 9, 1843; son John C. and Rebecca G. (Russell) Webster; grad. Hopkinton High School, 1859; A.B., Dartmouth Coll., 1864; served as hosp. steward during last year of Civil War (private in Co. E, 1st Battalion Heavy Artillery, Mass. Vols.); M.D., Harvard Univ., 1867; married Chicago, Mar. 15, 1869, Elizabeth Doland; children: Mrs. Mabel Webster Allen, Anna Russell Webster (died Aug. 10, 1903), Gerald Howe, Harry Damon, Rebecca Elizabeth. Mem. Chicago Med. Soc., Ill. State Med. Soc. Republican. Congregation- alist. Residence: 6117 Winthrop Av.

WEBSTER, John Clarence, physician; born Shediac, N.B., Can., Oct. 21, 1863; son James and Roslin Elizabeth (Chapman) Webster; ed. Mt. Allison Coll., N.B., and univs. of Edin- burgh, Leipzig, and Berlin; B.A., 1882, M.D., 1890 (Edinburgh), F.R.C.P.E., F.R.S.E .; mar- ried Alice, daughter late Dr. William Lusk, of New York, 1899. First asst. dept. of midwifery and gynecology, Edinburgh, 1890-6; lecturer gynecology, McGill Univ., 1897-9; asst. gyne- cologist, Royal Victoria Hosp., Montreal, 1897- 9; obstetrician and gynecologist, Presbyn. Hosp., Chicago, since 1899; prof. obstetrics and gyne- cology, Rush Med. Coll., Chicago, since 1899. Fellow Am. Gynecol. Soc .; corr. mem. Italian Obstet. and Gynecol. Soc., Royal Acad. Medi- cine, Palermo, Italy. Club: University. Author of several books, for titles see Who's Who in America. Residence: 32 Bellevue Pl. Office: 32 N. State St.

WEBSTER, Ralph Waldo, physician and chemist; born Monmouth, Ill., Apr. 16, 1873; son of John Randolph and Susan Isabella (Nye) Webster; Ph.B., Univ. of Chicago, 1895, Ph.D., 1901; M.D., Rush Med. Coll., 1898; post- grad. study at Vienna, Berlin, Frankfort, Paris and London; married Grace Burleigh Nye, of Chicago, Dec. 16, 1903; 1 son: James Randolph. Asst. in physiological chemistry, Univ. of Chi- cago, 1901-4; asso. in chemistry, 1901-6, instr., 1906-8, asst. prof. therapeutics, since 1908, Rush Med. Coll .; pathological chemist to Cook Co. Hosp. since 1905; dir. Chicago Laboratory since 1905. Apptd. 1st lt. U.S.A. Med. Reserve Corps, Feb. 1911. Mem. A.A.A.S., Am. Assn. of Pathologists and Bacteriologists, Am. Assn. Biological Chemists, A.M.A., etc., also Delta Kappa Epsilon, Theta Nu Epsilon, Nu Sigma Nu. Club: University. Recreations: golf, fish- ing and outdoor sports. Residence: 5211 Jef- ferson Av. Office: 8 N. State St.

WEBSTER, Towner Keeney, mfr .; born Ithaca, N.Y., July 31, 1849; son Henry Keeney

ster; ed. pub. schools of Ithaca, N.Y .; married Evanston, Ill., July 7, 1874, Emma Josephine Kitchell; children: Henry Kitchell, Henrietta Seymour (Mrs. Arthur W. Bass), Towner Keeney, Jr., Josephine Haviland, Ronald Fa- bius, Maurice Hillis. After leaving school was clerk in general store in Ithaca until 17 years of age; came to Chicago and worked in dry goods store of Simpson & Norwell; then went to Evanston and engaged in grocery and drug business (Goebel & Webster) until 1876; es- tablished on Kinzie St., Chicago, Oct. 1876, un- der name of Webster & Co., sheet metal work- ers; afterward built factory at Ontario and Franklin Sts. and incorporated as The Webster & Comstock Mfg. Co .; moved to present loca- tion, 1890, and incorporated as Webster Mfg. Co., of which is pres .; elevating and convey- ing machinery, power transmitting appliances, coal handling machinery, gas and gasoline en- gines, etc. Mem. Chicago Assn. of Commerce. Republican. Presbyterian. Mem.

Chicago Branch, Nat. Civic Federation, Legislative Vot- ers League (mem. exec. com.), Civil Service Assn. (mem. exec. com.); pres. Council North- western University Settlement. Clubs: City, Union League, University (Evanston). Resi- dence: 1403 Maple Av., Evanston, Ill. Office: 2410 W. 15th St.

WEBSTER, William Clarence, univ. prof .; born Lake Tp., Mich., May 14, 1866; son Rev. James and Eliza A. Webster; grad. Albion Coll., Mich., 1887; grad. student Johns Hopkins, 1889-90; fellow in history, Univ. of Chicago, 1893-5, in administrative law, Columbia, 1896- 7, Ph.D., 1897; married Mary Rippey, of Mt. Pleasant, Mich., Dec. 27, 1898. Prof. history, Cornell Coll., Ia., 1890-3; mgr. New York City gen. agency Ætna Life Ins. Co., 1902-6; lect- urer, New York Univ. Sch. of Commerce, Ac- counts and Finance, 1901-6; prof. commerce, Univ. of Neb., 1906-9; asst. prof. in Univ. of Chicago, since 1909. Contbr. to econ. publs. Author: General History of Commerce, 1902. Residence: 5616 Monroe Av.

WEBSTER, W (illiam) Dix, fire underwriter; born Toronto, Can., June 11, 1873; son James and Agnes (Howe) Webster; came to U. S. with parents in childhood; ed. pub. schools, Chicago; married Chicago, June 9, 1897, Kath- erine E. Chalmers. At age of 15 entered a local fire ins. office on LaSalle St .; at 21 began busi- ness for himself; became a mem. of firm of W. E. Rollo & Co., 1897, which later changed to present firm of Rollo, Webster & Co., gen- eral insurance. Republican. Episcopalian. Ma- son (32°, K.T., and Shriner). Clubs: Chicago Athletic (dir.), Union League. Recreations: boating and fishing. Residence: 3525 Adams St. Office: 29 S. LaSalle St.

WEBSTER, William Grant, lawyer; born Kingston, Ill., Feb. 24, 1866; son Rev. Calvary Morris and Ann Catherine (Parker) Webster; A.B., Harvard, 1886; LL.M., Columbian (now George Washington) Univ., 1888; unmarried. Admitted to D.C. bar, 1888, Supreme Court of U.S., 1893; in U.S. civ. service, Washington, 1883-5, 1887-93; practiced law in office of Hon. Robert T. Lincoln, Chicago, 1893; organizer and dean Cleveland Law Sch., 1897, R.I. Law Sch., 1898-1901, John Marshall Law Sch., Chi- cago, 1899; Rep. candidate for U.S. senator, Ill., 1906 and 1908. Mem. Delta Kappa Epsilon. Address: 702 Rector Bldg.

WECKLER, Adam John, retired brick mfr .; born St. Joseph, Mich., Apr. 2, 1842; son John and Barbara (Berg) Weckler; parents married in Chicago in 1841, and moved to Chicago, 1843; ed. Kinzie School, St. Joseph's private school and St. Mary's of the Lake Coll .; mar- ried Chicago, Feb. 26, 1867, Catharine Di- versy; children: Mrs. Gertrude Prussing (de- ceased), Edna, Alice, Carl and Adam F. At 13 worked in John L. Gray's retail grocery store, N. Water and N. Clark Sts .; then in re-

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tail dry goods store of Mills, Bowen & Dillen- Union League, Chicago Athletic. Residence: beck Bros., 100 Lake St .; in employ of G. and 216 S. Ashland Boul. Office: Stock Exchange Building.

C. W. Church, wholesale grocers, 1857-69; in business for self, wholesale and retail liquors and cigars, Oct. 1869, until burned out in Chi- cago fire, Oct. 9, 1871; in Oct. 1871, was em- ployed by Lill's Chicago Brewery Co., of which was sec., later one of executors of William Lill, and settled up his estate; in brick mfg. business, Lill & Weckler, 1874; after William Lill's death, Aug. 1875, pres. and treas. Weck- ler Brick Co .; also pres. and treas. Weckler- Prussing Brick Co., until sold out to Illinois Brick Co., of which was for a time vice-pres. and dir .; pres. and treas. Weckler Boat Co. Catholic. Democrat. Former mem. Chicago Light Guards. Was assessor and ex-officio mem. board of trustees, Town of Lake View, 1873-80 (1st elected on so-called "Water Tick- et," and during 1st 3 terms Lake View Water Works were constructed, and 12 miles of pipe laid, 1875). Club: Pistakee Yacht. Recreation: motor boating. Summer Residence: Pistakee Bay, McHenry Co., Ill. Residence: 3446 Ev- anston Av. Office: 2719 Irving Park Boul.

WEDDELL, Thomas Robinson, ins. journal- ist; born Wooster, O., Oct. 26, 1864; A.B., Univ. of Chicago, 1886; married Chicago, 1891, Mary G. Coy. After leaving coll., engaged in news- paper work; reporter and night city editor Chi- cago Inter Ocean, 1886-91; political editor 1 year, and editor and principal owner, 1892-9, Peoria (Ill.) Transcript; since then in ins. jour- nalism; ins. editor the Chicago Record-Herald; editor the Insurance Post, and ins. corr. of var- ious papers. Mem. Phi Kappa Psi. Clubs: Press, Hinsdale. Recreation: gardening. Resi- dence: Hinsdale, Ill. Office: 160 W. Jackson Boulevard.

WEDELES, Edward Leopold, wholesale gro- cer; born Austria, Oct. 16, 1855; son Leopold and Anna Wedeles; ed. pub. schools and in Realschule, Austria; married Chicago, Mar. 12, 1903, Rose Reinhard; 1 daughter: Josephine Anna. Came to Chicago in 1871 and entered employ of Steele, Wedeles & Co., as clerk and bookkeeper; became treas. and dir. of the Steele-Wedeles Co. upon incorporation, 1885. Ex-pres. Chicago Credit Men's Assn. Clubs: Standard, Idlewild Country. Recreation: golf. Residence: 444 E. 48th St. Office: South Water and LaSalle Sts.

*WEED, William Sprague, ry. official; see Vol. 1905.

WEEKS, Harvey T., retired; born Lockport, Will Co., Ill., 1842; son Joseph M. and Martha (Lane) Weeks; ed. Lockport pub. schools; mar- ried June 1870, Joanna E. Marcy, of Cape May. N.J. After leaving school worked in plow fac- tory of his uncle, John Lane, and later as clerk in a general store in Lockport, Ill., until 1859, when came to Chicago; after other employ- ments was for a time with A. L. Hale & Co., wholesale furniture dealers; then for a short time clerk in general store of Charles Mears, Pentwater, Mich., until Aug. 1862, when en- listed in the Chicago Mercantile Battery and served in Union Army until close of the War; returned to Lockport, 1865; was apptd. post- master of Lockport by Pres. Andrew Johnson, and served about a year, but appointment was not confirmed; then was employed by Hale & Bro., mfrs. of furniture, until 1874, when formed partnership with late Carter H. Harri- son in real estate business. Was elected, Nov. 20, 1884, pres. Chicago Horse and Dummy R.R., which was soon after changed to the Chicago Passenger Ry., and has continued to be inter- ested in Chicago street railways ever since; was elected pres. of the Masonic Temple Assn., after the death of Norman T. Gassette, and brought the enterprise to successful comple- tion. Mem. and pros. West Park Commission- ers 2 terms, beginning 1894. Democrat. Was one of original board of dirs. of Bankers' Nat. Bank. Mason. Clubs: Illinois (pres. 1909-10),

WEGENER, George Arnold, grain commn .; born Le Sueur Co., Minn., Apr. 12, 1869; son George A. and Augusta (Broderick) Wegener; ed. pub. schools of St. Paul, Minn., and Chi- cago, coming to this city in 1880; married Chi- cago, June 1, 1898, Anne Altschul; children: Phyllis, Margaret, Jean. First employment was in the wholesale house of Carson, Pirie, Scott & Co., 1885; then with the grain commn. firm of W. F. Johnson & Co., becoming a mem. firm, 1902; vice-pres. George H. Sidwell Co. since 1906. Mem. Chicago Board of Trade. Residence: 6169 Winthrop Av. Office: Postal Telegraph Bldg.

WEGG, David Spencer, lawyer; born St. Thomas, Ont., Dec. 16, 1847; son John W. and Jerusha (Duncombe) Wegg; early edn. in com- mon schools; worked in his father's carriage shop and learned the trade, spending leisure hours in studying to qualify himself for teach- er; taught in schools of St. Thomas, and at same time studied law; LL.B., Univ. of Wis., 1873; married 1878, Eva, daughter of Andrew Russell, of Oconomowoc, Wis .; children: Don -. ald Russell, David Spencer, Jr. Admitted to bar, 1873; at once employed by law firm of Fish & Lee, of Racine, Wis., and soon became a partner, until 1875, when entered firm of Dix- on, Hooker, Wegg & Noyes, Milwaukee; later mem. Jenkins, Elliott & Winkler, chiefly oc- cupied with ry. and corpn. law; was for sev- eral years asst. solicitor C.,M.&St.P.Ry .; in 1885, became counsel W.C.Ry. and removed to Chicago; was for a time pres. C.&N.P.R.R.Co., and dir. N.P.R.R.Co .; has been trustee of many large estates. Clubs: Union League, Chicago Literary. Residence: 16 E. Ontario St. Office: Home Insurance Bldg.

WEIDENFELD, Joseph Edger, wholesale millinery; born Prairie du Chien, Wis., Apr. 2, 1868; son Herman and Henrietta (Pflaum) Weidenfeld; ed. pub. schools of Prairie du Chien, Wis., and Spencerian Coll. of Milwau- kee; married Chicago, Sept. 19, 1901, Florence Sallinger; 2 daughters: Sylvia Dorothy and Marion Florence. Was clerk in store at Prairie du Chien, 1884-6; came to Chicago, 1886, and worked in millinery business until 1888; went to Milwaukee and took charge dept. store, 1889-93; returned to Chicago and was in com- mission business, 1893-5; again in millinery business, with Chicago Mercantile Co., 1895- 1901; pres. of Todd, Smith & Co., woman's ap- parel, 1901-9; since then mem. Chicago Mer- cantile Co., wholesale millinery. Republican. Clubs: Idlewild, Chicago Advertising Assn. Recreations: hunting and fishing. Residence: 531 E. 44th St. Office: 19 N. Wabash Av.

WEIDIG, Adolf, director, composer: born Hamburg, Germany, Nov. 28, 1867: ed. in Ger- many; grad. Acad, of Music, Munich, 1891: won Mozart prize, Frankfort. 1888, for best compo- sitions for string quartet among 21 competi- tors; married Helen Ridgway, 1896. Asso. dir. Am. Conservatory of Music, Chicago. His com- positions include a symphony, several string quartets, a trio, other orchestral works and numerous compositions in various forms. Dur- ing the season of 1908-9 was invited to conduct his orchestral works in some of the mnost im- portant European music centers: Berlin, Ham- burg, Frankfort-on-the-Main, etc. Residence: Hinsdale, Ill. Address: 304 S. Wabash Av.

WEIDNER, Revere Franklin, theologian: born Centro Valley, Lehigh Co., Pa., Nov. 22. 1851; son William P. and Eliza A. (Blank) Weidner; A.B., Muhlenberg Coll., Pa., 1869, A. M., 1872; grad. Luth. Theol. Sem., Phila., 18:3: (S.T.D., Carthage [I]]. ] Coll., 1888; LlaD., Au- gustana Coll. and Theol. Sem .. Rock Island. 1894; D.D., Muhlenberg, 1894): married Enima Salome Jones, of Phila., July 10, 18:3. Or- dained Luth, ministry, 1873; pastor Phillips-

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burg, N.J., 1873-8; prof. English, history and logie, Muhlenberg Coll., 1875-7; pastor Phila., 1878-82; prof. of dogmaties and exegesis, Au- gustana Theol. Sem., Rock Island, 1882-91; pres, and prof. dogmatic theology, Chicago Luth. Theol. Sem., since 1891. Author of num- erous books, for titles see Who's Who in America. Address: Chicago Luth. Theol. Sem- inary.

WEIGLEY, Fillmore, lawyer; born Eliza- beth, Jo Daviess Co., Ill., Nov. 22, 1846; son Wellington and Mary (Crummer) Weigley; ed. pub. schools of Jo Daviess Co. and at Phillips Acad., Andover, Mass .; studied law in his fa- ther's office at Galena, Ill., and in 1868 was admitted to Iowa bar at Dubuque; married Chi- cago, Apr. 1881, Mary J. Prindel. In 1868, with father, came to Chicago and opened a law of- fice, but his father's health compelled return to Galena, the son remaining in Chicago, in employ of Handy, Simmons & Co., abstract makers, until 1871; then returned to Galena and practiced there with his father as Weig- ley & Son, until 1873, when came back to Chi- cago, and afterward became a mem. of the firm of Handy & Co., abstract makers, with which continued until 1890; since then engaged in practice of law alone. Residence: 325 Hon- ore St. Office: 106 N. LaSalle St.

WEIL, Emanuel, gen. agent N.Y. Life Ins. Co .; born Edwardsville, Ill., Mar. 5, 1854; son David and Theresa (Loewenthal) Weil; ed. high school, Dubuque, Ia .; married Anna Dahl- heimer, of Cincinnati, Oct. 8, 1890; 1 daughter: Florence Genevieve. Salesman in father's re- tail clothing store, Dubuque, 1870-5; traveling salesman, men's furnishing goods, Milwaukee, 1875-7, wholesale jewelry, Chicago, 1877-85, Eu- gene Arnstein, bronze powders, 1885-93; in bus- iness for self as importer of bronze powders and brushes, 1893-8; gen. agent N.Y. Life Ins. Co. since 1898; dir. $200,000 Club New York Life Ins. Co. Republican. Jewish religion. Ma- son (Apollo Lodge No. 642 A.F.&A.M., Chicago Chapter No. 127 R.A.M., Ben Hur Council No. 1540), Royal Arcanum, North American Union, Chicago Village Benevolent Order of Indians. Pres. North American Bowling League. Rec- reation: bowling. Residence: 5833 Calumet Av. Office: 5th fl., New York Life Bldg.

WEIL, Emanuel Raphael, tanner; born Ann Arbor, Mich., May 23, 1856; son Moses and Rosa (Ganz) Weil; came to Chicago with par- ents, 1861; ed. Chicago pub. schools; married Chicago, Apr. 23, 1879, Rosa Eisendrath; chil- dren: Leon, Mrs. Harry Birkenstein, Mildred. In tanning business with J. Weil & Bros., 1871- 93, when joined Samuel Weil and S. M. Eisen- drath in firm of Weil & Eisendrath. Pres. North Chicago Hebrew Congregation, Hamp- den Club. Mem. Order of B'nai B'rith. Rec- reation: baseball. Residence: 1235 LaSalle Av. Office: 2221 Elston Av.

WEIL, Julius Edward, wholesale clothing mfr .; born Jacksonville, Ill., Mar. 5, 1864; son Edward and Johanna (Hammerslough) Weil; ed. pub. schools, and business coll., Jackson- ville, Ill .; married Sara A., daughter late Dank- mar Adler, of Chicago, Mar. 8, 1898; 3 children: Edward, Leonard, Johanna. Engaged in busi- ness at New York prior to coming to Chicago in 1885. since which time has been engaged in wholesale clothing mfg., becoming pres. of Ros- enwald & Weil in 1895. Republican. Hebrew; dir. Jewish Aid Soc., and West Side Dispen- sary. Clubs: Standard, Ravisloe Country, City, Chicago Fishing. Recreations: golf, reading, music. Residence: 4921 Ellis Av. Office: Frank- lin and Congress Sts.

WEIL, Simon, mfrs.' agent in leather; born Ann Arbor, Mich., June 4, 1861; son Moses and Theresa (Lederer) Weil; ed. Jones, Scammon and Skinner pub. schools, Chicago; married Chi- cago, Sept. 4, 1889, Belle Eichberg; 1 son: Mel-

vin. Began with J. Weil & Bros., tanners, 1877, with whom remained until 1898; in latter year embarked on his own account as mfrs.' agent, and is now so engaged, selling the leather products of George Laub's Sons, John Reilly (incorporated), W. J. Fallon, Weil & Eisen- drath, Thos. A. Kelley & Co., and Farnsworth `Hoyt & Co. Independent in politics. Dir. Shoe and Leather Assn .; mem. Nat. Union. Recrea- tions: music and reading. Residence: 1460 La Salle Av. Office: 215 W. Lake St.

WEINBERGER, Albert F., hay and grain commn .; born Dresden, Germany, Jan. 4, 1832; son C. Fred. and Agnes (Zimmermann) Wein- berger; ed. pub. schools of Dresden; married Marie T. Schmid, of Dresden, Germany, Apr. 18, 1853 (died Mar. 1903); married 2d, E. A. Schurmann, of Baltimore, Md., Nov. 23, 1904. Came to America, 1849, and engaged in farm- ing in Marshall Co., Ill., until 1864; editor of a Democratic paper at Ft. Wayne, Ind., 1864; then bookkeeper until 1869; hay and grain commn. merchant, and mem. Chicago Board of Trade since May 1869. Democrat. Lutheran. Residence: 2036 Ewing Pl. Office: 226 S. La Salle St.

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The book of Chicagoans, a biographical dictionary of leading living men of the city of Chicago, 1911, Part 210

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