The book of Chicagoans, a biographical dictionary of leading living men of the city of Chicago, 1911, Part 215

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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WILE, Eugene I., insurance; born LaPorte, Ind., Jan. 2, 1868; son Jacob and Henrietta (Guggenheim) Wile; grad. Univ. of Notre Dame, Ind., 1884; married Minnie Hirsh, of Chicago, Jan. 15, 1908. Began as clerk in fa- ther's banking, real estate and insurance busi- ness, LaPorte, Ind., until 1885; clerk in Chi- cago insurance offices, 1885-90; with M. Rumely Co., mfrs. agricultural implements, LaPorte, Ind., 1890-3; served in U.S. Army, 1893-7, in 1st Ill. Vol. Inf., as corporal Co. F, Apr .- Nov. 1898; participated in Cuban Campaign of Span- ish-Am. War. Engaged in various lines of in- surance, 1899-1911; asst. mgr. Chicago agency of The Reisch Indemnity Co. Mem. Veteran Corps First Inf. I.N.G .; charter mem. Ill. Branch Soc. of the Army of Santiago de Cuba; charter mem. Chicago Camp No. 54 Dept. of Ill., United Spanish War Veterans. Served in I.N. G., 1885-90, in Ind. N.G., 1890-3. Republican. Residence: 208 E. 57th St. Office: 820 Corn Exchange Bank Bldg.

WILES, Russell, patent lawyer; born Free- port, Ill., Aug. 22, 1881; son Robert H. and Al- ice (Bradford) Wiles; ed. schools of Freeport and Chicago; S.B., Univ. of Chicago, 1901; LL.B., Northwestern Univ. Law School, 1904, also M.S .; married Oct. 26, 1904, Ethel, daugh- ter Dr. R. M. Foster, of Chicago; children: Rus- sell, Jr., Alice Bradford. Began practice in of- fice of H. Bitner, 1901-4; mem. firm of Bitner, Wiles & Sherrey, 1904-6, firm of Dyrenforth, Lee, Chritton & Wiles, patent and copyright lawyers, since 1906. Mem. Phi Gamma Delta,

Delta Chi. Clubs: Hamilton, Quadrangle. Res- idence: 5542 Madison Av. Office: 1508 Mar- quette Bldg.

WILEY, Edward Norris, insurance; born at Hartford, Conn., Mar. 8, 1855; son William H. and Miranda (Griswold) Wiley; ed. pub. schools of Hartford; married Chicago, 1883, Jennie Moore (died July 15, 1903); children: Silas M., Edward N., Jr .; married 2d, Mrs. Alice Kelsey Teall, Aug. 31, 1909. Began in employ of Weatherby, Knaus & Pelton, wholesale dry goods, Hartford, 9 years; came to Chicago in Jan. 1881, and engaged in the fire insurance business with firm of S. M. Moore & Co., which later became Webster, Wiley & Co., in 1901, Wiley, Jennings, Corlies & Magill, and in 1908, present firm of Wiley, Magill & Co. Republic- an. Was mem. of Co. K, 1st Regt., Conn. N.G. Clubs: Union League, Chicago Athletic, Ken- wood, Midlothian. Recreations: golf, whist. Residence: 4923 Lake Av. Office: 29 S. LaSalle Street.

WILEY, Lyman Augustus, sec. Peoples Gas Light & Coke Co .; born Hartford, Conn .; son William H. and Miranda (Griswold) Wiley; ed. Hartford pub. high school; married Jeanie H. Burkett, of Hartford; 2 children: Lillian and Ralph. Began in minor position in Charter Oak Nat. Bank, Hartford, 1874-84; cashier of L. & C. H. Bull, bankers, Quincy, Ill., which was la- ter changed to State Savings, Loan & Trust Co., of which was cashier until coming to Chi- cago in 1891 as cashier Chicago Gas Light & Coke Co .; in 1894 elected vice-pres. Consumers Gas Co., and in 1897 sec. Peoples Gas Light & Coke Co. Republican. Congregationalist. Clubs: Chicago Athletic, Kenwood, Midlothian, Chica- go Club of Charlevoix, Mich. Recreation: golf. Residence: 4709 Woodlawn Av. Office: 122 S. Michigan Av.

WILHARTZ, William, lawyer; born Louis- ville, Ky., Oct. 1, 1868; son Louis and Rosa (Sonnenschein) Wilhartz; B.Litt., Univ. of Mich., 1891, LL.B., 1893; married Eliza Stein, of Chicago; 3 children: Ruth S., Leland J., Edna R. Admitted to Ill. bar, 1892, and to the U.S. Supreme Court, 1903; became mem. of the firm of Ringer, Wilhartz & Lowenhaupt, 1895, later Ringer & Wilhartz, now Ringer, Wilhartz & Louer; dir. and gen. counsel of Mandel Broth- ers; vice-pres. and gen. counsel Federal Cement Tile Co. Financial sec. Chicago Home for Jew- ish Orphans; treas. B'nai B'rith Free Employ- ment Bureau. Republican. Past Master Chi- cago Lodge No. 437 A.F.&A.M .; mem. general com. and constitution Grand Lodge I.O.B.B. Clubs: Standard, Idlewild Country. Recrea- tions: fishing, baseball, reading, and partici- pating in the endeavor to solve the larger Jew- ish questions. Residence: 5200 South Park Av. Office: 105 W. Monroe St.

WILK, Frederick Louis, banker; born Colum- bus, O., May 25, 1856; son Frederick and Fred- ericka (Behnke) Wilk; ed. high school, Chica- go; married Chicago, Sept. 7, 1882, Caroline Bruno; children: Ilma M., Emily M., Frederick Louis, Jr., Ruth C., Dorothy M. Entered serv- ice of Union Trust Co., Aug. 5, 1871, as mes- senger and general utility man, and became vice-pres. and dir., Jan. 15, 1896. Also vice- pres. and dir. of Ill. Warehouse & Storage Co., and of Wilson & Wilk Plumbing Co. Lutheran. Republican; 18 years mem. Cook Co. Rep. Com .; 6 years chmn. 15th Ward Rep. Club; mem. Cook Co. Rep. Exec. Com. and 1 year its treas. Mem. Lincoln Park Board since Jan. 1907. Mason. Mem. Royal Arcanum, Royal League. Clubs: Union League, Northwest, Chicago, Mid-Day, South Shore Country. Recreations: baseball, sailing. Residence: 435 Barry Av. Office: 7 S. Dearborn St.

WILKERSON, James Herbert, lawyer; born Savannah, Mo., Dec. 11, 1869; son John W. and Lydia (Austin) Wilkerson; A.B., DePauw Univ., Greencastle, Ind., 1889; successfully represent-

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ed Ind. in the interstate oratorical contest of 1889; married South Bend, Ind., Aug. 21, 1891, Mary Roth. Principal of high school, Hastings, Neb., 1890-1; instructor in DePauw Univ., 1891-3; admitted to bar in Chicago, 1893, and began practice with Myron H. Beach; became connected, 1894, with law firm of Tenney, Mc- Connell & Coffeen, and a partner in that firm in 1900; firm later changed to Tenney, Coffeen, Harding & Wilkerson; now mem. firm of Wil- kerson & Cassells. Republican; mem. Ill. Leg- islature, 1902, from 13th Dist .; conducted the fight for a State Civil Service Law and intro- duced and secured the passage of the constitu- tional amendment for a new charter for Chica- go. Appointed co. atty. for Cook Co., 1903, and conducted important litigation involving ques- tions of taxation, particularly the taxation of the capital stock of corpns .; appointed special atty. for the U.S., 1906, in cases involving vio- lations of Interstate Commerce Acts, particu- larly prosecutions against the Standard Oil Co .; appointed special asst. to atty .- gen. of U.S., 1910, in prosecutions against Swift & Co., Ar- mour & Co., Morris & Co. and National Pack- ing Co. and their officers for violations of anti- trust act. Clubs: Union League, Law, Hamil- ton, Woodlawn Park. Residence: 6448 Minerva Av. Office: 420 The Rookery.

WILKINS, Harold E., mfr .; born Chicago, Nov. 3, 1877; son S. Grafton and Carrie (Don- nelly) Wilkins; ed. pub. schools of Chicago and Univ. of Chicago, 1901; married Cecelia S. Trude, of Chicago, Dec. 10, 1902; 1 daughter: Helen. With Opaque Shade Cloth Co., West Pullman, June 1901-Nov. 1904; sec. Belden Mfg. Co., since 1904. Independent in politics. Epis- copalian. Mem. Delta Kappa Epsilon. Club: Chicago Athletic. Recreation: motoring. Resi- dence: 4960 Drexel Boul. Office: 23d St. and Western Av.

WILKINS, John Hamilton, grain commn .; born Knoxville, Tenn., Nov. 16, 1873; son Ben- jamin and Rosana (McClure) Wilkins; ed. pub. schools and Univ. of Tenn .; married Chicago, Nov. 15, 1899, Clara Kleiner; children: Frank Hamilton, Ralph Clifton. Partner in the grain commn. business with A. K. Munson, 1893-9; since then alone, under style of J. H. Wilkins & Co. Mem. Chicago Board of Trade. Demo- crat. Presbyterian. Mason (Home Lodge, Chi- cago Chapter R.A.M., Chevalier Bayard Com- mandery K.T., and Medinah. Temple Mystic Shrine) ; took an important part in the Knights Templar Conclave, 1910, having charge of the 12th division; mem. B.P.O.E. Clubs: Chicago Riding and Driving, Ill. Athletic, Oaks (Aus- tin). Residence: 5830 Ohio St. (Austin). Of- fice: Postal Telegraph Bldg.

WILKINS, Joseph Risburg; see Vol. 1905.

WILKINSON, George Laurance, patent atty .; born Washington, D.C., Sept. 9, 1868; son A. George and Lue Burnam (Wilson) Wilkinson; B.S., Columbian (now George Washington) Univ., 1888, LL.B., 1891, LL.M., 1892; married Jackson, Tenn., Oct. 30, 1895, Adele Enloe; 4 children: Frances Ashworth, Laurance, Lucien, Enloe. Was an examiner in the U.S. Patent Office, June 1, 1889-May 1, 1901, and law clerk in same, 1901; also registrar of Columbian Univ., 1888-9; patent atty. in Chicago since May 1,1901; mem. Chamberlin & Wilkinson, May 1, 1902-Apr. 1, 1907, Sheridan & Wilkinson since Apr. 1, 1907. Baptist. Republican. Clubs: Uni- versity, Glen View, Evanston Country, Uni- versity of Evanston; also Cosmos (Washing- ton). Recreations: society of family, motor- ing. Residence: Evanston, Ill. Office: Mar- quette Bldg.

WILKINSON, Harry, editor; born West Leb- anon, Pa., Nov. 8, 1858; son William Clark and Mary H. (Cooper) Wilkinson; academic edn .; married Chicago, July 25. 1895, Mary Wardell; 2 sons: Wardell, William Clark. City editor Pittsburgh Times, 1883-5, Chicago Daily News,

1892; editor and publisher of the Chicago Daily Globe, 1893; now editor and publisher the Chi- cago Banker (financial journal). Democrat. Presbyterian. Clubs: Union League, Ill. Auto- mobile (pres.), South Shore Country. Recrea- tions: golf, motoring, photography. Residence: 5127 Lexington Av. Office: Monadnock Bldg.

WILKINSON, William Cleaver, author; born Westford, Vt., Oct. 19, 1833; son Dr. Thomas and Sarah (Cleaver) Wilkinson; A.B., Univ. of Rochester, 1857, A.M., 1863; grad. Rochester Theol. Sem., 1859; (D.D., Univ. of Rochester, 1873; LL.D., Baylor Univ., 1904); married Har- riet S., daughter Prof. J. F. Richardson of Univ. of Rochester, 1863. Ordained Bapt. min- istry, 1859; pastor Second Ch., New Haven, 1859-61; prof. ad interim modern langs., Univ. of Rochester, 1863-4; afterward pastor Mt. Au- burn Ch., Cincinnati; relinquished pastoral work because of failing health; prof. homilet- ics and pastoral theology, Rochester Theol. Sem., 1872-81; in lit. work, 1873-92; counselor Chautauqua Lit. and Scientific Circle; prof. po- etry and criticism, Univ. of Chicago, since 1892; adj. lecturer Baylor Univ., 1907. Author of nu- merous books, for titles see Who's Who in America. Address: 5630 Woodlawn Av.

WILL, Harry Clayton, physician; born Buck- hannon, W.Va., Feb. 22, 1866; son James S. and Katherine (Berlin) Will; attended pub. schools until 16 years of age; then at Ia. State Coll., Ames, 1882-4; principal of schools at Jewell Junction, Ia., 1884-6; engaged in drug business at Eagle Grove, Ia., 1886-9; M.D., Northwest- ern Univ., 1892; married Chicago, 1904, Laura W. Spice, of Baltimore, Md. Instr. surgery, Chicago Policlinic, 1892-1907; district co. phy- sician of Cook Co., 1893-4. Mem. A.M.A., Ill. State Med. Soc., Chicago Med. Soc. Mason. K.P., Modern Woodmen, Independent Order of Foresters. Club: Svenska. Residence: 4865 Sheridan Rd. Office: 5 N. LaSalle St.

*WILLARD, Daniel, ry. official; see Vol. 1905.

WILLARD, Eugene Shaw, dentist; born Wil- mington, Ill., Oct. 10, 1856; son Dr. Edwin Ruthven and Ann (McIntosh) Willard; student Monmouth (Ill.) Coll., 1874-7, Westminster Coll., 1877-8, Western Theol. Sem., 1878-81, Louisville Coll. of Medicine, 1896-7; D.D.S., Northwestern Univ. Dental School, 1899; mar- ried Carrie McCoy White, of New Castle, Pa., Apr. 24, 1879; 4 children: Carrie M., Frederick E., Muriel, Edwin R. Was supt. of schools, and insp. of govt. schools, Juneau, Alaska: in practice of dentistry at Chicago since 1899: asst. prof. operative dentistry and bacteriology, Northwestern Univ. Dental School, since 1904. Was col. on staff of Governor Knapp, of Alas- ka. Presbyterian. Mem. Ill. State Dental Soc .. Hist. and Geog. Soc. of Alaska. Residence: 4836 Champlain Av. Office: 31 W. Lake St.

WILLARD, Gardner Goodrich, lawyer: born Metamora, Woodford Co., Ill., Apr. 8, 1845; son Peter H. and Elizabeth Osgood (Goodrich) Wil- lard; ed. prep. dept. of Washington Univ., St. Louis, 1857-61, and at Harvard Univ., B.A., class of 1869; was private in Chicago Mercan- tile Battery in the Civil War, Aug. 1862-Mar. 1, 1863. Admitted to Ill. bar, 1871: now mem. law firm of Willard & Evans. Republican. Res- idence: 5528 Madison Av. Office: 58 W. Wash- ington St.

*WILLARD, George, lawyer; see Vol. 1905. WILLARD, George Edwin, physician and surgeon; see Vol. 1905.

WILLARD, Monroe Livingstone, lawyer: born Metamora, Ill., Feb. 26, 1853; son Peter H. and Elizabeth O. G. Willard; parents re- moved to St. Louis, Mo., in 1857, and from thence to Chicago, in 1861; grad. Chicago High School, June 1871; student Harvard Univ .. 1871-4; taught as private tutor and read law under Francis Rawle, Jr., in Philadelphia, 1874-7; unmarried. Admitted to bar, 1879; en-

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tered employ of law firm of Hitchcock, Dupec & Judah, 1877: became partner in firm of Du- pee & Judah, 1882; firm now Judah, Willard, Wolf & Reichmann. Mem. Chicago and Ill. State Bar assus. Clubs: University, Harvard, Midlothian. Residence: 5528 Madison Av. Of- fice: 134 S. LaSalle St.

WILLARD, Norman Porter, lawyer; born at Zumbrota, Minn., Mar. 10, 1861; son Rev. Henry and Jeannie ( Wells) Willard; A.B., Oberlin Coll., 1882, A.M., 1885; married Sandusky, O., Mar. 18, 1905, Mary Hubbell. Studied law, was admitted to bar, 1884, and engaged in the prac- tice in Chicago, with Frederick W. Moore, in the firm of Willard & Moore, 1895-1905, and since May 1, 1905, alone. Mem. Chicago Bar Assn., Ill. State Bar Assn. Congregationalist. Clubs: University, Quadrangle, Hamilton, Con- gregational. Residence: 5555 Woodlawn Av. Office: 69 W. Washington St.

*WILLARD, Silas Smith, lawyer; see Vol. 1905.

WILLARD, William Gleason, physician and surgeon; see Vol. 1905.

WILLETT, Consider Heath, retired lawyer; born Onondaga, near Syracuse, N.Y., Dec. 12, 1840; son William and Tryphosa (Jackson) Willett; grad. N.Y. State Normal School, Al- bany, 1862; volunteered as private, and was afterward promoted orderly sergeant and capt., serving in the Army of the Potomac and Dept. of the Gulf until the close of the Civil War; studied Kent and Blackstone in the army un- der tuition of a brother officer, and after war attended a course of med. lectures in Bellevue Hosp. Med. Coll., New York, and law lectures at Albany Law School; studied law in offices in Syracuse, N.Y., and in the law school of the Univ. of Mich., graduating LL.B., 1867; mar- ried Ann Arbor, Mich., Nov. 5, 1867, Addie L. Wilder. Admitted to Ill. bar, July 29, 1867; en- gaged in general practice of law in Chicago un- til 1906. Served 3 terms as village atty. of Hyde Park, and 4 terms as co. atty. of Cook Co. Republican. Mem. G.A.R. (Grant Post No. 28), Soc. of the Army of the Potomnac. Resi- dence: 828 East 48th St. .

WILLETT, Herbert Lockwood, theologian; born Ionia, Mich., May 5, 1864; son Gordon A. and Mary E. (Yates) Willett; A.B., Bethany Coll., W. Va., 1886, A.M., 1887; grad. student Yale, 1890-1; Ph.D., Univ. of Chicago, 1896: grad. student, Univ. of Berlin, 1898-9; married Emma Augusta Price, of Kenton, O., Jan. 4, 1888. Ordained Christian (Disciples) ministry, 1890; pastor Dayton, O., 1887-93; instr. Bible, Ann Arbor, Mich., 1893-5; acting dean and head of Disciples' Div. House, 1894-6, dean since 1896, asst. in Semitic langs., 1896-7, instructor, 1897-1900, asst. prof. Semitic langs. and lits., 1900-9, asso. prof. since 1909, Univ. of Chicago. Minister Memorial Ch. of Christ, Chicago, since 1908. Editor Christian Century, Chicago; asso. editor Biblical World; lecturer on Bible topics. Mem. Delta Tau Delta. Author of a number of books, for titles see Who's Who in America. Address: 1220 E. 56th St.

WILLEY, Cameron Lyon, lumber; born Dans- ville, N. Y., 1855; grad. Russell Inst., LeRoy, N. Y., 1871. Began in employ of his father; in saw and shingle mill at Warren, Pa., for 7 years; had lumber yard at Allegheny City, Pa., 1877- 90; since 1890 in business in Chicago. Clubs: Chicago Athletic, Union League. Recreation: motoring. Residence: 4750 Grand Boul. Office: 2546 S. Robey St.

WILLIAMS, Albert Rede, insurance; born at Chicago, Jan. 30, 1873; son John and Nony (Rede) Williams; ed. Kenyon Military Acad., Gambier, O., 1888-9, Phillips Acad., Andover, Mass., 1891; Ph.B., Yale, 1896; unmarried. Be- gan as sec. and treas. Mfrs.' Stove Repair Co., Chicago, 1898-1901; engaged in fruit growing, Cuba, 1902-4; sec. and treas. Curtiss-Williams Co., dairy supplies, 1904; now vice-pres. Will-

iams & Williams, insurance. Republican. Pres- byterian. Mem. Book and Snake Soc., Yale. Clubs: University, Lake Geneva Country. Rec- reations: golf, tennis. Residence: 58 E. Elm St. Office: 19 S. LaSalle St.

WILLIAMS, Arista Bedford, lawyer; born on farm near Bedford, Ind., Nov. 29, 1860; son of Thomas Carter and Elizabeth Clementine (Fish) Williams; A.B., Valparaiso (Ind.) Coll., 1879; married Columbus, O., Dec. 19, 1901, Grace Neil; 2 children: Neil, Bedford. Taught Ind. schools; admitted to Ind. bar, 1884; prac- ticed in Sullivan, Ind., 1893; came to Chicago, and was mem. firm of Cutting, Castle & Will- iams, until 1900; after 1901 mem. of firm of Castle, Williams & Smith; in 1905 Ben M. Smith was elected judge of Superior Court; since then a mem. Castle, Williams, Long & Castle. Dir. Desplaines State Bank, Niles Cen- ter State Bank, Kee & Chapell Dairy Co. Mem. Chicago Bar Assn., Ill. State Bar Assn., Chica- go Law Inst. Gold Democrat. Mason (32°, K. T., Shriner), K.P. Mem. Indiana Soc. of Chi- cago. Club: Traffic. Residence: 4726 Magnolia Av. Office: Chamber of Commerce.

WILLIAMS, Benezette, civil engr .; born at West Liberty, Logan Co., O., Nov. 9, 1844; son Asa and Edith (Cadwalader) Williams; C.E. and M.E., Univ. of Mich., 1869; married Cleve- land, O., Sept. 27, 1871, Lydia Jane Terrell; children: Carl Benezette, Edith Cadwalader, Hester Gilpin, Ellen Terrell. Came to Chicago, 1869, and was employed in office of E. S. Ches- brough, engr .; later for a short time in office of city engr. of Milwaukee, then in railroad work in Wis. and Ill. for Milwaukee, Lake Shore & Western, and C.,B.&Q. rds. In July 1872, be- came asst. engineer in office of E. S. Ches- brough, city engr., in sewer and water-works depts. and in charge of the construction of the Fullerton Av. conduit; later supt. of sewers and, 1875-9, city engr. of Chicago; chief engr. Chicago Sanitary District, 1892-3; joint mem. of commn. to report on improved water supply system for St. Louis. Mem. Western Soc. of Engrs. (ex-pres.). Residence: Western Springs, Ill. Office: 19 S. LaSalle St.

WILLIAMS, C. Arch, lawyer; born Bryan, O., May 31, 1869; son John S. and Ella N. (Old- field) Williams; ed. pub. and high schools, Bryan, O .; engaged in commercial business at Bryan and Toledo, O., 4 years, studying mean- time under private tutors: LL.B., Chicago Coll. of Law (now Chicago-Kent Coll. of Law), 1894; took post-grad. course of 1 year; unmarried. Admitted to Ill. bar, 1894, and since practiced at Chicago; on death of ex-Judge Loomis formed partnership with his son, as Loomis & Williams, until 1906; mem. firm of Steere. Williams & Steere since 1906. Appointed mas- ter in chancery Superior Court of Cook Co., May 2, 1910. Mem. faculty Chicago-Kent Coll. of Law. Mem. Chicago Bar Assn. Republican; for several years officer 6th Ward Republicall Club. Congregationalist. Mem. Royal Arcanum (Past Regent Garden City Council, Past Grand Regent Ill. R.A. and Ill. rep. to Supreme Coun- cil R.A.); Past Archon Hyde Park Council Roy- al League. Club: Hamilton. Residence: 4444 Woodlawn Av. Office: 659 The Rookery.

WILLIAMS, Daniel H., physician; born Holi- daysburgh, Pa., Jan. 18, 1858; son Daniel and Sarah (Price) Williams; grad. Janesville Clas- sical Acad., 1878; M.D., Chicago Med. Coll., 1883; married Alice D. Johnson, of Washing- ton, 1898. Surgeon to South Side Dispensary; Chicago, 1884-92; founded, 1891, and surgeon Provident Hosp .; phys. Protestant Orphan Asy- lum, 1884-93; surgeon-in-chief Freedmen's Hos- pital, Washington, 1893-8. Mem. Ill. State Bd. of Health, 1889, reapptd., 1891. Mem. A.M.A., Ill. State Med. Soc., Chicago Med. Soc., 9th In- ternat. Med. Congress. Residence: 445 E. 42d St. Office: 3129 Indiana Av.

WILLIAMS, Dixon C., vice-pres. Chicago Bldg. & Mfg. Co .; born Yellville, Ark., May 3,

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1859; son Dixon C. and Mattie (Dillon) Will- iams; grad. Cumberland Univ., Lebanon, Tenn., 1876; married Woodbury, Tenn., 1876, Sallie McKnight; children: Mai Fair, J. Lester. Re- sided at Lebanon, Tenn., 1861-93; was in bank- ing and newspaper business until came to Chi- cago, 1893; since then has been vice-pres. and mgr. of the Chicago Bldg. & Mfg. Co. Also vice-pres. and mgr. of the Lake St. Mfg. Blk. Democrat. Elder and chmn. of official board and board of trustees, Church of Providence. Mason, K.P. Residence: 910 Graceland Av. Of- fice: 900 W. Lake St.

*WILLIAMS, Dyke, formerly sec. and treas. Link Belt Machinery Co .; removed from Chi- cago; see Vol. 1905.

WILLIAMS, Edward Franklin, clergyman; born Uxbridge, Mass., July 22, 1832; son George and Delilah (Morse) Williams; A.B., Yale, 1856, A.M., 1859; B.D., Princeton Theol. Sem., 1861; (D.D., Ill. Coll., 1882; LL.D., Wheaton, 1899, Adrian, 1909); married Jane Clarissa Pitkin, of Hartford, Conn., Oct., 24, 1886 (died Oct. 27, 1908). Ordained Congl. ministry, Oct. 17, 1866; prin. Lookout Mountain Ednl. Instns., 1866-7, Normal Dept., Howard Univ., Washington, 1867; pastor St. Charles, 1869, Tabernacle Ch., Chica- go, 1869-73, South Ch. (formerly Forty-Seventh St. Ch.), Chicago, 1873-91; in Europe and the East traveling, and in Univ. of Berlin, 1891-3; lit. work and preaching as supply, 1893-1901; pastor Evanston Av. Ch., Chicago, since 1901. Western rep. of Congregationalist 28 yrs .; pres. Washingtonian Home, Chicago, 5 yrs .; dir. Chi- cago City Missionary Soc. Clubs: Congrega- tional, University, Chicago Literary. Residence: 4471 Oakenwald Av. Study: 924 E. 46th St.

WILLIAMS, Edwin Cutler, physician; born North Adams, Va., Sept. 11, 1864; son Charles A. and Adelaide (Cutler) Williams; ed. public schools of Joliet, Ill., until 1880; Hillsdale (Mich.) College, 1880-2; Univ. of Mich., 1883; M.D., Chicago Homœ. Med. Coll., 1886; mar- ried Chicago, Sept. 15, 1886, Josephine Mclain; children: John Weston, Aileen. Reporter on Chicago Tribune, 1884; lecturer on electro-ther- apeutics, Chicago Homo. Med. Coll., 1886-7; lecturer on physical diagnosis, Hering Medical Coll., from 1896; asst. to chair of gynecology, Chicago Homœ. Med. Coll., 1901-2; lecturer on obstetrics and attending physician, Streeter Hosp. Mem. Chicago Med. Soc. Republican. Residence: Chicago Beach Hotel. Office: 34 E. Washington St.

WILLIAMS, Elmer Lynn, clergyman; born Martha, Pa., Jan. 29, 1874; son George W. and Rachel Jane (Sedgwick) Williams; A.B., Dick- inson Coll., Carlisle, Pa., 1904; Northwestern Univ. Div. Sch., Evanston, Ill., 1904-5; mar- ried Kathryn Kerr, of Omaha, Neb., Mar. 14. 1906; 2 children: Laura Lynn and Monroe Pearré. Ordained M.E. ministry, 1905; pastor Richmond, Ill., 1905-6, Hermosa Church, Chica- go, 1906-8, Avondale Church, 1908-9, Grace Ch., since 1909. Pres. Methodist Brotherhood of Chi- cago; commr. of the Citizenship Congress of Chicago; mem. Council of Chicago Boy Scouts; sec. Inter-Brotherhood Conference Com. of Chi- cago. Residence: 159 Locust St.

*WILLIAMS, Elmer Oren, machinery; see Vol. 1905.

WILLIAMS, George Charles, general trans- portation agent; born Buffalo, N.Y., Oct. 23. 1862; son Francis and Margaret (Johnson) Williams; ed. pub. schools and Central High School, Buffalo; married LaPorte, Ind., Mar. 11. 1891, Gertrude E. Young. After leaving high school. 1881, entered the service, at Chicago, of the Western Transit Co., of Buffalo, N.Y., en- gaged in freight service between. Chicago and Eastern points; became agent for the co. at Chicago, Mar. 1. 1897, and later general agent. Mem. Chicago Board of Trade, Chicago Assn. of Commerce. Club: Traffic. Recreations: reading and music. Residence: 521 Diversey

Boul. Offices: 195 E. North Water St., and Western Union Bldg.

WILLIAMS, George Philip, clergyman; born Columbus, O., May 13, 1859; son Robert and Sarah M. (Williams) Williams; ed. Warren (O.) High School and Business School to 1876; B.D., McCormick Theol. Sem., 1891; (D.D. conferred by Coll. of Emporia), 1904; married Marietta, O., June 2, 1891, Esther DeVine; 1 son: George Philip, Jr. Was in business life until 1884, when became a missionary of the Am. Sunday School Union until 1888; licensed to preach by Presbytery of Bismarck, 1887; after gradu- ation from McCormick Theol. Sem., ordained and installed pastor of Emerald Av. Presbyn. Church, June 4, 1891; supt. of missions, 1894- 1907; supt. of missions Am. S.S. Union since 1907. Sec. Home Mission Com. of the Pres- bytery of Chicago, 1894-1907. Republican. Mem. Board of Edn. of Morgan Park, Ill., 7 years, and pres. High School Board of Edn. 5 years. Residence: Evanston, Ill. Office: 19 S. LaSalle Street.

WILLIAMS, Harris F., lawyer; born near Springfield, Mo., Mar. 1, 1869; son L. H. and Delinda J. (Skeen) Williams; classical edn. at Univ. of Chicago; legal edn. at Northwestern Univ. Law School, but not a graduate of either school; married St. Louis, July 20, 1898, Marie Owen; 2 daughters: Helen and Jane. Admitted to Ill. bar, 1894. Mem. Chicago and Ill. State Bar assns., Chicago Assn. of Commerce. Author of work on Commercial Law. Residence: 6910 Sheridan Rd. Office: Association Bldg.

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The book of Chicagoans, a biographical dictionary of leading living men of the city of Chicago, 1911, Part 215

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