The book of Chicagoans, a biographical dictionary of leading living men of the city of Chicago, 1911, Part 219

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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son: Elmer W. Left school at 14 and worked as newsboy; clerk with A. N. Kellogg News- paper Co., 1878-82; clerk Glen Falls Ins. Co., 1882-3; editor The Enterprise (a West Side weekly), 1883-94; deputy clerk, Probate Court of Cook Co., 1894-8; in practice of law, 1898- 1903; asst. chief clerk, Probate Court, Jan .- Mar. 1903; asst. judge of Probate Court, Mar. 1903-Dec. 1906; since editor Chicago Daily Law Bulletin. Republican. Trustee Western Av. M.E. Church. Clubs: Hamilton. Chicago Canoe. Recreation: canoeing. Residence: 327 S. Campbell Av. Office: 172 W. Washington St.

WOOD, Frederick Webster, physician; born Pokogon, Mich., Dec. 2, 1874; son Adelbert C. and Elizabeth Marion (Fish) Wood; attended country schools and Niles (Mich.) High School. graduating, 1895; M.D., Hahnemann Med. Coll .. Chicago, 1899. Interne in Cook Co. Hosp., Oct. 1, 1899, to June 1, 1901. Prof. mental and lervous diseases, Hahnemann Med. Coll, since 1909. Republican. Mason (K.T., Shriner) Res- idence: 3808 Ellis Av. Offices: 3901 Cottage Grove Av. and 34 E. Washington St.

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WOOD, George Ellery, lumberman; see Vol. 1905.

*WOOD, George William, fire underwriter; see Vol. 1905.

WOOD, Guilford Sigler, wholesale rubber goods merchant: born Burlington, Vt., July 12, 1.852; came to Chicago, 1854; ed. pub. schools; married Chicago, 1882, Carrie Alberta Stanton; children: Chester Guilford, Gladys Marie. Worked for father in retail grocery business, 1863; returned to school until 1868; then with Sturgis, McAllister & Co., wool and woolen goods, to Apr. 1871, and their successors, Schoenfeld Bros., until Oct. 1871; for short time messenger Northwestern Nat. Bank; rod- man for G. C. Morgan and L. B. Fuller on pre- liminary railroad surveys until 1872; with Chi- eago, Danville & Vincennes (now C.,&E.I.), un- der Joseph Young, as rodman in the construc- tion of branch lines, and with C.&W.I.R.R., in same work, until 1876; asst. purchasing agent in charge of purchases, same road, until 1882. Railroad representative W. H. Salisbury & Co., rubber goods, 1882-Dec. 1901; in business for self, as jobber of rubber goods, since Jan. 1902. Mem. Chicago Assn. of Commerce. Re- publican. Congregationalist. Mason (Garfield Lodge, York Chapter, Columbia Commandery K.T., Oriental Consistory, Medinah Temple Mystic Shrine, Butler Chapter Order Eastern Star). Clubs: Union League, Western Rail- road. Recreations: cultivation of fruit, farm- ing. Residence: 418 S. East Av., Oak Park, Ill. Office: Great Northern Bldg.

WOOD, Harry V., real estate; born Lansing, Mich., Mar. 9, 1868; son John S. and Maria (Eaton) Wood; ed. pub. schools of Lansing, Mich., until 15 years old; married Lansing, Mich., June 29, 1893, Blanche I. Aber; 1 daugh- ter: Janet A. Was in ry. service for 6 years with C.&N. W. Ry., Iowa Central Ry., C., St.P.& K.C.R.R., Houston & Texas Central R.R., and S.P.Ry., as passenger rate clerk and chief clerk in passenger depts .; since 1890 in real estate. business (now H. V. Wood & Co.). Mem. Build- ing Managers' Assn. Republican. Clubs: Ham- ilton (pres. 1905), Chicago Athletic. Recrea- tions: hunting and fishing. Residence: Oak Park, Ill. Office: 64 E. Van Buren St.

WOOD, Henry Chancellor, lawyer; born Phil- adelphia, Pa., Oct. 3, 1863; son George Ran- dolph and Caroline (Wharton) Wood; grad. Un- ion College, Schenectady, N.Y., 1883; Colum- bian Law School, Washington, D.C., 1886; mar- ried Ann Arbor, Mich., July 1893, Caroline Galloo. Practiced law, 1886-90, at St. Paul, Minn .; apptd. asst. U.S. atty. in 1888; went to Duluth, Minn. and remained there until May, 1892; came to Chicago, 1892, and established in general practice of law; now associated with R. R. Lounsbury (Wood & Lounsbury). Clubs: Union League, Chicago Golf. Residence: Whea- ton, 111. Office: 738 The Rookery.

WOOD, Horace Edward R., ry. official; born Brooklyn, N.Y., July 24, 1854; son Horace R. and Clara (Rubio) Wood; ed. in mil. school, Weston, Conn., Weston Boarding School, Pal- mer Acad., Chicago, and Mrs. Wertz' School, Geneva, Ill .; married Frances Virginia Parish, of Chicago, May 25, 1886; 2 children: Margaret Frances and Florence Angelina. Began as clerk in treasurer's office C.&A.R.R., 1872, and has since been identified with that road and its subsidiary cos .; sec. and treas. C.&A.R.R. and Joliet & Chicago R.R., 1898-1902, asst. sec. and treas. since 1902; also sec. and treas. La. & Mo. River R.R. and Joliet & Chicago R.R. since 1898, of the Kan., St. Louis & Chicago R.R. since 1908, and of the Miss. River Bridge Co. since 1898; sec. and treas. Rutland Toluca & Northern R.R. Co. since 1910; asst. sec. and asst. treas. Toledo, St. Louis & Western R.R. since 1907. Served in 1st Regt. Inf. I.N.G. Re- publican. Presbyterian. Residence: 5440 Jef- ferson Av. Office: 908 Railway Exchange.

WOOD, Ira Couch, lawyer; born Chicago, Ill., June 15, 1864; son William Hilliard and Frances A. (Gregory) Wood; grad. West Divi- sion High School, Chicago, 1882; Amherst Coll., Mass., A.B., 1886; Union Coll. of Law, LL.B., 1888; married Kenilworth, Ill., June 14, 1894, Alice Holabird Wicker; children: Louise Hola- bird, Frances Alice. Began study of law in of- fice of Gen. I. N. Stiles and John Lewis, 1886; admitted to bar, 1888; in Aug. 1889, entered of- fice of Col. John S. Cooper and William W. Gurley, and in 1891 became partner in firm of Gurley & Wood; now mem. firm of Wood & Chase. Mem. Alpha Delta Phi, Law Club, Royal Arcanum. Mason. Republican. Clubs: Univer- sity, Skokie Country. Residence: Winnetka, Ill. Office: Commercial Nat. Bank Bldg.

WOOD, John Clarence, grain commn .; born Rockville, Tolland Co., Conn., Aug. 19, 1870; son John B. and Rebecca (Magill) Wood; ed. high school; married Durand, Ill., 1893, Evea Normington (now deceased); 1 daughter: Mar- jon; married 2d, Dayton, O., June 16, 1909, Mary V. Bell. In employ Internat. Packing Co., 1890- 5; became mem. Board of Trade, and estab- lished J. C. Wood & Co., commn. merchants in grain and provisions; dir. Hinsdale State Bank. Republican. Episcopalian. Dir. Chicago Board of Trade. Pres. bd. of trustees, Village of Hinsdale, 1909-10. Mem. Rep. County Cen- tral Com. Du Page Co. Mason (32°, K.T., Shriner). Clubs: Chicago Athletic, Chicago Automobile, Hinsdale, Hinsdale Golf. Recrea- tions: golf and motoring. Residence: Hins- dale, Ill. Office: Board of Trade Bldg.

WOOD, John H., gen. mgr. Carson, Pirie, Scott & Co.'s retail store; born Chicago, June 16, 1858; son John and Mary L. (Young) Wood; grad. high school, Cairo, Ill., 1875; student Univ. of Ill., 1875-6; married Myrtle, daughter of Ex-Mayor Monroe Heath, of Chicago, June 15, 1882; 2 children: John Heath and Warren K. Began as bundle boy in Carson, Pirie, Scott & Co.'s retail store, Madison and Peoria streets, June 10, 1876, and steadily advanced along line of executive work; in 1884, when the firm bought the Charles Gossage & Co.'s business on State St., was placed in charge of the West End store; was apptd. mgr. the State St. store in 1886 and has been gen. mgr. since 1890, at which time the two stores were consolidated. Republican. Presbyterian. Mem. Loyal Legion. Clubs: Chicago Athletic, South Shore Country, Homewood Country, Kenwood (pres. 1904), In- dustrial. Recreations: golf, gymnasium work, music and books. Summer Residence: Floss- moor, Ill. Residence: 5806 Rosalie Ct. Office: State and Madison Sts.

WOOD, Kay, lawyer; born Chicago, Feb. 28, 1871; son Samuel E. and Mary (Stough) Wood; ed. Harvard School, Harvard College, A.B., Univ. of Berlin, and Northwestern Law School, LL.B., 1895. After admission to bar, Nov. 1895, entered office of Winston & Meagher, to June 1900; atty. for the G. H. Hammond Co., Apr. 1901; May 1, 1903, became atty. of the Nat. Packing Co., and on Mar. 1, 1906, entered firm of Wood Brothers, at the Union Stock Yards. Republican. Presbyterian. Mem. Chi- cago Bar Assn. Clubs: University, Calumet Golf, Calumet Yacht, Hamilton, Law. Resi- dence: 3924 Michigan Av. Office: Exchange Bldg., Union Stock Yards.

WOOD, Nathan Elliott, physician; born Owe- go, N.Y., Dec. 13, 1852; son Ephraim J. and Lucy (Elliott) Wood; A.M., Columbia Coll., New York, 1872; student Coll. Physicians and Surgeons (Columbia), 1872-3; M.D., Bennett Med. Coll., Chicago, 1878; studied Coll. Physi- cians and Surgeons, Chicago, 1889; M.D., Rush Med. Coll., 1890; M.D., Coll. of Medicine and Surgery, Chicago, 1907; married Olive Henline, of Canton, O., Nov. 14, 1890. Pres. Chicago Med. and Surgical Inst. since 1891, Am. Train- ing School for Nurses since 1910; treas. Coll. of Medicine and Surgery since 1908. Dir. East-

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ern Cuba Plantation Co. Trustee Fraternity Hosp. Pres. College of Med. and Surgery Clin- ical Assn. Universalist. Mason (32°, K.T. and Shriner). Author: Atlas of Eye and Ear Dis- eases, 1880; Private Medical Counselor, 1887; Reincarnation, 1901; Dollars to Doctors, 1903. Address: 1555 LaSalle Av.

WOOD, Samuel E., live stock commn .; de- ceased; see Vol. 1905.

*WOOD, Walter Mabie, supt. of education Y.M.C.A .; see Vol. 1905.

WOOD, William Fairfax, lumber; deceased; see Vol. 1905.

WOODBURY, DeWilton Brown, hardware merchant; born S. Albion, N.Y., July 18, 1856; son George Farnam and Anna (Brown) Wood- bury; ed. Pulaski (N.Y.) Acad .; married Mar- shall, Minn., June 17, 1885, Harriet Elizabeth Burchard; children: Margaret, Henry Bur- chard. Was for several years with the Mar- shall-Wells Hardware Co., Duluth, Minn., un- til 1891, when he came to Chicago as mgr. of the Chicago branch of the Stanley Works, mak- ers of wrought steel builders' hardware, in- cluding butts, hinges, door bolts, blind trim- mings, etc. The works are at New Britain, Conn., and where established more than 50 years ago. Mem. Chicago Assn. of Commerce. Independent in politics. Mason. Clubs: Ill. Athletic, Waupauseh. Recreation: fishing. Res- idence: 1326 E. 47th St. Office: 73 E. Lake St ..

WOODCOCK, Lindsay Todd, gen. mgr. Mar- shall Field & Co. (retail); born Baring, Me., Aug. 23, 1858; son Aaron Hovey and Olive Jane (Gould) Woodcock; moved to Princeton, Me., when a child; attended district grammar sch. until 17 years of age; married Chicago, June 3, 1884, Maud H. Waterhouse; children: Robert Lindsay, Marjorie Louise, Helen Gladys, Lois Todd, Lindsay Maude. First business exper- ience was in a country store, and had charge of store of F. Shaw & Bro., Grand Lake Stream, Me., until came to Chicago, 1876; entered ser- vice of Field, Leiter & Co.'s retail store, Apr. 6, 1877, and has continued ever since with that firm, and its successor, Marshall Field & Co .; became asst. mgr., 1878, of the ribbons, jew- elry, fans, parasols and umbrella sections, and mgr. same sections in 1881; in 1889 was pro- moted to the position of supt. of retail dept., and became its gen. mgr. Jan. 1907. Dir. Oak Park Trust & Savings Bank; trustee Scoville Inst., Oak Park. Republican. Elder Presby- terian Church, Oak Park; pres. Oak Park Y.M. C.A. Clubs: Union League, Oak Park, West- ward Ho Golf. Recreations: golf and motor- ing. Residence: 429 N. Kenilworth Av., Oak Park, Ill. Office: Marshall Field & Co. (retail.)

WOODLAND, Fred Buchanan, vice-pres. Prairie State Bank; born Chicago, Aug. 31, 1872; son George and Ophelia C. (Buchanan) Woodland; ed. Oakland High School and Chi- cago Manual Training School; married Kanka- kee, Ill., Feb. 22, 1897, Lilian F. Petyt. Started as bank messenger, Oct. 1890, with Merchants' Nat. Bank; became a teller in the Prairie State Bank (then the Prairie State Savings and Trust Co.), Apr. 1892; later, asst. cashier, and Oct. 1900, cashier; Aug. 1910 became vice-pres. Republican. Recreation: motoring. Residence: 5716 South Park Av. Office: 641 W. Washing- ton Boul.

WOODLAND, George, pres. Prairie State Bank; born Utica, N.Y., Nov. 30, 1847; son George and Hannah (Stevens) Woodland; ed. pub. schools of Utica, N.Y .; married Utica, N. Y., Nov. 8, 1871, Ophelia C. Buchanan; children: Fred B., Margie, LeRoy. Entered banking bus- iness in Chicago, Dec. 20, 1871, as messenger with the Prairie State Bank, of which he sub- sequently became teller, asst. cashier, cashier, vice-pres., and has been pres. since 1906; dir. Hotel LaSalle Co. Republican. Clubs: Bank- ers', South Shore Country, Union League. Rec-

reations: golf and motoring. Residence: Ken- wood Hotel. Office: 641 W. Washington Boul.

WOODLE, Edward Ryan, lawyer; born Janesville, Wis., Mar. 8, 1853; son Isaac and Cornelia (Sheldon) Woodle; A.B., Racine Coll., 1873, A.M., 1875; LL.B., Univ. of Wis., 1875; married Oct. 1884, Hattie Louise, daughter of Christopher C. Bradley, of Syracuse, N.Y .; children: Maria, George. Admitted to Wis. bar, 1875; afterward spent several months in New York, but in 1876 returned to Chicago, entering law office of Isham & Lincoln, and was ad- mitted to Ill. bar; entered law dept. of the I.C.R.R., 1878, and was atty. for that company 14 years; since 1892 in general practice. Dir. Kindl Car Truck Co. Republican. Episcopalian. Residence: 4211 Lake Av. Office: 19 S. LaSalle Street.

WOODMAN, George Alverado, mech. engr. and inventor; born Dunkirk, N.Y., Aug. 21, 1866; son G. W. and Mary F. (Jewell) Wood- man; ed. pub. and high schools, Dunkirk, N.Y., to 1884; married Conneaut, O., May 26, 1901,- Florence E. Elliott; 1 daughter: Hannah Ma- rie (born Sept. 17, 1893). Was in machine shop and drawing rooms Brooks Locomotive Works, 1884, at Green Bay, Wis., 1886-93; me- chanical draftsman, with I.C. R.R., 1893-5; in Lima, O., as supt. car dept. Lima Locomotive and Machine Co., 1895-7; asst. master car builder with Swift & Co., 1899-1900; asst. supt. Am. Car & Foundry Co., Chicago, 1900; me- chanical supt. Universal Car Bearing Co. of W.Va., at Chicago, 1901-5; mech. engr. for Kir- by Equipment Co. since 1905. Republican. Mem. Englewood Lodge No. 690 A.F.&A.M., Engle- wood Commandery K.T. and Shrine. Resi- dence: 6752 Perry Av. Office: Railway Ex- change.

WOODRUFF, John Samuel, lumber and real estate; born St. Clair, Mich., Sept. 9, 1841; son Samuel H. and Elizabeth (Walker) Woodruff; academic edn .; married Webster, Mich., Aug. 1, 1867, Helen Frances Williams; children: Eu- gene Cyrus, Edwin Francis, John Williams, Helen Jennie, Orra Emeline. Began with Eber B. Ward, of Detroit, at Ludington, Mich., Sept. 1871, and remained there 29 years, most of time had charge of two sawmills and two shingle mills, and general store. Early in 1871 built the Silver Smelting Works at Wyandotte, Mich., for Eber B. Ward; was sec. Père Mar- quette Boom Co. at Ludington, Mich., 10 years: now sec. and treas. J. S. Stearns Lumber Co .; dir. Stearns-Culver Lumber Co. Also since Apr. 1891, in real estate business. Republican. Con- gregationalist. Recreations: golf and travel. Residence: 5545 Monroe Av. Office: Marquette Building.

WOODRUFF, Joseph Burdett, real estate: born Hartford, Conn., Nov. 23, 1863: son Jo- seph' Smith and Eliza M. (Loomis) Woodruff: ed. in pub. schools of Hartford: married Maud P. Buck, of Chicago, June 3, 1891. Began in real estate business at Fargo, N.D., 1881; re- moved to Chicago, 1885; now head of J. B. Woodruff & Co. Republican. Episcopalian. Mem. Chicago Real Estate Board, Chicago Assn. of Commerce. Clubs: Chicago Athletic, Calumet. Residence: 4816 Madison Av. Of- fice: 69 W. Washington St.

WOODRUFF, Robert Eastman, general agent Erie R.R .; born Green Bay, Wis., Sept. 11, 1884; son Walter Harold and Bel (Eastman) Woodruff; ed. pub. schools of Green Bay, Ben- ton Harbor (Mich.) High School: B.S., in civil engring., Purdue Univ., 1905; married Colum- bus, O., June 8, 1907. Beatrice Bruck. Began on track gang Erie R.R., Warren O., June 10, 1905; inspector of roundhouse. Kent, O., Sept. 1905; inspector ore docks, Cleveland, Feb. 1906: asst. division engr., Youngstown, O .. June 1906: division engr .. Meadville, Pa., Dec. 1906; train- master Erio R.R., Galion, O., Nov. 1908; gen- eral agent same road, Chicago, Mar. 1909. Dir.

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Western R.R. Assn .; mem. Railway Signal Assn., General Superintendents' Assn. of Chi- eago, Terminal Officers' Assn. of Chicago, Theta Xi fraternity. Clubs: Colonial, Traffic. Recreation: golf. Residence: 1211 E. 52d St. Office: 247 Railway Exchange.

WOODRUFF, Thomas Adams, ophthalmol- ogist; born St. Catharines, Ont., Canada, June 4, 1865; son Samuel De Veaux and Jane Caro- line (Sanderson) Woodruff; matriculated Univ. of Toronto; M.D., C.M., McGill Univ., Montreal, 18SS: attended hosps. and clinics, London, Ber- lin, Göttingen, 1888-90; L.R.C.P., London, 1890; in gen. practice, Chicago, 1890-4; in attendance. eye and ear hosps., Vienna, Berlin, London, 1894-5; unmarried. Specialist in ophthalmol- ogy and otology, Chicago, since 1895; ophthal- mic surgeon, St. Luke's, St. Anthony, and Post- Grad. Med. Sch. hosps. Apptd. 1st lt. U.S.A. Med. Reserve Corps, Feb. 1911. Fellow Am. Acad. Medicine; mem. A.M.A. (3d vice-pres. 1908), Ill. State Med. Soc., Chicago Medical Soc., Chicago Ophthal. Soc. (vice-pres. 1906, pres. 1908), die Ophthalmologischen Gesell- schaft (Heidelberg), Zeta Psi, British Empire Assn. of Ill. (vice-pres.), Soc. Colonial Wars. Clubs: Calumet (vice-pres. 1906-8, pres. 1908- 10), Chicago, University, South Shore Coun- try .. Author of several books, for titles see Who's Who in America. Residence: 2804 Prairie Av. Office: 7 W. Madison St.

*WOODS, Hiram, commn. merchant; see Vol. 1905.

WOODWARD, Arthur Herbert, mfr .; born Chicago, Oct. 27, 1870; son James Little and Hannah Greenleaf (White) Woodward; grad. Cottage Grove Grammar School, 1885, Chicago Manual Training School, 1888; M.E., Sibley Coll. of Engring., Cornell Univ., 1892; married Jefferson, O., May 20, 1896, Edith M. Norton; children: Julian Laurence, Elinor Maude. Treas. Internat. Register Co., 1895-7, and pres. since Jan. 1898. Republican. Congregational- ist. Mem. Delta Kappa Epsilon. Club: Union League. Office: 625 W. Jackson Boul.

*WOODWARD, Frederic Campbell, prof. of law; moved to Stanford University, Cal .; see Vol. 1905.

WOODWORTH, Laurence Conger, cashier Monroe Nat. Bank; born Gouverneur, N.Y., Jan. 26, 1874; son . Albert Linden and Lydia Eliza- beth (Conger) Woodworth; attended public school and Gouverneur High School until age of 17, when left (1 year before graduation), Mar. 1891, to enter employ of First Nat. Bank of Gouverneur. Came to Chicago, 1902, to take position with Central Trust Co. of Ill .; cashier of the Manufacturers' Bank, 1903-6; cashier Monroe Nat. Bank since 1906. Clubs: Chicago Yacht, Brothers of the Book. Recreation: yachting; collector of books. Residence: 4347 Oakenwald Av. Office: Madison and LaSalle Streets.

WOODWORTH, Philip Bell, electrical engr .; born Auburn, N.Y., Oct. 19, 1865; son Thomas Bell and Gertrude (Smith) Woodworth; B.S., Mich. Agrl. Coll., 1886; M.E., Cornell Univ., Ithaca, N.Y., 1890; student Univ. of Berlin, Germany, 1891-2; married Lucy Merrylees Clute, of Lansing, Mich., Aug. 11, 1893; 4 chil- dren: Paul, Robert, and Gertrude and Marion (twins). Asst. to chief engr. Brush Electric Co., Cleveland. O., 1889-90; in charge of physics and elec. engring., Mich. Agrl. Coll., 1890-9; prof. elec. engring. since Sept. 1, 1899, dean since 1907, Lewis Inst., Chicago; also mem. firm Rummler & Rummler, mech. experts and patent attys .. Chicago. Mem. Western Soc. of Engrs., Am. Inst. Electrical Engrs., Nat. Assn. of Stationary Engrs., Chicago Council of Engrs., Tau Beta Pi, Phi Delta Theta. Republican. Ma- son. Clubs: Electric, City, Commercial. Recre- ation: farming. Residence: 5809 Ohio St. Of- fices: 1400 Tribune Bldg., and Lewis Institute.

WOODWORTH, Plumer Morton, physician; born Warrenville, Du Page Co., Ill., May 24, 1851; son Dr. Jacob and Ellen D. (Bird) Wood- worth; ed. pub. schools and Jennings Sem.,. Aurora; married July 9, 1878, Esther Harriet, daughter of John Teare, M.D. On father's farm until 1873, when came to Chicago to ac- cept appointment as steward in U.S. Marine Hosp .; M.D., Chicago Med. Coll., 1878. Mem. Board of Commrs. of Lincoln Park, 1897-9, and pres. of the board part of term; trustee Elgin State Hosp. at Elgin, Ill., 1906-10. Apptd. 1st 1t. U.S.A. Med. Reserve Corps, Feb. 1911. Ma- son (32°). Mem. A.M.A., Ill. State Med. Soc., Chicago Med. Soc., Physicians' Club. Republic- an. Residence and Office: 2579 N. Clark St.

WOOLF, Isaac, clothing; deceased; see Vol. 1905.

WOOLFOLK, Clinton Swallow, lawyer; born Columbia, Mo., May 16, 1874; son Alexander M. and Anna Cleveland (Swallow) Woolfolk; ed. Evanston (Ill.) High School, Northwestern Univ. Acad., graduating 1890; Chicago Coll. of Law; married Chicago, Dec. 26, 1899, Mary Murison Curtis; children: Kathryn, Curtis Blair. Admitted to bar, 1896; mem. of firm of Woolfolk & Browning until 1898; in 1898 law firm of Walrath & Woolfolk was organized; this firm conducted the Chicago Business Law School and organized the Northern Liquidation Co .; in 1908 discontinued practice of law and organized the Colonial Land Co., of which is now pres. Mem. Chicago Bar Assn. Clubs: Uni- versity, Glen View Golf. Evanston Golf, Coun- try. Club of Evanston. Residence: 1203 Maple Av., Evanston, Ill. Office: Home Insurance Building.

WOOLLEY, Clarence Mott, pres. Am. Radi- ator Co .; born Detroit, Mich., Sept. 15, 1863; son Smith Rensselaer and Marie Richardson (Smith) Woolley; ed. pub. schools, Detroit; married Harriet Hale, of Chicago, Apr. 21, 1897. Began with Fisk & Co., Detroit, Mich., in a minor capacity to 1887, when began to mfr. radiators; assisted in organizing the Michigan Radiator & Iron Co., Detroit, 1887, of which was dir. and sec. until 1892; came to Chicago, 1892; assisted in organizing, in 1892, and pres. and dir. since 1902, the American Ra- diator Co. Clubs: Chicago, Saddle and Cycle, Chicago Golf, South Shore Country (Chicago), Union, Metropolitan (New York). Recreations: motoring and golf. Residence: 920 Lincoln Parkway. Office: 820 S. Michigan Av.

WOOLLEY, Edward Mott, author; born Mil- waukee, Feb. 25, 1867; son James T. and Mary A. (Shearman) Woolley; grad. high sch., Ho- mer, Mich., 1883; married Milwaukee, Anna La- zelle Thayer, of Port Allegany, Pa., Dec. 20, 1898. In business life, 1883-93; entered news- paper and lit. work, 1893; reporter San Fran- cisco Examiner, 1894; reporter and writer Chi- cago Herald and Times-Herald. 1895-1901; writer, lit. editor and editorial writer, Chicago Journal, 1901-4; editor Fuel, Chicago, 1905; edi- torial staff Chicago Post, 1906, System Maga- zine, Chicago, since 1907, and on staffs of sev- eral mags. Contbr. serial and short stories to mags. since 1894, and contbr. serials to 50 newspapers in chief cities of U.S. Nom de plumes, "Robert Bracefield," "Richard Brace- field." Author of several books, for titles see Who's Who in America. Residence: 2506 N. Mozart St.

WOOLLEY, Francis James, lawyer; born Milwaukee, Wis., Feb. 17, 1865; son James T. and Mary A. (Shearman) Woolley; Ph.B., Univ. of Mich., 1887; married Cora B. Low, of Kala- mazoo, Mich., June 28, 1892; 2 children: Francis L. and Alice. Admitted to bar, 1890; mem. Ill. State and Chicago Bar assns., Chicago Law- yers' Assn. Episcopalian. Mason (K.T.). Rec- reations: outdoor exercise and boating. Resi- dence: Glencoe, Ill. Office: 815, 118 N. LaSalle Street.

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*WOOLLEY, John Granville, author, lectur- er, editor; see Vol. 1905.

WOOLLEY, John Henry, dentist; born Phil- adelphia, Pa., Aug. 4, 1838; son George W. (M. D.) and Marietta (Royce) Woolley; ed. private and pub. schools in Philadelphia, Pa., San Fran- cisco and Sacramento, Cal .; married Coldwater, Mich., 1869, Cecelia Parker. Was student in dentistry, Sacramento, Cal., 1854-6; San Fran- cisco, 1856-60; practiced dentistry in Washing- ton, D.C., and San Francisco, Cal., 1860-4; then at Coldwater, Mich .; came to Chicago, 1876. Republican. Mason (K.T.). Residence: 3032 Wabash Av. Office: 32 N. State St.

WOOSTER, Clarence K .; deceased; see Vol. 1905.

WORCESTER, Charles Henry, lumberman; born Detroit, Mich., Sept. 23, 1864; son Ira and Caroline C. (Cooper) Worcester; ed. Detroit pub. schools; married Chicago, Jan. 3, 1894, Mary F. Southwell. In employ Farrand, Will- iams & Co., wholesale druggists, Detroit, 1882- 9; mgr. Peninsula White Lead and Color Works, Detroit, 1889-92; in investment securities and real estate, Chicago, 1892-5: in lumber business since 1895; now pres. C. H. Worcester Co. Also pres. Worcester Lumber Co., Chassell, Mich., Greenwood Lumber Co., Ontonagon, Mich., and Munising Mfg. Co., Munising, Mich., these 4 corpns. owning saw-mills and being engaged in lumbering and producing lumber and cedar products; sec. Munising Paper Co. Republican. Mem. Art Inst. of Chicago. Club: Union League. Recreations: golf and motoring. Residence: 1323 N. State St., Chicago, and Chassell, Mich: Office: Tribune Bldg.

WORK, Andrew S., clothing mfr .; born Mc- Connellsburg, Pa., Feb. 2, 1842; son Samuel J. and Mary Ann (Hoke) Work; reared on farm; attended district school; came to Chicago, 1859. Was clerk in a store in Henry, Ill., and Chica- go, 1859-61; went to Huntsville, Ala., and had a general store there, 1863-4; came back to Chicago, 1866, and was a salesman with Bow- en, Whitman & Winslow, wholesale dry goods, and Sweet, Dempster & Co., wholesale hats and caps; went into business with Charles W. Pack- er and George Z. Work, 1877, under style of Work, Packer & Co., wholesale hats, in which had charge of the credits; firm of Work Bros. & Co. went into the clothing mfg. business in 1879, and sold out the hat business, 1880; the clothing firm was incorporated, 1903, as Work Bros. Co., of which was pres. until Sept. 1907; since engaged in looking after his property in- terests. Republican. Club: Calumet. Recrea- tion: farming. Residence: Lakota Hotel. Of- fice: First Nat. Bank Bldg.

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The book of Chicagoans, a biographical dictionary of leading living men of the city of Chicago, 1911, Part 219

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