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YOUNG, Edward Clinton, silk mfr .; born St. Joseph, Mo., Mar. 1, 1862; son William H. and Lucinda (Rickets) Young; ed. pub. schools of St. Joseph; taught school and studied law; grad. U.S. Military Acad. at West Point, 1887; remained in U.S. Army only a few months; married Apr. 5, 1888, Mary E., daughter of H. H. Belding; children: William H., Elizabeth L., Alice B., Edward C. Entered employ of the silk house of Belding Bros. & Co. in 1887 at St. Paul, Minn .; Jan. 1, 1888, became connected with the Chicago house of same firm; later ad- mitted to the firm and became a dir., asst. treas., and now vice-pres. of the company. Military record: Cadet, West Point, 1883-7; 2d lieut., U.S.A., until Oct. 1, 1887; capt. 1st Inf., I.N.G., 1890-3; maj. 1st Cav., I.N.G .. 1896-8; col. 1st Cav., Ill. Vols., in Spanish War; col. 1st Cav., I.N.G., 1899; now maj .- gen. command- ing I.N.G. Clubs: Union League, Midlothian, University. Residence: 9215 Pleasant Av. Of- fice: 201 W. Monroe St.
YOUNG, Florien Sylvester, cigar mfr .; de- ceased; see Vol. 1905.
YOUNG, Hobart Paul, lawyer; born Chicago, Mar. 31, 1875; son George Washington and Mary (McDonough) Young; ed. pub. schools; A.B., St. Ignatius Coll., 1895; LL.B., North- western Univ. Law School, 1897; unmarried. Admitted to bar, 1897, and since practiced at Chicago; mem. Alden, Latham & Young 10 years; asst. state's atty. of Cook Co., Feb. 11, 1906-Dec. 5, 1908: Republican. Mem. Chicago Bar Assn., Law Club, Legal Club. Clubs: Chi- cago Athletic, Glen View, Exmoor Country.
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Recreations: outdoor exercises. Residence: 4452 Ellis Av. Office: Corn Exchange Bank Bldg.
*YOUNG, Hugh, stone dealer; see Vol. 1905. YOUNG, Jacob William Albert, univ. prof .; born York, Pa., Dec. 28, 1865; son Rev. Jacob and Mary (Lentz) Young; A.B., Bucknell Univ., 1887, A.M., 1890; Univ. of Berlin, 1888-9; Ph.D., Clark Univ., 1892; married Dora Louise Scha- fer, 1896. Instr. mathematics, Bucknell, 1887- 8; asso. in mathematics, 1892-4, instr., 1894-7, asst. prof., 1897-1908, asso. prof. pedagogy of mathematics since 1908, Univ. of Chicago. Studied methods in pedagogy of mathematics, Germany, 1897-8, France, 1901, France and England, 1904-5, Austria, 1906, Italy, 1908. Mem. Am. Math. Soc. Club: Quadrangle. Au- thor of a number of books, for titles see Who's Who in America. Residence: 5422 Washington Avenue.
YOUNG, James Jay, transportation agent; see Vol. 1905.
*YOUNG, John Dunraven, chemist and met- allurgical engr .; see Vol. 1905.
YOUNG, John Walter, 2d vice-pres. Chalmers & Williams, Inc., mining machinery; born Brooklyn, N.Y., Sept. 26, 1855; son John and Susan (Tucker) Young; ed. Yonkers (N.Y. ) Mil. Inst., and Brooklyn Polytechnic; married Byrd Frances Mater, of Colorado, May 25, 1887; 1 son: John. In mining and railroad business, 1879-90; dealer in mining machinery, 1890-8; vice-pres. Fraser & Chalmers, Inc., 1898-1900; European mgr. Allis-Chalmers Co., 1900-7; dir. and 2d vice-pres. Chalmers & Williams, Inc., since 1907. Mem. Am. Inst. Mining Engrs., Montana Soc. of Engrs. Republican. Episco- palian. Clubs: Chicago; also Engineers' (New York), Midwood (Brooklyn, N.Y.), Alta (Salt Lake City, Utah). Recreations: shooting and fishing. Residence: 1237 Judson Av., Evanston, Ill. Office: 72 W. Adams St.
*YOUNG, Kimball, retired lawyer; see Vol. 1905.
YOUNG, Lawrence Andrew, lawyer; born Louisville, Ky., 1870; A.B., Princeton Univ., 1892, A.M., 1900; LL.B., Univ. of Louisville, 1893; came to Chicago, 1896; married. Dir. Chi- cago City Ry. Co .; was asst. corpn. counsel during Mayor Harrison's first term. Clubs: Chicago, University, Saddle and Cycle, Onwent- sia, South Shore Country. Residence: 1812 Prairie Av. Office: 209 S. LaSalle St.
YOUNG, Linn H., lawyer; born Union City, Mich., Apr. 25, 1863; son George H. and Susan (Cook) Young; ed. Rockford (Ill.) High School, Northern Ind. Normal School, Valparaiso; LL. B., Lake Forest Univ., 1891; married Lake Ge- neva, Wis., May 9, 1892, Emma P. Dietrich. Republican; mem. Ill. General Assembly, 1899- 1900; elected alderman from 6th Ward, 1901, re-elected, 1903, 1905 and 1907. Presbyterian. Club: Chicago Athletic. Residence: 4527 Calu- met Av. Office: 105 W. Monroe St.
*YOUNG, Lucien, It. commander U.S.N .; see Vol. 1905.
YOUNG, Otto; deceased; see Vol. 1905.
YOUNG, William Foster, publisher; born Memphis, Tenn., Feb. 11, 1867; son Arthur Wellington and Caroline (Page) Young; ed. private school, Memphis, pub. schools, Chicago and Oswego, Ill., and Univ. of Ill .. 1882-5; mar- ried Laura Pierce, of Chicago, Sept. 1892; 3 children: Arthur T., Philip P., William F., Jr. Taught school, 1885-6; newspaper reporter, Au- rora, Ill., 1887; stenographer, 1887-9; began school book pub. business with Ginn & Co., Chicago, 1889-94; office mgr. of D. C. Heath & Co., 1894-1902; vice-pres. and mgr. of Chicago branch of Benj. H. Sanborn & Co., of Boston, since 1902. Mem. Nat. Edn. Assn .. Nat. Assn. for Promotion of Industrial Edn. Mason. Club: Press. Recreation: fishing. Residence: 5506 Rice St. Office: 629 S. Wabash Av.
YOUNG, William K., head of firm of W. K. Young & Bro., real estate. Mem. Chicago Real Estate Board. Clubs: Chicago Athletic, South Shore Country. Residence: 4853 Lake Av. Office: Marquette Bldg.
YOUNG, William Sanborn, grain commn. merchant; born Evanston, Ill., Mar. 2, 1876; son Aaron Nelson and Anna Marie (Corell) Young; student Northwestern Univ., 1895; un- married. Was mem. firm of Young & Nichols, grain commn. merchants, 1899-1908, that firm was succeeded by Young & Co., 1908, of which is proprietor. Mem, Chicago Board of Trade; mem. Phi Kappa Psi. Clubs: Union League, South Shore Country, Edgewater Golf. Recre- ations: motoring, tennis. Residence: Union League Club. Office: 500 Royal Insurance Bldg.
YUILLE, George Allen, commercial engr .; born Madison, Wis., Aug. 7, 1861; son William S. and Julia M. (Johnson) Yuille; ed. pub. school, Mobile, Ala .; married Chicago, Dec. 31, 1884, Harriet Miles; children: Florence Eloise, Ruth, Dorothy. Began in cotton business with Gardner, Gates & Co., Mobile, Ala .; sec. Chica- go Packing & Provision Co., 1881-7; sec. and treas. Chicago Gas Light & Coke Co., 1887-92; pres. Chicago Economic Fuel Gas Co., 1892-4; vice-pres. and gen. mgr. West Chicago St. R.R. Co., 1894-9; also pres. of Northwestern Ele- vated R.R. Co., Cicero & Proviso St. R.R. Co., and of a number of other street railroads build- ing through suburbs, 1894-9; asst. gen. mgr. Chicago Union Traction Co., 1899-1903; pres. Chicago Engring. & Construction Co., from 1903; now commercial engr. Acted as city's ex- pert on traction problems. Independent in pol- itics. Residence: 6025 Jefferson Av. Office: 105 S. LaSalle St.
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ZANDER, Edward William, real estate; born Germany, May 1, 1859; son Carl and Maria (Wilken) Zander; ed. pub. and high schools; married Chicago, Apr. 16, 1885, Mabel Rose Hart; children: Ethel Ione, Florence Irene. Ma- bel (died in infancy). Began real estate busi- ness in office of George A. Searl in 1879, and in 1882 became owner of a half interest in the business, firm becoming Searl & Zander until 1885, when bought out partner and con- tinued under style of E. W. Zander & Co. until Jan. 1, 1908, when disposed of the business to his partner, Mr. E. Orris Hart; now handling his own properties. In 1892 founded the Ra- venswood Bank, of which was pres. until 1903. when it was merged with the Ravenswood Ex- change Bank. Charter mem. Chicago Real Es- tate Board. Republican. Mem. M.E. Church. Club: Ravenswood. Residence: Glen Ellyn, Ill. Office: Boyce Bldg.
ZANDER, Henry George, real estate dealer and loan broker; born Rendsburg. Schleswig- Holstein, Germany. Oct. 4, 1869; son Claudius C. and Margot (Van Staeding) Zander: ed. gymnasium at Rendsburg. Germany, and grad. North Division High School, Chicago. 1886: later graduated as civil engr. from Grant's School, and LL.B. from John Marshall Law School; married Chicago, 1895. Charlotte M. Keitel; 2 sons: Henry G., Jr. and Karl Marvin. On leaving school entered, Oct. 5. 1886, office of Martin Van Allen, and May 1892 formed part- nership with G. F. Koester under firm name of Koester & Zander, general real estate and loan business. Democrat. Lutheran. Mason (32°. Oriental Consistory K.T., Medinah Temple Mys- tic Shrine). Clubs: Irving Park Country. Ridgemoor Golf, Union League. Recreations: golf and fishing. Residence: Irving Park, Ill. Office: 143 N. Dearborn St.
ZANE, John Maxcy, lawyer; born Spring- field, Ill., Mar. 26. 1863: son Charles S. and Margaret D. (Maxey) Zane: ed. grammar sch ..
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1869-76, high school, 1876-80; Springfield, Ill .; Univ. of Mich., 1880-4, graduating, A.B., 1884; married at Philadelphia, Apr. 25, 1894, Sara R. Zane (née Zane). After graduation went to Salt Lake City with his father, who had be- come chief justice of Utah Supreme Court, and was clerk of Third District Court of Utah, 1884-8, studying law meanwhile; admitted to bar of Utah, Aug. 1888; asst. U.S. atty., Utah, 1889-93: reporter Utah Supreme Court. 1889- 94; in practice at Salt Lake City until Mar. 1899, then removed to Chicago and began prac- tice here: since 1901 mem. of firm of Shope, Zane. Busby & Weber. Author of Zane on Banks and Banking, 1900; Bench and Bar in Essays Anglo-Am. Law, 1907. Republican. Lec- turer at Law School. Univ. of Chicago, and Northwestern Univ. Clubs: Union League, Uni- versity. Quadrangle, Chicago Literary, Law. Residence: 747 Lincoln Parkway. Office: 1639 First Nat. Bank Bldg.
ZANEIS, George Frank, insurance; born Washington, Ill., Oct. 1, 1864; son Jacob H. and Henrietta (Tobias) Zaneis; ed. pub. schools; married Chicago, June 14, 1892, Harriet E. El- liott. Was employed by Marshall Field & Co., dry goods, 8 years, until 1889; since then in the accident insurance .business; 3 years with Star Accident Insurance Co., 3 years with North Am. Accident Insurance Co., 7 years as state agent for the Commercial Mutual Ac- cident. Co. of Philadelphia; city agent for Cen- tral Accident Insurance Co. of Pittsburgh, Pa., 1902-8; since associated with Moore, Case, Ly- man & Hubbard in charge of Department .Spe- cial for Ill., for the Standard Accident Insur- ance Co. of Detroit, Mich. Republican. Served · 8 years with 1st Regt. I.N.G. Mem. Hemenway M.E. Church, Evanston; asst. supt. Hemenway M.E. Church and pres. Adult Bible Class; chmn. Chorus Com., Evangelistic Council. Sec .- treas. Men's Fall Festival Com. Residence: 829 Michigan Av., Evanston, III. Office: 29 S. La Salle St.
ZANGERLE, Joseph, furniture mfr .; de- ceased; see Vol. 1905.
ZAPFFE, Frederick Carl, physician; born Milwaukee, Wis., Mar. 16, 1873; son August M. and Babette (Weiss) Zapffe; ed. grammar schools of Milwaukee and in Milwaukee High School; grad. College of Physicians and Sur- geons, M.D., 1896; married Chicago, Oct. 21, 1896, Mazie A. Stolba. Author of Zapffe's Man- ual of Bacteriology. Residence: 3431 Lexing- ton Av. Office: 32 N. State St.
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ZEISLER, Joseph, physician; born Bielitz, Austrian Silesia, Oct. 7, 1858; son Isaac and Anna (Kanner) Zeisler; grad. med. dept. Univ. of Vienna, July 3, 1882, as Doctor of Universal Medicine; interne in Vienna General Hosp., 1882-4; married Chicago, June 25, 1885, Therese Feuchtman; children: Walter Bruno (lost in Iroquois fire), Erwin Paul, Anita and Doris Josephine. Came to Chicago in 1884; prof. dermatology, Woman's Med. Coll., 1889-1901; prof. skin and venereal diseases, Post-Grad. Med. School, 1888-95; since 1889, prof. skin and venereal diseases in Northwestern Univ. Med. School. Is chief dermatologist to Mercy, Wesley and Michael Reese hosps. and South Side Dispensary. Mem. Chicago Med. Soc., Ill. State Med. Soc., A.M.A., Chicago Dermatolog- ical Soc., Am. Dermatological Assn. (ex-pres.), Internat. Dermatological Congress, Dermato- logical Soc. of Germany; corresponding mem. Vienna Dermatological Soc. and Dermatological Assn. of Italy. Served voluntary year as lieut. surgeon in Austrian Army, 1882-3; advanced to 1st lieut. surgeon in reserve after that; honorably discharged in 1898. Clubs: Chicago Literary, Cliff Dwellers, Physicians'. Resi- dence: 3256 Lake Park Av. Office: Reliance Bldg.
ZEISLER, Sigmund, lawyer; born Bielitz, Si- lesia, Austria, Apr. 11, 1860; son Isaac L. and
Anna (Kanner) Zeisler; grad. Imperial College (Gymnasium) Bielitz, Austria, 1878; studied law and political science, Univ. of Vienna, Austria, 1878-83; grad. same, Doctor Juris, 1883; grad. Northwestern Univ. Law School, LL.B., 1884; admitted to Ill. bar; married Chi- cago, Oct. 18, 1885, Fannie Bloomfield; chil- dren: Leonard, Paul, Ernst. Was asso. counsel for defense in anarchist cases, 1886-7; chief asst. corpn. counsel, Chicago, 1893-4; since en- gaged in private law practice; now mem. law firm of Zeisler & Friedman; also since 1904, master in chancery of Circuit Court; dir. and gen. counsel Federated Mines & Milling Co. and Union Development Co. Prominent as sound-money Democrat in campaign of 1896; speaker at first anti-imperialist meeting held west of the Alleghanies, Central Music Hall, Apr. 30, 1899; mem. exec. com. Am. Anti-Im- perialist League, Oct. 1899; acting chairman during entire business session Nat. Liberty Congress, Aug. 16, 1900; stumped country as Anti-Imperialist in favor of Bryan, in cam- paign of 1900; pres. German-American Parker League, 1904, vice-pres. Am. Free Trade League. Democrat. Mem. exec. com., 1899-1905, advi- sory com. since 1905, Municipal Voters' League; mem. exec. com. Civil Service Reform Assn .; mem. Am. Bar Assn., Ill. State Bar Assn., Chi- cago Bar Assn., Chicago Law Inst. Clubs: Law, Chicago Literary, Quadrangle, City, South Shore Country, Cliff Dwellers, The Little Room, Book and Play. Contributor to reviews and law journals. Residence: 5749 Woodlawn Av. Office: First Nat. Bank Bldg.
ZEISS, Henry C. F., packer; see Vol. 1905.
ZEIT, Frederic Robert, physician; born Gel- terkinden, Switzerland, Mar. 13, 1864; son Rob- ert and Lina (Metzger) Zeit; ed. pub. schools at Cologne, Düsseldorf and Elberfeld, Ger- many, and gymnasium at Elberfeld; grad. med. dept. Western Reserve Univ., Cleveland, O., 1887; married Medford, Wis., May 5, 1888, Hanna F. David; children: Gretchen, Edith and Else. Practiced as physician and sur- geon in Wis., 1887-97; collaborator of Prof. Ed- win Klebs, 1897-1900; instr. in pathology, 1897- 1900, 1st asst. and instr. in clinical pathology and bacteriology, Northwestern Univ. Med. School, 1899; prof. bacteriology and clinical pathology, same 1900-1, and since 1902, prof. of pathology and bacteriology, and head of dept. of pathology and bacteriology in same; also prof. of pathology and bacteriology, Post- Grad. Med. School of Chicago, since 1900. Hon- orary mem. Northwestern Wis. Med. Assn .; pathologist of Wesley, Mercy and Post-Grad. hosps. First It. U.S. Med. Reserve Corps. Mem. A.M.A., Am. Assn. of Pathologists and Bac- teriologists, Chicago Med. Soc., Chicago Acad. of Medicine, Chicago Pathological Soc. (pres. 1904-5), German Med. Soc. of Chicago, Ill. State Med. Soc., The Society of Medical His- tory of Chicago, Am. Health League; fellow A. A.A.S. Republican. Mem. 41st Street Presby- terian Church. Mem. Swiss Benevolent Soc. Clubs: University of Evanston, Jackson Park Yacht. Residence: 4016 Vincennes Av.
ZEMAN, Anton Tony, lawyer; born Chicago, Jan. 17, 1872; son Anton and Marie (Kuzdas), Zeman; ed. pub. schools of Chicago and busi- ness coll .; Northwestern Univ. Law School, 1891-2, Kent Law School, 1892-3 (LL.B.); mar- ried Grace Maux, of Chicago, Apr. 11, 1899; 2 children: Lauretta and Helen. Was office boy for late Chief Justice Melville W. Fuller; clerk for Hon. Sidney C. Eastman, referee in bank- ruptcy; clerk for Hon. James S. Harlan, inter- state commerce commr., and Congressman George E. Foss; in city attorney's office under Roy O. West; alderman 30th Ward, 1899-1901; apptd. asst. city prosecutor, May 1907. Repub- lican. Mem. Chicago. Bar Assn. Acted as spe- cial instr. of Bohemians in night schools 5 winters. K.P. Residence: 6237 S. Ashland Av. Office: 518 Ashland Blk.
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ZENOS, Andrew C., theologian; born Con- came Rubens, Dupuy & Fischer, May 1, 1898) ; stantinople, Turkey, Aug. 13, 1855; son P. and began independent practice, Aug. 1900; associ- ated with firm of David, Smulski & McGaffey, Aug. 1902, John F. Smulski & Ernest McGaffey, later withdrawing; has been associated with Joseph B. David under title of David & Zill- man since Sept. 1906. Mem. Ill. State Bar Assn., Chicago Bar Assn., Chicago Law Inst. Republican. Presbyterian. Mem. A.F.&A.M., Phi Beta Kappa and Sigma Nu, Columbia Coll. Alumni, Univ. of Missouri Alumni. Recrea- tion: golf. Residence: 4446 North 43d Av. Of- fice: 154 W. Randolph St. Elizabeth Zenos; grad. Robert Coll., Constan- tinople, 1872; grad. Princeton Theol. Sem., 1880; A.M., Princeton, 1880 (D.D., 1888); mar- ried Ruth J. Schlager, of Scranton, Pa., Oct. 12, 1882. Ordained Presbyn. ministry, 1881; pastor Brandt, Pa., 1881-3; prof. Greek, Lake Forest (Ill.) Univ., 1883-8; prof. N.T. exegesis, Hartford Theol. Sem., 1888-91; prof. ch. his- tory, 1891-4, Bibl. theology since 1894, McCor- mick Theol. Sem. Editor and author of a num- ber of books, for titles see Who's Who in America. Address: 2 Chalmers Pl.
ZIEGFELD, Florence, pres. Chicago Musical College since 1867; born Jever, Oldenburg, Ger .; son Florenz and Louise (Kirchhoff) Ziegfeld; grad. Leipzig Conservatory; studied music un- der Moscheles, Wentzel, Plaidy, Papperitz, Ritcher, David, etc .; settled in U.S., 1863; en- gaged musical talent for Boston Peace Jubilee; chmn. board of judges musical exhibit World's Columbian Exposition. Officer Legion d'Hon- neur, France, 1903. Club: Illinois. Residence: 1448 W. Adams St. Office: 624 S. Michigan Av.
ZIEGFELD, William Kimball, mgr. Chicago Musical College; born Chicago, Oct. 21, 1872; son Dr. F. and Rosalie (De Hez) Ziegfeld; ed. Chicago pub. schools and in Harvard Prepara- tory School, Chicago; musical edn. in Chicago Musical College; married Chicago, Feb. 8, 1900, Carrie Fulghum Lindley; 2 sons: Will- iam K., Jr., Robert Lindley. Became connected with Chicago Musical College (established by his father) and since 1893 has been its mgr. Republican. Presbyterian. Club: Chicago Ath- letic. Residence: 302 S. Park Av., Austin. Of- fice: 624 S. Michigan Boul.
ZIEHME, Albert E., wholesale jeweler; born Tomah, Wis., Sept. 1, 1866; son William and Helena Ziehme; removed with parents at age of 4, to Clear Lake, Ia .; ed. pub. school there; married Iowa City, Ia., June 5, 1894, Ella Main. Engaged in mercantile business at 22 years of age at Kensett, Ia .; in 1891 became traveling salesman for a wholesale jewelry house; came to Chicago in 1895 and organized jewelry firm of A. E. Ziehme & Co. Republican. Trustee Ravenswood M. E. Church. Clubs: Un- ion League, Hamilton (life mem.), Ill. Ath- letic, Ravenswood (dir.). Summer Residence: Clear Lake, Ia. Residence: 4400 N. Paulina St. Office: 160 N. 5th Av.
ZIESING, August, civil engr .; born Peru, Ill., Feb. 19, 1858; son Dr. Henry and Kath- erine (Brennemann) Ziesing; ed. Peru public schools; B.S., Univ. of Ill., 1878, C.E., 1905; married Alice A. Hanna, of Wooster, O., Feb. 27, 1884; 4 children: Henry, Margaretta, Gert- rude and Katherine. Engaged in bridge de- signing and construction, 1878-80, railroad en- gineering, 1880-3; mgr. and engr., Lassig Bridge Works, 1887; consulting engr. railroad and structural work, 1897-1901; vice-pres. and Western mgr. Am. Bridge Co., 1901-5; since then pres. Am. Bridge Co .; makes a specialty of consulting engring. in railroad work. Mem. Am. Soc. Civil Engineers, Western Soc. En- gineers, Am. Ry. Engineering and Maintenance of Way Assn. Republican. Clubs: Union League, University, Engineers', Skokie Coun- try (Chicago), Engineers' (New York), Du- quesne and Athletic (Pittsburg). Residence: Glencoe, Ill. Office: 72 W. Adams St.
ZILLMAN, Christian C(harles) H(erman), lawyer; born Momence, III., Dec. 26, 1870; son William and Dorothea (Maas) Zillman; re- moved with parents to Chariton Co., Mo., 1871, which was his home until 1897; ed. U.S. Naval Acad., Annapolis, Md., 1888-91; B.S., Univ. of Mo., 1893; M.A., Columbia Univ., New York, 1897; married Lucia Benecke, of Brunswick, Mo., Jan. 2, 1904; 3 children: Theodore, Chris- tian and William. In employ of Rubens & Mott, attorneys, Chicago, Aug. 1897 (firm be-
ZIMMER, Michael, elected sheriff of Cook Co., Nov. 1910. Democrat. Residence: 2256 W. 21st Pl.
ZIMMERMAN, William Carbys, architect; born Thiensville, Wis., Feb. 25, 1859; son Will- iam and Elizabeth (Carbys) Zimmerman; academic edn., Milwaukee, followed by_course of architecture at Mass. Inst. of Tech .; mar- ried Chicago, Apr. 18, 1881, Emily Vogts; chil- dren: William Spencer, Irla, Edward Carbys, Ralph Waldo. Began practice of architecture as mem. firm of Flanders & Zimmerman until 1898; state architect of Illinois since 1905; mem. of State Art Commn. Architect of Su- preme Court Bldg., Springfield, Ill .; Physics Bldg., University of Ill., Urbana, Ill .; Seventh Regt. Armory, Chicago. Fellow Am. Inst. of Architects; mem. Ill. Chapter, same (pres. 1902-3). Clubs: Union League, South Shore Country, Cliff Dwellers. Residence: 5621 Wash- ington Av. Office: 64 E. Van Buren St.
ZIMMERMAN, William Frederick, pres. A. C. McClurg & Co .; born Berlin, Germany, Mar. 26, 1849; son William Frederick and Matilda (Schweder) Zimmerman, who emigrated to America in 1851; ed. pub. schools of Brooklyn, N.Y .; married Germany, 1879, Marie Marbaise; children: William F., Jr., Herbert, Hilmar. Be- gan as office boy and bill clerk in New York, and at age of 14 went to the oil regions of Pa., where remained 4 years, coming thence, at 18 years of age, to Chicago; was in employ of Cobb, Pritchard & Co. until 1872, when entered the book and stationery house of Jansen, Mc- Clurg & Co. as chief clerk of the wholesale dept .; has since remained with that house and its successor, A. C. McClurg & Co., and was elected pres. of the latter after the death of Gen. A. C. McClurg in 1902. Democrat. Dir. German Soc. Recreation: reading. Residence: Kenilworth, Ill. Office: 330 E. Ohio St.
ZOLINE, Elijah Nathaniel, lawyer; born Kovno, Russia, Nov. 1, 1869; son Nathan and Tema (Hirshfeld) Zoline; B.A., Hebrew Coll., Russia, 1886; came to America, 1888; LL.B., Chicago Coll. of Law, 1894; married Esther N. Kirshbaum, of Minneapolis, Minn., Dec. 24, 1895; 1 son: Orrin. Asso. editor Jewish Daily News, 1892-4: admitted to bar, 1894; special counsel for City of Chicago under Col. James Hamilton Lewis (corporation counsel) during administration of Mayor Dunne; was of coun- sel before Supreme Court of the U.S. in case of U.S. vs. Keller, which involved the constitu- tionality of certain portions of the federal emi- gration law, the court sustaining his conten- tion that the law invaded the rights of the states, and declaring the statutes unconstitu- tional; also counsel in many cases in the Su- preme Court of Ill. involving the question of class legislation. Prof. of law, lecturing on equity jurisprudence and other subjects, law dept. of Loyola Univ. Mem. Chicago Bar Assn., Chicago Law Inst., Lawyers' Assn. of Ill. Dem- ocrat. Mem. Free Sons of Israel, Modern Woodmen of America. Author of play entitled "Searchlight Matrimonial Club." Devoted con- siderable time to general and legal literature. contributing to various journals and maga- zines. Recreations: studies in history and lit- erary subjects. Residence: 5120 Lexington Av. Office: 1608 Ft. Dearborn Bldg.
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ZOLLER, Walter G., coal; born Lebanon, Pa., Aug. 29, 1867; son Frank and Annabella (Warbrooke) Zoller; ed. pub. schools. Began as telegraph operator at Peoria, Ill., with the Chicago, Pekin & Southwestern R.R .; then pri- vate sec. to W. A. Gardner, division supt. of the Wis. Central R.R. at Chicago 2 years; sub- sequently engaged in the coal business, first with W. G. Sweet Co., and later mem, firm of Bell & Zoller, which later was incorporated as the Bell & Zoller Coal Co., of which is sec. Republican. Clubs: Chicago Athletic, Illinois, Glen View Golf, Westward Ho Golf. Resi- dence: 1433 Leland Av. Office: Fisher Bldg.
ZOOK, David L., lawyer; see Vol. 1905.
ZOOK. Morris Alexander, civil engr .; born Philadelphia; son Henry Morris and Sarah Ann (Moore) Zook; grad. in civil engring. Poly. Coll. of Pa .; married Justine A. Schenck, of Vevay, Switzerland Co., Ind., June 12, 1888; 1 son: Henry M. Asst. and successively resident engr. of construction, Norfolk & Western Ry., at various points in Va .; engr. maintenance of way Pa. lines, at Indianapolis and Logans- port, Ind .; engr. and supt. Monon Route, at Indianapolis; engr. maintenance of way Queen & Crescent Route, at Chattanooga and Bir- mingham, Ala .; engr. maintenance of way and chief engr. L.E.&St.L.R.R., at Louisville, Ky .; special engr. Central R.R. of N.J., at Jersey City, Easton and Mauch Chunk, Pa .; special
engr. for J. G. White & Co., New York; chief engr. for special projects Peabody Coal Co., Chicago; engr. for valuation N. Y.,N.H.&H.R.R., at Boston; engr. of construction for C.G.W.R. R., Chicago, since Jan. 1, 1910. Baptist. Mem. Am. Soc. Civ. Engrs., Am. Ry. Engring. and Maintenance of Way Assn. Club: Columbia (Indianapolis). Residence: Hyde Park Hotel. Office: 463 Grand Central Station.
*ZORGE, Robert Joost; see Vol. 1905.
ZUCCA, John, wholesale fruit merchant; de- ceased; see Vol. 1905.
*ZUEBLIN, Charles, univ. prof .; moved to Winchester, Mass .; see Vol. 1905.
ZULFER, Anton George, commn. merchant; born Chicago, Apr. 29, 1865; son Anton and Elizabeth (Blue) Zulfer; ed. parochial school and Bryant & Stratton Business Coll., Chicago; married Nora Beck, of Chicago, July 4, 1896; 3 children: Katherine, Elizabeth and Anton George, Jr. Began in grocery business at 17 years of age, as mem. firm of Mauss & Zulfer; later in same business alone until 1894; then established present firm of A. G. Zulfer & Co., commn. merchants. Sec. Chicago branch of Nat. League of Commission Merchants of the U.S. Republican. Catholic. Club: Ill. Athletic. Recreations: billiards and bowling. Resi- dence: 5455 Kenmore Av. Office: 121 W. South Water St.
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