The book of Chicagoans, a biographical dictionary of leading living men of the city of Chicago, 1911, Part 3

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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ADAMS, Charles, physician; born Northamp- tonshire, England, May 29, 1847; son John and Elizabeth (Clarke) Adams; ed. Wellingborough, Eng., until 10 years old, when came with par- ents to Milwaukee, Wis., where continued stud- ies; came to Chicago, 1861; became bookkeeper to his father in live stock business until 1869; then became student in Hahnemann Med. Coll., 1872; spent a year in hosp. as house surgeon, then studied in London, returning to Chicago. 1873; married 1st, 1875, Mary, daughter of Thomas S. Curtis, of Wellingborough, Eng. (she died, 1888); 1 son: Cuthbert C .; married 2d, 1889, Mrs. Elizabeth (Mitchell) Gaylord, widow of Henry Gaylord and daughter of W. H. Mitchell, vice-pres. of the Ill. Trust & Sav- ings Bank. Engaged in general practice of medicine in Chicago, 1873-96, exclusively in surgery since 1896; received degree of M.D., ad eundem gradum, Rush Med. Coll .. 1898. Prof. surgical pathology, Hahnemann Medical Coll., 1873-5; prof. principles and practice of surgery, Chicago Homeopathic Coll .. 1875-84: consulting surgeon to Chicago Nursery and Half-Orphan Asylum, the Evanston and St. Joseph's Hosps. Was surgeon-major for nearly 15 years of 1st Ill. Inf .; maj. and brigade surgeon. U.S.V .. 1898; lt .- col. and asst. surgeon-general, I.N.G .; now surgeon-general, I.N.G .: apptd. 1st It. U.S.A. Med. Reserve Corps, Feb. 1911. Mem. Assn. of Military Surgeons of the United States. Illinois Med. Soc., Am. Med. Assn., Chicago Surgical Soc., Chicago Acad. of Sciences: fel- low Royal Microscopical Soc. of London. Clubs: Chicago Literary. Caxton, Onwentsia, Saddle and Cycle. Residence: 15 Walton Pl. Office: Reliance Bldg.

ADAMS, Charles Richards, architect; de- ceased; see Vol. 1905.

ADAMS, Cornelius Rollin, lawyer: born Wash- ington, D.C., Sept. 16, 1856: son Cornelius Bull Adams (of Fairfield, Conn.) and Martha B. (Loomis) Adams, daughter of General Lewis Loomis, of Colebrook, N.H .; grad. Dr. Han-

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son's Classical Inst., Waterville, Me .. 1877, fol- ing judge Appellate Court of Cook Co. Ad- lowed by 1 year in the Univ. at Lewiston, Me., dress: 1424 Adams St. 1STS-9; married Colebrook, N.H., Sept. 17, 1883, Myrtle Heath. On leaving school in 1879 came to Chicago; spent 1 year in office of H. S. and F. S. Osborn and then removed to Oshkosh, Wis., where was admitted to Wis. bar; re- turned to Chicago, 1881; admitted to Ill. bar, 1882. and has since been engaged in general practice of law in Chicago. Republican. Mason, K.P. Residence: Maywood, Ill. Office: 154 W. Randolph St.

ADAMS, Cyrus Hall, retired Board of Trade merchant; born Kerr's Creek, Rockbridge Co., Va., Feb. 21, 1849; son Hugh and Amanda (Mc- Cormick) Adams; mother was daughter of Robert McCormick; ed. Chicago public schools and old Univ. of Chicago; married Chicago, Sept. 26, 1878, Emma J., daughter of Lyman Blair; one son: Cyrus H., Jr. Entered employ of Cyrus H. McCormick & Co., 1867; became member of the firm of McCormick, Adams & Co. in 1871, and head of the firm of Cyrus H. Adams & Co., 1883; retired from business, owing to ill health, 1889. During period, 1871- 89, was mem. of the Arbitration Com., mem. of the Appeals Com. and a dir. of the Board of Trade. Was dir. Nat. Bank of America. Inde- pendent Democrat. Presbyterian. Trustee Mc- Cormick Theological Seminary; was member Board of Governors, Presbyterian Hosp. for a number of years; governing mem. Art Inst. of Chicago. Clubs: Union League, Onwentsia, Saddle and Cycle. Recreations: golf and lit- erature. Residence: 711 Rush St. Office: 313 Postal Telegraph Bldg.

ADAMS, Cyrus Hall, Jr., attorney at law; born Chicago, July 30, 1881; son Cyrus Hall and Emma J. (Blair) Adams; A.B., Princeton Univ., 1903; LL.B., Northwestern Univ. Sch. of Law, 1906; married Mary S. Shumway, of Chi- cago, June 19, 1906. Admitted to the Ill. bar, 1906, and since actively engaged in practice at Chicago. Republican. Presbyterian. Mem. Chi- cago Bar Assn. Clubs: University, Saddle and Cycle. Residence: 121 E. Huron St. Office: First Nat .. Bank Bldg.

ADAMS, Edward Shields, commission mer- chant and broker; born Chicago, Dec. 12, 1859; son Hugh and Amanda (McCormick) Adams; ed. Chicago pub. schools, Allen Acad., West Newton, Mass .; Cornell Univ .; married Chicago, Apr. 15, 1895, Amie Irwin. Began business life as bookkeeper for the firm of McCormick & Adams (successor of Cyrus H. McCormick & Co.), and later became a partner in the firm of Cyrus H. Adams & Co .; finally, with Edward M. Samuel, succeeding to the business in 1888 under the firm name of Adams & Samuel, and since Jan. 1910 as Edward S. Adams Co., bro- kers. Mem. Chicago Board of Trade and Chi- cago Stock Exchange. Democrat. Presbyterian. Clubs: Chicago, University, Onwentsia, Saddle and Cycle. Residence: 810 Tower Ct. Office: 314 Postal Telegraph Bldg.

ADAMS, Elmer Haney, lawyer; born New Windsor, Ill., Sept. 22, 1870; son Samuel and Clarissa (Kean) Adams; LL.B., Chicago Coll. of Law, 1892; married Leona Worster, of Chicago, Feb. 21, 1894; children: Stanley Benning and Thornton Shaw. Actively engaged in practice at Chicago since 1893; member law firm of Ad- ams, Bobb & Adams since 1910; dir. Railway Exchange Bank, and Gardner Mill Co. Repub- lican. Congregationalist. Mem. Am. Bar Assn., Chicago Bar Assn., Chicago Assn. of Commerce. Mason, Oriental Consistory, Evanston Com- mandery K.T., Medinah Temple Mystic Shrine. Clubs: Union League, Mid-Day, Chicago Ath- letic, Glen View Golf. Residence: 1236 Forest Av., Evanston, Ill. Office: 1124, 76 W. Monroe Street.

ADAMS, Francis, formerly judge and presid-

ADAMS, George, mfrs.' agent in iron and steel; born Buffalo, N.Y., June 22, 1858; son William and Sarah (McDougall) Adams; ed. pub. schools of Buffalo, N.Y., and in Bryant & Stratton Business Coll. until 1871, followed by a practical training in the steel business; mar- ried Minnie Haynes, of Chicago, Aug. 17, 1881; children: Claude (now deceased), Mont and Harry. Entire business career has been in the iron and steel business and since 1881 he has been a resident of Chicago; since 1894 has been Chicago mgr. for Houghton & Richards of Bos- ton, handling their famous Styrian steels for tool-making and the Farnley "Best Yorkshire" iron. Republican. Recreation: motor boating. Residence: 1652 Congress St. Summer Resi- dence: Lake Side Resort, Mich. Office: 53-55 S. Clinton St.

ADAMS, George Everett, lawyer; born Keene, N.H., June 18, 1840; son Benjamin Franklin and Louise Ruth (Redington) Adams; attended school at Keene, N.H .; family removed to Chi- cago, 1853; prepared for coll. at Phillips Exe- ter Acad .; A.B., Harvard, 1860; LL.B., Dane Law School, Harvard, 1865; during war served a short time as mem. of Battery A, Ill. Arty .; married Adele Foster, of Chicago, Nov. 30, 1871; children: Isabel F. (Mrs. Mason Bross), Margaret. Admitted to bar, 1865, and engaged in practice in Chicago, 1867; mem. Ill. Senate, 1881; resigned, 1883; mem. 48th to 51st Con- gresses, 1883-91; served on banking, currency and judiciary committees. Republican. Mem. Board of Overseers of Harvard Univ., 1892- 1904; trustee Newberry Library and of Field Museum; mem. Chicago Board of Education; pres. Chicago Orchestral Assn. for 6 years. Clubs: Chicago, Union League, University, Mar- quette, Onwentsia, Harvard. Residence: 350 Belden Av. Office: The Temple.

ADAMS, Harry Coburn, coal merchant; born Indianapolis, Ind., Mar. 3, 1858; son Henry E. and Sarah (Coburn) Adams; ed. public school of Bucyrus, O .; married Chicago, May 22, 1884, Sarah J. Robinson. Was for 3 years engaged in railroad work in Columbus, O., before mov- ing to Chicago in 1880; then was mgr. of the Chicago branch of the Turney & James Co., until May, 1898, when he joined in the organi- zation of The Jones & Adams Coal Co., of which is vice-pres .; also dir. in several other companies. Clubs: Union League, Chicago Au- tomobile. Recreation: motoring. Residence: 568 E. 51st St. Office: Steger Bldg.

ADAMS, Henry Ethelbert, asst. treas. Am. Radiator Co .; born Sandwich, Ill., May 29, 1868; son J. Phelps and Mary Brainard (Phelps) Ad- ams; ed. pub. schools of Sandwich, prep. dept. Northwestern Univ., Evanston, Ill., and student Northwestern Univ., 1884-6; married Mary A. Haviland, of Pequanning, Mich., Aug. 14, 1889; 2 children: Florence Haviland, Phelps Havi- land. Began with Sandwich (Ill.) Mfg. Co. in 1887, and was asst. treas., 1892-4; came to Chi- cago and with others organized the Ideal Boiler Co. of which was treas. until 1897; mem. firm of Adams & Jones, house heating apparatus, Boston, 1897, and remained there until 1903 when returned to Chicago and became identi- fied with Am. Radiator Co. of which has been asst. treas. since 1904; also treas. Norwall Mfg. Co., Chicago, and dir. Sandwich (Ill.) Mfg. Co. Republican. Congregationalist. Mason (K.T.); mem. Sigma Chi. Clubs: Chicago Athletic, South Shore Country; also Walloon Country (Walloon Lake, Mich.). Recreations: golf and motor boating. Residence: 934 E. 45th St. (Summer Residence: Walloon Lake, Mich.) Office: 816 S. Michigan Av.

ADAMS, James Alonzo, clergyman; born Ash- land Co., O., May 21, 1842; son John and Sarah Deardorff (Funk) Adams; served in Co. D, 69th

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Ill. Vols., 1862; A.B., Knox Coll., Galesburg, Ill., 1867, A.M., 1870 (D.D., 1899); grad. Union Theol. Sem., New York, 1870; married Emma A. Maunder, of Kewanee, Ill., Dec. 24, 1873. Stated supply Marshfield, Mo., 1870-1; prof. in Straight Univ., New Orleans, 1875-7; editor Dal- las (Tex.) Daily Commercial, 1877-80; ordained Congl. ministry, 1880; pastor Plymouth Ch., St. Louis, 1880-6, Millard Av. Ch., Chicago, 1887-8, Warren Av. Ch., Chicago, 1889-95; editorial writer, 1887-1903, editor-in-chief since Sept. 15, 1903, The Advance; author of the "Grapho" articles. Del. Internat. Congl. Council, London, 1891, and to several nat. councils. Author of 2 books; also tracts on Christian Science and Di- visive Theology. Residence: 3316 Calumet Av. Office: 708 E. 40th St.

ADAMS, John Benjamin, grain merchant; born Chicago, May 4, 1853; son Benjamin and Frances Cotton (Blaney) Adams; grad. Chica- go High School, 1870; A.B., Williams Coll., 1874; married Chicago, Sept. 20, 1883, Olive Evangeline White; 1 daughter: Olive Lida. On local staff Chicago Evening Journal, as report- er and asst. city editor, 1874-83; since 1883 grain merchant on Chicago Board of Trade. Republican. Presbyterian. Clubs: Union League, South Shore Country, Homewood Country. Rec- reation: reading. Residence: 5477 Cornell Av. Office: 55 Board of Trade.

ADAMS, John Quincy, operator in lands and loans; born Troy, Vt., June 16, 1848; son Ben- jamin S. and Susan Smith (Pierce) Adams; ed. at Grand River Inst., Austinburg, O .; B.S., Ce- dar Valley Seminary, Osage, Ia., 1868; mar- ried Albion, Ia., Dec. 23, 1874, Frances C. Smith; 1 son: Benjamin S. Began business career in 1869 as deputy county auditor, Mitchell Co., Ia., 1 year; traveling salesman 10 years; mem. Griffin & Adams, bankers, Spencer, Ia., 10 years; since 1892 identified with large transactions in lands and loans, and since May, 1902, pres. of the Adams & Denmead Co., dealing in western lands and mortgage loans on the security of western farms. Also pres. Coast Line Land Co., of Three Forks, Mont., Adams Investment Co., of Marshalltown, Ia. Republican. Mason, K.T., Shriner. Club: Chicago Athletic. Home: Oko- boji, Ia. Residence: Hyde Park Hotel. Office: Railway Exchange.

ADAMS, John Russell, broker; born Boston, Feb. 2, 1850; son William H. and Jeannette R. (Bliss) Adams; ed. pub. and private schools of New England; married Chicago, June 25, 1874, Ella D. Hackett; children: John Hackett, Alice Montgomery (Mrs. Joseph L. Gunsaulus), Le Baron, Laurence Russell. After leaving school went to Cal., was chiefly engaged with Wells- Fargo Co.'s Express, 1865-71; returned to New York, 1871, and was connected with butter and cheese business; came to Chicago, Jan. 1, 1873, and was with J. W. Doane & Co., coffees; then of Cobb & Adams, foreign dried fruits, and later in same business alone until 1896, when became connected with Porter Bros. Co .; in Sept. 1903 established present firm of John R. Adams & Co., dried fruits, nuts, etc. Clubs: Chicago, Glen View; also Cosmos (San Fran- cisco). Recreation: golf. Residence: 1360 N. State St. Office: 224 N. Wabash Av.

ADAMS, Joseph, live stock commn., land and lumber; born Wellingborough, Northampton- shire, Eng., Oct. 28, 1851; son John and Eliza (Clarke) Adams; ed. Chicago High School: aft- erward studied with private tutors and Chicago Coll. of Law; married Chicago, Oct. 17, 1896, Edith Almy. Entered employ of Adams & Eld- redge, Union Stock Yards, May 2, 1866; Apr. 1887 entered partnership with father until lat- ter's death, Oct. 30, 1889, then with brother. George J., continued business as John Adams & Sons; some years later admitted A. W. Kitch- in to partnership under present firm style of John Adams' Sons & Kitchin. Vice-pres. Chi-

cago Live Stock Exchange, 1908-10. Independ- ent in politics. Member Citizens' Assn. of Chi- cago, Municipal Voters' League, Civil Service Reform Assn., of New York, Am. Hist. Assn., Am. Forestry Assn., Municipal Art League, Civ- ic Federation, Bureau of Justice, Public Art League; dir. Ill. Humane Soc .; life mem. Art Inst .; trustee Chicago Orchestral Assn. Clubs: Chicago, Caxton, Chicago Literary, Saddle and Cycle. One of original board of governors and sec. for 15 months of Chicago Athletic Assn. Residence: Lakota Hotel. Office: Union Stock Yards.

ADAMS, Milward, theatre mgr .; born Lex- ington, Ky., Jan. 6, 1857; son Samuel L. (sur- geon U.S.A.) and Mary J. Adams; ed. public schools; married Florence James, of Boston, Aug. 23, 1883. Lived at Lebanon, O., 1861-5, Dan- ville, Ind., 1865-9; employe Wilson Bros., Chi- cago, 1871; mgr. Central Music Hall, Chicago, 1879-87; mgr. Chicago Auditorium, 1887-1910. Consul of Siam at Chicago since 1906; acting consul-gen. of Greece, Oct. 1908-Nov. 1909. Dec- orations: Cross Legion of Honor (France), 1900; Order of Leopold (Belgium), 1904; Comdr. Merit Industrial (Portugal), 1905; Colonial Or- der of Nichan Iftikhar of Tunis (France), 1906; Knight Golden Cross (Greece), 1909. Club: Chi- cago. Address: Chicago Club.

ADAMS, Nathaniel Holder, physician; born Lexington, O., Jan. 14, 1871; son Amos S. and Elizabeth S. (Holder) Adams; attended com- mon and high schools of Mansfield, O .; Ph.M., Chicago Coll. of Pharmacy, 1890; M.D., North- western Med. Coll., 1896; married Clara R. Mel- chert, of Chicago, June 2, 1900; 1 son: Nathaniel H., Jr. Specializes in diseases of the nervous system; professor nervous diseases, med. dept., Loyola Univ. Mem. Chicago Med. Soc., Ill. Med. Soc., Am. Med. Assn., The Therapeutic Club. Republican. Congregationalist. Residence: 3819 W. Adams St. Offices: 2257 WV. Madison St. and 108 N. State St.

ADAMS, Robert H., agent for rolling mill cor- poration; born Chatham, Ont., July 29, 1871; son Robert and Marion (Ronald) Adams; ed. high school, Chatham, to 1887; married Chi- cago, June 6, 1900, Anna Louise Stewart; one son: Robert H., Jr. After leaving school, 1887, went to Detroit and entered the employ of the Detroit Copper and Brass Rolling Mills as clerk, remaining there until 1890, when he came to Chicago and was salesman in the Chicago branch of the same company until 1892; since then western sales agent and mgr. of the Chi- cago branch. Mason. Clubs: Chicago Athletic. Chicago Yacht, Colonial. Recreation: yachting. Residence: 5715 Monroe Av. Office: 323 W. Lake Street.

ADAMS, Samuel, lawyer: born Syracuse. N. Y., Nov. 12, 1871; son Charles True and Emma S. Adams; prep. edn. at Univ. School. Chicago: A. B., Harvard Univ., 1892; studied at Harvard Law School and Northwestern Univ. Law School, graduating, LL.B., from latter. 1893: married Bolleville, Ill .. May 20, 1899, Louise Koerner; 1 son: Charles True. Admitted to 111. bar, 1893; was of law firm of Bancroft & Ad- ams; mem. of firm of Adams & Candce since July 1. 1908. Prof. of law in Northwestern Univ. Law School, 1901-9. Mem. Chicago Bar Assn. and of Legal and Law clubs. Clubs: Uni- versity, City, Harvard, Mid-Day. Recreation: automobiling. Residence: 48 E. Elm St. Office: Monadnock Blk.

ADAMS, Spencer L., lawyer: born Skaneate- les, N.Y., June 12. 1870: son of Emerson and Annette (Austin) Adams: attended pub. schools 12 years; A.B., Cornell Univ .. 1893: T.L.R., Yale Univ .. 1895. Admitted to N.Y. bar. Feb. 7. 1896. to Ill. bar, same year: entered law office of Thomas Dent and later associated with David B. Lyman: in practice of law in Chicago on his own account since 1899. Pres. Cornell Alumni

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Assn. of Chicago, 1909; member Chicago Law Inst., Legal Club. Republican. Clubs: Univer- sity, City (sec., 1910). Residence: 1254 N. State St. Office: Chicago Title & Trust Bldg.

ADAMS, William Grant, lawyer; born Rock- ford, Ill., Feb. 1, 1867; son Samuel H. and Ade- laide (Grinnell) Adams; grad. Genesee Wesley- an Sem., Lima, N.Y., 1884; Univ. of Michigan, 1884-9, first three years in literary dept. and last two in law dept., graduating, LL.B., 1889; married Oak Park, Ill., June 24, 1896, Helen A. Lumbard: children: Adelaide M., Marjorie H. Since 1890 actively engaged in practice of law; devoted mainly to railroad law-has been atty. for the Northwestern Elevated R.R. Co., Union Elevated R.R. Co., and Chicago & Oak Park El- evated R.R. Co., since 1899. Also dir. Chicago & Oak Park Elevated R.R. Co. Mem. Chicago Bar Assn. Republican. Club: Hamilton. Resi- dence: 517 N. Euclid Av., Oak Park, Ill. Office: 69 W. Washington St.

ADAMS, William Porter, mfr .; born Cam- bridgeport, Mass., Dec. 26, 1863; son Samuel Porter and Caroline W. (Davis) Adams; (New England ancestry, distantly related to President Adams' family); grad. Adelphi Coll., Brooklyn, N.Y., 1883; married June, 1889, Mary Josephine Cook (died Feb. 11, 1895); 1 child: Edna; mar- ried 2d, Oak Park, Ill., Mar. 16, 1897, Maud Prescott; 1 child: Dorothy. Began business ca- reer in fall of 1884, with H. W. Johns Mfg. Co., New York; came to Chicago, 1886, and worked for father's firm of Adams & Adams, changed, 1SSs, to Adams & Adams Mfg. Co., of which was vice-pres. Established, Jan. 1890, Adams Paint & Oil Co., which was changed in March 1890 to Adams & Elting Co., mfrs. of paint spe- cialties, of which he is pres. Was mem. of 23d Regt. Cadet Corps, Brooklyn, N.Y .; 1st lt. 13th Regt. Corps, Brooklyn, N.Y .; col. Order of the Old Guard, Chicago. Mem. Sons of Revolution, S.A.R., Soc. War of 1812, Mass. Soc. Repub- lican. Congregationalist. Pres. Ill. Commn. of Perry's Victory Centenary (mem. exec. com. in- terstate bd. of commrs.). Clubs: Chicago Ath- letic, Hamilton (life mem.), South Shore Coun- try (Chicago), Commercial (Minneapolis), Cres- cent Athletic (Brooklyn). Recreations: fishing and hunting. Residence: 1437 E. 72d Pl. Office: 726 Washington Boul.

ADCOCK, Albert William, jeweler; deceased; see Vol. 1905.

ADCOCK, Edmund, patent lawyer; born War- ren Co., Ill., 1854; son Joseph W. and Mary (McMurtry) Adcock; A.B., Eureka (Ill.) Coll., 1871; LL.B., Union Coll. of Law, Chicago; mar- ried Bessie B. Nicholes, of Chicago, Oct. 5, 1882; 1 daughter: Edith (Mrs. George I. Haight). Ad- mitted to the Ill. bar, 1878; now mem. law firm of Munday, Evarts, Adcock & Clarke. Demo- crat. Clubs: Union League, South Shore Coun- try, Homewood Country. Residence: 1459 As- bury Av., Evanston, Ill. Office: 907 Marquette Building.

ADCOCK, Edmund David, lawyer; born Gales- burg. Ill., Apr. 29, 1877; son William and Mary J. (Henderson) Adcock; A.B., Knox Coll., Gales- burg, Ill., 1898; LL.B., Northwestern Univ. Law School. 1902; married Creston, Ia., Aug. 31, 1905, May Rex. Admitted to Ill. bar, 1902; as- sociated with Otis H. Waldo 1902-4; mem. law firm of Wood & Fyffe, now Fyffe & Adcock. Democrat. Club: Homewood. Residence: 5410 Cornell Av. Office: N.Y. Life Bldg.

ADDINGTON, Keene Harwood, lawyer; born Baltimore, Md., Mar. 3, 1874; son James D. and Emma A. (Martin) Addington; ed. private schools, Norfolk, Va., Norfolk Mil. Acad. and Chicago Coll. of Law; married Chicago, June 26, 1901, Florence E. La Victoire; 2 children: Florence Elizabeth, James Roland. Came to Chicago from Norfolk, Va., June 1890; was in law office of John T. Richards; admitted to bar, Mar. 3, 1895; mem. firm of Richards & Adding-

ton, 1 year; then of Mitchell & Addington, 4 years; since 1900, with W. Clyde Jones in law firm of Jones & Addington, and, jointly with Mr. Jones, is official reporter of the Appellate Courts of Illinois, and also, jointly with him, in authorship of the Supplements of the Annotated Statutes of Ill .; also Notes of Ill. and Appellate Court Reports (15 volumes). Republican. Ma- son. Clubs: Hamilton, University, Chicago Ath- letic. Mem. Chicago Bar Assn. Residence: 5729 Kenmore Av. Office: 105 W. Monroe St.

ADE, George, author; born Kentland, Ind., Feb. 9, 1866; son John and Adaline (Bush) Ade; B.S., Purdue Univ., 1887; unmarried. Newspa- per work in Lafayette, Ind., 1887-90; on Chicago Record, 1890-1900. Del. Rep. Nat. Conv., 1908. Trustee Purdue Univ. since 1908. Grand consul Sigma Chi Fraternity, 1909. Author: Artie; Pink Marsh; Doc Horne; Fables in Slang; More Fables; The Girl Proposition, 1902; People You Knew, 1903; Breaking Into Society, 1903; True Bills, 1904; In Pastures New, 1906; The Slim Princess, 1907; Old Stories Done Over, 1907. Plays: The Sultan of Sulu, 1902; Peggy from Paris, 1903; The County Chairman, 1903; The Sho-Gun, 1904; The College Widow, 1904; The Bad Samaritan, 1905; Just Out of College, 1905; Marse Covington, 1906; Mrs. Peckham's Ca- rouse, 1906; Father and the Boys, 1907; The Fair Co-Ed, 1908; The Old Town, 1909; U.S. Minister Bedloe, 1910. Home: Hazelden Farm, Brook, Ind. Address: Chicago Athletic Club.

ADKINSON, see also Atkinson.

ADKINSON, Elmer Williams, lawyer; born East Enterprise, Switzerland Co., Ind., Nov. 28, 1844; son Samuel and Jane (McHenry) Adkin- son; A.B., Hillsdale (Mich.) Coll., 1868; studied law in office of his brother at Lawrenceburg, Ind .; married Chicago, 1870, Ella R. Magee; children: Henry M., Laura R. Admitted to bar at Lawrenceburg, Ind., Nov. 1868; practiced at Aurora, Ind., 1869-73; since then in Chicago. Member of firm of Magee, Oleson & Adkinson, 1873-7, Magee & Adkinson, 1877-83; since then in practice alone. Atty. for Town of Lake two terms, 1883-4 and 1886-7. Republican. Mason, K.T .; mem. Royal Arcanum and Royal League. Residence: 5540 Wentworth Av. Office: 167 W. Washington St.

ADLER, Abraham Kohn, architect; born Chi- cago, Sept. 13, 1873; son Dankmar and Dilah (Kohn) Adler; prep. education Chicago Manual Training School; B.S., Univ. of Mich., 1894; un- married. Began architectural work in the office of his father, Dankmar Adler, 1894-1900, Treat & Adler, 1900-1902; since then, consulting ar- chitect and engineer in reinforced concrete. Clubs: Standard, Ravisloe Country. Residence: 4923 Michigan Av. Office: 1305, 203 S. Dearborn Street.

ADLER, Sidney, lawyer; born Chicago, June 13, 1871; son Joseph S. and Emma Adler; ed. Chicago public schools, and afterward studied law in offices; married Chicago, Sept. 24, 1895, Sara Schoenbrun; children: Joseph, Irving. Ad- mitted to Ill. bar, 1892; mem. firm of Adler, Lederer & Schoenbrun. Republican. Clubs: Standard, Chicago Automobile. Residence: 3840 Grand Boul. Office: Chamber of Commerce.

ADOLPHUS, Philip, physician; born Berlin, Prussia, 1829; son Aaron and Isabella (Gold- schmidt) Adolphus; M.D., Univ. of Md., 1853; (honorary M.D., Rush Med. College, Chicago, 1873); married Lebanon Springs, N.Y., Xyrissa M. Bates; 3 children: Norman P., Philip Sidney, Edah. Began practice of medicine in 1858; asst. surgeon U.S.A., serving during Civil War; med. inspector Board of Health of Chicago, 1866-73; attending physician, supt. and dir. Brainard Free Dispensary, 1868-73; attending physician, financial supt., med. supt., med. dir. and one of the directors of Central Free Dispensary, 1873-1902; lecturer on obstetrics, spring course, Rush Med. Coll., 1873; lecturer on clinical gyn-

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ecology, spring course, same, 1875; clinical ad- junct to chair of gynecology, 1875-94, and clin- ical prof. of gynecology, 1894-1902, Rush Med. Coll .; attending gynecologist, 1886-9, consult- ing physician since 1893, Presbyterian Hosp. Mem. central com. and of the west division consulting com. of the charity organization, 1884-9; mem. west division consulting com. of the Bureau of Charities, 1892-1906. Mem. A.M. A. and state and local med. socs. Mem. Protes- tant Episcopal Church. Residence: 1639 Wash- ington Boul.

ADOLPHUS, Wolfe, capitalist and mfr .; born New York City; son Aaron and Belle Adolphus; ed. New York City; married Pittsburgh, 1880, Emma Hagan; 1 daughter: Ruth. Came to Chi- cago, 1875; established the firm of Boles & Ke- hoe, 1877; since the retirement of Mr. Boles the firm has been known as Kehoe & Co., mfg. con- fectioners, of which is proprietor; also sec. and treas. Collins Ice Cream Co .; vice-pres. and dir. Thompson-Reid Ice Cream Co .; dir. Old Chan- nel Mining Co. Member Chicago Assn. of Com- merce. Presbyterian. Clubs: Chicago Athletic, Kenwood, Edgewater Golf, Edgewater Country. Residence: 5554 Sheridan Rd. Office: 29 N. State St.

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The book of Chicagoans, a biographical dictionary of leading living men of the city of Chicago, 1911, Part 3

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