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BYRNES, see also Burns.
BYRNES, Frank, physician and surgeon; born Fond du Lac, Wis., Mav 4, 1863; son Maurice and Rose (Reilly) Byrnes; ed. common schools and commercial coll. at Fond du Lac, Wis .; M. D., Rush Med. Coll., Chicago, 1894; married Chicago, Sept. 1897, Annie M. Burns. Engaged in practice of medicine in Chicago from 1894; interne St. Elizabeth's Hosp., 1895; asst. in anatomy, Rush Med. Coll., 1896-7; formerly at- tending physician to St. Elizabeth's Hosp .; sur- geon to Cook Co. Hosp .; at present surgeon to Columbus Hosp .; prof. of surgery, Bennett Med. Coll., Med. Dept. Loyola Univ. Mem. Chicago Med. Soc., A.M.A., Ill. State Med. Soc. Mem. Knights of Columbus, Wis. Soc. of Chicago. Residence: 454 Melrose St. Office: 3179 N. Clark Street.
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CABLE, Benjamin Stickney, asst. sec. of com- merce and labor; born Rock Island, Ill., Sept. 24, 1872; son late Ransom R. and Josephine (Stickney) Cable; A.B., Yale, 1895; LL.B., Co- lumbia, 1898. In office of Lowden, Estabrook & Davis, 1898-9; entered law dept. of the C.,R.I.& P.Ry., 1899; atty. for Ill. same, 1904-8; general atty., 1908-9; asst. sec. of commerce and labor since 1909. Independent in politics. Clubs: Chi- cago, University, Chicago Golf, Saddle and Cy- cle (Chicago), University (New York). Resi- dence: Chicago. Address: Dept. of Commerce and Labor, Washington.
CABLE, Fayette Shepherd, piano mfr .; born Cannonsville, N.Y., Mar. 18, 1855; son Silas and Mary (Goodrich) Cable; ed. pub. school and at Delaware Literary Inst., Franklin, N. Y .; married Ellenville, N.Y., Oct. 16, 1879, Kate Elting; children: Anne S., Rachael Elting, Gladys, Dor- othy Roselle. Was in the school book business with A. S. Barnes & Co., New York City, 1876- 80; then came to Chicago and represented Por- ter & Coates in the same line until 1890. when he connected himself with the Cable Co., and was sec. of the same until 1899 and pres. until 1903. Then established the Fayette S. Cable Piano Co., mfrs. of pianos, and in July 1904, the business was reorganized as the Cable-Nelson Piano Co., mfrs. of the Cable-Nelson pianos, etc., of which is pres. and treas. Republican. Congregationalist. Clubs: Union League, Hins- dale. Recreation: gardening. Residence: Hins- dale, Il1. Office: 209 S. State St., Chicago. Fac- tory: South Haven, Mich.
CABLE, Hobart M., mfr .; 1841-1909; see Vol. 1905.
CABLE, Ransom R., ry. official; deceased; see
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CADMAN, James Piper, writer; born Adrian, of Newman, Northrup & Levinson 3 years; Mich., Sept. 30, 1842; son John (M.D.) and mem. firm of Holzheimer (Samuel B.) & Cahn, 1900-4, of Rosenbaum (Menz I.) & Cahn since 1905. Dır. and sec. in several corpns. Republi- can. Active in the promulgation of social set- tlement and charitable work. Mem. Chicago and Ill. State Bar Assns. Clubs: Standard, City, Ravisloe Country. Residence: Standard Club. Office: 1616 Tribune Bldg. Nancy Bishop (Keeney) Cadman; A.B., Kala- mazoo (Mich.) Coll., 1863, A.M., 1866; student Eastman's Business Coll., Poughkeepsie, N.Y., 1865-6; married Isabella Saunders Bennett, of Kalazamoo, Feb. 14, 1872. Served as It. and capt. in 11th Mich. Vol. Cav., Sept. 1863-Oct. 1865. Editor and proprietor Mich. Christian Herald, Kalamazoo, Mich., 1866-68; publisher CAHN, Morton David, broker; born Chicago, Sept. 28, 1880; son Joseph and Miriam (Schwab) Cahn; A.B., Yale Univ., 1901. After leaving coll. embarked on own account as broker in stocks, bonds and investment securities. Mem. Chicago Stock Exchange. Republican. Club: Ravisloe Country. Residence: 4809 Grand Boul. Office: 26 N. LaSalle St. and compiler of maps and gazetteers in Ill. and Mo., 1869-75; business mgr. for late Dr. William Rainey Harper, in Old Testament Student and Hebraica, at Morgan Park, Ill., and New Haven, Conn., 1885-1900; attached to the bureau of water, Chicago, since 1897. Author: Christ in the Gospels, 1885. Regular correspondent of Mich. Christian Herald, 1879-1907; frequent contributor to The Public, Johnstown (Pa.) CAIN, see also Kane. Democrat, Single Tax Review (New York), Equity (Phila.), The Courier (Fairhope, Ala.), The Standard (Chicago), and other periodicals. Independent in politics. Baptist. Mem. Refer- endum League of Ill. (treas. since 1904.) Ma- son; mem. G.A.R. Club: Press. Recreation: chess (at one time chess champion of Mich.). Residence: 4136 Prairie Av.
CADY, Jeremiah Kiersted, architect; born In- dianapolis, Ind., June 29, 1855; son Charles War- ner and Abigail Aikman (Kiersted) Cady; B. Arch., Cornell Univ., 1876; married Madison, Wis., Oct. 8, 1891, Paget Daniels; 2 children: Jessica, Kiersted Paget. Came to Chicago, Apr. 1, 1883, to enter employ of Burnham & Root as draftsman, continuing until Dec. 1885; went to Europe and on return re-entered the employ of Burnham & Root, as head of drafting room, May 1, 1886-May 1, 1887; mem. firm of Handy (Frank W.) & Cady, architects, until Dec. 1, 1909, since then alone. Episcopalian. Club: Uni- versity. Recreations: golf and walking. Resi- dence: 1217 Astor St. Office: 179 W. Washing- ton Street.
CAHILL, Edward T., lawyer; born Chicago; son James and Mary (McCormick) Cahill, both natives of Ireland; when infant, father was killed in railroad accident; ed. pub. schools, fol- lowed by self-study in Latin, French and other branches. Began life as cash boy and later clerk in retail store; studied law and admitted to bar; was for some years connected with Wilson, Montgomery & Waterman, and later with Hawes, & Lawrence; now practicing alone with general civil practice, but more especially occupied with real estate law and chancery practice. Has de- voted much time to the waterways problem and much study to the laws applicable thereto and has conducted important litigation. Occasional contributor to newspapers, magazines, etc., on subjects of current interest. Mem. Chicago Phil- osophical Soc. (ex-sec.), Western Psychical Soc., Art Inst. of Chicago, etc. Republican, and has taken active part as speaker in several campaigns. Residence: 116 E. Oak St. Office: 105 N. Clark St.
CAHN, see also Kahn.
CAHN, Benjamin Robert, stock and . bond broker; born Chicago, Aug. 26, 1862; son Aaron and Ida (Lorie) Cahn; ed. Allen Acad., Chicago, and Cornell Univ .; married Chicago, Dec. 8, 1891, Belle Austrian; 1 son: Alvin Robert. Since 1887 actively and successfully engaged in pres- ent business. Mem. New York Stock Exchange, Chicago Stock Exchange (pres. 1905-7), Chica- go Board of Trade. Republican. Treas. Michael Reese Hosp., Chicago Lying-in Hosp. and Dis- pensary. Clubs: Ill. Athletic, Standard (ex- pres.), Ravisloe Country. Residence: 4925 Lake Av. Summer Residence: Oconomowoc, Wis. Of- fice: 26 N. LaSalle St.
*CAHN, Edgar Bernard, mfr .; see Vol. 1905. CAHN, Louis M .. lawyer; born Ashland, O., Apr. 16, 1874; son Jacob and Regina (Tillman) Cahn; A.B., Harvard Univ., 1895, LL.B., 1897; unmarried. Admitted to Ill. bar, 1898; in offices
CAIN, Louis Perkins, clergyman; born Dan- ville, Ill., Dec. 31, 1866; son Charles R. and Eliza (Smith) Cain; B.A., Wabash Coll., Crawfords- ville, Ind., 1890, M.A., 1900 (D.D., 1907) ; married Lillian M. Dieter, of Sedalia, Mo., Sept. 20, 1900. Ordained Presbyterian ministry, 1894; pastor Sheldon, Ill., 1894-6, Sedalia, Mo., 1896-9, Edge- water Church, Chicago, since 1899. Moderator Presbytery of Chicago, 1910-11; trustee Winona Acad. Mem. Beta Theta Pi. Club: University. Recreation: golf. Residence: 5611 Winthrop Av.
CAIRNS, Charles Andrew, ry. official; born Cleveland, O .; son Peter and Ann M. Cairns; ed. Cleveland pub. schools. Began ry. service as messenger in the offices of pres. and treas. of the Cleveland, Columbus, Cincinnati & Indian- apolis Ry. in 1878; chief clerk Chicago, St. Paul & Kansas City Ry., 1889-90, asst. gen. pass. and ticket agt., 1890-2; in gen. pass. dept. C.&N.W. Ry. since Aug. 15, 1892, becoming asst. gen. passenger agt., Jan. 1, 1895, and gen. pass. and ticket agt. since Mar. 1, 1903. Club: Union League. Residence: 5403 Madison Av. Office: 226 W. Jackson Boul.
CALDWELL, Charles P., physician; M.D., Chicago Med. Coll. (now med. dept. Northwest- ern Univ.), 1876; M.D., Rush Med. Coll. (Univ. of Chicago), 1877; M.D., Univ. of Dublin, Ire- land, 1880. Consulting physician to St. Ber- nard's and People's hosps .; med. dir. Chicago Externes' Sanatorium. Mem. British Med. Assn., A.M.A., Ill. State Med. Soc., Chicago Med. Soc. Address: 4427 Michigan Av.
CALDWELL, Frank Congleton, pres. H. W. Caldwell & Son Co., engrs. and machinists; born Indianapolis, June 22, 1866; son Henry Wallace and Hannah Ann (North) Caldwell; ed. Chicago pub. schools; LL.B., Union Coll. of Law (North- western Univ.), 1887; married, St. Louis, Jan. 4, 1888, Grace Bevis; children: Frank Bevis, Henry Wallace, Jr., Adelaide, Constance. Admitted to Ill. bar and practiced at Chicago, 1887-92; vice- pres. H. W. Caldwell & Son Co., 1892-1908, pres. since 1908; dir. Oak Park Trust & Savings Bank. Republican. Presbyterian. Member Oak Park School Board. Mem. S.A.R. Mason. Clubs: Chi- cago Athletic; also Engineers' (New York). Residence: 445 N. Kenilworth Av., Oak Park, Ill. Office: 17th St. and Western Av.
CALDWELL, Henry Wallace, mfr .; deceased; see Vol. 1905.
CALDWELL, John Davis, sec. C.&N. W.Ry. Co .; born Lynn, Mass., July 4, 1863; son John Lord and Sarah (Davis) Caldwell; ed. pub. schools, Easton, Md .; married Susan Cook, of Jackson, Mich., Oct. 23, 1890; 3 children: Louis Goldsborough, Margaret and Edward Cook. Telegraph operator Pa.R.R., 1880-3; operator, 1883, sec. to supt. of motive power, 1883-5, D. & R.G.R.R .; identified with the C.&N.W.Ry.Co. since 1885, as sec. to the pres., 1885-1909, and sec. of the corpn. since Jan. 12, 1909; also asst. sec. C.,St.P.,M.&O.Ry. since Oct. 21, 1910; sec. and dir. since Oct. 20, 1909, of 15 and sec. of 6 subsidiary cos. of the C.&N.W.Ry.Co. Republi- can. Mason; Royal League, Nat. Union. Mem.
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S.A.R. Club: Railroad (New York). Recreation: automobiling. Residence: 130 East Av., Oak Park, Ill. Office: 226 W. Jackson Boul.
CALDWELL, Oliver North, mfr .; born In- dianapolis, Ind., Feb. 2, 1869; son Henry W. and Hannah Ann (North) Caldwell; grad. West Di- vision High School, Chicago, 1887; married Chi- cagó, Oct. 14, 1896, Amelia A. Taylor; 1 son: Wiley North. Since leaving school continuously connected with H. W. Caldwell & Son Co., en- grs., founders and machinists, of which is now vice-pres., treas. and dir. Presbyterian. Clubs: Oak Park, Chicago Athletic (Chicago), Machin- ery (New York). Residence: 531 Linden Av., Oak Park, Ill. Office: 17th St. and Western Av.
CALDWELL, Otis William, botanist; born Lebanon, Ind., Dec. 18, 1869; son Theodore Rob- ert and Belle Caldwell; B.S., Franklin (Ind.) Coll., 1894; Ph.D., Univ. of Chicago, 1898; mar- rie Cora Burke, of Portland, Ind., Aug. 25, 1897. Prof. botany, Eastern Ill. State Normal School, 1899-1907; asso. prof. botany, Univ. of Chicago, since 1907; prof. botany, Univ. of Ind. Summer School of Biology, 1904. Fellow A.A.A.S. Au- thor: Laboratory and Field Manual of Botany, 1901; Plant Morphology, 1903. Contributor to science journals. Address: Univ. of Chicago.
*CALHOUN, George; see Vol. 1905.
*CALHOUN, James Lawrence, express agt .; see Vol. 1905.
CALHOUN, William James, lawyer, diplo- mat; born Pittsburg, Pa., Oct. 5, 1848; son Rob- ert and Sarah (Knox) Calhoun; academic edn., Union Sem., Poland, O .; married Dec. 26, 1875, Alice D. Harmon, of Danville, Ill. (died Aug. 17, 1898); children: Marian Calhoun Stanwood, Corinne Calhoun Gray; married 2d, Dec. 15, 1905, Lucy Monroe, of Chicago. Admitted to bar, Jan. 1875; practiced at Danville until Mar. 8, 1898; was mem. of Interstate Commerce Commn., Mar. 8, 1898, to Oct. 1, 1908; removed to Chicago and became a member of the law firm of Pam, Calhoun & Glennon, and later, Cal- houn, Lyford & Sheean; western counsel for B.&O.R.R.Co. Appointed by Pres. Mckinley special commr. to Cuba, 1897; appointed special commr. to Venezuela by Pres. Roosevelt, 1906; E.E. and M.P. to China, since Dec. 1909, by ap- pointment of Pres. Taft. Clubs: Chicago, Union League, Marquette, Onwentsia, Chicago Golf, Saddle and Cycle, Cliff Dwellers, Exmoor. Rec- reations: collector of books, golf. Residence: 208 E. Erie St., Chicago. Address: American Legation, Peking, China.
CALKINS, Lucius Allen, grain commn .; born Chicago, Aug. 14, 1860; son of Allen C. and Sophia J. (Larrabee) Calkins; ed. high school, Chicago, to 1876; married Chicago, 1898, Hen- rietta Harland; 2 daughters: Henrietta Mary and Elinor Harlowe. On leaving school entered employ of D. W. Irwin & Co., grain commn .; afterward was with various firms until 1899, when established business for self; mem. firm of Wrenn, Calkins & Egan, stock and grain bro- kers, until 1909; since then mem. of L. A. Cal- kins & Co. Mem. Chicago Board of Trade. Clubs: Edgewater Golf, Edgewater Country, Skokie. Recreation: golf. Residence: 5601 Win- throp Av., Edgewater, Ill. Office: Board of Trade.
CALLAGHAN, James Edward, law publisher; born Boston, Oct. 26, 1857; son Bernard and Mary (King) Callaghan; graduated Georgetown Univ., 1880; married Ann Arbor, Mich., 1886, Mary Donnelly; children: Bernard, Edward, James (all now deccased), Mary S., Emma Mar- garet, On graduation from coll., 1880, entered the law publishing house of Callaghan & Co., of which his father was the founder, in 1864, and since 1881 has been a partner in the firm and now pres. of the corpn. Clubs: Chicago Yacht, Chicago Athletic, Caxton, Lake Geneva Country. Residence: 5502 East End Av. Sum-
mer Residence: Williams Bay, Wis. Office: 65 W. Monroe St.
CALLAHAN, Charles H., lawyer; born Bos- ton, Mass., Sept. 20, 1862; son Andrew and An- na (King) Callahan; ed. pub. schools in Chi- cago; LL.B., Kent Coll. of Law, 1897; married Ann Arbor, Mich., June 1, 1887, Anna T. Don- nelly; children: Andrew J., May De Chantel, Anna, Bernard J., James E. In various occupa- tions until about 22 years of age, when became supt. of Prussing Vinegar Co.'s various plants till 1893; deputy clerk Circuit Court of Cook Co., 1893-7; justice of the peace and police mag- istrate at S. Chicago a number of years from 1897; was senatorial committeeman 2 years; pres. Democratic Club of 7th Ward. Mem. Roy- al League N. Am. Union, Nat. Union. Club: Iroquois. Residence: 6023 Woodlawn Av. Of- fice: 65 W. Monroe St.
CALLAWAY, William L., physician; born Fulton, Mo., Dec. 11, 1869; son William L. and Sarah J. Callaway; prep. edn. State Normal School, Kirksville, Mo .; M.D., Barnes Med. Coll., St. Louis, 1897; married Martha Terry, of Ful- ton, Mo., June 10, 1900; 1 child. Engaged in practice at Chicago since 1898; prof. clin. med- icine, Ill. Post-Grad. Med. School, since 1908; adjunct prof. anatomy, Chicago Dental Coll., since 1904; attending physician West Side Hosp. Mem. A.M.A., Ill. State Med. Soc., Chicago Med. Soc. Recreations: motoring and fishing. Resi- dence: 2961 Warren Av. Office: Suite 1400, 32 N. State St.
CALLENDER, Joseph Eliot, ins .; born Peo- ria, Ill., Nov. 19, 1866; son Eliot and Mary (Frye) Callender; ed. pub. schools, Peoria, Ill .; married Peoria, Ill., 1888, Florence G. Hewitt; 1 son: Hewitt. Mfg. chemist at Peoria, Ill., 3 years; then asst. cashier Dime Savings Bank, Peoria, until 1898; came to Chicago and en- gaged in the ins. business; was. sec. of the Macdonell, Baker, Callender Co., 1901-5; since gen. agent The Ocean Accident & Guarantee Corpn. of London, Eng. Republican. Baptist. Mem. Loyal Legion, Naval Order of the U.S. Recreation: motor-boating. Residence: Wil- mette, Ill. Office: 79 W. Monroe St.
*CALM, Charles E., mfg. chemist; see Vol. 1905.
CALVERT, Thomas Elwood, chief engr. C .. B. &Q.R.R .; born near Philadelphia, Sept. 10, 1849; son Isaac and Phoebe (Rhodes) Calvert; Ph.B., Yale Univ., 1870; widower. Began ry. service in engring. dept. of C.,B.&Q.R.R., 1871, and was supt. lines west of the Mo. River, 1875-1905, and chief engr. of the entire system since 1905. Republican. Residence: Hotel Metropole. Of- fice: 226 W. Adams St.
CAMERON, Anson, physician; born Millers- burg, O., Mar. 19, 1874; son Robert Matthews and Rachel (Mayers) Cameron; grad. Millers- burg (O.) High School, 1892; A.M., Bethany Coll., W. Va., 1895; M.D .. Hahnemann Med. Coll .. Philadelphia, 1900. Resident physician Hahne- mann Hosp., Philadelphia, 1900-1; since 1901 in practice of medicine in Chicago: adjunct prof. pediatrics and clinical asst. in pediatrics, Hahne- mann Coll. and Hosp., Chicago; ex-attending physician Chicago Nursery and Half-Orphan Asylum; attending physician to Cook Co. Hosp. Mem. Christian Church, Club: University. Res- idence: N. State, cor. Chestnut St. Office: Re- liance Bldg.
CAMERON, Dan Uhl, dentist; born Millers- burg. O., Aug. 14, 1876; son Robert Matthews and Rachel ( Mayers) Cameron: prop. edn. pub. schools of Millersburg and Dayton, O .: D. D.S .. Phila. Dental Coll .. 1899 : student Benning School of Anatomy, Phila., 1894-8: married Anna Bar- ton Doverspike, of Kittanning, Pa., Aug. 3. 1905; children: John Wheaton. Gordon. Came to Chi- cago in 1899, and has since been engaged in active practice. Mem. Il. Stato Dental Soc. Chicago Odontographic Soc., Garretsonian Soc ..
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Psi Omega fraternity. Mason, St. Bernard Com- mandery, Medinah Temple Mystic Shrine. Clubs: Ill. Athletic. Marquette, Chicago Yacht. Resi- dence: 185 E. Chestnut St. Office: 851 N. State Street.
CAMERON, Daniel Ross, stationer, printer, and blank book mfr .; born Summerstown, Ont., Aug. 19, 1836; son Daniel and Isabella (Ross) Cameron; ed. common school, Summerstown, and high school. Williamstown, Ont. Went to Ft. Covington, N.Y .; clerked for Manning & Tut- hill, general merchants, for 5 years; then formed partnership with Mr. Ware, under the name of Ware & Cameron, general merchants; sold out and came to Chicago, 1863. In employ of Cul- ver. Page & Hoyne, stationers and printers, 1865-70; then, with W. A. Amberg, he formed the present firm of Cameron, Amberg & Co. Was for 6 years mem. Cook Co. Board of Edn., and since 1889 mem. of Chicago Board of Edn., of which has been twice pres., and has been chmn. of nearly all coms. (is oldest mem. on board in years of service.) Democrat. Mason (K.T., Shriner). Episcopalian; senior warden St. Andrew's Church; mem. St. Andrew's Soc. (ex-pres. and mem. for 40 years.) Club: Chi- cago Athletic (one of its first members). Win- ter Residence: Altadena, Cal. Office: 17 W. Lake Street.
CAMERON, Dwight Foster, lawyer; born Stockbridge, Madison Co., N.Y., July 28, 1834; son John and Isabella (McGregor) Cameron (both natives of Perthshire, Scotland); ed. dist. schools and Peterborough Acad., N.Y .; removed to Ottawa, Ill., in 1854, his parents following him in 1855; studied law at Ottawa with the law firm of Glover & Cook; admitted to Ill. bar, 1856; married June 28, 1856, Fannie E., daugh- ter of George H. Norris, of Ottawa, Ill. (she died 1904); children: George H. (maj. 4th U.S. Cav.), Mary Gertrude (wife of Williston Fish), Dwight F., Jr .; married 2d, Aug. 12, 1907, Eliz- abeth F., daughter of late Ex-Mayor Colvin, of Chicago. Practiced law at Ottawa, Ill., 1856-70; was one of the builders of the Fox River Val- ley R.R., running from Streator to Geneva, Ill .; has resided and been engaged in steam rail- road, street ry. and real estate business in Chi- cago since 1870; former pres. South Chicago City St. Ry. Co., Hammond, Whiting & East Chicago Electric Ry. Co. Mem. St. Andrew's Soc. Republican. Office: First Nat. Bank Bldg. Residence: 5014 Madison Av.
CAMERON, Edgar Spier, painter; born Ot- tawa, Ill., May 26, 1862; son John Rush and Emily (Spier) Cameron; ed. pub. schools, Chi- cago Acad. Design, Art Students' League, New York, Académie Julien and École des Beaux Arts, Paris; married Marie Gelon, of Chicago, 1890. Art critic, Chicago Tribune, 1891-1900; exhibitor Paris Salon; hon. mention, Yerkes Prize Competition, 1892; worked on decoration for Chicago Exposition, 1893; mem. Internat. Jury, Paris Exposition, 1900; silver medal, Par- is, 1900. Most important work is "Youth of Christ"; works include figure, landscape and decorative paintings; examples are owned by Chicago Hist. Soc., Union League, Arché and Woman's Aid clubs, Chicago; mural decorations in Supreme Court Library, Springfield, Ill .; Mu- nicipal Art League Prize, 1909. One of founders Municipal Art League, Chicago; mem. Soc. Am- ateur Photographers; hon. mem. Palette and Chisel Club, Chicago; asso. Chicago Architec- tural Club; mem. Chicago Soc. of Artists. Club: Cliff Dwellers. Address: 15 Studio Bldg.
CAMERON, John Hillyard, bonds; born Kirk- field, Ont., Can., Feb. 8, 1857; son Ewen and Harriet (Taylor) Cameron; ed. pub. schools, Ont., supplemented by private tutelage; mar- ried Delavan, Wis., 1884, May Phoenix; 1 daugh- ter: Mary Eden. Began as a messenger in Me- chanics Bank, Montreal, Can., 1877-80; then at London, Ont., with the Federal Bank; came to Chicago, 1881, and was with the Merchants Nat.
Bank 11 years, becoming paying teller; thence went, in 1891, to Nat. Bank of the Republic as asst. cashier, and was made cashier in 1898, re- maining until 1903; vice-pres. Hamilton Nat. Bank, 1903-Feb. 1909; organized Cameron & Co., bonds and investments, of which is pres. Re- publican. Mason. Mem. Am. Alpine Club, Ma- zama Mountain Club. Clubs: Bankers', Home- wood Country. Recreations: golf, music. Resi- dence: 5135 Hibbard Av. Office: First Nat. Bank Building.
CAMERON, John McRae, lawyer; born Ot- tawa, Can., Sept. 18, 1867; son Neil and Mary (McRae) Cameron; educated grammar and high schools, Chicago; married Chicago, Jan. 1, 1895, Anna M. Iverson; children: Alan C., Juliette A. (deceased), Anita C. Admitted to Ill. bar, 1889; associated, 1889, with law firm of Campbell & Custer, and, 1896, with Custer, Goddard & Grif- fin until formation of firm of Custer, Griffin & Cameron, in 1903; since May 1, 1908, the firm name has been Custer & Cameron. Mem. Ill. State Bar Assn., Chicago Bar Assn. Republi- can. Episcopalian. Resident of Chicago, 1869- 96, since that time of Riverside, Ill .; trustee Village of Riverside, 1901-5, and pres. of the village. 1905-9. Residence: Addison Rd., River- side, Ill. Office: The Rookery.
CAMERON, Ossian, lawyer; born Montreal, Can., Mar. 22, 1868; son Colin and Annie (Mun- ro) Cameron; ed. St. Louis pub. schools, 1876- 84; LL.B., Chicago Coll. of Law (Lake Forest Univ.), 1893; married Rosamond M. Gilbertz, of Chicago, Aug. 31, 1910. Admitted to Ill. bar, June 1893. Mem. Chicago Bar Assn. Republi- can. Mason, K.T., Shriner. Club: Ridgeway. Author: Illinois Criminal Law and Practice, 1898; City and Village Laws, 1904; Revised and Enlarged Jones' and Binmore's General Legal Forms and Precedents. 1902. Residence: 5444 Prairie Av. Office: 1109 Stock Exchange Bldg.
CAMERON, Peter Ferguson, ins .; born Glas- gow, Scotland, Feb. 7, 1859; son John and Mary (Ferguson) Cameron; ed. Hvde Park High School; married Cincinnati, Apr. 11, 1889, Mary A. Wynne; children: Mary A., Florence W. Be- gan in Chicago branch office of the Northwest- ern Nat. Fire Ins. Co. of Milwaukee, 1876-88; with Fred S. James & Co., 1888-92; established firm of P. F. Cameron & Co., 1892, agents for Niagara Fire Ins. Co. of New York. Democrat. Presbyterian. Mem. St. Andrew's Soc., Royal Arcanum, Nat. Union. Club: Homewood. Rec- reations: flower gardening and other outdoor diversions. Residence: 5748 Washington Av. Office: 29 S. LaSalle St.
CAMERON, William Allan, mfr .; born De- troit, Mich., Aug. 9, 1876; son Alexander and Sarah Kathleen (Saunders) Cameron; ed. pub. school, and St. Paul's School, Detroit. On leav- ing school, in 1894, became connected with the Kellogg-Mackay-Cameron Co., mfrs. of boilers and radiators, of which was treas. and dir. many years; now pres. Cameron-Schroth-Cameron Co .; dir. Federal Boiler & Supply Co., Uniontown Acme Radiator Co. Republican. Clubs: Chicago Athletic, Chicago Yacht, Exmoor, Fox Lake Yacht; Midlothian. Residence: 421 Barry Av. Office: Cor. Rush and Michigan Sts.
CAMP, Walter Mason, editor; born Camp- town, Pa., Apr. 21, 1867; son Treat B. (capt. Co. F, 52d Pa. Vols., Civil War) and Hannah A. (Brown) Camp; C.E., Pa. State Coll., 1891; mar- ried Blue Island, Ill., May 2, 1898, Emeline Sayles. After leaving coll. was surveyor and draftsman with Southern Pacific Co. in Cal .; chief engr. and supt. Ranier Av. Electric Ry., Seattle, Wash .; work train foreman and section foreman, Seattle, Lake Shore & Eastern R.R .; post-graduate student in electricity and steam, Univ. of Wis., 1895-6; with Englewood & Chi- cago Electric (storage battery) Ry .. as inspect- or of materials in 1896 and as supt. of con- struction, 1897; since 1897 chief editor of Rail- way and Engineering Review. Author and pub-
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lisher of Notes on Track. Mem. Am. Soc. of Civil Engrs., Am. Ry. Engring. and Maintenance of Way Assn., Soc. for Promotion of Engring. Edn., Am. Soc. for Testing Materials, Roadmas- ters' and Maintenance of Way Assn., Ry. Sig- nal Assn. Recreations: astronomy and visiting Indian reservations. Residence: 7740 Union Av. Office: Manhattan Bldg.
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