The book of Chicagoans, a biographical dictionary of leading living men of the city of Chicago, 1911, Part 43

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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CLARK, John Marshall, capitalist; born White Pigeon, St. Joseph Co., Mich., Aug. 1, 1836; son Robert, Jr., and Mary E. (Fitch) Clark; C.E., Rensselaer Polytechnic Inst., Troy, N.Y., 1856; married Mary Louisa Qua, of New York City, Jan. 7, 1873. Lived in Chicago, 1847- 52, returned upon graduation, 1856; civil engr. on I.C.R.R., 1856-9; practiced as civil engr., 1859-62, at Denver, where he was part propri- etor of the original townsite; in 1862 went to Santa Fe in employ of govt. to survey public land in N. Mex., and while so engaged secured records and documents of the dept., saving them from the raid made into N. Mex. by the Confederate general, Sibley, by taking them, Gen. Donaldson of Union Army and also served,

under escort, to Ft. Union; was aide on staff of with same rank, under Brig .- Gen. Stough, at Battle of Apache Cañion. Returned to Chicago and bought interest in leather firm of Gray, Marshall & Co., which later became Gray, Clark & Co., and. now Gray, Clark & Engle; dir. and ex-pres. Chicago Telephone Co. Repub- lican; mem. Common Council, 1869-71; Rep. candidate for mayor against Carter H. Harri- son, Sr., 1881; later mem. Chicago Board of Ed- ucation; collector port of Chicago, 1890-4; pres. first Board of Civil Service Commrs., 1895-7. Clubs: Chicago (pres. 1904), Calumet, Commer- cial, South Shore Country, Saddle and Cycle. Recreation: traveling. Residence: 2000 Prairie Av. Office: 215 W. Lake St.

CLARK, Julian Adelbert, real estate; born Evans, N.Y., Feb. 2, 1849; son Orrin and Eliza (Sheldon) Clark; A.B., Hamilton Coll., Clinton, N.Y., 1874; married Dora R. Bone, of Kansas City, Mo., Feb. 2, 1887 (died 1911). Mfg. busi- ness, Custer City, Pa., 1875-8; oil producer at Bradford, Pa., 1878-98; in mercantile business at Bloomington, Ill., 1882-93; receiver for Bloomington Mfg. Co., 1893-5; farmed, 1895-7; mfr. of ranges at Chicago, 1897-1901; real es- tate operations since 1901. Republican. Chris- tian Scientist. Mem. Phi Beta Kappa and Del- ta Upsilon. Recreations: baseball. Residence: 5429 Jefferson Av. Office: 501, 32 W. Washing- ton St.

CLARK, Michael Johnson, sec. and auditor C.&W.I.R.R., and Belt Ry. Co., Chicago; born

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Hamilton, Ont., Sept. 20, 1841; son Hutchinson Recreations: golf, motoring. Residence: 4520 and Elizabeth Johnson Clark; ed. pub. schools, Forrestville Av. Office: First Nat. Bank Bldg. Hamilton, Ont .; married Detroit, Mich., 1867, Miss Margaret Heaslip. Was in service of G.W. Ry. of Canada, 1863-80, 1 year as clerk in gen. freight office at Hamilton, Ont .; 6 years as bill- ing clerk in freight office at Windsor, Ont., 1 year billing clerk in freight office at Hamilton, 4 years as clerk in auditor's office, 1 year chief clerk same office, and 31/2 years stationer; aud- itor D.,G.H.&M.R.R., 1880-5; since Mar. 17, 1885, sec. and auditor of the C.&W.I.R.R. and of the Belt Ry. Co., of Chicago. Republican. Methodist. Residence: 426 W. 67th St. Office: 1 Dearborn Station.

CLARK, Richard H. G., salt fish; born Glou-' cester, Mass., Aug. 8, 1857; son John J. and Elizabeth (Curtis) Clark; educated Gloucester (Mass.) High School; married Chicago, Mar. 10, 1884, Evelyn F. Norwood. Came to Chicago, May 1, 1872, and was employed in the fish busi- ness until 1884, when established on own ac- count under present firm name of R. H. Clark & Co., importers and wholesale salt fish deal- ers. Republican. Club: Chicago Whist. Recre- ation: whist. Residence: 165 E. Ontario St. Office: 156-158 N. Union St.

CLARK, Robert Stuart, real estate; born Frederick, Md., Nov. 9, 1858; son Robert B. and Jane (Gaither) Clark; ed. Washington Univ., St. Louis, Mo .; married at New York, Apr. 23, 1889, Miss Nannie Emory; 4 children: Theodosia, Stuart, Eleanor, Breckenridge. Was identified with dry goods business in St. Louis before coming to Chicago in 1887; since 1900 in real estate and loan business. Republican. Episco- palian. Clubs: Union League, Skokie Golf, Univ. of Evanston. Residence: Evanston, Ill. Office: 616 New York Life Bldg.

CLARK, Solomon Henry, univ. prof .; born New York, July 24, 1861; son M. S. and Eliza- beth (Goldsmith) Clark; ed. Coll. City of New York, Queen's Coll., Kingston, Can .; Ph.B., Univ. of Chicago, 1897; married Anna Maude Fralick, of Toronto, Aug. 18, 1889. Lecturer, Queen's Univ., Can., 1886-7, Trinity Coll., 1888-92, Mc- Masters Coll., 1890; reader in elocution, 1892-4, instr., 1894-7, asst. prof. pub. speaking, 1897- 1901, asso. prof., since 1901, Univ. of Chicago. Author of several volumes on pub. speaking, for titles see Who's Who in America. Resi- dence: 5761 Washington Av.

CLARK, Thomas Collier, judge; born Flint, Mich., Oct. 27, 1860; son George T. and Mary E. (Duxbury) Clark; ed. Univ. of Mich., class of 1881; married Kalamazoo, Mich., Jan. 29, 1896, Edith M. Smith; children: Hobart, Thom- as Collier, Jr., Margaret Smith, Hovey Charles. Was connected with C.&W.M.Ry. and D., L.&N. R.R.Co. in various capacities, 1879-91; prac- ticed law at Muskegon, Mich., 1891-3; removed to Chicago, 1893, and has since been engaged in practice here; mem. firm of Smiley & Clark, 1895-1910; elected judge Superior Court of Cook Co., Nov. 1910. Democrat. Episcopalian. Mem. Chicago Bar Assn. Clubs: Law, Union League, University (Evanston). Residence: 1424 Judson Av., Evanston, Ill. Chambers: Court House.

CLARK, Wallace Grant, real estate and build- er; born Iroquois Co., III .. Apr. 2, 1863; son Daniel G. and Mary A. (Potter) Clark; resi- dent of Chicago since 3 years of age; ed. pub. schools; married Chicago. Nov. 21, 1893. Maude H. Loverin; children: Ruth, Loverin. Since 1882 in real estate business and has been ex- tensively engaged in subdividing and building; was the original subdivider of Clarkdale, Brook- dale, and Jackson Park Subdivision. Mem. firm of Clark & Trainer; also of A. R. Clark & Co., builders; pres. Loverin & Brown, wholesale grocers. Elected trustee Sanitary District of Chicago, 1905: re-elected, 1908, for a 6 years' ferm. Republican. Methodist. Chibs: Colonial (pres.), Union League, Midlothian Country.

CLARK, Will Halstead, lawyer; born Homer, Cortland Co., N.Y., Oct. 24, 1863; son Chester M. and Rachel Katherine (Haynes) Clark; ed. private schools, Chicago, 1870-1; Mosley (pub.) School, Chicago, 1872-6; Homer (N.Y.) Acad., 1876-8; Prof. Taylor's private school, Syracuse, N.Y., 1878-9; LL.B., Union Coll. of Law, Chi- cago, 1885; Chicago and Northwestern univs .; married Cleveland, O., June 19, 1889, Cora Belle Turney; children: Margaret Alpha, Louise Ase- nath. Entered law office of Hiscock, Gifford & Doheny (ex-Senator Hiscock, N.Y.), Syracuse, N.Y., as student, fall of 1879; returned to Chi- cago, fall of 1882, and entered office of Cooper, Packard & Gurley; associated with W. W. Gur- ley continuously since, except 2 years (1889- 90) when was pres. of C.&S.S.R.T.R.R.Co. (Al- ley L.) Has served as dir. on the board of the Met. Elevated R.R. Co., the Rockford, Beloit & Janesville R.R. Co., and other corpns .; now dir. Chicago Rys. Co. Republican. Served in I.N.G. in Cadet Corps, 1st Inf., color sergt. 1st Cav., lieut. and judge advocate Chicago Hus- sars during World's Fair. Mason (32°), Chev- alier Bayard Commandery No. 52, K.T., Orient- al Consistory, Medinah Temple, Mystic Shrine. Clubs: Union League (sec., 1898), Calumet, Forty, South Shore Country. Residence: 641 Groveland Park. Office: Marquette Bldg.

CLARK, William Wallace, paper box mfr .; born Middletown, Conn., Nov. 18, 1852; son Syl- vester and Lydia Clark; ed. pub. schools, Mid- dletown, Conn .; married Ella C. Cole, Chicago, 1878; 1 child: Gertrude L. (Mrs. Guy L. Hay- don); married 2d, Chicago, 1895, Rose Wilkie. Came to Chicago, 1872, from Middletown, Conn., becoming connected with brother-in-law. L. J. Van Sands, until 1881, when joined William C. Pfister in forming present firm of Clark & Pfis- ter, mfrs. of paper boxes. Republican. Mason (K.T., Shriner). Residence: 1659 Washington Boul. Office: 16 N. May St.

CLARKE, see also Clark.

CLARKE, Henry B., banker; born Chicago, July 20, 1867; son John Vaughan and Elizabeth (Bertrand) Clarke; ed. St. Ignatius Coll., Chi- cago; married at Chicago, Feb. 7, 1910. Lulu LeSage. Began at 17 as messenger of the Hi- bernian Banking Assn. (founded by his father). filled various positions until 1900, since which time has been vice-pres. and dir. Clubs: Ex- moor Country, Hennepin Shooting, Blackhawk Shooting. Recreation: shooting. Residence: Highland Park. Ill. Office: 79 W. Monroe St.

CLARKE, John Vaughan, pres. Hibernian Banking Assn .; born Chicago, Oct. 15, 1862; son John Vaughan and Elizabeth (Bertrand) Clarke (father was founder, 1867. of Merchants' Assn .. which became Hibernian Banking Assn .. 1869) : ed. Chicago pub. schools, St. Ignatius Coll. and Barnes' Acad .: married Columbus. O. 1889, Miss Bertha English. Entered Hibernian Bank. 1880. as messenger; promoted step by step, and on death of his father. in 1892, succeeded him as pres., successfully piloting the bank through the panic period which came soon after. and since then greatly increasing the bank's busi- ness. Trustee Henrotin Hosp. Clubs: Union League. Chicago Athletic. Mid-Day. Exmoor Country, Saddle and Cycle, Sanganois. Recre- ations: golf and shooting. Residence: 1441 N. State St. Office: Cor. Monroe and Clark Sts.

CLARKE, Louis Bertrand, banker: born Chi- Pago. Nov. 18. 1869: son of John Vaughan and Elizabeth (Bertrand) Clarke: ed. Fessenden's private school: married Chicago, 1899, Pamilla Allerton Sheldon: children: Pamilla Allerton. Elizabeth Bertrand. John Vaughan, III. In 1886 entered employ of the Hibernian Banking Assn .. Chicago, as messenger: gradually advanced from one position to another, until, in 1899, at- tained present position of vico-pres. Democrat. Roman Catholic. Clubs: Saddle and Cycle, Ger-

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mania, Bankers', Mid-Day. Recreations: shoot- ing, fishing, golf and other outdoor diversions. Residence: 1317 Ritchie Ct. Office: Clark and Monroe Sts.

CLARKE, Ward Greene, physician; see Vol. 1905.

*CLARKE, William Eddy; see Vol. 1905.

CLARKSON, Ralph, painter; born Amesbury, Mass., Aug. 3, 1861; son Joseph T. and Susan M. (Watson) Clarkson; ed. high school, Ames- bury, Mass .; studied art, Boston Art Mus. until 1884; Julien Acad. under Lefebvre and Boulan- ger, 1884-7; married Fanny Rose Calhoun, of Hartford, Conn., Jan. 15, 1890. Exhibited in Salon of 1887; returned to New York, where painted portraits; in 1892 again went abroad, spending part of the time in Italy; returned to America, 1895, and settled in Chicago, 1896. Pres. Municipal Art Commn., Chicago, Ill. State Art Commn .; mem. Am. art jury, Paris Expn., 1900; mem. art jury and internat. jury of award, St. Louis Expn., 1904. Mem. New York Water Color Soc., Chicago Soc. Artists, Munic- ipal Art League, Art and Crafts Soc. Clubs: Cliff Dwellers, Little Room. Summer Residence: Oregon, Ill. Residence: 637 Cass St. Studio: 410 S. Michigan Av.

CLAUSEN, Henry P., telephone engr .; born Omaha, Neb., Apr. 12, 1870; son of Jacob and Margaret (Brandt) Clausen; self educated; mar- ried Mary Rogencamj, of Davenport, Ia., June 26, 1895. Chief engr. Western Telephone Con- struction Co., Chicago, 1894-9; chief engr., gen. supt. and dir. Am. Electric Telephone Co. since 1899. Technical editor for Sound Waves, and Telephony, and Telephone Magazine, 1902-9. In- ventor and patentee of about 40 improved tele- phone devices and has about 60 patents now pending. Republican. Mason. Mem. British Inst. Elec. Engrs., Am. Inst. Elec. Engrs., West- ern Soc. Engrs., A.A.A.S., Nat. Geog. Soc .; asso. mem. Assn. of R.R. Supts., Assn. of R.R. Sig- nal Engrs. Club: Press. Residence: 5125 Ken- more Av. Office: 6401 State St.

CLAUSEN, Leon Raymond, ry. supt .; born Fox Lake, Wis., Oct. 18, 1877; son Henry and Lena (Christianson) Clausen; grad. grammar school, 1889, high school, 1893, Fox Lake, Wis .; B.S., in elec. engring., Univ. of Wis., 1897; mar- ried Agnes Snow, of Mineral Point, Wis., June 2, 1909; 1 daughter: Jane. Began in designing and testing dept. Cutler, Hammer Rheostadt Co., 1898-99; entered ry. service with C.,M.&St. P.Ry., Feb. 1899, in train service and train lighting, 1899-1901, signal inspector, 1901-3, sig- nal engr., 1903-7, and supt. Chicago div. since 1907. Republican. Episcopalian. Mason. Mem. Am. Ry. Engring. and Maintenance of Way Assn., Ry. Signal Assn. Residence: 855 East- wood Av. Office: 3 Union Station.

CLAUSSENIUS, Edward, foreign exchange banker; born New York City, May 29, 1857; son Henry and Johanna (von Tilly) Claussenius; ed. Chicago schools; married Emma Elisabeth Demling; children: Henry Frank, Frances Ma- rie, Elsa Valentine. In July 1878, entered bank- ing and steamship agency business founded by his father as H. Claussenius & Co., 1864; be- came partner and now with his brother, G. W., conducts the business under the original name, gen. western agents for the North German Lloyd Steamship Co. Republican. Club: Ger- mania. Recreations: billiards and reading. Res- idence: 637 Fullerton Av. Office: 107 N. Dear- born St.

CLAUSSENIUS, George W., banker and steamship agt .; born New York City, Nov. 19, 1860; son Henry Claussenius (German consul until 1877 and consul of Austro-Hungarian Em- pire from 1882 until 1894 in Chicago) and Jo- hanna (von Tilly ) Claussenius; ed. pub. schools, New York and Chicago, and 3 years' study in Germany. After leaving school engaged in the business of H. Claussenius & Co. (founded by

his father), in banking, foreign exchange and agents for the North German Lloyd Steamship Co., in which business has ever since continued. Clubs: Germania Maennerchor, Chicago Athlet- ic. Recreations: athletic sports. Residence: 1517 LaSalle Av. Office: 107 N. Dearborn St.

CLAY, John, live stock commn .; born Win- field, Berwick-on-Tweed, Scotland, Apr. 24, 1851; son John and Patricia (Thompson) Clay; ed. Wellfield Acad., Duns, Scotland; St. Andrews, Scotland, and Edinburgh Univ .; married High- land Park, Ill., Jan. 5, 1881, Euphemia Forrest; 1 son: John Clay, III. Worked on Scotch farm, 1867; came to America, 1879; settled in Can- ada, becoming mgr. of Canada West Farm Stock Assn., Bow Park, Brantford, Ont .; came to Chi- cago, 1882; organized the firm of Clay & For- rest, May 1, 1883, which was succeeded Jan. 1, 1900, by firm of John Clay & Co., bankers. In Sept. 1886, organized the live stock commn. firm of Clay, Robinson & Co. Clubs: Chicago, Midlothian, etc. Recreations: hunting and golf. Residence: 4030 Lake Av. and Finisterre, East- ern Pt., Gloucester, Mass. Office: The Rookery.

CLAY, William Wilson, architect; born New York City, May 2, 1849; son George and Mary Elenor (Martine) Clay; ed. Taylor's Primary School and 13th St. Grammar School, New York; Coll. of the City of New York, 1869; married New York, Dec. 17, 1876, Alice Gray; 1 son: Wharton. Mem. firm of Wheelock & Clay, 1876- 86, Clay & Dutton, 1886-8, Beers, Clay & Dut- ton, 1888-94; since then alone. Fellow Am. Inst. of Architects and mem. Ill. Chapter of same; mem. Chicago Architects' Business Assn. Independent in politics. Club: Press. Resi- dence: 3145 Rhodes Av. Office: 226 S. LaSalle Street.

CLELAND, Jonas Marshall, piano mfr .; born Jordanville, Herkimer Co., N.Y .. Mar. 4, 1852; son George M. and Amelia (Treadway) Cleland; ed. pub. and private schools, N.Y. State; acads., Fairfield and Clinton, N.Y .; married at Sioux City, Ia., Nov. 29, 1877, Louise D. Peavey; 3 children: George Albert, James Fulton, Mary. Studied law in offices of Hardin & Burrows, Little Falls, N.Y., and with Davenport & Young, Richfield Springs, N.Y .; came west in 1872, and entered office of Currier & Bolton, Sioux City, Ia .; admitted to Ia. bar, 1873, and practiced at Sioux City until 1898; was city atty. of Sioux City, 4 terms (8 years), and mayor of Sioux City, 1886-7, 1888-9, and 1896-7. After coming to Chicago, 1899, was associated with the Ia. Life Ins. Co. and the Nat. Life Ins. Co. U.S.A., until Feb. 1, 1901, when became associated with the Cable Co., mfrs. of pianos and organs, of which is vice-pres. While in Ia. was a mem. of the staff of Gov. Larrabee, later judge-advocate 2d Brigade, Ia. N.G., and during the Spanish- Am. War was major and paymaster, U.S.V. Re- publican. Clubs: Chicago Athletic, South Shore Country, Chicago Automobile. Residence: Hotel Del Prado. Office: Wabash Av. and Jackson Boulevard.

CLELAND, Mckenzie, lawyer; born Delhi, N. Y., Oct. 8, 1860; son William J. and Judith (Wilson) Cleland; A.M., Monmouth (Ill.) Coll., 1882; LL.B., Washington Univ., St. Louis, 1884; married Mary L. Norton, of Lemont, Ill., June 16, 1887; 4 children: Ruth, Jessica, De Witt, Esther. Admitted to bar, June 15, 1884; mem. law firm of Phelps & Cleland, 1897-1906; judge Municipal Court of Chicago, 1906-10. Dir. and gen. counsel Midland Casualty Co. Dir. Moody Bible Inst. United Presbyterian. Republican. Pres. Nat. Probation League and Chicago Men's Alliance. Was pres. Englewood Y.M.C.A. for 6 years. Club: Hamilton. Residence: 6439 Nor- mal Boul. Office: 105 W. Monroe St.

CLEMENT, Allan Montgomery, broker; born Chicago, Oct. 31, 1869; son Austin and Sarah (Montgomery) Clement; grad. Chicago Manual Training School, 1886; married Chicago, 1894, Grace Groves; children: Austin Arthur, Frank-

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lin Groves. Began business career in 1886, and was in the house of Clement, Bane & Co. for 15 years; partner Raymond, Pynchon & Co., stock brokers, 3 years; then partner in Lester, Knee- land & Co., 1 year, which firm, after the death of Mr. Lester, was succeeded by Kneeland, Clement & Curtis, and in Jan. 1907 became Clement, Curtis & Co. Mem. New York and Chicago Stock exchanges, New York Coffee Ex- change, Chicago Board of Trade. Republican. Clubs: Union League, Chicago, Exmoor, Glen View, Midlothian, South Shore Country (dir.). Recreation: golf. Residence: 3967 Lake Av. Of- fice: 211 S. LaSalle St.

CLEMENT, Arthur Austin, sec .- treas. and dir. Am. Wire Fence Co .; born Chicago, Mar. 7, 1873; son Austin and Sarah (Montgomery) Cle- ment; B.S., in chemical engring., Mass. Inst. of Technology, Boston, 1894. With the Am. Cotton Oil Co. of N.J., as chemist and chemical engr. at its different plants 7 years; sec., treas. and dir. Am. Wire Fence Co. since Jan. 1, 1902. Re- publican. Clubs: Chicago Athletic, University, Exmoor. Residence: 3967 Lake Av. Office: 206 S. LaSalle St.

CLEMENT, Nathan L., president Am. Wire Fence Co .; born Ludlow, Vt., Aug. 22, 1849. Came to Chicago in 1870, and engaged in retail clothing business under the firm name of Cle- ment & Co., conducting a store for more than 20 years; assisted in organizing Am. Wire Fence Co., and became pres. upon its incorpora- tion in 1902. Club: Hamilton. Residence: 3500 Ellis Av. Office: 921, 206 S. LaSalle St.

CLEMENT, Willard Kimball, advertising mgr .; born Boston, Mass., July 1, 1863; son Job S. and Mary (Kimball) Clement; A.B., Colby College, Waterville, Me., 1884, A.M., 1887; grad. student univs. of Jena and Leipzig, 1884-8; Ph.D., Univ. of Mich., 1892. Prof. Latin and Greek, Ferry Hall Sem., and instr. in Lake Forest (Il1.) Univ., 1888-90; instr. Latin, Univ. of Mich., 1890-3; prof. Latin and Greek, Univ. of Ida., Moscow, 1893-9; acting prof. Latin, Northwest- ern Univ., Evanston, Ill., 1900-2; advertising mgr. Troy Laundry Machinery Co., Ltd., since 1908. Author: Revision of Smith's Latin Se- lections, 1892; Wagner's Plato's Phædo, 1894; The Use of Enim in Plautus and Terence, 1898. Contbr. to philol. and ednl. jours, and reviews. Mem. Phi Beta Kappa and Delta Upsilon. Re- publican. Presbyterian. Residence: Evanston, Ill. Office: 2261 LaSalle St.

CLENNY, James Edison, mfr .; born Lynn, Ind., June 18, 1854; son John W. and Deborah (Banks) Clenny; ed. Winchester (Ind.) High School, and Dayton (O.) Commercial School; married Winchester, Ind., July 13, 1881, Emma O. Henderson; children: Russell H., Helen M. Was with Crume & Sefton Mfg. Co. as book- keeper, May 13, 1878-Jan. 1, 1888; elected sec. and treas., resigned, Oct. 1, 1888, to organize the J. W. Sefton Mfg. Co., Anderson, Ind., of which was vice-pres. and treas. until July 1889, then sec., treas. and gen. mgr. and since Oct. 1909, 2d vice-pres., treas. and gen. mgr. Dir. Monroe Nat. Bank, Moehle Lithographic Co. (New York), Imperial Brass Co .; vice-pres. and dir. Am. Foil Co. Republican. Residence: 5051 Ellis Av. Office: 1301 W. 35th St.

CLEVELAND, Charles Benson, insurance; born Masonville, N.Y., Fcb. 4, 1845; son Festus P. and Mary (Lyon) Cleveland; removed with parents to Ill., 1855; grad. Rockford High School; served in 153d Ill. Vols. in the Army of the Cumberland in Civil War; married Rock- ford, Ill., Oct. 15, 1867, Theodosia Garrison; 1 daughter: Edith Grace. After leaving army was cashier in a wholesale dry goods store in Rock- ford until 1868, when became cashier in the of- fice of the gen. agt. at Rockford of the New England Mutual Life Ins. Co., with which com- pany has since been identified; came to Chi- cago, 1869, and served in same capacity until 1885; since then gen. agt. Methodist. Mem.

John A. Logan Post G.A.R., Evanston, Ill. Ma- son, Evanston Commandery K.T. Clubs: Union League, Glen View, Evanston. Recreations: golf and traveling. Residence: 1508 'Hinman Av., Evanston. Office: First Nat. Bank Bldg.

CLEVELAND, Chester Emery, lawyer; born Watsonville, Cal., Oct. 30, 1865; son Chester E. and Harriet M. (Crenshaw) Cleveland; ed. dis- trict schools of Warren Co., Ill .; Hedding Coll., Abingdon, Ill., until 1883; married Abingdon, July 26, 1893, Frances E. Merricks; children: Theo. Frances, Chester Emery, Jr. and William Merricks. Studied law in office of Williams, Lawrence & Bancroft, Galesburg, Ill., and of Grier & Dryden, Monmouth, Ill .; admitted to Ill. bar, 1886; practiced at Abingdon, Ill., until 1891, when came to Chicago; became mem. of firm of Cratty, Jarvis & Cleveland, and later practiced alone until Mar. 1904, when became partner in the law firm of Newman, Northrop, Levinson & Becker. Democrat. Mason, Ravens- wood Lodge, Columbia Chapter; Abingdon Lodge, I.O.O.F. Club: Iroquois. Residence: 1962 Wilson Av. Office: Chamber of Commerce.

CLEVELAND, George Henry, physician, ed- itor, publisher; born Adrian, Mich., Feb. 13, 1862; son Charles Monroe and Susan Amanda (Jennings) Cleveland; ed. pub. schools; M.D., Univ. of Mich., 1882; married Ann Arbor, Mich., May 18, 1880, Jane Ann Jolly; children: Charles William, Carlton Edward. Practiced medicine at Coleman, Mich., until about 1885, then at Pentwater, Mich., until Oct. 1890, when came to Chicago. Practiced here till 1892; editor and publisher Clinical Review, 1892-1907; now en- gaged in the publication of med. books. Mem. Chicago Pathological Soc., Therapeutic Club, and Soc. Med. History of Chicago. Episcopa- lian. Democrat. Residence: 3540 W. Monroe St. Office: 1909 Ogden Av.

CLEVELAND, John Durham, life insurance; born Ottawa, Ill., Aug. 4, 1861; son Festus P. and Mary (Lyon) Cleveland; ed. pub. schools, Chicago High School, Chicago Coll. of Phar- macy; married Bertha L. Craig, of Chicago. Feb. 21, 1888; 2 daughters: Antoinette and Mary. Began as clerk in Ill. agency New Eng- land Mutual Life Ins. Co., 1885, later became agent, and has been cashier since 1902. Repub- lican. Methodist. Mason (32°); past grand commander K.T. of Ill .; pres. Triennial Com. 31st Triennial Conclave K.T., 1910; Shriner. Club: Chicago Athletic. Residence: 6977 N. Ashland Boul. Office: 705 First Nat. Bank Bldg.

CLEVELAND, Josiah Francis, land commr .. C.&N .- W.Ry.Co .; born Masonville, N.Y., June 19, 1847; son Rev. F. P. and Mary (Lyon) Cleveland; high school edn .; sergeant Co. H, 153d Ill. Inf., Jan .- Sept. 1865; married Newark, N.J., Nov. 2, 1869, Electa G. Price; married 2d. Chicago, Sept. 25, 1873, Mary E. Frisbie: mar- ried 3d, New Haven, Conn., Aug. 13, 1902, Kate Bradley; children: Augustus Frisbie. Eva Max, Josiah Judson. Clerk in dry goods store, Rock- ford, Ill., 1866-8; bookkeeper for planing mill, New York City, 1868-70; then with Jones & Sel- lers, abstractors, Chicago, until the great Chi- cago fire, Oct. 9, 1871; then with Baird & Brad- ley, conveyancers, to Oct. 1872; chief clerk Howe Sewing Machine Co., 1872-80, handling large line of country collections: since Apr. 1880, with C.&N .- W.Ry.Co .; right of way agent to Apr. 1882; asst. land commr., 1882-97; land commr. since July 1, 1897. Member Board of Edn., Oak Park, 1891-7. Free Trade Repub- lican. Congregationalist. Clubs: Congregation- al, Westward Ho. Residence: 709 Superior St .. Oak Park, Ill. Office: Jackson Boul. and Frank- lin St.

CLEWORTH, Gilbert Drake, clergyman: born Kingsville, Ont., Can., Jan. 14, 1865; son Rev. Thomas and Phebe Elizabeth ( Mills) Cle- worth; ed. high school, Port Hope, Ont., George- town (Ont.) Coll., and Univ. of S.D .: A.B., Northwestern Univ., 1899; married Clara Elix-

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abeth Rose, of Selby, Ont., June 23, 1887; 8 children: Edna Pearle (deceased), Beulah Rose, Thomas Willard, Lorae Vincent, Clarence Will- iam, James Gilbert, Edgar, Earl, Cecil Her- bert. Licensed to preach in M. E. ministry, 1864; preached at Roblin and Marmora, Ont .; supply, Ipswich, Dak. Ty., May-Oct., 1886; pas- tor Ellendale, N.D., 1886-9, Vermillion, S.D., 1889-94, Riverside and Grossdale, Ill., 1894-8, Chicago since 1898, at Ada St. Church, 1898-9, Wabash Av. Church, 1899-1904, Diversey Boul. Church, 1904-9 (built large church), Western Av. Church since Oct. 1909. Mason, Odd Fel- low. Residence: 2313 Jackson Boul.

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The book of Chicagoans, a biographical dictionary of leading living men of the city of Chicago, 1911, Part 43

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