The book of Chicagoans, a biographical dictionary of leading living men of the city of Chicago, 1911, Part 46

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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COLLINS, James Hartnett, consulting and contracting engr .; born Hiram, Portage Co., O., Dec. 17, 1859; son James and Mary (Hartnett) Collins; ed. Hiram Coll., class of 1878; mar- ried Chicago, 1889, Nellie F. Collins; 1 daugh- ter: Olive Marie. Began business career in train service on the Atlantic & Great Western (now the Erie) R.R., as brakeman during the year 1879, and became conductor in 1880; was in- jured in an accident and was given position as telegraph operator on same road in 1881; in 1883 became asst. train despatcher; resigned from the service, came to Chicago and went to work for the Western News Co. as collector; in lake transportation business, 1884-9, in the accounting dept .; in 1889 started in real estate business with S. E. Gross, and in 1891 engaged in the same business for self; was in the bond brokerage business, 1894-1900, then began con- tracting for railroad constrn., becoming pres. Collins Construction Co. Represents foreign investors in railroad properties. Mem. Western Soc. of Engrs. Republican. Catholic. Resi- dence: 640 Webster Av. Office: 112 N. LaSalle Street.

COLLINS, J(ames) Ira, insurance; born Ver- million, Edgar Co., Ill., Jan. 19, 1865; son Ma- thew G. and Sarah (Tilley) Collins; grad. Anti- och Coll., Yellow Springs, O., 1884; married. Taught school in Ill. and S.D. 5 years after leaving coll .; engaged in fire ins. business in Chicago in 1891, and since 1900 a mem. W. G. Lemay & Co., inc., 1909 (of which is sec. and dir.). Congregationalist. Residence: 604 N. Wil- low Av., Austin. Office: 928 Nat. Life Bldg.

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*COLLINS, Lorin Cone, lawyer; see Vol. 1905. Ia., May 25, 1870; son Fernando N. and Mary COLLYER, William Davis, broker in butter Ellen (Shields) Colwell; grad. Morgan Park (Ill.) Acad., 1896; M.D., Rush Med. Coll., 1900; married Chicago, May 5, 1903, Agnes Louise Peterson. Mem. A.M.A., Chicago Med. Soc., Ill. State Med. Soc., Physicians' Club. Independent in politics. Methodist. Residence: 717 Elm- wood Av., Wilmette, Ill. Office: 535 Dearborn Avenue. and eggs; born Andersontown, N.J., June 8, 1856; son Joseph M. and Elizabeth Collyer; ed. pub. school; married Earlville, Ia., Sept. 23, 1881, Margaret A. Kennedy; children: Joseph- ine, Frank, Agnes, Alfred, Herbert. Since leav- ing school has been continuously identified with the trade in butter and eggs, first with A. H. Blake, Manchester, Ia .; then of Collyer & Par- rott, Lincoln, Neb .; afterward mgr. for A. H. Barber & Co., Chicago, then mgr. for produce dept. of C. F. Love & Co., Chicago; since 1899 broker in butter and eggs under firm name of Collyer & Co. U.S. inspector of dairy exports, 1901-5. Republican. Mem. Chicago Assn. of Commerce, Chicago Credit Men's Assn. Presby- terian. Mason; Modern Woodmen of America. Clubs: Ill. Athletic, Evanston Golf, Exmoor Country, Sheridan Club. Recreation: golf: Resi- dence: 524 Hill St., Wilmette, Ill. Office: 202 W. South Water St.

COLNON, John Edward, real estate; born Os- wego, N.Y., July 28, 1863; son Aaron and Cath- erine (Hennessy) Colnon; ed. Oswego public schools; married Helen Neemes, of Chicago, Nov. 28, 1893. Began as bookkeeper for J. W. Kepler, Chicago, 1882-5; with Swift & Co. until 1892; identified with real estate interests since 1892; now senior mem. firm of John E. Colnon & Co. Mem. Chicago Real Estate Board. Demo- crat. Catholic. Residence: 4599 Oakenwald Av. Office: Reaper Blk.

COLVIN, Edwin M., vice-pres. W. F. Hall Printing Co .; born Buchanan, Mich., Aug. 13, 1867; son Wilkerson and Elizabeth (Fraser) Colvin; ed. pub. schools in Mich., Ohio and Ky .; married Clara Fuller, of Buchanan, Mich., Aug. 28, 1888; 4 children: Jay Austin, Edwin Rich- ard, Otis Willard, Ruth Elizabeth. Began in printing business at Buchanan, 1883; came to Chicago, 1885, and was connected with large printing houses until 1899, when became iden- tified with W. F. Hall Printing Co., of which has been vice-pres. since 1908; also vice-pres. Central Typesetting Co. Republican. Methodist. Mason (K.T., Shriner). Club: Chicago Ath- letic. Recreations: motoring, fishing. Resi- dence: 3926 N. 42d Av. Office: Kingsbury and Superior Sts.

*COLVIN, John Henry; see Vol. 1905.

COLVIN, William Gordon, wholesale shoes; born York, Livingston Co., N.Y., Feb. 28, 1865; son John and Martha (Trimble) Colvin; ed. pub. schools, Castile, N.Y .; married Kimball, S.D., Oct. 3, 1888, May E. Morris; 2 children: Ber- tram Morris, Marion. Retail shoe clerk at Cas- tile, N.Y., 1881-3; bank clerk and asst. cashier at Kimball, S.D., 1884-8; in ins. business, 1889- 90; in wholesale shoe trade since 1891; since 1897 treas. the Continent Shoe Co. and its suc- cessor, the Rice & Hutchins Chicago Co., 1910. Mem. Royal League. Republican. Presbyterian. Recreations: golf, tennis. Residence: 6642 Yale Av. Office: 233 W. Monroe St.

COMSTOCK, Fred Samuel, lawyer; born Ke- COLVIN, William Henry, broker; born Chica- nosha, Wis., Aug. 8, 1857; son Samuel F. and go, Sept. 22, 1871; son William Henry and Su- Marie Diadema (Runals) Comstock; Ph.B. (old). Univ. of Chicago (pres. of class), 1879; married Annie I. Lydiard, of Lombard, Ill., Sept. 16, 1890; 3 children: Winfred Lydiard, Lydia Dia- dema, Helen Elizabeth. Admitted to bar, 1885. but devoted most of time to management of corpns. for some years; dir., sec. and treas. Eastern Cuba Development Co .; dir. and sec. Eastern Cuba Plantation Co .; dir. Classen Lig- num Co. Liquidator Dearborn Savings, Loan & Bldg. Assn. and Home Bldg. & Loan Assn. In- dependent in politics. Residence: 5832 Kenmore Av., Edgewater. Office: 1100 Hartford Bldg. sanna (Burt) Colvin; ed. Chicago pub. schools and at Pa. Mil. Coll .; married Chicago, June 1894, Bessie Small; children: Jessica, William Henry, Jr., Donald, Laura J., John R. Began as clerk in Merchants' Nat. Bank, 1889; has been identified almost continuously with the banking business cver since. In 1899 estab- lished for self the present firm of William H. Colvin & Co., stock brokers, of which is now sole principal. Mem. New York Stock Exchange, New York Coffee Exchange, Chicago Stock Ex- change, Chicago Board of Trade. Mason (K.T.). Clubs: Chicago, Union League, Tolleston. Rec- reation: athletics. Residence: 1558 Ridge Av., Evanston, Ill. Office: 106 S. LaSalle St.

COLWELL, Nathan Porter, sec. of the Coun- cil on Med. Edn. of the A.M.A .; born Osccola,

COMAN, Seymour, banker; born Newark, O., May 21, 1852; son Levi Parsons and Martha (Seymour) Coman; was 2 years at Dartmouth Coll. and took law course at Univ. of Mich .; came to Chicago, 1876, and entered law office of William C. Goudy. In 1878 went to Colo. as financial representative for Chicago interests, and later was in business in Tex. In 1891 re- turned to Chicago and started business under firm name of Seymour Coman & Co., commer- cial paper and collateral loans. Companion Mil- itary Order of the Loyal Legion (by inherit- ance). Clubs: Union League, University. Rec- reations: motoring, golf. Residence: University Club. Office: 206 S. LaSalle St.

COMERFORD, Frank, lawyer; born Chicago, Sept. 25, 1875; son Isaac and Jane (Linane) Comerford; ed. West Division High School, Northwestern Univ. Law School and Ill. Coll. of Law (LL.B.); married Mar. 9, 1906, Jean Cowgill, of Black Hills, S.D. Prominent in prac- tice of law; miscellaneous contributor to news- papers and magazines, and well known as lec- turer. Independent Democrat. Nominated for Senator from 2d District by Dem. party, 1900; defeated. Nominated and elected, as Democrat, for Representative from 2d District, 1904; ex- pelled by Ill. Legislature, Feb. 8, 1905, for at- tacking alleged corrupt methods notorious at Springfield; special election was called by Gov. Deneen; reëlected as independent, Apr. 4, 1905, and returned to house. Active on platform for a number of years as advocate of political re- form measures; police atty. of Chicago under Mayor Dunne. Club: Press. Residence: 2009 W. 12th St. Boul. Office: Ashland Blk.

COMES, Charles Walter, sec. Armour & Com- pany; born New York, Dec. 8, 1847; son William D. and Elizabeth S. (Osborn) Comes; ed. pub. schs. of New York; married Mary L. Bickford, of Chicago, Mar. 9, 1876. Bookkeeper and cash- ier, Armour & Company, in New York, Oct. 1866-Sept. 1868; came to Chicago and continued in similar position, 1868-85; on Board of Trade in personal ventures, 1885-90; since with Ar- mour & Company as office mgr. Independent in politics. Club: Chicago. Recreation: reading. Residence: Virginia Hotel. Office: Home Ins. Building.

COMPTON, Alfred McDonald; deceased; see Vol. 1905.

COMSTOCK, Charles G., vice-pres. Otis Ele- vator Co. Clubs: Chicago, Union League, Chica- go Athletic, Mid-Day, Onwentsia, Midlothian. Residence: 4847 Lake Av. Office: Ry. Exchange.

COMSTOCK, William Charles, grain merchant and capitalist; born Oswego Co., N.Y., Oct. 20. 1847; son Charles and Julia J. (Sprague) Com- stock; ed. Northwestern Univ .; married 1868; widower since 1902. Has been resident of Er-

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anston and Chicago since 1861, and since 1868 identified with Board of Trade operations. Mem. Chicago Board of Trade. Republican. Clubs: Chicago, Chicago Golf, Homewood Country. Recreations: golf, travel, reading. Residence: Auditorium Hotel. Office: Board of Trade.

COMSTOCK, William Hunt, coal merchant; born Cincinnati, O., Jan. 29, 1854; son William H. and Catharine (Foote) Comstock; ed. pub. schs. of Cincinnati, O., and Hartford, Conn., and business coll., Carlisle, Pa .; unmarried. In cler- ical position in various lines in Baltimore un- til 1882; came to Chicago and became a mem. of France & Co., shippers of coal, until 1888; mfg. window blinds and awnings, 1889-90; with Coxe Bros. & Co., coal, 1890-1905, and since then pres. and treas. Cross Creek Coal Co. Repub- lican. Episcopalian. Clubs: Chicago, Union, Chi- cago Golf. Recreations: golf, fishing. Resi- dence: 51 Washington Pl. Office: 1601 Marquette Building.

CONDEE, Leander D., lawyer; born Athens Co., O., Sept. 26, 1847; son Henry M. and Jane (Rickey) Condee; ed. St. Paul's Acad., Kanka- kee, Ill .; LL.B., Univ. of Mich., 1868; married Martha J. Waterbury. Admitted to bar, 1868; practiced law at Butler, Bates Co., Mo., 1869- 73; since in Chicago; atty. for Village of Hyde Park, 1879-83; for town of Hyde Park, 1891-4; elected senator from 2d District of Ill., 1880; nominee for judge Superior Court, 1892, Circuit Court, 1904, but defeated with ticket; Repub- lican. Methodist. Clubs: Union League, Ken- wood. Residence: 4552 Woodlawn Av. Office: 35 N. Dearborn St.

CONDEE, Ralph Waterbury, lawyer: born Cleveland, O., Oct. 4, 1877; son Leander D. and Martha (Johnson) Condee; early edn. pub. schools; LL.B., Northwestern Univ. Law School, 1900; married Jan. 25, 1908, Ruth A. Hanecy. Admitted to Ill. bar, 1900, and engaged in prac- tice in partnership with father, firm of Condee & Condee, until Aug. 1906; now in law dept. Am. Radiator Co. Republican. Club: Kenwood. Residence: 4640 Lake Av. Office: 816 S. Michi- gan Av.

CONDON, James Gregory, atty. at law; born Bloomington, Ill., Nov. 28, 1871; son William and Maria (McNamara) Condon; grad. St. Via- tor's Coll., Kankakee, Ill., 1892; LL.B., Ill. Wes- leyan Univ., Bloomington, 1894; married Lucy Daltom, of Bloomington, June 30, 1897; chil- dren: Marian, Jane. Admitted to the Ill. bar in 1894, and practiced at Bloomington until 1895, when came to Chicago and has since been ac- tively engaged in practice here; mem. firm of Ryan & Condon since 1908. Asst. pros. atty. City of Chicago, 1898-1900; trial atty. in city atty.'s office, 1900-2. Democrat. Catholic. Mem. Ill. State Bar Assn., Chicago Bar Assn. Mem. Knights of Columbus. Clubs: Iroquois (pres. 1910-11), Chicago Athletic, Edgewater Golf, Law, Charlevoix. Recreations: golf, horseback riding, motoring. Residence: 6234 Winthrop Av. Office: 721 First Nat. Bank Bldg.

CONDRON, Theodore Lincoln, civil engr .; born Washington, D.C., Apr. 16, 1866; son Rev. George M. and Abby (Smith) Condron; ed. pri- vate and pub. schools of Washington, to 1879; C.E., Rose Polytechnic Inst., Terre Haute, Ind., 1890, received Master's degree, 1894; married Terre Haute, June 9, 1896, Grace E. Layman; children: Tolman, Helen, Arnold. Asst. engr. on reconstruction of Burlington bridge over Miss. River for C.,B.&Q.R.R., 1890-1; instructor engr- ing. dept. Washington Univ., St. Louis, Mo., and with Mr. Robert Moore, consulting engr., St. Louis, 1892-4; resident engr. of the Pittsburgh Testing Laboratory, Ltd., 1894-1900. In 1900 began practice as a designing and consulting engr., designing bridges and buildings for C.& E.I.R.R .. M.&O.R.R., M.,K.&T.Ry., also. for pri- vate owners and architects; since 1906 senior mem. firm of Condron & Sinks, civil engrs. Mem. Am. Soc. of Civil Engrs., Western Soc. of

Engrs., Am. Ry. Engring. and Maintenance or Way Assn., Am. Soc. for Testing Materials. Re- publican. Clubs: Engineers', Union League, Westward Ho Golf. Residence: 212 S. Scoville Av., Oak Park, Ill. Office: Monadnock Blk.

CONEY, Gurden Herbert, mortgage banker; born Elmhurst, Ill., Mar. 16, 1875; son William and Harriet (Groves) Coney; ed. pub. sch. of Elmhurst, Ill .; unmarried. Began business ca- reer as clerk in a real estate office in 1895, in which remained until 1902; became identified with the Colonial Trust & Savings Bank in 1902, as mgr. of its loan dept., becoming asst. cashier in 1904 and cashier in 1905, in which capacity continued until 1907, when he resigned to engage in mortgage banking business on own account under firm name of G. H. Coney & Co., in which has since remained; dir. Colonial Trust & Savings Bank. Independent in politics. Episcopalian. Mason. Residence: Hotel Metro- pole. Office: Borland Bldg.

CONGDON, Charles Bowen, grain commn. merchant; born in Worcester Co., Mass., Mar. 11, 1853; son Joseph and Eliza Congdon; ed. pub. schs. of Mass .; married Cynthia Willsie, of Chicago, 1876; 1 son and 4 daughters. Came to Chicago in 1873; mem. Chicago Bd. of Trade since 1874; now senior mem. grain commn. firm of Congdon & Steever. Alderman 1st Ward, Ev- anston, Ill. Clubs: Union League, Evanston Country, University of Evanston, Glen View Golf. Recreations: golf, fishing, other outdoor sports; also interested in farming. Residence: 1427 Judson Av., Evanston, Ill. Office: Board of Trade.

CONGER, Romaine Marvin, real estate; born Palmyra, Wis., June 11, 1851; son Marvin E. and Mary (Barnes) Conger; ed. pub. schools; married Chicago, Addie Fennimore. Came to Chicago, 1878, and was a commercial salesman for Cleveland, Cummings & Shelly 1 year, then with Jos. H. Walker & Co. until 1889; since then in real estate business for self. Episcopa- lian. Club: Illinois. Residence: Greenwood Inn, Evanston, Ill. Office: Chamber of Commerce.

CONINE, Henry Voorhees, treas. and mgr. Western Valve Co .; born Brooklyn, Nov. 7, 1865; son Granden and Emeline (Mount) Co- nine; ed. Brooklyn pub. schs .; married Matie Belle Newton, of Chicago, Sept. 26, 1895; 2 daughters: Gertrude E., Louise E. In employ of Fairbanks Co., New York, 1881-Nov. 29, 1890; came to Chicago, Dec. 1, 1890, to take charge of Western Valve Co., of which is treas., mgr. and dir .; dir. Waugh Draft Gear Co. Republic- an. Presbyterian. Clubs: Edgewater Country, Edgewater Golf. Recreations: golf, motoring. Residence: 5249 Kenmore Av. Office: 173 W. Lake St.

CONKEY, Walter Blakesley, printer and pub- lisher; born Sterling, Ont. (Canada West), July 13, 1858; son Willard and Emma (Blakesley) Conkey; ed. pub. schools; married Kate Phil- lips; children: Walter, Henry, Jane P. Learned trade of printer in Chicago and as a very young man started in business on his own account on a small scale; pushed the business, adding new depts., until he had built up the W. B. Conkey Co., of which he has been pres. from the start, now having one of the largest publishing, print- ing and book binding plants in the country, at Hammond, Ind., and general offices in Chicago. Has printed some of the largest books and most extensive editions ever turned out in this coun- .try. Has been a prominent and active mem. of the Typothetæ. Also pres. Franklin Printing & Publishing Co. Was a dir. of Ill. Mfrs.' Assn. 12 years, and pres. for 6 years; mem. S.A.R., Soc. Colonial Wars. Clubs: Union League, Chi- cago Athletic, Chicago Press, Church. Mason; Shriner, St. Bernard Commandery; life mem. New York Chapter. Residence: 5518 East End Av. Office: Marquette Bldg.

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Grand Gulf, Miss., Oct. 14, 1849; son Elijah nell; ed. pub. schools of Hatley and acad. at and Harriet (Wilson) Conklin; ed. pub. and pri- East Hatley, Can .; married Montrose, Pa., Sept. 20, 1877, Fanny A. Mulford; children: Charles Mulford, Philip Graham. Came to Chicago, 1861, as cashier for W. F. Coolbaugh & Co., bankers; cashier Union Nat. Bank, 1863-71; since 1872 engaged in business as contractor for pub. works, and now pres. of The Fitz Sim- ons & Connell Co. Sec .- treas. Great Lakes Tug and Dredge Owners' Protective Assn., and Ill. Dredging Co. Republican. Clubs: Chicago, Ev- anston, Glen View. Residence: Evanston, Il1. Office: Tacoma Bldg. vate schs. in Miss. and Pinkerton Acad., Derry, N.H .; married Bessie Cleland, of Natchez, Miss., Oct. 6, 1875; 4 daughters: Bessie (Mrs. H. A. Woodbury, Council Bluffs, Ia.), Julia (Mrs. A. Bromley Allen), Louise (Mrs. R. A. Campbell), Alice. Engaged in mercantile business, North Platte, Neb., 1875-86; cashier First Nat. Bank, North Platte, 1886-92; credit officer Prairie State Bank, Chicago, 1894-1904; cashier Prairie Nat. Bank, 1904-10; cashier Prairie State Bank since Aug. 1910. Independent in politics. Pres- byterian. Mason. Residence: 327 N. Central Av. Office: 641 Washington Boul.

CONKLING, Allen, mfr., inventor; born Fort Plain, N.Y., Dec. 21, 1852; son Daniel Rose Howe and Ann Maria (Lovejoy) Conkling; ed. pub. school, acad. and commercial coll., at Fort Plain, N.Y. Clerk, 1871-3, chief accountant, 1873- 82, Merchants Nat. Bank, Albany, N.Y .; was one of dirs., and was elected gen. mgr., 1882, Troy Laundry Machinery Co .; began to mfr. laundry machinery in Chicago, 1885. Sold out interest in Troy Laundry Machinery Co., 1901, and established the Conkling Chemical Co. and the Conkling Machinery Co., for the mfr. of soaps, chemicals and laundry machinery, of which he is inventor and patentee; now pres. the Conkling Co. Republican. Club: Chicago Athletic. Residence: Auditorium Hotel. Office: 96th St. and Erie Av.

CONKLING, Benjamin Hixon, insurance; born Newburgh, N.Y., Jan. 1, 1855; son Hixon and Angeline (Walsh) Conkling; ed. pub. schools of Newburgh, N.Y .; married Louisville, Ky., Jan. 26, 1886, L. J. Murphey. Came to Chicago in 1884; went into business with George F. Kim- ball, on Apr. 1, 1886; remained with him until Jan. 1, 1890, when associated with James W. Nye, representing the Am. Casualty Co., and re- mained with him until Nov. 1893. On Dec. 1, 1893, took the general agency (which still holds) of the London Guarantee and Accident Co., for Ill., Ind. and Mo., and at same date formed the firm of Conkling, Price & Webb, general ins. agts. Served with the N.Y. State Militia for 7 years. Republican. Clubs: Ken- wood, Chicago Athletic, Chicago Yacht, South Shore Country. Recreation: fond of horses. Residence: 4925 Woodlawn Av. Office: N.Y. Life Building.

CONLEY, John W., retired broker. Clubs: Chicago, South Shore Country. Residence: 4535 Grand Boul.

CONLEY, Thomas Joseph, physician and sur- geon; born Whitewater, Wis., Mar. 4, 1859; son Patrick and Catharine (Diamond) Conley; ed. pub. grammar and high schs .; M.D., Rush Med. Coll., Chicago, 1885; married Laura Sexauer, of Chicago; 3 children: Thomas Joseph, Catherine, Marcella. Asst. physician Cook Co. Insane Asy- lum, 1885-6; med. supt. Cook Co. Infirmary, 1887-9; was surgeon to Cook Co. Hosp. several times and now on consulting staff; surgeon and treas. West Side Hosp .; surgeon to Ill. Post- Grad. Med. School and Hosp. Mem. A.M.A., III. State Med. Soc., Chicago Med. Soc. Catholic. Club: Westward Ho. Residence: 2256 Kedzie Boul. Offices: 32 N. State St. and 1975 Milwau- kee Av.

CONLON, Andrew Aloysius, physician; born Worcester, Mass., Jan. 11, 1862; son Patrick D. and Margaret (Lavin) Conlon; grad. Worcester (Mass.) High School; M.D., Bellevue Hosp. Med. Coll., New York, 1885; married Chicago, Oct. 13, 1899, Mary Louise Linebarger. Practiced medi- cine in Worcester, Mass., some years after graduation; removed to Chicago, 1894; associ- ated with Chicago Health Dept. since 1899. Mem. Chicago Med. Soc., A.M.A. Residence and Office: 4433 Evanston Av.

CONNELL, Charles John, contractor; born Hatley, Stanstead Co., Que., Mar. 31, 1839; son David and Margaret Graham (Macfarlane) Con-

CONNERY, Francis Daniel, city clerk; born Chicago, Apr. 12, 1867; son William Martin and Mary (Tobin) Connery; ed. St. Stephen's (paro- chial) School and St. Patrick's (commercial) Acad., Chicago, district school, Hamilton Co., Ia., pub. night school, Chicago; married Ellen Gertrude Osborne, of Chicago, Nov. 26, 1891; 6 children: Ellen Marie, Marie Jeannette, Francis Daniel, Jr., Vivian, Dorothy, John Joseph (de- ceased). Began as clerk for King & Bogle, coal merchants, 1883; clerk and cashier, Silver Creek & Morris Coal Co., 1884-9; clerk and asst. sec., James , W. Thatcher Coal Co., at Omaha, Neb., 1889; dock supt., Silver Creek & Morris Coal Co., at West Superior, Wis., 1890-1; traveling salesman, dock supt. and purchasing agt., Pea- body Coal Co., Chicago, 1892-1907; purchasing agt., Miami Coal Co., Chicago, 1907-9. Alder- man, 28th Ward, Chicago, 1901-3 and 1907-9; now city clerk, city of Chicago. Democrat. Catholic. Mem. Columbian Knights, Knights of Maccabees, Knights of Columbus, Loyal Order of Moose, Catholic Order of Foresters. Clubs: Illinois, Ill. Athletic. Recreation: baseball. Resi- dence: 2702 N. Washtenaw Av. Office: City Hall.

CONNERY, John Tobin, coal merchant; born Bristol, R.I., Jan. 10, 1861; son William M. and Mary E. (Tobin) Connery; ed. Chicago pub. and private schools and Chicago Athenæum; mar- ried Chicago, June 9, 1886, Mary E. Daly; chil- dren: Mae E., Marguerite, Lillian, Edwin F. Be- gan in 1878 as yard clerk for E. L. Hedstrom & Co., coal; cashier and bookkeeper, Silver Creek & Morris Coal Co., 1881-4; sec., same co., 1884- 94; mgr. Youghiogheny & Lehigh Coal Co., 1894- 1904; since June 1, 1904, pres. Miami Coal Co., miners. Democrat. Catholic. Mem. Royal Ar- canum, Knights of Columbus, Catholic Order of Foresters. Residence: 5228 Sheridan Rd. Office: McCormick Bldg.

CONNOR, Frank Hughes, live stock commn .; born Warsaw, Ill., May 27, 1865; son Benjamin F. and Elizabeth (Lamb) Connor; ed. public schools of Warsaw, Ill .; married Warsaw, Ill., June 20, 1894, Evalyn Hill; 1 son: Ronnoc Hill Connor. Was engaged in wholesale auction and commn. business as employe of O. J. Lewis & Co., St. Louis, Mo., 1882-4; from 1884 to 1890 was engaged in Kan., Colo. and Wyo. in bank- ing and ranching, in employ of various banks and live stock cos., including the live stock commn. firm of Clay, Robinson & Co., and the live stock loan firm of John Clay & Co., both of Chicago; was mgr. of banks in Neb., 1890-6: came to Chicago, 1897, and became mem. of firms of John Clay & Co., and of Clay, Robin- son & Co. Dir. Chicago Charity Hosp. Clubs: Chicago, Chicago Athletic, Midlothian. Recrea- tions: golf, hunting. Residence: 5645 Woodlawn Av. Office: The Rookery.

CONOVER, Abram Beekman, treas. John A. Roebling's Sons Co .; born Harlingen, Somerset Co., N.J., Apr. 20, 1861; son Abram Beekman and Rebecca (Cox) Conover: ed. pub. schools in N.J .; married Anna Slack, of Yardley, Pa., Dec. 20, 1888. Worked on farm until 21; then clerked in grocery store, Trenton, N.J .; became identi- fied with John A. Roebling's Sons Co., in 1883: came to Chicago for co. in 1888 and was elected treas. in 1905. Republican. Methodist. Mason. Clubs: Chicago Athletic, Chicago Automobile. South Shore Country. Recreation: motoring.

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Residence: $34 E. 51st St. Office: 165 W. Lake Co., of Boston, from 1885, and mgr. of heating Street.

CONOVER, Charles H., vice-pres. Hibbard, Spencer, Bartlett & Co .; born waston, Pa., July 12, 1847; removed with parents to Buffalo, N.Y., at age of 12; ed. pub. and high schools. Began business career in 1865 in employ of Pratt & Co., hardware, Buffalo, N.Y .; in 1871 came to Chicago and entered in the employ of Hibbard & Spencer as buyer; upon incorporation of Hib- bard, Spencer, Bartlett & Co. in 1881 became dir. and sec. of the co., later adding the duties of gen. mgr., until 1904, when became vice-pres. Was dir. 1st Nat. Bank, 1900-2; now dir. Nat. Bank of the Republic. Clubs: Chicago, Chicago Athletic, Commercial, Onwentsia, Glen View, Saddle and Cycle, Caxton. Residence: 1520 N. State St. Office: State St. Bridge.

CONOVER, George Walker, purchasing agt .; born Warren Co., O., July 25, 1857; son Joseph and Catharine (Barkalow) Conover; ed. at Northern Ind. Normal School, Valparaiso; mar- ried Valparaiso, Apr. 20, 1881, Kate N. Sayles; children: Harry S., G. Raymond. Taught in district schools of Butler Co., O., 1876-80; en- gaged in retail hardware business at Valpa- raiso, 1880-5; came to Chicago and became as- sociated with the Chicago Telephone Co. in the contract dept .; later mgr. Home Telegraph Co. of Kan .; returned to Chicago and became pur- chasing agt. for the Electrical Supply Co., and afterward engaged in independent business as a gen. purchasing and forwarding agt. for tele- phone, electric ry. and other elec. material. Dir. General Engring. Co. Republican. Congrega- tionalist. Clubs: Birchwood Country, Birchwood Golf. Recreation: reading. Residence: 1527 Chase Av. Office: Merchants' Loan and Trust Building.

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The book of Chicagoans, a biographical dictionary of leading living men of the city of Chicago, 1911, Part 46

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