The book of Chicagoans, a biographical dictionary of leading living men of the city of Chicago, 1911, Part 47

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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CONOVER, Lawrence Peterson, lawyer; born Dayton, O., Mar. 18, 1863; son Harvey and Ellen M. (Pease) Conover; A.B., Univ. of Wis., 1885, LL.B., 1887; married Madison, Wis., Sept. 13, 1886, Isabel C. Storer; children: Mary S., Har- vey, George S., Richard A. Admitted to Ill. bar, 1887; since then engaged in general practice in Chicago. Attorney for village of Hinsdale, Ill. Pres. DuPage Co. Bar Assn. Republican. Uni- tarian. Clubs: Hinsdale, University. Residence: Hinsdale, Ill. Office: Tacoma Bldg.

CONRAD, Charles Henry, tea and coffee mer- chant; born Janesville, Wis., May 28, 1874; son John Henry and Eugenia (Barker) Conrad; B.L., Univ. of Michigan, 1895; married Duluth, Minn., Aug. 23, 1900, Betty Brearley. After leaving coll. became a salesman and asst. cred- it man for Bell, Conrad & Co .; mem. firm J. H. Conrad & Co., importers and jobbers of teas, coffees and spices, and sole owner of that busi- ness since the death of his father in 1898. Re- publican. Mem. Alpha Delta Phi. Clubs: Uni- versity, Chicago Athletic, South Shore Coun- try, Homewood Country. Recreations: athletic sports and travel. Residence: 3940 Lake Av. Office: 87 E. Lake St.

CONRAD, Martin, gen. agt. Peter Schuttler Co .; born Utica, N.Y., 1844. Studied law in law dept. Lake Forest (Ill.) Univ .; married Frances A. Osborn, of Chicago. Served as private Co. C, 13th Wis. Inf. in Civil War. Atty. and gen. agt. of the Peter Schuttler Co., mfrs. of wag- ons, for many years. Formerly vice-pres. Il1. State Bd. of Agr .; trustee Univ. of Ill., 1901-3, Author: Forestry for Profit; Hints on the Law of Contracts; Agency and Bailments. Resi- dence: Auditorium Hotel. Office: 22d and Rock- well Sts.

CONVERSE, Clarence Myron, pres. Chicago Heater & Supply Co .; born Rindge, N.H., Nov. 19, 1856; son Ebenezer and Sarah (Darling) Converse; ed. pub. schools of N.H. and in Ap- pleton Acad., New Ipswich. N.H. After leaving school engaged in sale of heaters, radiators, etc., at Fitchburg, Mass., until 1885, when came to Chicago; was western mgr. Magee Furnace

dept. of the J. L. Mott Iron Works for 5 years; then manufactured radiators until 1900, when the Chicago Heater & Supply Co. was organized and became its pres .; also dir. in two other cos. Republican. Mem. Plymouth Congregational Church, and was for many years one of supts. of Armour Mission. Mason (32°), K.T. Clubs: Hamilton, Ill. Athletic, Congregational. Recre- ation: driving. Residence: 3801 Grand Boul. Office: 156 N. Dearborn St.

CONVERSE, Edmond De Witt, physician; born Princeton, Ill., July 9, 1853; son Dr. William and Elizabeth (Burr) Converse; grad. at Prince- ton High School; attended Knox Coll., Gales- burg, Ill .; M.D., Northwestern Univ. Med. Coll., 1874; married Millie Waterman, of Chicago, 1882; 1 son: William W. Apptd., 1874, house surgeon at Mercy Hosp. and later was house physician in U.S. Marine Hosp. in Lake View; then apptd. surgeon for C.&N.W.Ry .; pursued studies at Columbia Univ., New York, gradu- ating 1876; was asst. physician in Ill. Southern State Hosp. for the Insane, 3 years, and left that position to become surgeon in med. dept. of the Mo. Pacific Ry., 1879, running west from At- chison, Kan .; also served later as pres. of the U.S. Examining Board of Pensions, and as divi- sion surgeon of the U.P.Ry.Co .; engaged in practice in Chicago since 1892. Mem. Chicago Med. Soc., Ill. State Med Soc., and Beta Theta Pi. Mason, K.P., Odd Fellow. Residence: Ber- wyn, Ill. Office: 3038 Groveland Av.

CONVERSE, William Adelbert, secretary and chem. dir. Dearborn Drug & Chem. Works; born Pioneer, O., Aug. 31, 1862; son Ebenezer Pratt and Frances E. (Brower) Converse; ed. public schs. of Ohio; Ph.G., Chicago Coll. of Pharmacy, 1889; married Emma E. Conklin, of Montpelier, O., Sept. 10, 1887; 1 daughter: Ethel Fern. Be- gan in drug store at Pioneer, O .. at age of 12, continuing until 1887, when came to Chicago and matriculated in the pharmacy dept. Univ. of Ill., and followed his profession as pharma- cist, with Dr. T. N. Jamieson, until 1896; be- came identified with the Dearborn Drug & Chem. Works, as chem. dir., 1896, and has been sec. and chem. dir. since 1907. Expert in sub- jects of waters and lubricants. Mem. American Chem. Soc. (sec. Chicago Section 6 yrs. and chmn. 1 yr.), Am. Electrochem. Soc., Western Soc. of Engrs., Western Ry. Club. Independ- ent in politics. Mason (Blue Lodge). Club: Chicago Athletic. Recreations: golf and motor- ing. Residence: 4320 Greenwood Av. Office: 2005 McCormick Bldg.

CONWAY, Edwin Stapleton, vice-pres. W. W. Kimball Co .; born Province of Ontario, Can., 30 miles from Detroit, Mich., 1850; moved to Wis. at age of 7, and from there to Lake City, Minn., where he remained until 1868; ed. com- mon schools and at the Wesleyan Seminary, West Eau Claire, Wis. Became connected, in 1871, with W. W. Kimball & Co., pianos; sold pianos and organs on commn., through Wis. and Minn., 1871-3; general agent in full charge of Kimball business in Wis. and Minn., 1873-6; in charge of wholesale business of firm in Chi- cago, 1876-82; firm was incorporated as W. W. Kimball Co., 1882; sec., 1882-1905, vice-pres. since 1905. Dir. Union Bag & Paper Co., New York. Republican. Baptist. Clubs: Union League, Chicago Athletic, Oak Park, Marquette. Resi- dence: 226 Maple Av., Oak Park, Ill. Office: 302 S. Wabash Av.

CONWAY, Richard Francis, contractor; born Kilkenny, Ireland, Nov. 1, 1839; son Richard and Mary (Power) Conway; came with parents to U.S., locating at Fall River, Mass., 1852, and in Chicago, 1855; ed. common schools; married Chicago, 1862, Sarah E. Young; children: Rich- ard (deceased), Kate, Marian Isabella (Mrs. I. J. McCarthy), Helen; married 2d, Chicago, 1886, Mary E. Fisher; children: Rose, Alice, Florence, Agnes, Blanche, Margareth, Ruth, Richard F.

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Began in the grain business in 1859; since 1871, it all over the western country; supt. for the engaged as contractor, and since 1894, pres. and co. at St. Louis, Mo., until 1902, when came to Chicago to take present position as general supt. Club: Union League. Recreations: motor- ing and other outdoor diversions. Residence: 5124 Jefferson Av. Office: 111 W. Jackson Boul. dir. of R. F. Conway & Co., and also of the In- ternat. Asphalt Co. Mem. Royal Arcanum. Res- idence: 6200 Sheridan Rd. Office: 730, 133 W. Washington St.

COOK, see also Cooke.

COOK, Arthur B., wall paper merchant; born Salem, Mich., Dec. 11, 1858; son L. D. and Lucy Cook; grad. Flint High School, 1877, and 2 years in Univ. of Mich .; married last, Kathleen L. Calhoun; children: Madeline A., Allan L., Florence H., James A. Began as commercial traveler, 1880-99; in business in Louisville, Ky., 1899-1901; mgr. Chicago dept. of M. H. Birge & Sons Co., Buffalo, N.Y., wall paper, since July 1, 1901. Mem. Phi Kappa Psi. Mason, K.T., Shriner. Clubs: Ill. Athletic (life), South Shore Country. Residence: 5225 Kimbark Av. Office: 57 E. Lake St.

COOK, Ernest Clarence, lumber merchant; born Galesburg, Ill., Feb. 27, 1861; son William and Mary (Sherwood) Cook; ed. in Chicago pub. schs .; married 1st, Clara Nelson (died July 4, 1898); 2d, Minerva Griffith, of Chicago, Aug. 2, 1902; 1 son: Roy Almeron. Resident of Chicago since 1871, office boy and later bookkeeper with Waldo, Schillo & Chandler; later employed by Dean, Bader & Co., and City Lumber Co., until 1901; sec. Kurz & Cook Lumber Co., 1901-4; en- gaged in lumber business with John Bader and Peter Peterson, wholesale lumber, under the firm name of E. C. Cook & Co., since 1904. Re- publican. Mem. K.P. Club:Wauksaink Country. Recreation: golf. Residence: Desplaines, Ill. Office: 1042 W. North Av.

COOK, Ezra Asher, stationer, publisher, etc .; born Windsor, Conn., Nov. 5, 1841; son Ezra Sprague and Permilia (Milks) Cook; ed. pub. schools and Wheaton Coll .; served nearly 3 years in Union Army; was wounded and dis- charged; married Wheaton, Ill., Maria Eliza- beth Blanchard; children: Mary Amelia, Julia Elizabeth, Ezra Albert, Hannah Williston, Grace Eloise, Jonathan Blanchard, David Maurice, Ly- man Joseph, Ethel Marguerite, Helen Geral- dine. Since 1867 has been engaged in business in Chicago as mfg. stationer, publisher and blank book mfr. and printer. Prohibitionist. Congregationalist. Mem. Am. Bible Soc., Chi- cago City Mission Soc. Trustee of Wheaton Coll. Recreation: missionary work. Residence: Wheaton, Ill. Office: 359 River St.

COOK, George Washington, dentist; born Ful- ton, Ky., Jan. 19, 1866; son Thomas W. and Elizabeth Bush Cook; ed. public schools and State Normal School; spent 2 years in med. coll. prep. to study of dentistry; D.D.S., State Univ. of Ia., 1890. In practice of dentistry since 1890; prof. oral surgery, Northwestern Coll. of Dental Surgery, 1898; prof. histology, 1899, prof. bacteriology and pathology, 1900, Ill. Den- tal Coll .; now . bacteriologist, pathologist and prof. therapeutics, and dean Coll. of Dentistry, Univ. of Ill .; also prof. oral surgery, Dearborn Med. Coll. Mem. Chicago Dental Soc. (pres., 1900), Odontographic Soc. of Chicago, Odonto- logical Soc., Chicago, Ill. State Dental Soc., Nat. Dental Assn. Was mem. 2d, 3d and 4th Inter- nat. Dental Congresses. Regular contributor to dental literature several years; editor Am. Den- tal Journal; mem. editorial com. The Plexus, monthly organ of the med. and dental depts., Univ. of Ill. Residence: 5221 Jefferson Av. Of- fice: 47th St. and Kenwood Av.

COOK, John C., physician, deceased; see Vol. 1905.

COOK, Theodore Philander, gen. supt. West- ern Union Telegraph Co .; born near Nashville, Tenn .; son Philander and Mary A. Cook; ed. pub. schools of Ia .; married Bowling Green, Mo., Elizabeth Sanderson; 1 son: Morris T. Bo- gan as an operator for the Western Union Tel- egraph Co. 40 years ago, and has since served

COOK, William Champion, banker; born at Dickinson Center, N.Y., Aug. 18, 1869; son Charles and Louisa (Champion) Cook; ed. Hi- ram (O.) College, and Western Reserve Univ., Cleveland, O .; married Tiffin, O., June 28, 1894, Matilda Elizabeth Miller; children: Margaret Ruth, Lois Clara Marie, Florence Matilda and Esther. First experience in banking was in 1893, during panic times, at Tiffin, O., in the accounting dept., advancing through various positions to cashier; came to Chicago in 1898, and was made cashier of the Produce Exchange Bank, which was consolidated with the West- ern State Bank, in which became asst. cashier, and when that bank was merged in the West- ern Trust & Savings Bank, was made cashier of the latter; now vice-pres. same. Republican. Mem. Memorial Church of Christ. Clubs: Union League, Chicago Athletic, Hamilton, Bankers', South Shore Country, Beverly Country. Recre- ations: travel, fishing, hunting and golf. Resi- dence: 7232 Euclid Av. Office: The Rookery.

COOKE, see also Cook.

COOKE, Andrew, banker; born Waukegan, Ill., May 9, 1878; son Homer and Sarah A. (Simmons) Cooke; grad. Lake Forest (Ill.) Acad., 1895; A.B., Northwestern Univ., 1899; married Alleah Werner, of Chicago; children: Dorothy and Mary. Identified with N. W. Har- ris & Co. and its successor, the Harris Trust & Savings Bank, since 1899, becoming vice-pres., Jan. 1910. Clubs: University, Mid-Day. Mem. Phi Delta Theta fraternity. Residence: 4458 Drexel Boul. Country Residence: Antioch, Il1. Office: Harris Trust Bldg.

COOKE, Charles F., brewer; born Chicago, Aug. 27, 1865; son John S. and Charlotte Har- mon (Rowland) Cooke; ed. St. Patrick's Acad., Skinner (pub.) School, St. Ignatius Coll., Sou- der's Business Coll .; married Chicago Nov. 15, 1888, Elizabeth A. Downey; children: John V., Charles F., Jr., Reginald, James T., Charlotte. Esther M., Elizabeth, Mary, William D. and Tenard Nicholas. Started to work for Mon- heimer & Cooke, 1880, at age of 14; entered the Cooke Brewing Co., as sec., 1884; became vice-pres., 1899, and early in 1904 purchased all interests in the co. outside of the Cooke hold- ings and became pres. In 1899 succeeded father as pres. and treas. of the Ara Glen Co., and so continues; pres. and treas. Cooke Distributing Co .; treas. LeCompte Coupler Co .; also dir. and officer in other corpns. Democrat. Catholic. Clubs: Chicago Athletic. Chicago Yacht, Friday Fish. Residence: 3938 Grand Boul. Office: 27th St. and Brewery Av.

COOKE, Marcus Eber, grain commn .: born Ulster Co., N.Y., Apr. 6, 1858; son Chester W. and Mary (Merwin) Cooke: came to Ill. from Kingston, N.Y., in 1860; ed. high school of Man- teno, Ill .; married Sheldon. Ill., 1878, Winifred Barry; married 2d, New York, Feb. 22, 1890. Edith Flynn: 1 daughter: Gold (Mrs. J. C. Simm). Resided and was engaged in mercan- tile business at Sheldon, Ill., 1877-87; came to Chicago, 1887, and was for 2 years buyer with Charles Counselman & Co., being the first buy- er of truck grain for Chicago: established bus- iness for self, 1889; also engaged in automobile business at 394-6 Wabash Av., 1900-7. Brought the first gasoline antomobile into Chicago. Mem. Chicago Bd. of Trade. Mem. K.P. Demo- crat. Recreation: photography. Residence: 581S Prairie Av. Office: Postal Telegraph Bldg.

COOKE, William James, contractor: born Chicago, Mar. 17, 1869; son John A. and Mary (Kiley) Cooke: ed. pub. schools of Chicago; un- married. Has been actively interested in local and state politics since attaining majority ;

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mem. Cook Co. Rep. Central Com. from the 9th Ward, and an active leader in the 9th Ward Rep. Club; asst. supt. pub. service of Cook Co., 1894; sergeant-at-arms of the Chicago Council, 1894-6; general supt. of the West Chicago parks, 1896-1904. Vice-pres. Federal Improve- ment Co., since 1904; also pres. Chicago Leath- er & Mercantile Co. Del. Rep. Nat. Conv., Chi- cago, 1908. Residence: 1920 S. Halsted St. Of- fice: 949 The Rookery.

COOLEY, Edwin Gilbert, educator; born at Strawberry Point. Ia., Mar. 12, 1857; son Gil- bert and Martha Cooley; student State Univ. of Ia .; Ph.B., Univ. of Chicago, 1895; life diploma as teacher in Ia., 1889; (LL.D., Univ. of Ill., 1905); married Lydia A. Stanley, of Strawberry Point, Ia., Jan. 1. 1878; children: Bertha, Susie, Dean, Bessie, Gilbert, Edwin. Began teaching in Ia., 1879; supt. schs., Cresco, Ia., 1885-91, Au- rora, Ill., 1891-3; prin. high sch., LaGrange, Ill., 1893-1900; supt. schs., Chicago, 1900-9; pres. D. C. Heath & Co., Boston, Mar. 1, 1909-10; investigating ednl. methods and institutions in Europe for Chicago Assn. of Commerce, 1910- 11. Decorated Order Franz Josef (Austria), 1905. Pres. Ill. State Teachers' Assn., 1904; pres. N.E.A .. 1907-8 (pres. dept. superintend- ence, 1904). Clubs: Union League, Chicago Ath- letic, University (Chicago), University (Bos- ton). Residence: Chicago.

COOLEY, Harlan Ward, lawyer; born Wash- ington, D.C., Jan. 29, 1866; son D. N. and Clara (Aldrich) Cooley; grad. Phillips Acad., An- dover, Mass., 1884; A.B., Yale Univ., 1888; stud- ied in Yale Law School and Chicago Coll. of Law; married Seymour, Conn., Sept. 22, 1892, Nellie Wooster; children: Julia, Harlan Woos- ter. Engaged in general practice of law in Chicago since 1890. Resident vice-pres. and gen. counsel Am. Fidelity Co., of Montpelier, Vt .; pres. Dell Rapids (S.D.) Elevator Co. Re- publican. Methodist. Mem. Phillips Andover Alumni Assn., S.A.R. Clubs: Law, Yale of Chi- cago, Hamilton. Twentieth Century, University, Quadrangle. Residence: 5318 Greenwood Av. Office: 29 S. LaSalle St.

COOLEY, Lyman Edgar, civil engr .; born Canandaigua, N.Y., Dec. 5, 1850; son Albert Blake and Achsah (Griswold) Cooley; C.E., Rensselaer Polytechnic Inst., 1874; married Lu- cena McMillan, Dec. 31, 1874; children: Charles A., Rebecca Louise. Taught in Canandaigua Acad., 1871-2; prof. Northwestern Univ., 1874-7; asso. editor Engineering News, 1876-8; asst. engr. ry. bridge over Mo. River, Glasgow, Mo., 1878; asst. U.S. engr. on Miss. and Mo. River improvements, 1878-84; editor American Engi- neer, 1884; promoter and consecutively asst. and chief engr. and trustee, consulting engr. Chicago Sanitary Dist. (drainage canal) ; mem. Internat. Deep Waterways Commn., 1895-6; consulting engr. on contractors and engrs. trip to Panama and Nicaragua, 1897-8; advisory engr. investigation of $9,000,000 expenditure Erie Canal, State of N.Y., 1898; made econ. in- vestigation on deep waterway, lakes to Atlan- tic, 1899; consulting engr. Union Water Co., Denver, 1899 (highest masonry dam in the world); mem. U.S. Postal Commn. on pneumatic tubes for mail in cities, 1901; advising engr. on water works appraisement, Omaha, 1904; engr. water power project by damming Miss. River at Keokuk, and several other projects; consult- ing engr. Rochester, N.Y., location of barge canal and Grand Rapids, Mich., on flood prob- lem, 1905; sec. and consulting engr. Internal Improvement Commn. of Ill., 1906-9; consulting engr. Lakes to Gulf Deep Waterway Assn. since 1909. Lecturer on waterway topics, Ill., Wis., and Mich. univs. Pres. Western Soc. Engrs., 1890, 1891. Author: The Lakes and Gulf Water- way; also other waterway literature. Resi- dence: Evanston, Ill. Office: 22 Quincy St.

COOLEY, William Henry, mfr .; born Chica- go, Sept. 15, 1866; son William T. and Mary

(Smith) Cooley; ed. pub. schs. of Chicago; mar- ried Annie Butler, of Evanston, May 14, 1891; 6 children: Alice M., Edward H., Arthur W., Maude E., William T. and Harold B. After leaving school in 1882 entered his father's shop, where he learned the business of the mfr. of parquet and hardwood floors, and, upon the death of his father, in 1901, succeeded as sole proprietor. Republican. Methodist. Mason. Resi- dence: 1032 Maple Av., Evanston, Ill. Office: 2745 Clybourn Av.

COOLIDGE, Clarence Argyle, lawyer; born Niles, Mich., Apr. 13, 1873; son Orville W. and Katie (Pettengill) Coolidge; Ph.B., Univ. of Mich., 1896; LL.B., Chicago Law School, 1899; unmarried. Came to Chicago, 1898, and entered law offices of Strong, Milsted & Ehle; admitted to Ill. bar, 1899, but continued with same firm until 1901; since then alone. Republican. Club: University. Recreation: golf. Residence: 6416 Monroe Av. Office: 104 N. LaSalle St.

COOLIDGE, Walter Griggs, pres. Chicago Copper Refining Co .; born Brookline, Mass., Feb. 23, 1844; son David S. and Caroline (Griggs) Coolidge; ed. pub. schools and in Lawrence Sci- entific School of Harvard Univ., class of 1863; married Spring Valley, N.J., Nov. 26, 1872, Georgette Robinson; children: Winthrop, Con- stance, Helen, Louisa (deceased), Hazel. After graduation, became asst. engr. on the Hoosac Tunnel, 1864-6; asst. engr. C.,R.I.&P.R.R., Chi- cago, 1869; and later engr. Am. Bridge Co. until 1879; contractor for various bridge structures through the country; then of firm of Rust & Coolidge, 1879-84, and of W. G. Coolidge & Co., 1884-8, engrs. and bridge builders; since 1888, pres. and treas. Chicago Copper Refining Co. Member Am. Inst. Mining Engrs. Republican. Club: Union League. Residence: 4752 Kimbark Av. Office: Western Union Bldg.

COON, Albert Edson, mfr. of collars and cuffs; born Troy, N.Y., Oct. 29, 1869; son John H. and Abbie (Edson) Coon; ed. pub. schools of Brooklyn, N.Y .; married Brooklyn, N.Y., Apr. 12, 1893, Luella May Mather; children: Albert Edson, Jr., John Mather. Has from boyhood been identified with the collar business, his fa- ther having been founder of Coon & Co., origi- nated at Troy, N.Y., in 1851; in 1895 bought in- terest in the collar and cuff mfg. business of Corliss Bros. (establishing at Troy, N.Y., 1838), the firm becoming, July 1, 1895, Corliss, Coon & Co .; in 1897 came to Chicago and has since remained here in charge of the western busi- ness of the co. Independent Republican. Clubs: Chicago Athletic, South Shore Country. Recre- ations: golf, shooting, fishing and motoring. Residence: 5537 Cornell Av. Office: 515-521 S. Franklin St.

COONES, George Duncan, manager Hart & Crouse Co .; born Toronto, Ont., Can., Sept. 18, 1852; son Nicholas and Margaret (Macdonald) Coones; ed. pub. schools and business college; married Chicago, Nov. 29, 1888, Mary D. Carr; children: Margaret, Florence. Began in the heating and ventilating business as a boy with Albert Willey, until 1876; manager for Murray Bros. in same line, 1876-91; since 1891 with the Hart & Crouse Co., mfrs. of heating apparatus, Utica, N.Y., and for past 12 years has been mgr. of their Chicago branch. Democrat. Ma- son (K.T., Shriner). Residence: 4201 Lake Av. Office: 20 W. Lake St.

COONLEY, Avery, real estate and mfg .; born Rochester, N.Y., Oct. 10, 1870; son John Clark and Lydia Arms (Avery) Coonley; A.B., Har- vard Univ., 1894; student Mass. Inst. of Tech- nology, 1894-5; married Queene Ferry, of De- troit, Mich., 1901; 1 daughter: Elizabeth Ferry (born 1903). Began in mfg. business with Nat. Malleable Castings Co .; later in publishing business several years; actively interested in and dir. of the Crosbyton Co. (Tex.), merchan- dising and mfg., and the C. B. Live Stock Co. (Chicago); also dir. Coonley Mfg. Co. (Clyde,

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Ill.), The Dial Co. (Chicago), First State Bank and Crosbyton South Plains R.R.Co. (Tex.) Mem. Riverside Bd. of Edn .; trustee Gads Hill Center (social settlement). Republican. Chris- tian Scientist. Mem. Pi Eta (Harvard). Clubs: Union League, University, Harvard, City, Chi- cago Literary, LaGrange Motor. Residence: Riverside, Ill. Office: McCormick Bldg.

COONLEY, Howard, mfr .; born Chicago, Nov. 22, 1876; son John Clark and Lydia Arms (Avery) Coonley; grad. University School, Chi- cago, 1895; A.B., Harvard Univ., 1899; married Leslie Walker May, of Boston, Apr. 18, 1901; 3 sons: Howard, Jr. (born Aug. 1902), John Clark (born Sept. 1904), Dudley Avery (born May 1908). Identified with the Walter Baker Co., Ltd., 1900-3; vice-pres., 1903-6, pres. since 1906, Coonley Mfg. Co .; also vice-pres. Nat. Wood Reproducing Co .; dir. Link Belt Co. and C. B. Live Stock Co. Trustee Village of Riverside since 1909; Republican. Episcopalian. Mem. Beta Theta Pi. Clubs: Harvard, University, Union League, City, Riverside Golf. Recrea- tions: golf, motoring. Residence: Riverside, Ill. Office: Clyde, Ill.

COONLEY, John Stuart, mfg. and ranching; born Louisville, Ky., Feb. 20, 1872; son John Clark and Lydia Arms (Avery) Coonley; A.B., Harvard Univ., 1895; married Louise Sherwood, daughter Frederic W. Root, of Chicago, June 12, 1895; 3 children: Lydia Avery, John Stuart, Jr., Frances Root. Sec. and treas. C. B. Live Stock Co., since 1900; also sec. Coonley Mfg. Co., Clyde, Ill .; dir. Crosbyton Southplains R.R. Co., Crosbyton Southplains Townsite Co., Tex. Mem. exec. com. Legislative Voters' League several years. Republican. Christian Scientist. Clubs: University, Union League, City, Har- vard. Residence: 5102 East End Av. Office: 1101 McCormick Bldg.

COONLEY, Henry Ellis, lawyer and real es- tate; born Alcove (formerly Stephensville), Al- hany Co., N.Y., Jan. 16, 1865; son of George Traver and Ann B. (Stephens) Coonley; de- scendant of old Colonial ancestry of N.Y .; com- pleted high school course, Chenoa, N.Y .; stu- dent Wesleyan Univ., Bloomington, Ill .; took business course in San Diego (Cal.) Business Coll .; LL.B., Chicago-Kent Law Coll., 1907, and admitted to bar same year; married Gertrude A. Bullard, of Ill., Aug. 21, 1887; children: Edith Gertrude, George Theron, Marjorie H. Taught school in Ill. 6 years; in mercantile business, San Diego, Cal., 1887-97; entered real estate business in Chicago, 1897, also engaged in prac- tice of law. First pres. Cook Co. Real Estate Board; mem. Chicago Bar Assn., Chicago Plan Commn., Art Inst. of Chicago. Republican in nat. and state affairs. Presbyterian. Mem. Phi Sigma Literary Soc., Irving Literary Soc., Roy- al Arcanum. Club: City. Recreations: fishing and photography. Residence: 6055 Jefferson Av. Office: Boyce Bldg.

COOPER, Abijah Orrin, lawyer; born Bur- lington, Ia., Mar. 9, 1858; son Edwin H. and Agnes C. (Abbey) Cooper: attended public schools, but carly had to make his own way and completed his edn. by self study; unmar- ried. Engaged in business as a wholesale deal- er in tobacco and cigars; took active interest in politics and was pres. of the 12th Ward Re- publican Club; clerk of Probate Court of Cook Co., 1894-8; was admitted to bar and has since been engaged in active practice; formerly se- nior mem. law firm of Cooper & Wolfe. Resi- dence: 2440 W. Taylor St. Office: 612, 9 S. La Salle. St.

*COOPER, Charles Briggs, express agt .; see Vol. 1905.

COOPER, Henry Noble, real estate dealer: horn Salem, Ill., May 2, 1861; son John E. and Helen E. (Noble) Cooper: ed. common and high schools and later taught school; married Apr. 24, 1888, Julia I. Pardee: children: Theron Par- der, Kenneth Lupton, Elizabeth, Henry N., Jr.

Clerk in office of Elk Rapids (Mich.) Iron Co. for a time; LL.B., Union Coll. of Law, 1885; practiced law, 1885-7; since then has been en- gaged in real estate business and has been iden- tified with a large number of important deals, operating for personal account and for others. Vice-pres. and treas. FitzSimons & Connell Co .. contractors for pub. works, since 1909. Trustee Lyons Township Protective League. Democrat. Episcopalian. Mem. Phi Delta Phi. Clubs: City. LaGrange Golf. Recreation: golf. Residence: LaGrange, Ill. Office: Tacoma Bldg.

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The book of Chicagoans, a biographical dictionary of leading living men of the city of Chicago, 1911, Part 47

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