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DE LANY, Martin Andrew, lawyer; deceased; see Vol. 1905.
DE LEE, Joseph Bolivar, physician; born Cold Springs, Putnam Co., N.Y. Oct. 28, 1869; son Morris and Dora (Tobias) De Lee; ed. grammar school in New York City and 1 year at Coll. City of New York; grad. Chicago High
Northwestern Univ. Med. School), 1891; interne Cook Co. Hosp., 1891-2; studied in med. depts. of univs. of Vienna and Berlin, 1893-4; in Paris, 1894. On return from Europe in Nov., 1894, es- tablished in general practice of medicine and surgery in Chicago. Demonstrator of anatomy Chicago Medical Coll., 1892-3; demonstrator of physiology, Dental School, 1892-3; surgeon to Michael Reese Dispensary, 1892-3; in Dec. 1894 became demonstrator of obstetrics, Chicago Med. Coll .; in 1895, lecturer on obstetrics in same; took chair of obstetrics in fall of 1896, and given title of "prof. of obstetrics," 1897, and still continues in that connection with the same coll., now known as the Northwestern Univ. Med. School. Founded, 1895, the Chicago Lying-in Hosp. and Dispensary, and in 1899 opened hosp. in connection with same and is now obstetrician and med. dir. of the institu- tion. Leader in the improvement in the stand- ards of obstetric teaching in Chicago. Has written 50 monographs on obstetric and allied subjects, and the books: "Obstetrics for Nurses, 1904; "Notes on Obstetrics," 1904; "Yearbook of Obstetrics," annually since 1904. Attending obstetrician to Mercy, Wesley, Provident and Cook Co. hosps. and to the Chicago Lying-in Hosp. and Dispensary. Mem. A.M.A., Chicago Med. Soc. (councilor 1902), Ill. State Med. Soc. (sec. 1899), Chicago Gynecol. Soc. (sec. 1901-2, vice-pres. 1903, pres. 1908), Miss. Valley Med. Soc. Independent in politics. Jewish religion. Residence: 5028 Ellis Av. Office: Venetian Bldg.
DELFOSSE, Charles J., real estate; 1872- 1910; see Vol. 1905.
DELIHANT, William Thomas, coal mer- chant; born Florisant, Mo., Mar. 1, 1862; son William and Mary (Quan) Delihant; ed. St. Ig- natius Coll., Chicago; married Chicago, July 1, 1889, May M. Reardon; children: William, Jr., Robert, Leslie, James, Harold, Violet. Began mercantile career, 1880-1, with uncle, W. J. Quan (wholesale grocer); sales agent with W. P. Rend & Co., 1881-6; with Peabody Coal Co., 1886-1901; founded, 1901, the Standard Washed Coal Co., and was its pres. until 1909, now dir .; formed in 1909 Chicago Washed Coal Co., of which is president. Democrat. Catholic. Mem. Knights of Columbus. Recreation: hunting. Residence: 2549 W. Monroe St. Office: Old Col- ony Bldg.
DE LONG, David Denman, clergyman; born Newville, Ind., Nov. 11, 1846; son Solomon and Maria (Landis) DeLong; A.B., Otterbein Univ., 1871; B.D., Western Theol. Sem., 1874; married Columbus, O., June 18, 1870, Emma L. Knep- per; 1 daughter: Ruth V. Teacher in Roanoke Sem., 1871-3; pres. of Lebanon Valley Coll., 1876-87; since 1887 pastor of Congregational churches. Residence: 1632 Estes Av.
DE LONG, Frederick Thomas, vice-pres. Chi- cago Ry. Equipment Co .; born Utica, N.Y .; son Martin B. and Helen (Lennebacker) DeLong; ed. pub. schs. of Utica, and Hamilton College, Clinton, N.Y .; married Mary Shaver, of Utica, N.Y .; 1 son: Charles S. Began in clerical posi- tion with a mfg. concern at Utica, N.Y., later holding various positions elsewhere; then gen. mgr. Buhl Malleable Co., Detroit, Mich., until 1905; 2d vice-pres. Chicago Ry. Equipment Co. since 1905. Republican. Clubs: Union League; also Detroit, Country (Detroit). Recreations: sailing, fishing, shooting. Office: 1418 McCor- mick Bldg.
DELPRAT, John Charles, physician; born at New York City, Oct. 22, 1867; son George R. and Mary L. Beane Delprat; came to Chicago in boyhood; ed. West Division High School; Ben- nett Med. Coll., 1894, and Northwestern Univ. Med. School, M.D., 1903. Surgeon Chicago Bapt. Hosp. Mem. Chicago Eclectic Med. Soc., Ill. State Eclectic Med. Soc. Residence: 5034 Cot- tage Grove Av. Office: Venetian Bldg.
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DEMENT, Merritt Henry, pres. Buckley, De- been connected with retail shoe trade from ment & Co .; born Brooklyn, N.Y., Oct. 27, 1877; son Merritt Henry and Genevieve (Gridley) De- ment; grad. public grammar school, Chicago, 1892; student Armour Inst. of Technology, 1 year; married Cyril Stelle Natovich, of Chica- go, Oct. 19, 1910. Identified with the form let- ter and mailing list business since 1899; pres. Buckley, Dement & Co., since 1905. Mem. Chi- cago Assn. of Commerce. Clubs: Edgewater Golf, Chicago Advertising Assn. Residence: 832 Montrose Av. Office: 85 W. Harrison St.
DEMEREE, Austin J., insurance; born San- ford, Broome Co., N.Y., Mar. 15, 1859; son Ja- cob and Harriet A. (Sisson) Demeree; ed. pub. schools in N.Y. State; married Niagara Falls, N.Y., June 12, 1898, Aimee E. Foster; 1 son: Harry Jack. Identified with accident ins. since 1885; now supervising agent Preferred Accident Ins. Co. of New York. Residence: 5640 Ken- more Av. Office: 610 New York Life Bldg.
DEMING, Everett Brainard, grocery commn. merchant; born St. Louis, Sept. 13, 1860; son Charles and Harriet (Baker) Deming; ed. St. Louis pub. schools; married Galena, Ill., Nov. 11, 1884, Caroline Y. Spratt; 1 child: Stuart Ar- thur. Began business career in St. Louis in 1875; learned the trade of horse collar maker; worked at the bench for 4 years; became bill clerk for the Goddard-Peck Grocery Co .; en- tered firm of F. L. Deming & Co .; in 1888 the present firm of Deming & Gould Co. (of which is now vice-pres.) was formed, with offices in St. Louis and Chicago. Also vice-pres. Pacific- Am. Fisheries, of Bellingham, Wash. Repub- lican. Clubs: Chicago Athletic (Chicago), Cou- gar (Bellingham, Wash.). Residences: Belling- ham and Chicago. Offices: 326 River St., Chi- cago, and Bellingham, Wash.
DEMING, Frank Lucius, grocery commn. merchant; born St. Louis, Mo., May 2, 1858; son Charles and Harriet (Baker) Deming; ed. pub. schools of St. Louis; married St. Louis, May 29, 1879, Pauline E. Gray; children: Everett Gray, Helen Edna, Margaret Wilton. Began business career with the grocery commn. firm of John S. Gibbs & Co., of St. Louis, 1878-80; since 1880, with Deming & Gould Co., of St. Louis and Chicago, of which he is pres., and mgr. of the Chicago house. Pres. Pacific-Am. Fisheries, Bellingham, Wash .; vice-pres. of the Gardner-Barada Chemical Co., Chicago; dir. of the Central Cal. Canneries, San Francisco, Hotchkiss Timber Co., San Francisco. Pres. Nat. Assn. of Canned Goods and Dried Fruit Brokers. Mem. Chicago Assn. of Commerce. In- dependent in politics. Mason and K.T. Clubs: Chicago Athletic, Exmoor Country, Highland Park. Recreations: gardening, raising farm stock and poultry. Residence: Highland Park, Ill. Office: 326 River St.
DEMME, Emil, mgr. of the Bismarck Hotel; born Berlin, Germany, Sept. 24, 1857; son Ed- ward and Ernestina (Bibbe) Demme; ed. schools in Germany; came to Chicago direct from Ber- lin, in 1885; married Chicago, 1885, Marie Pes- sier. Was engaged in the express business in Berlin, in employ of the Berliner Spediteur- Verein, before coming to America; since com- ing to Chicago has been continuously identified with restaurants and hotels; mgr. of the Bis- marck Hotel and Restaurant since their open- ing, Apr. 1894; dir. and mgr. of the Bismarck Garden, and pres. of the Internat. Hotel Co. Democrat. Mason, 32°, Shriner. Mem. Orpheus Maennerchor, Chicago Sharpshooters' Assn. Clubs: Germania, Ill. Athletic. Recreation: deer hunting. Residence: 4063 Sheridan Rd. Office: 175 W. Randolph St.
DE MUTH, Benjamin Franklin, shoe mer- chant: born Uhrichsville, Tuscarawas Co., O., Jan. 31, 1852: son John and Katharine (Cherry- holmes) De Muth; ed. pub. schools of Tuscara- WAR Co., O .; married Detroit, Mich., 1877, Mary Whitmore; children: John H., Elizabeth G. Has
time of leaving school in 1868; beginning in store at Millersburg, O .; mem. of firm of Ren- frew & De Muth, Mt. Vernon, O., 1872-3; in business at Cleveland, O., 1873-80; traveled for Hanan & Reddish, of New York, 1880-2; opened shoe dept. for Mabley & Carew, Cincinnati, O., 1882-4; came to Chicago, 1886, and established retail shoe firm of De Muth & Co., of which still continues at head as pres. and mgr. Mem. Chicago Assn. of Commerce. Republican. Clubs: Union League, Chicago Athletic, Exmoor Coun- try. Recreations: motoring, fishing, horseback riding. Winner of gentlemen's derby, 1905, rid- ing "Shoestring" 1 mile in 1 minute and 49 2-5 seconds. Residence: Highland Park, Ill. Office: 243 S. State St.
DENEEN, Charles Samuel, governor; born Edwardsville, Ill., May 4, 1863; son Samuel H. and Mary F. (Ashley) Deneen; A.B., McKendree Coll., 1882; taught sch. about 3 yrs .; married Bina Day Maloney, of Mt. Carroll, Ill., May 10, 1891. Admitted to bar, 1886; practiced at Chi- cago, 1890-1904; mem. Ill. Ho. of Rep., 1892; atty. for Sanitary Dist., Chicago, 1895-6; state's atty. Cook Co., 1896-1904; gov. of Ill. for terms, 1905-9, 1909-13; Republican. Residence: Chica- go. Office: Springfield, Ill.
DENISE, Charles Meirs, engr .; born Norfolk, Va., Jan. 24, 1876; son Rusha and Louise (Meirs) Denise; B.S., Rutgers Coll., 1895; C.E., Lehigh Univ., 1898; married L. M. Crandall, of Wolf- ville, N.S., Aug. 6, 1910. Connected with the Pittsburg office of the McClintic-Marshall Con- struction Co., 1900-3; since then mgr. and con- tracting engr. for the co. at Chicago. Member Western Soc. Engrs., Am. Society Civil Engrs. Clubs: University, Chicago Engineers'. Resi- dence: 5217 Cornell Av. Office: 1214 First Nat. Bank Bldg.
DENISON, Thomas Stewart, publisher; born Marshall Co., W.Va., Feb. 20, 1848; son Alexan- der McCoy and Esther (Stewart) Denison; grad. Normal Univ., Lebanon, O., 1872 (hon. A.M., 1909); unmarried. Taught sch., 1872-8; miner, 1881-2; publisher, since 1878; extensive trav- eler. Mem. Am. Philol. Assn. Club: Press. Au- thor: Friday Afternoon Dialogues, 1879; An Iron Crown, 1885; The Man Behind, 1888; My Invisible Partner, 1898; Old Schoolhouse and Other Poems and Conceits in Verse, 1902; Pomes ov the Peepul, 1904; Nauatl or Mexican in Aryan Phonology, 1907; The Primitive Ary- ans of America, 1908; Mexican-Aryan Compara- tive Vocabulary, 1909. Has also written numer- ous plays, etc. Residence: 817 Dearborn Av. Of- fice: 154 W. Randolph St.
DENISTON, Albert Jay, vice-pres. Raymond Lead Co .; born Niles, Mich., Apr. 10, 1858; son Ezekiel Monroe and Frances (Fowler) Denis- ton; ed. pub. schools of Niles; married Mar- garet T. Fuller, of Niles, Mich., Aug. 25, 1887; 2 children: Albert Jay, Jr. and Florence L. Came to Chicago in 1880; bookkeeper for East- land & Duddleston, Chicago, 1880-2; identified with the Raymond Lead Co., since 1882, as book- keeper, 1882-3, shipping clerk, 1883-9, supt .. 1889-1904, supt. and asst. mgr., 1904-8, and vice-pres. and dir. since 1908; also consulting mgr. of blue lead dept. United Lead Co., of New York, since 1906. Republican. Presbyte- rian. Mem. Royal League. Club: Colonial. Rec- reations: fishing and hunting. Residence: 3738 Forest Av. Office: Lexington St. and Washte- naw Av.
*DENNEY, William Wallace, insurance; see Vol. 1905.
DENNIS, Charles Henry, newspaper man; born Decatur, IN., Feb. 8. 1860; son Andrew and Matilda Lavina (Baker) Dennis; R.L ... Univ. of 111., 1881 (M.A., 1905); married at Paris, IN., Rachel Shelby Wilson. Nov. 13. 15$4 (died 1891): married 2d, at New York, Jeanelle Cald- well Wilson. Sept. 3. 1894. In newspaper work at Chicago since 1881; reporter, dramatic critic,
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asst. city editor, editorial writer, city editor, Chicago Daily News, 1882-91; associate editor America (weekly lit.), 1891-92; mng. editor Chi- cago Record, 1892-1901; chief editorial writer and mgr. foreign news service, 1901-7, asso. ed- itor since 1907, Chicago Daily News. On staff World Today, 1903-5. Club: City. Residence: 660 Graceland Av. Office: Daily News.
DENNIS, Frederick J., pres. Chicago Folding Box Co .; born Lowell, Mass., Oct. 31, 1853; son Joseph S. and Faustina (Munroe) Dennis; came to Chicago in 1863; ed. Chicago grammar and high schools; married Chicago, June 5, 1877, Ida M. Walker. Began work in father's factory, the Chicago Mfg. Co., in Mar. 1871; saw fac- tory destroyed in Chicago fire and helped to re- build it; that company was succeeded by Den- nis & Wheeler (mfrs. of tubular lanterns), in which had interest; sold out in early '80s; founded, 1889, Chicago Folding Box Co:, mfrs. of folding boxes, of which has since been pres. Republican. Clubs: Union League, Exmoor. Residence: 2912 Washington Boul. Office: 444 S. Jefferson St.
DENT, Joseph Croft, clergyman; born Harles- ton, Northamptonshire, Eng., Feb. 24, 1868; son James and Mary Ann (Croft) Dent; ed. pub. school, Harleston, Eng .; came to Canada, 1886, to U.S., Oct. 1889; student Moody Bible Inst., Chicago and Univ. of Chicago; grad. English Theol. Sem. (Univ. of Chicago), 1895; married Minnie Austin, of Chicago, Sept. 18, 1894; chil- dren: Grace Emily and Lois Marion. Ordained Baptist ministry, 1892; pastor in Ill., Maple- wood Church, Chicago, 1892-4, Earleville, 1894- 5, Sandwich, 1895-1901, Claim St. Ch., Aurora, 1901-4, First Ch., Joliet, 1905-9, Pilgrim Temple Ch., Chicago, since Sept. 1, 1909. Residence: 1535 N. Leavitt St.
DENT, Louis Lee, lawyer; born Salem, Mo., Sept. 21, 1871; son James M. and Mary (Spring- er) Dent; grad. Salem High School, 1888; B.L., Univ. of Mo., Columbia, 1892; grad. Harvard Univ., class of 1893, A.B., 1894; LL.B., Harvard Law School, 1896; married Mary Barrett, of Minneapolis, May 26, 1899. Admitted to Ill. bar 1897; mem. law firm of Sheriff, Dent, Dobyns & Freeman since 1907. Asst. prof. law, North- western Univ. Law School, 1901-6. Republican. Episcopalian. Mason. Mem. Phi Beta Kappa. Mem. Ill. State Bar Assn., Chicago Bar Assn. Clubs: Chicago, Riverside Golf. Recreations: golf, motoring. Residence: Riverside, Ill. Of- fice: 925 The Rookery.
DENT, Thomas, lawyer; born Putnam Co., Ill., Nov. 14, 1831; son George and Comfort (Ijams) Dent; reared on farm; ed. country and village schools; studied law; married 1857, Su- san Strawn; 1 daughter: Mary (died 1882). Ad- mitted to bar, 1854; practiced at Hennepin, Ill., 1854-6; first partner was Martin R. M. Wallace (afterward gen. and judge); junior mem. of Arrington & Dent, 1860-7; associated with Capt. William P. Black 18 years; now senior of firm of Dent & Jackson. Was nominee for county judge of Putnam Co., at 21, to fill a vacancy; Rep. nominee for judge Supreme Court of Ill., 7th District, 1879. Elder Second Presbyterian Church. Mem. and ex-pres. Chicago Law Inst., Ill. State Bar Assn. and Chicago Bar Assn .; pres. Chicago Hist. Soc. Residence: 1823 Prai- rie Av. Office: 35 N. Dearborn St.
DERBY, William Miner, Jr., real estate; born Chicago, Nov. 25, 1863; son William M. and Frances (Wood) Derby; A.B., Yale, 1885; married Chicago, Mar. 7, 1892, Mary Ballard; children: Dorothy, William Ballard. Since 1885 engaged in real estate business, on personal ac- count. Presbyterian. Clubs: University, Yale, Chicago Athletic, Chicago Yacht, Quadrangle, Sanganois, English Lake, Les Cheneaux. Recre- ations: shooting, fishing, golf and sailing. Res- idence: 4857 Kimbark Av. Office: 108 S. LaSalle Street.
DERING, Charles Lewis, coal merchant; born New Diggings, Wis., Sept. 4, 1861; son P. F. and Ellen E. (True) Dering; ed. Darlington (Wis.) High School; married Chicago, Sept. 25, 1888, Alice H. Weeks; 1 son: Roger. Was clerk in drug store in Wis., 1876-82; clerk with Mc- Cann, Fitch & Converse, paper house, Chicago, 1882-4; since 1884 in coal business; now mgr. Chicago office of S. C. Schenck, agent of the coal dept. of the D.,L.&W.R.R.Co. Republican. Episcopalian. Clubs: Union League, Kenwood, Midlothian, Chicago Yacht. Residence: 4747 Kenwood Av. Office: Old Colony Bldg.
DERING, Jackson Kemper, coal dealer; born Darlington, Wis., Aug. 1, 1870; son Philip Fred- erick and Ellen (True) Dering; ed. pub. schs. at Darlington, Wis .; married Edith Stouffer, of Chicago, Oct. 15, 1896; 1 son: Jackson Kemper, Jr. Came to Chicago, 1888, and has since been identified with the coal business; was with his brother, C. L., 1888-94; gen. sales agt. for Con- solidated Coal Co. and the Riverton Coal Co., 1894-7; in coal business on own account since 1897; vice-pres. Dering Coal Co. since 1904; mgr. and vice-pres. Oak Hill Coal & Mining Co. since 1904. Clubs: Chicago Athletic, Chicago Yacht, Fox Lake Yacht, Union League, Mid- Day, South Shore Country. Recreation: farm- ing. Residence: Metropole Hotel. Summer Res- idence: Lake Villa, Ill. Office: 1914 McCormick Building.
DERNBURG, Carl, merchant; born Zeilhard, Hessen Darmstadt, Ger., May 27, 1857; attended pub. schools until 9 years old, then for 3 years at the Inst. at Oberamstadt and 3 years in the gymnasium; came to Chicago, 1874; married Oct. 1881, Emma Loewenberg, of Chicago; chil- dren: Sylvan M., Lester J. On arrival in Chi- cago first worked as clerk in a retail dry goods store, and after a few months was employed as clerk by Joseph Horner in a North Side dry goods store; 3 years later, with Mr. Morper, a fellow clerk, bought out the business, which then took the name of Morper & Dernburg, and added a business in the mfr. of cloaks under the name of Morper, Dernburg & Co. Later, with partners, established a large retail dry goods house at the northeast corner of State and Adams Sts., under the style of The Leader, of which was at the head for several years; later pres. Dernburg Mfg. Co. Past regent of the Royal Arcanum; past archon Royal League. Club: Standard. Residence: 3648 Grand Boul.
DE ROODE, Holger, insurance; born Rotter- dam, Holland, Oct. 22, 1853; son Holger J. C. and Caroline M. (van Houtum) de Roode; early ed. at Nashville, Tenn., and Louisville, Ky., and St. Francis Xavier's Coll., Cincinnati, O., 1865- 9; married Chicago, Mar. 20, 1879, Cornelia M. Volwider (died 1906); children: Albert V., Rog- er, Clifford H., Cornelia Louise. Engaged in in- surance business, 1869; mem. firm E. E. Ryan & Co., Chicago, 1873; gen. western mgr., 1879- 93, Clinton Fire Ins. Co., New York, Providence- Washington Ins. Co. of Rhode Island, and South- ern Cal. Ins. Co .; since 1893, insurance busi- ness; was mem. firm of de Roode, Faulkner & Ettelson until 1908, since then head of H. de Roode & Co .; also gen. agent for Lumber and Adirondack Fire Ins. cos., of New York, since 1906. Author of booklet Some Facts for Invest- ors in Fire Insurance Shares, which is regard- ed as authority in insurance and financial cir- cles. Charter mem. Chicago Board of Under- writers; sec. Soc. of Life Members of the Fire Underwriters' Assn. of the Northwest. Mem. Soc. for Ethical Culture, Holland Soc. Recrea- tions: tennis, music and literature. Summer Residence: "Eastlake," St. Joseph, Mich. Office: 29 S. LaSalle St.
DE SMET, George William, dealer in cement; born London, Eng., Jan. 28, 1862; son of Ernest Herbert and Blanche (Downer) DeSmet; ed. in School of Providence, Amiens, France; Univ. of Louvain (law school); married Julia Corselis,
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of Chicago, Dec. 30, 1893; children: Marie- Thérèse, George W., Louis E., Madeleine Chris- tine. Since 1892 a dealer in Portland cement in Chicago, representing, as sales agent, 1892-6, the North's Portland Cement of Antwerp, Bel- gium; since 1897 agent the Vulcanite (N.J.) Portland Cement Co. Clubs: Chicago Athletic, Birchwood Country, Builders'. Residence: 1447 Pratt Av. Office: 419 Chamber of Commerce.
DESPRES, Emile M., pres. Despres, Bridges & Noel; born Constantine, Mich., June 17, 1864; son Leon Mathis and Berthilde (Levy) Des- pres; ed. pub. schs. of Constantine, until 14; married Irma Rosenthal, of Indianapolis, June 12, 1907; 1 son: Emile M., Jr. Began as errand boy, Chicago, 1879; became a salesman and took position as traveling salesman, 1884; organized corpn. of Despres, Bridges & Noel, 1902, of which has since been pres. Democrat. Jewish religion. Mason; Royal Arcanum. Clubs: Ill. Athletic, Standard, Idlewild Country. Recrea- tion: motoring. Residence: 4324 Drexel Boul. Office: Kesner Bldg.
DE STEFANO, Gaetano S., steamship agent and foreign banker; born, Cairano, Italy, May 8, 1859; son Angelo Maria DeStefano and Maria Guiseppa D'Albenzio; ed. Cairano pub. schs. and S. Andrew di Conza's Sem .; arrived in America, Apr. 30, 1883; married Mina Joy, of Brown- town, Wis., Jan. 15, 1900; children: Angelo S., Frank H., Victor E., M. Josephine. Engaged as general contractor, 1886-90; in agency and bank- ing business in Chicago since 1890. Republican. Protestant. Mason (32°, K.T., Shrine); mem. K.P. Recreation: hunting. Residence: 1817 Clif- ton Park Av. Office: 725 S. Clark St.
DETWEILER, Edwin S., physician; see Vol. 1905.
DEUEL, Charles Ephraim, clergyman; B.A., Trinity Coll., Hartford, Conn., 1887, M.A., 1891; (D.D., Univ. of Ida., 1898); married Katharine Weills, of New York, 1894; 3 children. Or- dained deacon, 1890, priest, 1891, P.E. Ch .; asst., Fisher's Island, N.Y., 1890-1, St. Luke's, Buffa- lo, Wyo., 1891-2, St. Mark's, Cheyenne, Wyo., 1892-3; rector, St. Michael's Cathedral, Boise City, Ida., 1893-1902, dean same, 1902-3; rector Ch. of the Atonement, of Chicago, since 1903. Mason (K.T.). Mem. S.A.R., Delta Kappa Ep- silon. Recreations: tennis, golf, boating. Resi- dence: 5640 Kenmore Av.
DEUEL, Harry Wasson, wholesale woolens; born Urbana, O., Feb. 25, 1860; son Jeremiah and Sallie (McDonald) Deuel; ed. pub. schools; married Urbana, Mar. 12, 1884, Hattie Shaul; children: Sarah Marguerite, Dorothy A., Chris- tine W. Began in wholesale woolen business as a boy in a Philadelphia house, and in 1883 be- came a traveling salesman in the same line; came to Chicago in 1892 as mgr. for E. R. Haw- kins & Co., woolens, of Philadelphia, until 1906; since then mgr. for Downing, Clark & Co., New York. Republican. Presbyterian. Club: Lake Bluff Country. Recreations: tennis; also inter- ested in church work. Residence: Lake Bluff, Ill. Office: 1304, 105 W. Monroe St.
DEUTSCH, Joseph, lithographer; born Balti- more, Md., July 10, 1866; son Solomon and Au- gusta (Levy) Deutsch; ed. pub. schools of Hartford, Conn., and Cooper Inst., New York City; married Baltimore, Aug. 3, 1901, Anna Christiana Gressinger. Began business career in printing and lithographing establishment of Friedenwald & Co., Baltimore, 1878; came to Chicago, 1891, and was with the Shober & Car- queville Lithographing Co. 4 years; with the Orcutt Lithographing Co., later known as the Clinton Co., 2 years; pres. Edwards, Deutsch & Heitmann, now Edwards & Deutsch Lithograph- ing Co., since 1897. Mem. Advertisers' Assn. of Chicago. Israelite in religion. Republican. Ma- son (32°, Shriner). Residence: 3501 W. Monroe St. Office: 2320 Wabash Av.
Harriet (Jacobs) Deutsch; ed. pub. schools of Indianapolis; married Indianapolis, 1889, Lelia Gundelfinger; children: Armand, Florence, Dor- othy, Ruth. Removed to Cleveland, O., 1880, and became connected with the Ohio Iron & Metal Co., of which he is now sec. and dir., re- moving to Chicago, 1898. Jewish religion. Club: Standard. Residence: 4936 Ellis Av. Office: 1134 First Nat. Bank Bldg.
DEVER, William Emmett, judge; born Wo- burn, Mass., Mar. 13, 1862; son Patrick James and Mary A. (Lynch) Dever; educated Woburn (Mass.) pub. schools; LL.B., Chicago Coll. of Law, 1890; married at Olean, N.Y., Jan. 5, 1885, Katherine E. Conway. Employed at leather mfg. business for father at Woburn, Mass., 1881-4; at same work for White Co., 1884-6, and for Grey, Clark & Engle, Chicago, 1884-9; from 1890 engaged in practice of law. Elected alderman, 17th ward, 1902, re-elected, 1904, 1906, 1908; elected judge Superior Court of Cook Co., Nov. 8, 1910, for term expiring 1916. Mem. exec. com. and chmn. judiciary com. of Democratic Co. Central Com .; mem. exec. com. Chicago Plan Commission. Catholic. Mem. Nat. Union, Catholic Order of Foresters, Knights of Mac- cabees, Knights of Columbus. Residence: 225 W. Chicago Av. Chambers: Ashland Blk.
DEVINE, Miles J., lawyer; born Chicago, Nov. 11, 1866; son Patrick and Elizabeth De- vine; ed. St. Francis Sem., Bay View, Wis., the Sem. of Our Lady of Angels, Niagara, N.Y., and Lake Forest (Ill.) Univ .; LL.B., Chicago Coll. of Law, 1890; married Mar. 17, 1884, Emma (Gamash) Devine, Waukegan, Ill .; children: Miles J., Paul P., Leo Jerome, Mabel Ruth, Raymond, Carter Harrison (deceased) and Mil- dred. Admitted to bar, 1890; since then engaged in general practice. City prosecuting atty. un- der Mayors Harrison (senior), Hopkins and Swift; resigned. Nominated by Populists of 15th Senatorial District for State Senate, 1893, but declined; nominated for Congress 4th Dis- trict, Aug. 1896, declined; elected city atty. of Chicago, 1897, serving until 1899. Mem. Chi- cago Bar Assn., Ill. State Bar Assn., Citizens' Assn., Chicago Assn. of Commerce. Democrat. Clubs: Cook Co. Democracy, Ill. Athletic. Pres. Garfield Park Driving Assn. Residence: 1262 Macalister Pl. Office: Reaper Blk.
DEVITT, Martin Allen, banker; born West Day, Saratoga Co., N.Y., Apr. 7, 1863; son Mar- tin and Mary (Allen) Devitt; before coming to Chicago was an employe of a banking house in Cleveland; came to Chicago in 1892 and en- tered the employ of N. W. Harris & Co .; organ- ized the firm of Devitt, Tremble & Co., in 1898, and is now head of the firm of Devitt, Tremble & Co., investment bankers; also pres. Alliance (O.) Gas & Power Co .; vice-pres. and dir. Gas Light Co. of Augusta, Ga .; dir. Manitowoc (Wis.) Gas Co .; treas. and dir. Michigan Power Co., Lansing; dir. Wm. Whitmer & Sons, Inc., of Phila., Southern Wis. Power Co., of Madison. Republican. Presbyterian. Clubs: Union League, Mid-Day, Ill. Athletic, Chicago Automobile. Lake Zurich Golf; also The Racquet (Philadelphia). Recreations: traveling, golf and motoring. Res- idence: 803 Sheridan Rd. Office: First Nat. Bank Building.
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