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DEVORE, John Abraham, tailor: deceased: sec Vol. 1905.
*DEWAR, Alexander L., banker and broker: see Vol. 1905.
DE WEES, William Wharton, pres. Chicago Addressing Co .; born Canton. O., Mar. 2. 1866: son William Brown and Elizabeth ( Lape) De- Wees: ed. pub. schools of Canton; married Har- riet Dewey, 1887. Originated the circular ad- vertising business in 1883 under the head of the C. S. Boles Addressing Co .: after the busi- ness became established in Chicago, started a New York City branch under the same heading and then returned to Chicago; upon dissolution
DEUTSCH, Samuel, iron merchant; born Louisville, Ky., June 1, 1865; son Isadore and of the C. S. Boles Addressing Co., 1887, started
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the Chicago Addressing Co., of which has since Soc., 1899; chmn. sect. nervous and mental dis- been pres. This concern has always been the eases A.M.A., 1902; mem. various med. socs. Residence: Wauwatosa, Wis. Office: 15 E. Washington St. largest house of the kind in the world, employ- ing over 350 people and handling over $300,000 of stamps per annum, being the largest patron of the Chicago Post Office. Pres. Adams Fold- ing Machine Co. (commercial folding machines) ; dir. Great Northern Land & Townsite Co. Re- publican. Protestant. Mem. Ill. Mfrs.' Assn., Chicago Assn. of Commerce. Clubs: Chicago Athletic, The Forty, South Shore Country, Co- lumbia Yacht, Chicago Advertising Assn., San- ganois Shooting. Recreations: fishing and shoot- ing, travel; fond of the woods. Residence: 3568 Grand Boul. Office: 531 S. Dearborn St.
DEWES, Francis Joseph, pres. Standard Brewery; born Losheim, Rhenish Prussia, Apr. 8, 1845; son Peter and Margaretha (Zengerle) Dewes (father, a brewer, was mem. of the 1st German Parliament, held at Frankfort, in 1848); grad. Realschule, Cologne, 1861; in Feb. 1868 came from Germany direct to Chicago; married 1876, Hattie Busch, of Detroit, Mich .; children: Irma, Edwin Pierre, Arthur, Meta Margaret. Bookkeeper for Rehm & Bartholomae, brewers, 1868-70; for Busch & Brand until 1873, when, the business being incorporated as Busch & Brand's Brewery Co., he became a stockholder in the corpn. and sec. of the company until May 1, 1881, when sold his stock and went to Ger- many; returned in 1882, and established the F. J. Dewes Brewery Co., of which was sole pro- prietor; sold out later and organized the Stand- ard Brewery, of which is pres. In 1892 pre- sented statue of Alexander von Humboldt to Humboldt Park. Mason. Clubs: Union League, Germania Männerchor. Residence: 503 Wright- wood Av. Office: 1225 S. Campbell Av.
DEWEY, Albert Brownfield, real estate; born Cadiz, O., Mar. 28, 1846; son Chauncey and Nan- cy (Pritchert) Dewey; ed. pub. schools; mar- ried Mary Louise Schuveldt, of Chatham, N. Y., 1879; 2 sons: Charles Schuveldt and Albert Brownfield, Jr. Served in signal corps, 170th Ohio Vols., in campaign of 1864; in lumber bus- iness, Cadiz, O., 1865-70; commercial agent Pittsburg, Cincinnati, Chicago & St. Louis R.R., 1870-6; asst. cashier Harrison Nat. Bank, Cadiz, O., 1876-80; came to Chicago in 1880, and since engaged in handling Chicago real estate and Kan. and Neb. lands. Republican. Presbyterian. Clubs: Union League, South Shore Country. Recreation: travel. Residence: 2631 Prairie Av. Office: 1207 Chamber of Commerce.
DEWEY, Charles Schuveldt, real estate; born Cadiz, O., Nov. 10, 1880; son Albert Brownfield and Mary Louise (Schuveldt) Dewey; prep. edn. St. Paul's School, Concord, N.H .; Ph.B., Yale Univ., 1904; married Marie Suzette Hall, of New York, Dec. 20, 1905; 2 children: Marie Suzette and Charles Schuveldt, Jr. Associated with fa- ther in handling Chicago real estate and Kan. and Neb. lands since 1904. Republican. Episco- palian. Clubs: University, Onwentsia, Caxton. Recreation: motoring. Residence: 2631 Prairie Av. Office: 1207 Chamber of Commerce.
DEWEY, Frank Jones, physician; deceased; see Vol. 1905.
DEWEY, Richard, physician; born Forest- ville, N.Y., Dec. 6, 1845; ed. common and high school and literary dept. Univ. of Mich. (2 years); M.D., Univ. of Mich., 1869 (A.M.); mar- ried 1873, Lillian Dwight, Clinton, N.Y. (died 1880) ; married 2d, 1886, Mary E. Brown, Bright- on, N.Y. Interne Brooklyn City Hosp., 1870; vol. asst. surgeon, Franco-Prussian War, with 7th Corps, field hosp., Pont a Mousson, France, and Reserve Hosp., Hesse-Cassel, Ger .; student under Virchow, Berlin, 1871; asst. physician, State Hosp. for Insane, Elgin, Ill., 1872-9; med. supt. State Hosp. for Insane, Kankakee, Ill., 1879-93; prof. mental and nervous diseases, Chi- cago Post-Grad. Med. School; in charge Mil- waukee Sanitarium, Wauwatosa, Wis. Pres. Am. Medico-Psychol. Soc., 1896, Chicago Neurol.
DEWEY, William W., clergyman; born Way- land, Pa., Nov. 15, 1841; son Justin and Esther (Wright) Dewey, (both of Puritan stock); ed. academy and Allegheny Coll., Meadville, Pa .; married Wayland, Pa., Mar. 24, 1864, Mary, daughter of Rev. John Hicks. Pastor of Bap- tist churches at Wayland, Springboro and Lines- ville, Pa., and for short time in Kansas and at Pueblo, Colo .; district missionary in Mich., Jan. 1, 1893-Apr. 30, 1896; pastor Bethany Baptist Church, Chicago, Mar. 1, 1896-Dec. 30, 1901; chapel car evangelist, Nov. 1, 1901-May 30, 1902; pastor Messiah Baptist Church, Chicago, June 1, 1902-May 1, 1907, Ogden Park Church, May 1, 1907-Sept. 1, 1910, again at Bethany Church since Sept. 1, 1910. Address: 3719 S. Robey St.
DEWHURST, Frederic Eli, clergyman; 1855- 1906; see Vol. 1905.
DE WINDT, Heyliger Adams, pres. and treas. Sidwell-DeWindt Shoe Co .; born Fishkill-on- Hudson, N.Y., Feb. 17, 1857; son Arthur and Georgiana (Rich) DeWindt; A.B., Harvard Univ., 1881; married Bertha W. Mandell, of New Bedford, Mass., Sept. 10, 1889 (died July 1907); children: Heyliger, Delano, Caroline and Alice. Came to Chicago, July 1881, and began active career with C. H. Fargo & Co., with which remained for 10 years; in 1894 took in- terest in the Sidwell-DeWindt Shoe Co., whole- sale, of which is now pres. and treas .; dir. Met. West Side Elevated R.R. for term, 1909-12; also dir. of the Pairpoint Corporation, New Bedford, Mass., Chicago Lying-In Hosp., 1903-5. Commr. Winnetka Park District, 1904-9. Republican. Clubs: Chicago, University, Skokie Country, Winnetka. Recreations: horseback riding, golf, tennis and travel. Residence: Winnetka, Il1. Office: 222 W. Monroe St.
DE WITT, William Converse, clergyman; born Tiskilwa, Ill., Oct. 31, 1860; son E. D. and Fannie (Perkins) DeWitt; B.A., Racine (Wis.) Coll., 1883, M.A., 1886; attended General Theol. Sem., New York, and grad. Western Theol. Sem., Chicago; married LaGrange, Il1., 1886, Mar- tha Louise Cossitt; children: Helen C., Evelyn I. Ordained deacon 1886, priest 1887, P.E. Church, by Bishop McLaren; rector Grace Church, Free- port, Ill., 1886-9, St. Andrew's Church, Chicago, 1889-1905; dean Western Theol. Sem., Chicago, since 1905. Residence: The Deanery, 2722 Wash- ington Boul.
DE WOLF, De Witt Clinton, coal merchant; born Chester, Mass., Feb. 10, 1864; son Dr. Thaddeus K. and Mary (Phelps) De Wolf; ed. pub. schools, Chester; married Chicago, Nov. 27, 1889, Harriet Woodcock; children: Elsie Helen, Louise, Virginia. Came to Chicago in 1880, and was employed by Phelps, Dodge & Palmer Co. for 15 years, during the last 5 years a dir. In 1889, organized the Chicago Coal Co. at Seymour, Ia., and in 1893, the Numa Coal Co. of Iowa, and was pres. of both; the two corpns. were succeeded by the Numa Block Coal Co., of which is pres .; also pres. De Wolf Stock Farm Co., of Mass .; dir. Leslie E. Keeley Co., of England. Cleveland Democrat. Congrega- tionalist. Clubs: Union League, Chicago Dem- ocratic. Residence: 3629 Prairie Av. Office: Old Colony Bldg.
DE WOLF, Wallace Leroy, real estate; born Chicago; son Calvin and Frances (Kimball) De Wolf; grad. high school, Chicago; LL.B., Union Coll. of Law; married Germany, 1890, Mary Ridgely Rea. Admitted to practice by Supreme Court of Ill .; since 1894 engaged in a general real estate, loan, building and renting business, with a specialty in mfg. and warehouse prop- erty, subdivisions and building; senior mem. of W. L. DeWolf & Co. Pres. Kellogg Switchboard & Supply Co., 1901-9. Republican. Clubs: Union
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League, University, Onwentsia, Midlothian, Ex- and supplies. Dir. The Buda Co., Nat. City moor. Mem. Chicago Soc. of Etchers; governing Bank. Trustee and treas. Lake Forest Univ. Clubs: Chicago, University, Chicago Athletic, Union League, City, Onwentsia (Chicago), Play- ers, City (New York). Residence: Lake Forest, Ill. Office: 736 W. Jackson Boul. life mem. Art Inst. of Chicago. Recreations: Early Ill. and Chicago history, art, travel, golf and shooting. Residence: Lake Forest, Ill. Of- fice: 226 S. LaSalle St.
DEXTER, Albert Ferdinand, real estate; de- ceased; see Vol. 1905.
DE YOUNG, Benjamin Reynolds, real estate; born New York City, Aug. 18, 1843; son Benja- min and Emily (Warwick) De Young; family moved to Philadelphia, 1844; ed. pub. schools of Phila .; learned printing business and worked at it until 1862, when enlisted in the 114th Pa. Vols .; was soon promoted to capt .; took part in battles at Chancellorsville, Fredericksburg, Get- tysburg and many others, and served until the close of the war; married Elizabeth Farnon, of Phila .; 1 daughter: Sadie (Mrs. Arthur Well- ington Brintnall). Came to Chicago after the war; was appointed q .- m. U.S.A., in 1870, and was located for a year at Pembina, Dak., but resigned and returned to Chicago; was con- nected with various ins. companies, 1871-9; since 1879 in the real estate business, firm of B. R. De Young & Co. Selected by English syn- dicate of London, Eng., to appraise the proper- ties of breweries and elevators purchased by them in 1888. Was assessor South Town of Chicago, 1886, and 4 times re-elected; served 2 terms on valuation com. of Real Estate Board. Republican. One of organizers, 1877, and capt. and maj. 6th Regt., I.N.G. Was mem. of the finance com. World's Columbian Exposition. Mem. Columbia Post G.A.R., Western Soc. Army of the Potomac. Club: Union League. Recrea- tion: driving. Residence: 2975 Prairie Av. Of- fice: 35 N. Dearborn St.
DIAMOND, Jacob, lawyer; born Beskow, Ger- many, Feb. 9, 1876; son of Israel and Bertha (Schereshefsky) Diamond; came to America about 1890; ed. pub. schs. of Dublin, Ireland; special course Univ. of Chicago Extension eve- ning class; LL.B., Kent Coll. of Law, 1895; un- married. Practiced in Chicago since 1896; Rep. candidate for alderman 9th Ward, 1903; del. Rep. Nat. Conv., Chicago, 1908. Mem. Chicago Bar Assn., Ill. State Bar Assn., Chicago Law Inst. Jewish religion. Mem. Odd Fellows, K.P., B'nai B'rith. Recreation: automobiling. Residence: 1117 Ashland Boul. Office: 810-812 Tacoma Building.
DIAMOND, Thomas Evans, druggist; born Belleville, Ont., Can., Aug. 11, 1859; son John W. and Ellen (Embury) Diamond; ed. in pub. schools of Belleville, Ont .; came to Chicago, 1879; married 1881, Lottie Hall; children: Ger- trude Maud, Mattie Ellen. Began in drug busi- ness in 1873, and in 1889 associated with Henry Rogers in firm of Rogers & Diamond (incor- porated in 1906), of which has since been treas. Residence: 4525 Ellis Av. Office: 238 S. Clark Street.
DIBBLEE, Henry, real estate; deceased; see Vol. 1905.
DICK, Albert Blake, pres. A. B. Dick Co .; born Bureau Co., Ill., Apr. 16, 1856; son Adam and Rebecca (Wible) Dick; removed with par- ents to Galesburg, Ill., 1863; ed. pub. schools, Galesburg, until 1872; married Jan. 25, 1881, Alice S. Mathews, Galesburg, Ill .; 1 daughter: Mabel E .; married 2d, Geneva, Switzerland, June 1902, Mary Henrietta Mathews, of Gales- burg; children: Albert Blake, Charles Mathews, Edison Sheldon. Was employed with George W. Brown & Co., agricultural implement mfrs., Galesburg, 1872-9; with the Deore & Mansur Co., Moline, Ill., in same line, 1879-83, and was also a partner in the Moline Lumber Co .; es- tablished the lumber firm of A. B. Dick & Co., 1883, and incorporated it Apr. 1884, as the A. B. Dick Co., of which has since been pres., treas. and dir .; in 1887 the lumber interest was sold and attention has since been given entire- ly to mfg. of Thomas A. Edison's mimeographs
DICKASON, Livingston T., capitalist. Clubs: Union League, Chicago Athletic, Hamilton, Mid- lothian. 'Residence: 4945 Ellis Av. Office: Old Colony Bldg.
DICKER, Edward Alfred, judge; born Stough- ton, Norfolk Co., Mass., June 18, 1855; son Os- mond and Mary A. (Cotton) Dicker; ed. pub. schools, Chicago; married Chicago, May 3, 1882, Jennie E. Woodard; children: Nellie Ellery, Wil- lard Woodard, Alfred Osmond, Edward Hoad- ley. Admitted to bar, June 1878; mem. firm of Matthews & Dicker, 1882-94, Dicker & Carpen- ter, 1895-1901; then alone; master in chancery Circuit Court of Cook Co., Dec. 1, 1887-Dec. 1, 1910; judge Municipal Court of Chicago since Dec. 1, 1910. Republican. Universalist. Mem. Chicago Bar Assn., Law Club, Law Inst., New England Soc. of Chicago. Clubs: Hamilton, Westward Ho. - Residence: 3039 Warren Av. Of- fice: City Hall.
DICKERSON, Harry Wadsworth, banker; born Des Moines, Ia., Jan. 31, 1886; son Henry Alexander and Cora (Ford) Dickerson; grad. high school Earlville, Ill., 1903; student Univ. of Wis., 1905-6; married Beatrice St. Clare Car- son, of Chicago, Aug. 29, 1908; 1 son: Wendell Ford. With Dupee Bros., dry goods and gro- ceries, Earlville, 1901; with First Nat. Bank, Earlville, 1903-6; asst. credit man N. K. Fair- bank Co., Chicago, Feb .- Aug. 1907; cashier of J. A. Wendell & Co., now Wendell State Bank, since 1907. Congregationalist. Recreations: out- door diversions. Residence: Oak Park, Ill. Of- fice: Ogden Av. and Madison St.
DICKERSON, James Spencer, editor; born Brooklyn, Apr. 9, 1853; son Rev. James Stokes and Julia A. (Spencer) Dickerson; ed. Western Univ. of Pa. (now Univ. of Pittsburg) ; married Fanny R. Richardson, of Chicago, Feb. 21, 1882. Mem. staff The Standard, 1875-92; mng. editor The Graphic (Chicago), 1892-4, The Baptist Union, 1894-5, The Standard, since 1895. Trus- tee Univ. of Chicago; mem. numerous Bapt. de- nominational bds .; dir. Municipal Art League. Clubs: Union League, Cliff Dwellers. Residence: Evanston, Ill. Office: 700 E. 40th St.
DICKEY, Calvin, real estate; born Newark, O., Jan. 12, 1863; son Calvin and Ada (Arven) Dickey; grad. Hughes High School, Cincinnati, 1882; B.A., Yale, 1886, M.A., 1888; unmarried. In real estate, renting and ins. business in Chi- cago since 1890; with Morris Gause & Co., 1890- 3, since alone. Dir. Cook Co. Real Estate Board. Independent Republican. Office: Reaper Blk.
DICKEY, Samuel, theologian; born Oxford, Pa., Nov. 27, 1872: son Rev. Samuel and Jennie (Rutherford) Dickey; A.B., Princeton, 1894. A. M., 1897; grad. Princeton Theol. Sem., 1897; stu- dent univs. of Berlin, Marburg, Erlangen, 1897- 9, Athens, 1901, Jena, 1904; married Louise Parke Atherton, of Wilkes-Barré, Pa., Feb. 26. 1908. Ordained Presbyn. ministry, 1899; prof. classical and Hellenistic Greek. Lincoln Univ .. Pa., 1899-1903; adj. prof., 1903-5, prof. N.T. lit- erature and exegesis, since 1905, McCormick Theol. Sem. Studied abroad, 1905-6. Contbr. to theol. reviews. Standard Bible Dictionary, etc. Address: 10 Chambers Pl.
DICKEY, William Earl, gon. agent Fidelity Casualty Co .: born Valparaiso, Ind., Mar. 18. 1873; son Alexander and Elnora (Axe) Dickey: grad. Valparaiso (Ind.) Univ., 1890; married Mary Blanch Hoffman, of Newark, O., Sept. 26. 1899; 1 daughter: Josephine. Began active ca- reer. 1890, as office boy with W. A. Alexander & Co., gen, agents Fidelity & Casualty Co .. Chi- cago; was made mem. of the firm. 1909. Repub- Hican. Mom. Christian Ch. Clubs: Union League,
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Chicago Athletic, Exmoor Country. Recrea- tions: hunting, fishing and golf. Residence: 5519 East End Av. Office: Corn Exchange Bank Bldg.
DICKINSON, Albert, merchant; born Stock- bridge, Mass., Oct. 28, 1841; son Albert and Ann Eliza (Anthony) Dickinson; removed to Chi- cago with parents, 1855; grad. Chicago High Sch., 1859; unmarried. After graduation was in office of his father in grain and produce busi- ness until 1861; served in Taylor's Battery, 1st regt. Ill. Light Arty., 1861-4; in business at Durant, Ia., a short time, then with his father again; firm of Albert Dickinson succeeded 1872- 88, incorporated 1888 as The Albert Dickinson Co., of which he is pres., and which does larg- est business in field seeds in the world; also pres. Timewell Sack Filling Machine Co. Club: Illinois. Residence: 878 N. Clark St. Office: W. Taylor St. and Chicago River.
*DICKINSON, Augustus Edwin; see Vol. 1905.
DICKINSON, Charles, seed merchant; born Chicago, May 28, 1858; son Albert F. and Ann Eliza (Anthony) Dickinson; ed. Chicago High School, Chicago Med. Coll., Harvey Med. Coll .; married Chicago, Sept. 29, 1897, Marie I. Boyd (widow with 5 children: William T., Margaret F., Henry J., Louise M. and Gordon) ; wife died Sept. 17, 1910. Dickinson family lost all in the great fire of 1871; worked for Charles Gossage & Co., dry goods, at $1.50 per week for after- noon work, and attended high school mornings; in 1872 went with brother, Albert Dickinson, who took father's business; business incorpo- rated, 1888, as Albert Dickinson Co., wholesale grass and field seeds, of which has since been vice-pres. Dir. since 1889, vice-pres. since 1895, Chicago Dock Co .; also pres. Merchants' Ter- minal Ry. Co., owning ry. used in connection with the Albert Dickinson Co., and the Chicago Dock Co .; vice-pres. Twin City Trading Co. of Minneapolis; gen. mgr. Hoboken (N.J.) Mfrs. Ry. since 1910. Had 2 first phonographs in Chi- cago, 1889-90, and has had an interest in talk- ing machines ever since; had one of first auto- mobiles, 1896; had a fly in an aeroplane, Oct. 31, 1910. Extensive traveler in America, Eu- rope, Asia and Africa. Independent in politics. Trustee Chicago Acad. of Science; vice-pres., dir. and trustee Iroquois Memorial Hosp. Mem. Chicago Board of Trade, Chicago Stock Ex- change, New York Produce Exchange, Minne- apolis Chamber of Commerce, Duluth Board of Trade, St. Louis Chamber of Commerce. Mem. Soc. of Friends (Quakers). Mem. exec. com. Citizens' Assn. of Chicago; mem. Chicago Assn. of Commerce (ways and means com. since 1909). Clubs: Union League, Illinois, Germania, Chicago Athletic, Chicago Automobile, Aero (Chicago), Railway, Transportation, Lotos, New York, New York Athletic (New York). Resi- dence: 1531 Dearborn Av. Office: W. Taylor St. and the River.
*DICKINSON, Clarence, musician; see Vol. 1905.
DICKINSON, Edward, broker; born Chicago, Nov. 2, 1863; son Charles and Eliza E. (Burn- ham) Dickinson; removed to Milwaukee with parents, 1865; returned to Chicago, 1873, and completed his edn. in the pub. schools. Became messenger in bank, 1878; paying teller Met. Nat. Bank, 1884-92, 2d asst. cashier, 1892-4, asst. cashier, 1892, until its consolidation with the First Nat. Bank, of which he became asst. cashier; resigned, 1904, and formed the firm of Edward Dickinson & Co., dealers in commercial paper. Pres. La Grange (Ill.) State Bank, 1899- 1906; one of organizers and dir. Nat. Produce Bank; dir. State Bank of Geneva, Ill. Treas. board of Lincoln Park Commrs., 1901. Mem. Art Inst. of Chicago, Chicago Board of Trade, Chicago Stock Exchange. Mason, Covenant Lodge, Corinthian Chapter, St. Bernard Com- mandery, K.T. Clubs: Bankers', Union League,
Mid-Day, Marquette, Evanston Golf, Chicago Automobile, Chicago Gun. Recreations: golf and shooting; collector of books. Residence: 4260 Hazel Av. Office: 120 W. Monroe St., Chi- cago, and 25 Broadway, New York.
DICKINSON, Guy Vassar, gen. agent Elgin Nat. Watch Co .; born Dayton, O., May 19, 1865; son Rev. Dr. Edmond Wetherbee and Caroline (Atkinson) Dickinson (mother a niece of Mat- thew Vassar, founder of Vassar Coll.); ed. pub. schs. and Chester Acad .; married Belle C. Cloud- man, of Elgin, June 5, 1895. Began business ca- reer, 1881-2, with the Lancaster (Pa.) Watch Co .; then with the Waltham Watch Co. until 1885; identified with Elgin Nat. Watch Co. since Jan. 1, 1886, becoming gen. agt. at Chi- cago, 1903. Democrat. Mason. Clubs: Chicago Athletic, Industrial, Exmoor Country, Highland Park. Recreation: golf. Residence: Highland Park, Ill. Office: 10 S. Wabash Av.
DICKINSON, Henry Clarence, pianos; born Troy, O., June 8, 1865; son Philemon and Olivia (LeFevre) Dickinson; ed. pub. schools of Rich- mond and Indianapolis, Ind .; married Indian- apolis, Apr. 17, 1889, Clara Bruce; children: Laura Emma, Mary Bruce. Began business with D. H. Baldwin & Co., Indianapolis, as clerk, in 1884; came to Chicago in 1892, as sec. and treas. of the Hamilton Organ Co .; also sec. and treas. Hamilton Piano Co., and Monarch Piano Co .; Ill. mgr. of D. H. Baldwin & Co., in Chi- cago, 1898-1908, and of its successor, The Bald- win Co. Republican. Mason. Club: Chicago Ath- letic. Residence: 7150 Yale Av. Office: 323 S. Wabash Av.
DICKINSON, Jacob McGavock, Secretary of War; for sketch see Who's Who in America.
DICKINSON, Nathan, treas. Albert Dickin- son Co .; born Curtisville, Mass., Feb. 6, 1848; son Albert F. and Ann Eliza (Anthony) Dickin- son; came to Chicago with parents in 1855; grad. Dearborn School, 1865; married Lake Ge- neva, Wis., July 1889, Louise H. Boyd; chil- dren: Ruth B., Albert B. After leaving school in 1865, became connected with his father, deal- er in grain, produce and seeds. The fire of 1871 wiped out the assets of the firm, but he united with brother in shouldering the losses and building up the business, which, since 1874, has been confined to grass and field seeds; business incorporated, 1888, as the Albert Dickinson Co., of which he is treas .; dir. Chicago Dock Co. Club: Union League. Recreation: farming. Res- idence: 878 N. Clark St. Summer Residence: Lake Geneva, Wis. Office: W. Taylor St. and the River.
DICKINSON, William, retired grain mer- chant; born Hinsdale, N.H., Mar. 31, 1837; son Erastus and Sophia (Sargent) Dickinson; ed. Hinsdale (N.H.) pub. school until 16 years of age, followed by 2 years at acad., Springfield, Vt., and 1 year, 1855-6, of technical study at Amherst Coll., Mass .; married Chicago, Nov. 10, 1874, Eliza Reynolds (now deceased); chil- dren: William Reynolds, Francis Reynolds. In 1861 entered employ of Hugh McLennan in grain business in Chicago, becoming partner, 1867, in Hugh McLennan & Co., doing grain ex- porting business, which continued until 1886; in grain business, alone, 1886, until 1898, then retired. Was dir. Fifth Nat. Bank, and vice- pres. and dir. of the Nat. Bank of America and America Nat. Bank, all of Chicago; dir. in Chi- cago Sugar Refining Co. from organization in 1883 to 1897, and part of time its vice-pres .; afterward dir. and vice-pres. Glucose Sugar Re- fining Co. Was director and vice-pres. Chicago Board of Trade and one of the com. appointed, 1883, to erect its present building. Republican. Congregationalist. Club: University. Recrea- tion: traveling. Residence: 1544 N. State St. Summer Residence: Fox Lake, Ill.
DICKINSON, William Frederick, lawyer; born Rockford, Ill., Nov. 25, 1876; son Frederick William and Mary Margaret (Johnston) Dick-
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inson; grad. high sch., Rockford, 1897; A.B., Univ. of Wis., 1901, LL.B., 1903; married Nan- nie Ruth Bray, of Mobile, Ala., Jan. 22, 1907; 2 sons: Frederick William and Robert James. Ad- mitted to bar, 1903, and engaged in practice at Chicago in firm of Matthews & Dickinson until 1907; identified with the C.,R.I.&P.Ry.Co. since Feb. 1, 1907, as asst. to commerce counsel, at Chicago, 1907-9, eastern atty., at New York, Aug. 1, 1909-May 1, 1910, and gen. atty. at Chi- cago, in charge of all litigation arising under the Interstate Commerce Act and other federal statutory laws, since May 1, 1910. Dir. Bur- lington, Cedar Rapids & Northern Ry. Co. Au- thor: Hutchinson on Carriers (3d edition), 1906. Republican. Episcopalian. Mem. Delta Tau Del- ta fraternity. Club: University. Recreations: literature, outdoor diversions. Residence: 402 N. Elmwood Av., Oak Park, Ill. Office: 1025 La- Salle St. Station.
DICKINSON, William Reynolds, lawyer; born Chicago, Sept. 14, 1875; son William and Lila (Reynolds) Dickinson; A.B., Harvard Univ., 1899, A.M., 1900; LL.B., Northwestern Univ., 1902; married Anna M. Wilson, of Chicago, June 15, 1908; 1 daughter: Martha. Admitted to Ill. bar, 1902, and since in practice in Chicago; mem. firm of Wilson, Moore & McIlvaine. Mem. Chicago Bar Assn., Legal Club. Republican. Congregationalist. Clubs: University, Saddle and Cycle. Residence: 36 E. Schiller St. Office: 1605 Marquette Bldg.
DICKSON, see also Dixon.
*DICKSON, Cyrus Riggs, life insurance; see Vol. 1905.
DICKSON, James Taylor, confectioners' and bakers' supplies; born Williamsport, Ind., Jan. 22, 1848; son John Wesley and Sarah (Barnes) Dickson; ed. pub. schools, Kankakee, Ill .; un- married. Was engaged in retail grocery busi- ness, Dickson Bros., Kankakee, Ill., 1865-76; in. commn. business on S. Water St., Chicago, as Dickson & Co., 1876-80; cashier and bookkeeper for Frank Field & Co., confectioners, 1880-5; in 1885 joined Thomas G. McCulloch and J. E. Blair in organizing the Confectioners' and Bakers' Supply Co., of which is treas. and mgr. Republican. Member Hyde Park Presbyterian Church. Clubs: Illinois, Homewood Country. Residence: 5130 Hibbard Av. Office: 11-13 E. Illinois St.
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