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DOERING, Edmund Janes, physician; born New York, Nov. 7, 1854; son Rev. C. H. and Nancy (Mclaughlin) Doering; M.D., North- western Univ. Med. School, 1874; married Julia Whiting, of San Francisco, May 1877; 1 son: E. J., Jr. Consulting physician Chicago Lying-In Hosp. Apptd. 1st 1t. U.S.A. Med. Reserve Corps, 1911; late surgeon U.S. Marine Hosp. Service. Ex-pres. Chicago Med. Soc., Chicago Gynecolog- ical Soc., Medico-Legal Soc .; mem. A.M.A., Ill. State Med. Soc., etc. Clubs: Chicago Athletic, University, South Shore Country. Office: Madi- son St. and Michigan Av.
DOGGETT, Herbert E. Lee, real estate; born Fredericksburg, Va., Dec. 2, 1862; son LeRoy Benjamin and Lucy Frances (Jerrell) Doggett; ed. pub. schools and mil. school, Fredericks- burg; unmarried. Engaged in general broker- age business, 1886-90; mem. firm of W. L. Dog- gett & Bros. since its organization, 1890. Dem- ocrat. Episcopalian. Was mem. 3d Regt. Va. N.G .; hon. mem. Co. G, 1st Regt., I.N.G. Mem. Reception Com. World's Columbian Expn., 1892-3. Mason (32°, K.T., Shriner). Club: South Shore Country. Recreations: hunting, fishing. Residence: 4028 Grand Boul. Office: Rector Bldg.
DOGGETT, Lewis Chittenden, mfr .; born at Chicago, Oct. 5, 1858; son Joseph Barker and Lydia Anna (Burton) Doggett; ed. Babcock's private school, pub. schools and Chicago Univ .; married Chicago, Mar. 16, 1882, Grace M. Muel- heim; children: Margaret Burnet, Courtright, Ruth Allen. Left school and Chicago in latter part of 1876; in Mar. 1877 entered employ in St. Louis, of branch factory of The N. K. Fair- bank Co .; remained continuously with St. Louis branch as supt., then mgr., until Feb. 1900, when was made gen. supt. of the several Fair- bank factories, with headquarters at Chicago, and became vice-pres. and dir., Mar. 1910. Re- publican. Residence: 5487 East End Av. Office: Tribune Bldg.
DOGGETT, William LeRoy, real estate; born
DODSON, John Milton, physician; born Ber- lin, Wis., Feb. 17, 1859; son Nathan Monroe and Fredericksburg, Va., Aug. 20, 1854; son of Le- Elizabeth Osborn (Abbot) Dodson; A.B., Univ. Roy Benjamin and Lucy Frances (Jerrell) Dog- of Wis., 1880, A.M., 1888; M.D., Rush Med. Coll., gett; ed. private school, Fredericksburg; Ran-
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dolph-Macon Coll., Ashland, Va., 1874-7, gradu- highest honors; and also grad. law dept., LL.B., ating in Latin, French, German, English and 1881; married Chicago, 1884, Teresa Boyle; chil- Chemistry, 1877; law course Univ. of Va., 1881-2, graduating in constitutional and inter- nat. law and equity; taught school, 1878-81; un- married. Mem. firm of W. L. Doggett & Bros. since its organization, 1890. Democrat (usually). Mem. Sigma Chi. Clubs: Chicago Athletic, Mid- lothian Country. Recreations: golf, hunting. Residence: 4028 Grand Boul. Office: Rector Bldg. dren: Henry, Leo. Admitted to Ill. bar, 1882; now senior mem. of Donahoe & Hartnett. Has been prominent in the defense of many crim- inal trials, notably that of Daniel Coughlin and others, indicted for the murder of Dr. Cronin. Democrat. Catholic. Mem. Knights of Colum- bus. Residence: 1040 Jackson Boul. Office: Ash- land Blk.
DOHERTY, David Joseph, physician; de- ceased; see Vol. 1905.
DOHERTY, Michael J .; deceased; see Vol. 1905.
DOLAN, Aloysius N. J., physician; born Mor- ris, Grundy Co., Ill., Dec. 6, 1871; son James and Julia (Fitzsimmons) Dolan; ed. St. Via- teur's Coll., Kankakee, Ill., 1888-9; A.B., St. Mary's (Kan.) Coll., 1893; A.M., St. Ignatius Coll., Chicago, 1895; M.D., Coll. Physicians and Surgeons, Chicago, 1898; married Chicago, Oct. 10, 1900, Georgiana Sexton; 1 daughter: Marie Julia. Since May 1, 1898, in practice of medi- cine in Chicago; asst. supt. Chicago Parental School 2 years; attending physician St. Vin- cent's Infant Asylum; ophthalmologist St. Jo- seph's Hosp., Chicago Policlinic and St. Francis Hosp., Evanston, Ill. Mem. A.M.A., Ill. State Med. Soc., Chicago Med. Soc. Mem. Knights of Columbus. Democrat. Catholic. Residence: 1447 Wilson Av. Office: Reliance Bldg.
DOLAN, John Joseph, merchant; born Mar- shall, Mich., May 17, 1861; son Owen and Ellen Dolan; ed. parochial schools, Marshall, Mich .; married Ella F. O'Keefe, of Ann Arbor, Mich., June 20, 1884; 6 children: Elizabeth, John A., Helen, Loretta, Clarence, Gertrude. In cigar business since 1880; pres. John J. Dolan (Inc.) since 1908. Republican. Catholic. Clubs: Ill. Athletic, Press. Residence: 19 Chalmers Pl. Of- fice: 51 W. Washington St.
DOLE, George Sidney, grain commn .; born Chicago, July 12, 1858; son James Henry (for- mer vice-pres. Art Inst. and pres. for many years of the Exposition on Lake Front) and Sarah F. (Beers) Dole; ed. Chicago pub. schools and Racine Coll .; unmarried. After leaving coll. became connected with J. H. Dole & Co., estab- lished by his father in 1852, and since incor- poration, 1902, has been pres. of the co. Also, individually, in grain business at Galesburg, Ill., since 1899. Mem. Chicago Board of Trade, Chicago Arts and Crafts Soc., Galesburg Busi- ness Men's Assn. Republican. Mem. B.P.O.E. Club: Chicago Athletic. Recreations: working with tools, designing and making fine cabinet articles; collector of paintings. Residence: Ken- ilworth, Ill. Office: 226 S. LaSalle St.
DOLPH, Fred Arthur, atty. at law; born Iowa City, Ia., Apr. 25, 1870; son Herbert L. and Net- tie (Norton) Dolph; ed. pub. schools of Ottawa, Ill. Read law in offices of Hon. Albert J. Hop- kins (later U.S. Senator), Aurora, Ill., and was admitted to the Ill. bar, 1893; engaged in prac- tice at Aurora in firm of Hopkins, Thatcher & Dolph until 1903, when removed offices to Chi- cago and later, in 1905, organized law firm of Dolph, Buell & Abbey, of which remained the senior mem. until 1908, since which time has practiced with offices at Aurora and Chicago; referee in bankruptcy for the 16th Jud. Dist. of 111., 1898-1904. Dir. Interstate Telephone Co. Republican. Mem. Ill. State Bar Assn., Chicago Bar Assn., Kane Co. Bar Assn. Mem. B.P.O.E. Clubs: Union League, Hamilton, Pickwick Coun- try. Residence: Aurora, Ill. Offices: Mercantile Bldg., Aurora, Ill., and 1606 Tribune Bldg., Chi- cago.
*DOMMERQUE, Franz Joseph; moved to Rochester, N.Y .; see Vol. 1905.
DONAHOE, Daniel, lawyer; born Huntley, Ill., Apr. 10, 1855; son John and Johanna (Long) Donahoe; spent boyhood on his father's farm, McHenry Co., Ill .; grad. Notre Dame Univ., with
DONAHOE, John Thomas, lawyer; born Ben- nington, Vt., Apr. 14, 1853; son Patrick and Ellen (Gilnaugh) Donahoe; moved with parents to Grundy Co., Ill., 1857, locating on a farm; ed. pub. schools, followed by a course of self study, and engaged as teacher in pub. schools for 13 years; married Dora E. Weldon, Jan. 25, 1902. Admitted to bar, 1887; came to Chicago, where has since continued in practice. Advo- cate of ownership of all public utilities by the people. Was a mem. Peoples Party until 1896, and nominee of that party for circuit judge in 1893; since 1896 a Democrat. Dem. nominee for Congress, 2d dist., 1908. Catholic. Residence: 7112 Rhodes Av. Office: 55 W. Washington St.
DONAHUE, see also Donoghue, also Donohue. DONAHUE, William James, sec. of Wabash Screen Door Co .; born Dwight, Ill., July 23, 1871; son John and Mary (Hayes) Donahue; ed. pub. schs. of Odell, Ill .; married Alice A. Killelea, of Odell, June 22, 1897; 2 children: Elmer W., Gertrude Frances. Came to Chicago from Odell in 1891 and entered employ of a wholesale hardware house, with which re- mained until 1898, when became identified with the Wabash Screen Door Co., acquiring an in- terest in the business in 1902, and becoming sec. and dir. in 1903; also sec. and dir. Nat. Washboard Co. Republican. Catholic. Clubs: Union League, Midlothian Country. Recrea- tions: golf and reading. Residence: 5217 Hib- bard Av. Office: Commercial Nat. Bank Bldg.
DONALD, Francis C., commr. of the Central Passenger Assn. Began ry. career as north- western passenger and freight agent of the Chicago & Atlantic Ry. at St. Paul, 1883-6; city passenger and ticket agent at Chicago, 1886-7; gen. passenger and ticket agent, 1887- 90, same road; gen. passenger and ticket agent Chicago & Erie Ry. Co., Sept. 1-Oct. 1, 1890; vice-chmn. Central Traffic Assn. in charge of passenger business, Oct. S, 1890-Dec. 1, 1892; commr. passenger dept. same, 1892-6; chmn. Chicago East Bound Passenger Com. since Oct. 8, 1890; commr. Central Passenger Com., 1896- 7; commr. Central Passenger Assn. since Feb. 1897. Chmn. and treas. Ry. Protective Bureau; pres. and dir. Central Ry. & Hotel Distributing Co .; dir. R.R. and Steamship Advertising Co. Clubs: Union League, Midlothian, Chicago Mo- tor. Recreations: motoring, golf. field snorts. Residence: Virginia Hotel. Office: Tribune Bldg.
DONELSON, Charles P., physician; see Vol. 1905.
DONELSON, Dexter Park, mfr .; born Dela- ware, O., Mar. 27, 1857; son Park S. and Katha- rine H. Donelson; A.B., Northwestern Univ .. 1879; married Chicago. Oct. 14, 1891. Harriet B. Hitchens; 2 daughters: Katharine Dexter. Lor- raine (died May 3, 1899). After leaving coll. entered employ of Deering Harvester Co. and served with that co. as traffic mgr. until or- ganization, in 1892, of the Continental Bolt & Tron Works, of which he is pres. Republican. Clubs: University. Glen View. Recreation: golf. Residence: Kenwood Hotel. Office: 43d St. and Western Av.
DONLIN, William J., lawyer: born Chicago. Mar 11, 1859; son John H. and Bridget M. (Con- sidine) Donlin; grad. St. Ignatius Coll., Chica- go, 1877: studied law in office of Monroe, Bis- bee & Ball; married Chicago. Oct. 19. 1885. Kathryn Shafer: 1 daughter: Phyllis, Admit-
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ted to Ill. bar, isso, and continued studies in office of Rae & Smith until Dec. 1881; went to N.M. and engaged in practice at Raton for about 6 months; then returned to Chicago, practicing for some years in partnership with Frederick S. Baker; subsequently alone. Res- idence: 4011 Sheridan Rd. Office: Title & Trust Building.
DONNELL, James W., pres. Donnell Safe Co .; born Oxford, O., Dec. 27, 1848; son Hugh and Laura (Pitcher) Donnell; ed. high school of Cincinnati, until 1864; married St. Louis, 1875, Lorrine Follett; children: Charles, Wil- lard. In 1869, entered employ of Hall's Safe & Lock Co., at Cincinnati; became foreman, supt. and gen. mgr. in Cincinnati; pres. the Chicago co., 1898-1906; pres. Bankers' Electric Protec- tive Co. of Chicago until 1907; since then pres. Donnell Safe Co. Republican. Was alderman of Evanston, 1896-7. Episcopalian. Mason (K. T.). Clubs: Chicago Athletic, Evanston, Evans- ton Country, Evanston Golf, Glen View. Rec- reations: golf and fishing. Residence: Evans- ton, Ill. Office: 227 W. Washington St.
DONNELLEY, Reuben Hamilton, publisher; born Brantford, Brant Co., Ont., Aug. 20, 1864; son Richard Robert and Naomi Anna (Shen- stone) Donnelley; came with parents to Chica- go when 1 year old; ed. pub. schools (grad. Hyde Park High School) and in old Chicago Univ. to end of junior year; married Chicago, Oct. 9, 1891, Laura, daughter George R. Thorne; children: Thorne, Eleanor. Entered Chicago Directory Co. in 1884 in a minor capacity, later becoming a stockholder and subsequently sec. and treas .; now vice-pres. R. R. Donnelley & Sons Co .; was also business mgr. of the direc- tory co., 1887-95; in stock brokerage business with Newell Clark Knight, under the firm name of Knight, Donnelley & Co., 1895-1905. Was mem. Chicago Stock Exchange (vice-pres. 1899- 1900, pres. 1901-3). Republican. Clubs: Union League, Chicago, South Shore Country. Ken- wood. Residence: 1309 47th St. Office: 731 Plymouth Ct.
DONNELLEY, Thomas Elliott, printer; born Chicago, Aug. 18, 1867; son Richard Robert and Naomi Anna (Shenstone) Donnelley; B.A., Yale Univ., 1889; married Chicago, May 24, 1899, Laura Leonora Gaylord; children; Clarissa, El- liott, Gaylord. Upon graduation from college, 1889, entered the business established by his father, 1861. Served as a workman in all depts .; since death of his father in 1899, pres. and treas. R. R. Donnelley & Sons Co., printers. Also pres. and treas. Lakeside Press Bldg. Co .; dir. Chicago Directory Co. Republican. Mem. First Baptist Church. Clubs: Commercial, Chicago, Union League, University, Quadrangle, Caxton, Onwentsia, Cliff Dwellers. Recreations: out- door diversions. Residence: Lake Forest, Ill. Office: 731 Plymouth Ct.
DONNERSBERGER, Joseph, real estate; born Cincinnati, O., Sept. 28, 1843; son Anthony and Mary Eva (Zoller) Donnersberger; ed. Xavier's Coll., Cincinnati, to age of 15; married Cincin- nati, Jan. 27, 1863, Wilhelmina Honkomp; chil- dren: Eva, Emma, Mary, Anthony, George, Ag- nes, Frank, Gertrude. Office boy and clerk in real estate office in Cincinnati, 1859-68; came to Chicago and established in real estate business in 1868. Served as trustee in town of Cicero, 1873-81; county commr., Cook Co., 1881-4; South Park commr., 1889-1902; pres. of South Park Board 10 years; elected South Park commr. Feb. 26, 1911. Democrat. Catholic. Residence: 3608 Michigan Av. Office: 179 W. Washington Street.
DONOGHUE, see also Donahue.
DONOGHUE, Francis E., lawyer; born Chica- go, Nov. 27, 1873; son M. F. and Elizabeth (Shields) Donoghue; ed. at St. Ignatius' Coll., Chicago, and in law dept. of Lake Forest Univ .; married Mae, daughter Leonard N. Anson, of Merrill, Wis., June 17, 1908; 1 son: Leonard
Anson. Began as clerk and law student in Nov. 1890 and after attaining majority was ad- mitted to Ill. bar, and since actively engaged in practice. Democrat; member of the Chicago Democracy. Was mem. House of Representa- tives in the 42d, 43d and 45th Ill. General As- semblies. Club: Chicago Athletic. Residence: 5828 Kenmore Av. Office: Unity Bldg.
DONOHUE, Michael Ambrose, bookbinder: born Gort, Co. Galway, Ireland, Sept. 25, 1841; son John and Bridget (Connelly) Donohue; married Chicago, 1863, Jane Furey. Came to U.S., 1852; learned the trade of a bookbinder and in 1861 started in business for self; was for years at the head of the house of Donohue & Henneberry until 1901, when the present firm of M. A. Donohue & Co., printers and publish- ers, was organized, of which is pres. Also dir. Federal Life Ins. Co. Clubs: Colonial, Hinsdale Golf. Recreation: golf. Residence: 4547 Grand Boul. Office: 711 S. Dearborn St.
DONOVAN, Richard William, lawyer; born Marysville, Kan., Mar. 12, 1882; son Joseph and Winnie (Lynch) Donovan; prep. edn. pub. schs. of Marysville, and Chicago; student St. Vin- cent's Coll .; LL.B., Univ. of Notre Dame, Ind., 1906; married Mary Fields, of Chicago, July 29, 1908. Admitted to Ill. bar, 1906, and in law of- fices of George E. Gorman a year, after which began practice at Chicago; asst. city atty. and trial atty. for the city since 1907. Served in I.N.G., 1899-1905. Mem. Chicago Bar Assn. Rec- reation: baseball. Residence: 1046 Belden Av. Office: City Hall.
DOOLEY, James C., justice of the peace; born Ireland, 1850; son Michael and Mary (O'Connor) Dooley; ed. Nat. schools in Ireland until 16 years of age, when he was permitted to come to America with a neighbor family; married Chicago, Oct. 10, 1876, Bridget McCar- thy; children: Richard, Lottie (Mrs. Dan'l J. Healey), Nellie (Mrs. Dan'l J. Shine), James, Charles, Anna, Genevieve. On arrival at Chi- cago, 1867, secured employment with the West- ern Union Telegraph Co .; clerk and deputy in office of sheriff of Cook Co., 1872-91; appointed by Gov. Fifer to be justice of the peace of the Town of W. Chicago, 1891, and has been quad- rennially reappointed ever since; studied law and was admitted to the bar, 1895. Democrat; was 6 years mem. of the Dem. County Central Com .; del. Dem. Nat. Convention, 1892. Catho- lic. Residence: 327-329 S. Central Park Boul. Office: 716 W. Madison St.
*DORAN, George Henry, publisher; see Vol. 1905.
DORE, Edward Eugene, vice-pres. Chicago, Peoria & Western Ry .; born Limerick, Ire., Oct. 31, 1866; son Maurice and Marie (Lyttleton) Dore; ed. Christian Brothers' Sem., Limerick, Ire .; married Chicago, Mar. 17, 1887, Mary Elizabeth Fitzpatrick; children: Helen M., Lo- retto Agnes, Frank D., Marie A., Edward J., Josephine Esther, Marcellus. Came to America and completed edn. with a business training; entered ry. service with C.&N.W.Ry. in 1882, passing through various depts. in service of co. In 1897 entered the traffic dept. of Chicago, Peoria & Western Ry., and was chief rate clerk in the traffic dept. for 2 years; then in Dec. 1900, was appointed auditor of the road, and in 1901 vice-pres. of Chicago, Peoria & Western Ry., Ill. Valley Belt R.R., and of Crystal Car Line. Republican. Mem. Knights of Columbus, Catholic Order of Foresters, Independent Or- der of Heptasophs. Residence: 831 Dakin St. Office: 901, 203 S. Dearborn St.
DORMAN, Albert D., pres. Chicago Pulley & Shafting Co .; vice-pres. B. F. Gump Co. and Chas. G. Stevens Co. Residence: Riverside, Ill. Office: 32 S. Clinton St.
DORNBLASER, Thomas Franklin, clergy- man; born Clintondale, Pa., June 27, 1841; son Peter and Elizabeth (Schaeffer) Dornblaser; ed.
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Susquehanna Univ., Pa., 1865-8, Wittenberg Coll., Springfield, O., 1868-72; Theol. Seminary, Springfield, 1871-3; married Annie S. Shannon, of Center Hall, Pa., Sept. 13, 1872; 5 children: John S., Thomas Franklin, Mabel Elizabeth, Josephine Alberta and Paul Logan. Served as sergt. in Co. E, 7th Pa. Vet. Vol. Cav., 1861-5; participated in battles of Stone River, Chicka- mauga, Atlanta campaign, Kilpatrick's raid, Wilson's raid, and a score of cav. fights; was twice wounded and had 3 horses shot under him; participated in capture of Jefferson Davis, May 10, 1865. Ordained Evang. Luth. ministry, 1872; pastor Lucas, O., 1872-4, Kansas City, Mo., 1874-8; synodical missionary for Kan. Synod, 1878-82; pastor Topeka, Kan., 1882-91, Bucyrus, O., 1891-5, Dixon, Ill., 1895-1903, Grace Church, Chicago, since 1903. Pres. Kan. Synod, 1877-80, Northern Ill. Synod, 1903-5. Trustee Carthage (Ill.) Coll. Mem. ,G.A.R .; Odd Fellow, K.P. Author: Sabre Strokes, 1880; Christian Liberty, 1886; God in Our History, 1895; Moral Influence of the Public School, 1905; also pam- phlets, and articles in Lutheran church papers, etc. Residence: 2249 Hamilton Ct.
DORNEY, Maurice J., clergyman; born at Springfield, Mass .; son John and Mary (Too- mey) Dorney; ed. St. Mary's Univ. and St. Pat- rick's Acad., Chicago, Holy Angels' Coll., Ni- agara Falls, N.Y., 1867-70; theol. studies in St. Mary's Sem., Baltimore, 1870-4. Ordained Cath- olic priest, Jan. 27, 1874; curate St. John's Par- ish, Chicago, 1874-6; pastor Lockport, Ill., 1876- 80, St. Gabriel's Church, Chicago, since Apr. 11, 1880. Clubs: Ill. Athletic, South Shore Country. Residence: 621 W. 45th St.
DORR, Hervey Hause, pres. Merchants' Cred- it Guide Co .; born on farm, Columbia Falls, Washington Co., Me., April 14, 1858; son Leon- ard W. and Cynthia I. (Magee) Dorr; grad. high school, Jonesport, Me., 1882; grad. Chau- tauqua, 1888; married Chicago, June 30, 1898, Frances Edna Sawyer; 1 daughter: Frances Cynthia. Began as salesman in Cal., in 1896 originated and established the Merchants' Cred- it Guide Co., of Chicago, of which has been pres. since 1899. Organized Young Men's Vo- ters' League in Chicago, 1899, and has been its pres. ever since. Ex-pres. Amateur Press Assn. Republican. Methodist. Residence: 6414 Lex- ington Av. Office: 1013, 19 S. LaSalle St.
DORRANCE, Charles Johnson, mfr .; born At- tica, Wyoming Co., N.Y., July 27, 1846; son Dr. Gardiner and Juliet (Lee) Dorrance; ed. Cen- tral High School, Buffalo, N.Y. Began business experience as a clerk in his father's drug store at Attica, N.Y., and later taught school; book- keeper for a grain commn. merchant, Buffalo, N.Y., 1867-70; cashier Thompson & Loomis Bank, Attica, 1870-5; in fall of 1875, came to Chicago and took position as gen. man in the Northwestern Nat. Bank; left the banking bus- iness and finally in 1885 established as a mfr. under his own patents of the Dorrance grate bars for boiler furnaces, and later also of the Dorrance Smokeless Furnace, which business he now conducts as The Dorrance Co. (not in- corporated.) Republican. Clubs: Union League, Marquette. Residence: 1035 Rush St. Office: Western Union Bldg.
DORSEY, George Amos, anthropologist; born Hebron, O., Feb. 6, 1868; son Edwin J. and Mary E. (Grovc) Dorsey; A.B., Denison Univ., 1888 (LL.D., 1909); A.B., Harvard, 1890, Ph.D., 1894; married Ida Chadesy, of Kansas City, Dec. 8, 1892. Travelcd and conducted anthrop. investigations in S. America, for Chicago Ex- pn., 1891-2; supt. archæology, dept. anthropol- ogy, same, 1892-3; asst. in anthropology, 1894- 5, instr., 1895-6, Harvard; asst. curator anthro- pology, 1896-8, curator, since 1898, Field Mus. of Natural History, Chicago; prof. comparative anatomy, Northwestern Univ. Dental Sch., since 1898; asst. prof. anthropology, 1905-8, associate prof. since 1908, Univ. of Chicago. Visited Eu-
rope, Egypt, India, Ceylon, Java, Australia, Bismarck Arch., New Guinea, P.I., China and Japan, for Field Mus., 1908; mem. editorial staff and foreign commr. of Chicago Tribune since July 1909. U.S. del. Internat. Congress Anthropology and Prehistoric Archæology, Par- is, 1900; mem. Jury Awards, Dept. Anthropol- ogy, St. Louis Expn., 1904. Fellow A.A.A.S. (vice-pres.); mem. Boston Soc. Natural His- tory, Am. Folk-Lore Soc. (pres. 1903), Am. Soc. Naturalists, Am. Assn. of Museums (sec. 1906- 7), Anat. Society America, Am. Anthrop. Assn. (vice-pres.), Chicago Geog. Soc. (pres. 1908-9) ; corr. mem. Anthrop. socs. of Stockholm and Paris. Author of over 70 papers relating to anthropology and anatomy. Office: Field Mu- seum of Natural History.
DORWIN, William E., contractor; deceased; see Vol. 1905.
DOUD, James Morgan, live stock commn. merchant; born Turin, Lewis Co., N.Y., May 30, 1864; son Royal Horton and Mary Cornelia (Sheldon) Doud; ed. pub. schools; married Not- toway Court House, Va., Sept. 17, 1887, Anna Isabella Rice ;. 1 daughter: Anna Isabella. En- tire business life in live stock trade, beginning as cash boy for Hotchin, Palmer & Co., 1877-8; stock clerk Towle & Roper, 1878-9; clerk for Hately Bros., 1880-4; hog buyer for T. J. Lip- ton, 1884-7; since 1887 in business for himself, and since 1893 senior mem. of firm of J. M. Doud & Co., live stock commn. merchants at the Union Stockyards. Mugwump Democrat. Clubs: Saddle and Sirloin, Colonial. Residence: 4829 Forestville Av. Office: 179 Exchange Bldg., Union Stock Yards.
DOUD, Levi Barnes, live stock commn .; de- ceased; see Vol. 1905.
DOUGALL, Arthur St. George, branch mgr. Acme White Lead & Color Works, of Detroit; born Windsor, Ont., July 12. 1877; son Frank and Emily (Francis) Dougall; ed. high school. Vancouver, B.C., taking prep. course for McGill Univ .; married Mary E. Maitland, of Detroit, Oct. 8, 1903; 2 children: Virginia Mason and Donald Maitland. Began as office boy with Ac- me White Lead & Color Works, 1893, becoming mgr. Chicago branch and western district, Nov. 1907. Protestant. Residence: 4635 N. Paulina St. Office: 319-331 W. Ohio St.
DOUGHERTY, Thomas E., pres. Schaeffer Piano Mfg. Co .; born Port Byron, N.Y., Aug. 25, 1856; ed. Port Byron High School and Acad .; married Chicago June 12, 1894, Grace Holden: children: Ruth E., Holden M., Olive H. Started in business, 1880, at Port Byron, N.Y., as mfr. of New England Condensed Mince Meat; estab- lished branch factory at Chicago, 1890; sold out that business, 1896; bought, 1897, business of Schaeffer Piano Co .. which had factory at Riv- erview; factory burned Jan. 1903 and later same year built new factory at Kankakee. Ill .: sells, exclusively at wholesale. to dealers. Clubs: Union League, Chicago Athletic, Glen View, Edgewater Country, Edgewater Golf. Recreations: traveling, golf and fishing. Resi- dence: 6134 Kenmore Av. Office: 209 S. State St.
DOUGLAS, James H., vice-pres. Quaker Oats Co .; born Norham. Ont., Can., Dec. 15. 1858: son Alexander and Margaret (Henderson) Doug- las; ed. common schools, Canada: married Inez Boynton, of Cedar Rapids, Ia., Sept. 15, 1891. Became identified with the Quaker Oats Co. in 1895 and has been vice-pres, and dir. since 1905. Clubs: Kenwood, Midlothian Country, Home- wood Country, South Shore Country. Residence: 4830 Woodlawn Av. Office: 1600 Ry. Exchange.
DOUGLAS, Stephen Arnold, lawyer; deceased: see Vol. 1905.
DOUGLASS, Thomas James, contractor: born near Hamilton. Ont., Can .. Aug. 31. 1855: son James and B. E. Douglass; ed. private schools London, Ont .. Can .; married St. Thomas, Ont .. Aug. 30, 1881, Ellen C. Purcell; children: Ger-
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trude E., Frank J., Evelyn L., Clotilda, Thomas C., Norman J., Theresa, Marjorie. After leav- ing school Aug. 15, 1870, learned steam fitting work and in 1890 came to Chicago, and estab- lished under style of Thomas J. Douglass & Co., in steam engring. work. Democrat. Catho- lic. Mem. Knights of Columbus, Royal Arca- num, Am. Society of Heating and Ventilating Engrs. Club: Ill. Athletic. Recreation: fishing. Residence: 6714 Southport Av. Office: 162 N. Dearborn St.
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