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DOUGLASS, William Angus, mgr. mercantile agency; born New York City, Aug. 16, 1852; son Benjamin and Elizabeth (Dun) Douglass; ed. Columbia Coll. Grammar School, New York, high school at Easton, Pa .; B.A., Lafayette Coll., 1872, later M.A .; attended Union Theol. Sem., New York, 1872-3; married Auburndale, Mass., June 1889, Eliza Kingman (died Feb. 1898); children: Elizabeth Dun, Caro Anderson (died 1893), William Angus, Jr. (died Nov. 1909), Abner Kingman; married 2d, Oak Park, Ill., Oct. 1900, Eva B. Markoe. In commn. dry goods business, New York City, 1873-6; in 1876 entered employ of R. G. Dun & Co. (the mercantile agency) in Chicago; asst. mgr. Chi- cago office, 1880-9; mgr. Chicago office, 1889- 1903, and in 1903 was made gen. mgr. of the Chicago District. Presbyterian; one of original mems. and still serving on board of mgrs. Pres- byterian Hosp. Clubs: Union League (since 1881), Westward Ho Golf. Recreations: golf, motoring. Residence: 417 N. Kenilworth Av., Oak Park, Ill. Office: New York Life Bldg.
DOVENMUEHLE, Henry Christoph, whole- sale shoes; born Chicago, Aug. 29, 1862; son of Henry Frederick Christoph and Margaret (Brandt) Dovenmuehle; ed. Northwestern Univ. (Lutheran), Watertown, Wis .; married Louise K. Hoffmann, of Chicago, June 5, 1890; chil- dren: Edna Anna, George Henry. After leaving school was a clerk and later salesman in the wholesale boot and shoe house of H. F. C. Dov- enmuehle; became partner in the business in 1883, the firm becoming H. F. C. Dovenmuehle & Son; since father's death has continued the business without change of firm name. Mem. Chicago Assn. of Commerce, Ill. Mfrs.' Assn. Republican. Club: Chicago Athletic. Recrea- tions: outdoor diversions. Residence: 616 Ar- lington Pl. Office: 383 W. Monroe St.
DOVER, Otto T., mail order merchant; born Manitowoc, Wis., May 19, 1871; son of Ole T. and Barbara (Rebne) Dover; ed. State Normal School, Oshkosh, Wis. Taught in district schools in Wis., 1897-8; state mgr. for Wis. and Mich., with headquarters at Chicago, for Powers, Hig- ler & Co., 1898-1900; with associates established mail order house of Albaugh, Dover Co., 1900, incorporated, 1902, of which has since been vice-pres. Residence: 2400 N. Kedzie Boul. Of- fice: 2100 Marshall Boul.
DOW, Fred Henry, cheese merchant; born on farm at Cornish, Sullivan 'Co., N.H., Sept. 25, 1859; son Lucius H. and Martha (Smith) Dow; ed. country schools and Kimball Union Acad., Meriden, N.H .; married Chicago, June 5, 1884, Martha B. Gamble; 1 son: James H. Lived on farm until 21; came to Chicago, 1880, and went into the wholesale cheese business, in which remained until Apr. 1, 1904, when joined in the organization of the Sutherland & Dow Mfg. Co., computing cheese cutters and grocers' spe- cialties, of which was vice-pres. until 1906; since with A. C. Dow & Co., of which has been mem. for over 20 years. Republican. Mason. Club: Casino (Edgewater). Recreation: bil- liards. Residence: 6122 Winthrop Av. Office: 340 River St.
DOW, Lorenzo Everett, lawyer; born Gray, Me., 1859; son William M. and Mehitable T. (Libby) Dow; ed. Normal School, Gorham, Me .; Hillsdale (Mich.) Coll., A.B .; Univ. of New York; Union Coll. of Law; married; 1 daughter: Dorothy; married 2d, Eldora Lockwood. After
leaving school was teacher in private boys' school, Montclair, N.J., and taught in Boys' High School, Brooklyn, N.Y., teaching, 1884-6, and 1887-9; came to Chicago from Brooklyn, 1889, read law under Wallace Heckman until 1891, when was admitted to Ill. bar; since then in practice in Chicago; also sec. and treas. Wa- bash Vault Co., and interested in other corpns. Independent Republican. Trustee Hillsdale Coll. Mem. Chicago Bar Assn., Ill. State Bar Assn., Delta Tau Delta. Club: City. Recreation: gar- dening. Residence: Glen Ellyn, Ill. Office: 167 W. Washington St.
DOWDALL, Guy Grigsby, surgeon; born Pe- oria, Ill., Mar. 9, 1875; son William Tecumseh and Delle (Mason) Dowdall; grad. Whipple Acad., Jacksonville, Ill., 1892; A.B., Univ. of Mo., Columbia, 1897; M.D., Coll. Physicians and Surgeons, Chicago, 1900; Univ. of Vienna, Aus- tria, 1907; married Winifred, daughter Hon. Vespasian Warner, of Clinton, Ill., June 3, 1905; 1 daughter: Winifred Elizabeth. Began med. practice at Clinton, Ill., 1901; came to Chicago, 1908; associated with Dr. John B. Murphy, 1909- 10; chief surgeon I.C.R.R.Co. since Mar. 1, 1911. Republican. Episcopalian. Mem. Chicago Med. Soc., Ill. State Med. Soc., A.M.A., Beta Theta Pi, Theta Nu Epsilon, Nu Sigma Nu. K.P. Clubs: Press, Woodlawn. Residence: Hotel Ven- dome. Office: 32 N. State St.
DOWDLE, John, contractor; born Manches- ter, Eng., Dec. 24, 1853; son Patrick H. and Anna (Hughes) Dowdle; when 5 years of age his father died; removed with mother from Ire- land to Chicago; ed. pub. schools; married Dec. 29, 1887, Margaret Nash; children: Mary, Thom- as, John, Raymond. Worked at stone cutter's trade until 1886, when entered contracting firm of Robinson, Dowdle & McWhirter, changing to Dowdle & McWhirter, 1888; joined father-in- law, Thomas Nash, in firm of Nash & Dowdle, contractors (incorporated, 1905), of which has since been pres. Democrat. Catholic. Mem. Cook Co. Democracy. Residence: 3010 Wash- ington Boul. Office: 9 S. LaSalle St.
DOWLING, George J., vice-pres. The Cable Co .; born Cambridge, Mass., May 17, 1864; son Martin C. and Mary A. (Kernan) Dowling; ed. pub. schools of Mass .; married Chicago, Emma Elliott, of Boston, Sept. 2, 1899. Began with Vose & Sons, piano mfrs., Boston, in 1880, and with them at Boston until 1902, when came to Chicago and assumed management of their Chi- cago office until 1907; identified with The Ca- ble Co., pianos, since 1907, and has been 3d vice-pres. since Jan. 10, 1910. Club: Union League. Residence: Hotel Windermere. Office: Wabash Av. and Jackson Boul.
DOWNEY, David George, clergyman; born Manor Hamilton, Co. Leitrim, Ireland, Sept. 21, 1858; son Archibald and Mary Anne (Hawks- by) Downey; A.B., Wesleyan Univ., 1884, A.M., 1887 (D.D., 1899); studied Drew Theol. Sem., 1879; married Lilian May Terrill, of Middle- town, Conn., June 2, 1887. Ordained M.E. min- istry, 1884; stated supply Rocky Hill, Conn., 1880-2; pastor Windsor, Conn., 1883-4, North Ch., Hartford, 1885-7, Mamaroneck, N.Y., 1888- 91, Stamford, Conn., 1892-6, St. John's, Brook- lyn, 1897-1907; asst. sec. Bd. Edn. and S.S., M.E. Ch., 1907; corr. sec. Bd. of S.S. since 1908. Ed- itor Wesleyan Argus, 1883-4, Delta Kappa Ep- silon Quarterly, 1889-91; chaplain Conn. Ho. Rep. and Senate, 1885-7; mem. Bd. Missions M.E. Ch .; trustee Wesleyan Univ. Mem. Delta Kappa Epsilon, Phi Beta Kappa. Club: Univer- sity (Chicago). Residence: 1940 Sheridan Rd., Evanston, Ill. Office: 14 W. Washington St.
DOWNEY, Joseph, contractor and builder; born Kings Co., Ireland, Apr. 23, 1849. Came to Chicago, 1856; married 1885, Lena Kleine, Chi- cago. On leaving school entered employ of James McGraw, builder and contractor, to learn trade; became his partner, 1874; afterward iden- tified with many of the largest bldg. contracts
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of the city; retired from active business and time now devoted to managing his own prop- erty. Mem. Chicago Assn. of Commerce. Mem. Board of Edn. (chmn. bldg. and grounds com.); commr. of bldgs. and commr. of public works during Mayor Swift's administration; later mem. Board of Edn. under Mayor Harrison. Re- publican. Clubs: Union League, Builders'. Res- idence: 6502 Sheridan Rd. Office: 30 N. LaSalle Street.
DOWNS, Ebenezer Allen; see Vol. 1905.
DOWNS, Walter Bishop, sec. Durand & Kas- per Co .; born Chicago, June 2, 1861; son Myron Day and Lydia Elizabeth (Allen) Downs; ed. pub. grammar and high schools, Chicago; mar- ried Grace Virginia Comfort, of Chicago, Oct. 4, 1892; 1 son: Myron Day. Began as errand boy in a book store, Nov. 1878; entered employ of H. C. & C. Durand, wholesale grocers, as er- rand boy, Aug. 1, 1879, continuing with them and their successors, the Durand & Kasper Co., until elected sec. and dir. of the corpn., Oct. 1, 1904. Republican. Presbyterian. Recreations: gardening, church work. Residence: 250 N. Ash- land Av., River Forest, Ill. Office: 701 W. Lake Street.
DOX, Charles Edward, underwriter; born at Terre Haute, Ind., Dec. 11, 1861; son William A. and Ophelia A. (Smith) Dox; ed. common and high schools of Terre Haute; married Brook- lyn, N.Y., Nov. 10, 1890, Mary E. Bell; 1 daugh- ter: Dorothy. Engaged in fire ins. business since 1881; came to Chicago, Sept. 1900, and has since been mgr. of London & Lancashire Fire Ins. Co. and Orient Ins. Co. Mem. Western Un- ion. Independent in politics. Mem. Southern Soc. of New York. Clubs: Chicago, Chicago Ath- letic, Glen View (treas.), Onwentsia; also New York (New York). Recreation: golf. Residence: Virginia Hotel. Office: 39 S. LaSalle St.
*DOYLE, James M., justice of the peace; see Vol. 1905.
DOYLE, William Andrew, atty. at law; born Winchester, Ill., Oct. 11, 1863; son of Michael Doyle; ed. Winchester (Ill.) High Sch., and Christian Brothers' Coll., St. Louis; LL.B., Un- ion Coll. of Law, Chicago, 1887; (hon. LL.D., Christian Brothers' Coll.). Admitted to Ill. bar, 1887, and since engaged in practice at Chicago; was mem. law firm of Starrett, Doyle & Moore, 1 year; since practiced alone. Dem. nominee for judge Circuit Ct. of Cook Co., 1905. Catho- lic. Mem. Ill. State Bar Assn., Chicago Bar Assn. Clubs: Chicago Athletic, Iroquois, South Shore Country. Residence: 3220 Washington Boul. Office: First Nat. Bank Bldg.
DRAKE, Chester Tuttle, mfr .; born Sturgis, St. Joseph Co., Mich., Feb. 22, 1851; son Wear L. and Amelia Lydia (Gurney) Drake; grad. Northwestern Univ., 1874; married Coldwater, Mich., Oct. 5, 1876, Albertine E. Hudson (died Apr. 19, 1898); children: Harriet A. (Mrs. C. F. Forshee), Florence H .; married 2d, Sept. 15, 1910, Laura N. Newton, of Chicago. In 1880 es- tablished and in 1899 incorporated the Drake Standard Machine Works, of which is pres. and treas. Republican. Mason: 33º, Master Golden Rule Lodge, 1885; M.E. High Priest Wiley M. Egan Chapter, 1890; Eminent Commander Chi-
cago Commandery, 1893; M.E.S.P.G. Master Chi- Residence: Lake Geneva, Wis. Office: The Black- stone.
cago Council Princes of Jerusalem Oriental Consistory, 1894-5; Illustrious Potentate Me- dinah Temple, 1895-6; Puissant Sovereign of Red Cross of Constantine, No. 1, 1898; now commander-in-chief Oriental Consistory. Club: South Shore Country. Recreations: fishing, hunting. Residence: 4571 Lake Av. Office: 1025 W. Jackson Boul.
DRAKE, David Gibson, life ins .; born and reared on farm in Brown Co., O .; B.S., Nat. Normal Univ. of Ohio, Lebanon, 1876. Supt. pub. schs., Mt. Washington, Hamilton Co .. O., and later prin, of an intermediate school, Cin- cinnati; mem. Cincinnati Board of School Ex-
aminers 5 years; in life ins. business since 1889; with the Nat. Life Ins. Co., Montpelier, Vt .; was gen. agt. and organized agency work in State of Ky .; came to Chicago in 1893 to be- come gen. mgr. for State of Ill. Republican. Clubs: Union League, Glen View. Recreation: golf. Office: 424 Marquette Bldg.
DRAKE, John B., vice-pres. Drake Hotel Co .; born Chicago, May 19, 1872; son late John B. and Josephine C. (Corey) Drake; ed. Harvard School, Chicago, St. John's Mil. Acad., Ossining, N.Y., Phillips Acad., Andover Mass .; married Middletown, O., June 3, 1897, Jessie K., daugh- ter of Samuel Mcclellan; children: John B., III, William McClellan, Elizabeth, Katherine. Trav- eled around the world after leaving school; be- gan active career with Grand Pacific Hotel, continuing 2 years; with Ill. Trust & Savings Bank 11/2 years; mgr. of Drake estate, 1900-7; vice-pres. and dir. The Drake Hotel Co .; vice- pres. and treas. The Blackstone Co., and mgr. The Blackstone Hotel. Dir. Presbyterian Hosp. Republican. Presbyterian. Clubs: Chicago, South Shore Country, Onwentsia, Tolleston (sec. and treas.), Grand Island Lodge (sec. and treas.). Recreation: shooting. Residence: 2106 Calumet Av. Office: The Blackstone.
DRAKE, Lyman Manley, fire underwriter; born Beloit, Wis., Sept. 8, 1867; son Manley and Mary E. (Tucker) Drake; ed. Chicago pub. schools; married Chicago, June 7, 1894, Jennie M. Keith; children: Lyman M., Jr., Keith, Rob- ert Tucker. Started in fire ins. business in 1883, with R. S. Critchell & Co., as office boy; be- came mem. of firm, 1899; consolidated with Smith, Miller, Whitney & Barbour, in 1901, and Fleetwood & Pellet, in 1907, into firm of Crit- chell, Miller, Whitney & Barbour. Republican. Mem. board of edn. of Wilmette, Ill. Clubs: Chicago Athletic, Union League, Ouilmette Country, North Shore Golf, Wausaukee. Recre- ations: motoring, golf. Residence: Wilmette, Ill. Office: 4 S. LaSalle St.
DRAKE, Tracy Corey, pres. The Drake Hotel Co .; born Chicago, Sept. 12, 1864; son John B. and Josephine (Corey) Drake; ed. Vt. Episcopal Inst., Burlington, 1877-9, Trinity Mil. Inst., Ti- voli, N.Y., 1879-82; B.S., Rensselaer Polytechnic Inst., Troy, N.Y., 1886; married St. Louis, Jan. 12, 1893, Annie Daughaday; children: Carlos Corey, Francis Augustus. Spent some months in European travel after leaving coll .; then en- tered employ of Drake, Parker & Co., proprs. Grand Pacific Hotel, as asst. market and store room keeper; studied hotel business in all its depts. during following years, until hotel closed. 1895; finally admitted to partnership in the firm, having charge of steward's dept .: spent 2 years in European and Oriental travel, 1896-8. In stock and bond brokerage business, 1898- 1900; management of estate of John B. Drake until 1907; in association with brother, organ- ized The Drake Hotel Co. and built The Black- stone, also the Blackstone Theatre, 1907-10. Built summer residence at Lake Geneva, Wis., 1900, known as "Aloha Lodge." Pres. The Drake Hotel Co., The Blackstone Co. Dir. Chicago Assn. of Commerce. Mem. Delta Kappa Epsi- lon. Republican. Presbyterian. Clubs: Chicago, Chicago Athletic. Recreations: golf, motoring.
DRAPER, Arthur William, real estate; born London. Eng., July 31, 1869; son Thomas Win- ter and Sarah Jane (Venner) Draper: grad. King School and Met. Business Coll .: married Chicago, June 28, 1893, Henrietta E. Olson: children: Arthur W., Jr., Laura Albertina. In real estate business since Oct. 1886, beginning as a boy, and since Nov. 1, 1893, of firm of Draper & Kramer. Mem. Chicago Real Estate Board. Republican. Methodist, Mason. Club: Chicago Athletic. Recreations: motoring. Ash- ing. Residence: 4955 Washington Park Ct, of- fice: 25 N. Dearborn St.
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DRAPER, Herman Lyman, mfr .; born Hast- ings, Minn., July 19, 1864; son Nelson C. and Asenath M. (Ballard) Draper; has lived in Chi- cago since age of 3 years; grad. Chicago High School, 1882, Williams Coll., 1886; married Oak Park, Ill., Aug. 6, 1897, Mary E. Caldwell; 1 son: Nelson C. Began business career on the Chicago Board of Trade; later became sec. of the Western Stone Co., from which resigned, 1895, and has since been sec. and treas. of The Cable Co., mfrs. of pianos. Republican. Con- gregationalist. Mem. Zeta Psi fraternity, Royal Arcanum. Club: Chicago Athletic. Recreations: arts and crafts, motoring. Residence: Oak Park, Ill. Office: 301 S. Wabash Av.
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DRAY, Gail, atty. at law; born Havana, Ill., Jan. 10, 1872; son Walter S. and Louise (Allen) Dray; B.S., Princeton Univ., 1895; studied law at Northwestern Univ. Law Sch .; unmarried. Admitted to Ill. bar, 1897, and since engaged in practice at Chicago; atty. for Union Trust Co. since 1907. Mem. Phi Delta Phi fraternity. Re- publican. Methodist. Clubs: Chicago, Calumet, Kenwood, Exmoor Country. Recreation: golf. Residence: Hotel Metropole. Office: Union Trust Company.
DRENNAN, John G., lawyer; born Caldwell Co., Ky., Dec. 3, 1854; son John L. and Henri- etta (Wimbusley) Drennan; ed. common schools; married Margaret Slater, of Taylorville, Ill., May 26, 1881; 3 children: Leonard H., Walter R., Helen L. Admitted to bar, 1880; mem. firm of Jones & Drennan, Taylorville, 1879-81, alone, 1881-7, Drennan & Hogan, 1887-92; mem. Pal- mer, Shutt & Drennan, Springfield, Ill., 1892-6; local atty. I.C.R.R.Co. at Chicago, 1896-9, since dist. atty. same rd .; gen. atty. B.&O.S .- W.Ry. Co. for Ill., 1892-6; local atty. Wabash Ry. at Taylorville, 1881-92. Master in chancery Chris- tian Co., Ill., 1879-81; state's atty., same co., 1880-8; corpn. counsel, Springfield, 1896-8; spe- cial atty. for Chicago Sanitary Dist. in suit of State of Mo. vs. State of Ill. and Sanitary Dist .; by appmt. of Supreme Court of Ill. mem. ad- visory bd. law dept. Univ. of Ill. Served in I.N.G., 1876-94; was col. and judge advocate 2d Regt. when resigned; col. and judge advocate Ill. Brigade U.R. of K.P. since 1889; lieut .- col. 17th Regt. Ill. Vols., Spanish-Am. War; Demo- crat. Methodist. Mason; Knights' of Pythias. Clubs: South Shore, Forty. Recreations: hunt- ing, fishing. Residence: 5110 East End Av. Of- fice: Central Station.
DREYFUS, Jacob, furs; deceased; see Vol. 1905.
DREYFUS, Moise, pres. Ohio Iron & Metal Co .; born Alsace, France, Oct. 20, 1861; early edn. in France and later at Gymnase Protes- tant Coll., Strassburg; married Chicago, Feb. 12, 1901, Carolyn Stern; 2 daughters: Emily Clara, Marie Louise. Came to U.S., 1880, and settled in Cleveland, O., from which place re- moved to Chicago in 1898. Established as iron and steel merchant in 1881, in which has since continued; now pres. of the Ohio Iron & Metal Co., Chicago, and branches in Cleveland, Pitts- burgh and New York City. Also pres. Tennis Coal Co .; vice-pres. and treas. U.S. Crushed Stone Co. Honorary mem. 1st Regt. I.N.G. Re- publican. Clubs: Standard, Lake Shore Coun- try; also Criterion (New York). Recreation: travel. Residence: 2914 Prairie Av. Office: First Nat. Bank Bldg.
DRILL, Thomas Taylor, musician; born in Ireland, June 30, 1865; son William (many years organist of St. Patrick's Cathedral, Dub- lin) and Anna (Taylor) Drill; removed to New York in childhood and received general edn. in schools of that city; was boy soprano in lead- ing Episcopal churches of New York and Brook- lyn; student in voice, as boy, of Dr. A. H. Mes- siter and George F. LeJeune, of New York, and after attaining bass voice studied under Ivan Morowski, William Courtney and M. Jacques Bouhy; married Brooklyn, N.Y., 1888, Sarah L.
Davis; 2 children: Ethel, Anna. Soloist, voice being a basso cantate of large range and power; was chosen by Dudley Buck, the composer, to create the rôle of Christopher Columbus in his dramatic cantata of that name; came to Chica- go from New York, 1897, and has since been engaged here as teacher of voice culture, as well as a soloist in many musical events. Was one of the organizers and musical dir. of the Irish Choral Soc. of Chicago, organized 1902. Mem. Minn. Soc. Residence: 5207 Calumet Av. Office: 304 S. Wabash Av.
DRISCOLL, Frederick; deceased; see Vol. 1905.
DRIVER, John Merritte, clergyman; born Mt. Vernon, Ill., 1858; son James Ransom and Ma- tilda Caroline Driver; B.Sc., Ill. Agrl. Coll., 1876; A.B., Boston Univ., 1884, S.T.B., 1885; (hon. A.M., Baker Univ., 1885; D.D., Rust Univ., 1893; Ph.D., Am. Univ., 1899; LL.D., Ill. Coll. of Law, 1909) ; married Elsie Wiley, of Casey, Ill., 1899. Ordained M.E. ministry; pastor People's Ch., Chicago, 1902-7. Mem. Am. and Asiatic Archæol. socs. Writer and lecturer. Author: Bible Temperance Hymns, 1879; Songs of the Soul, 1885; Samson and Shylock, 1892; Nepen- the, 1896; Purple Peaks Remote, 1905. Resi- dence: 6059 Jefferson Av.
DROZDOWITZ, David, clothing merchant; born Poland, Russia, May 29, 1866; son Philip and Rosa (Rosenberg) Drozdowitz; came to America at 5 years of age; ed. Jones School, Chicago, and Bryant & Stratton Business Coll .; married Annie Feld, of Chicago, Jan. 3, 1893; 2 sons: Emanuel A., Edward F. Has been engaged in clothing and furnishing business since Feb. 25, 1901. Republican. Jewish religion. K.P. Residence: 4240 Grand Boul. Office: 861-863 Mil- waukee Av.
DRUECK, Charles John, physician and sur- geon; born North Liberty, Ind., June 20, 1873; son Gustavus Philip and Sarah Ann (Parsons) Drueck; ed. high school, Chicago; M.D., North- western Univ. Med. School, 1896; married Chi- cago, Oct. 22, 1902, Helen Mabel, daughter of Capt. Nicholas Martin; 3 children: Margaret Sarah, Charles Martin, Helen Alice. Interne at Mercy Hosp. 18 months; was prof. physiology, Ill. Dental School to 1901; gynecologist to Lake- side Hosp .; rectal surgeon to People's Hosp. Frequent contributor to med. journals. Mem. Chicago and Ill. State Med. socs. Reformed Episcopalian. Office and Residence: 438 E. 46th Street.
DRURY, Edwin, abstract-maker; born Gage's Lake, Lake Co., Ill., Nov. 12, 1842; son George Albert and Mary Elizabeth (Heald) Drury; farmed and ed. pub. schools at Gage's Lake; en- listed, Aug. 9, 1862, in Co. G, 96th Ill. Vol. Inf., and served with his regt. in Dept. of the Cum- berland until mustered out at Camp Harker, Tenn., June 10, 1865; married Apr. 19, 1871, Hannah Augusta Howard; children: Fred How- ard (deceased), Gertrude (deceased), who left him a grandchild, Mildred Gertrude. Entered office of his uncle, A. H. Heald, city collector of Chicago, 1865, serving during his term of 4 years, and continuing 1 year with his succes- sor, W. J. Onahan; was in office of Henry Spear, south town collector, 1870-1, 1 year in co. treas- urer's office under Heber S. Rexford, then clerk in office of John G. Gindele, co. clerk, and chief clerk in same office during succeeding adminis- trations of George W. Wheeler, Joseph Pollock and Hermann Lieb. In June, 1875, resigned to establish business with John Carne, Jr., of making tax abstracts, under firm name of Carne & Drury, until 1886; afterward in business of making abstracts of taxes and conducting a real estate office with his brother, Horace G. Drury, as firm of Drury Bros., in Chicago, Ill .; also dir. of the Spear & Hansen Co., locating engrs. and contractors. Nov. 1, 1902, made asst. postmaster at Wilmette, Ill .; commissioned postmaster at Wilmette, Ill., Dec. 11, 1907,
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which office now holds. Mem. George H. Thom- as Post G.A.R., Chicago; charter mem. G.A.R. Hall and Memorial Assn. Mem. Ouilmette Coun- cil Royal Arcanum, of which was the first Re- gent. Has been village trustee, school dir. and subsequently sec. of the board of edn. and vil- lage collector. Residence: (since Aug. 1874) Wilmette, Ill.
DRURY, Frank Henderson, lawyer; born at Worcester, Mass., Apr. 1, 1860; son Ephraim L. and Maria (Henderson) Drury; grad. Worcester (Mass.) Polytechnic Inst., 1879; post-graduate course in State Normal School of Mass .; LL.B., Chicago Law School, 1898; married Sarah E. Gloss, of Evanston, Ill., Dec. 24, 1896; children: Aldana A., Miner L., Mary H. Began as civil engr., Boston, 1879-80; inspector of masonry, N.Y.&N.E.R.R., 1880; asst. to road-master, Prov- idence & Worcester R.R., 1881-2; asst. road- master Ill. Midland (now Vandalia) R.R., 1883; principal in pub. schools, Worcester, 1884; chief clerk in freight auditor's office, C.&N.W.Ry., 1885-96; in 1896 began practice of law; admit- ted to bar, 1898; now making a specialty of patent law and corpn. law. Mem. Patent Law Assn. Republican. Methodist. Sec. Wilmette Li- brary Board. Residence: Wilmette, Ill. Office: 1610, 105 W. Monroe St.
DRURY, Horace Greeley, real estate; born Gage's Lake, Lake Co., Ill., Nov. 22, 1847; son of George Albert and Mary Elizabeth (Heald) Drury; ed. country school, Gage's Lake, and in 1865-6 at Bryant & Stratton Business Coll., Chi- cago; married Nov. 22, 1870, Jeannette, daugh- ter of George Stickney, of Nunda, McHenry Co., Ill .; children: Lillian May, George Edward, Clarence Howard, Marion, Adella, Florence Evangeline. In contracting and bldg. business, 1869-73, except about 12 months in 1870-71 at McHenry, Ill .; began work for Carne & Drury in tax abstract business in 1873; acquired in- terest in the business in 1875; in Nov. 1886, with Edwin Drury, formed firm of Drury Bros. in real estate and tax abstract business; broth- er, Edwin Drury, withdrew from firm in Oct. 1902; conducted business alone, retaining firm name of Drury Bros. until 1906, since associ- ated with real estate firm of Quinlan & Tyson. Republican (9 years mem. School Board at Wil- mette, 2 years village trustee and 2 terms pres. Village of Wilmette). Christian Scientist. Mem. S.A.R. Regent Ouilmette Council, No. 1107, Royal Arcanum, and 5 times Representative of Grand Council of Order. Residence: 622 Cen- tral Av., Wilmette, Ill. Office: 42 N. Dearborn Street.
DUBIA, Harry Amos, banker; born Chicago, Sept. 2, 1868; son Henry Franklin and Harriet B. (Kennedy) Dubia; grad. St. Ignatius Coll., 1884; married Chicago, Oct. 2, 1899, Katherine E. White; children: Avis, Frank, Harry, Arline. Receiving teller Chicago West Division Ry. Co., 1884-91; with Industrial Savings Bank as book- keeper; became cashier of the bank in 1896 and pres. in 1902, and still occupies that position. Democrat. Catholic. Clubs: Chicago Athletic, Westward Ho Golf. Recreation: golf. Resi- dence: 3524 W. Adams St. Office: 2007 Blue Is- land Av.
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