The book of Chicagoans, a biographical dictionary of leading living men of the city of Chicago, 1911, Part 61

Author: Leonard, John William, 1849- ed; Marquis, Albert Nelson, ed
Publication date: 1911
Publisher: Chicago, A. N. Marquis & company
Number of Pages: 774

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*DUBIA, Walter Joseph, mfr .; see Vol. 1905. *DUBOIS, Charles Gilbert, mnfr .; see Vol. 1905.

DU BROCK, Hugo, pres. Hugo DuBrock & Co .; born on farm in Ill., Nov. 20, 1857; son Charles J. and Elisabeth (Hoffman) DuBrock; ed. public schools; married Carlinville, Ill., June 20, 1892, Myrtle Masters; 2 children: Rich- ard and Dorothy. Came to Chicago from farm at 14 and entered employ of Phelps, Dodge & Palmer, shoe mfrs., serving in various capaci- ties; then conducted a dry goods store at Car- linville, Ill .; also mfg. shirt waists, located in Chicago, 1893; established DuBrock Mfg. Co .. incorporated, 1904, as Hugo DuBrock & Co., of which is pres. Mem. Chicago Assn. of Com-

merce, Garment Mfrs.' Assn. of Chicago. Rec- reation: motoring. Residence: 811 Windsor Av. Office: 203 S. 5th Av.

DUDDLESTON, George, merchant; born Wis- bech, Eng., July 30, 1851; son Hugh and Eliza- beth (Etherington) Duddleston; ed. pub. schools of England; came to U.S. in 1870 and to Chica- go in 1872; married Chicago, 1872, Ellen T. Do- herty; children: Elizabeth, Robert, George, Ed- mund. Since 1872 has been engaged in the wholesale and retail meat business. Democrat. Mem. City Council from the 11th Ward, 1897- 1901; later Bridewell commr .; member Chicago Board of Edn., 1901-7. Mason (32º, K.T., Shriner), K.P. Clubs: Chicago Athletic, Iro- quois, Schützenverein. Recreations: reading and fishing. Residence: 113 Throop St. Office: 117 N. 5th Av.

DUDLEY, Emelius Clark, physician; born Westfield, Mass., May 29, 1850; son John Har- mon and Marana P. (Mason) Dudley; A.B., Dartmouth, 1873; M.D., L.I. Coll. Hosp., 1875; (hon. A.M., Ia. Coll., 1892); married Anna M. Titcomb, of Winnetka, Ill., June 29, 1882. En- gaged in practice in Chicago, since 1875; prof. gynecology, Chicago Med. Coll., since 1882. Ap- ptd. 1st lt. U.S.A. Med. Reserve Corps, 1911. Mem. Chicago Bd. Edn., 1901-6; Republican. . Unitarian. Fellow Am. Gynecol. Assn. (pres. 1904), British Gynecol. Soc. Clubs: University, Chicago Literary. Author: Principles and Prac- tice of Gynecology (5th edit.), 1908. Residence: 1545 Astor St. Office: Reliance Bldg.

DUDLEY, Henry Walbridge, retired mer- chant; born Grand Rapids, Mich., Mar. 28, 1840 (one of first white children born in Grand Rap- ids, and was born in log house occupied by Fa- ther Slater, missionary to the Indians); son Lewis and Eunice (Walbridge) Dudley; ed. private school and high school, Grand Rapids, and in Rugby Acad., Washington, D.C .; mar- ried Chicago, Sept. 14, 1865, Mary Eliza Dar- row; children: Lewis Walton, Arthur Hinsdale (deceased), Isabel Walbridge, Raymond Carle- ton, Grace Elliott, Lawrence Howard, Henry Stewart. Was in mercantile business (whole- sale groceries) until Civil War; enlisted Tay- lor's Chicago Battery of 1st Regt., Ill. Light Arty .; served 3 years and resumed mercantile life; mem. of firm of Sibley, Dudley & Co., wholesale grocers, to 1882; afterward for some years vice-pres. E. B. Millar & Co .; now retired. Vice-pres. Mich. Soc .; mem. and ex-pres. Ill. Soc. Sons of the Revolution. Republican. Dir. and ex-pres. Chicago Bible Soc. Residence: 324 E. 29th Pl.

DUDLEY, Walter Webb, insurance; deceased; see Vol. 1905.

DUGAN, Alphonso Gray, fire underwriter; born Louisville, Ky., Mar. 14, 1861; son James W. and Mary J. (Gray) Dugan; ed. pub. schools of Louisville and at Forrest Acad., Anchorage, Ky .; married Louisville, Ky., Apr. 25, 1899, Mary Helen Gates; children: Forrest, A. G., Jr., Hugh, Joseph. Began in the ins. business in gen. office of the Southern dept. of the Queen Ins. Co., Louisville, Ky., for 4 years; then be- came special agt. and adjuster for the Spring- field Ins. Co. for Ky. and Tenn .. and after that gen. agt. for same co., at San Francisco, until 1894; then returned to Louisville. engaging with the Hartford Fire Ins. Co. as special agt. and adjuster, and in Oct. 1903 was made gen- eral agent, removing to Chicago as mem. of Cofran & Dugan, gen. agents for the western dept. of the co .; succeeded Cofran & Dugan as gen. agt., Jan. 1, 1910. Republican. Mem. Chi- cago Assn. of Commerce. Clubs: Union League. Hinsdale Golf, LaGrange Motor. Recreation: golf. Residence: Hinsdale, Ill. Office: 39 S. LaSalle St.

DUGGER, Jarrot Prator, mechanical engr .: born Carlinville, Ill., Sept. 11. 1854; son Samuel B. and Catherine Miller (Odell) Dugger; ed. pub, schools and Blackburn Univ., Carlinville:

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married Kankakee, Ill., May 15, 1878, Ida O. Townsend (died 1897) ; children: Robert Prator, Duane Davis (both deceased); 2d, Apr. 9, 1908, Mrs. M. G. Bullen, of Chicago. Bookkeeper in St. Louis, Mo., 1874-7; mgr. for gas co. at Kan- kakee, Ill., 1877-80; mechanical engr. with the John Davis Co., 1880-9; Chicago mgr. for Hen- ry R. Worthington Steam Pump Co., 1SS9; with Western Tube Co., Kewanee, Ill., 1890-1; since 1891 sec. and dir. Kewanee Boiler Co., mfr. of boilers and of power and heating appliances, having works and gen. offices at Kewanee, Ill., and a branch at Chicago, of which he has charge; also dir. Federal Boiler & Supply Co. Mem. Am. Soc. of Heating and Ventilating En- grs. Mason, K.T. Republican. Episcopalian. Clubs: Calumet Country, Ill. Athletic, Rotary. Recreations: golf, hunting and fishing. Resi- dence: 1354 E. 66th St. Office: 312 N. Michigan Avenue.

DUMBLE, William Henry, Chicago manager Dunlap & Co., hatters; born Devonshire, Eng- land, Feb. 2, 1862; ed. pub. schools in Devon- shire, and 6 months in Wayne Co., Pa .; married Waverly, N.Y., Oct. 1890, Adda Williams. Was in hat business for 20 years in New York; has been with Dunlap & Co. since 1890, at their New York house until 1902, when came to Chi- cago as mgr. of the Chicago store. Mem. Chi- cago Assn. of Commerce, British Empire Assn. Independent in politics. Mason (32°, Shriner). Clubs: Ill. Athletic, Ridgemoor Golf. Recrea- tions: music and theatre. Residence: 653 Grace St. Office: 52 E. Jackson Boul.

DUMONT, Henry, mgr. Pacific Coast Borax Co .; born San Francisco, Cal., Mar. 17, 1878; son Frederick and Jane (Dougal) Dumont; ed. pub. grammar and night business school, San Francisco; married Eleanor M. Larkin, of Ala- meda, Cal., Mar. 27, 1904; 1 son: John Keats. Began with Holt Bros. Co., carriage materials, San Francisco, 1891-7; became identified with Pacific Coast Borax Co., 1897, with which has since remained, becoming cashier and chief ac- countant, 1901-2, sec. and Pacific Coast mgr., 1902-8, and mgr. Chicago office since Aug. 1, 1908. Independent in politics. Rationalist. Clubs : Press, Traffic. Author: A Golden Fancy (po- ems), 1910; The Average Man (prose), 1910; has written much fugitive poetry since 1904. Recreations: literature, aquatic sports, base- ball, horseback riding, tennis, golf. Residence: 5222 Washington Av. Office: Ashland Blk.

*DU MOULIN, Frank, clergyman; see Vol. 1905.

DUN, James, engr .; deceased; see Vol. 1905.

DUNBAR, Arthur J., merchant; born Cleve- land, O., Apr. 8, 1860; son George E. and Eliza (Reid) Dunbar; ed. Western Reserve Univ., Hudson, O .; married Chicago, Dec. 15, 1882, Carrie Zacher; 1 daughter: Cora Irene. Came to Chicago, Dec. 1880; worked at trade as wire- drawer until 1887, when he established in his present business as a retail dealer in hardware, furniture and general housefurnishing supplies. Republican; appointed, 1901, by Gov. Yates, a commr. from the State of Ill. to the S.C. Inter- State and West Indian Exposition. Residence: 1015 W. Garfield Boul. Office: 1147 W. 69th St.

DUNBAR, Thomas, mgr. mech. dept. Pull- man Co .; born Scotland, Jan 22, 1864; son Thomas and Elizabeth (Kennedy) Dunbar; ed. pub. schs .; married Jessie M. Rosie, Nov. 3, 1887. Came to U.S., 1885, and settled at Chi- cago; identified with the Pullman Co. since 1885, serving in the mech. dept. of which be- came mgr. in 1908. Mem. Chicago Plan Commn. Republican. Presbyterian. Mason. Clubs: Chi- cago Athletic, South Shore Country, Pullman. Recreation: golf. Residence: 5330 East End Av. Office: 820 Pullman Bldg.

DUNCAN, James W., lawyer; deceased; see Vol. 1905.

DUNCAN, John Alexander, wholesale paper; born Baltimore, Md., Sept. 22, 1852; son P. and Isabella Duncan; ed. St. John's Coll., Annapo- lis, Md., 2 years; married Baltimore, June 19, 1884, Mrs. Emma Duncan. After leaving school worked in Baltimore for Navassa Phosphate Co., and William Taylor Hall in the foreign commn. business; came to Chicago in 1879 and worked 2 years with Godfrey & Clark, paper mfrs. In 1881, with W. D. Hollis, established the present firm of Hollis & Duncan. Club: Ill. Athletic. Recreation: horseback riding. Res- idence: 4551 Malden St. Office: 724-732 W. Lake Street.

DUNCAN, William Edward, physician and surgeon; born North Clove, Dutchess Co., N. Y., Apr. 22, 1852; son Daniel and Sarah E. (Brush) Duncan; grad. Wilbraham (Mass.) Acad., 1873; A.B., Wesleyan Univ., Middletown, Conn., 1878, A.M., 1881; M.D., Rush Med. Coll., Chicago, 1881; married Mt. Carroll, Ill., June 8, 1887, Adelaide Courtney. Interne Cook Co. Hosp., 1881-2; since 1882 in general med. practice. Mem. A.M.A., Chicago Med. Soc., Ill. State Med. Soc., Chicago Examiners' Society. Republican. Methodist. Mem. Delta Kappa Epsilon frater- nity. Residence: 6058 Kimbark Av. Office: 900, 32 N. State St.

DUNCOMBE, Herbert Sydney, lawyer; born Simcoe, Ont., Aug. 16, 1870; son D. T. and Em- ily (Powell) Duncombe; ed. public schools; LL.B., Lake Forest Univ., 1891; married Chi- cago, Apr. 1892, Alice Price; children: Herbert S., Jr., Mary V. Began practice of law alone in Chicago, 1891, and so continued until 1901, when became mem. firm of Duncombe & Evans. Republican. Ex-It. I.N.G. Episcopalian. Clubs: Union League, Chicago Athletic, Marquette, University. Residence: 206 E. Superior St. Of- fice: Chamber of Commerce.

DUNHAM, Robert James, asst. treas. Ar- mour & Co .; born Chicago, Mar. 12, 1876; son James Sears and Mary E. (Brown) Dunham; grad. Harvard Univ., 1897; married Ethel L. Richardson, of Chicago, Dec. 6, 1899; 4 chil- dren: Caryl, Robert J., Jr., Josephine and A. Phelps. Was in towing business with his fa- ther, as sec. of the Dunham Towing & Wreck- ing Co., 1897-1901; in vessel brokerage and ma- rine ins. business, 1901-3; pres. Shipowners' Dry Dock Co., 1903-6, when he negotiated sale of the co. to Am. Shipbuilding Co .; treas. West- ern Cold Storage Co., Jan .- July 1907; entered employ Armour & Co., July 1907, becoming asst. treas., Nov. 1909; also serves as chmn. board of dirs. Kansas City Ry. & Light Co., Met. Street Ry. Co., Kansas City Electric Light Co .; pres. Sioux City Service Co. (street ry. and electric light co.), Union Stockyards Co. (Omaha, Neb.), Fort Worth (Tex.) Stockyards Co .; also dir. Continental & Commercial Nat. Bank, Chicago. Republican. Clubs: Mid-Day, Marquette, Onwentsia, Harvard (Chicago), also Harvard (New York). Recreations: golf and motoring. Residence: Hubbard Woods, Ill. Of- fice: Home Ins. Bldg.

DUNLAP, DeClermont, consulting engr .; born Cook Co., Ill., 1851; son George and Almeda Dunlap; ed. pub. and high schools and in Univ. of Ill., graduating 1873; married Chicago, Dec. 25, 1878, Stella Smith; children: Myrtle, Hazel, Gladys. After graduation, with the C.&N.W. Ry., C., M.&St.P.Ry., and U.P.R.R. for 15 years, as locating and construction engr. City engr. 3 years; asst. chief engr. Chicago Drainage Channel; engr. South Side Elevated R.R., Chi- cago, and chief engr. several short ry. lines; was city engr. of Rockford, Ill., and 1 year in Dept. of Pub. Works, Chicago. Appointed asst. chief engr. of the Sanitary Dist. of Chicago, Apr. 13, 1892, and asst. supt. of construction, June 1893 and resigned, Jan. 1895; examina- tions, estimates, reports, plans, surveys made for investors or others on steam and electric ry. lines; superintends drainage, irrigation, wa-

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ter power and construction work. Now pres. Dunlap Engring. Operating Co. and Elgin Belt Ry. Co. Mem. Am. Soc. Civil Engrs. Residence: 5258 Circle Av. Office: 535 Marquette Bldg.

DUNLAP, Robert, lawyer; born Cincinnati, O., Oct. 4, 1853; son Joseph and Sarah (Wright) Dunlap; ed. pub. schs., and McMicken Univ., Cincinnati; LL.B., Cincinnati Law School, 1873; married Rosa A. Wallace, of Kansas City, Mo., Sept. 1895. Admitted to bar, 1873, and practiced at Cincinnati until 1876, Rico and Denver, Colo., 1877-83; identified with legal dept. of A.,T.&S.F. Ry. since 1883, as asst. atty., at Topeka, Kan., 1883-95, asst. to gen. solicitor for receivers, 1895-7, and gen. atty., at Chicago, since 1897. Republican. Mem. Am. Bar Assn. Clubs: Chi- cago Athletic, South Shore Country. Recrea- tion: literature. Residence: 5001 Drexel Boul. Office: 1011 Ry. Exchange.

DUNN, Ballard, newspaper man; born In- dianapolis, Ind., Sept. 16, 1877; son William M. and Amy (Talbot) Dunn; ed. high school and business coll., St. Louis; LL.B., Washington Univ., St. Louis; married Eleanor M. Reese, of Chicago, July 27, 1907. Practiced law at St. Louis, 1898-1903; began newspaper work as re- porter on St. Louis Chronicle and Colorado Springs Gazette, 1903; later asst. city editor Chicago Inter Ocean, reporter Chicago Daily News, and now city editor Chicago Journal. Apptd. sec., 1910, and chmn., Mar. 1911, Cook Co. Civil Service Commn. Democrat. Mem. Co. G, 1st Mo. Vols. in Spanish-Am. War. Res- idence: Transit House. Offices: The Journal, and County Bldg.

DUNN, Jesse Austin, dentist; born Hinkley, Medina Co., O., June 29, 1851; son George W. and Fanny (Damon) Dunn; ed. pub. schools, Medina and Columbus, O .; came to Chicago, 1884; grad. Chicago Coll. of Dental Surgery; married Columbus, O., Sept. 4, 1871, Alice L. Cooke. Began in dentistry in Ohio in 1868; since 1884 in practice in Chicago. Pres. Odon- tographic Soc .; mem. Nat. Dental Assn., Ill. State Dental Soc., Chicago Dental Soc. and Su- preme Chapter Delta Sigma Delta fraternity. Inventor of the Dunn syringes for dental and surgical use, and pres. and treas. of the J. Aus- tin Dunn Specialty Co., mfrs. of dental and surgical specialties. Republican; took active part in Grant and Wilson campaign, 1872, and Hayes and Wheeler campaign, 1876. Presby- terian. Mem. Ohio Soc. of Chicago. Club: Ham- ilton. Residence: 927 E. 45th St. Office: Mar- shall Field & Co. Bldg.

DUNN, Robert Winfield, lawyer; born Chi- cago, Nov. 22, 1873; son Winfield P. and Au- gusta (Holmes) Dunn; ed. pub. schools; LL.B., Univ. of Mich., 1895; married Helen D. McCosh, of Freeport, Ill., Mar. 30, 1906. Admitted to bar, 1895; mem. law firm of Dunn & Hayes since 1904. Republican. Member Chicago Bar Assn. Clubs: University, Hamilton, Chicago Yacht, Edgewater Country. Recreation: motor- ing. Residence: 662 Irving Park Boul. Office: 950 Commercial Nat. Bank Bldg.

DUNN, Sola B., mfr .; born Chicago, July 18, 1859; son Thomas and Margaret (McCaffery) Dunn; ed. Ogden Pub. Sch., Chicago; unmar- ried. Began business career in employ of a firm mfg. surgical instruments, serving in va- rious capacities, from errand boy to chief clerk. 1875-86; assisted in organizing the firm of Haussmann, McComb & Dunn, mfrs. of surg. instruments, May 1, 1886, co. was incorporated as the Haussmann & Dunn Co., 1901, of which has, since 1903, been pres. and treas. Demo- crat. Catholic. Mem. Knights of Columbus. Residence: 924 Edgecomb Pl. Office: 708 S. Clark St.

DUNN, Winfield Porter, printer; born Mt. Morris, N.Y., Aug. 30, 1845; son Benjamin and Mary (Thorp) Dunn; ed. pub. schools of New York. and at Hillsdale (Mich.) Coll .; married Jackson, Mich., 1868, Augusta Holmes; chil-

dren: Robert, Florence (Mrs. A. J. Simpson), Burton. Was resident of Mich., 1856-66; came to Chicago from Hudson, Mich., 1866, and learned printing trade here, beginning with D. & C. H. Blakeley on the old Chicago Even- ing Post; then 1 year with the Inter Ocean, and in 1874 established in the printing business on own account in which has since continued; now pres. of W. P. Dunn Co. (incorporated, 1893), printers and publishers. Republican. Elder for 20 years Fullerton Av. Presbyterian Ch. Alder- man from 25th Ward, 1901-11. Mem. Ben Frank- lin Club, Chicago Assn. of Commerce. Mem. Cov- enant Lodge, A.F.&A.M., Royal League. Clubs: Marquette, Hamilton, Press. Recreation: trav- el. Residence: 634 Fullerton Parkway. Office: Dunn Bldg., 725 S. LaSalle St.

DUNNE, Edward Fitzsimons, lawyer; born Waterville, Conn., Oct. 12, 1853; son P. W. and Delia M. (Lawler) Dunne; grad. Peoria High Sch., 1870; took 3 yr. course Trinity Coll., Dub- lin Univ., leaving before completion of course because of father's failure in business; LL.B., Union Coll. of Law, 1877; (LL.D .. St. Ignatius Coll.); married Elizabeth J. Kelley, of Chicago, Aug. 16, 1881; children: Edward P., Gerald, Charles S., Edward F., Jr., Richard, Eileen, Mona, Maurice, Dorothy, Jerome, Geraldine, Jeanette, Eugene. Admitted to bar, 1877; judge Circuit Court of Cook Co., 1892-1905, resigned; mayor of Chicago, 1905-7; in law practice since 1907. Presdl. elector, 1900; del .- at-large Dem. Nat. Conv., Denver, 1908; candidate for Dem. nomination for mayor, primary election, 1911. Twice pres. Iroquois and Monticello clubs; vice- pres. Nat. Civic Federation; pres. League of Am. Municipalities, 1906-7. Catholic. Clubs: Iroquois, Jefferson, Ill. Athletic, Ravenswood, Westward Ho Golf. Residence: 4500 Beacon St. Office: 806 Ashland Blk.

DUNNE, Michael J., lawyer; born Co. Kil- dare, Ire., Oct. 2, 1839; son William and Ann (Murphy) Dunne; ed. in the (then) Univ. of St. Mary's of the Lake, Chicago; married Montreal, P.Q., June 3, 1872, Ellen McShane, of Montreal; children: Evelyn M., Mabel J., Alice Muriel. In Civil War served in 69th Regt. Ill. Vol. Inf .; then raised a co. and served as 1st lt. in 141st Ill. Vols., and later in 153d Ill. Vols .; during last year served as acting asst. inspector gen- eral. Admitted to Ill. bar, 1862. Democrat; was mem. Ill. Legislature 1874 and 1876; appointed in 1880 by Mayor Harrison mem. of the Chicago Board of Edn. and served 3 years. Royal Ar- canum. Residence: 4901 Madison Av. Office: Ashland Blk.

DUNTLEY, John Wheeler, president Duntley Mfg. Co .; born Wyandotte, Mich., Aug. 16, 1863; ed. pub. schools. Began business career as foundryman in 1878; engaged in the ry. supply business, 1884-95; in 1895 launched the Chicago Pneumatic Tool Co., of which pres. until re- signed, Feb. 1909. Organized and was dir. Taite- Howard Pneumatic Tool Co., of London, Eng., in 1898, to exploit product of the Chicago co .. under its foreign patents. In 1899 organized New York Air Compressor Co., with works at Arlington, N.J., serving as pres. and in 1900 merged it with Franklin Air Compressor Co .. which erected a modern factory at Franklin. Pa., of which became vice-pres. In 1901 merged the Franklin Air Compressor Co., Franklin, Pa .. Chisholm & Moore Mfg. Co., Cleveland, O., and the Boyer Machine Co., Detroit, Mich., with the Chicago Pneumatic Tool Co. In 1902 absorbed the Standard Pneumatic Tool Co., with works at Aurora, Ill., and consolidated the Taite- Howard Pneumatic Tool Co. with the Internat. Pneumatic Tool Co. of London. Eng .. into the Consolidated Pneumatic Tool Co., with offices at London and works at Fraserburgh, Scotland. In 1905 absorbed the Philadelphia Pneumatic Tool Co., with works at Philadelphia, making it part of the Chicago Pneumatic Tool Co. From the first amalgamation of interest with the Chicago co. was a mem. of the executive board

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and a dir. Organized, 1909, and pres. Duntley Mfg. Co., mfrs. of Duntley Pneumatic Cleaners. Decorated with cross of Legion of Honor by Pres. of France in 1900, in recognition of serv- ices in introducing pneumatic tools into gener- al and practical use. Pres. of the Libertad Min- ing & Smelting Co., with mines at San Antonio de la Huerta, Sonora, Mex. Clubs: Union League, Chicago Automobile, Chicago Athletic, Ill. Athletic (Chicago), Manhattan and Law- yers (New York City) ; also Art Club of Phila- delphia. Residence: 4351 Grand Boul. Office: 602 S. Michigan Boul.

DUNTLEY, William Obed, vice-president and gen. mgr. Chicago Pneumatic Tool Co .; born Wyandotte, Mich., July 22, 1867; son John F. and Mary (Lyons) Duntley; ed. high school, Detroit, Mich .; married Chicago, 1898, Eliza- beth Arnold. Began business career in an elec- trical establishment at Detroit, 1884; came to Chicago, 1887, and was engaged in electrical work with Baggot & Co., 1887-95; traveling salesman for Chicago Pneumatic Tool Co., 1895-8; in 1899 was elected vice-pres., in 1902 vice-pres., dir. and gen. mgr., and succeeded his brother, J. W. Duntley, as pres. of same co., Feb. 1909. Mason (32°). Clubs: Union League, South Shore Country, Colonial, Auto- mobile, Chicago Athletic; also New York Ath- letic, and Machinery (New York), Missouri Athletic (St. Louis). Residence: 419 E. 48th Pl. Office: Fisher Bldg.

DUNWELL, William Chauncey, merchant and engraver; born Hartland, O., Apr. 28, 1848; son William C. and Mary Ann (Fitch) Dunwell; ed. pub. schools of Rockford, Ill .; married 1871, Clara E. Sanborn (died 1878); married 2d, 1881, Minnie M. Brennard (died 1883); 1 daughter: Minnie M .; married 3d, Chicago, Aug. 22, 1892, Harriet P. Peck. Served in Union Army in the 11th Cav., Ill. Vols., Feb .- Oct. 1865. Came to Chicago, Dec. 1866, learned engraving trade and in 1871 engaged in business; since 1876, partner in firm of Dunwell & Ford, society stationers and engravers. Also mgr. Phenix Engraving Co. Republican. Mem. Geo. H. Thomas Post No. 5 G.A.R. Residence: 1907 W. Monroe St. Of- fices: 114 S. Wabash Av. and 34 S. Clark St.

DUPEE, Cyrus, commn. merchant; deceased; see Vol. 1905.

DUPEE, Horace Moore; 1831-1910; see Vol. 1905.

DUPEE, John; born Bangor, Me .; son John and Eleanor Winslow (Pratt) Dupee; grad. Park Latin High School, Boston; married Eve- lyn M. Walker, of Chicago; children: Eleanor W., Walter H. Employed in wholesale grocery business in Boston up to time of coming to Chicago. In 1883 formed a co-partnership with Charles Schwartz under firm name of Schwartz, Dupee & Co., grain and stock brokers; was sen- ior mem. firm after death of Mr. Schwartz in 1893, until dissolution of the firm, Jan. 1, 1901, since which time has devoted attention to his private affairs. Clubs: Chicago, Chicago Ath- letic, Saddle and Cycle (Chicago), New York Yacht, Metropolitan (New York). Recreations: horticulture, motoring. Summer Residence: Oconomowoc, Wis. Office: The Rookery.

DUPUY, George Alexander, lawyer, jurist; born of French Huguenot stock, near Mascou- tah, St. Clair Co., Ill., Mar. 4, 1858; son Will- iam McKendree and Elizabeth (Ford) Dupuy; resided in St. Clair and Washington cos. until 1865; afterward in Montgomery Co., Ill., until 1875; then lived for a time in Kaufman Co., Tex .; ed. common schools of Ill., and entered Ill. Wesleyan Univ. in autumn of 1875; later taught school and studied law, in Ill. and Tex .; admitted to Tex. bar, 1880, Ill. bar, 1881; came to Chicago, Sept. 1881; LL.B., Union Coll. of Law, 1882; married July 19, 1883, to a coll. classmate of Ill. Wesleyan Univ., Mary Lenore, daughter of Rev. John F. and Mary E. (Wight) Van Pelt, of Normal, Ill .; children: Helen Ag-

nes, Margaret, Genevieve Elsie, Mary Elizabeth. Entered practice in Chicago, 1882; served 4 years as asst. corpn. counsel of Chicago; be- came law partner of Judge Elbert H. Gary; la- ter was mem. of law firm of Rubens, Dupuy & Fischer, until elected judge of the Superior Court of Cook Co. in 1904 for term expiring 1910; elected chief justice of the Superior Court, Dec. 1909; retired from bench, Dec. 5, 1910, and resumed practice of law. Apptd. spe- cial atty. for I.C.R.R.Co., Feb. 10, 1911. Repub- lican. Mem. Chicago Assn. of Commerce, Chi- cago and Ill. State Bar assns. Clubs: Union League, Congregational, Ravenswood. Resi- dence: 4526 N. Paulina St. Office: 1353 First Nat. Bank Bldg.

DURAND, Arthur Franklin, patent lawyer; born St. Joseph, Mich., Aug. 14, 1871; son of George Franklin and Alice (Donaldson) Du- rand; ed. pub. schools; LL.B., Lake Forest Univ., 1899; married Chicago, Aug. 5, 1902, Edna Amelia Morehouse. Admitted to Ill. bar, 1899, and engaged in practice alone, making a spe- cialty of patent law and patent soliciting, until 1902, when was joined by C. C. Bulkley in form- ing the present firm of Bulkley & Durand. Mem. Patent Bar Assn., Chicago Bar Assn., Phi Delta Phi (legal fraternity). Clubs: University (Washington, D.C.), Hamilton (Chicago). Resi- dence: Hubbard Woods, Ill. Office: Fisher Bldg.

DURAND, Calvin, wholesale grocer; born at Clintonville, Clinton Co., N.Y., May 7, 1840; son Calvin and Lois (Barnes) Durand; ed. dist. school, and Keeseville (N.Y.) Acad .; married Sarah Downs, of Chicago, Jan. 17, 1867; 6 chil- dren: Jane E., Henry C., Harriet A., Mabel E., Bertha J., Ruth. Enlisted in Chicago Board of Trade Battery, July 1862; apptd. q .- m. sergt. and served in Army of the Cumberland; taken prisoner near Atlanta, Ga., July 10, 1864, and confined in prisons at Andersonville, Charles- ton, Florence and Columbia, S.C., and in Libby Prison, Richmond, Va., until exchanged, Mar. 10, 1865. Began wholesale grocery business at Chicago, 1865, as mem. firm of Durand & Pow- ers, which was succeeded by Durand & Co., 1871, by H. C. & C. Durand, 1880, and by Durand & Kasper Co., 1890, of which latter has since been pres .; dir. State Bank of Chicago. Repub- lican. Presbyterian. Clubs: Union League (Chi- cago), Onwentsia, Winter (Lake Forest, Ill.), Annandale (Pasadena, Cal.). Residence: Lake Forest, Ill. Office: 701 W. Lake St.

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The book of Chicagoans, a biographical dictionary of leading living men of the city of Chicago, 1911, Part 61

Author: Leonard, John William, 1849- ed; Marquis, Albert Nelson, ed Publication date: 1911 Publisher: Chicago, A. N. Marquis & company Number of Pages: 774

Author: Leonard, John William, 1849- ed; Marquis, Albert Nelson, ed
Publication date: 1911
Publisher: Chicago, A. N. Marquis & company
Number of Pages: 774