The book of Chicagoans, a biographical dictionary of leading living men of the city of Chicago, 1911, Part 62

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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DURAND, Elliott; see Vol. 1905.

DURAND, Henry Calvin, wholesale grocer; born Chicago, Apr. 23, 1869; son Calvin and Sarah Gould (Downs) Durand; grad. Lake For- est Acad., 1885; A.B., Amherst Coll., 1890; mar- ried Mary Alice Platt, of Lake Forest, Ill., June 20, 1895; 1 daughter: Carolyn. On leaving coll., in 1890, entered the wholesale grocery house of Durand & Kasper Co. (established 1856), with which has since continued, now being 2d vice- pres., treas. and dir. Also dir. State Bank of Lake Forest. Pres. Association House Settle- ment, 2150 W. North Av .; dir. Presbyterian Hosp. Presbyterian. Clubs: Union League, Uni- versity of Chicago, Onwentsia, Winter (Lake Forest). Recreation: golf. Residence: Lake Forest, Ill. Office: Lake and Union Sts.

*DURAND, Joseph Barnes, retired merchant; see Vol. 1905.

DURAND, Scott Sloane, sugars, rice and cof- fee; born Milwaukee, Wis., May 29, 1869; son Joseph B. and Florence (Sloane) Durand; grad. Williams Coll., 1890; married Burlington, Ia., Apr. 4, 1894, Grace D. Garrett; 1 son: Jackson G. After graduation joined his father (who es- tablished business in 1857 as a merchant in re- fined and La. plantation sugars), as a clerk; ac- quired a small interest, 1894, and in 1903 bought out his father, continuing the business as S. S. Durand & Co. Mem. Chicago Assn. of Com- merce. Republican. Mem. Kappa Alpha. Clubs: University, Chicago, Onwentsia, Winter (Lake

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Forest). Recreation: farming. Residence: Lake Forest, Ill. Office: 326 River St.

DURBOROW, Allan C., insurance; deceased; see Vol. 1905.

DUX, Joseph, architectural sculptor; born at Philadelphia, Pa., Oct. 9, 1856; son Charles and Katherine (Houseman) Dux; ed. New York pub. schools, 1863-74, and Cooper Inst., 1871-4; mar- ried Phila., Feb. 22, 1880, Mathilde Best; chil- dren: Ethel H., Arline C., Waldo J. Was witli Marcotte & Co., of New York and Paris, mural decorators, as apprentice, 1873-7; came to Chi- cago, 1877, and worked for various architects until 1881, when established for himself as architectural sculptor. Republican. Mem. Roy- al Arcanum. Club: Metropolitan. Residence: 2203 Campbell Park. Office 2118 Van Buren St.

DWEN, Robert Greene, architect; born Chi- cago, Sept. 26, 1867; son James Guest and Ellen L. (Greene) Dwen; ed. Chicago pub. schools and Lake Forest Acad .; married Rose Florence Whelan, of Athy, Kildare Co., Ireland, Sept. 26, 1891; 6 children: Irene Greene, James Harold, Robert Greene, Jr., Dorothy Plewman, Willis Guest, Anson Whelan. Gen. supt. for W. L. B. Jenney, architect, 1888-93; mem. firm of Dwen & White . (Murray A.), 1894-7; practiced alone, 1897-1901; gen. supt. Jenney & Mundie, 1905-9; mem. firm of Jenney, Mundie & Jensen, 1905-9; since practicing alone. Mem. Chicago Plan Commn. Republican. Clubs: Union League, Val- ley Gun, Cumberland Lodge. Office and Resi- dence: 3736 Ellis Av.

DWIGHT, Austin H., pres. Dwight Bros. Pa- per Co .; born Martin, Allegan Co., Mich., Jan. 19, 1855; son Corydon G. and Sarah E. (North- rup) Dwight; ed. pub. schools of Allegan Co., Mich .; married Plainwell, Mich., 1875, Frankie S. Alcott. Began experience in the paper trade at Yorkville, Ill., in 1877, later traveled for sev- eral years for the Mead Paper Co., of Dayton, O .; came to Chicago in 1892, and was connected with other houses until Apr. 1895, when organ- ized the Dwight Bros. Paper Co., of which has since been pres. Republican. Royal Arch Ma- son. Club: Chicago Athletic. Office: 445 Ply- mouth Ct.

*DWIGHT, John Henry, banker; see Vol. 1905.

DWIGHT, Walter Everett, paper; born New Haven, Conn., June 14, 1860; son Corydon G. and Sarah E. (Northrup) Dwight; ed. pub. schools of Allegan Co., Mich .; married 1883, Clarabel Stiff; 1 daughter: Inez C. (Mrs. Har- old Coats Parsons); married 2d, 1904, Jane C. Pither. Came to Chicago from Mich. in 1891, and in Apr. 1892, joined with brother, A. H., in forming the present firm of Dwight Bros. Paper Co., of which is now vice-pres. and treas. Re- publican. Mason. Pres. Village of Oak Park, 1909-10. Clubs: Press of Chicago, Westward Ho, Colonial (Oak Park). Recreations: cultiva- tion of flowers; fond of nature generally; golf, motoring. Residence: 202 N. Harvey Av., Oak Park, Ill. Office: 445 Plymouth Ct.

DYCHE, William Andrew, business manager Northwestern Univ .; born Monroe, Butler Co., O., May 25, 1861; son late David R. (M.D.) and Mary S. (Boyd) Dyche; A.B., Northwestern Univ., 1882, A.M., 1888; grad. Chicago Coll. of Pharmacy, 1886; married Evanston, Ill., Feb. 11, 1897, May Louise Bennett; 3 children: David Bennett, Ruth Caroline, George Frederick. Trus- tee Northwestern Univ. since 1894, business mgr. since Nov. 1903. In drug business in Chi- cago, 1899; pres. State Bank of Evanston since Jan. 1909; mayor of Evanston, 1895-9. Mem. Evanston Commerce Assn., Phi Beta Kappa (Northwestern); asso. mem. Chicago Real Es- tate Board. Clubs: Union League, University, Bankers', University of Evanston, Evanston, and Evanston Golf. Residence: 1882 Sheridan Rd., Evanston, Ill. Office: Northwestern Univ. Building.

*DYER, Robert Malcolm, mfg. and mech. engr .; see Vol. 1905.

DYKES, John Lucian Grigsby, rubber goods; born on farm in Clay Co., Mo., Jan. 24, 1869; son William S. and Mary Maria (Porter) Dykes; ed. pub. schools of Plattsburg, Cameron and Kearney, Mo., and in DeKalb Co., Mo .; married Chicago, June 24, 1901, Evelyn Ewing Corns. Invented the rubber shoe sole; in 1894 began sale of same under name of John L. G. Dykes Co., in Chicago; was pres. Chicago Tire and Rubber Co., 5 yrs .; was pres. Milford Rubber Works, Milford, Ill .; in general rubber mfg. business, with a specialty in mechanical mould- ed goods. Democrat. Mem. Christian Church. Club: Chicago Motor. Residence: 3832 Alta Vis- ta Terrace. Office: 211 S. State St.

DYNES, Owen William, lawyer; born Colum- bus, Wis., May 31, 1869; son Valentine and El- len (Comiski) Dynes; ed. Oshkosh State Nor- mal School; Cornell Univ .; LL.B .; married Lu- cile M. Crosby, of Chicago, Sept. 5, 1900. Ad- mitted to bar, 1895, and since in practice at Chicago; asst. gen. solicitor C.,M.&St.P.R.R. since May 1, 1908. Democrat. Mem. Chicago, Ill. State and Am. Bar assns. Club: Chicago Athletic. Recreations: horseback riding and swimming. Residence: 4218 Champlain Av. Of- fice: 1343 Railway Exchange.

DYRENFORTH, Arthur, lawyer; born Chi- cago, Sept. 25, 1872; son Philip C. Dyrenforth; A.B., Harvard Univ., 1896; graduate study in univs. of Berlin, Germany, and Oxford, Eng .; also Sorbonne, Paris; LL.B., Chicago-Kent Coll. of Law, 1899. Began practice in father's office in 1899; later associated with W. W. Gurley. Republican. Clubs: University, Union, Exmoor Country, Chicago Golf, Saddle and Cycle. Res- idence: 42 E. Schiller St. Office: Marquette Building.

DYRENFORTH, Douglas, patent lawyer; de- ceased; see Vol. 1905.

DYRENFORTH, Harold, pres. Commercial Life Ins. Co. of Ill .; born Waukegan, Ill., July 12, 1865; son Julius and Caroline (Thomson) Dyrenforth; ed. high school; married Emily Wenderoth, Dec. 31, 1884; 3 children: Harold, Ruth and Helen (all deceased). Began in jew- elry business in Chicago at 20 years of age and entered business for self at 21; became identi- fied with life ins., 1897, as gen. agt. of New York Life, continuing until 1907; assisted in organizing the Commercial Life Ins. Co. of Ill., 1907, serving first as inspector of agencies, then as vice-pres., and since Aug. 10, 1909, as pres. Republican. Episcopalian. Mason. Club: Chi- cago Athletic. Residence: 741 Forest Av., Ev- anston, Ill. Office: First Nat. Bank Bldg.

DYRENFORTH, Julius Wilson, patent law- yer; born Waukegan, Ill., Dec. 17, 1858; son Julius and Caroline (Thomson) Dyrenforth: ed. Carlsruhe, Germany, and at his father's (Dyr- enforth's) acad., Chicago; LL.B., Union Coll. of Law, 1887; married Chicago, May 31, 1890. Clara L. Manning. After leaving school was first a bookkeeper and then engaged in mining in Col- orado, but eventually took up the study of law ; was admitted to Ill. bar, 1887; now a mem. of the firm of Dyrenforth, Lee. Chritton & Wiles. Club: Chicago Athletic. Residence: Lombard. 111. Office: Marquette Bldg.

DYRENFORTH, Philip Charles, patent law- yer; born Chicago, 1848; son Julius and Caroline (Thomson) Dyrenforth; ed. in Dyrenforth's In- stitute (conducted by his father) and was aft- erward a teacher there; spent the year 1876 in the patent office at Washington to prepare him- self for his profession: returned to Chicago and established as a solicitor of patents while stu- dent in Union Coll. of Law; grad., 1879. After a few years' general practice became exclusive- ly a patent lawyer; joined by his brother. Will- iam H., in 1882; by Julius W., another brother. in 1890, and by youngest brother, Douglas, in

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1891; John H. Lee later became a partner in son Edward and Ann (Grundy) Eames; ed. pub. the firm, and George A. Chritton and Russell Wiles joined the firm in 1906; present firm name is Dyrenforth, Lee, Chritton & Wiles. Mem. Chicago Bar Assn., Patent Bar Assn. (pres., 1893-4.) Club: Edgewater Golf. Residence: 42 Schiller St. Office: Marquette Bldg.

DYRENFORTH, William H., patent lawyer; born Waukegan, Ill., 1855; son Julius and Caro- line (Thomson) Dyrenforth; ed. Carlsruhe, Ger- many, and at his father's (Dyrenforth) inst., in Chicago, in which he was later one of the teach- ers; grad. Union Coll. of Law, 1882; married Evanston. Ill., 1885, Dora Ketchum; children: Ernest, Donald, Dorothy, Lucien Young, Hor- ace Brooks and Carroll. Began practice in part- nership with brother, Philip C., firm being Dyr- enforth & Dyrenforth; now Dyrenforth, Lee, Chritton & Wiles. Lecturer on patent law in Kent Law School, Northwestern Univ. Law School and John Marshall Law School. Pres. Black Sand & Gold Recovery Co .; vice-pres. Economic Rubber Co .; dir. Commercial Life Ins. Co. of Ill. Was one of founders and pres. Personal Rights League. Recreation: music. Residence: Glen Ellyn, Ill. Office: Marquette Building.

DYRNESS, Christen T., clergyman; born in Norway, Mar. 12, 1865; son Thorsten L. and Barbro (Halvorsdatter) Dyrness; ed. high school in Norway, 1882-4; came to U.S., 1885; grad. Chicago Theol. Sem., 1889, post-grad. course, 1889-90; married Hilda Erickson, of Christiania, Norway, Oct. 5, 1893; 6 children. Pastor Salem Evang. Free Church, Chicago, Oct. 1, 1890-Dec. 1, 1904, and since May 1, 1906; editor Evangelisten (organ of the Evang. Free Churches), 1904-6. Sec. Scandinavian Alliance Mission since 1890; treas. Bible Inst. and Acad. of Norwegian-Danish Evang. Free Churches of America; dir. Evangelisten Pub. Soc. Resi- dence: 2814 McLean Av.

EADS, Benjamin Brindley, physician; born Paris, Ky., Jan. 23, 1870; son Darwin D. and Anna (Adair) Eads; ed. private schools in Paris, Ky., Carthage Collegiate Inst., Carthage, Mo .; M.D., Jefferson Med. Coll., Philadelphia, 1891; married Mauch Chunk, Pa., 1898, Eliz- abeth Stedman. Resident surgeon Jefferson Hosp., Philadelphia, 1891-2; came to Chicago, 1892; instr. anatomy and physiology, Rush Med. Coll., 1893-4; prof. anatomy, 1894-7, prof. applied anatomy, operative and orthopedic sur- gery, 1897-9, prof. surgery and clinical sur- gery and dean since 1899, Ill. Med. Coll .; sur- geon to Ill. Hosp., and Free Dispensary; sur- geon Cook Co. Hosp., appointed Jan. 1905. Mem. A.M.A., Chicago Med. Soc., Ill. State Med. Soc. Mason (K.T., Shriner). Club: Illinois. Resi- dence: 2012 Washington Boul. Office: 31 N. State St.

*EAGAN, William Howard, barber; see Vol. 1905.

*EAGER, George Eugene, music teacher; see Vol. 1905.

EAGLE, William Henry, commission mer- chant; born Detroit, Feb. 29, 1860; son Joseph A. and Margaret (O'Callaghan) Eagle; ed. Chi- cago pub. schools; married Milwaukee, June, 1898, Nancy Isabelle Parker. Began business career 1875, as a boy in the employ of W. S. Knight & Co. (established 1874), wholesale brokers in dried and canned goods, with which remained until 1909, resigning as vice-pres .; organized, Jan. 1, 1910, and since pres. Syme, Eagle & Co., importers and commn. merchants. Democrat. Clubs: Chicago Athletic, Exmoor. Recreations: golf and whist. Residence: 308 33d St. Office: 222 N. Wabash Av.

EAMES, Edward Joseph, mgr. Carborundum Company; born Aylesbury, Eng., Nov. 2, 1852;

schools and at Baliol Coll., Oxford Univ., Eng- land; widower; children: Edward John, Ada Lizzie (Mrs. J. I. Nolan), Maud Eleanor (Mrs. C. A. Mangerson), Alice Ethel. After leaving college began business career as traveling salesman; came to U.S. in 1886, and located at St. Paul, Minn., where was with C.,B.&Q.R.R. in purchasing and supply dept .; came to Chica- go, 1888; engaged in the ry. supply, 1890-7; western mgr. The Carborundum Company since 1897. Mason (K.T., Shriner). Clubs: South Shore Country, Chicago Athletic, Windsor Golf. Recreation: golf. Residence: 1329 E. 72d St. Office: 558 Washington Boul.

EARLE, Edwin Graffam, physician; born Birmingham, Ia., Mar. 29, 1866; son of John H. and Emma C. (Graffam) Earle; ed. pub. schools East Troy, Wis., seminary at Rochester, Wis., and College of Physicians and Surgeons, Chi- cago, M.D., 1891; married Chicago, Sept. 15, 1896, Dora Peissner; 2 children: Lillian K., Harry. Interne Alexian Brothers Hosp., 1891- 92. Mem. Chicago Med. Soc. Republican. Mem. I.O.O.F., K.P., Royal Arcanum, Mystic Circle, Columbian Knights, National Union. Resi- dence: 2549 N. Clark St. Office: 1407 Masonic Temple.

EARLE, Frank Breckenridge, physician; born Waukegan, Ill., Oct. 22, 1860; son Moses L. and Maria E. (Breckenridge) Earle; grad. Waukegan (Ill.) High Sch., 1881; M.D., Coll. Phys. and Surg., Chicago, 1885; married Eliz- abeth H. Biddlecom, of Waukegan, June 10, 1885. In gen. practice at Chicago since 1885; prof. obstetrics, 1894-1902, pediatrics since 1903, sec. since 1901, Coll. Phys. and Surg .; con- sulting phys. since 1903, Home for Crippled Children; attending phys. (children's dept.), St. Mary's Hosp. since 1903. Apptd. 1st lt. U.S.A. Med. Reserve Corps, 1911. Mem. A.M.A., Ill. State Med. Soc., Chicago Med. Soc., Chicago Gynecol. Soc., Chicago Pathol. Soc., Chicago Medico-Legal Soc. Republican. Congregation- alist. Clubs: Illinois (pres. 1902-4), Westward Ho. Editor: Filatov's (Russian) Diseases of Children, 1904. Residence: 4880 Sheridan Rd. Office: 34 E. Washington St.

EARLE, John Estcourt, steamship agent; born on Island of Jersey, Great Britain, Feb. 28, 1842; son Thomas and Harriette (Estcourt) Earle; ed. Gloucester and Bristol colleges, Eng .; an officer in the British army for years; mar- ried Oconomowoc, Wis., 1880, Mary E. Ballard; children: Kittie H., Myra, Thomas E. B., Bes- sie, Florence, Estcourt, Enid. Went to New York in 1865; mgr. New York office of Austin, Baldwin & Co., express and steamship agents and brokers, and in 1873 was transferred to Chicago as their western gen. mgr .; in 1876 was made western gen. mgr. Anchor Line Steamship Co., and in 1891 became associated with the firm of Earle & Massey, so continuing until the dissolution of that firm, May 1, 1898, when present firm of John E. Earle & Co. was formed. Republican. Episcopalian. Residence: Cor. Elm and Walnut Sts., Hinsdale, Ill. Office: 314 Sherman St.

EARLE, Samuel Williams, pres. Northern Bank Note Co .; born Green Bay, Wis., June 19, 1858; son Samuel Williams and Alma (Eames) Earle; ed. pub. grammar and high schools, Green Bay, Wis .; married Sadie F. Schutt, of Chicago, May 19, 1886; 1 son: Samuel Edwin. Began in a shoe store at Ripon, Wis., 1875; came to Chicago in 1876 and in employ of the Novelty Paper Box Co. 1 year, when he be- came identified with the commercial litho- graphing business, first as clerk and later salesman for the Western Bank Note Co .; 1891 organized and was elected pres. Northern Lithographing Co., which was, 1906, reorgan- ized as the Northern Bank Note Co., of which has since been pres. and mgr. Republican. Trustee Union Congregational Church, of Au-

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burn Park. Mem. Chicago Assn. of Commerce. ed. common schools of VanBuren Co., Mich .; Clubs: Hamilton, Beverly Country, Hinsdale Golf. Residence: 7648 Eggleston Av. Office: 633 Plymouth Pl.

EARLING, Albert J., railway pres .; born at Richfield, Wis., Jan. 19, 1849; common sch. edn. In service of C.,M.&St.P. Ry., since 1866; teleg- rapher, and train dispatcher, 9 yrs .; asst. supt., 4 yrs., division supt., 1882-4, asst. gen. supt., 1884-8, gen. supt., 1888-90, gen. mgr., 1890-9, and 2d vice-pres., 1895-9, pres., since Sept. 1899, C.,M.&St.P. Ry. Residence: 1402 N. State St. Office: Railway Exchange.

EARLING, Herman B., ry. official; born Oct. 30, 1862; ed. pub. schools, Milwaukee. Identi- fied with the C.,M.&St.P. Ry. since 1878, as agent and operator, 1878-83, asst. train dis- patcher, 1883-7, chief train dispatcher, 1887-93, trainmaster, 1893-7, supt. of terminals, 1897-8, div. supt., at Marion, Ia., 1898-1903, asst. gen. supt. middle dist., at Chicago, 1903, and now gen. supt. at Chicago. Residence: 1315 Astor St. Office: Railway Exchange.

EARLY, Patrick Henry, pres. Early's Mer- cantile Agency; born Northumberland, N.H., Feb. 1, 1852; son Michael and Elizabeth (Cor- mack) Early; ed. pub. schools at Wells River, Vt .; married Blairstown, Ia., Jan. 11, 1873, Maria Kirby; children: John Edward, Jerre F., Paul A., Olive L., William A. (deceased). En- tered ry. service with the C.&N.W. Ry. Co. in 1867 as telegraph operator and later as station agt., until Nov. 1, 1882; appointed gen. agt. W., I.&N. Ry. at Marshalltown, Ia., Nov. 1, 1882; left ry. service in Sept. 1886; since in mercan- tile agency business, and now pres. of Early's Mercantile Agency and The United Mercantile Agency. Republican. Catholic. Mem. Knights of Columbus. Recreation: reading. Residence: 5009 Kenmore Av. Office: 30 N. LaSalle St.

EASTMAN, Albert Nathen, lawyer; born Kingsville, O., Oct. 17, 1864; son Henry A. and Sarah F. (Parrish) Eastman; grad. high school, Ashtabula, O .; complete collegiate course un- der Rev. Joseph N. McGiffert, Ashtabula, O .; married Ashtabula, July, 1889, Myrta E. Hop- kins; children: Walker P., Frances E. Came to Chicago and studied law in office of Smith & Helmer; admitted to Ill. bar, May, 1887; en- tered office of Weigley, Bulkley & Gray, Sept. 1887, becoming a partner, 1894; mem. firm of Weigley & Eastman, 1895-6, in firm of Albert N. & Edward P. Eastman, 1899-1906, Eastman, Eastman & White, Aug. 1906-Sept. 1910, East- man & White since 1910. Trustee and ex-pres. of board of Edgewater Presbyterian Church. Mason (32°, K.T., Shriner) ; hon. mem. Edge- water Lodge. Clubs: Hamilton, Chicago Auto- mobile, Press, Edgewater Country (ex-pres.). Ex-pres. Lincoln Club. Residence: 5513 Win- throp 'Av. Office: The Temple.

EASTMAN, Barrett, journalist and dramatic critic; 1869-1910; see Vol. 1905.

EASTMAN, John Coates, newspaper pub- lisher; born Eaton, O., Dec. 19, 1862; son John and Harriet Ardella (Davis) Eastman; ed. Ohio State Univ., 1878-82; ed. as civ. engr .; married Eva Harter, of Marion, Ind., July 20, 1886. Re- porter on Chicago Herald, 1890-5; business mgr. Chicago Chronicle, 1895-8; advertising mgr. New York Journal, 1898-1900; pres., treas. and business mgr. Chicago American, 1900-4; became owner Chicago Daily Journal, Apr. 2. 1904, and pres. and treas. Chicago Journal Co. Presbyterian. Mem. Loyal Legion. Clubs: South Shore Country, Chicago Athletic, Midlothian, Glen View, Chicago Automobile, Indiana So- eiety, Forty. Residence: 2718 Michigan Av. Of- fice: The Journal.

EASTMAN, Robert M., pres. W. H. Hall Printing Co .; see Addenda.

EASTMAN, Royal Adelbert, mfr .; born Van Buren Co., Mich., July 12, 1855; son William Wallace and Nancy Jane (Tousey) Eastman;

married VanBuren Co., Mich., Oct. 20, 1877, Elma Josephine Field; children: Le Roy Adel- bert, Mabel Verne, Gladys, Grace Lucille. Spent boyhood and early youth on farm in VanBuren Co., Mich .; came to Chicago, 1877, and was traveling salesman in the last business until 1884, since which time he has been pres. Chi- cago Last & Die Co. Republican. Mem. Nat. Union. Residence: 2435 Kedzie Boul. Office: 2415 W. 24th Pl.

EASTMAN, Sidney Corning, lawyer; born Chicago, Jan. 26, 1850; son Zebina and Mary Jane (Corning) Eastman; ed. under private tutors in England, 1861-9, during which period his father was U.S. consul in Bristol, Eng .; studied French, etc., Geneva, Switzerland; A.B., Univ. of Mich., 1873; married Ann Arbor, Mich., June 9, 1886, Charlotte Hall. Studied law in Chicago; admitted to bar July 4, 1876; since then in active practice, and referee in bank- ruptcy since Dec. 1898. Republican. Episcopa- lian. Mem. Am., Ill. State and Chicago Bar Assns. Clubs: Union League, Hamilton, City, Law, Church, Glen View Golf, North Shore Golf. Author of Eastman on Bankruptcy, 1903, and several political and economic tracts ad- dressed to the Union League Club. Residence: Kenilworth, Ill. Office: Monadnock Blk.

EASTON, William Barnard, mech. engr .; born Poughkeepsie, N.Y., Mar. 1, 1863; son George A. and Mary J. (Cobb) Easton; B.S., Worcester (Mass.) Polytechnic Inst., 1883; married Jennie Weed, of San Francisco, Apr. 12, 1892; 1 son: Thomas Kendal. Began with M. P. Boss, San Francisco, consulting engr., 1884-92; agt. of Union Iron Works, San Francisco, at City of Mexico, 1892-3; head draughtsman and then gen. mgr., Fraser & Chalmers, mining machinery, Chicago, 1895-1903; sec. and chief engr., Chal- mers & Williams, since 1903; dir. Fraser & Chalmers. Republican. Formerly ensign Ill. Naval Militia. Club: Chicago Athletic. Recre- ations: hand ball and fencing. Residence: 1512 Dearborn Av. Office: 1825 Commercial Nat. Bank Bldg.

EATON, Charles Scribner, lawyer; born Pal- myra, Mo., Aug. 24, 1878; son J. W. and Emma Louise (Scribner) Eaton; came to Chicago with parents in childhood; early edn. in Chicago pub. schools, West Division High School and Lewis Inst., Chicago; A.B., Univ. of Chicago, 1900; LL.B., Harvard Law School, 1903; married Oct. 6, 1904, Helen Davida, daughter of late Dr. William R. Harper, pres. Univ. of Chicago. Ad- mitted to bar by Supreme Court of Ill., 1903, and entered into partnership with Thomas Dent and Russell Whitman in the law firm of Dent, Whitman & Eaton, continuing until Mar. 1906: then mem. firm of Dent & Eaton until 1907: since practiced alone. Republican. Mem. Alpha Delta Phi. Mason. Clubs: Union League, Quad- rangle. Recreation: golf. Residence: 5744 Kim- bark Av. Office: 35 N. Dearborn St.

EATON, Ira Taft, publisher; born Seneca Co., O., May 15, 1855; son Jared and Emily (Taft) Eaton; ed. pub. schools; married Rocelia Meese, of Auburn, Ind., May 11, 1876; 1 son: William Lawrence. With D. Appleton & Co., New York. 1876-8; then with A. S. Barnes & Co .. publish- ers. New York, until 1882, when came to Chi- eago and assumed charge of that company's in- terests in Ill., continuing until 1896; organized the firm of Eaton & Co., pubs .. 1896, of which has since been mgr. Republican. Methodist. Mason. Clubs: Hamilton, Ill. Athletic (Chi- eago). Columbia (Indianapolis). Recreation: horseback riding. Residence: 4111 Drexel Boul. Office: 629 S. Wabash Av.

EATON, Marquis, lawyer; born Van Buren Co., Mich., Apr. 5, 1876; son Charles Is and Nellie (Joiner) Eaton: A.B., Univ. of Mich .. 1895: married Flint, Mich., June S. 1904. Jac- quette Hunter; 2 sons: Hunter and Norman Bridge. Chief of tax division of auditor gen-

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eral's office, Lansing, Mich., 1895-7; asso. re- porter Supreme Court of Mich., 1897-1900; ad- mitted to bar in Mich., 1897, in Ill., 1900; in general practice in Chicago since 1900; mem. firm of Cody & Eaton, 1903-10. of Defrees, Buckingham, Ritter, Campbell & Eaton since Jan. 1, 1910. Dir. Chicago Savings Bank & Trust Co. and of several business corpns. Mem. Am. Bar Assn., Ill. State Bar Assn., Chicago Bar Assn., Chicago Law Inst. (pres., 1911), Chi- cago Law Club. Republican. Pres. Chicago Congregational Brotherhood, 1910, Sane Fourth Assn., 1908-12. Mason. Clubs: Hamilton (pres., 1908-9), Union League. Residence: 5649 Madi- son Av. Office: 226 S. LaSalle St.

EATON, Thomas Wood, mfr .; 1839-1910; see Vol. 1905.

EATON, William Herbert, mgr. of sales Am. Sheet & Tin Plate Co .; born Cleveland, July 18, 1860; son Isaac I. and Mary M. (Dunham) Eaton; ed. pub. schools and business coll .; mar- ried Lulu M. George, of Chicago, 1883. Began active career in heavy hardware and iron job- bing business in 1876; with Carnegie, Phipps & Co., 1888-95; gen. sales mgr. Junction Iron & Steel Co. and its successor, the Aetna Standard Iron & Steel Co., to 1900; gen. foreign sales agt. (located in London), Nat. Steel Co. and Am. Steel Hoop Co. until their absorption by the U.S. Steel Corpn., 1901; sales mgr. Am. Sheet & Tin Plate Co. since 1901. Independent in politics. Protestant. Clubs: Union League, Mid-Day, Midlothian Country, South Shore Country. Rec- reation: golf. Residence: 4520 Ellis Av. Office: 710 Commercial Nat. Bank Bldg.

EATON, William Lawrence, sec. and treas. Standard Glass Co .; born Auburn, Ind., Nov. 1877; son Ira Taft and Rocelia L. (Meese) Eaton; ed. Northwestern Univ., class of 1900; married Esther M. Gauger, Chicago, 1901. With the Standard Glass Co. since 1901, of which is sec., treas. and gen mgr. Republican. Meth- odist. Mem. Sigma Chi. Clubs: Hamilton, South Shore Country, Kenwood. Residence: 4329 Oak- enwald Av. Office: 2345 LaSalle St.

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The book of Chicagoans, a biographical dictionary of leading living men of the city of Chicago, 1911, Part 62

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