The book of Chicagoans, a biographical dictionary of leading living men of the city of Chicago, 1911, Part 67

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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EVANS, Clinton B., editor and publisher: born Fryeburg, Me., Aug. 3, 1848; son John and Mary A. (Adams) Evans; A.B., Dartmouth Col- lege, 1873; married Chicago, June 3, 1886. Em- ma R. Townsend; children: Marion R., Clinton T. Reporter and night editor Springfield (Mass.) Republican, 1873-83; financial editor Chicago Tribune, 1883-8; established The Economist, a weekly journal devoted to finance, commerce and real estate, Oct. 20, 1888, and is now nres. of the Economist Publishing Co. Dir. Riverside State Bank. Clubs: Union League (Chicago), Duckville Gun (Brigham, Utah). Recreations: history, archaeology, and hunting. Residence: Riverside, Ill. Office: 115 S. LaSalle St.

EVANS, David, steel mfr .; born Marion. S.C .. Oct. 16, 1874; son Chesley Daniel and Sarah Jane (Hazelton) Evans; ed. private schools, S. C. Mil. Acad., Charleston, and Oak Ridge Inst .; married Emma Hardy McAllister, of Toronto, Ont., Aug. 30, 1899; children: Chesley McAl- lister and Mary E. Began business career as pig iron salesman for the Iroquois Furnace Co., at Chicago, Feb. 17, 1895; sales agent Sloss- Sheffield Steel & Iron Co., of Birmingham, Ala., at Chicago, 1901-3; pres. Field, Evans Iron Co., Chicago, 1903-5; organized in 1905 and since se- nior mem. of David Evans & Co., pig iron and steel castings; organized in 1906 and since pres. and treasurer Chicago Steel Foundry Co. Served in 1st Ill. Vol. Cav. during Spanish-Am. War. Democrat. Episcopalian. Mason. Clubs: Union League; also Milwaukee (Milwaukee, Wis.). Recreations: automobiling, golf. Resi- dence: 4371 Oakenwald Av. Office: 806 The Rookery.

EVANS, Evan Albert; born Jackson Co., O., Feb. 6, 1871; son of Griffith E. and Jane M. (Evans) Evans; removed with parents to Mo. in 1877; ed. Kirksville (Mo.) Normal School: married Chicago, 1901, Pauline Hart. In 1893 entered the employ of Chicago Portrait Co .; became a stockholder, 1895, and pres .. 1902-6: now pres. Ohio Bldg. Safety Vault Co .; propr. Moffett Studio: treas. Ill. Surety Co. Repub- lican. Mason (32º) and Shriner. Clubs: Union League, Chicago Athletic. Exmoor. South Shore Country. Residence: 2922 Prairie Av. Office: 509 S. Wabash Av.

EVANS, Henry Joy, mgr. purchasing dept. Nat. Biscuit Co .: horn Rochester, N.H., Feb. 22. 1850; son Daniel J. and Lavinia (Foss) Evans;

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ed. pub. schs .; married Rose Reiter, of Chicago, Feb. 23, 1873; children: Sidney J. (deceased), Lavinia (Mrs. Charles J. Mortimer). Learned the bakery business thoroughly as an appren- tice in the bakery of Henry Murdoch, begin- ning in 1867, and after his period of appren- ticeship expired started in business for him- self, continuing for 10 years, when he organ- ized the Kennedy Bakery Co., in connection with Caleb H. Marshall of Chicago and Frank A. Kennedy of Cambridge, Mass .; this business was sold in 1880 to the New York Biscuit Co., of which he was pres, and in 1898 the latter co. was transferred to Nat. Biscuit Co., of which he became mgr. of purchasing dept .; also vice- pres. Prairie State Bank; dir. Western Trust & Savings Bank, Nat. Biscuit Co. Has large farm near Lake Geneva, Wis. Mason (32°). Club: Skokie Country. Recreation: farming. Resi- dence: Lake Geneva, Wis. Office: 110 N. Mor- gan St.

EVANS, John Thomas, lawyer; born Macon Co., Mo., Aug. 8, 1878; son Griffith E. and Jane M. (Evans) Evans; attended country and vil- lage schools and Kirksville (Mo.) Normal Sch. until 1899; LL.B., Chicago Coll. of Law, 1902; admitted to the bar soon after. He entered the law office of H. S. Duncombe, Nov. 1902 as a clerk and became partner in Feb. 1904 as Dun- combe & Evans; partnership dissolved Jan. 1911. Mason. Republican. Clubs: Chicago Ath- letic, Hamilton, Exmoor Country. Recreation: golf. Residence: 2922 Prairie Av. Office: Cham- ber of Commerce.

EVANS, Lynden, congressman; born LaSalle, Ill., June 28, 1858; son Daniel Evans and Emma (Lynden) Evans; grad. Knox Coll., Galesburg, Ill., 1882; taught school at LaSalle and Evans- ton, 1882-5, while studying law; married Lake Geneva, Wis., 1896, Bonnie, daughter Judge Thomas F. Withrow. Admitted to Ill. bar, 1884; was mem. of the firm of Barnum, Evans & Bar- num, 1888-91, later of Evans & Arnd, but of re- cent years has practiced alone; specializing chiefly in corpn. and real estate law. Mem. 62d Congress (1911-13), 9th Ill. Dist .; Democrat. Author: Illinois Overruled Cases; Cases Dis- tinguished, Limited and Expanded. Mem Chi- cago Bar Assn. Club: University. Residence: 1240 Astor St. Summer Residence: Indian Point, Pelican Lake, Wis. Office: 105 W. Monroe St.

EVANS, Samuel, mfr .; born Montgomery- shire, Wales, Nov. 16, 1857; son Edward and Jane (Powell) Evans; ed. in schools in Wales; married Elizabeth Jones, of Racine, Wis., Sept. 1883; 4 children: Annie, Wallace, Daisy and Samuel. Came to the U.S. from Wales in 1880, and has since been identified with the mfr. of ornamental glass; in business on own account at Kansas City, 1884-90; came to Chicago in 1890 and with C. L. Rawson, organized the firm of Rawson & Evans, which continued until the death of Mr. Rawson, in 1905, when business was incorporated as the Rawson & Evans Co., of which has since been pres. and treas. Re- publican. Methodist. Recreations: hunting and fishing. Residence: Oak Park, Ill. Office: 710 Washington Boul.

EVANS, William, theologian; born Liverpool, Eng., Jan. 1, 1870; son George and Margaret Evans; prep. edn. private school in Eng .; grad. Moody Bible Institute, 1892, Chicago Lutheran Theol. Sem., 1896, post-grad. course, B.D., 1900; (D.D., Wheaton, Ill., Coll., 1906) ; married Lau- ra C. Torgerson, June 25, 1902; 4 children: Dor- othy, Louis, Oren and Paul. Ordained Congl. ministry, 1894; pastor Goshen, Ind., 1895-7, also at Wheaton, Ill., and Chicago; dir. of Bible course, Moody Bible Inst. (successor to Dr. R. A. Torrey), since 1901. Author: The Book of Books, 1902; How to Memorize, 1909; Outline Studies in Bible Books, 1909; Personal Soul- Winning, 1910; Studies in the Life of the Chris- tian, 1911. Residence: 435 Franklin St., Whea- ton, Ill. Office: 153-163 Institute Pl.

EVANS, William Augustus, physician; born Marion, Ala., Aug. 5, 1865; son William Au- gustus and Julia . Josephine (Wyatt) Evans; B.S., Agrl. Coll. of Miss., 1883, M.S., 1898, M.D., Tulane Univ. of La., 1885, ad cundem, medical dept. Univ. of Ill., 1899; (LL.D., Tulane, 1910); married Ida May Wiedberger, of Memphis, Ten- nessee, Nov. 20, 1907. In practice of medicine since 1885; demonstrator pathology, 1891-5, prof., 1895-1908, Coll. of Phys. and Surg., Chi- cago (Univ. of Ill.); commr. of health of Chi- cago since Apr. 16, 1907; prof. hygiene, North- western Univ. Med. Sch., since 1908; patholo- gist Cook Co. Hosp .; pres. attending staff Dun- ning Instns .; consulting pathologist, Alexian Bros. Hosp. Mem. Nat. Soc. for Study and Pre- vention of Tuberculosis, Columbus Med. Labo- ratory, A.M.A., Chicago Med. Soc. (pres., 1892- 3, now chmn. Medico-Legal Com.), Chicago Pathol. Soc. Baptist. Residence: 930 Windsor Av. Office: 31 N. State St.

EVANS, William Webster, lawyer; born Ke- nosha, Wis., Nov. 16, 1849; son Enoch Webster and Caroline (Hyde) Evans; A.B., Dartmouth Coll., 1872; married Joliet, Ill., May 6, 1880, Julia Hyde; children: Marion, Alice, Edith, Ruth, Read law in father's office, 1872-4; admitted to Ill. bar, 1874; was partner with father, 1974- 9, as E. W. & W. W. Evans; then alone until 1888, when became associated with Gardner G. Willard, in law firm of Willard & Evans. Re- publican. Club: Illinois. Residence: 1739 Wash- ington Boul. Office: 58 W. Washington St.

EVELAND, Charles Shoemaker, shoe mer- chant; born Philadelphia, Apr. 19, 1850; son Daniel and Elizabeth (Folkrod) Eveland; ed. pub. schools and Friends High School, Phila .; married Blanche Carroll, of Phila., Dec. 23, 1881; 1 daughter: Gertrude. Began in shoe bus- iness in Chicago, Nov., 1887, selling J. F. Budd Shoe Co.'s goods; now western agent for and since 1896 mem. of that co. Republican. Meth- odist. Mason. Club: Hamilton. Recreations: reading and whist. Residence: 4536 Hermitage Av. Office: 19 S. 5th Av.

EVERETT, Frederick, physician; born Ogden City, Utah, Oct. 16, 1860; son John Godlieb and Helen Everett; grad. Salt Lake Academy, and then taking special course in Oberlin Coll .; grad. at head of class, Chicago Homœ. Med. Coll., M. D., 1888. Became, upon graduation, professional partner of Dr. H. M. Hobart, prof. of materia medica in Chicago Homo. Medical Coll., until death of latter in 1893, when suc- ceeded to a large share of Dr. Hobart's prac- tice; attending physician of Chicago Nursery and Half-Orphan Asylum. Mem. Ill. Homo. Med. Assn., Cook Co. Homœ. Med. Assn., Ho- mœ. Med. Soc. of Chicago, Am. Inst. Homœopa- thy. Mem. Church of Covenant (Presbyn. ). Re- publican. Office: 346 Center St.

EVERETT, Henry Houghton, physician; born Chambersburg, Pa., Sept. 11, 1866; son William S. and Charlotte Stickney (Reed) Everett; ed. pub. grammar and high schools, and Univ. of Chicago; attended Chicago Med. Coll. (North- western Univ.), 1888; M.D., Coll. of Physicians and Surgeons, 1902; married Jessie Elizabeth Armstrong, of Sycamore, Ill., July 2, 1891; 2 children: Charlott Reed, Henry Armstrong. Instructor in gymnastics, Univ. of Wis., 1894- 5; asst. prof. physical training, 1895-6; asso. prof. same, 1896-8, Univ. of Ill. Mem. A.M.A., Ill. State Med. Soc., Chicago Med. Soc., Ottawa Co. (Mich.) Med. Soc. Republican. Club: Ill. Athletic. Residence: Kenilworth, Ill. Office: Reliance Bldg.

EVERETT, John Cree, lawyer; born Cham- bersburg, Pa., Mar. 6, 1862; son William Smiley and Jane (Cree) Everett; removed to St. Jo- seph, Mo., 1869, and to Chicago, Dec. 1875; ed. pub. schools of St. Joseph, and Univ. of Chi- cago; LL.B., with honors, Union Coll. of Law, 1884; married, Chicago, Dec. 3, 1901, Laura Griffiths; children: Walker and Carolyn. Ad-

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mitted to Ill. bar, 1884; apptd. justice of the peace for unexpired term to succeed his father on latter's death in 1894; reappointed for full term 1895 and quadrennially until 1903 when office was abolished and he resumed practice. Republican. Member Second Presbyn. Church. Mem. Chicago Bar Assn., Chicago Law Inst., Delta Kappa Epsilon. Club: Hamilton (life mem.). Residence: Kenilworth, Ill. Summer Residence: "Waukazoo," Holland, Mich. Office: 8 S. Dearborn St.

EVERETT, William Reed, banker and bro- ker; see Vol. 1905.

EVERSZ, Ernest Hammond, banker; born Oberlin, O., Aug. 3, 1872; son Rev. Moritz Ernst and Harriet L. (Hammond) Eversz; came to Chicago, 1888; grad. Northwestern Univ., Ev- anston, Ill., 1895. Has been in banking and in- vestment business since 1895; with the banking firm of N. W. Harris & Co. until 1901; then lo- cal representative of the New York banking firm of Redmond, Kerr & Co., 1901-3; in 1903 established firm of Eversz & Co., bankers and brokers, of which is senior mem. Republican. Congregationalist. Mem. Ill. Soc. Sons of the Revolution. Clubs: Onwentsia, Bankers', Union League, Evanston, South Shore Country. Rec- reation: golf. Residence: 628 University Pl., Evanston, Ill. Office: 134 S. LaSalle St.

EVERSZ, Moritz Ernst, clergyman; born at Büderich, Wesel, Rhenish-Prussia, Ger., July 10, 1843; son Capt. Louis and Louise (Dames) Eversz; came to U.S. in boyhood; attended country school a little and "Brockway Coll." 3 terms; enlisted at Ripon, Wis., July 28, 1862, and was mustered in as corporal Co. H, 20th Wis. Inf., Aug. 14, 1862; promoted 5th and then 1st sergeant, and 8 months later to 2d lt .; took part in Vicksburg campaign; also in La., Tex., Ala. and Miss .; commissioned 1st lt. at close of war and mustered out at Madison, Wis., July 30, 1865; worked way through prep. school, coll. and sem., in 9 years after war; A.B., Rip- on Coll., 1871 (A.M., 1894; D.D., 1898); grad. theol. school at Oberlin, O., 1874; married Rip- on, Wis., Aug. 9, 1871, Harriet L., daughter Hon. Charles H. Hammond; children: Ernest Ham- mond, Mrs. Jessie Eliza Manchester, Mrs. Ed- na Louise McKinnie, Hattie Marie Jacobs and Winifred. Ordained Congregational ministry at Pittsfield, O., 1874; pastor there 31/2 years; pas- tor Columbus, Wis., July, 1876-Nov. 1881, Han- over St. Church, Milwaukee, 1881-7; appointed Aug. 16, 1887, as supt. of Home Missions for Germans, by the Congregational Home Mission Soc. of New York; went to Germany to study church problems, and began duties as supt. Jan. 1, 1888; has given courses of lectures to German students at Chicago Theol. Sem., and acted as pres. of Wilton (Ia.) German-English Coll., about 5 years, refusing re-election in June 1902. Was sent by his soc. to Russia, Germany and Switzerland, Apr .- Sept. 1910, to study Germans and cultivate fraternal rela- tions. Was present at organization of Repub- lican party and has generally voted that tick- et. Residence: 628 University Pl., Evanston, Ill. Office: 20 N. Ashland Boul.

EWELL, Marshall Davis, educator, lawyer; born Oxford, Mich., Aug. 18, 1844; grad. Mich. State Normal School, 1864; LL.B., Univ. of Mich., 1868; M.D., Chicago Med. Coll., 1884; (hon. A.M., Northwestern Univ., 1879; LL.D., Univ. of Mich., 1879; M.Pd., Mich. State Normal School, 1893); married Abbie L. Walker, of Ar- mada, Mich., 1870. Was prof. common law, Un- ion Coll. of Law, Chicago, from 1877 until founding of the Kent Coll. of Law, of which he was prof. common law, and pres. and dean; later prof. elementary common law and med. jurisprudence, Chicago-Kent Coll. of Law; lec- turer in med. jurisprudence, Univ. of Mich., 1892-7. Also known as microscopist and hand- writing-expert. Pres. Am. Microscopical Soc., 1893 and 1906; elected, 1886, Fellow Royal Mi-

croscopical Soc., London; pres. Ill. Microscop- ical Soc., 1909-11; mem. Am. Philosophical Soc. since 1896, Am. Physical Soc .; hon. fellow Chi- cago Acad. of Medicine. Author: Leading Cases on Disabilities, 1876; Treatise on the Law of Fixtures, 1876; Essentials of the Law, 1882; Manual of Medical Jurisprudence, 1887, 1909. Editor: Blackwell on Tax Titles; Evans on Agency; Lindley on Partnership; and other works. Has contributed over 200 papers to law and scientific journals. Recreations: fishing for tarpon in Florida, boating. Residence: 747 Hin- man Av., Evanston. Office: Ashland Blk.

EWEN, John Meiggs, engr .; born Newtown, N.Y., Sept. 3, 1859; son of Warren and Sarah (Faulkner) Ewen; grad. Stevens Inst. Tech., 1880; married Grace Patterson, of Chicago, Mar. 29, 1889; children: John Meiggs, Jr., Marjorie Patterson. Asst. engr. J. B. and J. M. Cornell, iron works, New York, 1884-6; architectural engr. W. L. B. Jenny, Chicago, 1886-90; engr. and gen. mgr. Burnham & Root, architects, 4 yrs .; vice-pres. and gen. mgr. (4 yrs. in Lon- don, Eng.) and western contracting agt. George A. Fuller & Co., Chicago, 1890-1902; vice-pres. and western representative Thompson-Starrett Co., bldg. contractors, New York, 1902-4; now pres. John M. Ewen Co., engrs. and builders, Chicago. Has been identified with the erection of many of the high office bldgs. in the U.S .; chmn. Chicago Harbor Commn. Mem. Am. Soc. Civil Engrs., Am. Soc. Mech. Engrs., Western Soc. Engrs., Chicago Hist. Soc. Republican. Presbyterian. Clubs: Union League, University, Chicago Athletic, Onwentsia, Evanston Coun- try. Residences: 70 Bellevue Pl., and Lake For- est, Ill. Office: The Rookery.

EWEN, Malcolm Faulkner, engr .; born Great Neck, L.I., N.Y., Dec. 8, 1875; son Warren and Sarah (Faulkner) Ewen; ed. English High and Latin School, Boston; S.B., Mass. Inst. of Tech- nology, Boston, 1897; married Camille, daugh- ter of Holland T. Coffee and Julia (Law) Cof- fee, of Memphis, and Chicago, Jan. 14, 1904; 1 son: Malcolm Faulkner, Jr. Engaged in engring. work at London, Eng., 1898-1902, at Chicago, 1902-4; supt. for Holabird & Roche, architects, Chicago, 1904-6; vice-pres. John M. Ewen Co., engrs., since 1906; dir. Standard Alcohol Co. With Geo. H. Tomlinson invented method of mfg. sugar from ligno cellulose. Mem. Phi Beta Epsilon fraternity, of Boston, Western Soc. Engrs. Clubs: Chemists' (New York), Uni- versity, Evanston Country, Glen View Golf. Recreations: golf, tennis. Residence: 1430 Sher- idan Rd., Evanston, Ill. Office: 525 The Rook- ery.

EWING, Adlai Thomas, lawyer; born McLean Co., Ill., Feb. 5, 1846; son John Wallis and Ma- ria Mcclellan (Stevenson) Ewing; ed. Ill. State Normal Univ .; studied law under his brother, Hon. James S .; married Buffalo, N.Y., Dec. 4, 1879, Kate Hyde (now deceased). Admitted to Ill. bar, 1868. Was appointed by Pres. Harrison one of the Ill. mems. U.S. commn. for the World's Columbian Exposition, and served on the coms. on Permanent Organization and on Fine Arts, and was also a mem, of the Execu- tive Com. Was one of the earliest and most active workers in the sanitary drainage canal project and the original promoter of the boule- vard now connecting Union Park with Douglas Park, in Chicago. Now pres. Marine Iron Works, etc. Democrat. Clubs: Union (one of organiz- ers), Iroquois (charter mem., ex-pres.). Resi- dence: 3745 Ellis Av. Office: Title & Trust Bldg.

EWING, Charles Hull, real estate operator: born Randolph, Cattaraugus Co., N.Y., July 11. 1868; son Robert Finley and Aurelia (Culver) Ewing; A.B., Yale Univ., 1893: student North- western Univ. Law School, 1893-4: married Mary Sleight Everts, of Minneapolis, Oct. S. 1906; 2 daughters: Katherine Everts, Helen Cul- ver. Mgr. Moorhead (Miss.) Stave Co., 1895-6: ingr. of the Helen Culver Fund of the Univ. of

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Chicago, May 1, 1896-May 1, 1908, and since May 1, 1903, also transacting a general real es- tate and investment business; also sec. and treas. of Southern Gypsum Co. since Oct. 1906; dir. Midland Casualty Co. since Jan. 1911. Mem. Phi Beta Kappa, Phi Delta Phi legal fraternity. Clubs: University, Onwentsia, City. Recrea- tions : horseback riding, tennis, canoeing. Resi- dence: Lake Forest, Ill. Office: 1642 W. Lake St.

EWING, William Bion, civil engr .; born at Williamsburg, Pa., June 21, 1858; son William and Anna (Ruhl) Ewing; ed. pub. schools of Huntington, Ind .; C.E., Cornell Univ., 1883; married Chicago, 1893, Mary E. Crandall; 1 daughter: Anna Lorette. In practice in New York City until 1886, when came to Chicago; since then practicing here, making hydraulic, sanitary and municipal works a specialty. Mem. Western Soc. of Engrs., Am. Soc. Civil Engrs. Republican. Residence: 4136 Ellis Av. Office: 1208 Chamber of Commerce.

EXCELL, Edwin Othello, publisher; born at Uniontown, Stark Co., O., Dec. 13, 1851; son Rev. J. J. and Emily (Hess) Excell; ed. pub. schools of Ohio and Pa .; studied music; mar- ried Brady's Bend, Pa., June 6, 1871, Eliza Jane Bell; 1 son: William Alonzo. Was for 20 years associated with the Georgia evangelist, Rev. Sam P. Jones, as gospel singer. Publisher of church and Sunday School music books since 1881; composer of many gospel songs. Meth- odist. Prohibitionist. Recreations: music, trav- el. Residence: 4326 Oakenwald Av. Office: Fine Arts Bldg.

EYMAN, Frank P., ry. official; born Fairfield Co., O., Oct. 5, 1856; son Henry B. and Mary A. (Baker) Eyman; ed. Fairfield Union Acad., and 1 year in Oberlin, (O.) Coll .; married Alice T. Prickett, of Goshen, Ind., Oct. 5, 1881; 2 sons: Elmer V., Frank P., Jr. Began ry. service as agt. and operator B.&O.R.R., 1874; cashier and agt. D.&R.G.Ry., Antonito, Colo., until 1879; identified with C.&N.W.Ry. as operator and agt., 1880-2, traveling freight agt., 1882-7, con- tracting freight agt. and local agt. at Milwau- kee, 1887-96, gen. agt. at Chicago, 1896-1900, asst. gen. freight agt., 1900-8, and asst. freight traffic mgr. since Aug. 1908. Republican. Con- gregationalist. Mason (32°, K.T., Shrine) ; mem. Nat. Union. Clubs: Union League, Ill. Athletic, Traffic, Chicago Ry., Evanston, Glen View Golf. Recreations: golf, bowling. Residence: 1037 Michigan Av., Evanston, Ill. Office: 226 W. Jackson Boul.

FABER, Michael Joseph, western mgr. the Regina Co .; born Chicago, Feb. 27, 1873; son Maximin and Gertrude (Welker) Faber; ed. pa- rochial school, Sheldon School of Salesmanship and Am. Corr. School of Law; married Susan Didier, of Evanston, Ill., Aug. 11, 1897; chil- dren: Gertrude, Regina, Peter, Veronica, Flor- ence, William, Nicholas. Began as errand boy for Lyon & Healy, Aug. 3, 1885, remaining with the house until Nov. 8, 1905, resigning as do- mestic buyer for the musical merchandise dept .; treas., dir., Healy Music Co., 1905-7; entered employ of the Regina Co., electric pianos, vacu- um cleaners, etc., Jan. 11, 1908, becoming west- ern mgr., July 1, 1908. Catholic. Mem. Knights of. Columbus. Residence: 911 Seward St., Ev- anston, Ill. Office: 218 S. Wabash Av.

FABYAN, George, dry goods commn .; born Boston, Mar. 15, 1867; ed. pub. schools in Bos- ton; married Minneapolis, 1891, Miss Wright. Came to Chicago, 1883; was 5 years with Kirby- Carpenter Co., lumber; spent 5 years in the West. In 1893 became identified with Bliss, Fabyan & Co., dry goods commn. merchants, in which is now resident partner. Mem. Chicago Stock Exchange. Republican; served on staff of Gov. Richard Yates with rank of col. Clubs:

Union League, Chicago, Calumet. Residence: 3251 Michigan Av. Office: 160 W. Jackson Boul.

*FAIR, Charles Maitland; see Vol. 1905.

FAIR, Robert Maitland, retired merchant; born New York City, Apr. 17, 1846; son Robert and Ann (Maitland) Fair; ed. pub. schools of New York City; married Chicago, 1870, Emma Dean; children: Charles Maitland, Helen Wheel- er, Joseph Brooks (deceased). Came to Chicago from New York in 1861; employed in a banking and brokerage business until 1865, and later in other pursuits until May, 1871, when entered employ of Marshall Field & Co., in which be- came a partner in 1890, continued with the house until Jan. 1, 1905; retired. Republican. Clubs: Chicago, Midlothian, Tolleston. Resi- dence: 2222 Calumet Av.

FAIRBANK, Kellogg, lawyer; born Chicago, 1869; son Nathaniel K. and Helen L. (Graham) Fairbank; ed. private schools and Harvard Univ .; LL.B., Harvard Law School, 1893. Ad- mitted to the Ill. bar, 1893, and since engaged in practice at Chicago. Mem. Chicago Bar Assn. Clubs: Chicago Athletic, University. Residence: 1225 N. State St. Office: 1004, 112 W. Adams St.

FAIRBANKS, Warren Charles, business man; born Indianapolis, Ind., Apr. 25, 1878; son of Charles Warren (ex-Vice-Pres. of the U.S.) and Cornelia (Cole) Fairbanks; A.B., Ohio Wesley- an Univ., Delaware, O., 1898; married Ethel Cassidy, of Pittsburg, Pa .; 2 daughters: Edith Anne, Cornelia. Began in office of Springfield Foundry Co., Springfield, O., with which re- mained until 1901, when came to Chicago and became identified with the Oliver Typewriter Co. as sec. and dir., in which capacities has since continued; also treas. The Fairbanks Co .; dir. Indianapolis Switch & Frog Co. Commis- sioned capt. U.S.V., serving as commissary of subsistence, 2d Brigade, 2d Div., 1st Army Corps at Camp Thomas and Camp Poland dur- ing Spanish-Am. War. Republican. Clubs: Uni- versity, Saddle and Cycle, Onwentsia. Recrea- tion: golf. Residence: 709 Lincoln Parkway. Office: First Nat. Bank Bldg.

*FAIRCHILD, Arthur Ebon, mfr .; moved to N.Y .; see Vol. 1905.

FAIRCHILD, Meredith Howland, mfr. of soaps; born Flushing, L.I., N.Y., Nov. 27, 1872; son E. S. and L. E. (Leavitt) Fairchild; ed. pub. school of Flushing, L.I., and in Flushing Inst. to 1890. Came to Chicago, 1890, and established in business as a mfr. of laundry soaps and spe- cial cleansing preparations, and in 1898 was joined by his brother, A. E., forming the pres- ent firm of M. H. Fairchild & Bro. Residence: 4026 Clarendon Av. Office: 20 W. Michigan St.

FAIRCLOUGH, Richard, treas. A. C. McClurg & Co .; born Cheshire, Eng., Jan. 25, 1865; son Richard and Mary (Jackson) Fairclough (both now deceased); ed. England; married Chicago, Oct. 23, 1889, Lavinia Hartley; children: Stan- ley D., Richard H., Lavinia Marie, Chester R., Gordon Franklin. Began in billing dept. of A. C. McClurg & Co. in Mar. 1887; served through bookkeeping dept. and was promoted to cashier, July 1892; in Mar. 1897 was given charge of firm's finances; store burned out, Feb. 11, 1899, and firm reorganized as a corpn., Apr. 1899, since which time has been dir. and treas. Club: Union League. Recreations: home life, fishing. Residence: 2932 Warren Av. Office: 330 E. Ohio Street.

FAIRFIELD, Frank Merriam, lawyer; born Odell, Ill., Aug. 25, 1866; son Albert B. and Julia Lukins (Brown) Fairfield; ed. public schools; LL.B., Kent Coll. of Law, Chicago, 1895; post-grad. law course Chicago Coll. of Law, LL.B., 1897; married Fanny, daughter of Major D. C. Wagner, who was the "father" of the Stock Yards Exchange, Chicago, Aug. 30, 1901; children: Frank Merriam, Jr., David Wag- ner, Julia Lukins. Began business career for himself on a farm near Girard, Kan., 1880;

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later moved to Lawrence, Kan., where clerked Phi Delta Phi fraternity. Clubs: Hamilton, in a store; engaged in ranching in Klamath Law. Residence: 1224 E. 53d St. Office: 116 S. Michigan Av. Co., Ore., 1884-91; came to Chicago, 1892; ad- mitted to Ill. bar, 1895, and since engaged in practice, specializing on ins. law. Was mem. Co. H, 20th Inf. Kan. N.G., 3 years, and of Troop B, 1st Cav. Ore. N.G., 3 years. An organ- izer, sec. and trustee Sane Fourth Assn. Re- publican. Mem. Chicago Law Inst., Chicago Bar Assn. Club: Hamilton. Recreations: hunt- ing, fishing, boating, golf. Residence: 10422 Longwood Boul. Office: 602 New York Life Bldg.

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The book of Chicagoans, a biographical dictionary of leading living men of the city of Chicago, 1911, Part 67

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