The book of Chicagoans, a biographical dictionary of leading living men of the city of Chicago, 1911, Part 71

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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FINDLATER, James Rowland, mgr. Chicago agency, Columbian Enameling & Stamping Co .; born Detroit, Mich., Oct. 4, 1868; son James and Eliza (Teuton) Findlater; grad. Detroit High School, 1883; married Dec. 4, 1901, Caro- line M. Olsen. After graduation was 2 years with Black Hardware Co., Detroit; then stove salesman with S. S. Jewett & Co., for 9 years; since 1894 with Columbian Enameling & Stamp- ing Co., of Terre Haute, Ind., for which he is Chicago mgr. Company was incorporated 20 years ago with factories at Harvey, Ill., but be- ing burned out there the business was removed to Terre Haute, to new factory bldgs. Mason, K.T., Shriner; mem. B.P.O. Elks. Clubs: Ill. Athletic (Chicago), and various clubs in De- troit. Recreations: baseball and other athletic sports. Residence: 5730 Winthrop Av. Office: 318 N. Michigan Av.

FINDLAY, Ephraim Kirkpatrick, physician, oculist; born Carleton Place, Ont., Mar. 6. 1870; son David Findlay; ed. pub. schools of Ontario, and med. dept. Univ. of Manitoba, 1890; un- married. Practiced medicine in Manitoba 3 years; since 1896 in practice in Chicago as spe- cialist in oye, ear, nose and throat diseases. Asst. surgeon, eye dept. Ill. Charitable Eye and Ear Infirmary; instr. ophthalmology, Coll. of Physicians and Surgeons (Univ. of Ill.); prof.

ophthalmology, Harvey Med. Coll. Republican. Mason. Club: Westward Ho Golf. Residence: Lexington Hotel. Office: 1107, 32 N. State St.

FINDLEY, Palmer, physician and surgeon; see Vol. 1905.

FINDLEY, Thomas Clement, pres. Findley Wall Paper Co .; born Crawford Co., Pa., July 4, 1859; son Samuel H. and Louisa Ann (Cus- tard) Findley; ed. pub. schools and Univ. at Lawrence, Kan .; married Linesville, Pa., June 1895, Harriet E. Garner; children: Miriam Louise (deceased), Wilbert Thomas. Was en- gaged in general merchandising in Crawford Co., Pa., in firm of Findley Bros., and then at Cleveland 6 yrs .; became sec. Findley Bros. Company, in Cleveland, 1892; came to Chicago, 1898; established wall paper business which was incorporated in 1902 under present style of Findley Wall Paper Co., of which is pres. Re- publican. United Presbyterian. Residence: 171 E. 51st St. Office: 208 N. Wabash Av.

FINERTY, John Frederick, editor; deceased; see Vol. 1905.

FINKL, Anton, mfr .; born Neuberg, Ger., May 13, 1848; ed. pub. schools in Germany; married Chicago, 1871, Josephine Schillinger; children: Charles E., Fred, Frank, May. Learned blacksmith trade in Germany; came to U.S. and worked at his trade in Milwaukee, Wis., 1 year before coming to Chicago in 1872. In 1880 es- tablished the business later incorporated as A. Finkl & Sons Co., of which is pres. and treas. Republican. Mason, Odd Fellow; mem. Inde- pendent Order of Foresters and Eastern Star. Residence: 910 Willow St. Office: 2000 Haw- thorne Av.

FINKL, Charles Ernest, mfr .; born Chicago, Oct. 2, 1874; son Anton and Josephine (Schil- linger) Finkl; ed. Chicago pub. schools and Bryant & Stratton's Business College to 1889; married Chicago, Nov. 1894, Elizabeth Weber; 1 son: William. Learned steam forging and blacksmithing trade under his father and later was admitted to partnership and since incor- poration of A. Finkl & Sons Co., in 1902, has been mgr. of the busines. Republican. Mason. Recreation: motoring. Residence: 910 Willow St. Office: 2000 Hawthorne Av.

*FINLAY, William Gallie, mfr .; see Vol. 1905.

FINLEY, William Henry, civil engr .: born Delaware City, Del., Jan. 22, 1862; son William F. and Mary (McDonough) Finley; ed. pub. schools of Wilmington, Del., and by private in- struction; married Chester, Pa., Sarah H. Fur- ry; children: Jeanette C., Ralph H., Max, Ced- ric. Worked in office of Delaware Gazette, 1878- 82; in service of Edge Moor Iron Co., 1882-7; in engring. dept., C.,M.&St.P.Ry., 1887-92; in ser- vice of C.&N.W.Ry. Co., May, 1892-1905; engr. of bridges, 1892-1900, principal asst. engr. of bridges, 1900-5, C.&.N.W.Ry .; vice-pres. and mgr. Widell-Finley Co., engrs. and contractors, 1905-6; asst. chief engr. C.&N.W.Ry. since 1906. Was mem. Engring. Corps, I.N.G. Mem. Am. Soc. C.E., Western Soc. of Engrs., Nat. Geog. Soc., Permanent Internat. Assn. of Navigation Congresses. Club: Engineers'. Residence: Ba- tavia, Ill. Office: 226 W. Jackson Boul.

FINNEY, C. Edgar, investment banker; born Plymouth, Mass., Aug. 24, 1865; son Charles E. and Susan M. (Leonard) Finney: ed. pub. schs .; married Blanca Von Weber, of Chicago, .Jan. 28, 1903. On leaving school engaged in a bank- ing house at Boston, and has always since been identified with banking business: Chicago mgr. of Goldman, Sachs & Co., of New York, com- mercial paper, investment securities, etc., 1900- 9; now mgr. Chicago office Plympton, Gardi- ner & Co., of New York. Republican. Clubs: Mid-Day, Bankers', Exmoor. Residence: 123 E. Chestnut St. Office: 228 S. LaSalle St.

FINNEY, Sam, grain; born Attica, Ind., Jan. 21, 1864; son Samuel and Elizabeth (Burrows)

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Finney; ed. Wabash Coll .; married Niles, Mich., Nov. 2, 1889, Julia I. Aylsworth; children: Charles Morton, Elizabeth Hale, Anna Kather- ine. Began business for himself at West Point, Ind., at age of 21, and later was in the grain commn. business at Detroit, Mich., for 5 years; after that operated a line of elevators along the Wabash R.R .; came to Chicago, 1901, joined the Chicago Board of Trade and has since con- ducted a grain commn. business. Republican. Episcopalian. Club: Union League. Recrea- tion: motoring. Residence: Kenilworth, Ill. Of- fice: Board of Trade.

FIRM, Joseph Lannison, inventor; born Brooklyn, Mar. 19, 1839; son John and Judith (Morrell) Firm; ed. Brooklyn pub. schs. Served apprenticeship in press room of Harper & Bros .; was 22 yrs. supt. of Frank Leslie's press room; now in charge of patent dept., Goss Printing Press Co. Has secured and perfected many patents on printing presses, including the "straight-line" newspaper press, the automatic "set-off," etc. Was pres. bd. of edn. Jersey City. Mason (32°, past master Amity Lodge, and past high priest of Amity Chapter, Jersey City). Address: 1535 S. Paulina St.

FISCHER, see also Fisher.

FISCHER, Charles Eduard Max, physician; born Aug. 15, 1881; son Henry J. and Mary Fischer; prep. edn. pub. schools, New York City and Chicago; M.D., Coll. Phys. and Surg., 1907; married Ella H. Schirmer, of Chicago, July 24, 1909; 1 son: Alfred E. Engaged in gen. practice of medicine at Chicago since 1907; adj. prof. med. biology, Coll. Phys. and Surg., since 1904; prof. pediatrics, Ill. Post-Grad. Med. School, since 1908. Fellow Royal Microscopical Soc. (London); mem. A.A.A.S., Ill. Microscopical Soc .; charter mem. Ill. State Acad. of Science; mem. A.M.A., Ill. State Med. Soc., Chicago Med. Soc., German Med. Soc. of Chicago, Verein Al- ter Deutscher Studenten. Residence and Office: 1922 W. Chicago Av.

FISCHER, Engelbert, machinist; born Zic- maringa, Hohenzoller, Germany, Nov. 7, 1847; son Joseph F. and Margaret (Berkley) Fischer; came to U.S. in boyhood; ed. pub. and paro- chial schools of New Albany, Ind .; married Chi- cago, Dec. 1882, Mary Zoler; children: Charles Edmund, Rose. First worked on farm near New Albany, and 1864, started as an apprentice in a machine shop in that city, for Monon R.R .; went west in 1868 and worked at various occu- pations until 1870, when came to Chicago; worked as a mechanic for a time, then pro- cured a license as an engineer on the lakes, and followed lake engineering 2 years; in 1877 became a mem. firm of Benjamin & Fischer, mfrs. of wood working machinery; in 1887 or- ganized the Fischer Machine Works, mfg. and dealing in wood working machinery. Repub- lican. Mem. Catholic Knights. Recreations: study of new machinery. Residence: 6511 Washington Boul. Office: 1845 Carroll Av.

FISCHER, Gustave Frederick, lawyer; born Chicago, May 8, 1868; son Franz and Elizabeth (Leiberich) Fischer; ed. pub. schools of Chi- cago, followed by business course at the Chi- cago Athenæum; LL.B., Chicago Coll. of Law, 1891; married Chicago, June 26, 1889, Annie Beck. Admitted to bar of Ill., 1891; mem. firm of Rubens & Mott, afterward Rubens, Dupuy & Fischer, subsequently changing to present style of Rubens, Fischer & Mosser. Democrat. Epis- copalian. Charter mem. and ex-pres. Industrial Club of Chicago; treas. and dir. German Soc. of Chicago; sec. and dir. German Hosp. of Chi- cago. Decorated by the Emperor of Germany with Order of the Red Eagle, 1902. Clubs: Edgewater Golf, Germania Maennerchor (ex- pres.). Residence: 25 Walton Pl. Office: Corn Exchange Bank Bldg.

FISCHER, Henry F., produce commn. mer- chant; born Brunswick, Ind., Sept. 24, 1861; ed. pub. schools; married Crete, Ill., May 16, 1886,

Mary Rinne; children: Walter G., Arthur E., Harry, Marie. Since May 1, 1888, in wholesale produce commn. business in Chicago; mem. produce commn. firm of Gregson & Fischer since 1906. Dir. Chicago City Bank. Lutheran. Residence: 643 W. 61st St. Office: 6315 Lowe Avenue.

FISCHKIN, Edward A., physician; born Krementshug, Russia, Oct. 6, 1862; ed. high school and coll. in Riga, Russia, and Dresden, Saxony; M.D., Univ. of Berlin, Germany, 1893; married Chicago, 1899, Bertha, daughter of Dr. B. Felsenthal; children: Rose, Henrietta. In practice of medicine in Chicago since 1894; prof. and head dept. of dermatology, Chicago Coll. of Medicine and Surgery (Valparaiso Univ.); attending dermatologist to Michael Reese, St. Elizabeth and Norwegian Lutheran Deaconess hosps. Mem. A.M.A., Chicago Med. Soc., Chicago Dermatological Soc., Physicians' Club and others. Residence: 3037 Logan Boul. Offices: 32 N. State St. and 1243 Milwaukee Av.

FISH, Williston, lawyer, author; born Berlin Heights, O., Jan. 15, 1858; son Job and Annie E. (Peabody) Fish; entered Oberlin Coll., 1876; grad. U.S. Mil. Acad., 1881; married Gertrude Cameron, of Chicago, Sept. 22, 1881. Admitted to bar, 1893; with S. Chicago City Ry. Co., 1890- 9; with Chicago Union Traction Co., 1899-1908; asst. to pres. Chicago Rys. Co., since 1908. Dir. Chicago Union Traction Co., West Chicago St. R.R. Co .; vice-pres. and dir. Chicago Passenger Ry. Co., Chicago West Div. Ry. Co. Author: A Last Will (many edits); Short Rations, 1900. Contbr. of prose and verse to mags. Residence: 5114 Madison Av. Office: 105 S. LaSalle St.

FISHBACK, Charles Fremont, pres. Porter, Fishback & Co., bankers; born Independence, Warren Co., Ind., July 9, 1856; son Gen. Will- iam H. and Sarah (Thomas) Fishback; student Univ. of Kan .; grad. Poole Coll .; LL.B., Wash- ington Univ., St. Louis, 1880; married Anna E. Derry, of Napa, Cal., 1888. Admitted to St. Louis bar, 1880, practiced in Pacific Coast States; was elected member Wyo. Legislature, 1900; came to Chicago, 1902, and since has been connected with important financial enterprises as a result of which the present firm of Porter, Fishback & Co., bankers, was organized, and of which is the head; is also pres. Am. Life In- surance Co. of Ill. Republican. Clubs: Hamil- ton, Marquette, Ill. Athletic, Exmoor Country. Recreations: golf and books. Residence: 418 Vine Av., Highland Park, Ill. Office: 422 Com- mercial Nat. Bank Bldg.

FISHBURN, Eugene Heald, real estate; born Magnolia, Ill., June 6, 1842; son Abram S. and L. Ann (Pomeroy) Fishburn; ed. pub. schools; married Chicago, 1868, Susan W. Moore. En- gaged in real estate business since 1872 as mem. of firm Ogden, Sheldon & Co. (established 1836.) Pres. Chicago Dock & Canal Co. Ex- pres. Chicago Real Estate Board; treas. Mc- Cormick Theol. Sem. and The Chicago Nursery and Half Orphan Asylum; trustee Gilpin Fund, Chicago Hist. Soc. Republican. Presbyterian; elder and trustee Fourth Presbyterian Church. Club: Union League. Recreation: reading. Res- idence: 701 Rush St. Office: 192 N. Clark St.

FISHELL, Elkan W., dentist; born Pittsfield, Ill., May 31, 1872; son Albert and Annie (Sich- er) Fishell; ed. Pittsfield (Ill.) pub. schools, Armour Inst., Chicago, Chicago School of Anat- omy and Physiology; D.D.S., Northwestern Univ., 1897; married Seraphine N., daughter of late Dr. Aaron Norden. Engaged in practice of dentistry, Chicago, since 1897; dental surgeon, Michael Reese Hosp. Mem. Chicago Dental Soc., Ill. Dental Soc. Chief of ushers of Sinai Congregation 21 years. Republican. Club: Standard. Residence: 4807 Forrestville Av. Of- fice: 108 N. State St.

FISHER, see also Fischer.

FISHER, Albert Judson, real estate; born Granville, Putnam Co., Ill., Feb. 27, 1851; son

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Rev. Otis and Harriet Newell (Day) Fisher; A.B., Univ. of Chicago, 1876, A.M., 1879; mar- ried Ada Ashard, of Chicago, July 12, 1893. Publisher and editor of technical and commer- cial journals, 1879-93; in real estate and insur- ance business since 1893. Pres. 32d Ward Re- publican Organization 4 years; elected alder- man 32d Ward, Apr. 1906, re-elected, Apr. 1907, and Apr. 1909. Mem. Sons of Revolution, K.P., Royal Arcanum, Royal League. Clubs: Press, Englewood. Occasional contributor to literary magazines. Residence: 219 W. 72d St. Offices: 1850 S. Halsted St. and 29 S. LaSalle St.

*FISHER, Augustus F .; see Vol. 1905.

*FISHER, Francis Porter, insurance; see Vol. 1905.

FISHER, Frederick George, real estate; born Scranton, Pa., May 1868; son George and Isa- bella (Curtis) Fisher; ed. Lackawanna School, Scranton, Pa., and Cornell Univ., B.L .; unmar- ried. In real estate business in Chicago since 1892; agent Railway Exchange Bldg. since 1903; dir. Railway Exchange Bank; sec. Standard Office Co. Mem. Chicago Bldg. Mgrs.' Assn., Cornell Univ. Assn., Kappa Alpha. Republican. Presbyterian. Clubs: University, Saddle and Cycle. Residence: 153 E. Erie St. Office: 450 Railway Exchange.

FISHER, George Marshall, managing fire un- derwriter; born Painesville, O., Nov. 15, 1857; son N. M. and Rhoda Wilder Fisher; ed. high school, Painesville, graduating, 1876, attended Western Reserve Coll., Hudson, O .; married Jan. 27, 1909, Laura V. Germain, of Chicago. In local fire ins. business, Painesville, O., 1880- 3; special agt. Ins. Co. of N. America and Pa. Fire Ins. Co., in Ohio and W.Va., 1883-5; gen. correspondent in J. F. Downing's general agen- cy, Erie, Pa., 1 year, then special agt. same cos. in Ind. and Ohio, 1886-7; special agt. London Assurance Corpn. for Mich., Ind., Ky. and Tenn., under management of Charles L. Case, 1887-92; mgr. United Fire Re-Ins. Co. and Pala- tine Ins. Co., Ltd., of Manchester, Eng., for the western dept. (independent, reporting to home office), with jurisdiction over 14 states. The Palatine having reinsured and discontinued its Am. business, became, in Feb. 1901, and is still, mgr. of the Ry. Underwriters, which is com- posed of a number of leading companies, asso- ciated for the writing of ins. on ry. properties exclusively. Republican. Mem. Delta Kappa Epsilon. Clubs: Union League, Glen View. Rec- reation: golf. Residence: 64 First St., Hinsdale, Ill. Office: Nat. Life Bldg.

FISHER, George Purnell, lawyer; born Do- ver, Del., Jan. 30, 1856; son George P. and Eliza A. (McColley) Fisher; A.B., Georgetown Univ., D.C., 1874; married Julia W. Farnsworth, of Chicago, Oct. 13, 1886; children: George Farnsworth and Ethel Virginia. Asst. exam- iner, law clerk, and principal examiner, U.S. Patent Office, Washington, D.C., 1875-81; began practice at Chicago, 1881; mem. firm of Peirce, Fisher & Clapp. Mem. Patent Law Assn., Am., Ill. State and Chicago Bar assns. Republican. Presbyterian. Mem. Loyal Legion. Clubs: Uni- versity, Saddle and Cycle, Onwentsia, Chicago Literary. Recreations: golf and fishing. Resi- dence: 1440 Astor St. Summer Residence: Lake Forest, Ill. Office: Marquette Bldg.

FISHER, John, physician; M.D., Coll. Phys. and Surg. (Univ. of Ill.). 1887. Engaged in gen. practice of medicine at Chicago since 1887; prof. internal medicine and attending physi- cian, Chicago Policlinic and Hosp .; vice-pres. and attending physician. German Hosp. Mem. A.M.A., Ill. State Med. Soc., Chicago Med. Soc. Office and Residence: 441 Belden Av.

FISHER, Lucius George, mfr .; born Beloit. Wis., Nov. 27, 1843; son Lucius George and Caroline S. (Ficld) Fisher; ed. private and high schools; passed examination for entrance to Beloit Coll .; freighted with ox-team across plains in 1860; went to New York, 1861, and en-

tered employ of Blodgett, Brown & Co., whole- sale hardware; enlisted in spring of 1863, in 84th N.Y. State N.G .; went through campaign in Shenandoah Valley, was made color ser- geant; regt. ordered to New York to aid in quelling riots and term expiring was disband- ed; at once enlisted in navy, was assigned to paymaster's dept. U.S. Steamer Wyandack, serving until close of war; married Chicago, Apr. 20, 1870, Katharine Louise, daughter of Rev. Alfred Eddy; children: Lucius George, Jr., Alice, Ethel Field, Kathryn Eddy. Came to Chi- cago, 1865; started with Rock River Paper Co. as porter, rapidly promoted, and in 1870 given entire management; bought interest in Wheel- er & Hinman, mfrs. of paper bags, firm chang- ing to Wheeler, Fisher & Co., of which he be- came mgr .; incorporated, Jan .- 1875, as Union Bag & Paper Co., capital $500,000; stock in- creased to $2,000,000 in 1894, and he became pres .; N.J. corpn. of same name organized by him Mar. 1899, with capital stock of $27,000,000, of which he was pres. until Apr. 1909, when he resigned and was made chmn. of the board; company purchased patents, business and good will of leading bag mfrs. of country, including 18 paper mills, wood pulp mills, wood lands, etc. In 1875 organized and put in successful working order a company to mfr. paper plates, then sold it; in 1877, with Frank Davis, of Be- loit, organized company to mfr. paper pails; sold it in 1879; organized Exhaust Ventilator Co., 1881, and soon after another of same name in London; afterward sold it; in 1893 organized the Rio Mimbres Irrigation Co. of N.M., of which is pres .; in 1900 bought a group of sil- ver mines in N.M. and turned them over to the Lake Valley Mines Co., of which is pres .; in 1902 organized the Pressed Prism Plate Glass Co., Morgantown, W.Va., of which is pres. Has large real estate interests in Chicago, includ- ing the 18-story Fisher Bldg. at VanBuren and Dearborn Sts., which he built in 1897. Repub- lican. Presbyterian. Clubs: Union League, South Shore Country, Chicago, Chicago Ath- letic, Tolleston Hunting, Chicago Yacht: also Union League, New York Yacht (New York). Residence: 40 E. Erie St. Offices: Fisher Bldg., Chicago; Whitehall Bldg., New York.

FISHER, Napoleon C., pres. Am. Sand & Gravel Co .; born Bucyrus, O., Nov. 2. 1856; son Hiram and Sarah A. (Dickson) Fisher; ed. high school, Bucyrus, O., and Eastman Business Coll .. Poughkeepsie, N.Y .; married Helen A. Imes, of Terre Haute, Ind., Dec. 15, 1904. Began busi- ness career as rodman with Pa.R.R., 1879; has been sec. and treas. Garden City Sand Co. since 1884, and pres. Am. Sand & Gravel Co. since 1904. Republican. Congregationalist. Mem. Nat. Union, Royal League. Clubs: Hamilton. Il1. Athletic. Residence: 5037 Kenmore Av. Office: 907 Chamber of Commerce.

FISHER, Walter Lowrie, lawyer, Sec. the In- terior; born Wheeling. W. Va .. July 4. 1862: son Daniel W. and Amanda K. (Kouns) Fisher: ed. Marietta (O.) Prep. Sch. and Coll., and Han- over (Ind.) Coll .; came to Chicago, 1884. and read law in office of Wirt Dexter 2 years, and with Lyman & Jackson 2 years; married Mabel Taylor, of Boston, 1891: children: Walter T .. Arthur, Frederick T., Thomas H., Margaret. Howard T. and Ruth. Admitted to bar. 1888: was special assessment atty. for city, 1888-9: formed partnership with Rudolph Matz, 1SSS. and later was mem. firm of Matz. Fisher & Boyden; special traction atty. for City of Chi- cago, Apr. 1906-10: appointed Sec. of the Inte- rior of the U.S., Mar. 7, 1911, to succeed Rich- ard A. Ballinger, resigned. Mem. exec com .. sec., 1901-6, pres., 1906. Municipal Voters' League; pres. Conservation League of America : vice-pres. Nat. Conservation Assn .; mem. exec. com. Nat. Municipal League: mem. exec. coun- cil Am. Political Science Assn .; mem. Chicago Hist. Soc .: trustee Gilpin Fund. Republican. Clubs: City (pres .. 1909). Cliff Dwellers. Uni- versity, Chicago Literary, Onwentsia, Skokie

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Country. Recreation: golf. Residence: 1313 N. State St., Chicago. Summer Residence: Hub- bard Woods, Ill. Address: Dept. of the Inte- rior, Washington, D.C.

FISHER, William Albert, physician; born Connersville. Ind., Aug. 1, 1859; son John and Elizabeth (Neilson) Fisher; ed. high school, Spencer, Ind .; M.D., Univ. of Mich., 1885; mar- ried Marie Faith, of Warrensburg, Ill., Oct. 1, 1892. In practice at Chicago since 1892; pres. and prof. ophthalmology, Chicago Eye, Ear, Nose and Throat Coll., since 1898; prof. clin. ophthalmology, Coll. Phys. and Surg., since 1909. Mem. Am. Acad. Ophthalmology and Oto- Laryngology, Chicago Acad. Ophthalmology, Am. Laryngological Assn., Chicago Laryngol. Soc., A.M.A., Ill. State Med. Soc., Chicago Med. Soc. Clubs: Chicago Athletic, Illinois. Recre- ation: work. Residence: 4161 Berkeley Av. Of- fice: Columbus Memorial Bldg.

FISK, Herbert Franklin, educator; born Stoughton, Mass., Sept. 25, 1840; son Rev. Franklin and Chloe Catherine (Stone) Fisk; A. B., Wesleyan Univ., 1860, A.M., 1863 (D.D., 1888; LL.D., Allegheny Coll., 1899, Northwest- ern Univ., 1904); married Anna Green, of Port- ageville, N.Y., July 11, 1866 (died 1908). Teach- er in various schs., 1855-61; prin. Shelburne (Vt.) Acad., 1861-3; teacher Latin and Greek, Cazenovia (N.Y.) Sem., 1863-7, Wesleyan Acad., Wilbraham, Mass., 1867-8; prin. Genesee Wes- leyan Sem., Lima, N.Y., 1868-73; prin. the Acad. of Northwestern Univ., 1873-1904; prof. edn., Northwestern Univ., since 1888. Licensed as local preacher, M.E. Ch., 1859, ordained deacon, Ithaca, N.Y., 1866, elder, Cazenovia, N.Y., 1868; mem. Oneida Ann. Conf. M.E. Ch., 1866-78, Rock River Conf. since 1878; pastor for brief periods at Middlebury, Vt., 1862, Oneida, N.Y., 1866, Wilbraham, Mass., 1867, Evanston, Ill., 1876. Mem. N.E.A., Nat. Soc. Coll. Teachers of Edn., Nat. Geog. Soc., Religious Edn. Assn., N. Cen- tral Assn. of Colls. and Secondary Schs., N.E. Soc. Chicago, Phi Nu Theta, Phi Beta Kappa. Club: University (Chicago). Address: 1625 Jud- son Av., Evanston, Ill.

FISKE, George Foster, physician; born Mad- ison, Conn., Jan. 26, 1860; son Samuel and Eliz- abeth L. (Foster) Fiske; grad. Amherst Coll., A.B., 1881; Yale Med. School, M.D., 1883; spent 3 years in med. study in Europe; married 1888, Miss Gertrude Bass; children: Samuel, George F., Jr .; married 2d, May 20, 1905, Miss Edna Withers, granddaughter of Com. Edw. Mont- gomery. Engaged in practice in Chicago since 1886, as specialist in eye and ear diseases. Mem. A.M.A., Am. Ophthalmological Assn., Am. Acad. Medicine, Am. Otological Soc. Republic- an. Clubs: Chicago, University, Chicago Ath- letic, Onwentsia, Chicago Literary. Mem. Loyal Legion. Residence: Virginia Hotel. Office: Re- liance Bldg.

FISKE, Horace Spencer, editor, author; born Dexter, Mich., Nov. 4, 1859; son John B. and Mary (Gregory) Fiske; A.B., Beloit (Wis.) Coll., 1882, A.M., 1885; A.M., Univ. of Mich., 1885; elected to fellowship in English lit., Univ. of Wis., 1892; student univs. of Oxford and Cambridge, Eng., and Trinity Coll., Dublin, 1893-4; married Ida Peck Nettleton, of Lancas- ter, N.H., June 22, 1889. Instructor, Beloit Coll. Acad., 1886-7; prof. polit. economy and civics, Wis. State Normal School, 1887-93; lecturer in English lit., extension div., Univ. of Chicago, since 1894; also asst. recorder, Univ. of Chi- cago, since 1903. Joint editor State Readers of Ind., 1899; lit. editor The World Review, Chi- cago, 1901-2; editor University Record since 1903, Univ. of Chicago Magazine since 1908. Author: The Ballad of Manila Bay and Other Verses, 1900; Provincial Types in American Fiction, 1903; Chicago in Picture and Poetry, 1903; also contributions in The Athlete's Gar- land, 1905, and in the Humbler Poets, 1911; contributor verse and prose to Century Maga- zine, Nation, Metropolitan Magazine, Harper's

Weekly, etc. Trustee Eagle's Nest Camp Assn., Oregon, Ill. Clubs: Cliff Dwellers, University, Reynolds. Recreations: football and baseball games, fishing, skating. Residence: The Beat- rice, 1373 E. 57th St. Address: The University of Chicago.

FISKE, William Mead Lindsley, banker and broker; born New York, June 12, 1879; son Will- iam M. L. and Julia P. (Sage) Fiske; A.B., Co- lumbia Univ., New York, 1900; married Beulah R. Worden, of Chicago, June 30, 1906. Traveled abroad after leaving coll .; began in office of Vermilye & Co., bankers, New York; came West for the firm in 1903; settled in Chicago, 1905, and on change of firm opened office for William A. Read & Co., of New York, of which has been gen. partner since 1909; dir. Victor Chemical Co. Mem. Chicago Stock Exchange. Republic- an. Presbyterian. Mem. Delta Kappa Epsilon. Clubs: Chicago, University, Onwentsia, Mid- Day (Chicago), Columbia University (New York). Recreation: out of doors. Residence: Winnetka, Ill. Office: 234 S. LaSalle St.

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The book of Chicagoans, a biographical dictionary of leading living men of the city of Chicago, 1911, Part 71

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