The book of Chicagoans, a biographical dictionary of leading living men of the city of Chicago, 1911, Part 77

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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FULTON, Arthur William, lawyer; born Wy- oming, Ill., Jan. 11, 1867; son John and Fanny (Atkinson) Fulton; ed. Valparaiso (Ind.) Univ., Teacher's and Commercial degrees, 1889; LL.B., Kent Coll. of Law, Chicago, 1893; unmarried. Principal of school, Dana, Ill., 1887-92; in prac- tice in Chicago since 1893, insurance law a spe- cialty during recent years; mem. firm of Fulton & Harris; dir. Ill. Casualty Co., Nat. Council Knights & Ladies of Security. Elected alder- man 13th Ward, Chicago, 1907, reelected, Apr. 1909. Served 3 years in I.N.G., Co. H, 1st Regt .; hon. discharged, 1898. Mem. Chicago Bar Assn., Ill. State Bar Assn. Republican. Mason (K.T., Shriner); mem. Modern Woodmen of America, Knights and Ladies of Security, Royal Neigh- bors of America, Court of Honor. Clubs: Town and Country, Westward Ho Golf, West Side Co- Educational. Recreation: golf. Residence: 3343 Monroe St. Office: 1103 Ashland Blk.

FUNKHOUSER, Metellus Lucullus Cicero, underwriter; born St. Louis, Mo., Jan. 17, 1864; son Robert Monroe and Sarah Johnson (Sel- mes) Funkhouser, both now deceased; ed. St. Louis pub. schools, 1872-80; married Kirkwood, Mo., Apr. 20, 1886, Eugenie J. Mermod; chil- dren: Julia Mermod, Louis Burroughs, Eugenie Mermod, Mary Mermod. In 1881, at age of 17, began active business in St. Louis, and after- ward for a short time in New Orleans; returned to St. Louis and was engaged commercially until coming to Chicago, 1884. Soon after, en- tered office of George W. Montgomery & Co., general insurance agents, and later was admit- ted to partnership in local and general agency business, firm becoming Montgomery & Funk- houser. Vice-pres. Farmers' & Merchants' Ins. Co., of Lincoln, Neb .; dir. Farmers' and Mer- chants' Bank of Lincoln, Neb., and Neb. Under- writers' Ins. Co., of Omaha, Neb. Mem. Chicago Assn. of Commerce. Was It. Chicago Hussars. 1889-94: capt. Chicago City Troop, afterward Troop C, 1st Cav., I.N.G., 1894-8; in 1898 capt. 1st Inf. U.S. Vols., commanding Co. K: during war with Spain was promoted to acting asst. adjutant-gen., 1st brigade, 3d division. 5th Army Corps; capt., 1st Inf. I.N.G. commanding Co. K. 1898-1900; since 1900. major 1st Inf. I.N.G .. commanding 1st battalion. Ex-pres. Ill. branch Soc. of the Army of Santiago de Cuba: treas. Military Order of Foreign Wars of the U.S. (111. Commandery. Mason (32°, K.T., Shriner). Chubs: Chicago, Union League. Chicago Athletic. Il1. Athletic, Press. Recreation: militarism. Resi- dence: 817 Hinman Av., Evanston, Ill. Office: 29 S. LaSalle St.

FURBECK, Warren Fuller, broker: born Du- anesberg. N.Y., Sept. 1. 1849; son John H. and Adeline Sophia (Fuller) Furbeck; ed. pub. schs.

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of Schenectady, N. Y., and Chicago, and in com- mercial coll. at Chicago; married Oak Park, Ill., June 15, 1871, Sophia E. Whaples; children: George Warren, Rollin Judson, John Philip, Ly- man Albert, Stanley Brooks. Clerk in First Nat. Bank, 1863-82; cashier, C. T. Yerkes, Jr. & Co., bankers and brokers, 1882-5; cashier First Nat. Bank of Sioux Falls, Dak., 1886; paying teller Am. Exchange Nat. Bank, Chicago, part of 1886- 7; private sec. for Charles T. Yerkes, 1887-92; vice-pres. N. Chicago St. R.R. Co., 1892-9; in stock and bond business as W. F. Furbeck & Co., 1899-1901, as Furbeck & Co., 1901-6; since then mgr. of Rudolph Kleybolte Co., bonds. Re- publican. Congregationalist. Royal Arcanum, Royal League. Clubs: Union League, Oak Park Club. Recreations: boating, swimming and read- ing. Residence: 440 Lake St., Oak Park, Ill. Of- fice: 108 S. LaSalle St.

FURBER, Henry Jewett; born Rochester, Stafford Co., N.H., July 17, 1840; son Benjamin and Olive (Hussey) Furber; ed. Bowdoin Coll., Brunswick, Me., in class of 1861, but left in junior year in 1860 to become principal of the pub. schools in Green Bay, Wis., 1860-2; sub- sequently the coll. conferred upon him his A.B. degree; married Green Bay, Wis., Jan. 7, 1862, Elvira Irwin; children: W. E., H. J., Jr., F. I. Admitted to Wis. bar, 1862; partner in practice with E. H. Ellis, Green Bay, until July 1865; while so connected was appointed special agt. for Wis. for Met. Fire Insurance Co., and in Jan. 1865 gen. agt. for that co. for several Western States, and in Apr. 1865 apptd. the co.'s gen. mgr. for the Western States and removed to Chicago, July 1865; in Oct. 1865 elected vice- pres. Universal Life Ins. Co., and removed to New York, residing there until spring of 1879 as officer of various life ins. cos .; removed to Chicago, May 1879 and was partner in Higgins, Furber & Cothran, a leading law firm; later identified with large financial enterprises. Resi- dence: 442 Wellington Av. Office: Columbus Memorial Bldg.

FURBER, Henry Jewett, Jr., lawyer; born Green Bay, Wis., 1865; son of Henry Jewett and Elvira (Irwin) Furber; ed. pub. school, Green Bay, 1876-80; prep. school, 1880-3, and coll., 1883-6, graduating B.S., old Univ. of Chi- cago, 1886; Bowdoin Coll., Me., A.M. (honoris causa), 1889; student Univ. of Berlin, Prussia, 1886-7, and 1888-9; Univ. of Vienna, Austria, 1887-8; Univ. of Leipzig, Saxony, 1889-90; Univ. Halle, Prussia, 1890-1, A.M. and Ph.D. (magna cum laude), Halle, 1891. In employ Columbus Safe Deposit Co., Chicago, 1892; prof. of eco- nomics, Northwestern Univ., 1893-4; 1st vice- pres., Nat. Life Insurance Co., of Washington, D.C., 1897-1900; mem. law firm Steere & Furber, 1899-1903, practiced alone 1903-4; organized, May 1, 1904, with Harry W. Wakelee, law firm of Furber & Wakelee, general counsel Chicago Board of Underwriters. Was instrumental in opening the univs. of France to foreign stu- dents on substantially the same basis as are those of Germany, 1897; elected pres. of the In- ternat. Olympian Games of 1904, but resigned on transfer of games to St. Louis, Mo. Mem. Chicago Bar Assn., Chicago Acad. of Sciences, Am. Statistical Assn., Am. Economic Assn. Chevalier of the Legion of Honor of France. Democrat. Honorary mem. Battery D, I.N.G. Clubs: Chicago Athletic, Chicago Yacht. Wrote Geschichte der Oekonomischen Theorien in Amer- ika, Halle, 1891; and numerous contributions to economic journals and reviews. Residence: Moraine Hotel, Highland Park, Ill. Office: 701 New York Life Bldg.

FUREY, Charles LaTour; deceased; see Vol. 1905.

FURNESS, William Eliot, lawyer; born Phil- adelphia, Aug. 21, 1839; son James Thwing and Elizabeth Margaret (Eliot) Furness; fitted for coll. at private school of Charles Short, Phila .; A.B., Harvard, 1860, LL.B., 1863; served in army Aug. 1863-Oct. 1865 as 1st lt. of 3d U.S.

Colored Troops, capt. 45th U.S. Colored Troops, and judge advocate U.S. Vols .; married Boston, Mar. 27, 1865, Lucy Fairfield Wadsworth (died Aug. 18,1910); children: Grace Eliot (deceased), Elizabeth Margaret, Ruth Wadsworth (Mrs. James F. Porter), James Thwing (deceased). Admitted to Ill. bar, 1866 and since engaged in general practice, but chiefly employed in matters of real estate law, chancery practice and probate practice. Dir. Multiple Speed & Traction Co. Republican. Unitarian. Compan- ion of Ill. Commandery, Military Order of the Loyal Legion U.S .; comrade George H. Thomas Post No. 5 G.A.R .; mem. S.A.R. and Soc. of Colonial Wars. Clubs: Chicago Literary, Har- vard, University; also Harvard of New York. Residence: 4040 Evanston Av. Office: 79 W. Monroe St.

FURRY, Frank William, mfr .; born Wads- worth, O., Feb. 25, 1858; son William and Mary (Ettinger) Furry; ed. pub. schools of Ohio; married Akron, O., Nov. 20, 1882, Lydia W. Smith; children: Clara H., William. Began bus- iness life as a telegraph operator for the old Atlantic & Great Western R.R., and was after- ward in the freight and passenger depts. of the Valley road; next employment was with the Am. Cereal Co. in Akron, O .; came to Chicago in 1894, and has since been vice-pres. and gen. mgr. of the Ohio Injector Co. Clubs: Union League, Chicago Athletic, Midlothian, South Shore Country, Western Railway, Colonial. Recreations: fishing and golf. Residence: 437 E. 49th St. Office: Monadnock Blk.

FURST, Conrad, retired mfr .; born Ottweiler, Rheinish Prussia, Germany, June 24, 1829; son Andreas and Louise (Kleber) Fürst; ed. pub. schools of birthplace from age of 6 to 14 years; married Chicago, Jan. 6, 1860, Miss Dorothea Kroeger (died May 8, 1906); children: William C., Edward A., Mrs. Louise C. Ernst. Came to Chicago June 3, 1849; worked 3 years for J. C. Littlefield, wagon and carriage mfr., the last 2 years as foreman of the shop, and 1 year for William H. Spearing, half-brother of Littlefield, and his successor in the business; became part- ner of Spearing, 1853; bought out his interest in the business in June 1854; in Oct. 1854 was joined by David Bradley in firm of Fürst & Bradley, incorporated, 1872, as Fürst & Bradley Mfg. Co., of which was pres. until withdrew, on account of poor health, in 1881; lived in Germany, 1881-5; pres. of the Machinists' Sup- ply Co., 1885-93, with sons as treas. and vice- pres .; sold out business in 1893 and since then, with sons, is taking care of his real estate hold- ings. Republican, but sometimes independent. Evangelical Lutheran. Recreation: walking. Residence: 1400 Astor St. Office: 192 N. Clark Street.

FURST, Edward A., real estate; born Chica- go, Aug. 9, 1863; son Conrad and Dorothea K. (Kroeger) Fürst; ed. pub. and private schools and business coll. in Chicago and business coll. in Stuttgart, Württemberg, Germany; married Chicago, Sept. 1893; Jessie Warren; 1 daughter: Jessie Laurenza. Was connected with Fürst & Bradley Mfg. Co., 1879-81: then went to Eu- rope; on return became part owner of the Ma- chinists' Supply Co. 9 years, until sold out in 1893; since then associated with his father in real estate and other interests. Clubs: Union League, Germania, Chicago Athletic. Residence: 1346 Astor St. Office: 192 N. Clark St.

FURST, George Conrad, cut stone contractor; born Chicago, Mar. 12, 1854; son Jacob and Louisa Fürst; ed. Chicago pub. schs. to 1869; married Bertha W. Kramer, of Chicago, Dec. 27, 1877; children: Louisa (Mrs. Charles H. York), Clara (Mrs. William Smale), William H., Edith (Mrs. A. S. Harnstron), Gertrude. As a boy on leaving school in 1869 entered upon the business established by his father in the early '60s as a cut stone contractor and in 1877 became a partner in the business. After the death of his father the firm became known as

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Jacob Fürst Sons, and so continued until Jan. 1, 1904, when the firm of Fürst & Fanning suc- ceeded to the business. Republican. Member Builders' Exchange. Recreation: automobiling. Residence: 108 S. Center Av. Office: 950 Haw- thorne St.

FURST, Henry, retired; born Ottweiler, near Saarbrücken, Ger., July 25, 1832; son Jacob and Catharine (Brück) Fürst; attended school in native place until 14 years old; learned stone cutting trade in his father's establishment and quarry; was only 6 years old at time of father's death and 12 at time of mother's death; the children kept house together for 5 years there- after; he then went to Saarbrücken and worked as journeyman stone cutter; came to the U.S., landing at New York, May 1, 1853; went to Ak- ron, O., and then to Cleveland, O., and worked at trade; came to Chicago, June 1, 1855, and worked for the Ill. Stone Co., until 1861, when, with Mr. Henry Kerber, under name of Fürst & Kerber, started a stone yard; this firm was dissolved in 1865, and he then established his yard at 5th Aw and Polk St., continuing act- ively in business till 1893, when was succeeded by his son, Henry, and his cousin, Carl Fürst. The firm of Fürst, Kerber & Co., organized, 1898, succeeded to the business, establishing large yards at Bedford, Ind., and maintaining offices at Chicago. Residence: 1112 Ashland Boulevard.

FUTTERER, Gustav, physician; born Peine, Hanover, Ger., Mar. 17, 1856; son Alexander and Elizabeth Futterer; ed. pub. schools and gym- nasium of native place; came from Germany to New York, 1872; studied pharmacy; entered U. S.N. as apothecary in spring of 1874, and was ordered to the Tennessee; discharged on expira- tion of term of service in July 1878; became naturalized citizen of U.S., and in Aug. 1878 went to Germany to enter, as med. student, Univ. of Göttingen, 4 years; M.D., Univ .. of Würzburg, 1883; continued special research work, and in Mar. 1884 was made asst. to Prof. Rindfleisch, and later, in 1884, was appointed 1st asst. in the Pathological Inst. of the Univ. of Würzburg in which position had sole charge of the Pathological Laboratory and Museum, and lectured on general and special pathology, bacteriology, microscopical diagnosis, etc., un- til Oct. 1889; married Würzburg, Aug. 1889, Marie Rumpholz, niece of Prof. Rindfleisch. Re- turned to U.S., arriving in New York, Dec. 31, 1889, and then came to Chicago, where has since been engaged in practice as specialist in diseases of the heart, lungs and other inner organs. Apptd. 1st lt. U.S.A. Med. Reserve Corps, 1911. Residence: 514 Fullerton Av. Of- fice: 15 E. Washington St.

*FYFE, Louis Rosse, grain and provisions; see Vol. 1905.

FYFFE, Colin Campbell, lawyer; born Dub- lin, Ireland, June 10, 1860; son John and Mary L. (Heslop) Fyffe; grad. Racine Coll. in class of 1882; grad. Harvard Law School, LL.B., 1887. Upon leaving the law school in 1887 became a law clerk, and in 1888 was admitted to the bar; began practice as a partner with P. S. Fuller, continuing until 1893; then practiced alone and was asst. corpn. counsel of Chicago, 1899-1903; associated with Henry Chancellor Wood in law firm of Wood & Fyffe, 1903-7; since 1907 with F. D. Adcock, as Fyffe & Adcock. Democrat. Mem. board of dirs. Chicago Public Library, 1903-6. Clubs: University, Chicago, Chicago Golf. Residence: Union Club. Office: New York Life Bldg.

*GADE, Frederik Herman, lawyer; moved to Norway; see Vol. 1905.

GADSDEN, James S., insurance; born North- all, England, Jan. 28, 1835; son Richard and Ann (Hawkins) Gadsden; ed. private schools in

England; came to U.S., 1850; studied law in of- fice of T. S. & D. Wilson, Dubuque, Ia .; mar- ried Delaware Co., Ia., July 4, 1856, Miss S. F. McKee; children: Charlie R., Will M. Admitted to bar, 1857, and practiced law until 1864. Has been connected with the Ætna Ins. Co. since 1864, beginning with the Cincinnati branch and becoming supt. of the sub-agency dept., assisted in adjusting co.'s losses in large fire at Vicks- burg, Miss., Dec. 1865, and at Grenada, Miss., Jan. 1866; state agt. for Ill., 1865-71; gen. ad- juster for Ætna Ins. Co. at Chicago, 1871-85, assisting in adjusting losses in great fire, ag- gregating 1,808 policies and a net loss payment of $3,783,000; general agt. of fire and marine depts. at Chicago, 1885-1907, since then gen. agt. of marine dept. Mason (K.T.). Club: Illi- nois. Recreation: driving. Residence: 2100 W. Harrison St. Office: 29 S. LaSalle St.

GAERTNER, Frederick Charles, lawyer; born Hanover, Ger., Oct. 5, 1866; son Carl and Caro- line (Schwiecker) Gaertner; ed. gymnasium at Lüneburg, Ger .; served in German army 1 year; engaged in banking in Germany 5 years; came to Chicago from Germany, 1891; married Chi- cago, Nov. 1899, Amelia Kochs; children: Elsa, Dorothy, Ruth. Engaged in selling farming properties in Minn. and the West from 1891; grad. Chicago Coll. of Law, LL.B., 1901; since then in practice in Chicago; senior mem. of law firm of Gaertner & Hachmeister, 1902-Apr. 1905, of Fay & Gaertner, Apr. 1, 1905, to Jan. 1, 1907. Also, since Jan. 1, 1907, sec. Theo. E. Kochs Co. Mason. Republican. Clubs: Marquette, Hamil- ton, Germania Maennerchor (pres. 1903-4). Rec- reation: billiards. Residence: 503 Wellington Av. Office: Erie, Wells and Huron Sts.

GAGE, Albert Seth, pres. Gage Hotel Co .; born Dracut, Middlesex Co., Mass., Dec. 13, 1842; son Seth and Betsy Gage; ed. good schools and prepared for coll., but preferred mercan- tile to professional career; married June 2, 1864, Martha A. Hobbs, of Pelham, N.H. Began clerk in dry goods store in Lowell, Mass., 1858-60; came to Chicago, 1860, and in 1867 obtained an interest in business for himself, and after the fire in 1871 was the first to have a new stock of goods in the city, using his 4-story residence as a store until he rebuilt; later moved to cor- ner of Wabash and Madison and conducted bus- iness there until he sold out about 15 years ago. In 1890 organized the Gage Hotel Co., of which is still pres., which owns the Wellington Hotel at Wabash Av. and Jackson Boul. Was origi- nator of the Washington Park Club. Democrat. Clubs: Chicago, Calumet. Office: Wellington Hotel.

GAGE, Fred Wallace, osteopathic physician; born Fairfield, Ia., Oct. 12, 1864; son Cranmore W. and. Sarah J. (Black) Gage; ed. Parsons Coll., Fairfield, Ia .; grad. Am. Inst. of Osteopa- thy, Kirksville, Mo., 1901; married in Neb., 1891, Clara Borck; 2 children: Margaret, Fred Wal- lace, Jr. Came to Chicago in 1889 from Ia .: was 10 years in lumber business in Kan. and Neb .; engaged in practice of osteopathy in Chi- cago since 1901. Mem. Chicago Osteopathic Soc., Ill. State Osteopathic Soc., Am. Osteo- pathic Assn. Republican. Club: Hamilton. Res- idence: 4420 Vincennes Av. Office: 132 N. Wa- bash Av.

GAGE, Henry Howard, real estate: born N. H., June 28, 1834; son Jesse Foster and Sophro- nia (Howard) Gage; ed. pub. schools, Chicago; married Emma Frances Skinner, of Wheeling, Ill., Dec. 18, 1860. Mem. firm of Scott & Gage, builders, Chicago, 1860-90; engaged in real es- tate operations alone since 1890. Trustee Northwestern Univ. Republican. Methodist. Residence: 725 Emerson St., Evanston, Ill. Of- fice: 192 N. Clark St.

GAITHER, Otho Spilsbury; born Tremont. Tazewell Co., Ill., Mar. 1, 1847; son William and Eliza Coleman (Garrett) Gaither; ed. public schools of Tremont and Pekin, Ill .; married

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Phila., Pa., Oct. 6, 1881, Mary Ella Chance: 1 daughter: Nellie Gertrude (Mrs. Clarence Ur- ling-Smith, of Spokane, Wash.). Began busi- ness career as accountant with Peoria, Pekin & Jacksonville R.R.Co .; sec. and treas. Calumet & Chicago Canal & Dock Co., 1883-91; later sec. and treas. Calumet & S. Chicago Ry. Co .; now dir. and sec. Morden Frog & Crossing Works. Residence: 4455 Champlain Av. Office: 405 First Nat. Bank Bldg.

GALE, E. Vincent, leather merchant; born Chicago, Sept. 4, 1861; son Edwin O. and Julia (Hart) Gale; ed. Oak Park (Ill.) High School; married Minnie Louise Seymour, of Chicago, Feb. 20, 1886; 2 daughters: Margarette, Kath- erine. In leather business at Chicago since 1878; now pres. E. V. Gale Co. Club: Glenview Golf. Residence: 75 E. Division St. Office: 217 W. Lake St.

GALE, Edwin Oscar, druggist; born New York City, May 7, 1832; son Abram and Sarah (Silloway) Gale; family removed to Chicago, 1835; ed. Chicago pub. schools; married Oct. 14, 1856, Julia E. Hart, of Boone Co., Ill .; children: Walter H., E. Vincent, Thomas H. (deceased), Abram, Greenleaf Whittier, Oliver M. Learned drug business by serving 1 year in employ of Henry Bowman, and 4 years with J. H. Reed & Co., Chicago. With his brother, William, in druggist business as Gale Bros., 1856-65; bought out his brother, 1865, and soon after admitted William F. Blocki as partner, the firm becom- ing Gale & Blocki, and so remaining, although John M. Baker and Walter H. and Abram Gale afterward became members; was made pres. of co. upon incorporation. Republican. Universal- ist. Was for many years contributor of poems to Chicago Journal, and to various magazines. Author: Reminiscences of Early Chicago; also a volume of poems. Residence: Oak Park, Ill. Office: 15 E. Monroe St.

GALE, Fred M., pres. Bristol & Gale Co .; born Barre, Vt., 1839; son Julius C. and Almira (Drury) Gale; ed. pub. schools; married Feb. 1867, Helen A., daughter Abel Putnam, of John- son, Vt .; children: Fred, George B., Helen M. Enlisted Aug. 1862, in 13th Vt. Inf., for 9 months; re-enlisted, Dec. 1863, in 8th Vt. Inf., in which served until end of the war. Came to Chicago, 1870, and until the great fire was with Emerson, Stafford & Co., implement dealers; then with house of W. H. Banks & Co., and their successors until 1877, when joined E. S. Bristol in the implement business, under style of E. S. Bristol & Co., later incorporated as Bristol & Gale Co., of which was sec. and treas., 1887 to 1906, and pres. since 1906. Recreation: whist. Residence: 110 S. Ashland Boul. Office: 156-158 W. North Water St.

GALE, Henry Gordon, univ. prof .; born Au- rora, Ill., Sept. 12, 1874; son Eli Holbrook and Adelaide (Parker) Gale; grad. high school, Au- rora, 1892; A.B., Univ. of Chicago, 1896, grad. student, 1896-7, fellow in physics, 1897-9, Ph.D., 1899; married Agnes Spofford Cook, of DeKalb, Ill., Jan. 5, 1901; 1 daughter: Beatrice. Asst. in physics, 1899-1900, asso., 1900-2, instr., 1902-7, asst. prof. since 1907, dean Junior Coll. of Arts (men) since 1908, Univ. of Chicago. Physicist, Solar Observatory, Mt. Wilson, Cal., 1906; re- search asso. of Carnegie Instn. at Mt Wilson, 1909. Author (with R. A. Milliken): A First Course in Physics, 1906; A Laboratory Course in Physics, 1906; also articles on optics in sci- entific journals. Fellow A.A.A.S .; mem. Am. Physical Soc., Central Assn. of Science and Mathematics Teachers, Delta Kappa Epsilon, Sigma Xi. Clubs: Quadrangle, University. Re- publican. Unitarian. Residence: 5646 Kimbark Avenue.

GALLAGHER, Michael Francis, lawyer; born Sterling, Whiteside Co., Ill., Apr. 2, 1874; son Michael F. and Mary (Morris) Gallagher; ed. Northwest Division High School, Chicago; Univ. of Chicago, and Chicago Coll. of Law, graduat-

ing LL.B., 1895. Admitted to Ill. bar, 1895, and at once engaged in practice; mem. law firm of Kretzinger, Gallagher, Rooney & Rogers, 1898- 1909; now mem. Guerin, Gallagher & Barrett. Prof. corpn. law, John Marshall Law School 4 years. Mem. Troop F, 1st Ill. Cav., I.N.G. Mem. Chi Psi. Republican. Catholic. Clubs: Hamil- ton, Law, City, Twentieth Century, Homewood. Residence: 3408 Jackson Boul. Office: Tribune Building.

GALLAGHER, Thomas, congressman; born Concord, N.H., July 6, 1850; son John and Mar- garet (Tighe) Gallagher; came to Chicago, 1866; ed. pub. schs .; married Mrs. Margaretta Borsh, of Chicago, Oct. 12, 1886. Engaged in hat busi- ness since 1878; dir. Cook Co. (Ill.) Savings Bank. Mem. City Council, 1893-7; mem. Chica- go Bd. Edn., 1897-1903 (vice-pres. 3 yrs.); ex- pres. Cook Co. Democracy; ex-chmn. Cook Co. Central Com. (now mem. exec. com.); mem. 61st and 62d Congresses (1909-13), 8th Ill. Dist. Catholic. Residence: 522 S. Sangamon St. Of- fice: 921 W. Madison St.

GALLERY, Daniel Vincent, lawyer; born Chi- cago, July 19, 1865; son Daniel J. and Mary A. (Daly) Gallery; ed. Chicago pub. and high schools; grad. St. Ignatius Jesuit Coll., 1885, B.A. and M.A .; Chicago Coll. of Law in 1893; married Mary Josephine Onahan, of Chicago, Sept. 5, 1898; children: Daniel V., Jr., John Ire- land, William Onahan, Mary Margaret, Phillip Daly, Martha Nancy. In practice in Chicago since 1893. Mem. Chicago and Ill. State Bar assns., Chicago Law Inst. Democrat. Catholic. Mem. Knights of Columbus. Residence: 1256 Macalester Pl. Office: 1110 Title and Trust Bldg.

GALLOWAY, Charles Herbert, pres. Gallo- way Glass Co .; born Chicago, Oct. 6, 1856; son Job and Emma (Millen) Galloway; ed. pub. schools; married Gurnee, Ill., Sept. 12, 1889, Miss Laurett Higley. Worked on farm until he was 27 years of age; has been engaged in the beveling, resilvering and framing of French plate mirrors since 1892 (Galloway Glass Co., of which is pres. and treas., mfrs. of and deal- ers in French plate mirrors, framed mirrors, glass bevelers and resilverers). Pres. Ohio Standard Oil Co., Amsterdam, O .; vice-pres. and dir. Great Northern Oil & Gas Co. Republican. Congregationalist. Residence: 914 Windsor Av. Office: 406 N. Lincoln St.

GALT, Arthur Thomas, lawyer; born Chica- go, Sept. 8, 1876; son Azariah T. and Isabelle A. (Mason) Galt; B.A., Yale Univ., 1898; LL.B., Northwestern Univ., 1901; married Ida May Cook, of Woonsocket, R.I., June 25, 1907. Ad- mitted to Ill. bar, 1901, and since mem. law firm of Galt, Birch & Galt. Republican. Pres- byterian. Club: Chicago Athletic. Residence: 413 Dempster St., Evanston, Ill. Office: Chicago Opera House Bldg.

GALT, Azariah T., lawyer; born Lancaster Co., Pa., Sept. 25, 1834; son William and Mary Ann (Thomas) Galt; A.B., Yale Univ., 1857, A.M., 1860; married Chicago, Nov. 25, 1875, Isa- belle A. Bross; children: Arthur T., Victor (de- ceased). Came to Chicago, 1857; studied law with the firm of Hervey & Anthony; admitted to Ill. bar, 1859, and became mem. of firm of Hervey, Anthony & Galt, until 1877; then of Hervey, Galt & Magruder; now senior of Galt, Birch & Galt. Chmn. board of dirs. the Tribune Co. Republican. Presbyterian. Residence: 1432 Dearborn Av. Office: Chicago Opera House Bldg.

GALT, Hubert, merchant; born Toronto, Can., Apr. 2, 1866; son Sir Thomas and Lady Galt (father was chief justice); ed. Upper Canada Coll., Toronto; married Madeleine Noyes; 2 chil- dren: Madeleine, Elizabeth. Began business ca- reer at Winnipeg, Man., in the employ of his relatives, G. F. and J. Galt, wholesale grocers of that city; in 1893 he came to Chicago as agt. for Messrs. James Finlay & Co., of Glasgow,

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The book of Chicagoans, a biographical dictionary of leading living men of the city of Chicago, 1911, Part 77

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