The book of Chicagoans, a biographical dictionary of leading living men of the city of Chicago, 1911, Part 79

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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GATES, Albert Henry, real estate and coop- erage; born Arlington, Vt., Aug. 17, 1841; son Nathan A. and Clara (Brown) Gates; ed. pub. schools; married Julia B. Davis, of Dubuque, Ia., Dec. 5, 1867. Began in dairy business; later in produce commission and hotel business at Dubuque, until 1869; came to Chicago and en-

gaged in commission business in South Water Street until 1876; operated on Board of Trade until 1888; established firm of A. & H. Gates, cooperage, 1878, of which is still proprietor. Mem. Chicago Board of Trade since 1873. Re- publican. Presbyterian. Residence: Hyde Park Hotel. Office: 1203 Merchants Loan & Trust Bldg.

GATES, Albert R., lawyer; born Wyanet, Bu- reau Co., Ill., Nov. 29, 1869; son Francis E. and Polly M. Gates; ed. pub. schools and Lake For- est Univ. Law School; also read law in of- fices of Stephen S. Gregory and James S. Har- lan. Admitted to Ill. bar, Jan. 1895, and to Supreme Court of U.S., Oct. 14, 1898; in part- nership with John C. Farwell under firm name of Gates & Farwell, 1897-1903; since in prac- tice alone, largely corporation law. Vice-pres. Buena Park Safety Deposit Co .; sec. and treas. Gates-Pratt Land Co. Mem. Chicago Bar Assn., Ill. State Bar Assn .; pres. Western Golf Assn., 1907-8. Republican. Clubs: Hamilton (2d vice- pres.), South Shore Country; pres. Calumet Country Club, 1905-6. Recreations: golf, shoot- ing and fishing. Residence: 3958 Drexel Boul. Office: 69 W. Washington St.

GATES, Charles Mortimer, mfr .; born Pleas- ant Lake, Steuben Co., Ind., Feb. 19, 1855; son John W. and Emily (Maria) Gates; grad. Clin- ton Junction (Wis.) High School, 1872; M.S., Milton (Wis.) Coll., 1876; married Mary Vir- ginia Nyeum, of Mt. Carroll, Ill., Mar. 21, 1899; 3 children: Charles N., Constance N. and Car- roll W. Founded the Creamery Package Mfg. Co. at Rock Falls, Ill., 1883, with which has since been identified, as pres. until 1905, when retired from active business and became 1st vice-pres. and dir .; removed headquarters of the company to Chicago in 1886, which now has 24 branches and factories. Republican. Resi- dence: 417 Roscoe St. Office: 61-67 W. Kinzie Street.

GATES, Errett, clergyman, educator; born Cortland, O., Mar. 2, 1870; son Orrin and Ra- chel Louisa (King) Gates; A.B., Ohio Normal Univ., 1887; Union Theol. Sem., 1891-4; A.B., Univ. of Chicago, 1899, D.B., 1900, Ph.D., 1902; married Nell Seass, of Arthur, Ill., Mar. 5, 1905. Minister, Disciples of Christ; pastor, Grand Rapids, Mich., 1894-7, Hyde Park Ch., Chicago, 1897-1900; sec. Disciples Div. House, since 1900, instr. in ch. history since 1902, Univ. of Chi- cago. Mem. editorial staff Christian Century, Chicago, since 1908. Trustee Disciples Div. House. Mem. Phi Beta Kappa. Author: Early Relation and Separation of Baptists and Dis- ciples, 1904; History of the Disciples of Christ, 1905. Address: 5464 Jefferson Av.

GATES, Herbert Wright, Y.M.C.A. . worker; born Geneva, Ill., Oct. 30, 1868; son Caleb Foote and Mary Eliza (Hutchins) Gates; A.B., Am- herst Coll., 1890; A.M., 1904; B.D., Chicago Theol. Sem., 1904; post-grad. univs. of Leipzig, Halle, and Chicago; married Harriet J. Kirk, of Wilmette, Ill., June 16, 1898. Librarian and instr. religious pedagogy, Chicago Theol. Sem., 1896-1904; dir. religious work, Central Dept., Chicago, Y.M.C.A., 1904-8; gen. sec. Coll. Y.M. C.A .. Northwestern Univ., since 1904; exec. sec. Advisory Commn., Chicago Pub. Library, 1909. Sec. S.S. dept. Religious Edn. Assn. Mem. Al- pha Delta Phi. Club: City (Chicago). Author: Life of Jesus (for intermediate pupils), 1907. Address: 620 Library St., Evanston, Ill.

GATES, Philetus Warren, mfr .; born Chica- go, June 23, 1857; son Philetus W. and Abigail E. (Scoville) Gates; ed. schools of Chicago and academies at Lake Geneva, Wis., and Wood- stock, Ill .; married, Lake Geneva, Wis., July 31, 1880, Phimelia Winter. Manager, 1875-87, then proprietor of the Gault House, which was built by his father; supt. of the Gates Iron Works, 1887-94, and successively vice-pres. and pres. until 1901, when the business was pur- chased by Allis-Chalmers Co .; then became

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mgr. of the Gates plant of Allis-Chalmers Co .; later was elected 3d vice-pres. and gen. supt. of the Allis-Chalmers Co., and had charge of the operating of all its plants until Apr. 1904, when resigned; in Aug. 1908, became pres. of Hanna Engineering Works. Mem. Am. Soc. of Mechanical Engineers. Clubs: Union League, Evanston, Evanston Golf. Recreation: golf. Residence: Evanston, Ill. Office: 2059 Elston Avenue.

GATES, William Day, mfr .; born Ashland, O., July 29, 1852; son Simon S. and Sylvia (Day) Gates; A.B., Wheaton (Ill.) Coll., 1875, A.M., 1877; married LaGrange, Ill., Sept. 1877, Ida M. Babcock; children: William Paul, Ellis Day, Margaret (Mrs. Price Williams), Neil Hurlbut, Major Earl, Sylvia Day. Was admit- ted to bar and practiced as atty. for a year or two; drifted into clay work, 1880; established station of Terra Cotta, 45 miles out on C.&N.W. Ry., and built up works and business, which was incorporated, 1886, as Am. Terra Cotta & Ceramic Co., of which is pres. Mem. Chicago Assn. of Commerce. Republican. Congregation- alist. Clubs: Architectural, Builders', Chicago Athletic, Cliff Dwellers. Recreations: sketching and water colors. Residence: Terra Cotta, Ill. Office: Chamber of Commerce.

GATZERT, August, sec. Rosenwald & Weil; born Worms, Germany, Jan. 14, 1863; son Sig- mund and Clara (Mayer) Gatzert; attended pri- mary school at Worms, Germany, and later went to high schools at Worms and Mannheim; married Chicago, Feb. 5, 1901, Isabel Florsheim; children: Walter August and Clara Elizabeth. After leaving school employed in a grain busi- ness at Darmstadt. Came to U.S., and to Chi- cago, 1881; clerk, salesman, and later 3 years partner in Gowan & Co., tailors' trimmings, un- til end of 1890; in real estate loan business, 1891-8; in Mar. 1898, became sec. of Rosenwald & Weil, wholesale mfrs. of clothing. Mem. Chi- cago Assn. of Commerce (dir.). Clubs: Stand- ard, Ravisloe Country, Homewood. Recrea- tions: golf and horseback riding. Residence: 4915 Washington Park Ct. Office: Franklin and Congress Sts.

GAUGER, John A., mfr .; born Milton, Pa., Jan. 1, 1854; son John W. and Esther (Haag) Gauger; ed. pub. school, California, Pa .; high school, Turbotville, Pa., Selinsgrove (Pa.) Inst., graduating June 15, 1874; married Chicago, Apr. 21, 1885, Helen S. Harrison; 1 daughter: Esther (Mrs. W. L. Eton). Since Jan. 1, 1881, engaged in the lumber business, and since 1885 senior partner of John A. Gauger & Co. (now a corpn., of which he is pres.), mfrs. of lumber, sash and doors. Also dir. Ill. Life Ins. Co .; pres. Standard Glass Co. Republican. Lutheran. Clubs: Hamilton (pres., 1904-5), Union League, South Shore, Midlothian, Beverly. Recreations: golf, motoring, travel. Residence: 4241 Drexel Boul. Office: 22d and Laflin Sts.

GAULT, Thomas H., lawyer; born Coleraine, Ireland, Aug. 2, 1842; son John and Martha (Adams) Gault; A.B., Monmouth (Ill.) Coll., 1870; LL.B., Univ. of Mich., 1873; married Waukesha Co., Minn., Mary E. Boyd. Came to America, 1848; lived 5 years in Monroe Co., N. Y., and later in Wis .; enlisted in 28th Wis. Vols. at Waukesha, Aug. 15, 1862, and served until end of the war, being mustered out of service at Brownsville, Tex., Oct. 25, 1865. Located in practice in Chicago, 1873; mem. firm of Gault & Martin, until Jan. 1874, then firm of Gault & Low until Apr. 1, 1888, and since alone. Re- publican. Mem. U.P. Church. Mem. Thomas Post No. 5 G.A.R. Residence: 3552 W. Con- gress St. Office: Ashland Blk.

*GAUSE, Frank Louis Ernst; see Vol. 1905. GAVIN, Richard Ignatius, lawyer; born Chi- cago, Nov. 16, 1875; son Patrick J. and Kather- ine (Burke) Gavin; M.A., St. Ignatius Coll .. 1895; L.L.B., Chicago Law School, 1897. Began as student of law with Collins, Goodrich, Vin- cent & Darrow in 1895, and after dissolution

of that firm was with Goodrich, Vincent & Bradley, 1895-7; admitted to bar, 1897, and en- gaged in practice with Armand F. Teefy until 1900, when engaged in practice alone; was ap- pointed asst. city prosecutor, continuing until July 1904; from May 1904 until 1907, with Geo. F. Talty; in general practice with Theodore C. Mayer, as Gavin & Mayer, since 1907. Demo- crat. Catholic. Socs .: A.O.H., Catholic Mutual Benevolent, Knights of Columbus. Residence: 1419 Dearborn Av. Office: 1305-1310 Unity Bldg.

*GAY, Henry Lord, architect; see Vol. 1905. GAYLORD, Truman Penfield, western mgr. of Westinghouse Electric & Mfg. Co .; born Shelby, Oceana Co., Mich., Feb. 15, 1871; son Edward B. and Miranda (Jackson) Gaylord; ed. Allen Acad., 1885-8; Univ. of Mich., 1888-92; married Chicago, Apr. 22, 1903, Helen Ross- Lewin. After leaving coll. became, 1892-3, engr. of underground construction at the World's Co- lumbian Exposition; instructor Armour Inst. of Technology, 1893-4; asso. prof. of elec. engring., Armour Inst., 1894-8; engr. for Westinghouse Electric & Mfg. Co., of Pittsburgh, Pa., 1898- 1901; western mgr. for Westinghouse Electric & Mfg. Co. since 1901. Mem. Am. Inst. Elec. Engrs. Republican. Congregationalist. Club: Union League. Recreations: hunting and fish- ing. Residence: 1540 Dearborn Av. Office: 39 S. LaSalle St.

GAYLORD, Willard Simeon, retired grain commn .; born Lockport, Ill., Aug. 19, 1856; son George and Ann (Lull) Gaylord; ed. public schools of Lockport; married Chicago, Oct. 31, 1893, Alice Booth. Began business as a grain shipper from Lockport by canal, assisting his father, who owned grain elevators; came to Chicago in 1882 and engaged in the grain com- mission business as mem. of H. G. Gaylord & Co .; later in own name until 1909, when retired on account of health. Mem. Chicago Board of Trade. Republican. Clubs: Onwentsia, Chicago Athletic (life mem.). Residence: Onwentsia Club. Office: Board of Trade.

GAZLEY, George Henry, gen. mgr. Hotel La Salle; born Dutchess Co., N.Y., Oct. 19. 1869; son Orlando and Phoebe E. (Holmes) Gazley; ed. pub. grammar schools and business coll .: married; 2 children: John Jerome and Made- line. Began hotel business as clerk Morgan House, Poughkeepsie, N.Y., 1889-91; asst. mgr. Palatine Hotel, Newburgh, N.Y., 1891-4; with the old Madison Av. Hotel, New York City, 1894-1902, Waldorf Astoria, 1902-4; mgr. St. Regis Hotel, New York, 1904-6; came to Chi- cago, June 1906, and promoted the building of Hotel LaSalle, of which has since been gen. mgr., and sec. and dir. Hotel LaSalle Co. Pres- byterian. Clubs: Union League, Chicago Atlı- letic. Recreations: motoring, golf. Address: Hotel LaSalle.

GEBHARDT, George Frederick, consulting mech. engr .; born Salt Lake City, Utah, Mar. 1. 1874; son Andrew and Minnie (Schuster) Geb- hardt; prep. edn. Collegiate Inst .. Salt Lake City, 1891; A.B., Knox Coll., Galesburg, Ill .. 1895, M.S., 1897; M.E., Cornell Univ., Ithaca, N. Y., 1897; married Florence E. Adams, of Chi- cago, Aug. 15, 1898; 1 daughter: Mildred W. Engr. for Phoenix Mining Co., Salt Lake City. 1897-8; instr. in machine design, 1898-1903. prof. mech. engring. since 1903, Armour Inst. of Technology, Chicago; also consulting engr. Re- publican. Presbyterian. Mem. Am. Soc. Mech. Engrs., Western Soc. of Engrs., Nat. Assn. of Stationary Engrs .. Am. Inst. Operating Engrs .. Phi Delta Theta, Tau Beta Pi. Clubs: Univer- sity, Chicago Motor. Author: Dynamics of the Steam Engine, 1900: Steam Power Plant Engi- neering. 1908. Residence: 5329 Kimbark Av.

GEDNEY, Richard Eleazer, mgr. Chicago branch Yale & Towne Mfg. Co., locks and builders' hardware; born Oxford Twp .. New Haven Co., Conn .. July 25, 1857; son Elisha W. and Nancy (Smith) Gedney; ed. pub, school and

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military school in Conn .; married Saginaw, Mich., Mar. 1880, Jessie B. Ames; children: Alice W., Clarence S. With H. C. Spencer, Flint, Mich., 1877-80; in hardware business with his brother, George S., under firm name of Gedney Bros., Bay City, Mich., 1880-93; with Pickering Hardware Co .. Cincinnati, O., 1893-4; with Buhl Sons & Co., Detroit, Mich., 1894-7, as buyer; came to Chicago, 1897, to assume his present position. Club: Chicago Athletic. Mason, Mich- igan Sovereign Consistory, Detroit. Residence: 5543 Monroe Av. Office: 15 Randolph St.

GEER, David Smith, lawyer; deceased; see Vol. 1905.

GEER, Ira Jewett, atty. at law; born Peru, Berkshire Co., Mass., May 29, 1858; son Jewett H. and Mary (Goldthwait) Geer; B.A., Williams Coll .. Williamstown, Mass., 1882; in charge of English dept. of Hill Sch., Pottstown, Pa., 1882- 3; read law at Chicago, and admitted to Ill. bar, 1885; married Clara, daughter of late Hon. William C. Goudy, of Chicago, June 2, 1887; 2 children: William Jewett and Harold Raymond. In active practice at Chicago since 1887. Trus- tee since 1893, and sec. of the board since 1897, McCormick Theol. Sem .; vice-pres. and dir. Chi- cago Nursery and Half-Orphan Asylum; trus- tee Highland Park Board of Edn .; vice-pres. board of trustees Chicago Acad. of Sciences. Republican. Presbyterian. Mem. Chicago Law Inst., Ill. State Bar Assn .; also Zeta Psi fra- ternity. Clubs: University, Exmoor Country, Highland Park. Recreation: outdoor exercise. Residence: Highland Park, Ill. Office: 1506 Ash- land Blk.

GEHRMANN, Adolph, physician, hygienist and bacteriologist; born Decatur, Ill., July 19, 1868; son Theodore A. and Emelie Jehnke Gehr- mann; came to Chicago, 1884; grad. S. Division High School, 1887; M.D., Chicago Med. Coll. Interne Cook Co. Hosp., 1890-2; made special studies of bacteriology and chemistry, 1892, and was demonstrator at the Coll. of Physi- cians and Surgeons, and prof. of bacteriology, Post-Grad. Med. School; went east with Prof. Stuart, Jan. 1893, preparatory to establishing Chicago Bureau of Food Inspection, and de- voted a year to its organization. Elected prof. of bacteriology and hygiene, Coll. of Physi- cians and Surgeons, 1894, and organized Colum- bus Laboratories, of which is now pres .; later supt. of food inspection for City of Chicago and bacteriologist to Health Dept., 1884-1903. Mem. Am. Public Health Assn., A.M.A., Ill. State Med. Soc., Chicago Med. Soc., Chicago Acad. of Med- icine, Chicago Acad. of Sciences, Chicago Path- ological Soc., Lake Mich. Water Commn., Ill. Water Assn. Club: Columbia Yacht. Recrea- tion: yachting. Residence: 3815 Ellis Av. Of- fice: 31 N. State St.

GEISSLER, Arthur Dorman, gen. mgr. The Talking Machine Co .; born Nashville, Tenn., Dec. 18, 1881; son Louis Frederick and Jo- sephine Cassandra (McCorkle) Geissler; grad. St. Matthew's Mil. Sch., San Mateo, Cal., 1898; B.A., Leland Stanford Jr. Univ., Palo Alto, Cal., 1902; grad. Faulkners' Assay School, San Fran- cisco, 1903; married Carol Moore, of San Fran- cisco, Sept. 19, 1905; 2 children: Allen Moore and Kenneth DuVal. Began as salesman for Sherman, Clay & Co., San Francisco, 1903-5, for Victor Talking Machine Co., Camden, N.J., 1905- 6; became mgr. St. Louis (Mo.) Talking Ma- chine Co. in 1906, continuing in that position until coming to Chicago in 1907, to become gen. mgr. of The Talking Machine Co. Mem. Sigma Alpha Epsilon and Iota Gamma Phi. Clubs: Chicago Athletic, Edgewater Golf, Wheaton Golf; also Missouri Athletic (St. Louis). Rec- reations: golf, athletics, swimming. motoring. Residence: 926 Argyle Av. Office: 135 N. Wa- bash Av.

*GEIST, Clarence Henry; see Vol. 1905.

GEMMILL, William N., judge; born Shan- non, Ill., Dec. 29, 1860; son William and Susan Gemmill; Ph.B., Cornell Coll., Mt. Vernon, Ia.,

1886; married Edna E. Billings, of Rockford, Ia., 1893. Removed to Chicago, 1891; admitted to bar, 1892; judge Municipal Court since Dec. 1906. Republican committeeman for 7th Ward, 1902-6. Methodist. Mem. Masonic Order, Wood- men of America, Royal Arcanum. Clubs: Press, Hamilton. Residence: 5406 Ellis Av. Office: 116 S. Michigan Av.

GENTLES, Henry Wernicke, physician and surgeon; born Hilton, Banffshire, Scotland, Sept. 15, 1866; son Rev. Thomas Gentles, D.D. (Paisley Abbey) and E. Cecelia (Wernicke) Gentles; ed. Monroe's Acad. and George Wat- son's Coll., Edinburgh, and Paisley Acad .; grad. Glasgow Univ., Scotland, M.B.,C.M., 1888; was senior resident Western Infirmary, Glasgow; asst. to Sir George Macleod, 1888; Sir William T. Gardner, 1889; outdoor resident pro tem. Glasgow Maternity Hosp., 1889; married New York, 1895, Margaret Oliver Turnbull, of Sel- kirk, Scotland; children: Thomas Turnbull, Al- exander Wernicke. Came to Chicago, 1892; supt. of ambulance service, World's Columbian Ex- position, Chicago, 1893; prof. general medicine, Chicago Post-Grad. Medical School; attending physician and trustee Chicago Hosp. Examiner for Canada Life Assurance Co., Minnesota Mu- tual Life Ins. Co., Hartford Life Ins. Co. Mem. A.M.A., Chicago Med. Soc., Ill. State Med. Soc .; honorary mem. Minn. State Med. Soc. Presby- terian. Clubs: Quadrangle, Homewood Country. Office and Residence: 5131 Hibbard Av.

GEORGE, Edgar Jesse, physician, oculist and aurist; born Fairfield, Ia., May 17, 1863; son Charles F. and Esther A. (Mendenhall) George; ed. pub. and private schools, Fairfield, Ia .; grad. Chicago Homo. Med. Coll., 1891. Since graduation engaged in med. practice; is special- ist in diseases of eye and ear. Prof. ophthal- mology and otology, Hahnemann Med. Coll .; attending physician Hahnemann Hosp., Chicago Homo. Hosp. Mem. Am. Inst. Homoeopathy, Am. Home. Ophthalmological, Otological and Laryngological Soc., Ill. Homœ. Med. Assn. (ex- sec.) and Homœ. Med. Soc. Democrat. Resi- dence: 4467 Lake Av. Office: Marshall Field Building.

*GEORGE, Joseph Henry, clergyman; moved to Springfield, Mo .; see Vol. 1905.

GERAGHTY, Patrick James; deceased; see Vol. 1905.

GERLACH, Fred, patent atty .; born Ger- many, Oct. 6, 1870; son Christopher P. and Ma- rie (Burckhardt) Gerlach; ed. Chicago High School, Northwestern Univ. Law School and Kent Coll. of Law, graduating from latter, LL. B., 1893; married Chicago, Apr. 18, 1900, Isabel Harbridge; children: Mildred, Norman, Glendon. Studied practical operation of machinery, 1886- 7, then learned mechanical drafting and engr- ing. until 1890, when took up study of law in office of Pierce & Fisher until 1898; since en- gaged in practice as atty. at law and solicitor of patents. Sec. and dir. of Baird Mfg. Co., and of Freeport Novelty Co. Director Patent Law Assn. of Chicago. Republican. Congregational- ist. Mem. Royal Arcanum. Clubs: Oaks (Aus- tin). Chicago Automobile. Residence: 333 N. Waller Av., Austin. Office: Marquette Bldg.

GERMAN, William Henry, physician; born Brockville, Ont., Apr. 18. 1855; son Rev. John W. and Sarah J. (Purdy) German; ed. high schools in Ont .; grad. Detroit Coll. of Medicine, 1883; married Hastings Co., Ont., Dec. 1877, Anna M. Fretz; children: Clara L., Maude M. Began practice of medicine at Detroit, 1883-4; since 1884 in Chicago. Local surgeon for C.,R. I.&P.R.R. for 15 years. Mem. A.M.A., Chicago Med. Soc., Ill. State Med. Soc., Am. Assn. of Ry. Surgeons. Mason. Mem. of board 7 years and pres. for 6 years of School District No. 131, of Cook Co. Office and Residence: 10918 Pros- pect Av., Morgan Park, Il1.

GEROULD, Frank Wheelock, vice-pres. A. G. Spalding & Bros .; born E. Smithfield, Pa., Jan.

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13, 1854; son Marcus B. and Mary E. (Bing- ham) Gerould; ed. pub. school, Rockford, Ill .; married Chicago, Sept. 1, 1881, Mary S. Avery (died Mar. 12, 1901); children: Helen Louise, Frank Avery, Walter Blakeslee. After leaving school became clerk in shoe store at Rockford, Ill., and in 1878 came to Chicago to accept a position with the now well-known athletic goods house of A. G. Spalding & Bros .; now has charge of all their interests west of the Alle- gheny Mountains, being vice-pres. and western gen. mgr. of the corpn. of A. G. Spalding & Bros., and also of the allied corpns., the Spald- ing Mfg. Co., and A. G. Spalding & Bros. Mfg. Co. Also dir. State Bank of Evanston. Served 5 years in Ill. N.G. Republican; alderman from 1st Ward of Evanston for 8 years. Trustee First Presbyterian Church of Evanston. Clubs: Union League, Evanston, Glen View, Chicago Athletic (life mem.), Evanston Country, Ev- anston Golf. Recreations: golf and motoring. Residence: 1200 Judson Av., Evanston, Ill. Of- fice: 28 S. Wabash Av.

GERSTENBERG, Erich, grain commn .; born Chicago, Nov. 29, 1858; son Charles (a pioneer of 1856) and Hermine Gerstenberg; ed. private schools. Asst. in father's grain commn. busi- ness, 1873-9; then partner in the firm of Gers- tenberg & Kroeschel until 1899; since then with his brother Adolph, as Gerstenberg & Co., grain, provisions, etc. Mem. Chicago Board of Trade. Club: Press (life). Patron of Art Inst. Resi- dence: 539 Deming Pl. Office: 309 S. LaSalle St.

GERTS, George Edward, brush mfr .; born Portland, Me., July 27, 1827; son Martin and Rachel (Parsons) Gerts; ed. pub. schools of Portland, Me .; married Chicago, Dec. 19, 1860, Mary A. Rathbun; children: Mary C., Kate, Walter S. Came to Chicago from Boston, 1850, after having learned the brushmaker's trade in Boston. Began business for self in a small way in Chicago, 1850; later went into partnership with George Loder, whose interests he later bought out, Mr. Henry Lumbard becoming a partner about 1855; as the business increased other partners were admitted, and the firm was finally incorporated as Gerts, Lumbard & Co., of which has since been pres. Residence: Oak Park, Ill. Office: 223 W. Randolph St.

GERTS, John, mfr .; born Westphalia, Ger- many, Sept. 4, 1845; son John and Maria (Lan- fer) Gerts; ed. pub. schs. in Germany; married Caroline Schwabe, of Hamburg, Germany, July 3, 1870; children: Emilie (Mrs. Fred Huetten), Oscar, Frieda (Mrs. Herman Arnold), John. In 1859, at the age of 14, began to learn trade of piano maker in Germany, and after serving ap- prenticeship worked for mfrs. in Germany un- til 1870, when came to Chicago. Followed trade here; in 1882 established mfg. on his own ac- count, until firm of Bush & Gerts was formed in 1885; later the name was changed and incor- porated as Bush & Gerts Piano Co., of which is sec. and treas. Republican. Mason (Acadia Lodge). Recreation: reading. Residence: 626 Gary Pl. Office: Weed and Dayton Sts.

GERVAIS, Wainwright Bacot, pres. Variety Mfg. Co .; born Aiken, S.C., Sept. 14, 1859; son Paul Trapier and J. Caroline (Lance) Gervais; ed. by mother at home; married Ft. Johnson, S. C., Apr. 7, 1896, Katherine G. Lebby; children: Katherine Wainwright. Paul Trapier. Brought up on Sea Islands of S.C. until 1880; with North Western Wire Mattress Co., Kenosha, Wis., 1880-3; with Chicago Rubber Works, 1883- 90; with W. H. Chenoweth & Co., in iron busi- ness, 1890-3; in 1893 established, and since pres. of Variety Mfg. Co. Residence: 3436 Jackson Boul. Office: 345 N. Sacramento Av.

GERWIG, Frank L., twine and cordage mer- chant; horn Allegheny, Pa., Nov. 6, 1864; son Henry and Mary (Voegtly) Gerwig; ed. 3d Ward pub. school, Allegheny, 1872-9; Duff's Business Coll., Pittsburgh, 1880; married Chl- cago, Sept. 16, 1891, Adelaide M. Knowles; chil- Marquette Bldg.

dren: Harry K., Adelaide M. Was clerk in hard- ware store in Allegheny, Pa., 1880-2; clerk for Henry Gerwig & Son, in cordage business in Pittsburgh, Pa., 1882-5; Chicago mgr. for Bent- ley & Gerwig, Limited, cordage, May 1, 1885- Mar. 31, 1904; on Apr. 1, 1904, established twine and cordage business of Gerwig & Iden Co., of which is pres. Republican. Club: Chicago Ath- letic. Residence: 1444 W. Congress St. Office: 564 W. Washington St.

GESAS, Michael, lawyer; born New York City, Mar. 27, 1881; son Nathan and · Bessie (Berman) Gesas; ed. primary and grammar schools of New York; course at Cooper Union Inst., New York; Ill. College of Law; LL.B., John Marshall Law School (1st class that grad- uated from that institution), 1902; married Bertha Hartenfeld, of Chicago, July 26, 1904; 1 son: Leonard George. In office of Blum & Blum, 1898-1902; practiced with Gregory, Pop- penhusen & McNab, 1902-8; mem. firm of Gesas & Breding (Ben N.) since May 1908; was asso. counsel before Supreme Court in case of Bret- ano et al. vs. Olson, testing constitutionality of act raising salaries of judges of Cook County courts, also connected with John A. Dowie and Paul O. Stensland cases; sec. Hartenfield Bag Co. Mem. Chicago Bar Assn., Commercial Law League of America. Republican. Jewish re- ligion. Mem. I.O.B.C.U., B'nai B'rith. Resi- dence: 3338 Douglas Boul. Office: 1129, 76 W. Monroe St.

GESSLER, Samuel, cigar mfr .; born Chicago, Aug. 22, 1864; son Joseph and Mary (Korn- field) Gessler; ed. Chicago pub. and high schs .; grad. Bryant & Stratton Business Coll .; mar- ried Chicago, May 1895, Louisa Hartwig; chil- dren: Elliott S., Louisa. Began business ca- reer as clerk in a dry goods store, 1880; pro- prietor of dry goods store, 1885-91, when estab- lished as a mfr. of cigars, in which business has continued ever since; since 1904 pres. of the Havana Importing Co., importers of to- bacco and mfrs. of "Rubini" pure Havana ci- gars. During the years from 1890-1900, also devoted considerable time to real estate and bldg. Mem. Chicago Assn. of Commerce. Ma- son. Clubs: Ill. Athletic, Dealers' and Manufac- turers', Swedish Glee. Recreation: motoring. Residence: 1423 Dearborn Av. Office: 184 W. Lake St.

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The book of Chicagoans, a biographical dictionary of leading living men of the city of Chicago, 1911, Part 79

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