The book of Chicagoans, a biographical dictionary of leading living men of the city of Chicago, 1911, Part 81

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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GILLETT, Walter Cook, pres. Chicago Paper Co .; born Albany, N.Y., Aug. 10, 1852; son Tru- man S. and Hannah (Noble) Gillett; grad. West Division High School, 1869; married Chicago, Sept. 3, 1873, Adnah Miller; children: Evis (Mrs. S. P. Hayward), Walter Noble. Began business life in employ of Gillett & Vernon, pa- per merchants, 1871-4; then in firm of Clark, Friend, Fox & Co., paper, until 1881, when or- ganized the Chicago Paper Co., of which has been pres. for the past 15 years. Mem. Chicago Assn. of Commerce, Ill. Mfrs.' Assn. Republic- an. Mason; Royal League. Clubs: Chicago Athletic, Edgewater Golf, Chicago Automobile, South Shore Country. Recreations: golf, motor- ing and fishing. Residence: 5022 Sheridan Rd. Office: 366 W. Monroe St.

GILLETTE, Edwin Fraser, architect and es- tate mgr .; born Chicago, Oct. 19, 1863; son Ed- win Lewis and Josephine Mighill (Perley) Gil- lette; ed. private school at Chateau de Lancy, Geneva, Switzerland, 1875-8; Allen's Acad., Chi- cago, 1879-80; Rensselaer Polytechnic Inst., Troy, N.Y., 1880-5; Chicago School of Architec- ture, Armour Institute of Technology, Chicago, 1904-6, B.S .; married San Francisco, Oct. 27, 1902, Mabel Hyde; children: Hyde, Edwin and Helen. Since 1885 engaged in real estate busi- ness in Chicago, and since 1892, as mgr. of the estate of E. L. Gillette. Also vice-pres. Strang Engine Co. Republican. Unitarian. Clubs: Uni- versity, Chicago Athletic (charter mem.), Chi- cago Architectural. Recreations: yachting, driv- ing and tennis. Residence: 137 E. Chicago Av. Office: 8 S. Dearborn St.

GILLETTE, Howard Frank, broker in com- mercial paper; born Chicago, Apr. 9, 1872; son James F. and Jennie (Parker) Gillette; ed. Har- vard School of Chicago: Lake Forest Acad .; Berlin Univ., Germany; Harvard Coll .; North- western Univ. Law School (LL.B., 1896). Be- gan practice of law in 1897; associated in prac- tice with the firm of Hoyne. Follansbee & O'Conor for 3 years; in 1901-2 vice-pres. C. W. Dempster & Co., wholesale hatters; traveled abroad and in 1904 established as a broker in commercial paper, representing the eastern firm of W. O. Gay & Co .; on Apr. 1, 1909, was elect- ed pres. of Merrill, Cox & Co., commercial pa- per. Clubs: Chicago, University, Wheaton Golf. Onwentsia, Saddle and Cycle; also Harvard (New York). Recreations: racquets and tennis.

Residence: 2908 Michigan Av. Office: 407 The Rookery.

GILLMORE, see also Gilmore.

GILLMORE, Robert Tracy, physician; born Chicago, Sept. 9, 1867; son Robert A. and Isa- dore Frances (Wilson) Gillmore; ed. public schools; went to med. dept. of Univ. of Mich., 1889, attending 2 courses of lectures; M.D., Northwestern Univ. Med. Sch., 1892; married Dr. Emma Wheat Hastings, of Quincy, Branch Co., Mich., June 21, 1900. Surgeon South Side Elevated R.R. Co .; asst. professor gynecology, Northwestern Univ. Med. School. Sec. Chicago Gynecological Soc .; mem. A.M.A .. Chicago Med. Soc., Physicians' Club. Clubs: City, Press, Ill. Athletic, Woodlawn Park. Recreations: hunt- ing, saddle, motoring. Residence: 6517 Kim- bark Av. Office: Columbus Memorial Bldg.

GILLSON, Louis Kossuth, patent atty .; born Hudson, O., Jan. 15, 1852; son Joseph and Ann (Depere) Gillson; ed. pub. schools; read law in Offices of Spencer Ward, Chicago; married Ida Bartholomew, of Cleveland, O., June 10, 1874; 2 sons: Charles B. and Joseph L. Admitted to Ill. bar in 1894; mem. firm of Gillson & Gillson since 1908. Mem. Patent Bar Assn. Club: Union League. Residence: Wilmette, Ill. Office: 1235 Monadnock Blk.

GILMAN, John Ellis, physician; born Har- mar, suburb of Marietta, O., July 24, 1841; son Dr. John Calvin and Elizabeth C. (Fay) Gil- man; ed. schools of Marietta, and applied him- self to the study of medicine and surgery un- der his father's tuition until he was 17 years old, when his father died; continued studies under his elder brother, then practicing medi- cine at Marietta, and under Dr. George Hart- well, of Toledo, O .; M.D., Hahnemann Med. Coll., Chicago, 1871; married 1860, Mary D., daughter of William Johnson, of Westborough, Mass .; 1 son: William T. He was the first physician to offer his services for relief of suf- ferers by the great fire of 1871; was appointed by the Relief and Aid Soc. as sec. of its com. on sick and hosps. Held chair of physiology, sanitary science and hygiene, and afterwards chair of materia medica, in the Hahnemann Med. Coll. of Chicago, 1884-1904; is now emer- itus prof. In 1906 introduced X-Ray in thera- peutic use; afterwards used it in treating can- cers, performing first surgical operation where the X-Ray was used. Interested in art and was a leader in building up and maintaining the old Crosby Opera House Art Gallery; collaborated with Joseph Wright in editing the Chicago Art Journal for some years. Club: Chicago Ath- letic. Residence: Hotel Kenwood. Office: Ma- sonic Temple.

GILMER, Thomas Lewis, physician, dentist: born Lincoln Co., Mo., Feb. 19. 1849; son Dr. F. G. and Sarah Jane (Loving) Gilmer; acad. edn. in Mo. and Ill .; D.D.S., Mo. Dental Coll .. St. Louis, 1881; med. edn. in St. Louis Med. Coll .. and Quincy (Ill.) Coll. of Medicine, M.D. from latter, 1885; married Scottville, Ill .. Sept. 29. 1868, Ella M. Bostick: children: Mrs. Virginia Gilmer Ames, Frank Bostick. Practicing medi- cine and dentistry in Chicago since 1889; spe- cialist in oral surgery; prof. oral surgery. Northwestern Univ. Dental School: oral sur- geon to St. Luke's Hosp. Mem. Chicago Med. Soc., Ill. State Med. Soc., Adams Co. Med. Soc .. A.M.A., Nat. Dental Soc., Ill. State Dental Soc., etc., Chicago Dental Soc. Clubs: University. Chicago Yacht. Residence: 3220 Lake Park Av. Office: Marshall Field Bldg.

GILMORE, see also Gillmore.

GILMORE, Arnold Plumer, physician: de- ceased; see Vol. 1905.

GILMORE, Charles Wood, coal merchant: born Madison, Ind., Aug. 31, 1868; son Thomas W. and Jane (McCartney) Gilmore: grad. Chi- cago pub. schools, 1884: married Mary Bogle. of Chicago, Jan. 3, 1895; children: Delia May

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and Ruth Bogle. Since 1895 vice-pres. Crescent Coal & Mining Co. Republican. Mason (K.T., Shriner). Clubs: South Shore Country, Chicago Automobile, Press. Recreations: golf, motoring. Residence: 2126 North Park Av. Office: 808 Fisher Bldg.

*GILMORE, Thomas Winlock, Jr., coal; see Vol. 1905.

*GILSON, Tillotson W., publisher; see Vol. 1905.

GIMBEL, Horace B., wholesale hats; de- ceased; see Vol. 1905.

GINDELE, Charles William, builder and con- tractor; born Schweinfurth, Bavaria, Apr. 19, 1847; son John George and Louisa (Hirsch- heimer) Gindele; came to U.S., Oct. 1850, and to Chicago, Sept. 1852 (father was pres. Board of Pub. Works, Chicago, 1861-7; pres. Ill. & Mich. Canal Board, 1867-9; county clerk Cook Co., 1869-71); ed. pub. schools, Chicago; en- listed, 1863, as private Co. G, 8th Ill. Cav .; pro- moted to corporal and honorably discharged, June 1865; then took course in Bryant & Strat- ton's Business Coll .; married Chicago, Mar. 26, 1880, Lucy Elliott Ash (now deceased). In spring of 1866 became street numbering clerk, Board of Pub. Works; became associated in spring of 1868 with his father (who established business in 1857) in building and contracting firm of J. G. Gindele & Sons, from which has been developed the present corpn. of Charles W. Gindele Co., engrs. and general contractors, of which is pres. Has executed many large con- tracts for private enterprises and ry. corpns., and also many structures for the U.S. Govt., such as court house, custom house and post- Office buildings; constructed the battleship "Il- linois" at the World's Columbian Exposition, and erected the Calumet Club House and many other fine buildings in this city and all over the country. Mem. Builders' and Traders' Ex- change (pres., 1893-9), Masons' and Builders' Assn. (pres. 2 terms); was on joint arbitration com. which settled the lockout strike of 1887, and one of delegates at large of the Building Contractors' Council, which successfully fought the strike of 1900; was. dir. Nat. Assn. of Builders. Mem. U.S. Grant Post G.A.R. and Royal Arcanum. Clubs: Builders' (pres., 1901), Hamilton (life mem.), Press (life mem.), South Shore Country. Residence: 3745 Prairie Av. Of- fice: 3333 LaSalle St.

GINOCCHIO, Louis, fruits; born Genoa, It- aly, Dec. 27, 1853; son Peter and Catherine (Marre) Ginocchio; ed. Italy; came to Chicago in 1874; married 1881, Emelia Rizzi; children: Andrew, Charles, Jennie, Rosa, Lydia, Joseph, Flora. Has been engaged in the fruit business since 1877; in 1896, with P. Costa and A. M. Meyer, established firm of Ginocchio, Costa & Co., wholesale dealers in foreign and domestic fruits; also the United Fig and Date Co. Mem. Christopher Columbus Soc., Garibaldi Soc. Res- idence: 3021 Jackson Boul. Office: 33 W. South Water St.

GIRARD, Alfred Conrad, brigadier-general U.S.A .; born Switzerland, July 31, 1841; son Prof. C. F. (of Univ. of Basel) and J. (Blumer) Girard; grad. Univ. of Würzburg, Germany, 1864; married Annie R., daughter J. P. M. Ep- ping, U.S. marshal, of Charleston, S.C., Mar. 3, 1868. Asst. surgeon U.S.A., May 14, 1867; capt. asst. surgeon, May 14, 1870; maj. surgeon, Nov. 17, 1887; lt .- col. chief surgeon vols., May 9, 1898-Apr. 12, 1899; lt .- col. deputy surgeon-gen., Oct. 8, 1900; col. asst. surgeon-gen., June 28, 1902; brig .- gen., Apr. 6, 1905; retired at own request, Apr. 7, 1905. Served in depts. of La. and Tex., 1867-82; visited hosps. in Europe and published first report in U.S. advocating anti- septic surgery; then served 8 years on frontier in campaigns against Indians, and after anoth- er trip to Europe published an atlas of clinical microscopy; just before Spanish-Am. War rep- resented U.S. at an internat. congress, Madrid; chief surgeon, 2d Army Corps, during Spanish-

Am. War; at its close equipped Gen. Hosp. at the Presidio, Cal., where he took care of 19,000 patients in 3 years, mostly invalids from P.I .; chief surgeon Dept. Luzon, 1 year, then chief surgeon Dept. Cal .; med. reference librarian, John Crerar Library, Chicago, since 1907. Con- tributor to med. jours. Address: John Crerar Library, Chicago.

GIRARDIN, Jules, life insurance; born Gal- veston, Tex., June 6, 1855; son Victor and Eme- lie (Fournie) Girardin; ed. pub. schs. and at Christian Brothers' Coll. Began active career as clerk in gen. ins. agency, at Galveston, 1872; mem. firm of Beers, Kenison & Co., Galveston, 1881-7; in fire ins. business, in New York, 1887- 90; came to Chicago, 1890, as mgr. Phoenix Mu- tual Life Ins. Co. of Hartford, Conn., in which continues. Pres. Life Underwriters' Assn. of Chicago. Independent in politics and religion. Club: Southern. Recreation: reading. Resi- dence: 4713 Forrestville Av. Office: The Temple.

GIRTEN, Michael Francis, lawyer; born Le- mont, Cook Co., Ill., Aug. 20, 1871; son Peter and Anna Maria (Theis) Girten; ed. Univ. of Notre Dame (no degree); LL.B., Kent Coll. of Law, Chicago, 1896; unmarried. Clerk for J. H. Tedens & Co., Lemont, until 1889; bookkeeper for M. Theis & Co., Lemont, 1889-93, then mem- ber firm of Starshak & Girten, gen. merchants, Lemont, until 1896; began practice in Chicago, 1896; judge Municipal Court, 1906-10. Repub- lican. Formerly clerk and atty. Bd. of Edn., Lemont; dir. Marquette Life Ins. Co., of Ill .; vice-pres. Catholic Knights of Ill. Mem. Chica- go Bar Assn., Royal League, Catholic Order of Foresters, Catholic Knights of America, Ger- man-Am. National Alliance, German Catholic Central Soc., Am. Federation of Catholic So- cieties, German Soc. of Chicago, Sennefelder Lieder Kranz, Luxembourger Gesang Verein. Recreations: bowling, walking. Residence: 5827 Princeton Av. Office: Peoples Gas Bldg.

GLANZ, Charles, furrier; deceased; see Vol. 1905.

GLASER, Edward L., grain commn .; born Cincinnati, Oct. 23, 1861; son Lewis and Ada- line Glaser; ed. Haven School and S. Division High Sch., Chicago; married Etta, daughter of Morris Rosenbaum, of Chicago, Sept. 21, 1893; 1 son: Morris Rosenbaum. Became mem. of the Chicago Board of Trade, 1894; in same year was elected sec. and dir. of Rosenbaum Bros. (inc.), grain commn. merchants (established 1874), and after death of Morris Rosenbaum was elected pres. Republican. Mem. Sinai Con- gregation. Clubs: Standard, Lake Shore Coun- try, Chicago Traffic. Recreations: golf, walk- ing, and books; collector of etchings. Resi- dence: 3668 Michigan Av., Chicago. Summer Residence: Glencoe, Ill. Office: Board of Trade.

GLENN, John McGaw, sec. Ill. Manufactur- ers' Assn .; born Fort Wayne, Ind., Nov. 14, 1859; son Judge John J. and Mary Jane Pat- terson (McGaw) Glenn; A.M., Monmouth (III.) Coll., 1883; married, Jeanie M. Chapin, of Kirk- wood, Ill., May 24, 1888; 4 children: Mary Chapin, Helen, John J. and Robert. Began on reportorial staff of Monmouth Atlas, contin- uing till 1886, when came to Chicago and was on staff of Chicago Inter Ocean, Tribune and Times-Herald until 1897; sec. of the Illinois Manufacturers' Assn. since Feb. 28, 1898. Sec. civil service commn., Chicago, 1897-8. Repub- lican. Presbyterian. Clubs: Union League, Chi- cago Athletic, Mid-Day, Glen View, Press, Traffic, Evanston Country, University, Indiana Soc. Recreations: horseback riding, farming. Residence: 1131 Forest Av., Evanston Ill. Of- fice: 1227 American Trust Bldg.

GLENNON, Edward Thomas, lawyer; born Woodstock, Ill., Aug. 21, 1856; son Thomas Glennon; ed. pub. schools of McHenry Co., Ill., and then was, for 11 years, engaged in jour- nalism, being at one time proprietor of the Woodstock Sentinel; left journalism to take up

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study of law in 1881; grad. Union College of Zanesville, O .; married Springfield, O., Dec. Law, Chicago, 1884; married Woodstock, Ill., 1885, Julia Donnelly. Admitted to bar, June 1884, and at once engaged in practice of law in Chicago; asst. special assessment atty. un- der Oliver H. Horton, corpn. counsel, Apr. 1887- Dec. 1888; then asst. state's atty. under Joel M. Longenecker until May 1, 1891; appointed police magistrate by Mayor Hempstead Wash- burne, 1891, and resigned in Nov. 1896; mem. of law firm of McFaden & Glennon, represent- ing L.S.&M.S. Ry.Co., 1896-7; mem. of firm of Pam, Donnelly & Glennon, and its successor, Pam, Calhoun & Glennon, Feb. 1898-Feb. 1904; then of Glennon, Cary & Walker, and now

Glennon, Cary, Walker & Howe. Appointed master in chancery Circuit Court of Cook Co., 1897. Is dir. Am. Automatic Switch & Signal Co. Republican. Clubs: Chicago Athletic, Ham- ilton. Residence: 3827 Michigan Av. Office: LaSalle St. Station.

GLENNY, Ernest Centennial, lawyer; born New Orleans, La., Apr. 16, 1876; son William West and Katharine (Scobee) Glenny; direct descendant of Daniel Boone on mother's side; ed. pub. schs., Eureka Springs, Ark .; Univ. of Ark., 1890-1; Nat. Normal Univ., Lebanon, O., 1891-2; LL.B., law dept. Lake Forest Univ., 1904; LL.M., Chicago-Kent Coll. of Law, 1908. Special agent Central Passenger Assn., 1897- 1906; admitted to bar, 1904, and since in prac- tice in Chicago; chief deputy clerk and an al- ternate asst. to judge of Probate Court, 1906- 10. Republican. Presbyterian. Mem. Chicago Bar Assn., Phi Delta Phi (legal fraternity). Mason, K.T., Shriner. Clubs: Hamilton, Wau- panseh. Editor of the "Hamiltonian", official organ of Hamilton Club. Recreation: baseball. Residence: 39th St. and Lake Av. Office: 822 Reaper Blk.

GLESSNER, Arthur Wellesley, mfr .; born Elizabeth, Jo Davies Co., Ill., Apr. 30, 1861; son Henry and Mary (Heathman) Glessner; ed. pub. schools, Galena, Ill .; grad. high school, 1878; married Galena, Ill., July 21, 1885, Abbie M. Brown; children: Arthur Brown, Margaret, Herbert Carr. In Oct. 1878, went to Clinton, Ill., to learn printing trade in office of the Clinton Register, published by W. L. Glessner (a cousin); came to Chicago, May 1879; took position in office of N. Hawkins & Co., mfrs. of mill and elevator machinery; partner with H. L. Thornburgh in firm of Thornburgh & Gless- ner, mfrs. of mill and elevator machinery, Feb. 14, 1881-Mar. 3, 1891; organized, July 1, 1886, Excelsior Steel Furnace Co., being at first sec. and treas. and later securing control of the company, of which is now pres. and treas. Also, since Feb. 15, 1896, pres. and treas. of Galena (Ill.) Gazette; dir. Cold Spring Gold Mining & Tunnel Co., of Gold Hill, Colo. Republican. Mem. Kenwood Evangelical Church. Clubs: Kenwood, Hamilton, Chicago Press, Ill. Ath- letic, Rotary, Iowa, Beverly Hill Country, Mid- land, Chicago Assn. of Commerce, Norwood Country. Residences: 4630 Greenwood Av., and Galena, Ill. Office: 513-519 W. Monroe St.

GLESSNER, John George Macbeth, sec. and treas. The Commonwealth Commercial Co .; born Chicago, Oct. 2, 1871; son John Jacob and Fran- ces (Macbeth) Glessner; grad. Harvard Univ., 1894; married Springfield, O., June 7, 1898, Alice Mary Hamlin; children: Elizabeth, Fran- ces, John Jacob II., Emily. Entered employ of the Warder, Bushnell & Glessner Co., Oct. 1, 1894; remained with that. company until its consolidation in 1902-3, with the Internat. Har- vester Co .; was div. mgr. in that company un- til Jan. 1, 1907; since in his present position. Mem. Chicago Board of Trade. Governing mem. Art Inst. Clubs: Chicago, University. Resi- dence: 1706 Prairie Av. Office: The Rookery.

1870, Frances, daughter of James R. and Nancy (Bayard) Macbeth; children: John, George M., Frances (Mrs. Blewett Lee). Entered business as a mfr. of harvesting machinery at Spring- field, O., in 1864, becoming mem. of the firm of Warder, Bushnell & Glessner; came to Chi- cago, 1870, and managed the business from here, retaining the factory at Springfield, O .; the great success of the original firm of Ward- er, Bushnell & Glessner was principally due to his efforts, and when the business combined with other leading harvester interests in or- ganizing the Internat. Harvester Co., became vice-pres. of the company and was elected chmn. exec. com. Independent in politics. Was pres. Citizens' Assn. when that body prepared drainage canal bill and secured its passage by the legislature; dir. Chicago Relief and Aid Soc. 15 years, and many times urged to take presidency; pres. board of trustees Rush Med. Coll .; trustee of Chicago Orphan Asylum, Chi- cago Orchestral Assn., Art Institute. Clubs: Commercial (pres. 1896), Chicago, Union League, Quadrangle, Literary. Residence: 1800 Prairie Av. Office: 606 S. Michigan Av.

GLICKAUF, Edward Seymour, mfr .; born Chicago, Sept. 19, 1862; son Samuel and Char- lotte (Steckler) Glickauf; ed. high school, Chi- cago; unmarried. Elected sec. and treas. of the Collins Ice Cream Co. in 1892; since then asso- ciated with Thompson-Reid Ice Cream Co., of which he is pres. and treas .; also vice-pres. Collins Bros. Ice Cream Co. Republican. He- brew religion; mem. Independent Order of B'nai B'rith. Mason. Clubs: Ill. Athletic, Rotary. Recreation: billiards. Residence: 4525 Calumet Av. Office: 1601 Indiana Av.

GLIDDEN, Henry Hubbard, ins .; born Lith- opolis, O., July 2, 1844; son Timothy Holden and Mary (Tomlinson) Glidden; ed. in common schools. Served as mem. Co. H, 73d Ind. Vol. Inf., July 1862 to July 1865. Engaged in mer- cantile business, 1866-74; in fire ins. as local agent, 1874-82; special agent North British and Mercantile Ins. Co., 1882-87; asst. supt. Western Department, 1887-89, and resident sec. Chicago branch, same company, 1889-94; July 1894 to Jan. 1906, mgr. Chicago Underwriters' Assn .; since Jan. 1906, mgr. Chicago Board of Underwriters. Clubs: Union League, Highland Park. Residence: Highland Park, Ill. Office: 29 S. LaSalle St.

GLOGAUER, Fritz, newspaper man; born Germany, July 15, 1857; collegiate edn .; came to U.S., 1877; married Carrie Seibel, 1885. Con- nected with German-American newspaper since 1879; established the Abendpost, Chicago, 1889, of which has since been editor. Club: Ger- mania Männerchor. Residence: 5533 Kenmore Av. Office: 101 S. 5th Av.

GLOVER, Lyman Beecher, theatrical mgr .; born Ann Arbor, Mich., Feb. 10, 1846: son Rev. Livingston M. Glover; A.B., Wabash Coll., 1867, later A.M .; married Louise Thompson, Oct. 25, 1876; children: Livingston M., Dorothy and Gertrude. Gen. agt. Am. Press Assn. (United Press) for some yrs .; was the founder and edi- tor Chicago Saturday Evening Herald, 1886; joined staff of the Daily Herald, which was successively merged with the Times into the Times-Herald, and then with the Record, now known as the Record-Herald; was also 4 years Its lit. critic, and dramatic and musical critic, 1893-1902; mgr. Richard Mansfield Co., 1902-4: now mgr. Majestic Theatre and general rep. Kohl-Castle theatres, Chicago. Trustee Wa- bash Coll., 1901-2. Recreations: farming and fishing. Summer Residence: Eagle Lake, Paw Paw, Mich. Residence: 4759 Lake Av. Office: Majestic Theatre.

GLESSNER, John Jacob, vice-pres. Internat. GODDARD, Leroy Albert, banker; born Mar- ion, Ill., June 22, 1854: son James T. and Wini- fred (Spiller) Goddard: attended pub. schools Harvester Co .; born Zanesville, O., Jan. 1843; son Jacob and Mary (Laughlin) Glessner; ed. puh. schools and in the newspaper business at of Marion several winter terms, working at

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odd jobs summers; attended 1 term Ill. State and, in 1887, assisted in organization of C. O. Normal; married Vincennes, Ind., Nov. 14, 1888, Owen & Co., of which is sec. and treas. Re- publican. Club: Chicago Athletic. Residence: 2715 Mildred Av. Office: 601 W. Jackson Boul. Anna Bridenthal. Bought half interest in small dry goods store, Marion, Ill., 1875, at age of 21, conducting it until 1879, when he established GOETZ, Fritz, mfr .; born Milwaukee, Wis., Aug. 20, 1850; son John and Barbara Goetz; ed. pub. schools of Milwaukee, Spencerian Coll., and German English Acad .; married Chicago, Aug. 24, 1876, Emma Brucklacher; children: Fred W., Arthur W., Hugo L., Eda (Mrs. Adam Press, Jr.) and Elsa. Came to Chicago from Milwaukee in 1869, and was engaged in the produce commn. business to 1873, when became connected with the mfr. of brass, copper and iron work for brewers, maltsters, etc. In 1878 started in business on his own account and is now pres. and treas. of the Goetz Company. Dir. and vice-pres. Met. Trust & Savings Bank. Has been twice mem. of Board of Education. Mem. Chicago Turngemeinde and of Germania Männerchor. Residence: 1027 Lawrence Av. Office: 1802 Clybourn Av. in Marion as a private banker; in 1890, sold out that bank (which is now 1st Nat. Bank of Marion) and organized 1st Nat. Bank of Mt. Carmel, Ill., and was its pres. until Aug. 1, 1892; then became cashier of Ft. Dearborn Nat. Bank, of Chicago, continuing until Jan. 1903, when he was elected its pres .; resigned June 1, 1908, to accept office of vice-pres. State Bank of Chicago, and in May, 1909, was elected its pres. Pres. Chicago Clearing House Assn. Was elected city treasurer of Marion, at age of 21, and mayor at age of 23; reëlected 2 years later. Mason (33º), Grand Master of Illinois 2 terms, 1894 and 1895, and now Grand Treasurer. Trus- tee Northern State Normal School. Clubs: Union League (pres. 1908), Kenwood, South Shore, Midlothian, Bankers' (pres.). Recrea- tions: golf and motoring. Residence: 5001 Drexel Boul. Office: LaSalle and Washington Streets.

GODDARD, Lester Orestes, lawyer; 1845- 1910; see Vol. 1905.

GODMAN, Elwood Garner, lawyer; born Phil- adelphia, Oct. 29, 1881; son Cornelius and Anna (McNeil) Godman; removed to Chicago from Philadelphia, 1893; ed. pub. schools of Chicago, and John Marshall Law School, LL.B., 1903. Was employed in law dept. of the A.,T.&S.F. R.R. 11/2 years, and in offices of Winston, Payne & Strawn about 15 months; apptd., 1903, asst. U.S. atty. for the Northern Dist. of Ill. Resi- dence: 6340 Ellis Av. Office: Commercial Nat. Bank Bldg.

GOEHST, John Henry, constructing elec- trical engr .; born Chicago, Jan. 19, 1865; son John Henry and Madelena (Jullich) Goehst; ed. pub. schools, West Division High School, and Met. Business Coll., Chicago. After grad- uating, started work as an apprentice with H. M. Wilmarth Co., gas fixtures, in 1881; ac- cepted position as electrician for Western Edi- son Light Co., Dec. 1882; then accepted posi- tion as construction supt. for the Chicago Edi- son Co. (now Commonwealth Edison Co.), May 1, 1887, in which position has since continued. Secured, during the past 20 years, 38 U.S. pat- ents on improvements on electric light devices. Pres. Federal Electric Co., which he and his associate, John F. Gilchrist, organized in 1901; this company mfrs. his patented devices and is located at Lake and Desplaines Sts., Chicago; employes 300 men and is capitalized at $250,000; also pres. Federal Sign System (electric), which they organized in 1904, with a capital of $2,000,000 preferred and $3,000,000 common stock, whose business is to sell, rent and op- erate electric signs in the following cities where the company maintains branch offices: New York, Phila., Cincinnati, St. Louis, Louis- ville, New Orleans, Kansas City, Lexington, Detroit and Chicago; also treas. Minerallac Electric Mfg. Co., of Chicago, which mfrs. in- sulating compounds, electric meter printing at- tachments and electric devices. Mem. Am. Inst. of Elec. Engrs. and Illuminating Engrs. Re- publican. Baptist. Clubs: Chicago Athletic, Colonial, Kenwood. Residence: 4801 Lake Av. Office: 120 W. Adams St.

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The book of Chicagoans, a biographical dictionary of leading living men of the city of Chicago, 1911, Part 81

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