The book of Chicagoans, a biographical dictionary of leading living men of the city of Chicago, 1911, Part 89

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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HALL, Richard Cartwright, rubber goods; born Boston, Mass., Oct. 19, 1858; son Henry Augustus and Susan Beddoes (Cartwright) Hall; ed. grammar and high schools, Boston; married Framingham, Mass., June 10, 1891, Grace Ellis; children: Richard Ellis, Dorothy and Grace. Began business as shipping clerk, Boston Belting Co., 1875-7; traveled in west for Eastern Rubber Co., of Boston, 1877-83; resi- dent mgr. for same in New York, 1883-5 ;; mem. firm Elson, Hall & Co., Chicago, 1885-7; with Lyndon C. Lawton (co-partnership) under firm name of The Duck Brand Co., wholesale deal- ers in "Duck Brand" rubber and oil clothing, since Jan. 1887. Republican. Episcopalian. Pres. Chicago Assn. of Commerce, 1908; pres. board of trustees Boys' Homes; vestryman St. Mark's Church; dir. Evanston Y.M.C.A .; mem. board of mgrs. Chicago Y.M.C.A .; vice-pres. Sunday Eve- ning Club, Legislative Voters' League. Clubs: Union League, Skokie Country. Residence: 1138 Judson Av., Evanston, Ill. Office: 508 S. Frank- lin St.

HALL, Thomas Alonzo, mgr. office buildings; born Richmond, Vt., Dec. 24, 1849; son Joseph Alonzo and Sarah (Bronson) Hall; grad. Acad. of Oberlin (O.) Coll., 1867; A.B., Oberlin Coll., 1872; married Castile, N.Y., Oct. 2, 1889, Wini- fred M. Long; children: Raymond Russell, Isa- bel Bronson, Helen Frances, Mildred Castleton, Lowell Lyman. Clerk and traveling salesman under Col. Redfield Proctor (later gov. and U.S. senator), 1876-7; mgr. Boston Marble Co., Bos- ton, 1877-81; mgr. Chicago branch Vermont Marble Co., and Producers' Marble Co., 1881-6; treas. and mgr. Graphic Mining & Smelting Co., Socorro, N.M., 1886-8; in real estate business, Chicago, 1888-9; since June 1889, mgr. of office buildings for Bryan Lathrop; mem. firm of Hall & Bradley, 1898-1900; since then of Thomas A. Hall & Co .; is also still mgr. with one-half in- terest in rent dept. of Bryan Lathrop; mgr. Dearborn Power Co. Pres. Building Managers' Assn., 1903-7; pres. Hyde Park Protective Assn., 1893-9; charter mem. Civil Service Reform Assn. in New York City, Boston and Chicago; mem. exec. com. Civil Service Reform League, Chicago, 1882-7; mem. Chicago Assn. of Com- merce. Presbyterian. Clubs: Union League, City. Recreations: reading, music and golf. Residence: 6428 Lexington Av. Office: Old Col- ony Bldg.

HALL, William Franklin, printing; deceased; see Vol. 1905.

HALL, Winfield Scott, physician, author; born Batavia, Ill., Jan. 5, 1861; son Albert Nel- son and Adelia (Foote) Hall; B.S., Northwest- ern Univ., 1887, M.D., 1888, M.S., 1889; M.D., Univ. of Leipzig, 1894, Ph.D., 1895; married Jeannette Winter, of Juniata, Neb., Oct. 11, 1888. Interne Mercy Hosp., Chicago, 1888-9; prof. biology, Haverford College, Pa., 1889-93, prof. physiology, Northwestern Univ. Med. Sch., since 1895, and jr. dean med. faculty since 1901; lecturer on physiology, Mercy Hosp. Sch. for Nurses, since 1896; lecturer on physiology, Inst. and Training Sch. of Y.M.C.A., since 1898; lecturer on dietetics, Wesley Hosp. Sch. for Nurses, since. 1903. Mem. Phi Beta Kappa (Northwestern, 1892), Sigma 'Xi; fellow Am. Acad. Medicine (pres., 1904-5), Chicago Acad- emy Sciences, A.A.A.S .; member Am. Physiol. Soc., A.M.A. (chmn. sect. pathology and physi- ology); pres. Am. Med. Soc. for Study of Alco- hol and Other Narcotics; mem. Primarius of Alpha Omega Alpha (hon. med. fraternity), Am. Physiol. Soc., Internat. Congress on Tuberculo- sis; mem. Research Council and of Authors' League of National Health League; consul for Northwestern Univ., Internat. Acad. Com. Au- thor of a number of med. books, for titles see Who's Who in America. Residence: Berwyn, Ill. Office: 2431 Dearborn St.

HALLBERG, Lawrence Gustave, architect; born Wenersnas, Sweden, Sept. 4, 1844; son Jonas and Marie Christina Hallberg; ed. pub. and private schools preparatory to the Chal- mers Polytechnic Inst., Gottenborg, Sweden, where he was graduated in the class of 1866. He spent a good deal of time in European trav- el, later practicing architecture in Gottenborg and Gefle, Sweden. He came to America in 1871 and has been in this city ever since, engaged in the practice of his profession; married Oct. 1881, Florence P. Estey; children: Mrs. Mar- garet Hallberg Rankin, Mrs. Marie Hallberg Hodges, Lawrence Gustave, Jr. and Norman D'Este. Has invented several constructions of reinforced concrete and built extensively in that material. Fellow Am. Inst. of Architects; asso. Chicago Real Estate Board; mem. Chicago Assn. of Commerce, Western Soc. Engrs., Chi- cago Citizens Assn. Republican. Recreation: reading. Residence: Evanston, Ill. Office: 154 W. Randolph St.

HALL, Ross Carlos, lawyer; born Rushville, Ill., Oct. 29, 1866; son Thomas M. and Harriet S. (Ross) Hall; ed. pub. and high schools of Macomb, Ill .; LL.B., Georgetown Coll., Wash- ington, D.C., 1888; married Macomb, Ill., Aug. 19, 1890, Catherine Twyman; children: Carlos T., George R. and Charles M. Admitted to bar, Washington, D.C., 1888, and practiced in Ma- comb and Rushville, until 1893; since then in Chicago; formerly mem. firm of Bailey, Hall & Spunner; now Hall & Holly; making a spe- cialty of municipal law. Democrat; was mem. of 40th General Assembly of Ill., 1897-8; town atty. for the Town of Cicero since 1902. Del. Dem. Nat. Convention, 1904; Dem. candidate for atty .- gen. of Ill., 1908. Episcopalian. Clubs: Co- HALLBOM, Gustaf Wilhelm, banker; born lonial (Oak Park), Iroquois. Residence: 309 S. Luleå, Sweden, Apr. 16, 1865; son Isaac August

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and Gustafva (Bohman) Hallbom; ed. public schools, and "Luleå Högre Elementarläroverk" (coll.) 3 years; married Ida Margareta Holm- gren, of Piteå, Sweden, Apr. 10, 1900; children: Aina, Margareta and Gustaf. Came to America, 1879; settled at Lindsborg, McPherson Co., Kan .; clerk there in general store 6 months; with Swedish newspaper, "Hemlandet," Chica- go, 1880-5; bank clerk, 1885-1900; in real estate and mortgage business, 1900-5; organized Union Bank of Chicago (Skandinaviska Banken), 1905, of which has since been cashier and dir. Lu- theran. Mem. Independent Order of Svithiod. Clubs: Ill. Athletic, Ravenswood Golf. Recrea- tions: music, golf. Residence: 1380 Early Av. Office: 25 N. Dearborn St.

HALLE, Edward Gustav, underwriter; born Leipzig, Germany, Jan. 5, 1844; son Heinrich and Henrietta Halle; ed. in Germany; came to U.S., 1866; married E. Gutenberg, of Minn., 1869; 2 children: Frank E. and Fannie F. Be- came spl. agt. Germania Fire Ins. Co., of New York, 1873; later secured the state agency for Wis. and Minn. and since 1883 has been west- ern mgr. for that co. at Chicago. Mem. Chicago Bd. of Edn., 1891-8 (pres., 1896-8); pres. of "German Day," Chicago Expn .; pres. advisory com. Rep. Nat. Com., 1896; Mckinley elector, 1900. Col. on staff of Gov. Yates, 1900-4; dec- orated by the German Emperor with Order of Crown II. Mem. German Soc. Clubs: Germa- nia (pres., 1887-90), Union League, Marquette. Residence: The Plaza. Office: 160 W. Jackson Boulevard.

HALLEMAN, Gustus William, dealer in ice, coal, wood, etc .; born St. Charles Co., Mo., Aug. 13, 1869; son August and Louisa (Schaper) Halleman; ed. St. Charles (Mo.) Coll .; married Cutler, Washington Co., O., Aug. 13, 1896, Mar- tha Jane Trickle. Came to Chicago from St. Charles, Mo., 1888; engaged in grocery and meat business and later in milk business until 1893, when he became a stockholder in the Wis. Lime & Stone Co., of which became mgr. of city sales and later vice-pres. until Nov. 1897; established in spring of 1899 the ice and coal business now known as the Halleman Ice & Coal Co. Also editor Chicago Home News (weekly published on the Northwest Side of Chicago). Republican. Methodist. Residence: 1750 N. Spaulding Av. Office: 1753 N. Spaulding Avenue.

HALLEY, Robert A., editor and author; born Nashville, Tenn., Oct. 10, 1853; son Robert An- drew and Sophia Ann Elizabeth (Jennings) Halley; graduated Nashville High School, 1870; studied med. dept. Univ. of Nashville and Van- derbilt Univ., graduating, M.D., 1873; grad. Goodman's Business Coll., Nashville, 1879; mar- ried Nashville, Tenn., June 26, 1878, Mary Jane Houze; children: Albert Roberts, Jennie May, William Ambrose. After graduation in medi- cine, became principal Trimble School, Nash- ville, and taught several years; became tele- graph editor Nashville American 1879; later city editor and managing editor. Afterward with Nashville Democrat, 1888; Nashville Her- ald, 1889-90; Memphis Appeal and Appeal-Ava- lanche, 1890-1; returned to Nashville Am., 1891- 7; asst. chief of publicity, Tenn. Centennial Ex- position, 1897; sec. Nashville Retail Merchants' Assn., 1898-1904; since Apr. 1904, editor of Fuel, Chicago, coal trade journal. Democrat. Meth- odist. Mem. Am. Historical Assn., Tenn. Hist. Soc., Chicago Trade Press Assn. Club: Press. Author: War History of the Memphis Appcal. 1903; Tennessee Archæology, 1904; The Civil War from the Southern Standpoint, 1905. Also several biographies. Residence: 4519 Lake Av. Office: Fisher Bldg.

HALLIWELL, Ashleigh C., editor and pub- lisher; born St. Louis, Mo., Nov. 11, 1861; son Dr. W. H. and Mary Frances (Smart) Halli- well; ed. chiefly in printing shop; attended country district schools one term each in Ky. and Ohio, and Chicago Athenæum night school;

married Chicago, July 3, 1888, Alice Drake; children: Mary Pauline, Pauline Drake, Ash- leigh Drake. Came to Chicago, 1877; employed on Daily Drovers' Journal, as compositor, re- porter and editor, Oct. 2, 1877-Nov. 19, 1900; organized firm of Halliwell, Baum & Co., Nov. 19, 1900, acquiring a half interest in the Daily Live Stock World; incorporated, 1901, and now pres. Live Stock World Publishing Co. Repub- lican. Universalist. Mem. Chicago Live Stock Exchange. Pres. Ill. Assn. of Agricultural Ed- itors. Clubs: Midlothian, Ridge Country, Saddle and Sirloin. Residence: 10628 Longwood Av. Office: Union Stock Yards.

HALSEY, Edward Anderson, real estate; born Louisville, Ky., Jan. 19, 1856; son Rev. Leroy Jones (D.D.) and Caroline (Anderson) Halsey; ed. prep. dept. old Chicago Univ., Univ. of Miss., Univ. of Mich., graduating, A.B., 1877. Admit- ted to bar, 1879; practiced law in Chicago, 1879- 83, in Kansas City, Mo., 1883-4; in real estate business, Kansas City, Mo., 1885-8, in Chicago, 1888-9; mgr. of office, Peabody, Houghteling & Co., 1889-90; real estate, 1890-7: deputy city comptroller, Sept. 1897-Feb. 1899; city comp- troller, Feb .- June 1899; since June 1899, again in real estate business. Republican. Chmn. River Improvement Com., Playground Com .; mem. exec. com. Chicago Council Boy Scouts of America; mem. Special Park Commn., Chi- cago Real Estate Board. Presbyterian; mem. board of mgrs. Presbyterian Hosp .; dir. Olivet Inst .; vice-chmn. state exec. com., Ill. Y.M.C.A .; mem. com. of management of central dept., Y. M.C.A. Club: Hamilton. Residence: 851 Belden Avenue.

HALSEY, George Evertson, homœ. pharma- cist; born Ithaca, N.Y., May 9, 1842; son Benja- min Sanford and Cornelia (Evertson) Halsey; ed. pub. schools and at Ithaca Acad., Ithaca, N. Y .; married Ithaca, N.Y., May 18, 1865, Alphon- sine Hungerford; 2 daughters, one living: Hel- en. Entered his father's drug store in Ithaca, N.Y., in 1855; came to Chicago, 1866, and be- came connected with a homœ. pharmacy; in 1883 established business for himself, in which has since continued. Republican. Recreations: fond of the woods: music and art. Residence: Lake Bluff, Ill. Office: 114 N. State St.

HALSTEAD, Albert Edward, surgeon; born Ottawa, Ont., Apr. 21, 1868; son William S. and Sara (Gibbons) Halstead; M.D .. Northwestern Univ. Med. School, 1890; married Sturgeon Bay, Wis., Feb. 1, 1893, Mary S. Cochems; children: Lucile Maria, Alice Dorothea. Was interne Cook Co. Hosp., 1890-1, and has since been engaged in practice in Chicago; specialist in surgery: attending surgeon to Cook Co. Hosp. for 17 years; formerly prof. anatomy. Northwestern Univ.Med. Sch .; now prof. clinical surgery in same; attending surgeon Cook Co., St. Luke's and Policlinic hosps. Life mem. Chicago Med. Soc .; fellow Chicago Surgical Soc. (ex-pres.); fellow Am. Surgical Assn. Residence: 2937 In- diana Av. Office: Columbus Memorial Bldg.

HAMILL, Charles Humphrey, lawyer: born Chicago, Mar. 20, 1868: son Charles D. and Su- san Fannie (Wallbridge) Hamill: A.B., Yale Univ., 1890, and Larned and Clark Scholar, 1890- 1; LL.B., Northwestern Univ. Law School. 1893. Admitted to bar, June 1893: mem. firm of Hub- bard (J. D.) & Hamill, Dec. 1897-June 1898, when firm of Hamill & McLaren (William A. McLaren, of Mexico City) was formed. In Dec. 1898, took the place of Axel Chytraus (who then became judge of the Superior Court) in the firm of Chytraus & Deneen, under the firm name of Deneen & Hamill, now Rosenthal & Hamill; atty. for ins. dept. of Ill., 1905-9. Mem. Law Club, Ill. State Bar Assn .. Chicago Bar Assn., Psi Upsilon, Scroll and Key. Phi Beta Kappa. Republican. Clubs: Chicago, Chicago Golf. University. Saddle and Cycle, South Shore Country, Hamilton. City: also Graduates (New Haven, Conn.). Residence: 30 E. Ontario St. Office: 1400, 105 W. Monroe St.

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HAMILL, Ernest Alfred, banker; born Bloom- 1888, and has since been engaged in practice ington, Ind., July 1, 1851; son Dr. Robert C. of law in this city; since 1897 of firm of Ham- lin & Boyden. Asst. corpn. counsel of Chicago, 1895-7; apptd. counsel for Lincoln Park Board, 1901, atty. for Civil Service Commission, 1907, and for Board of Edn., 1907. Republican. Clubs: University, Chicago, Onwentsia, Saddle and Cycle, Marquette, Union. Residence: 820 Tower Ct. Office: 35 N. Dearborn St. and Eliza Jane (Davisson) Hamill; came to Chicago when 10 months old; ed. pub. gram- mar and high school, Chicago; married Chica- go, Dec. 29, 1880, Eliza Soulard Corwith; chil- dren: Alfred Ernest, Eleanor C. Banker since July 16, 1889; pres. Corn Exchange Nat. Bank; vice-pres. Elgin Nat. Watch Co .; dir. Northern Trust Co .; resident vice-pres. Am. Surety Co. HAMLIN, George John, concert singer; born Elgin, Ill., Sept. 20, 1868; son of John Austin Hamlin; academic edn., Andover, Mass .; mar- ried Dec. 27, 1892, Harriet R. Eldredge. Has appeared with principal musical clubs and so- cieties in the U.S. and Germany as tenor so- loist. Treas. Grand Opera House. Clubs: Chi- cago Athletic, The Forty. Residence: 5528 Woodlawn Av. of New York. Treas. Chicago Board of Trade, United Charities of Chicago, and Art Inst. Clubs: Chicago, Union League, University, Bankers', Commercial, Cliff Dwellers, Caxton (Chicago) ; The Players (New York). Recrea- tions: walking, fishing and motoring. Resi- dence: 2637 Prairie Av. Summer Residence: "Ballyatwood," Lake Forest, Ill. Office: Corn Exchange Nat. Bank.

HAMILTON, David Gilbert, capitalist; born Chicago, Jan. 10, 1842; son Polemus Draper and Cynthia (Holmes) Hamilton; A.B., Asbury (now DePauw) Univ., 1865, A.M., 1868; LL.B., Doug- las Univ., Chicago, 1867; married Mary Jane Kendall, of Chicago, Dec. 6, 1870; 2 children: Bruce P. and Adelaide K. Was pres. Anglo-Am. Land & Claim Assn. in Tex., 1890; pres. Texas & Mexican Central R.R .; pres. Nat. Ry. of Ill. and its 7 subsidiary cos., St. Louis, 1889-99; pres. Chicago City Ry. Co., 1899-1905; dir. Union Mut. Life Ins. Co. of Me., Farmers' and Me- chanics' Nat. Bank, Ft. Worth, Tex. Mem. Chi- cago Hist. Soc .; trustee Univ. of Chicago, De Pauw Univ. Mason (32°, K.T.). Clubs: Chica- go, Union League. Residence: 2929 Michigan Av. Office: 69 W. Washington St.

HAMILTON, Irenus Kittredge, lumberman; deceased; see Vol. 1905.

HAMILTON, Isaac Miller, pres. Federal Life Insurance Co .; born Ash Grove, Ill., Sept. 6, 1864; son Ephraim S. and Celia B. (Miller) Hamilton; ed. pub. schools at Ash Grove, Ill., Grand Prairie Sem., Onarga, Ill., and by private tutors; married June 11, 1907, Amanda S. Ernst, of Chicago; 1 daughter: Miriam Celia. Admit- ted to bar in Ill., 1899, and engaged in general practice, also in banking and financial opera- tions. From its organization in May 1900, has been pres. and dir. of the Federal Life Ins. Co .; is also pres. of Young & Hamilton, bankers, Chicago, and pres. Am. Life Convention (which has 65 companies as members, $1,000,000,000 insurance in force, and of assets, $100,000,000). Mem. Ill. Senate, 1896-1900; pres. Ill. Rep. League, 1898-1900; pres. Nat. Rep. League, 1900-2; mem. Ill. State Bar Assn. Mason (32°), Oriental Consistory, K.T .; mem. K.P., Modern Woodmen of America and T.B.H. Clubs: Union League, Hamilton (life mem.), Calumet, Ill. Athletic, Chicago Yacht (vice-commodore), Chi- cago Automobile. Recreations: yachting and motoring. Residence: 4035 Sheridan Rd. Office: Marquette Bldg.

HAMILTON, William A., lawyer; born in McDonough Co., Ill., Mar. 14, 1856; son George W. and Hannah (Hayes) Hamilton; A.B., Northwestern Univ., 1879; studied law; un- married. Admitted to Ill. bar, 1881; his firm was counsel for Warren Leland in the first suit against the City of Chicago to keep the Lake Front clear of obstructions and compel the removal of the old Exposition Bldg .; was atty. for Northern Pacific R.R. Co. and for the Land & River Improvement Co., 1883-6. As- sisted the foundling City of West Superior, Wis., 1883-6. Pres. Beta Theta Pi. Recreation: botany. Residence: Avenue House, Evanston, Ill. Office: 902 Ashland Blk.

*HAMILTON, William Bowling, clergyman; moved to Grants Pass, Ore .; see Vol. 1905.

HAMLIN, Frank, lawyer; born Bangor, Me., Sept. 26, 1862; son Hannibal (vice-pres. of U.S., 1861-5) and Ellen Vesta (Emery) Hamlin; A.B., Harvard Univ., 1884; LL.B., Boston Univ. Law School, 1888. Came from Maine to Chicago in

HAMLIN, Harry Fleming, lawyer; born Can- ton, Ill., Sept. 9, 1884; son Capt. Lovell Gor- ham and Amelia (Haacke) Hamlin; grad. Ar- mour Inst. of Technology, 1903; Univ. of Mich .; LL.B., Yale, 1906; unmarried. Began practice in Chicago, 1906; promoter and dir. Galesburg, Kankakee & LaSalle R.R .; pres. Imperial Gas Regulator Co. Republican. Mem. Chicago Bar Assn., Phi Alpha Delta law fraternity, Book and Gavel Soc., Phi Gamma Delta. Mem. Troop F, 1st Ill. Cav. Mem. Christian Church. Ma- son. Clubs: Yale, Skokie Country. Recreations: golf and riding. Residence: 504 Diversey Boul. Office: 9 S. LaSalle St.

HAMLIN, Harry Leon, mgr. Grand Opera House; son late John Austin and Mary Eleanor (Hart) Hamlin; Ph.B., Yale Univ., 1887. Clubs: Saddle and Cycle, University, Chicago Golf. Residence: 1406 Astor St. Office: 121 N. Clark Street.

HAMLIN, Herbert William, lawyer; born Chicago, Dec. 3, 1870; son John Austin and Mary Eleanor (Hart) Hamlin; Ph.B., Yale Univ., 1892, LL.B., 1894; married Grace Ayer, of Montreal, Can., June 26, 1908; 1 son: Fred- erick Ayer. Admitted to the Ill. bar, 1895 and engaged in active practice until 1906, since which time has. devoted his time to the man- agement of estates and as vice-pres. and dir. of the Grand Opera House Co. Independent Republican. Mem. Book and Snake (Yale Univ.). Clubs: Chicago, University, Union, Saddle and Cycle; also University, Yale (New York). Recreations: outdoor sports. Residence: 61 Bellevue Pl. Office: 121 N. Clark St.

HAMLIN, John Austin; deceased; see Vol. 1905.

HAMM, Edward Fred, pres. Blakely Print- ing Co .; born Burlington, Ia., Oct. 8, 1866; son John A. and Barbara (Sprenger) Hamm; ed. in pub. schools of Burlington; married Sarah I. Meek, of Keokuk, Ia., Oct. 31, 1890. Began active career in general railroad office work, 1882, continuing until 1890; engaged in printing business, in Cleveland, 1890-2; came to Chicago and was mgr. of printing dept. of W. B. Con- key & Co., Hammond, Ind., until 1903; became connected with the Blakely Printing Co., as vice-pres. and mgr., 1906; secured controlling interest in the company, Apr. 1909, and has since been its pres. Pres. Nat. Irrigation Jour- nal Pub. Co. Pres. Traffic Service Bureau; mem. Chicago Assn. of Commerce (ways and means com.). Republican. Presbyterian. Ma- son (lodge and chapter). Clubs: Chicago Ath- letic, Chicago Advertisers', Birchwood Coun- try. Recreations: golf and other outdoor di- versions. Residence: Rogers Park, Ill. Office: 22 S. Market St.

HAMM, Thomas Philip, pres. Alabama Su- matra & Havana Tobacco Co .; born Clarion Co., Pa., Apr. 21, 1863; son Solomon and Lu- cretia (Green) Hamm; academic edn .; married La Vonie Roberts, of Centralia, Ill., June 29, 1887; 3 children: Thomas Philip, Jr., Mar- guerite (Mrs. Joseph Borden) and Ruth. Be-

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gan in father's general merchandise store, Pittsburg, Pa .; in dry goods business at Cen- tralia, Ill., 1889-97, during which time also con- ducted retail stores at Davenport, Ia., Man- kato, Minn., and other cities; came to Chicago, 1897, and conducted same stores with head- quarters here until 1899, when disposed of these interests and engaged in timber and land operations, and the mfg. of serum; organized, 1909, and became pres. Alabama Sumatra & Havana Tobacco Co .; has demonstrated by act- ual results, that a high grade of sumatra to- bacco can be grown in this country; also pres. Animal Therapy Co. Presbyterian. Mason. Clubs: Chicago Athletic, South Shore Country. Recreation: builder of enterprises. Residence: 4512 Grand Boul. Office: 1303 Heyworth Bldg.

HAMMON, Glenn Milton, physician; born Conneautville, Pa., Oct. 3, 1857; son Daniel and · Adeline (Fisher) Hammon; grad. Sharon (Pa.) High School; grad. Rush Med. Coll., 1881; mar- ried Chicago, 1885, Emma J. Vaughan. Interne in Cook Co. Hosp., 1881-3; asst. surgeon Ill. Charitable Eye and Ear Infirmary, 2 years; instr. diseases of the chest, nose and throat, Rush Med. Coll., 10 years. Mem. A.M.A., Chi- cago Med. Soc., Chicago Pathological Soc., Chi- cago Therapeutic Club, Chicago Physicians' Club. Republican. Baptist. Club: Illinois. Of- fice: 1840 W. Adams St.

HAMMOND, Charles Lyman, real estate; born Crown Point, N.Y., Apr. 17, 1853; son Gen. John and Charlotte M. (Cross) Hammond; grad. U.S. Military Acad., 1876; married Ver- gennes, Vt., Dec. 17, 1879, Mary Stevens; chil- dren: John Stevens, Charles Herrick, Thomas Stevens, Harry Stevens, Robert Stevens. Ap- pointed 2d lieut. 3d U.S. Cav., 1876; resigned, 1877; became sec. of Crown Point (N.Y.) Iron Co., 1877; was supervisor of the town of Crown Point; came to Chicago, 1885; has been en- gaged in real estate and loan business since Jan. 1, 1886; first in firm of W. L. Davis & Co., then in Davis & Hammond, and now alone. Mem. and was sec., 1902, treas., 1896, Chicago Real Estate Board. Mem. Soc. of Mining En- grs., Mil. Order Loyal Legion. Republican. Unitarian. Compiled and published volume "About the Bible," 1900. Club: Kenwood. Res- idence: 4627 Greenwood Av.

HAMMOND, Harry, contractor; see Vol. 1905. HAMMOND, Jabez Dean, physician; born Monroe Co., N.Y., July 29, 1860; son Dr. Caleb Holton and Susan (Cutler) Hammond; ed. Geneseo State Normal Sch., Rochester Free Acad., Univ. of Rochester; med. studies New York, Boston, Ann Arbor and Chicago; M.D., Rush Med. Coll., 1884; supplementary courses at Paris and London; married Margaret Ma- guire, of Chicago, 1898. In practice at Chicago since 1884; attending physician to Auditorium and Congress hotels; physician to Victoria and Auditorium Annex hotels. Devotes much time to study of throat and lung diseases; has in- vented instruments of value to the profession. Mem. Chicago Med. Soc., Micros. Soc., Chicago Acad. of Sciences, Ill. State Med. Soc. Club: Chicago. Residence: Winfield, Ill. Office: 77 E. Congress St.

HAMMOND, Lyman Dresser, fire underwrit- er; born Amherst, Mass., Oct. 31, 1844; son Sa- lem and Julia Ann (Johnson) Hammond; ed. Hopkins Acad., Hadley, Mass .; married Had- ley, Mass., Nov. 21, 1871, Harriet E. Barstow; children: Luther S., Julia Elizabeth. In ins. business with Charles H. Case, 1869-75; in Sept. 1875, commenced business alone, repre- senting the British-Am. Assurance Co., of To- ronto, Can., and still represents the same co. as senior mem. of L. D. Hammond & Co., gen. agents for Cook Co. Republican. Congrega- tionalist. Clubs: Union League, Kenwood, Homewood. Recreations: fishing and golf. Res- idence: Hotel Windermere. Office: N.Y. Life Building.

HAMMOND, Robert R., coal; born Ottumwa, Ia., Feb. 14, 1857; son William H. and Elizabeth (Baker) Hammond; ed. Baker Univ., Kan., and at Iowa Wesleyan Univ., Mt. Pleasant, Ia .; married Springfield, Mo., 1899, Nellie Allen; children: Nelson Allen, William Harrison. En- tered ry. service, 1876; agent and operator, C., B.&Q.R.R., 1876-81; operator K.C.,F.S.&M.R.R. at Kansas City, Mo., and Winfield, Kan., June 1881; operator, train dispatcher, and chief dis- patcher, same road, at Springfield, Mo., 1881-9; trainmaster at Thayer, Mo., 1889-95; division supt. same road at Springfield, 1895-8; later gen. supt. same road, and K.C.,M.&B.R.R .; gen. mgr. and later 2d vice-pres. C.&E.I.R.R .; gen. mgr. St.L&G.R.R .; 2d vice-pres. St.L.&S.F.R.R .; gen. mgr. St.L.,M.&S.R.R .; since Mar. 1, 1905, pres. Dering Coal Co. Clubs: Union League, Chicago, Mid-Day (Chicago), Noonday (St. Louis). Residence: 4412 Drexel Boul. Office: Old Colony Bldg.

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The book of Chicagoans, a biographical dictionary of leading living men of the city of Chicago, 1911, Part 89

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