The book of Chicagoans, a biographical dictionary of leading living men of the city of Chicago, 1911, Part 91

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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ha, Neb., June 19, 1901; 2 children: Allan Ar- Clubs: Chicago Athletic, Traffic of Chicago. thur, Dorothy May. In engring. dept. Northern Recreations: outdoor diversions. Residence: 2626 Lake View Av. Office: Merchants Loan & Trust Bldg. Pacific R.R., Wash. and Ore., 1889-90; munici- pal engring., Salt Lake City, 1891; automatic sprinkler engr., Chicago, 1892-8; chief inspec- tor and fire protective engr., Chicago, 1898- 1904; managing underwriter for ins. co.'s, writ- ing sprinkler equipped risks, since 1904; pres. Garden City Spring Works. Republican. Con- gregationalist. Mason. Residence: 4020 Ellis Av. Office: 234 S. LaSalle St.

HARDY, Francis A., wholesale dealer in op- tical goods; born Seaforth, Eng., Jan. 28, 1851; son Anson and Frances M. (Howe) Hardy; ed. Boston Latin School; married Perth Amboy, N. J., Feb. 4, 1880, Mary Parry Keasbey; children: Edwin K., Francis H., Editha W. Entered, as boy, wholesale jewelry business in Boston; re- mained there 7 years; then in business in New York 3 years and in Chicago 5 years before starting, in 1884, in business for self, as a pio- neer in the modern optical business, establish- ing in that year the wholesale house of F. A. Hardy & Co., of which was pres. until Jan. 1, 1911. In 1896 engaged in the Diamond Rubber Co., of Akron, O., mfrs. of rubber goods, and has been pres. of that co. since 1902; dir. Con- tinental & Commercial Nat. Bank, Diamond Match Co. Independent in politics. Episcopa- lian. Clubs: Union League, Evanston, Mid-Day, Glen View. Recreations: golf, motoring. Resi- dence: 1214 Ridge Av., Evanston, Ill. Office: Silversmiths Bldg.

HARE, see also Hair.

HARE, David Arthur, dentist; born Oshawa, Can., Dec. 31, 1872; son William J. and Jane (Babbitt) Hare; ed. pub. schools of Canada, Royal Coll. of Dental Surgeons, Toronto, Ont., and Chicago Coll. of Dental Surgery, 1893-4; married Chicago, Sept. 1896, Alice A. Rathjen; 1 son: Arthur Gordon. Resident of Chicago since 1893. Mem. Chicago Dental Soc., Ill. State Dental Soc., Delta Sigma Delta. Republican. Residence: Oak Park, Ill. Office: 32 N. State St.

HARING, Louis Christian, mfr .; born Weber- staedt, Germany, Oct. 25, 1863; son August and Marie (Reinz) Haring; brought to Chicago by parents, May 1864; ed. pub. school and Metro- politan Business Coll., Chicago; married Ida M. Bauman, of Chicago, Feb. 6, 1894; 2 children: Walter B., Ruth Marie. Began at age of 13 with C. J. L. Meyer, mill work, and remained with him until 1881; with Hintze & Baker, in the same line, 1881-7; mem, firm of P. A. Rus- sell & Co., 1887-99; organized, 1899, the Mel- rose Mill Co., of which has since been proprie- tor. Republican:' German Lutheran. Mason, 32°, Shriner; K.P., I.O.O.F., Royal Arcanum. Club: Hamilton. Recreation: motoring. Residence: 856 Wolfram St. Office: 2707-2727 Clybourn Av.

HARKER, Ray Clarkson, M.E. clergyman; see Vol. 1905.

HARKIN, Daniel Valentine, lawyer; born Chi- cago, Feb. 14, 1873; son John and Mary (Hen- nessy) Harkin; grad. West Division High School, Chicago, 1890; LL.B., Northwestern Univ. Law School, 1895. Admitted to Ill. bar, 1895; alderman Fourteenth Ward, 1903-7; Dem- ocrat. Catholic. Mem. Knights of Columbus. Mem. Ill. State Bar Assn., Chicago Bar Assn. Club: Chicago Athletic. Recreations: reading, billiards, walking. Residence: 2018 Washington Boul. Office: 9 S. LaSalle St.

HARKINS, Clifford Hugh, general western freight agt. B.&O.R.R .; born Milwaukee, Wis., June 7, 1857; son John and Elizabeth (Row- land) Harkins; pub. and private school edn .; married Helen M. Farrington, of Milwaukee, June 29, 1882; 2 children: Charles Ross and John Farrington. Began active career as oflice boy B.&O.R.R., Milwaukee, Aug. 17, 1877; clerk, 1878: commercial agt., Minneapolis, 1881-99: commercial agt., Chicago, 1899-1904; general western freight agt. same road, since 1904. Re- publican. Presbyterian. Mason, K.T., Shriner.

HARKNESS, Edson Jesse, retired lawyer; born Ontario, Wayne Co., N.Y., Aug. 31, 1843; son Southward and Harriet (Foot) Harkness; classical and scientific course, preparing for coll., but entered the Union Army in 1862, in 138th N.Y. Vol. Inf., which was afterward transferred to the arty. service as 9th N.Y. Heavy Arty., and a year afterward was com- missioned capt. in 6th U.S. colored troops, un- der Col. John W. Ames; went up James River in 1864, in army commanded by Gen. Benjamin F. Butler, and took part in the battles occur- ring there in 1864; was in the Ft. Fisher expe- ditions and afterward with Gen. Terry in the taking of Ft. Fisher and Wilmington; thence to Goldsboro, N.C., and was at Raleigh, N.C., at close of war; was breveted maj. U.S. Vols. Mar. 13, 1865; mustered out at Wilmington, N.C., and returned home; married Jan. 1870, Mari- anna Bates, of Rochester, N.Y. Settled in Chi- cago, Mar. 1868, and entered special assessment dept. of Board of Pub. Works; then was placed in charge of the preparation of condemnation cases, and in Jan. 1877, was admitted to Ill. bar, and for many years was in charge of con- demnation and special assessment cases under the corpn. counsel; after leaving city law dept., in 1883, engaged in gen. practice; was atty. for A.,T.&S.F.R.R., and conducted its condemnation cases for right of way into Chicago; acted in the same capacity for the C.,B.&Q.R.R .; then Chicago and S. Side Rapid Transit R.R.Co., and the Met. W. Side R.R.Co., and in 1896 retired from practice. Republican. Mem. Soc. of May- flower Descendants. Clubs: Union League, Ham- ilton, Kenwood. Residence: 1923 Orrington Av., Evanston, Ill.

HARLAN, James S., lawyer; removed to Washington, D.C .; see Who's Who in America.

HARLAN, John Maynard, lawyer; born at Frankfort, Ky., Dec. 21, 1864; son Justice John. Marshall and Malvina F. (Shanklin) Harlan; A.B., Princeton Univ., 1884; LL.B., Columbian Univ. Law School, Washington, D.C., 1888; mar- ried Yonkers, N.Y., Oct. 21, 1890, Elizabeth P. Flagg; children: Elizabeth P., John Marshall, Janet, Edith. Came to Chicago, 1888; alderman from the old 22d Ward of Chicago, 1896-8; can- didate for mayor of Chicago, 1897 and 1905. Mem. Chicago Bar Assn., Ill. State Bar Assn. Republican. Presbyterian. Clubs: University, Chicago, Chicago Athletic, Hamilton, Saddle and Cycle, Chicago Golf. Residence: 33 E. Di- vision St. Office: Marquette Bldg.

*HARLAN, Richard Davenport, coll. pres .; moved to Washington, D.C .; see Vol. 1905. ..* HARLAND, Leonard Henry, mfr .; see Vol. 1905.

HARLESS, William Warren, insurance; born Chicago, Mar. 9, 1867; son Thomas H. and Bar- bara Ann (King) Harless; ed. Univ. of Notre Dame, Ind., commercial and high school courses, 1884-5; civil engring. dept. Univ. of Mich., 1886, 87, 88; married Mary J. Lennon, of Chicago, Oct. 8, 1897. Engaged in engring. and contract- ing until 1896, since in gen. ins. agency; head of W. W. Harless & Co. Regimental q .- m. and commissary of subsistence 7th Ill. Vol. Inf. during Spanish-Am. War; also same position year before and for 3 years after the war. Re- publican. Mem. Waldron Murphy Camp No. 29, United Spanish War Veterans. Clubs: South Shore Country, Chicago Athletic. Recreation: golf. Residence: 4440 Woodlawn Av. Office: Nat. Life Bldg.

HARLEV, William, contractor; born Schles- vig, then under Danish rule, Sept. 1837; son J. A. Harley (school supt.) and Catharina (Hen- nings) Harley; ed. common schools; came to Chicago, 1857: married Chicago, 18:2, Marie Johnson; children: Alfred, William, Jr., Arthur,

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Lillian E. In 1865 established in business as sul of Bolivia in Chicago since July 11, 1902. contractor; later admitted his son Alfred, form- Episcopalian. Independent in politics; sec. of the Ohio Soc. of Chicago. Clubs: University, Evanston Golf. Residence: 615 University Pl., Evanston, Ill. Office: 1502 Borland Bldg. ing the present firm of William Harlev & Son. Built Cook Co. Hosp. for the Insane, 1884; Sol- diers' and Sailors' Home, Newcomb Hotel, City Hall, etc., at Quincy, Ill., 1886-7; after admit- ting his son, firm built in 1892 the Ill., Ohio, Tex., Mont. and Utah State bldgs., the New South Wales bldg. and other smaller structures at World's Columbian Exposition; were also contractors for Section No. 1, Drainage Canal. Established, 1895, and since pres. and treas. Harley Burglar Proof Ventilating Sash Lock Mfg. Co. Independent in politics. Lutheran. Mem. of all Masonic bodies. Residence: 1906 S. Sawyer Av. Office: 3341 Ogden Av.

HARLEV, William, Jr., architect; born Man- kato, Minn., Aug. 10, 1866; son William and Thora (Johnson) Harlev; grad. Chicago gram- mar and West Division High School; studied architecture in F. E. Faber's office and also through International Correspondence School of Architecture; married Chicago, Oct. 3, 1888, Liz- zie Consoer; 1 daughter: Edith. Was employed as supt. of construction for William Harlev & Son, contractors, for 6 years; began practice as architect, 1892, and for 8 years was architect for the C.,R.I.&P.Ry.Co .; mem. firm of Sellon & Harlev, architects, 1904-5, and since alone. Ma- son (32°), K.T., Shriner. Club: Oaks. Recrea- tions: billiards, hunting. Residence: 5956 Wash- ington Boul. Office: 912, 30 N. Dearborn St.

HARMAN, Emory Forrest, printer; born at Creagerstown, Md., Mar. 11, 1867; son Isaac and Maria Elizabeth (Strasberger) Harman; ed. pub. schools of Ohio and Md .; married Mary Stonesifer, of Boonesboro, Md., Oct. 17, 1893. Began as printer's apprentice with the Catoc- tin Clarion, Mechanicstown, Md., 1882, where remained until 1887, when came to Chicago; was employed in various printing establish- ments until 1891, then Chicago Tribune until 1895; printing business on own account as se- nior mem. firm of Harmon, Geng & Co., 1895-7, when purchased partner's interest and has since conducted the business alone under firm name of E. F. Harman & Co. Republican. Mason; Forester. Mem. Chicago Assn. of Commerce, Ben Franklin Club. Recreation: fishing. Resi- d'ence: 2615 N. Sawyer Av. Office: 1245 S. State Street.

HARMON, Charles Sumner, lawyer; pres. Miss. Valley Portland Cement Co .; born Chag- rin Falls, O., Jan. 10, 1854; son Joseph W. and Sarah Vincent Harmon; B.S., Cornell Univ., 1875; prin. Cloverdale (N.Y.) Academy, 1875-7; LL.B., Union Coll. of Law, Chicago, 1879; mar- ried Anna J. Stanford, of Fort Hill, Ill., Nov. 15, 1883. Admitted to Ill. bar, 1879, and since engaged in practice at Chicago; pres. Miss. Val- ley Portland Cement Co. Republican. Mem. Chicago Bar Assn., Delta Upsilon, Loyal Le- gion. Clubs: University, Chicago Athletic, Chi- cago Literary, Mid-Day, Kenwood, South Shore Country. Residence: 5000 Madison Av. Office: 1205 First Nat. Bank Bldg.

HARMS, Henry, physician; see Vol. 1905.

HARNISCH, Friedrich Curt, oculist; born Germany; grad. Univ. of Leipzig, M.D., 1886. Was 1st asst. of the Royal Eye Infirmary of Leipzig, Ger., whence came, in summer of 1891, to Chicago, where has since been exclusively engaged in ophthalmic practice. Ophthalmic surgeon to Alexian Bros., St. Elizabeth's and St. Mary's hosps. Mem. A.M.A., Ill. State Med. Soc., Chicago Med. Soc. Residence: 1850 Eddy St. Office: 209 S. State St.

HARPER, Edward Thompson, theologian; born Sabula, Ia., Sept. 28, 1857; son Rev. Aylmer and Eunice (Thompson) Harper; A.B., Oberlin Coll., 1881; B.D., Chicago Theol. Sem., 1887; Ph. D., Leipzig, 1891; (D.D., Ia. Coll., 1902, Oberlin, 1908); married Susan Amy Hosford, of Gene- seo, Ill., June 4, 1895. Prin. Port Byron Acad., 1882-4, and 1887-91; prof. Assyriology and com- parative religion, 1892-1906, O.T. lit. and bibl. theology since 1906, Chicago Theol, Sem. Con- gregationalist. Residence: 1947 W. Adams St.

HARPER, Eugene Howard, zoologist; born Port Byron, Ill., July 7, 1867; son Aylmer and Eunice (Thompson) Harper; A.B., Oberlin (O.) Coll .. 1890; A.M., Harvard, 1895; Ph.D., Univ. of Chicago, 1902; married Annie L. Adams, of Chicago, Aug. 21, 1902; 4 sons: Edwin Adams, Robert Aylmer, Lewis Plimpton and Richard Newell. Instr. natural science, Fargo (N.D.) Coll., 1896-9; prof. biology, Alma (Mich.) Coll., 1902-4; instr. zoology, 1904-9, asst. prof. since 1909, Northwestern Univ. Mem. Am. Soc. Anat- omists, Phi Beta Kappa, Sigma Xi. Congrega- tionalist. Club: University of Evanston. Resi- dence: 1105 Grant St., Evanston, Ill.

HARPER, John Erasmus, oculist, aurist; born Cadiz, Ky., Jan. 21, 1851; son Robert W. and Harriet A. (Stimson) Harper; M.D., Univ. Med. Coll. (New York Univ.), 1878; married Elizabeth E. Walker, of Chicago, Feb. 13, 1893; 1 son: Robert B. Prof. ophthalmology and otol- ogy, Coll. Phys. and Surg., Chicago (Univ. of Ill.), since its foundation, 1882; oculist and au- rist to several hosps. and instns. Editor West- ern Medical Reporter, 1881-1891. Mem. A.M.A., Ind. Soc. Clubs: Ill. Athletic, Press, Southern. Residence: 5534 Washington Av. Office: 1101 Masonic Temple.

HARPER, Malcolm Charles, lawyer; born DeKalb Co., Ill., Nov. 7, 1859; son Robert and Ann (Brown) Harper; ed. E. Paw Paw (Ill.) Sem .; married Urbana, Ill., July 22, 1897, Hel- ena M. Dewey; children: Milton Dewey, Donald Malcolm, Robert James. Studied law, 1886-8, at Fargo, Dak .; admitted to Dak. bar, 1888; prac- ticed law at Lisbon, N.D., until 1891; since 1891 in practice in Chicago. Prohibitionist; candidate for state's atty. of Cook Co., 1904, judge Superior Court, 1905, judge Circuit Court, 1906. Presbyterian. Mason, Royal Arcanum, Nat. Union. Residence: 2115 Sherman Av., Ev- anston, Ill. Office: Stock Exchange Bldg.

HARPER, Robert C., pres. Montello Monu- mental Co .; born Dumfriesshire, Scotland, Oct. 12, 1844; son Charles and Jane (Ingram) Har- per; ed. schools in Scotland; married 1874, Ag- nes Mary Thompson (now deceased) ; children: Maude, Alice, Agnes, Charles; married 2d, Chi- cago, 1887, Margaret Browning; children: Bess, Marjorie, Adelaide. Came to Chicago, 1868, and worked at trade of stonecutter (which had learned' in Scotland) until the great fire, 1871; after that took charge, as foreman, of the re- building of the Palmer House, Honore Blk., and many others; supt. for Young & Farnell, and later mgr. and treas. of the co. 18 years, until dissolution; started Northern Granite Co. of Wis., 1901, and now vice-pres .; in May 1903 joined in organization of the Montello Monu- mental Co., of which is pres. Presbyterian. Ma- son (32°, K.T., Shriner). Residence: 2915 Jack- son Boul.

HARNWELL, Frederick William, lawyer, con- HARPER, Robert Francis, Assyriologist; born New Concord, O., Oct. 18, 1864; son Samuel and Ellen Elizabeth (Rainey) Harper; ed. Denison Coll., 1876-8, Muskingum Coll., 1879-80; A.B., (old) Univ. of Chicago, 1883; A.M., Ph.D., Univ. of Leipzig, 1886; unmarried. Instr. Semitic langs., Yale, 1886-8, 1889-91; Assyriologist ex- sul; born Mt. Vernon, O., Sept. 18, 1869; son Benjamin and Emma M. (Probasco) Harnwell; Ph.B., Kenyon Coll., Gambier, O., 1889; studied law in Cincinnati Law School, 1891; married Evanston, Ill., Mar. 31, 1902, Anna Jane Wil- cox; 1 son: Gaylord Frederick. Admitted to bar, 1892, and since engaged in practice. Con- pdn. of Babylonian Exploration Fund, Univ. of

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Pa., 1888-9, British Mus., 1891-2; asso. prof. Semitic langs. and lits., 1892-1900, prof. since 1900, Univ. of Chicago. Editor Am. Jour. of Semitic Langs. since 1907; asso. editor The Bib- lical World, and Am. Journal of Theology. Dir. of expdn. to Babylonia of the Oriental Explora- tion Fund, 1903-6 (gen. dir. of fund since 1906) ; curator of Haskell Oriental Mus. (Babylonian sect.) since 1900; dir. Am. Sch. for Oriental Study and Research in Palestine, 1908-9. Fel- low Royal Geog Soc., London; mem. Am. Ori- ental Soc. Clubs: Quadrangle (founder), Uni- versity (Chicago), Whitefriars (London). Au- thor and editor of several books, for titles see Who's Who in America. Residence: The Uni- versity of Chicago.

HARPER, Samuel A., lawyer; born Orland, Ind., Sept. 7, 1875; son Chester S. and Emma (Taylor) Harper; ed. Waterloo (Ind.) High School; Kent Coll. of Law (Chicago), 1895; Univ. of Mich., literary and law depts., 1896- 9, LL.B., 1899; married Mary C. Mckibbin, of Mckeesport, Pa., Mar. 30, 1904; 1 son: Samuel, Jr. Practiced with Frank S. Roby as Roby & Harper, Auburn, Ind., 1899-1901 (Judge Roby is now justice Appellate Court of Ind.); prac- ticed in Chicago since 1901; now associated in practice with T. E. D. Bradley and A. W. Eheim, under firm name of Bradley, Harper & Eheim; has acted as special atty. for the state in a number of important cases in Supreme Court of Ill. Chief deputy pros. atty. 35th Ju- dicial Dist. of Ind. (Steuben and DeKalb cos.), 1899, 1900; asst. atty., under Gov. Yates, of Ill. State Ins. Dept., 1901-3; apptd. by Gov. De- neen sec. and atty. Ill. Industrial Commn., 1909; atty. for Ill. Commn. on Employers' Lia- bility, 1910; atty. Ill. Commn. on Occupational Diseases, 1910. Republican. Ruling elder May- wood Presbyn. Ch. Dir. Ill. Soc. for Mental Hy- giene; mem. board of mgrs. Chicago Law Inst .; mem. Chicago Bar Assn., Am. Ornithologists' Union, Audubon Soc., Am. Assn. for Labor Legislation, Ind. Society of Chicago, etc .; K.P. Clubs: Hamilton (Chicago), Maywood (pres.). Recreation: golf. Residence: Maywood, Ill. Of- fice: 8 S. Dearborn St.

HARPER, William Edward, dentist and mfr. of alloy and dental specialties; born Doncaster, Yorkshire, Eng., Feb. 12, 1865; son John and Hannah (Boyd) Harper; ed. pub. schools and Mechanics' Inst., Crewe, Cheshire, Eng .; came to America, 1881; grad. University Dental Coll. (Northwestern Univ.), 1891; married Clara Gar- rison, of Chicago, June 5, 1895; 3 children: Clarence E., Dorothy, Louise. Apprenticed in mech. engring. dept. of London & Northwest- ern Ry., 1879; began practice in Chicago, 1891; prof. operative technic, Am. Coll. of Dental Surgery, Chicago, 1893-5; elected prof. opera- tive technic, Northwestern Univ. Dental School, 1895, asst. prof. operative dentistry, 1897, and apptd. sec. and business mgr. Northwestern Univ. Dental School, 1900; resigned, 1904, to devote entire time to practice and mfg. inter- ests. Inventions: The Harper-Acme Wire Stitch- er, 1885, now being manufactured in Switzer- land; the Contra Angle Handpiece, 1901; the Harper Holder and Cleavers, the Harper Cabi- net, amalgam instruments and trimmers,-all 1901. Pres. East Sherwood' Lead & Zinc Co., 1901-3. Republican. Episcopalian. Mem. Chi- cago Plan Commn., Nat. Dental Assn., Ill. State Dental Soc., Englewood Dental Soc., Psi Omega, etc .; hon. mem. Odontological Soc. of Western Pa., Wis. State Dental Soc. Club: Press (life). Office and Residence: 3441 Michigan Av.

HARPER, William Henry, grain merchant; deceased; see Vol. 1905.

HARPER, William Hudson, journalist, wri- ter; born New York City, Mar. 20, 1857; son John Randolph and Mary Lois (Scoville) Har- per; B.A., Yale, 1880; married Brooklyn, N.Y., Feb. 14, 1888, Grace Augusta Cooke; children: Katharine Scoville, Paul Church. Engaged in newspaper work in Chicago, 1881-99, being with

the Inter Ocean over 15 years. In 1900 wrote "Restraint of Trade," being handbook of his- tory of and current opinion on trusts and trust movement. Editor weekly bulletin of The Chi- cago Assn. of Commerce, since Apr. 1906, this paper becoming Chicago Commerce. Congre- gationalist. Republican. Club: University. Res- idence: Evanston, Ill. Office: Great Northern Building.

HARPER, William Rainey, univ. pres .; d'e- ceased; see Vol. 1905.

*HARRIES, Henry Regan; see Vol. 1905.

HARRIMAN, Karl Edwin, editor, author; born Ann Arbor, Mich., Dec. 29, 1875; son Will- iam Dexter and Harriet M. (Bliss) Harriman; student class of '95, Univ. of Mich .; married Edith M. Lee, of Detroit, 1899. Entered news- paper work on Detroit Journal, 1895; wrote daily editorial column, Detroit Free Press, 1898-9; in England for Free Press, 1899; editor The Pilgrim, 1905; now editor The Red Book, The Blue Book, and The Green Book Album (mags.), Chicago. Mem. Phi Kappa Psi. Clubs: Press, Cliff Dwellers, Little Room (Chicago), Friars, Players (New York), Franklin Inn (Phila.). Author: Ann Arbor Tales, 1902; Away from the Shore (serial in The Era), 1902; The Home Builders, 1903; A Lad's Love, 1904; The Girl and the Deal, 1905; The Girl Out There, 1906; Sadie, 1907; also articles and short sto- ries in various mags. Office: 36 S. State St.

HARRINGTON, Joseph, mech. engr .; born Reading, Mass., Apr. 28, 1873; son Edward B. and Helen L. (Montgomery) Harrington; S.B., Mass. Inst. of Technology, Boston, 1896; mar- ried Cora A. Dunlap, of Champaign, Ill., Oct. 6, 1904; 1 son: Joseph, Jr. Prospecting and min- ing in Mexico, 1896-9; designed special machin- ery for Stillwell-Bierce & Smith Vaile Co., Day- ton, O., 1899-1900; became identified with the Green Engring. Co., 1900, as designer, later successively as field supt., gen. supt., and chief engr. and sec. since 1907. Inventor and paten- tee of various devices for use in automatic stoking. Republican. Unitarian. Mem. Western Soc. Engrs. Recreation: billiards. Residence: Riverside, Ill. Office: 28 E. Jackson Boul.

HARRINGTON, Stephen Harris, mfr. of per- forated metals; born Halifax, N.S., Nov. 7, 1846; son Stephen H. and Mary E. (Whidden) Har- rington, both of New York City, who were vis- iting their native province at the time of his birth; ed. Wolfville (N.S.) Acad., and Madison Univ., Hamilton, N.Y. Served during Civil War as capt.'s clerk in U.S.N .; was clerk J. H. Reed & Co., wholesale druggists. Chicago, 1865-6; clerk on boats of the Green Bay Transportation Co., belonging to the C.&N.W.R.R.Co., 1867-8: in supt.'s office of Bay de Noquit and Marquette and Marquette & Ontonagon R.R. Co.'s, Mar- quette, Lake Superior, 1868-9; in winter of 1869- 70 started in the perforated metal mfr. busi- ness in Chicago. In 1882 became associated with Rockwell King in same line. incorporat- ing the business, 1883, as the Harrington & King Perforating Co., of which is pres. Repub- lican. Presbyterian. Clubs: Chicago Athletic, Highland Park. Residence: Highland Park, III. Office: 614 N. Union St.

HARRIS, Abram Winegardner, univ. pres .: born Phila., Nov. 7, 1858; son James Russell and Susan Anna (Reed) Harris: A.B., Wesley- an Univ., Conn., 1880, A.M., 1883: (Sc.D., Bow- doin, 1894; LL.D., Univ. of N.B., 1900. Univ. of Me., 1901, Wesleyan, 1904); married Clara V. Bainbridge, of Phila., Feb. 28, 18Ss. Teacher mathematics, Dickinson Sem., Williamsport. Pa., 1880-1; tutor mathematics and registrar. 1881-4, instr. history, 1885-S. Wesleyan Univ .. Conn .; asst. dir., 1888-91, and dir., 1891-3. Office of Expt. Stas., U.S. Dept. Agr .; pres. Univ., of Me., 1893-1901; dir. Jacob Tome Inst., Port De- posit, Md., 1901-6; pres. Northwestern Univ .. since 1906. Prepared many scientific and ad- ministrative documents of U.S. Dept. Agr., etc.

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Chmn. exec. bd. Religious Edn. Assn. since 1910. grate equipments until 1890, in architectural Residence: 1745 Chicago Av., Evanston, Ill. Of- fice: Northwestern University Bldg.

HARRIS, Albert Wadsworth, banking; born Cincinnati, O., Nov. 4, 1867; son Norman Wait and Jacyntha (Vallandingham) Harris; ed. pub. schools of Cincinnati, and Evanston, Ill., grad- uating 1883, and Gem City Business College, Quincy, Ill., 1886; married Rockford, Ill., Nov. 22. 1889, Harriet Meikle; children: Norman Wadsworth, Martha Marie. Entered employ of N. W. Harris & Co., 1888, and worked through all depts; had general supervision of business as managing partner until Feb. 1907, when firm incorporated as Harris Trust & Savings Bank, of which is vice-pres. Republican. Methodist. Club: Union League. Residence: 4530 Ellis Av. Office: Marquette Bldg.

HARRIS, Andrew Fuller, physician; born nr. Delavan, Wis., Jan. 4, 1856; son Edward L. and Sarah M. (Fuller) Harris; ed. Wayland Univ., Beaver Dam, Wis., 1877-9; Whitewater (Wis.) Normal School, 1881; Hahnemann Med. Coll., Chicago, M.D., 1884; married Racine, Wis., Nov. 7, 1882, Mary L. Kerr; 1 daughter: May Belle. Mem. Englewood Homo. Soc., Chicago Homœ. Med. Soc., Ill. State Homo. Med. Assn. Repub- lican. Baptist. Office: 6106 Princeton Av.

HARRIS, David John, banker; born Swansea, Wales, Aug. 2, 1864; son Rees and Ann (Mor- ris) Harris; came to U.S., 1874; ed. private and pub. schools and business coll .; married Chica- go, June 24, 1894, Harriet A. Aurelius; children: Marian (died at 6 months), Helen Southan, Edith Aurelius. Mother died in his 9th and' fa- ther in his 13th year. Entered employ of The Pullman Loan & Savings Bank, Sept. 10, 1890, as collector, and has served the bank as teller, paying teller, chief clerk and, Nov. 1902-Feb. 1909, as cashier; cashier Roseland State Sav- ings Bank since Apr. 1909. Also treas. Arcade Mercantile Co .; dir. Roseland Safety Deposit Co., The Pullman Trust & Savings Bank. Re- publican. Mason. Clubs: Hamilton, West Pull- man Country. Residence: 12034 Yale Av. Of- fice: 11500 Michigan Av.

HARRIS, Dwight James, banker; born Beck- et, Mass., Aug. 24, 1838; son Nathan Wait and Charity Emeline (Wadsworth) Harris; fitted for coll. in and grad. Conn. Literary Inst., 1860; entered Literary Dept., 1860, and Med. Dept., 1861, Univ. of Michigan, graduating M.D., Mar. 1864; married Northampton, Mass., May 8, 1864, Mary Elvira Ingham; children: Arthur Merriman, Frank Milton. Served May 1864 to close of Civil War, as surgeon of the Commo- dore McDonough, attached to S. Atlantic squad- ron, with rank of acting asst. surgeon. Engaged in med. practice at Madison, O., Sept. 1865-Sept. 1, 1873; then became connected with the Union Central Life Ins. Co., of Cincinnati, O., as med. inspector of risks, and later had charge of the mortgage loan dept. of the co. In 1882 became a mem. of the firm of N. W. Harris & Co., Chi- cago, engaged in general banking and the han- dling of securities; discontinued active work with the firm in 1891, and since then a special partner. Republican. Mem. board' of dirs. of the Children's Home and Aid Soc., and closely identified with work of the soc. since its begin- ning, about 25 years ago. Baptist. Residence: 1415 Chicago Av., Evanston, Ill. Office: Mar- quette Bldg.

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The book of Chicagoans, a biographical dictionary of leading living men of the city of Chicago, 1911, Part 91

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