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HEYWORTH, Lawrence, real estate; born Chicago, June 11, 1870; son J. O. and Julia F. (Dimon) Heyworth; B.A., Yale Univ., 1890; married Chicago, 1896, Cecile Young; children: Otto Young, Gwendolyn. After leaving coll. be- came identified with the George A. Fuller Con- struction Co., bldg. contractors, 1890-7; with The Fair (dept. store), 1897-1900; engaged in real estate business since 1900; also pres. Mu- tual Bank, 1905-9. Republican. Clubs: Chicago, Chicago Athletic (pres., 1905), Chicago Yacht, Calumet (vice-pres., 1903). Lake Geneva Golf, Tolleston Gun; founder of South Shore Coun- try Club. Residence: 2902 Michigan Boul. Of- fice: Heyworth Bldg.
HIBBARD, Angus S., electrical engr .; born Milwaukee, Feb. 7, 1860; son William B. and Adeline Hibbard; ed. pub. schools and Racine Coll .; married Milwaukee, Dec. 4. 1884, Lucile Ray; 1 daughter: Janet. Began business expe- rience in railroading; later sec. to gen. supt. Northwestern Telegraph Co .; studied telephony; supt. Wis. Telephone Co., 1881-6; 1st gen. supt. Am. Telephone & Telegraph Co., 1886-93, in- augurating their long-distance lines; gen. mgr. Chicago Telephone Co. since 1893, also 2d vice- pres. same. Has invented and patented many improved devices for use with the telephone. Mem. Am. Inst. Elec. Engrs. Clubs: Union League, University, Glen View, Industrial, Wis. Soc. of Chicago (pres., 1911). Recreation: mu- sic. Author new "Dixie" song "The U.S.A. For- ever," first sung in 1910, also of Chicago Songs for the Chicago Assn. of Commerce; also com- posed the music for song "Hail Chicago!" Res- idence: 50 E. Elm St. Summer Residence: Golf, Ill. Office: 230 W. Washington St.
HIBBARD, Frank, 4th vice-pres. Hibbard, Spencer, Bartlett Co .; born Chicago, July 10, 1873; son William Gold and Lydia Beekman (Van Schaack) Hibbard; ed. Harvard School, Chicago; St. Paul's School, Concord, N.H .; King's School, Stamford, Conn .; married Chi-
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cago, July 15, 1897, Martha Harlan Johnson (died Jan. 9, 1904) ; children: William Gold, III, Lydia Beekman, II. Upon leaving school trav- eled around the world for 1 year; entered em- ploy of Hibbard, Spencer, Bartlett Co. in 1893; soon became order clerk; later traveling sales- man and then house salesman, dir. and 4th vice-pres., successively ; dir. Continental & Com- mercial Nat. Bank. Spends winters in Chicago, and summer months at his home, "Cloverfield," Lake Forest, Ill. Republican. Clubs: Chicago, Chicago Athletic, Saddle and Cycle, Onwentsia, City, Gagemere. Recreations: golf and motor- ing. Residence: Lake Forest, Ill. Office: State St. Bridge.
HIBBARD, John Denison, pres. North Amer- ican Securities Co .; born Chicago, 1864; son Homer N. and Jane (Noble) Hibbard; B.S., M. E., Univ. of Mich., 1887; married Chicago, Dec. 11, 1889, Josie W. Davis; children: Helen, John Davis. Entered in 1887 employment of the John Davis Co .; became vice-pres. company, 1889- 1902, pres., 1902-9; also pres. Davis Construc- tion Co. Mem. Chicago Assn. of Commerce. Mem. Sigma Phi. Clubs: Union League, Uni- versity, Kenwood, Homewood Country. Recre- ation: golf. Residence: 4931 Lake Av. Office: 226 S. LaSalle St.
HIBBARD, William Gold, Jr., 3d vice-pres. and asst. treas. Hibbard, Spencer, Bartlett Co .; born Chicago, Mar. 30, 1870; son William Gold and Lydia Beekman (Van Schaack) Hibbard; ed. Harvard School, Chicago; St. Paul's School, Concord, N.H .; A.B., Harvard Univ., 1892; mar- ried Chicago, Nov. 8, 1899, Susan Davis Fol- lansbee. Upon graduation from Harvard, en- tered house of Hibbard, Spencer, Bartlett & Co., wholesale hardware, with which has since continued, and of which is now dir. and 3d vice-pres. Also dir. Chicago Savings Bank & Trust Co. Trustee St. Luke's Hosp .; dir. and treas. Chicago Foundlings' Home. Republican. Episcopalian. Clubs: University, Saddle and Cycle, Chicago, Onwentsia, City. Recreation: ditch digging. Residence: 1637 Prairie Av. Of- fice: State St. Bridge.
HIBBEN, James, lawyer; born Brooklyn, N. Y., July 9, 1854; son Dr. James and Henrietta E. (Grimke) Hibben; LL.B., Columbia Coll. Law School, 1877; married Dec. 1, 1886, Julia S., daughter of William H. Dee, of Buffalo, N. Y. Admitted to N.Y. bar, May 17, 1877. Came to Chicago, Apr. 1881; was elected pres. Vil- lage of S. Evanston, the last election before it was merged into the present city of Evanston, and was a mem. of the first city council of the latter. Mason. Residence: 906 Judson Av., Ev- anston, Ill. Office: 167 W. Washington St.
HICKS, Ernest Hamlin, lawyer; born Jones Co., Ia., July 10, 1867; son Francis M. and Frances A. (Little) Hicks; reared on farm; ed. Ia. State Coll., and Univ. of Ia .; married Chicago, Sept. 1, 1901, Cora E. Farwell; 1 daughter: Lucia Farwell. Admitted to Ia. bar, and practiced at Rock Rapids, Ia., 1888-9, then in Monticello, Ia., until 1895, when came to Chicago; now of law firm of Barger & Hicks. Treas. Oakwood Cemetery Assn .; sec. Hine- Watt Mfg. Co. Republican. Was prosecuting atty. for Jones Co., Ia., 1891-5. Mason (K.T.), K.P. Clubs: Union League, Kenwood, Midlo- thian, Hinsdale Country. Residence: 4830 Kim- bark Av. Office: 39 S. LaSalle St.
HICKS, George Ira, lawyer; born Kankakee, Ill., Aug. 28, 1866; son David F. (for 25 years prof. of mathematics in West Division High School. Chicago) and Julia Ann (Baker) Hicks; grad. West Division High School, 1885; LL.B., Chicago Coll. of Law, 1894; married Chicago, May 22, 1894, Sophia Bell Mayhew; children: George Mayhew, Annabell, Josephine. Began business career in employ of Marshall Field & Co., 1885-8; then in real estate and ins. busi- ness for short time; in real estate with Snow & Dickinson, 1889-93; asst. credit man and trav-
eling credit adjuster with Nelson Morris & Co., Union Stock Yards, 1893-6; admitted to bar, 1894; continuously engaged in practice of law since 1896. Republican. Congregationalist. Res- idence: Glencoe, Ill. Office: Stock Exchange Building.
*HICKS, Hervey Bryan; see Vol. 1905.
HIGBEE, William Emmett, insurance; born Detroit, Pike Co., Ill., May 22, 1863; son Dr. William W. and Jennie Higbee; A.B., Ill. Wes- leyan Univ., Bloomington, 1883, A.M., 1887; married Chicago, Mar. 8, 1898, Grace B. Blos- som; 1 daughter: Jane Elizabeth. Began in fire ins., real estate and collection business, 1885, in the Northwest; studied law, and was admit- ted to the bar in 1891; practiced law, continu- ing to write fire ins., to 1894, when came to Chicago as mgr. of the Western Factory Ins. Assn .; resigned, Sept. 1903, to-enter ins. firm of Fred S. James & Co. Republican. Clubs: Union League, Chicago, Mid-Day, Midlothian Coun- try. Recreations: books and music. Residence: 4807 Madison Av. Office: N.Y. Life Bldg.
HIGBIE, Fred K., merchant; born Fairport, N.Y., Dec. 16, 1865; son David W. and Orisa (Kellogg) Higbie; ed. Chicago pub. schools; married Chicago, Sept. 4, 1891, Julia D. Pausin- sky; children: Helen Frances, Dorothy. En- gaged in various mercantile connections prior to 1903, when with practically no financial standing he established as a dealer in general woodenware and beef and pork packers' sup- plies; pres. Fred K. Higbie Co., of Chicago, Kansas City and Omaha, 1903-8; organized Am. Meat Packers Supply Co., 1908, of which be- came pres .; pres. Higbie-Lester Co., ry. sup- plies; also importer of foreign clays (fuller's earth) from Surrey, Eng. Republican. Clubs: Chicago Athletic, Kenwood, Midlothian. Recre- ations: golf and hunting; fond of horses. Res- idence: 1363 E. 48th St. Office: The Rookery.
HIGGIE, Francis Balfour, vessel inspector; born Newburg, Fifeshire, Scotland, Mar. 15, 1840; son Francis Balfour and Mary (Mac Queen) Higgie; removed to Kenosha, Wis. Ty., 1848, the year it became a state; grad. Racine High School, 1856; married Racine, Wis., Jan. 7, 1862, Sarah Melissa Glass; children: Homer Francis, Laura Lucretia, Byron Atlanta, Car- sen Eugene, all now deceased; Mary Melissa, living. Apprentice to printing and served with Racine Co. Democrat, 1852-5; shipped on a lake vessel, 1855, and became master of a schooner, 1859. In 1876 loaded the schooner City of Man- itowoc with pine deals in Manistee, Mich., and took them through the St. Lawrence River, and across the ocean to Leith, Scotland, returning next year, took load of square timber from Quebec to Thurso, Scotland; from there took a load of stone to Greenock, Scotland, where loaded with coal for Montreal, Can., and re- turned to the Lakes; sec. Chicago Vessel Own- ers' Assn., 1880-2; in service of Western Tran- sit Co., 1882-6; sec. Vessel Owners' Mutual Benefit Assn., 1886-90; mem. of Higgie & Co .. freight brokers, 1890-4, then alone; now chief vessel insp. City of Chicago. Grand sec. Ship Masters' Assn. (insurance), and local sec. Chi- cago Branch 3 of same. Republican. Congrega- tionalist. Mem. St. Andrew Soc. of Chicago. Mason, K.T., Shriner. Residence: 2535 W. Van Buren St. Office: Postal Telegraph Bldg.
HIGGINS, John Calaghan, mfr .; born in Ire- *HICKS, Frank Mather, mfr .; see Vol. 1905. land, Mar. 18, 1845; son John and Margaret
(Callahan) Higgins; family camo to America in 1847; ed. pub. schools; married Mrs. Rose- anna McClure, of Cayuga, Ont., Can., Oct. 8 1866; children: William John and Frank D. In business since 1865, first with William C. Church & Son, until 1867, then as mem. firm of Steele & Higgins until Jan. 1, 1868, when pur- chased Mr. Steele's interest and has since been individually engaged in mfg. mill picks. Served in 182d Ohio Vol. Inf. during Civil War. Ma- son. Residence: 517 N. Curtis St. Office: $12 W. Kinzie St.
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HIGGINS, John Franklin, printer and binder; see Vol. 1905.
HIGGINS, Wilbur, life ins .; born Miami Co., O., Oct. 27, 1860; son Alexander P. and Percilla (Mendenhall) Higgins; ed. pub. schools and normal school, Lebanon, O .; married. Taught school several years in Miami and Champaign counties, O., until became asst. co. treas. of Miami Co., 1890; teller Third Nat. Bank, Piqua, O., 1891-6; solicitor for the Northwestern Mu- tual Life Ins. Co., of Milwaukee, at Piqua and Dayton, O., 1892-6; came to Chicago for the same company, 1896, and since 1908, has been manager of the First Nat. Bank Bldg. agency of the company. Republican. Baptist. Royal Arch Mason. Clubs: Chicago Athletic, Chicago Yacht, South Shore Country, Chicago Advertis- ing Assn., Chicago Gun. Residence: 1365 E. 52d St. Office: 551 First Nat. Bank Bldg.
HIGGINSON, George, Jr., investment secur- ities; born Stockbridge, Mass., Sept. 3, 1864; son George, Jr., and Elizabeth Hazard (Barker) Higginson; grad. Harvard Univ., 1887, followed by 1 year of travel in Europe; married New York City, May 20, 1891, Edyth Green Gris- wold; married 2d, Winnetka, Ill., Sept. 7, 1898, Emily Wakem; children: George, III (de- ceased), Roger Griswold (deceased), Theresa, Emily. Began service with the K.C.,Ft.S.&M. Ry. at Memphis, Tenn., Oct. 1888; went to Kan- sas City office same road, May 1889; continued with that company until Oct. 1892, when came to Chicago; sec., treas. and dir. Met. W. Side Elevated Ry. Co., 1892-1902, and vice-pres., treas. and dir., 1902-4; now representing Stone & Webster, investment securities. Dir. Ill. Children's Home and Aid Soc .; pres. and trus- tee of the Allendale Assn. Republican. Epis- copalian; senior warden of Christ Church, Win- netka. Mem. Village Board of Winnetka. Clubs: Chicago, University (vice-pres., 1910), Harvard (pres. 1904), Caxton (ex-treas. and dir.), Saddle and Cycle, Skokie Country, Amer- ican Kennel, Collie Club of America. Recrea- tions: horseback riding and dairy farming. Residence: Winnetka, Ill. Office: First Nat. Bank Bldg.
HIGGS, Charles Henry, mfr .; deceased; see Vol. 1905.
HIGH, George Henry, real estate; born Chi- cago, May 15, 1864; son George Meeker and Mary (Higgins) High; ed. Chicago pub. schools and Lake Forest Univ .; married Chicago, June 1889, Suzanne F. Farlin; children: Gwendolyn, Gladys. After leaving college in 1888 became a mem. of the firm of Fessenden & High, which partnership continued for a number of years; since the dissolution of that firm he has con- ducted the business under the name of George H. High & Co., doing a real estate, loan and renting business. Pres. Masonic Temple Assn. Mem. Chicago Real Estate Board, Chicago Stock Exchange, Chicago Underwriters' Assn. Republican. Clubs: Chicago, Union League, In- dustrial, Grand Island Lodge (shooting), Swan Lake (shooting and fishing), Saddle and Cycle. Recreations: horseback riding, hunting, fishing and sailing. Residence: 1242 Lake Shore Drive. Office: 7 W. Madison St.
HIGH, Shirley Tredway, lawyer; born Chi- cago, Mar. 20, 1874; son James L. and Ellen (Tredway) High; B.A., Yale Univ., 1895; LL. B., Northwestern Univ. Law School, 1897; mar- ried Helen Raymond, of Chicago, Jan. 18, 1900. Admitted to Ill. bar, 1897. Mem. First Regt. Inf., I.N.G., 12 years, being promoted to rank of capt., commanding Co. L; served with regi- ment in Cuba, participating in the Santiago campaign and other engagements during the Spanish-Am. War, 1898. Mem. Soc. of the Army of Santiago de Cuba, Loyal Legion, Ill. State Bar Assn., Chicago Bar Assn. Republican. Clubs: University, Saddle and Cycle. Recrea- tions: motoring and handball. Residence: 2021 Prairie Av. Office: 44 Portland Blk.
*HIGHLAND, Lewis James; see Vol. 1905.
HIGINBOTHAM, Harlow Niles, merchant; born Joliet, Ill., Oct. 10, 1838; son Henry D. and Rebecca (Wheeler) Higinbotham; ed. Lom- bard Univ., Galesburg, Ill., and commercial coll., Chicago; married, Joliet, Ill., Dec. 7, 1865, Rachel D. Davison (died June 25, 1909). Clerk in store and later clerk and cashier in bank at Joliet; bookkeeper in dry goods house of Coo- ley, Farwell & Co., Chicago, 1861-2; private in Mercantile Battery of Chicago, Union Army, and chief clerk with chief q .- m., Dept. of the
Ohio, 1862-5; entered employ of Field, Palmer & Leiter, 1865; partner in that firm's success- ors, Field, Leiter & Co., 1868; and, 1881-1901, of the present firm of Marshall Field & Co. Pres. Am. Luxfer Prism Co., the Caxton Co. Pres. World's Columbian Exposition from 1892 until its close; pres. Field Museum of Natural History, 1897-1909; pres. News Boys and Boot Blacks Assn., Chicago, Free Kindergarten Assn., The Chicago Home for Incurables, Mu- nicipal Sanitarium for Tuberculosis, Hahne- mann Hosp. Clubs: Union League, Chicago, Chicago Athletic, Midlothian, Caxton. Resi- dence: 1550 Lake Shore Drive. Office: 1200 First Nat. Bank Bldg.
HIGINBOTHAM, John U., author; born Man- hattan, Kan., Nov. 5, 1867; son William Penn and Caroline E. H. (Stingley) Higinbotham; B.Sc., Kan. Agrl. Coll., 1886; Univ. of Kan., 1886; married Bernardine Mitchell, of Chicago, Feb. 16, 1892. Admitted to Neb. bar, 1888; practiced at Lincoln, 1 yr .; removed to Chicago, and acted as bookkeeper for several firms; became connected with Am. Biscuit Mfg. Co., 1895, and was made its cashier; cashier, at its organiza- tion, Feb. 1898, asst. treas. since Nov. 1904, Nat. Biscuit Co. Republican. Christian Scien- tist. Club: Press. Author: Three Weeks in Europe, 1904; Three Weeks in Holland and Belgium, 1906. Residence: 4738 Indiana Av. Office: 110 N. Morgan St.
HIGLEY, Charles Wellington, ins .; born Ce- dar Rapids, Ia., Mar. 18, 1866; son Wellington W. and Jane (Farnum) Higley (at the time of Wellington Higley's death he was the oldest settler in Cedar Rapids, having come out in a prairie schooner from Conn.); ed. Coe Coll., Cedar Rapids; married Cedar Rapids, Sept. 17, 1894, Nora Hall; 1 son: Philo Hall. Began as clerk in father's hardware store and after a few years was with wholesale dry goods and mfg. clothing business of Braun & Jones, Ce- dar Rapids, Ia .; in 1887 spent a year abroad and upon return entered the employ of Will- iam B. Leach, ins. expert, Minneapolis; after a few years with Mr. Leach, took a traveling po- sition with the New York Underwriters' Agency and was afterwards made state agent of Minn. and N.D .; in 1894 the state agent of Hanover Ins. Co. of New York, for Wis., Minn., N. and S.D .; later was called to Chicago and made asst. gen. agent of the company; has been gen. agent of the western dept. since 1901. Dir. Lake View Trust & Savings Bank, Chicago, and Nat. Produce Bank of Chicago. Mem. S. A.R. Republican. Clubs: Union League, Chi- cago Athletic, Hinsdale, Hinsdale Golf, and Minneapolis. Recreations: golf and horseback riding. Residence: 37 N. Washington St., Hins- dale, Ill. Office: The Temple.
HILAND, James H., ry. official; born in Vt., Sept. 27, 1848. Asst. traffic mgr. Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Ry., 1878-82; gen. traffic mgr., 1882-3, gen. freight agt., Oct. 1883- Dec. 1884, same rd .; arbitrator and referee, C., St.L.&Mo.R. Pass. Assn., Dec. 15, 1884-July 1, 1885; gen. agt. Minneapolis Millers' Assn., July 1, 1886-Sept. 1887, at Minneapolis; gen. agt. 1887-9, gen. frt. agt., 1889-1900, traffic mgr., 1900-3, 3d vice-pres. since 1903, C.,M.&St.P.Ry. Clubs: Chicago, The Forty, Union League (dir.), Ill. Athletic, Press (life). Residence: Libertyville, Ill. Office: Ry. Exchange.
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HILD, Frederick Henry, librarian; born Chi- cago; ed. pub. schools, Chicago. Was connected with Chicago Public Library, 1874-1909, and was librarian, 1887-1909. Address: 1010 N. Wells St.
HILDRETH, Leslie Egbert, fire ins. adjuster; born Malone, N.Y., July 4, 1857; son Edmund Jones and Elisabeth Mary (Copps) Hildreth; ed. Franklin Acad., Malone; married Martha Johnston White, of Evanston, Ill., June 1, 1887. Began ins. work with Hartford Fire Ins. Co., 1882, as special agt. in Ill .; changed to adjust- ing exclusively in general field, 1898, in which continues; dir. Cottage Grove Mfg. Co. Resi- dence: 1228 Judson Av., Evanston, Ill. Office: N.Y. Life Bldg.
HILL, Calvin H., vice-pres. Heywood Bros. & Wakefield Co .; dir. Fort Dearborn Nat. Bank. Clubs: Union League, Ill. Athletic, South Shore Country, Westward Ho Golf. Residence: Oak Park, Ill. Office: 1415 Michigan Av.
HILL, Charles, physician; born Leland, Ill., June 27, 1862; son Peter and Caroline (Hill) Hill; B.S., Univ. of Mich., 1891, M.S., 1892; Ph. D., Northwestern, 1899, M.D., 1902; married Anna Bain, Ann Arbor, Mich., June 28, 1892. Prof. zoology, 1892-9, acting dean, dept. of pharmacy, 1895-6, Univ. of Wash .; asst. prof. histology and embryology, 1899-1908, acting prof. zoology, 1902-3, Northwestern Univ. Mem. Am. Zool. Soc., A.M.A., Ill. State Med. Soc. Chicago Med. Soc., Alpha Kappa Kappa, Alpha Omega Alpha, Sigma Xi. Author: A Manual of Histology and Organography, 1906, 1909. Con- tributor to scientific jours. Residence: 6330 Kimbark Av. Office: 6301 Cottage Grove Av.
HILL, Charles Shattuck, editor; born Fair- field, Vt., May 6, 1868; son Dudley B. and Jose- phine (Gilbert) Hill; grad. Brigham Acad., Ba- kersfield, Vt., 1884; grad. civ. engring. course, Univ. of Vt., 1888; married Amanda Seymour, of New York, May 24, 1900. Engaged in engring. work at Burlington, Vt., until 1888; on editorial staff of Engring. News, 1888-1906; ed- itor Engineering-Contracting since 1906. Epis- copalian. Author: The Chicago Main Drainage Canal, 1896; Reinforced Concrete, 1904; Concrete Construction, 1908; Concrete Inspection, 1909. Spl. contbr. on engring. subjects New Interna- tional Encyclopædia. Office: 537 S. Dearborn St.
HILL, Cicero Demerit, civil engr .; born Mil- waukee, Wis., Oct. 22, 1857; son Avery and An- geline L. (Brown) Hill; prep. edn. pub. schools, Milwaukee; C.E., Univ. of Mich., 1880; married Harriet Baillet Austin, of LaCrosse, Wis., Dec. 24, 1890; 5 children: David Austin, Elizabeth, Virginia, Warren Percival, Frances. Engaged in various engring. projects, 1879-88; in mu- nicipal engring. work, 1888-98; chief engr. Bu- reau of Sewers, City of Chicago, 1898-1901; engr. Board of Local Improvements, City of Chicago since 1901; now also supt. of sewers, Chicago. Progressive Republican. Congrega- tionalist. Mem. Am. Soc. Civil Engrs., Am. Soc. for Testing Materials, Western Soc. Engrs. Club: City. Recreation: gardening. Residence: 1722 W. 101st St. Office: City Hall.
HILL, Edgar Preston, clergyman; born Pon- tiac, Ill., July 27, 1861; son Henry H. and Sarah E. Hill; A.B., Williams Coll., 1884; grad. Mc- Cormick Theol. Sem., 1888; (D.D., Beloit Coll., 1895); married Harriet M. Rice, June 26, 1888. Ordained Presbyn. ministry, 1888; pastor Re- union Ch., Chicago, 1888-9, First Ch., Freeport, Ill., 1889-95, First Ch., Portland, Ore., 1895- 1906, prof. homiletics and applied Christianity, McCormick Theol. Sem., Chicago, since 1906. Author: Calm Review of Christian Science, 1898; Christian Science in Its Second Stage, 1899; also monograph, Home Missions on the Pacific Coast During the 19th Century; Desde- mnona Sands, 1906. Address: 3 Chalmers Pl.
HILL, Francis Henry, mfr .; deceased; see Vol. 1905.
HILL, George Mortimer, physician; born Ra- cine, Wis., Oct. 10, 1871; ed. at Racine, Wis., and at Pasadena, Calif .; since 1894 in Chicago; grad. Hahnemann Med. Coll. of Chicago, 1897; prof. medicine Hahnemann Med. Coll. Mem. Clinical Soc. of Chicago, Am. Inst. of Homœop- athy, Ill. State Home. Soc. Residence: 4524 In- diana Av. Office: 32 N. State St.
HILL, Henry William, architect; born Elm- shorn, Germany, Jan. 29, 1852; son Claus and Anna Elsabe (Koelln) Hill; was 3 years in ele- mentary common school, then, until 16 years old, at Gerber Inst. in Elmshorn, 1 year at Manual Training School at Altona and 3 years at Inst. of Technology and Polytechnicum at Hamburg, Germany. Came in Mar. 1872, to Chicago, and was employed in the offices of several leading architects; formed partnership with James J. Egan, as Egan & Hill, in 1875; formed partnership with Augustus Bauer, 1881, as Bauer & Hill, and with Arthur Woltersdorf, 1894, in present firm of Hill & Woltersdorf. Has been architect for many business and res- idence structures, hotel, bank and other build- ings in Chicago and elsewhere. Fellow Am. Inst. of Architects and past pres. Ill. Chapter. Republican. Honorary mem. 1st Regt., I.N.G. Clubs: Chicago Athletic (life mem.), Edgewa- ter Golf. Recreation: golf. Residence: 923 Wil- son Av. Office: 138 N. LaSalle St.
HILL, John, Jr., mercantile agency; born Peru, Ill., Nov. 23, 1856; son John and Eliza- beth (Donohue) Hill; came with parents to Chicago in 1861; ed. Chicago pub. schools; mar- ried May 1881, Nellie M., daughter of Charles H. and Dorothy (Douglas) Graham; children: Dorothy, Jessie. At 16 entered office of W. G. Purdy, cashier C.,R.I.&P.Ry., serving until 1876; with grain commn. house of McLandburgh & Co., 1876-81; in same business for himself, 1881- 97; mem. firm McCourtie, Hill & Co., 1889-97; in charge of bucket shop fight of Board of Trade, 1897-1905; since 1905 pres. Hill's Nat. Reporting Co. Dir. Board of Trade, 1892, re- elected 1895; chmn. bucket shop com., 1896-8. Mem. and chmn. com. on gambling, Civic Fed- eration of Chicago, 1896. Distinguished on the Board of Trade as a vigorous and aggressive leader in the fight against bucket shops and il- legal trading. Royal Arch Mason; mem. Royal Arcanum, Royal League. Recreations: collect- or of books, fishing. Residence: 6049 Kimbark Av. Office: 234 S. LaSalle St.
HILL, John Harrison, lawyer; born Tuscola, Ill., May 4, 1869; son William and Mary (Wright) Hill; ed. Tuscola High School, Bloom- ington Law School and Union Coll. of Law, Chicago (now Northwestern Univ. Law School), graduating 1890; married June 15, 1910, Stella Austry Anderson, of Chicago. At early age be- gan working as clerk in store at Tuscola, Ill .; after that taught in district and graded schools of Douglass Co., Ill .; admitted to Ill. bar, June 1890. Prohibitionist. Mem. M. E. Church. Res- idence: 822 Crescent Pl. Office: Hartford Bldg.
HILL, John Wilson, lawyer; born Ottawa, Ill., May 9, 1857; son Isaac and Sarah A. (Wil- son) Hill; ed. pub. schools of Gilman. Ill., and Frankfort, Mich., and 1 year at the Mich. State Normal School at Ypsilanti; married Frank- fort, Mich., Sept. 28, 1878, Ida E. Watson; 1 son: Roy Wilson. As a young man connected with the lumbering business in various posi- tions from the tree to the market; taught school several years: later in confidential ca- pacity with large lumbering concern; on fail- ure of the co., caused by heavy losses by fires, was appointed trustee by creditors to close up the business. While so engaged, studied law; admitted to Mich. bar, 1890; came to Chicago. Feb. 1891, and was associated with brother. Lysander, in practice until Jan. 1898: now mom. firm of Hill & Hill, his son as partner. Ro- publican: elected to Ill. Legislature, 1904, 6th dist., reelected, 1905-7; was chairman of com.
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to investigate the state institutions, 45th Gen. Assembly; originated present law for conduct of institutions by central board of control. Episcopalian; vestryman Church of Our Sa- vior. Mason (32º), K.T., Shriner; Odd Fellow; pres. 24th Ward Republican Club. Clubs: Ham- ilton, Chicago Athletic, Exmoor. Recreation: golf. Residence: "The Montine," 1202 Montana St. Office: 1463 Monadnock Blk.
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