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KUROWSKI, Eugene Frank, manufacturer; b. East Prussia, Ger., July 5, 1858; s. F. and Bertha (Friese) Kurowski; ed. public and high schools, Germany; m. Chicago. 1884, E. Haberstraw; children: Rudolph, Melanie. For many years connected with and pres. since 1894, the John C. Moninger Co., greenhouse construction materials. Office: 111-125 Black- hawk St. Residence: 2485 Magnolia Av.
KUSEL. Isidore Julius, manufacturer; b. Chicago, Ill., Apr. 28, 1865; s. Julius A. and Isabella (Jacobs) Kusel; ed. public schools; m. St. Louis, Mo., Mar. 17, 1896, Cora Canmann; 1 son: Sylvan. Began business career as traveling salesman for the cotton goods house of G. H. Thomas & Co., of New York, through the middle west territory; formed the Mis- souri Telephone Mfg. Co., 1890-1; disposed of his interests in that company and in 1897 organized the Eureka Electric Co., with main office and factory at Genoa, Ill., of which was pres. until recently, and is still a stockholder and in charge of the Chicago sales dept. of the company. Mem. Nat. Telephone Assn. of America. Has obtained many patents in the art of telephony. Independent Democrat. Was
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mem. of Co. C and Co. A, 5th Ill. N. G., and brevetted lieut .- col. Served with his regiment was in active service in the East St. Louis strike. Jewish religion. Mem. K. P. Office: 625 Monadnock Blk.
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LA BUY, Michael Alexander, lawyer, real estate; b. Ludom, Poland (Prussia), Sept. 28, 1846; s. Louis and Rozalia (Domogawa) La Buy; ed. Blufton High School, Bryant & Strat- ton Commercial Law School, and Spencerian Business College, Milwaukee, Wis. Joined the Union Army, enrolling Sept. 28, 1864, in Co. G, 1st Wisconsin Heavy Artillery, serving until close of war. After war was engaged in commercial pursuits until 1879, when was ap- pointed clerk of the W. Side police court, then located at Union and Madison Sts., but after- ward removed to Desplaines St., corner of Fowler St .; held that position until 1887, when was appointed a justice of the peace, and con- tinuously held the office of justice and police magistrate, with office at Halsted and Madison Sts. for many years. Now of firm of La Buy & La Buy (with Frank La Buy), in law, real estate, loans and insurance. Dir. Milwaukee Av. State Bank; dir. and treas. Original Quartz Hill Gold Mining Co .; pres. Kosciusko Monu- mental Assn .: treas. 16th Ward Bldg. Assn Democrat; mem. Co. Democracy. R. C .; mem. Holy Cross Assn. Mem. G. A. R .; past com- mander Post No. 304, Dept. of Illinois, and mem. Dept. Commanders' Staff Assn., with rank of col. Club: Iroquois. Office: 579-583 Mil- waukee Av. Residence: 581 Milwaukee Av.
LACEY, Edward Samuel, pres. Bankers Nat. Bank, Chicago; b. Chili, N. Y., Nov. 26, 1835; moved with family when 7 years old to Eaton Co., Mich .; ed. public schools and Olivet Col- lege; became clerk at 18 years, in general store at Kalamazoo, Mich .; after 1857 lived at Charlotte, Mich .; one of the founders, 1862, of private bank, which became, 1871, the First Nat. Bank of Charlotte, of which he was cashier and later pres. Register of deeds, Eaton Co., Mich., 1860-4; trustee State In- sane Asylum, 1874-80; delegate to Nat. Re- publican Convention, 1876; chairman Repub- lican State Central Committee of Michigan, 1882-4; 1st mayor of Charlotte; mem. of Con- gress, 1881-5: unsuccessful candidate for U. S. Senate, 1886; comptroller of the currency, 1889-92; resigned to become pres. Bankers Nat. Bank: resident vice-pres. Am. Surety Co., of New York; m. Jan. 1, 1861, Annette C. Musgrave, Charlotte, Mich .: children: Jessie P., Edith M., Edward M. Office: Bankers Nat. Bank. Residence: Evanston, Ill.
LACKNER, Ernest, physician; b. Racine, Wis., Oct. 6, 1851; s. Joseph and Louise (Franzen) Lackner: ed. public schools of Ra- cine, Wis., Univ. of Wisconsin, 1869-71; Ben- nett Med. College, graduating M.D., 1872; studied at Heidelberg and Berlin, Ger., 1884-5; m. Chicago, Dec. 24, 1878, Louise Grossen- heider; children: Adele, Josephine, Julius E. Began practice in 1876 on South Side, Chi- cago; connected with Michael Reese Hosp. for 24 years; pres. of dispensary staff, attending physician to dispensary (children's dept.), attending physician to Michael Reese Hosp. (children's dept.). Prof. of diseases of chil- dren, Dearborn Med. College. Mem. Am. Med. Assn., Chicago Med. Soc., Illinois State Med. Soc., Chicago Pediatric Soc. Republican. Office: 103 State St. Residence: 3201 Calumet Av.
LACKNER, Francis, lawyer; b. Detroit, Mich., Oct. 14, 1840; s. Francis C. and Rosalia (Harnischmacher) Lackner; grad. German- Am. Acad. of Milwaukee, Wis .; m. Columbus, Wis., 1872, Nannie Jussen; children: Meta (Mrs. Franklin Corbin), Else. Irma, Francis A., Beatrice. Served in Civil War, 1862-5, en- tering the service as 2d lieut. and rising to the rank of maj., and after the war was
and also on the staff of Gen. Carl Schurz and Gen. Daniel Butterfield as judge advocate and asst. inspector gen. of the 3d Division, 20th Army Corps. Admitted to bar of Illinois in 1866 and has ever since been engaged in gen- eral practice of law in Chicago; now senior of firm of Lackner, Butz & Miller. Republican. Mem. of Military Order of Loyal Legion. Clubs: Union, University. Office: Chicago Title & Trust Bldg. Residence: Kenilworth, Ili.
LAFLIN, Albert S., capitalist. Mem. Chicago Stock Exchange. Clubs: Chicago, Washington Park, Chicago Athletic, Calumet, Union, Chi- cago Golf. Office: 66 Wabash Av. Residence: 2335 Michigan Av.
LAPLIN, Louis E., capitalist; dir. Elgin Nat. Watch Co., Hamilton Nat. Bank, Mer- chants' Safe Deposit Co .; treas. Chicago Acad. of Sciences; associate mem. Chicago Real Estate Board. Clubs: Chicago, Chicago Ath- letic, University, Saddle and Cycle, Onwentsia. Office: 66 Wabash Av. Residence: 369 Erie St.
LAHIFF, Edward Maguire; b. Whitegate, Co. Cork, Ireland, 1863; s. Patrick and Bridget (Barry) Lahiff; ed. St. Vincent's Seminary, Cork; m. Ireland, 1895, Ellen Malone; children: John, Edward, Gerald, Maurice. Came to U. S., 1886, and for a year or two was in employ of W. P. Rend & Co., Coal merchants, as coal shoveler; was in newspaper work in Chicago on staff of the Herald and its successor, the Times-Herald; went East and was for a time with the New York World; hired out to the Carnegie Co. as a "scab" workman, in order to gain admission to the fortified works of that company at Homestead, Pa .; in 1895 secured a lengthy interview with Rt. Hon. William E. Gladstone, the first time Mr. Gladstone ever consented to an interview with a newspaper representative; private sec. to Mayor Carter H. Harrison, Jr., 1897-1903; city collector of Chicago, 1903 to Oct. 1, 1905. Democrat. Sec. Democratic County Committee of Cook Co., 1904. Office: City Hall. Residence: 957 Pratt Av.
LAING, John Robertson, manufacturer; b. Birmingham, Eng., Feb. 28, 1852; s. William G. and Catherine (McDougall) Laing; ed. pub- lic schools in Scotland and at private boarding school in England; m. Marseilles, Ill., June 9, 1872, Mary Ryall; children: Mrs. Ira J. (Genevra Fuller) Couch. Came to Chicago in 1871, and was in the employ of Miner T. Ames & Co., coal merchants, about 4 years; connect- ed with Palmer, Fuller & Co. since May, 1876, becoming pres. on reorganization of the com- pany in 1899; large manufacturers of sash, doors and blinds. Republican. Presbyterian. Club: Chicago Athletic. Office: Lumber St., S. of 22d St. Residence: 3819 Vincennes Av.
LAKE, Richard Conover, banker, stockman; b. on farm in Montour Co., Pa., July 20, 1846; s. James and Hannalı (Dye) Lake; ed. public schools in Pennsylvania, supplemented by pri- vate instruction and personal study at later periods; m. 1st, Central City, Colo., Sept. 14, 1871, Mary Randolph (died Sept. 14, 1894) : children: Jessie. Amy. Marv (died in infancy), Richard Randolph, Margaret, George Ernest, James Lawrence (died in childhood), Ger- trude; m. 2d, Evanston, Ill., Feb. 9, 1899, Helen M. Kitchell; 1 daughter: Helen (died in infancy). First important employment with Fowler & Creveling, Espv, Pa .; second with Roworth Bros., Central City. Colo .: in mercan- tile business as Roworth & Lake, Central City, 1869-77; in mercantile business, Deadwood, S. Dak., 1877; pres. 1st Nat. Bank, Deadwood. 1879; pres. 1st Nat. Bank of Rapid City. S. Dak., 1884; pres. Bank of Chadron, Neb., 1886, 2d vice-pres. Union Nat. Bank, Chicago, 1894; pres. Masonic Fraternity Temple Assn., 1896; not now officer in any bank. but has financial interest in several. Principal business now with Lake, Tomb & Co., range cattle in Texas
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and S. Dakuca. Republican. Dir. Evanston Free Public Library, Evanston City School Board. Clubs: Union League, Glen View, Evanston, Evanston Country. Office: Marquette Bldg. Residence: Evanston, III.
LAKE, William H., broker; b. Chicago, 1861. Entered grain business, 1877, with Dwight & Gillett; was with Bartlett, Frazier & Co., 1881- 1889; later with Arthur Leask under firm name of Lake & Leask; now senfor mem. firm of W. H. Lake & Co. Mem. Chicago Board of Trade, Chicago Stock Exchange, Milwaukee Chamber of Commerce, N. Y. Produce Ex- change. Clubs: Washington Park, Chicago Ath- letic, Chicago Yacht, Glen View. Office: 6 Sher- man St. Residence: 18 Kennesaw Terrace.
LALLA, John F., wholesale grocer; b. Bo- hemia, May 16, 1857; s. Vaclav and Josephine Lalla; ed. public schools in Bohemia; m. Chi- cago, 1882, Barbara Zeman; children: Mary, James J., John, Agnes, Emily, George. Began business career as retail grocer; afterward established in commission business in firm of Dusek & Lalla, later changing to John F. Lalla & Co., with John A. Krupka as partner, adding a wholesale grocery business, and later becoming exclusively wholesale grocers. The firm was changed to a corporation May 25, 1904, and Mr. Lalla was made pres. Inde- pendent in politics. Office: 208-212 W. Randolph St. Residence: 259 W. 20th St.
LAMB, Benjamin B., broker; dir. West Chi- cago St. Ry. Co. Mem. Chicago Stock Ex- change. Clubs: Chicago, University, Onwent- sia. Office: 108 LaSalle St. Residence: 2011 Prairie Av.
LAMB, Charles Allison, retired merchant and mine pres .; b. Boston, Mass., Dec. 30, 1846; s. Charles Churchill and Sarah Allen (Allison) Lamb; grad. Phillips School, Boston, 1862; m. Boston, Sept. 17, 1874, Martha L. Pike; children: Mabel H. (now Mrs. William E. Thresher), Charles H. (died at 18 years). Was with Henry Callender & Co., wholesale West India goods, Boston, 1862-9; with J. & D. W. Hitchcock, wholesale boots and shoes, 1870-2; mem. firm of Leonard, Lamb & Crosby, manu- facturers and wholesale dealers in boots and shoes, Boston, 1872-8; 21 years mgr. of the Nat. Tube Works Co., Chicago, July 1, 1878, to Aug. 1, 1899, when he sold out to the trust and retired. Pres. Massachusetts Con- solidated Mining Co. Republican. Universalist. Mem. Sons of the Revolution and S. A. R. Clubs: Union League, Glen View, Edgewater Golf; also Strollers (New York). Office: 6 Beacon St., Boston, Mass. Residence: 2425 Sheridan Rd.
LAMB, Frank Hooker, sec. Miehle Printing Press & Mfg. Co .; b. Boston, Mass., Sept. 2, 1851; s. Charles C. and Sarah (Allison) Lamb; ed. Dwight Grammar School, Boston; m. West Brookfield, Mass., June 9, 1879, Clara Dane Lamb; 1 son: Roy Dane. Began business life in Boston as bookkeeper for A. Hamilton & Co., wholesale dry goods, in 1866, at the age of 15; 1871-2, with John & David W. Hitchcock, wholesale boots and shoes; cashier for Henry Callender & Co., of Boston, whole- sale grocers, 1872-7; came to Chicago; 1877-99, was asst. local mgr. at Chicago of the Nat. Tube Works Co .; since Aug., 1899, has been sec. of the Miehle Printing Press & Mfg. Co. Is also treas. of the Nat. Warehouse Co., and dir. Columbia Tool Steel Co. Clubs: Chicago Athletic, Union League, Casino (Edgewater). Office: Clinton St., cor. Fulton St. Residence: 2421 Sheridan Rd.
LAMBERT, John, capitalist. (See Who's Who in America for sketch.) Office: The Rook- ery. Residence: Joliet, Ill.
LAMKEY, Arthur Edmund, producers' agent for coal and coke; b. Oconto, Wis., Feb. 24, 1875; s. George and Adeline (Mosett) Lamkey; ed. public schools of Oconto and Hurley, Wis., and in Lewis Institute, Chicago;
m. Chicago, Nov. 11, 1902, May Rose McAdam; 1 daughter: Helen Adeline. After leaving school became salesman with Marshall Field & Co., and later with Schlesinger & Mayer; after that with coal corporations and firms of Coxe Bros. & Co., O'Gara, King & Co., The Marmet Co. and Williams & Peters, until Apr. 1, 1901, when he established business for him- self, as representative of several collieries. Independent in politics. Clubs: Ashland, Fel- lowship, Neighborly. Office: Old Colony Bldg. Residence: 2247 Kenmore Av.
LAMM, Abraham H., merchant; b. Cincin- nati, O., Sept. 13, 1858; s. Samuel and Caro- line (Lebolt) Lamm; public school education; m. Sept. 26, 1897, Frances M. Broderick, of Chicago. Began business career as traveling salesman; mem. of the firm of Lamm & Co., tailors to the trade, since 1889. Office: Adams and Jefferson Sts. Residence: 4959 Grand Boul.
LAMM, Joseph C., merchant; b. Cincinnati, O., Dec. 8, 1854; s. Samuel and Caroline (Le- bolt) Lamm; grad. public school in Philadel- phia; m. Baltimore, Md., Oct. 5, 1903, Belle Walter. Started to work for his father as clerk in clothing store at Parkersburg, W. Va .; came to Chicago soon after the great fire with father; in same line here until 1875; in clothing and furnishing goods business in Fre- mont, Neb., 2 years; went to Leadville, Colo., 1879, before there was either railroad or city government, and assisted in establishing the community; returned to Chicago, 1881, and established clothing business with brothers as Lamm & Co .; now largely engaged as "tailors to the trade." Independent in politics. Mem. Sinai Congregation. Club: Standard. Office: Adams and Jefferson Sts. Residence: Chicago, Il1.
LAMONT, Robert Patterson, 1st vice-pres. Simplex Ry. Appliance Co .; b. Detroit, Mich., Dec. 1, 1867; s. Robert and Isabella Lamont; grad. Univ. of Michigan, B.S., C.E., 1891; m. Chicago, Oct. 24, 1894, Helen Gertrude Trot- ter; children: Robert P., Jr., Dorothy. After leaving college was an engineer at the World's Columbian Exposition, 1891-2; sec. and en- gineer of Shailer & Schinglau, a contracting company, 1892-7: since 1897, 1st vice-pres. and dir. of the Simplex Ry. Appliance Co., manu- facturers of Simplex bolsters, Susemihl side bearings, Simplex brake beams, coil and elliptic springs for all classes of railway equipment, with works at Hammond, Ind., and offices at Chicago, St. Louis and New York. Also 2d vice-pres. and dir. of The Simplex Ry. Appli- ance Co. of Canada, Ltd. Clubs: Union League, University, Midlothian. Office: Fisher Bldg. Residence: 217 E. 52d St. and Midlothian Club.
LAMPERT, Nelson Norman, vice-pres. Ft. Dearborn Nat. Bank; b. Newton, Wis., Mar. 19, 1872; s. Bartholomew and Mary (Stark) Lam- pert: grad. Garfield Grammar School, Chicago. Started in May, 1887, as messenger, in the Ft. Dearhorn Nat. Bank, and has filled every position up to vice-pres. Republican. Metho- dist. Mem. of all the Masonic bodies. Clubs: Chicago Athletic, Hamilton, Bankers, Colum- hia Yacht. Office: 134 Monroe St. Residence: 1537 Oakdale Av.
LAMPING, George Leonard, merchant; b. Lawrenceburg, Ind., Jan. 6, 1853; s. Lewis L. and Anna M. (Mulfinger) Lamping; ed. Law- renceburg, Ind., public school; m. Chicago. 1881, Mary K. Rauch; children: Amelia L. and Funice C. Came to Chicago in 1872, and later salesman on road; in 1889 with F. A. Rauch, bought out the business of M. Kunkel & Co., and as F. A. Rauch & Co. they have since conducted business as wholesale dealers in upholstery supplies. Republican. Mason. Methodist. Office: 252-254 Market St. Resi- dence: 3161 5th Av.
LAMSON, S. Warren, grain and provisions; b. Nyack, N. Y., Aug. 31, 1838. Came to Illi-
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nois in infancy; later engaged in agricultural pursuits until 1868, when removed to Iowa and engaged in the nursery business; came to Chicago in 1875 and engaged in the com- mission business in grain and provisions un- der the firm name of Lamson Bros. & Co., in which has ever since continued; also pres. the Harry H. Lobdell Co .; vice-pres. the Mount Hope Cemetery Assn. Mem. Chicago Board of Trade. Was one of the organizers of the All Souls Church, and has been pres. of the board of dirs .; ex-pres. of the Oakland School Board. Life mem. of the Chicago Athletic Assn. Of- fice: Board of Trade. Residence: 3991 Ellis Av.
LANCASTER, Eugene Abiel, carpets; b. Be- loit, Wis., Nov. 7, 1848; s. Andrew and Ade- line (Gray) Lancaster; ed. public schools of Dubuque, Ia .; m. Chicago, May 5, 1875, Helen M. Hutchinson; 1 daughter: Mrs. Kate Brew- ster. Came to Chicago, 1864, in employ of James Boyd, stock broker, 1864-71; cashier Keith Bros., wholesale millinery, 1871-6; sec. and treas. Chicago Carpet Co., 1876-99, when that business was merged in the new cor- poration of Carroll & Lancaster, Incorporated, of which he is sec. and treas., carpets, rugs and curtains. Republican. Mem. Royal Ar- canum. Office: 162-4 Wabash Av. Residence: 2703 Prairie Av.
LANDFIELD, Abraham Elias, cigar manu- facturer; b. Russia, July 4, 1872; s. Elias and Tessie Landfield; ed. common school in Mon- treal, Canada, to 1888; m. Chicago, Sept. 15, 1895, Ida Cominofsky; children: Harold, Ed- win. Was workman at bench and foreman for Landfield & Co., later foreman for R. Mills; joined C. T. Randall in firm of Randall & Landfield, 1900; incorporated Jan. 1, 1904; is sec. Independent in politics. Mem. Montifiore Lodge, K. P. Office: 14 S. Water St. Residence: 4941 Champlain Av.
LANDIS, Kenesaw Mountain, jurist; b. Mill- ville, O., Nov. 20, 1866; lived in Indiana, 1876- 1890; grad. Union College of Law, Chicago; admitted to bar, 1891; married. Was sec. to Judge Gresham 2 years while he was sec. of state; appointed judge U. S. District Court, Mar., 1905. Republican. Clubs: Chicago, Wash- ington Park, Mid-Day. Office: Post Office Bldg. Residence: 4830 Madison Av.
LANE, Albert Grannis, educator; b. Chicago, Mar. 15, 1841; s. Elisha B. and Amanda (Gran- nis) Lane; ed. public schools; prin. Franklin School, Chicago, 1858-69; supt. schools Cook Co., Ill., 1869-73; cashier Preston, Kean & Co.'s West Side Bank, Chicago, 1874-7; again county supt. schools, 1877-91: supt. Chicago city schools, 1891-8; since July, 1898, asst. supt. same. Pres., 1893-4, and now chairman board of trustees Nat. Educational Assn .; dir. of its educational exhibit, 1887; mem. Nat. Council of Education: pres. Illinois State Teachers' Assn., 1899; trustee Y. M. C. A. of Chicago. Active in Methodist Church and Sunday School work. Office: Tribune Bldg. Residence: 430 W. Adams St.
LANE, Arthur Erastus, bookbinders' sup- plies; b. Norton, Mass .. Jan. 16, 1853; s. Daniel and Ann Elizabeth (Pidge) Lane; ed. high school of Lawrence, Mass .; m. Philadelphia, Pa .. Dec. 21, 1882, Mary Louise Walker; 1 daughter: Marjorie. In 1871 entered service of Gane Bros. (established 1846) and in 1883 was admitted to membership in the firm of Gane Bros. & Co., of which he is now the only active mem., manufacturers of bookbinding materials and machines, leather binders' boards, etc. branch houses in New York and St. Louis. Republican. Presbyterian. Clubs: Hamilton, Chicago Athletic. Office: 116-120 Market St. Residence: Chicago Beach Hotel.
LANE, Francis W., editor; b. Ashburnham, Mass., Oct. 24, 1858; s. Allen F. and Laura P. (Tyler) Lane; ed. Cushing Acad., Ashburn- ham, Mass., and Dartmouth College, graduat-
ing, A.B., 1881; m. Boylston, Mass., Dec. 26, 1881, Gertrude D. Kilbourne; children: Harold F., H. Richardson, Jessie G., Lena Y. Prin- cipal public schools, Yonkers, N. Y., 1881-2; special examiner U. S. Interior Dept., 1882-7; patent atty. at St. Paul, Minn., 1887-92; since 1892, consecutively mechanical editor, manag- ing editor, asst. editor-in-chief The Railway Age; also dir. of The Railway Age Co. Mem. Am. Soc. of Mechanical Engineers, Master Car Builders' Assn., Am. Railway Master Me- chanics' Assn., etc. Republican. Office: Monad- nock Blk. Residence: 7157 Yale Av.
LANG, John Mills, physician; b. Toronto, Can., July 23, 1865; s. R. and Eliza (Mills) Lang; ed. public schools of Toronto, Ont., and Rush Med. College; m. Chicago, 1896, Anna M. Outhet. Was interne at Wesley Hosp. for 18 months; engaged in general practice in Chicago since 1895. Mem. Am. Med. Assn., Illi- nois State Med. Soc. and Chicago Med. Soc. Office: Hotel Brevoort. Residence: 4800 Prairie Av.
LANGBEIN, Otto Theodore, real estate; b. Chicago, Sept. 20, 1864; s. Ferdinand and Pauline (Klemm) Langbein; ed. Chicago pub- lic schools, and 1 year in Bryant & Stratton Business College, Chicago; m. Chicago, Mar. 11, 1896, Elizabeth Rietz; children: Otto Theo- dore, Jr., Pauline Elizabeth. Engaged in busi- ness since 1882, devoting most of time to real estate; now in charge of financial affairs of William Kent, agent. Republican. Office: 12 Sherman St. Residence: 4306 Calumet Av.
LANGE, Fred John, manufacturer; h. Chi- cago, July 2, 1852; s. Fred and Louise Lange; ed. Chicago public schools; m. Chicago, Mar. 30, 1875, Barbara Ruh; 1 son: Edward Law- rence. Was formerly in the wholesale grocery business for 30 years, with Reid, Murdoch & Co., 11 years; with Sprague, Warner & Co., 3 years; then for self 7 years, first of Reid, Walsh & Lange, and then of Walsh, Lange & Co., until 1902, when he became pres. of the Brookman Mfg. Co. (established 1879), im- porters and packers of heavy chemicals, seeds, etc .; packers of Golden Harvest Bird Seed, and manufacturers of "Big Bonanza" lye, potash, chemicals and grocers' sundries. Re- publican. Club: Marquette. Office: 79-81 La- Salle Av. Residence: 1052 Sheridan Rd.
LANGE, Herman Otto, sec .- treas. of Fergu- son & Lange Foundry Co .; h. Bromberg, Ger., May 14, 1855; s. Louis and Pauline (Braun) Lange; ed. in Real Gymnasium in Bromberg, Ger .; m. Muskegon, Mich., Oct. 15, 1882, Ida M. Torrent; children: Marguerite, Nellie, Flor- ence, Liston. Came from Germany to Muske- gon, Mich., 1870; was first engaged in mer- cantile business and then for 6 years cashier and dir. of the Merchants' Nat. Bank of Mus- kegon; after that mem. of the lumber manu- facturing firm of Torrent Co., and was also sec. of the Muskegon Booming Co. and other corporations; came to Chicago from Muskegon in 1899, becoming sec. and treas. The William Ferguson Foundry Co., reincorporated. 1903. as the Ferguson & Lange Foundry Co. Repub- lican. Mem. Germania Männerchor. Office: Cly- horn Av. and Willow St. Residence: 15 Buena Terrace; summer residence, Lake Harbor. Mich.
LANGHORST, Henry August; h. Hanover, Ger., July 13. 1837; s. Daniel and Wilhelmina (Fenker) Langhorst; ed. public schools of Ohio; m. 1st, Cincinnati, O., 1866. Marie Ahlers: children: Adele, Herman; m. 2d, Oct., 1883, Johanna Kahle; 1 daughter: Margaret. Served in Civil War in O. Vol. Art .; engaged in business in Cincinnati as iron merchant until 1880; in latter year became a mem. of the firm of Albert Schwill & Co., malt manu- facturers, removing from Cincinnati to Chi- cago in 1898, and 1901 incorporating the busi- ness, when became vice-pres. and treas. of the company; the manufacturing facilities of the
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company aggregate a capacity of 4,000,000 bu. of malt annually. Mason (32º); K. T. Clubs: Germania, Illinois Athletic. Office: 255 LaSalle St. Residence: 175 Lake View Av.
LANTRY, Thomas Barnaby, lawyer; b. Helena, N. Y., Feb. 21, 1866; s. Barnaby and Ann (Mahoney) Lantry; grad. Ogdensburg (N. Y.) Acad., 1885; Georgetown (D. C.) Univ., A.B., 1889. Admitted to bar Sept., 1891, and engaged in practice; now mem. firm of Lantry & Lyon. Democrat. R. C. Office: The Rookery. Residence: Hotel Newberry, 225 Dearborn Av.
LAPHAM, Arden Barker, wholesale leather and hide merchant; b. Clinton Co., N. Y., Mar. 15, 1845; s. Nathan and Jane (Barker) Lap- ham; ed, public school and in academy at Keeseville, N. Y .; m. Clinton Co., N. Y., June 15, 1870, Mary S. Morgan; children: Arden B., Jr., Jane A., Edward M., Edna. Began business experience in general merchandising and manufacturing in Clinton Co., N. Y., 1861-72; came to Chicago in 1873 and engaged in busi- ness as mem. of firm of Lapham, Smibert & Co., wholesale dealers and tanners of hides and leather, until 1881, when firm of A. B. Lapham & Co. succeeded, changing in 1883 to present style of Lapham Bros. & Co., of which is senior partner. Republican. Mem. Society of Friends (Quakers). Club: Casino (Edge- water). Office: 738 Stock Exchange Bldg. Resi- dence: 2921 Kenmore Av.
LAPHAM, Edwin Nathan, mgr. hide dept. U. S. Leather Co .; b. Peru, Clinton Co., N. Y., June 19, 1850; s. Nathan and Jane R. (Barker) Lapham; ed. public district schools of Clin- ton Co., N. Y., and attended Cornell Univ. for 1 year in mechanical engineering dept., 1871; m. San Jose, Calif., 1895, Evadine M. Hunkins; children: Harold, Dorothy. Since 1871 has been interested in milling business in Clinton Co., N. Y., with his father; in 1876 engaged in leather and hide business in Chicago, for Lap- ham, Smibert & Co .; then with O. K. Lapham & Co., St. Louis, Mo., for 7 years; in brokerage in New York City, 1884-93; since organization of the U. S. Leather Co. in 1893, has resided in Chicago. Clubs: Casino (Edgewater), Edge- water Golf, Glen View. Office: 66 N. Canal St. Residence: 2989 Kenmore Av.
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