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LORD, Frank Elmer, lawyer; b. Danvers, Mass., Dec. 20, 1861; s. Edward A. and Nancy (Boardman) Lord; graduate Holten High School, Danvers, Mass., 1878; Salem (Mass.) High School, 1879; Northwestern Univ., A.B., 1883. Studied law; admitted to bar, 1886; in 1889 joined late John H. Hamline and Frank H. Scott in firm of Hamline, Scott & Lord; since May 1, 1904, Scott, Bancroft, Lord & Stephens. Mem. Law Club, Illinois State Bar Assn., Chicago Bar Assn. Republican. Congre- gationalist. Clubs: Evanston, Union League, Chicago Athletic, Skokie Country. Office: The Temple. Residence: 1328 Hinman Av., Evans- ton, Ill.
LORD, John Brackett, pres. and mgr. Ayer & Lord Tie Co .; b. Newton Upper Falls, Mass., June 3, 1848; s. Brackett and Clarissa Wil- liams (Winslow) Lord; ed. schools of New- ton, Mass., and Wesleyan Acad., Wilbraham, Mass .; m. 1874, Annie E., daughter of Dr. James M. Steele, of Grand View, Edgar Co., Ill .; children: Clara S., Mary I., Margaret, Russell. In 1867 entered his father's grain and flour business, remaining until 1872, and re- moved to Kansas, Ill., where his father owned a large grain warehouse, of which he took charge; became general buyer and shipper of grain through Central Illinois, 1875-82; in rail- road lumber supply business, with C. W. Pow- ell, Paris, Ill., 1882-4, and in Chicago, 1884- 1893, when firm dissolved; associated since 1893. with Ayer & Lord Tie Co., now largest oak-tie dealers in U. S. Republican. Clubs: Chicago, Kenwood, Homewood. Office: Ry. Ex- change. Residence: 4857 Greenwood Av.
LORD, Parley Adelbert, pres. and treas. P. A. Lord Lumber Co .; b. Lathrop, Susquehanna Co., Pa., Dec. 13, 1860; s. Asahel A. and Lucy Mary (Squires) Lord; grad. Scranton (Pa.) High School, 1876; m. Foster, Pa., Jan. 21, 1884, Sara E. Squier; children: Harry A., Edgar A .. Walter Vincent, Marion E. Began business life as clerk in an insurance office at Scranton, Pa., 1876; school teacher near Scranton, Pa., 1877- 1879; came to Chicago, Mar., 1879; asst. book- keeper for Turner & Bond, real estate, 1879- 1880; bookkeeper for Adams, Hastings & Co.,
lumber, 1880-87; organized, Apr., 1887, and now pres. and treas. P. A. Lord Lumber Co., dealers in lumber and coal, and manufacturers of church furniture. Prohibitionist. Methodist. Office: 198 LaSalle St. Residence: LaGrange, III.
LORENTZ, Christoph August, newspaper publisher; b. Oldersum, Ger., May 7, 1858; s. Arend Christoph and Zwaantje Lorentz; ed. public and private schools and business col- lege in Germany; m. Chicago, Jan. 1, 1892, Clementine Parisek; 1 son: Christoph August, Jr. Was apprentice for 3 years in grocery, then salesman and traveler for grain and grocery business. Came to U. S., 1885; was 2 years in general merchandise store in Logan Co., Ill .; came to Chicago, 1887; 2 years with mercan- tile house; since 1889 in business dept. of the Abendpost, newspaper, and since 1898 sec. and dir. of The Abendpost Co. Was volunteer in German Army, 1878-9. Mem. Reformed Church. Office: 173-175 5th Av. Residence: 1736 Wright- wood Av.
LORIMER, William, mem. Congress, con- tractor; b. Manchester, Eng., Apr. 27, 1861; when 5 years old came with parents to U. S., and in 1870 came to Chicago; father died, and at 12 became sign-painter's apprentice; later worked in packing houses and for a street railroad company; entered real estate business, 1886; pres. Murphy & Lorimer in bldg. and brick mfg. business; pres. Lorimer & Galla- gher, contractors; supt. water-main extensions and later supt. water dept., City of Chicago. Defeated for clerk Superior Court, 1892; mem. Congress, 1895-1901, 2d Illinois district, and 1903-7, 6th district. Office: The Rookery. Resi- dence: 903 Douglas Park Boul.
LOSCH, Nathaniel Richardson, asst. cashier Commercial Nat. Bank; b. Brooklyn, N. Y., Nov. 28, 1869; s. Rev. Henry and Hannah Jane (Richardson) Losch; ed. Philadelphia at Ken- derton Consolidated Grammar School; Phlla- delphia High School and private school; m. Chicago, Oct. 24, 1900, Marion Blanche Stock- ton; children: John Stockton, Nathaniel Rich- ardson, Jr. First engagement was as clerk in coal office of Charles Denny & Co., Philadel- phia, 1885; later same year with W. S. Kim- ball, real estate. Came to Chicago, Mar. 11, 1886, and Mar. 15, 1886, accepted position with Carson, Pirie & Co., as cashier; resigned Sept., 1888, to accept position with Commercial Nat. Bank as messenger; appointed asst. cashier, Jan. 10, 1900. Republican. Presbyterian. Office: 175 Dearborn St. Residence: 3812 Bellevue PI. LOSEY, Clifford Sutherland, physician; b. Indianapolis, Ind., Dec. 15, 1874; s. Robert C. and Emma Jane (Sutherland) Losey; ed. pub- lic school of Indianapolis, Ind., 1880-8; Ken- tucky Military Institute, Frankfort, Ky., 1888- 1892; Ohio Military Institute, College Hill, O., 1892-4; Rush Med. College, Chicago, 1894-7, M.D., 1897; m. Ashtabula, O., June 2, 1897, Gertrude H. Gillette. Engaged in practice of medicine in Chicago since June, 1897; special- ist in diseases of the ear, nose and throat. Asst. otologist, Chicago Post-Graduate Hosp., Chicago Policlinic Hosp., Michael Reese Hosp., and asst. surgeon the Illinois Charitable Eye and Ear Infirmary. Mem. Chicago Med. Soc., Chicago Laryngological and Climatological Soc., Am. Laryngological, Rhinological and Otological Soc. Republican. Club: Hinsdale Golf. Office: 31 Washington St. Residence: 5046 Washington Park Pl.
LOTT, Edward C., district mgr. Am. Steel and Wire Co .; b. Wyoming Co., Pa. Became identified with the wire industry at DeKalb, Ill., and upon the consolidation of the business there with other large plants in the Am. Steel and Wire Co., was made mgr. of the Chicago district, having charge of the sales in this city and section. Also vice-pres. and dir. of the Standard Office Co., and of the DeKalb & Great Western Ry., and dir. of the Columbia
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Wire Co. Mason. Club: Chicago Athletic. Of- fice: Railway Exchange. Residence: DeKalb, Il1.
LOUCKS, Charles Olney, lawyer; b. Mena- sha, Wis., June 7, 1877; s. Charles N. and Mary (Reece) Loucks; grad. Irving Park Grammar School, Chicago, 1889; Jefferson High School, 1894; 2 years' work in A.B. course at Univ. of Michigan, 1894-6. Clerk in law office of Pease & McEwen, Chicago, 1896-7; Atwood & Pease, 1897-9; admitted to bar, Dec. 16, 1899; practiced law alone until Jan., 1901; mem. firm of Atwood & Pease, Jan., 1901, to Oct., 1902; Atwood, Pease & Loucks, Oct., 1902, to Sept. 1, 1903; since then of Atwood, Pease, Corbin & Loucks. Republican. Methodist. Mem. Y. M. C. A., Chicago Bar Assn. Club: Apollo Musical. Office: Tacoma Bldg. Residence: 2321 Lowell Av., Chicago.
LOUDERBACK, William Johnson, broker; b. Hamilton, N. Y., Sept. 16, 1864; s. Alfred and Sarah (Wilson) Louderback; grad. Episcopal Acad., Philadelphia, in class of 1880; m. Chi- cago, 1897, Jane Darragh; children: William J., Elizabeth, Darragh, Sarah. Was a clerk for Western Union Telegraph Co., Chicago, 1880-1; then with Central Union Telegraph Co., as bookkeeper, and afterward as general account- ant, until 1885; with Pullman Co., 1886-7, as special accountant; cashier Chicago, Santa Fe & California R. R., until 1889; afterward with Norman Williams, in charge of estates. Now of King, Hodenpyl & Co., stocks and bonds. Treas. Goodrich Transportation Co., and of Crerar Library. Club: Chicago. Office: 217 LaSalle St. Residence: Highland Park, Ill.
LOUNSBURY, James Allen, manufacturer of wood-working machinery; b. Wethersfield, Conn., June 8, 1867; s. Cooke and Isabella (Spalding) Lounsbury; ed. public schools and high schools of Hartford, Conn .; m. Chicago, Sept. 26, 1893, Gertrude Greenlee; children: Ralph, Elizabeth. Engaged in electrical and mechanical engineering work in various capac- ities, 1887-97; during 1892-3, engineer of in- candescent lighting for World's Columbian Ex- position, Chicago. In 1896 engaged in business of mfg. electrical machinery; lost plant and business by fire, Jan., 1897, which wiped out financial resources; during 1897-8, engaged in experimental work in connection with the man- ufacture of steel for English capitalists. In 1899 became connected with Greenlee Bros. & Co., and in Jan., 1902, was made a dir. and vice-pres. of the company, mfg. wood-working machinery and special heavy machines for car bldg. Republican. Congregationalist. Clubs: Union League, Edgewater Golf. Office: Rail- way Exchange. Residence: 1692 Graceland Av.
LOVE, Charles Finney, pres. C. F. Love & Co., fruit and produce commission; b. Wauke- sha, Wis., Mar. 29, 1845; s. Robert and Martha (Barnett) Love; ed. public school; m. Chicago, Nov., 1877, Miss Ula Wilkins. Came to Chicago in 1863 and worked for a jewelry house until the fire; after the fire engaged with C. B. Ayers in the fruit and produce commission business under present firm name of C. F. Love & Co .; the firm was incorporated, 1904, and he became pres. Mem. I. O. U. W. Repub- lican. Office: 89 S. Water St. Residence: 4471 Lake Av.
LOVE, Sidney Cox, banker and broker; b. Ot- tumwa, Ia., Jan. 2, 1872; s. Judge James M. and Mary (Milburn) Love; ed. under direc- tion of Bishop Whipple, Faribault, Minn. On leaving school his first occupation was clerk in a bank at Keokuk, Ia .; in 1893 came to Chi- cago and was employed by S. Side Elevated R. R. Co .; in 1897 helped to organize banking and brokerage firm of John C. King & Co., from which he retired Dec., 1900, and organ- ized firm of Sidney C. Love & Co., bankers and brokers, with offices in Chicago, New York and St. Louis. Mem. Chicago Stock Ex- change, New York Stock Exchange and Chi-
cago Board of Trade. Clubs: Chicago, Union, Chicago Athletic, Washington Park, Onwentsia, Chicago Golf; also Metropolitan and Racquet, New York. Office: The Rookery. Residence: 12 Ritchie Pl.
LOVE, William Samuel, mgr .; b. St. Louis, Mo., May 20, 1867; s. Capt. James E. and Eliza M. (Wilson) Love; grad. St. Louis Manual Training School, 1883, and Washington Univ., St. Louis, 1888, with degree of mechanical en- gineer; m. Chicago, 1892, Annie Archibald; 1 son: Douglas. Was with Pond Engineering Co., St. Louis and Chicago, 1888-92; in machinery business in Chicago, 1892-5; mgr. Chicago of- fice of Abendroth & Root Mfg. Co., 1895-8; since 1898 mgr. western office of the Wheeler Con- denser and Engineering Co. Mem. Am. Soc. of Mechanical Engineers. Republican. Presby- terian. Club: Union League. Office: Monadnock Blk. Residence: 415 Lake View Av.
LOVEWELL, Charles Hubart, physician; b. Fairhaven, Orleans Co., N. Y., Oct. 9, 1848; s. Nehemiah and Phebe P. (Cole) Lovewell; moved with parents to Coldwater, Mich., set- tling on farm, 1855; ed. country school and Coldwater High School, walking daily 4 miles each way between the farm and school during the 4 years' high school course, and gradu- ating in 1865; taught school, 1865-6; studied medicine in office of Dr. J. H. Bennett, of Cold- water, Mich., and spent 5 years in study, at same time teaching to earn money enough for his college course; entered med. dept. of Univ. of Mich., 1868, graduating M.D., Mar. 29, 1871; m. Coldwater, Mich., 1870, Debbie Cladwell; children: C. Hubart, Maurice N., Ralph E., Frank S. Practiced medicine at Coldwater, Mich., as equal partner with his former pre- ceptor, Dr. Bennett, 1871-5; came to Chicago, 1875, and located in Englewood, where has since been engaged in general practice of med- icine. Was for 3 terms chief executive in the Patriarchal Circle and mem. of several other fraternal orders. Mem. Chicago Med. Soc., Am. Med. Assn., Southwestern Med. Soc., and Ma- sonic order. Office and residence: 6058 Went- worth Av.
LOW, James E., D.D.S., inventor of crown and bridge work; b. Otsego Co., N. Y., 1837; s. Rinald and Susan (Maywood) Low; in or- der to prepare for professional career entered Cooperstown Seminary, near his home, and later took up professional studies in leading dental schools of New York; m. Milford, N. Y., 1857, Rowena Knapp; children: Maud, Ma- bel. Came to Chicago, 1865, and soon built up large practice as dentist; early became identi- fied with several prominent dental socs., in- cluding the Illinois Dental Soc., which he joined in 1870; the Am. Dental Soc., which he joined in 1873; and Chicago Dental Soc .; eventually withdrew from these socs, because of differences of opinion among his profes- sional brethren with reference to patenting some of his many inventions. Inventor of some of the most advanced methods in den- tistry, that of crown and bridge work, for which received patent Mar., 1881. This process was introduced by him throughout the various states. A long, tedious and bitter litigation followed, the final result of which was that the validity of the patent was declared in the U. S. Circuit Court of Appeals in New York City, Mar. 12, 1903. Became interested in the Columbian Dental College, 1893, and later its pres. and treas., and during the few years he was connected with the college it had a phe- nomenal growth because of its progressive teachings, due to his advanced methods. Of- fice: 89 Madison St. Residence: 410 Washing- ton Boul.
LOW, John Melvin, hats and caps; b. Scho- harie Co., N. Y., June 5, 1847; s. Peter and Harriet (Becker) Low; ed. public schools; m. New York City, 1885, Nannie Armitage. Was bookkeeper for Sweet, Dempster & Co., whole-
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sale hats, for 2 years; then for 12 years trav- eling salesman for same firm. In 1882 joined in organizing Longley, Low & Alexander, hats, caps and gloves, of which is now sec. and treas. Republican. Club: Washington Park. Of- fice: 193 Adams St.
LOW, Willard Wainwright, electrical sup- plies; b. Flint, Mich., Oct. 24, 1858; s. Spencer F. and Julia (Seamen) Low; ed. public schools, Flint, Mich .; m. Flint, Mich., July 5, 1886, Louise Wallingford; children: Herrisa Mar- guerite, Luferry Willard. Learned trade of carriage mfg. and was in that line up to 1884. Came to Chicago, 1888, and since the Electric Appliance Co. was organized, 1891, has been its pres. Republican. Mem. of all Masonic bodies up to 33º. Clubs: Union League, Chica- go Athletic, Colonial. Office: 36 W. Jackson Boul. Residence: 4917 Lake Av.
LOWDEN, Frank Orren, lawyer; b. Sunrise City, Minn., Jan. 26, 1861; s. Lorenzo Orren and Nancy Elizabeth (Breg) Lowden: attend- ed common school, Point Pleasant, Ia., in win- ter, working on farm in summer; grad. Iowa State Univ. (valedictorian), 1885; grad. Union College of Law, Chicago (valedictorian), 1887; m. Chicago, Apr. 29, 1896, Florence, daughter George M. Pullman. Admitted to Illinois bar, July, 1887; pres. Law Club, Chicago, 1898; lieut .- col. 1st Infy., I. N. G., 1898; prof. North- western Univ. Law School, 1899; tendered office of 1st asst. postmaster-gen., 1900; dir. Pullman Loan & Savings Bank (ex-pres.); dir. Nat. Bank of Republic and several corpora- tions. Delegate Nat. Republican conventions, 1900, 1904; mem. Republican National Commit- tee for Illinois, and member executive com- mittee same during campaign, 1904. Candi- date for Illinois gubernatorial nomination, 1904. Trustee Knox College; ex-pres. North- western Univ. Law School Alumni Assn .; mem. numerous clubs, etc., and Am., Illinois State and Chicago Bar Assns. Office: 184 LaSalle St. Residence: Oregon, Ill.
LOWE, John Williamson, wholesale coal merchant; b. Dayton, O., Oct. 14, 1861; s. Thomas O. and Martha (Harshman) Lowe; ed. Dayton High School. Engaged in coal business ever since leaving high school, 1879; now vice-pres. of Tom Corwin Coal Co., Smith, Lowe Coal Co. and of Weyanoke Coal Co. Mc- Kinley Democrat. Mem. Chicago Public Li- brary Board. Mem. Sons of the Revolution. Clubs: Chicago, University, Union, Onwentsia, Saddle and Cycle. Office: Old Colony Bldg. Residence: Union Club.
LOWE, Perley, lumberman; b. Levant, Me., Nov. 6, 1845; s. William G. and Susan Moor Lowe; worked on father's farm; enlisted, 1864, in 1st. Me. Cav., and served under Gen. Phil. Sheridan; m. Chicago, 1873, Eliza Templeton; children: Agnes S., Emily E., Annie E., Grace G. After war taught school in Maine; came to Chicago, 1867; worked in lumber yards; mem. of the lumber firm of Thompson Bros. & Lowe, 1885-9; Kelley, Lowe & Co., 1889-93; Perley Lowe & Co., since 1889. Several terms dir., vice-pres., 1885, pres., 1886, Lumbermen's Exchange. Active layman of M. E. Church; has been especially interested in the Halsted St. Mission; lay delegate from Rock River Con- ference to General Conference M. E. Church, Los Angeles, Calif., 1904. Pres. Wesley Hosp .; trustee Northwestern Univ. Club: Westward Ho. Office: Ry. Exchange Bldg. Residence: 599 Washington Boul.
LOWELL, George K., railway official; b. Dover, N. H., Mar. 19, 1856; s. George G. and Phebe H. Kaime Lowell; ed. Dover, N. H .; m. Louisville, Ky., 1890, Mary Emma Park. Be- gan railway service in 1876 as a fireman on the Boston & Maine R. R., and was afterward roundhouse man, freight and passenger brake- man, train baggagemaster and freight and pas- senger conductor on the Boston & Maine, Gulf, Colorado & Santa Fe, C., R. I. & P., and the
Louisville, Evansville & St. Louis railroads; master of transportation, 1889-90, supt. of transportation, 1890-1, Louisville, Evansville & St. Louis R. R. ; asst. supt., 1891-3, supt. Jan., to Dec., 1893, Louisville, New Albany & Chica- go Ry .; since Dec., 1893, gen. supt. same road and its successor, the Chicago, Indianapolis & Louisville Ry. 32º Mason. Office: 198 Custom House Pl. Residence: 4213 Ellis Av.
LOWENTHAL, Solomon L., lawyer; b. Chi- cago, Sept. 1, 1868; ed. public schools and grad. Englewood High School; grad. law dept. Northwestern Univ. Engaged in the practice of law in Chicago since 1889; was atty. for the school trustees of Englewood in settle- ment of annexation matters with the City of Chicago; was atty. for several property own- ers in connection with the Wentworth Av. Sewer case, etc. Elected mem. House of Repre- sentatives in General Assembly of Illinois from 3d Senatorial District, 1894. Office: 112 Clark St. Residence: 1405 W. 103d St.
LOWER, Elton, political reporter; b. New- castle, Pa., Mar. 9, 1870; s. C. B. and Saralı (Edwards) Lower; ed. public schools, New- castle, Pa., and by private tutors at Mt. Her- mon, Northfield, Mass .; m. Chicago, 1890, Mabel Campbell; children: Paul, Lillian. After leaving school engaged in government service, Washington, D. C., until coming to Chicago, 1889; entered service of Chicago Daily News, 1889-91; since then with Chicago Evening Post; entire newspaper career as political reporter. Republican. Chairman of Cook Co. Civil Ser- vice Commission since 1901, and recently re- appointed. Club: Chicago Press. Office: The Chicago Evening Post. Residence: 1437 Castle- wood Terrace.
LOWETH, Charles Frederick, civil engi- neer, railway official; b. Cleveland, O., Mar. 3, 1857; s. Daniel and Mary A. P. (Brown) Low- eth; attended Oberlin College; m. Wilmington, Del., Feb. 15, 1881, Carrie T. Curtis; children: Mary Grace, Margaret, Frederick C., Robert C. Began business life as rodman on survey for railroad in Ohio; since 1880 civil engineer, principally in railway service, being succes- sively chief engineer of the Davenport, Rock Island & Northwestern Ry., and consulting en- gineer for the N. P. Ry., M., St. P. & S. Ste. M. Ry., M. & St. L. Ry., and others; since Mar., 1901, engineer and supt. of bridges and bldgs., C., M. & St. P. Ry. Republican. Presby- terian. Mem. Am. Soc. of C. E., Western Soc. of Engineers. Office: Ry. Exchange. Residence: 5206 Jefferson Av.
LOWREY, Frederick Charles, pres. Central Commercial Co., brokers and merchants; b. Chicago, Aug. 25, 1871; s. Charles Griffin and Susan Ann Shaffer; ed. Oak Park (Ill.) High School and Chicago Athenaeum; m. Van Wert, O., Apr. 25, 1893, Lucy Eva Phillips; children: Forest Roderick, Florence Winifred. After 5 years' office experience and 1 year as travel- ing salesman, entered brokerage business in 1892; one of the incorporators, 1894, senior mem., 1902, and pres. since 1903 of Central Commercial Co., brokers and merchants. One of incorporators, 1900, and now chairman of board of dirs. of Keystone Oil and Mfg. Co. Republican. Office: 225 Randolph St. Resi- dence: 267 Franklin Av., River Forest, Il1.
LOWRY, Charles Doak, district supt. pub- lic schools; b. Ripley, Brown Co., O., July 6, 1864; s. William Ramsey and Rebekah (Good- rich) Lowry: grad. public school, Ripley, O., 1881; m. Chicago, June 28, 1895, Lydia Purdy Hess; children: Charles Doak, Oswin William, Louise Talman. Taught country schools in Brown Co., O., 1881-6; senior teacher in State School for Blind, Columbus, O., 1886-9; taught physics in W. Division High School, Chicago, 1889-96; principal Arnold School, Chicago, 1896- 1900; present position as district supt. of pub- lic schools since 1900. Republican. Presbyte-
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rian. Dir. in Apollo Musical Club. Office: Tribune Bldg. Residence: 807 Touhy Av.
LOWRY, Francis Maher, manufacturer; b. Milllken's Bend, La., Nov. 3, 1844; s. Alfred John and Cleora Cornelia (Hynes) Lowry; ed. St. Joseph's College, Beardstown, Ky., and Center College, Danville, Ky .; m. Spring Lake, Mich., Aug. 31, 1898, Mary E. Clarke Rose. During Civil War served 3 years in Co. B, 3d Louisiana Cav., C. S. A .; clerk in the Mer- chants' Bank, Louisville, Ky., 1866-9; then with Cornwall & Bro., manufacturers of soaps, Louisville, Ky., 1869-80; 1880 to July, 1882, in St. Louis, Mo., with the Southern Dairy Co., as mgr .; came to Chicago, 1882; entered em- ploy of Braun & Fitts, churners of butterine, 1887; was mgr. of their St. Louis house, 1887- 1895; the business was incorporated in 1889, and in 1902 was chosen sec. of the company. Office: 187 N. Union St. Residence: 3707 Sheri- dan Rd.
LUCAS, Robert Suddards, Chicago mgr. John Lucas & Co .; b. Gibbsboro, Camden Co., N. J., July 30, 1870; s. John and Harriet An- nie (Browne) Lucas; ed. Episcopal Acad., Philadelphia, and Briar Cliff Military Acad., Sing Sing, N. Y., graduating from latter June 20, 1888; m. Chicago, Apr. 26, 1895, Marie Es- ther Collier; children: Robert S., Jr., Richard C., Harriet Marie. After leaving school, 1888, entered the Philadelphia house of John Lucas & Co. (founded by his father in 1848), whole- sale manufacturers of and dealers in dry col- ors, varnishes, brushes, glass and painters' sundries, and since Dec., 1893, has been mgr. of the Chicago house of the same firm, who operate large paint and varnish works at Gibbsboro, N. J. Republican. Episcopalian. Of- fice: 53-55 N. Desplaines St. Residence: 1276 Winthrop Av.
LUCE, Franklin Augustus, silks, etc .; b. Haydenville, Mass., Oct. 31, 1854; s. Augustus and Elvira (Clapp) Luce; ed. public schools, Haydenville, and at Williston Seminary, East- hampton, Mass .; m. Northampton, Mass., June 2, 1881, Helen Prindle; 1 daughter: Katherine Prindle. Began business career, 1872-5, with Lincoln & Southwick, carpets, dry goods, etc .; Northampton, 1875-6; with A. W. Willis, Pal- mer, Mass., 1877-8; with William Skinner, silk manufacturer, New York, 1878-80; since 1880 western mgr. for the William Skinner Silk Mfg. Co. Republican. Clubs: Union League, Glen View. Office: 220-224 Adams St. Resi- dence: 472 Elm St.
LUDLOW, George McMurtry, manufacturer; b. Elizabeth, N. J., Sept. 28, 1863; s. George Watson and Mary (Arrison) Ludlow; ed. pub- lic schools of Utica, N. Y., and at Brooklyn Polytechnic Institute; m. Chicago, June 19, 1895, Cornelia Hartwell; children: Edward Hartwell, George Hartwell, Elizabeth Hart- well. Began business career with his father in shoe manufacturing business until 1892; in real estate business, 1892-5; since its organi- zation pres, and dir. of the Moneyweight Scale Co .; also vice-pres. and dir. The Computing Scale Co. of America. Also vice-pres. and dir. Stimpson Computing Scale Co .; vice-pres. and dir. W. F. Stimpson Co .; dir. Acorn Brass Mfg. Co .; sec. and dir. Computing Scale Co. of Can- ada. Republican. Presbyterian, Mem. Mayflower Soc., Soc. of Colonial Wars, S. A. R. Clubs: Chicago Athletic, Evanston, Evanston Golf, Onwentsia. Office: 47 State St. Residence: 1205 Judson Av., Evanston, Ill.
LUDWIG, Roscoe Fuller, dentist; b. Waldo- boro, Me., Sept. 29, 1846; s. George and Sarah (Richards) Ludwig; father descended from Joseph Ludwig, who came from province of Dietz, Germany, 1753, under auspices of Brig. Gen. Samuel Waldo, and settled at Broad Bay, now Waldoboro, Me .; mother's ancestor, Wil- liam Richards, was Puritan who came from Weymouth, England, to Plymouth, Mass., 1632; ancestors on both sides fought in Revo-
lutionary War and War of 1812; ed. schools of Waldoboro, Me., until 1857; of Chelsea, Mass., 1857-62, graduating from latter; came to Chicago, 1863, and studied dentistry 4 years under Dr. W. W. Alport, best known dentist in the city at that time; also attended course of lectures at Chicago Med. College and full course at Rush Med. College; grad. Mar., 1867, from Ohio College of Dental Sur- gery as D.D.S .; m. Chicago, Mar., 1867, Emma Rich Scales; children: Roscoe Frost (died Oct. 25, 1883), Daisy Emma, Faustina, Leon Eugene. Since 1867, engaged in continuous practice in Chicago. Has made several useful dental inventions, on which has patents. One of founders of Chicago Dental College, and of the Univ. Dental College; was of faculties of Univ. Dental College, and Am. Dental Col- lege, before they were absorbed by North- western Univ. Delegate to the International Med. Congresses at Washington, D. C., and at Berlin, Germany. Served in Civil War, enlisting, 1862, for 9 months' service, at end of which was mustered out; later served a 100-day enlistment in the 134th Ill. Regt. Mem. George H. Thomas Post, G. A. R. Mem. Am. Dental Soc., Chicago Dental Soc., Chicago Dental Club. Charter mem. of Suburban Club of LaGrange, and of the LaGrange Country Club. Office: 28 Jackson Boul. Residence: The Larches, LaGrange, Ill.
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