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LUHNOW, Frederick August, pianos; b. Chi- cago, Apr. 17, 1870; s. Frederick and Henrietta (Pomrehn) Luhnow; ed. public and private schools, followed by 3 years' course in Chi- cago Athenaeum to 1888; m. Chicago, June 21, 1898, Sadie Jung. After leaving school took up study of commercial law and was mgr. for O. S. Richardson & Co., coal, until 1898, when became treas. of the M. Schulz Co., manufacturers pianos and organs. Also treas. of the Werner Piano Co., and dir. of the W. C. Luhnow Coal Co. Independent Republican. Mason (32º). Club: Northwest. Office: 373 Mil- waukee Av. Residence: 625 N. Hoyne Av.
LUKENS, Frank Ellwood, sec. of the Nat. Assn. of agricultural Implement and Vehicle Manufacturers; b. Indianapolis, Ind., July 19, 1859; s. Richard and Mary F. (Anderson) Lukens; m. Peoria, Ill., Nov. 18, 1885, Mar- garet L. Miller; 1 daughter: Elsie Louise. Ed. public school and high school at Indianapolis, graduating, 1878, followed by course at Bryant & Stratton Business College; removed from Indianapolis to Peoria in 1882, and engaged in coal business there; was also city clerk of Peoria from May, 1893, to May, 1895. Came to Chicago, 1896; is also sec. of the Illinois & Wisconsin Retail Coal Dealers' Assn. Repub- lican. Club: Charlevoix. Office: Monadnock Bldg. Residence: 5908 Indiana Av.
LUKENS, William Johnson, real estate; b. Germantown, Philadelphia, Pa., Feb. 20, 1854; s. Cornelius and Anna (Sines) Lukens; ed. grammar schools of Germantown, going to school in winter and working in summer; m. Morrison, Whiteside Co., Ill., July 23, 1881, Cora Elizabeth Lyon; children: William Deer- ing, Fred Baxter, Porter, Corella. Was farmer until Jan., 1880, leaving Philadelphia, Mar., 1872, and working successively at Sparta. Ill., Yorkville, Ill., Newton, Kan., Pratt, Kan., Plattville, Ill. In Jan., 1880, came to Chicago. took a position with William Deering until 1885; went into express business, known as Lukens' Express, 1885-6; since 1886, in real estate business, handling many large deals. Independent in politics. Baptist. Mem. Real Estate Board, Art Institute of Chicago. Mason, K. T., Odd Fellow; mem. Royal Arcanum, Royal League, Nat. Union. Club: Casino (Edge- water). Office: 1218 Chamber of Commerce Building.
LUNDY, Ayres Derby, mechanical and clec- trical engineer; b. Ft. Dodge, Ia., May 25, 1861;
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s. Albert D. and Jennie (Ayres) Lundy; grad. Princeton College, A.B., 1884, and took A.M. degree at Cornell Univ., 1887, after 2 years' post-graduate course in electrical engineering; m. Aug. 8, 1888, Mary Thompson, of Topeka, Kan .; 1 daughter: Esther Ayres. On leaving college began in electrical railway work with the Sprague Electric Ry. & Motor Co. at Rich- mond, Va., afterward chief engineer for Sprague Electric Equipment Co. of Chicago, building for them the first electric roads in the states of Iowa, Ohio, Indiana, Minnesota and Washington; district engineer for Edison General Electric Co., southern district, 1890-1; since June, 1891, of firm of Sargent & Lundy, mechanical and electrical engineers. Mem. Am. Institute of Electrical Engineers. Club: Uni- versity. Office: Railway Exchange Bldg. Resi- dence: LaGrange, Ill.
LUNHAM, Robert Thomas, pork packer; b. Co. Cork, Ireland, Nov. 8, 1856; s. Robert and Mary (Darling) Lunham, both natives of Ber- wickshire, Scotland; ed. Liverpool Inst. and School of Art, Liverpool, Eng., and by private tutors at home; m. Chicago, June 29, 1881, Elmora Hughes, of Louisville, Ky .; children: Elmore Ainslie, Clayton Wescott, Elsie Frances, Chester Hughes, Robert Thomas, Jr. Came to Chicago in 1874 and started in busi- ness same year in firm of Boyd, Lunham & Co., and continued in pork packing until 1879; then sold packing house and engaged in ex- port provision and commission business. In 1895 resumed pork packing business, renting Jones & Stiles' plant at Union Stock Yards until July, 1896, when they bought the plant formerly owned by the W. H. Silberborn Co., which have since operated; now sec., treas., dir. and asst. gen. mgr. Boyd, Lunham & Co. Mem. Chicago Board of Trade since 1892. Re- publican. Presbyterian. Mem. Royal Arcanum. Office: Union Stock Yards. Residence: 4234 Prairie Av.
LUNSFORD, Todd, lawyer; b. Wheeling, W. Va., Nov. 15, 1868; s. Thomas and Mary Ellen (Todd) Lunsford; ed. at Brooks Military Acad., Cleveland, O., Washington and Jefferson Col- lege. and Chicago Law School, graduating LL.B., 1898; m. Oak Park, Ill., Aug. 25, 1904, Kate Gerts. Admitted to bar of state of Illi- nois, Dec., 1898; since May 1, 1901, with Farlin H. Rall, composing law firm of Ball & Lung- ford. Democrat. Asst. corporation counsel, city of Chicago. Mem. Illinois State Bar Assn., Chicago Bar Assn. Sec. Chicago City Council Charter Amendment Committee; Chicago rep- resentative Boston Transcript. Mem. Phi Gamma Delta fraternity. Clubs: Iroquois (sec. since 1901), City; also City (New York). Office: 99 E. Randolph St. Residence: 950 Fos- ter Av.
LUNT, Ernest Miller, western mgr. for Towle Mfg. Co .. silversmiths; b. Brooklyn, N. Y., Dec. 12, 1870; s. George D. and Caroline (Carr) Lunt; ed. 2 years at Dummer Acad., Byfield, Mass .. after that public schools of Newburyport, Mass., to 1885; m. Chicago, Mar. 22, 1893, Emmy Meuschafer; children: Caro- line, Ernest M .. Jr., Jessie (deceased). On leav- ing school in 1885 entered the employ of the Towle Mfg. Co., silversmiths and manufactur- ers of table ware, of Newburyport, Mass., con- tinuing in the home office until Aug., 1899, when was transferred to the Chicago house, and in 1902 reached present position as west- ern mgr. for the company. Independent in poll- tics. Mer. Garden City Lodge, A. F. & A. M. Mem. Jewelers' Club. Office: 149 S. State St. Residence: Winnetka, Il1.
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LUSSKY, Gottlieb Hermann, hardware mer- chant; b. Frauenwalde, Ger., Apr. 26, 1850; s. Gotthard and Johanna Louisa (Haubeiss) Lussky; came to U. S. in boyhood; attended public school in Baltimore, Md., 1855-6; Chi- cago, 1857-8 (about 1 year each), and 2 years
in Cincinnati, 1861-3; m. 1st, Cincinnati, O., June 13, 1872; Anna Kramer (died); 1 son: Arthur; m. 2nd, Cincinnati, O., Aug. 1, 1877, Caroline Wocher; children: Charlotte Louise, Edgar. At age of 8 did chores on farm in Arago, Neb. Ter .; at age of 9 took care of spindles of 3 machines in cotton mills at Can- nelton, Ind., keeping them free from waste and tying broken threads, at $1 per week, payable in checks on the company stores; served errand boy, clerk and salesman with J. L. Wayne & Son, hardware merchants, Cincinnati, Apr. 18, 1864, until Oct. 1, 1869; traveling salesman for Phoenix Iron Foundry until works were destroyed by fire in 1870; returned to J. L. Wayne & Son as salesman, general order clerk and stock clerk, 1870-9; gen. mgr., Feb. 1, 1879, and partner, Jan. 1, 1882, to Jan. 1, 1887, Glaescher & Co., hardware, Cincinnati; sold interest to remaining partners, and Mar. 16, 1887, bought interest in firm of Gibson, Parish & Co., who failed, July, 1889. On July 1, 1889, started firm of Lussky, Payn & Co., succeeded, Jan. 1, 1903, by Lussky, White & Coolidge, jobbers of cabinet hardware and upholstering material. Republican. Protestant. Office: 111-113 E. Lake St. Residence: 156 50th St.
LYDSTON, G. Frank, surgeon; b. Tuolumne, Calif., 1858; s. George N. and Lucy A. Lydston; grad. Bellevue Hosp. Med. College, New York, 1879; prof. genito urinary surgery and ven- ereal diseases Chicago College of Physicians and Surgeons; surgeon to St. Mary's and Sa- maritan hosps .; surgeon-in-chief (genito urin- ary and venereal dept.) W. Side Free Dispen- sary. Prof. of criminal anthropology, Chicago Kent College of Law; m. Chicago, 1884, Josie M. Cottier; children: Frances M., Josephine E. Office: 100 State St. Residence: 2817 Indiana Av.
LYFORD, Oliver Smith, railway official; b. Mt. Vernon, Me., June 19, 1823; s. Dudley and Betsy Lyford; ed. high school at Mt. Vernon, Me .; m. Boston, Mass., Sept. 27, 1852, Lovinla A. Norris; children: Mrs. J. W. Griffith, Will H., Harry B., O. S., Jr. Began railway service as watchman and asst. baggage master Boston & Lowell R. R., 1846; ticket agent and extra passenger conductor, same, 1846-51; shop clerk, Erie Ry., Dunkirk, N. Y., 1851; passen- ger conductor, same, 1851-5; joint station agent Erie & Atlantic and Great Western Rys., Salamanca, N. Y., 1860-3; division supt. Atlan- tic & Great Western, 1863-9; asst. gen. supt., same, 1869-71; division supt., Buffalo and Rochester divisions, Erie Ry., 1871-2: gen. supt., Hannibal & St. Joseph R. R., 1872-3; gen. supt., K. P. Ry., 1874-6; supt., 1878-86; gen. mgr., 1886-7; vice-pres. and gen. mgr., 1887-90; since then vice-pres. C. & E. I. R. R .; also vice-pres. Brazil Block Coal Co. Office: LaSalle St. Station. Residence: 2968 Lake Park Av.
LYFORD, Will Hartwell, railway official; b. Waterville, Me., Sept. 15, 1858; s. Oliver S. and Lovinia A. Lyford; ed. Cleveland High School and Colby College, Waterville, Me .; m. Nebraska City, Neb., Apr. 28, 1886, Mary L. MacComas; children: Gertrude, Calhoun. Asst. engineer, 1879-80; stenographer for gen. supt., 1880-2; chief clerk to gen. mgr., 1882-3; claim agent, 1883, for C. & E. I. R. R. Admitted to Illinois bar, Oct. 10, 1884; asst. general solic- itor, 1884-7, atty. in charge law dept., 1887-9. general solicitor, 1889-92, general counsel since Mar. 15, 1892, C. & E. I. R. R .; general counsel Frisco System since Oct. 1, 1902; dir. Belt Ry. Co. of Chicago, C. & W. I. R. R. Co., Chicago Transfer & Clearing Co., National Warehouse & Transfer Co. Is a mem, of the law firm of Calhoun, Lyford & Sheehan. Republican. Clubs: Chicago, Union League, Chicago Athletic, Chi- cago Yacht, Hamilton. Office: LaSalle St. Sta- tion and Rookery Bldg. Residence: 4847 Kim- bark Av.
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LYMAN, David Brainerd, lawyer, financier; b. Hilo, Hawaii, Mar. 27, 1840; s. Rev. David B. and Sarah (Joiner) Lyman (father and mother both being missionaries of A. B. C. F. M., Sandwich Islands, 1831-84); came to U. S., 1860; grad. Yale, 1864; Harvard Law School, 1866; m. Oct. 5, 1870, Mary E., daughter of F. D. Cossitt, of Chicago; children: D. B., Jr., Mary Cossitt, now Mrs. Murray Baker. Ad- mitted to Massachusetts bar, 1866; located in Chicago, firm of Lyman & Jackson, practicing from July, 1868, to Oct. 1, 1895, when he be- came pres. of the Chicago Title & Trust Co., until 1902; now dir. same; resumed practice, 1902; firm now Lyman, Busby & Lyman. Is trustee Pullman Land Assn. and Grant Land Assn., besides many other trusts. Ex-pres. and mem. of Board of Education (LaGrange). Mem. (ex-pres.) Chicago Bar Assn. Clubs: Church (ex-pres.), Union League, Chicago, University, Country and Suburban (LaGrange). Office: 100 Washington St. Residence: LaGrange, Ill.
LYMAN, David Brainerd, Jr., lawyer; b. Chi- cago, July 11, 1871; s. David Brainerd and Mary Eliza (Cossitt) Lyman; prepared for col- lege in Racine College Grammar School, 1886- 1888; St. Paul's School, Concord, N. H., 1889- 1891; grad. Yale, A.B., 1895; in Northwestern Univ. Law School; m. New York City, May 10, 1894, Edith Oliver Rowe; 1 son: David Brain- erd, III. Upon graduation from Yale entered office of Lyman & Jackson, lawyers, July, 1895; admitted to Illinois bar, Aug., 1897; made a mem. of the firm Nov., 1899, under style of Jackson, Busby & Lyman; after death of Col. H. W. Jackson, Jan., 1901, business carried on by L. A. Busby and D. B. Lyman, Jr., under same name. Oct., 1901, David B. Lyman, former pres. Chicago Title & Trust Co. and of the original firm of Lyman & Jackson, joined firm, and name changed to Lyman, Busby & Lyman. Republican. Episcopalian. Clubs: Union League, Suburban (LaGrange), LaGrange Country; also Yale (New York); also sec. and treas. of Yale Club of Chicago. Office: 100 Washington St. Residence: 129 Kensington Av., LaGrange, Ill.
LYMAN, Edson W., insurance; mem. firm Moore, Janes, Lyman & Herrick; m. Mem. S. A. R. Clubs: Union League, Oak Park, West- ward Ho. Office: 159 LaSalle St. Residence: 405 N. Oak Park Av., Oak Park, Ill.
LYMAN, Jesse P., pres. Nat. Packing Co .; b. Alburgh, Vt., 1862; s. Philyn L. and Miranda M. Lyman; at 4 years of age removed with parents to Chateaugay, N. Y .; ed. in schools there. At 17 went to Boston, where he was 2 years with a produce house and 2 years with George H. Hammond & Co., afterward in busi- ness for himself in Boston as mem. of firm of Bartlett, Lyman & Co. until 1886, when he was appointed eastern mgr. for George H. Ham- mond & Co .; became general mgr. for G. H. Hammond Co., with headquarters in Chicago, In 1891, and pres. in 1896, and in 1903 became pres. of the Nat. Packing Co .; is also a dir. in the following other corporations: Chicago Junction R. R., Stock Yards Savings Bank, Am. Electric Telephone Co. In 1895 and 1896 built a double track belt railroad from Whit- ing, Ind., to Franklin Park, just outside the city limits, known as Chicago, Hammond & Western R. R., now a part of Chicago Junction R. R. system. Office: The Rookery. Residence: Ashby, Mass.
LYMAN, William, insurance; b. on farm in Jefferson Co., near Palmyra, Wis., Nov. 14, 1862; s. Luther H. and Amanda M. (Pratt) Lyman; ed. public schools; m. Chicago, Apr. 23, 1891, Louise H. Heafford; children: William H., George S. Connected with insurance offices since 1882; mem. firm of Lyman, Otis & Co., insurance, since its organization, 1902. Repub- lican. Congregationalist. Clubs: Washington Park, Kenwood, Homewood. Office: 159 LaSalle St. Residence: 46 Madison Pk.
LYNCH, James Damian, investments; b. Chicago; ed. public schools and Georgetown Univ., Georgetown, D. C .; m. Chicago, June 18, 1901, Elizabeth Pence. Began business in asso- ciation with his father in the distillery of H. H. Shufeldt Co., and since that, for the past 15 years, has been engaged in the investment business, as a silent partner in various enter- prises; also vice-pres. and dir. of the Buena Vista Plantation Co .; pres. and dir. of the Globe Automatic Telephone Co., etc. Democrat. R. C. Club: Chicago. Office: 159 LaSalle St. Residence: Riverside, Ill.
LYNCH, John A., pres. Nat. Bank of the Republic; b. Chicago, June 11, 1853; s. Thomas and Ann (Flanagan) Lynch; early education in public school; grad. Dyrenforth College, Chicago; m. June 21, 1896, Clara M. Schmall, of Chicago. On graduation entered distilling firm of H. H. Shufeldt & Co., and subsequent- ly sold his interest and turned attention to banking; one of the organizers of the Nat. Bank of the Republic, of which he became pres. on resignation of J. B. Mallers. Clubs: Chicago, Bankers, Chicago Athletic. Office: 171 LaSalle St. Residence: Burton Pl.
LYNDE, Samuel A., lawyer; b. Chicago, 1860; ed. public and high schools of Chicago. Read law in offices in Chicago and in 1882 was admitted to practice, continuing in general practice until 1901, when appointed general atty. for the C. & N .- W. Ry. Co. Mem. Chicago Bar Assn. Republican. Office: 215 Jackson Boul. Residence: 398 Ontario St.
LYON, David J., lawyer; b. New Orleans, La., 1843; s. Benjamin Ross and Clara (La- farque) Lyon; ed. Jesuit College, New Orleans, and at Woodstock (Vt.) Acad .; enlisted in 12th Vt. Vol. Infy. in Aug., 1862, regiment forming part of the 2d Vt. Brigade, which took part in battle of Gettysburg; after term expired re- turned to Vermont and thence came in Aug., 1864, to Chicago; studied at Law Univ. of Chicago; m. 1867, Alice Packard, of Rochester, Vt. (died Sept., 1880). Admitted to bar 1867; practiced with Hon. E. B. Sherman and later with George K. Clark; after fire of 1871 alone. Republican. Mason, Odd Fellow, K. P. Was justice of the peace for south division of Chi- cago, 1883-95. Mem. Grant Post, G. A. R. Of- fice: 160 Washington St. Residence: 122 31st St.
LYON, Richard Starkweather, grain commis- sion merchant; b. Cleveland, O., Oct. 18, 1843; s. Richard T. and Ellen M. (Starkweather) Lyon; ed. Cleveland High School and Union College, Schenectady, N. Y., graduating A.B., 1865. In business at Cleveland, O., 1866-75; in Chicago since 1875; since 1878 with J. C. F. Merrill in firm of Merrill & Lyon, grain com- mission merchants. Mem. Board of Trade (dir., 1892-6; vice-pres., 1896-9; pres., 1899). Republican. Presbyterian. Clubs: Union League, Illinois (pres., 1905). Office: Board of Trade. Residence: 147 Ashland Boul.
LYON, Thomas R., lumberman and finan- cier; b. Conneaut, O., May 31, 1854; s. Robert and Clarissa (Kellogg) Lyon; academic edu- cation; m. Ludington, Mich., Oct. 26, 1875, Harriet W. Rice; children: Mrs. Emily Lyon Gary, John K., Mrs. Pauline Lyon Fentress, Harriet. Resided at Ludington, Mich., 1873- 1892; since then in Chicago: managing partner of the mfg. lumber firm of Thomas R. Lyon, agent, at Ludington, Mich., from 1878 to about 1901; senior mem. of firm of Lyon, Gary & Co., investment securities, Chicago, since 1891; was pres. of the Commercial Loan and Trust Co. Bank, Chicago, 1895-8; has large interests in timber lands and lumbering and is pres. of the Lyon Cypress Lumber Co., and of the Stearns & Culver Lumber Co. Republican. Clubs: Chicago, Union League, Calumet, Wash- ington Park, Onwentsia. Office: 204 Dearborn St. Residence: 72 Astor St.
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LYTTON, Henry Charles, merchant; b. New York City, July 13, 1846; s. Charles and Annie Lytton; ed. New York public schools and grad. into College of New York at age of 14; m. Winnsboro, N. C., Sept. 13, 1871, Rose Wolfe; children: Charles (died 1879), George, Walter, Beaumont, Mrs. Gertrude Benzinger (wife of noted Swiss artist living in Paris). Entered business life as entry clerk in wholesale dry good business at 17; from 18 to 21 as book- keeper for retail store; returned to New York and went into business with about $1,800 he had saved; thence to Grand Rapids, Mich., re- maining 15 years; failed in business in 1876, but paid up indebtedness in full many years later. Started in business in Indianapolis, 1884, but in 1887 came to Chicago and started "The Hub" clothing store, which has been built up to very large proportions, and now incor- porated as The Hub, of which he is pres .; divides part of profits with clerks each year. Republican. Life mem. Chicago Historical Soc .; also Art Institute. Clubs: Union League, Ham- ilton, Washington Park; also Lotos (New York). Office: State, Jackson and Quincy Sts. Residence: 2700 Prairie Av.
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MAAS, Philip, real estate; b. Oppenheim, Ger., June 27, 1845; s. Frederick and Barbara (Glaeser) Maas; came with family to U. S., 1850, and to Chicago in 1851; ed. Chicago pub- lic schools; m. Chicago, May 7, 1868, Elizabeth Pokorny; 1 son: Frederick. Began business life as designer, modeler and wood carver; later engaged in liquor business, then hardware merchant and later sec. and a large stock- holder in Northwestern Brewing Co .; city col- lector under George B. Swift's administration; now with his son, Frederick, engaged in the real estate business. Was formerly pres. and is now sec. and supt. Waldheim Cemetery Co. Mason (32º), Lessing Lodge (was 9 years Worshipful Master), Wiley M. Egan Chapter, Chicago Commandery, Oriental Consistory and Medinah Temple. Was treas. North Am. San- gerbund of the U. S., 1881. Address: 670 W. Chicago Av.
McADOW, Finley Holmes, manufacturer; b. on farm, Adams Co., O., Dec. 31, 1851; s. Rev. Joseph H. McAdow and Eliza J. (Kerr) Mc- Adow; ed. Ohio public schools, and St. Louis (Mo.) High School; m. Mar. 26, 1885, Ella G. Nims, of Racine, Wis .; children: Eugene F., Mabel (deceased), Marion, Helen. Began busi- ness career as a bookkeeper in Chicago; re- moved to Racine, Wis., holding a responsible position there with the Racine Hardware Co. until Sept. 1, 1884, when, upon the organiza- tion of the H. C. Staver Mfg. Co., at Chicago, he became its sec .; the style became Staver & Abbott Mfg. Co., Nov. 1, 1890, of which he was sec. and treas., retaining the same con- nection with its successor, the Staver Car- riage Co., since the latter was organized, Mar. 1, 1897. Pres. of Chicago Credit Men's Assn., 1904-5. Office: W. 76th and Wallace Sts. Resi- dence: 6426 Stewart Av.
Mac ALLISTER, Dickinson; b. Ft. Hunter, Pa., May 16, 1855; s. James Harris and Amanda C. (Lantz) Mac Allister; ed. public schools. Learned civil engineering in the field; came to Chicago, 1890, in charge of the construction, as asst. engineer, of the South Side Elevated Ry .; then with Metropolitan Ry. as engineer of construction until 1895, when was made chief engineer; on June 20, 1897, was appointed receiver for the road, 2 years; on reorganiza- tion of the company was elected pres. the Metropolitan West Side Elevated Ry. Co .; re- signed Apr. 5, 1905; also dir. Union Elevated Ry. Co. Mem. Am. Soc. of Civil Engineers. Ad- dress: 169 Jackson Boul.
MCARDLE, Edward Joseph, lawyer; b. Dun- dalk, Co. Louth, Ireland, Mar. 3, 1857; s. Robt. and Margaret (Callan) McArdle; ed. Christian Bros. School and St. Mary's College, Dundalk, and Incorporated Law Soc. of Ireland (Dublin), qualifying as atty. at law and admitted, June 24, 1882; m. Chicago, Sept. 21, 1884, Mary O'Hare; children: Margaret Mary, Mary Kath- leen, Edward J., Jr., Theresa, John, Robert P., Mary. Practiced law in Dublin, 1882-3; came to Chicago from Ireland, 1883; admitted Illi- nois bar, Jan. 16, 1884; since Jan. 1, 1902, mem. of law firm of McArdle & McArdle. Re- publican. Office: Chamber of Commerce. Resi- dence: 5203 Michigan Av.
MCARDLE, Patrick Lawrence, lawyer; b. Dundalk, Co. Louth, Ireland, Aug. 10, 1867; s. Robert and Margaret (Callan) McArdle; ed. Christian Bros. School and St. Mary's College, Dundalk, Ireland; grad. law dept. of Lake Forest Univ., 1890. Studied law Chicago; asst. city prosecuting atty., 3 years; in 1895, formed partnership with Edward J. Walsh as Walsh & McArdle, but after death of Mr. Walsh, joined his brother, Edward J., in firm of Mc- Arde & McArdle. Identified with organization and spread of Knights of Columbus from Chi- cago through West, South and Northwest; for 6 years state deputy of Illinois; elected, 1903, by International Convention, Deputy Supreme Knight. R. C. Mem. Ancient Order of Hiber- nians. Club: Sheridan. Office: Chamber of Com- .merce Bldg. Residence: 5203 Michigan Av.
MacARTHUR, Archibald, contractor; b. Mt. Morris, N. Y., June 15, 1834; s. John R. and Mary MacArthur; academic education, followed by a course in civil engineering; m. 1856, Keturah Pratt, of Oramel, N. Y .; 7 children: 3 sons and 4 daughters. Learned contracting business under his father, a prominent con- tractor in State of New York. In 1857, togeth- er with his older brothers, William and James, established the firm of MacArthur Bros .; the business of the firm extended over a wide ter- ritory in the East until 1873, when the head- quarters of the firm were moved to Chicago. On the death of William and James MacAr- thur the Illinois corporation of MacArthur Bros. Co. was formed in 1893, Archibald Mac- Arthur becoming its pres. In 1903 the present corporation of MacArthur Bros. Co., of New Jersey, was formed, succeeding to the business of the Illinois corporation. During the long period since the establishing of the business, Archibald MacArthur has been the principal directing head of its affairs. Has executed many of the most important contracts in the way of public works in the U. S., involving the construction of many thousand miles of the principal railroad properties in the coun- try, together with important work for the U. S. Government, etc. The contracts of Mac- Arthur Bros. Co. for the year 1904 exceeded $14,000,000. Principal stockholder and chair- man of the W. & A. MacArthur Co., Limited, of Cheboygan, Mich., doing an extensive lum- ber business in Michigan and Canada since 1865. Mem. Western Soc. of Engineers. Office: Fisher Bldg. Residence: 4943 Washington Av.
MacARTHUR, Arthur F., contractor; b. Oramel, N. Y., Oct. 24, 1860; s. Archibald and Keturah Pratt MacArthur; came to Chicago, 1874; prepared for college at the Chicago Acad., 1874-8; grad. Harvard Univ., A.B., 1882; m. June 24, 1889, Mary S., daughter of David Barnum, of New York City. After graduating from Harvard returned to Chicago, and for 2 years was connected with the lumbering busi- ness of W. & A. MacArthur Lumber Co., Che- boygan, Mich .; removed to St. Paul, Minn .. 1884, in charge of the northwestern office of MacArthur Bros., having at the time exten- sive railroad and other contracts in the North- west; returned to Chicago, 1890, and had charge of the entire work of preparing the World's Fair Grounds at Jackson Park for
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MacArthur Bros., who had contract for same; became partner in MacArthur Bros., 1887, and is at present vice-pres. and gen. mgr. Mac- Arthur Bros. Co. Clubs: University, Union League, Harvard of Chicago. Office: Fisher Bldg. Residence: 2000 Indiana Av.
McARTHUR, John, retired manufacturer; b. parish of Erskine, Scotland, Nov. 17, 1826; ed. there; learned blacksmith's trade; m. 1848, Christina Cuthbertson, of his native parish. Settled in Chicago, 1849; became boiler manu- facturer; entered Civil War as Col. 12th Ill. Vol .; brig .- gen. Mar. 21, 1862, and brevet. maj .- gen. Had command 2d Div., 17th Army Corps, in operations against Vicksburg; distinguished himself in several battles. Was commisioner public works Chicago and pres. of board dur- ing Chicago fire, 1871; postmaster, Chicago, 1873-7. Address: 504 Monroe St.
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