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MACK, Julian W., lawyer; b. San Francisco, Calif., July 19, 1866; s. William J. and Re- becca (Tandler) Mack; ed. public schools, Cin- cinnati, O., 1872-84; Harvard Univ. (Law School), 1884-7 (LL.B.); univs. of Berlin and Leipzig, 1887-90; m. Cincinnati, O., Mar. 9, 1896, Jessie Fox; 1 daughter: Ruth. Admitted to bar, 1890; elected judge of the Circuit Court of Cook Co. for term, 1903-9. Civil Service Commissioner, Jan. to May, 1903. Prof. of law, Northwestern Univ., 1895-1902; prof. of law, Univ. of Chicago since 1902. Parker Fellow of Harvard Univ., 1887-90. Mem. Am. Historical Assn., Am. Bar Assn., Illinois State Bar Assn., Chicago Bar Assn., Law Club of Chicago. Democrat. Jewish religion. Clubs: Iroquois, Harvard, Chicago Literary, Quadrangle. Resi- dence: 4651 Drexel Boul.
MACK, Thomas, mgr. of architectural and advertising depts. of Am. Varnish Co .; b. Mil- waukee, Wis., 1873; s. Richard M. and Caroline (Meyer) Mack; ed. public schools and grad. Chicago-Kent Law College (Lake Forest Univ.), LL.B., 1903; m. Milwaukee, Wis., 1896, Rose Doll: 1 daughter: Edith. Began business life in 1896 as paint and varnish salesman for Pratt & Lambert, varnish makers; since July, 1904, mgr. architectural and advertising depts. of Am. Varnish Co., manufacturers of var- nishes since 1879. Mem. Builders' and Trad- ers' Exchange and of Chicago Architectural Club. Mason (32º) :Pleiades Lodge, 478, Wiley M. Egan Chapter 126, Chicago Commandery, No. 19; Shriner. Office: 313-315 N. Branch St. Residence: 654 S. California Av.
MCKAY, Edwin Burge, mgr. Empire Rubber Mfg. Co .; b. Lowell, Can., Oct. 1, 1874; s. Os- car and Melissa (Hendershot) Mckay; ed.
years in Chicago College of Pharmacy, 1891; m. Muskegon, Mich., June 1, 1895, Belle Beardsley; 1 daughter: Dorothy Edna. At 20 to 22 years of age was in business in Muske- gon, Mich., as retail druggist; embarked in rubber goods business at 22 years of age; was traveling salesman for Toledo Rubber . Co., later with Walter F. Ware Co .; came to ChI- cago from Muskegon, Mich., 3 years ago; since Sept., 1903, mgr. in Chicago for the Empire Rubber Mfg. Co., manufacturers of a complete line of mechanical rubber goods; also dir. Walter F. Ware Co., rubber goods, Philadel- phia, Pa. Republican. Mem. Muskegon Lodge, No. 274, B. P. O. Elks; mem. Golden Rule Lodge, A. F. and A. M. Club: Muskegon (Mus- kegon, Mich.). Office: 20 LaSalle St. Residence: 6358 Ellis Av.
MACKAY, James, sec. Kellogg-Mackay- Cameron Co., boilers, radiators, etc .; b. Mon- treal, Province Quebec, Can., Nov. 24, 1856; s. Andrew and Jannette (Manson) Mackay; ed. public and high schools, Montreal, Can .; m. Montreal, P. Q., 1876, Christina E. Inrie; 1 daughter: Elizabeth Scott. Served appren- ticeship in heating and plumbing business at Montreal; went to Boston and worked at trade, 1870-8; Baltimore, 1878-82; supt. Steam Evaporator Co., Charlotte, Mich., 1882-9; came to Chicago as salesman for Richardson & Boynton Co., 1889, and in 1893 with Am. Boil- er Co., remaining until 1898, when joined in the organization of the Kellogg-Mackay-Cam- eron Co., manufacturers of boilers and radia- tors for heating and power purposes. Also dir. of the Kewanee Boiler Co., and of the Federal Boiler and Supply Co. Presbyterian. Mason; K. T., St. Bernard Commandery, Medinah Temple. Office: 222 Lake St. Residence: 4315 Berkeley Av.
MCKEEVER, Buell, lawyer; b. Chicago, Sept. 2, 1872; s. James Lambert and Mary Augusta (Buell) Mckeever; ed. Oakland public school and Harvard School, 1887-90; Yale College, graduating, A.B., 1894, Kent College of Law, LL.B., 1896. Entered office of law firm of Isham, Lincoln & Beale, 1894, and later be- came a mem. of the firm. Mem. of the Chicago Bar Assn. Congregationalist. Clubs: Chicago, Chicago Literary, Legal, Kenwood Country, Yale Club of Chicago. Office: 184 LaSalle St. Residence: 3900 Lake Av.
MacKELLAR, Orville William, physician; b. Highland Twp., Clayton Co., Ia., Mar. 7, 1864; s. Peter and Samantha (Moon) MacKellar; ed. public schools and med, dept. of Univ. of Iowa, graduating, M.D., Mar. 2, 1887; post-graduate work, New York City, 1893; engaged in prac- tice in South Dakota, 1887-93; since Apr. 1, 1893, in practice in Chicago; senior prof. of surgery, Jenner Med. College; attending sur- geon Cook Co. Hosp. 6 years; consulting sur- geon Mary Thompson Hosp. Mem. Chicago Med. Soc., Illinois State Med. Soc., South Da- kota State Med. Soc. Was mem. Nat. Guard of South Dakota, 1900-1. Republican. Club: Wood- lawn Park. Office: 332 E. 63d St. Residence: Hotel Del Prado.
McKENDRY, William Henry, manufacturer; b. Canton, Mass., May 17, 1859; s. William and Caroline (Tucker) McKendry; ed. public schools of Canton, Mass .; grad. high school, 1876; grad. Boston Latin School, 1878; Har- vard College, 1882. Started business career as a contractor, opening an abandoned zinc mine at Warren, N. H .; next had charge of a pro- cess for heating steel with petroleum, with S. Boston Iron Works, and was transferred to Joliet, Ill., doing the same work for the Joliet Steel Works, now the Illinois Steel Co .; in- stalled a similar plant for the Chicago Tire and Spring Works at Melrose, Ill .; entered the employ of the firm of Palmer, Fuller & Co., 1885, as a clerk, and on the reorganization of the business, 1899, became sec. of the com-
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pany, large manufacturers of sash, doors and blinds, and among the pioneer enterprises in that line in Chicago, the business having been established in 1850 by Goss & Phillips, chang- ing, 1866, to the present firm name. Republi- can. Unitarian. Clubs: Harvard of Chicago, Massachusetts of Chicago, Chicago Athletic. Office: Lumber St., south of 22d St. Residence: 3500 Ellis Av.
MCKENNA, Edward P., Jr., broker; b. Chi- cago, Aug. 31, 1873; s. Edward P. and Marga- ret Jane McKenna; ed. public schools of Chi- cago; m. Racine, Wis., Dec. 2, 1896, Nellie S. Roach; children: Marion Stevenson, Jane Cath- erine, Robert Neal. Worked for the Western Union Telegraph Co., as boy, 1887-9; with Bartlett, Frazier & Co., commission merchants and brokers, 1889-1904; in Jan., 1904, became a partner in the firm of W. H. Lake & Co., commission merchants and brokers in grain, provisions, stocks, cotton and coffee. Mem. Chicago Board of Trade. Clubs: Chicago Yacht, LaGrange Country, Suburban, Chicago Ath- letic. Office: 6-8 Sherman St. Residence: La- Grange, Ill.
McKENNA, Edward W., asst. to the pres., C., M. & St. P. Ry .; b. Pittsburgh, Pa., Oct. 24, 1848; ed. St. Vincent's College, Latrobe, Pa .; widower; 1 daughter: Marie Sprague McKen- na. Was telegraph messenger and operator Pa. R. R., May, 1852, to June, 1864; served in Civil War in U. S. Military Telegraph, June, 1864, to Aug., 1865; freight clerk and general supt's clerk P., C. & St. L. Ry .; train dispatch- er, 1870-1; supt., 1871-80, Indianapolis & Vin- cennes R. R .; supt. Jeffersonville, Madison & Indianapolis R. R., 1880-5; in special service under immediate direction of gen. mgr. Penn- sylvania Lines west of Pittsburgh, 1886-7; chief clerk to gen. mgr. New York, Lake Erie & Western R. R., Feb., to June, 1887; supt. Prairie du Chien and Mineral Point divisions C., M. & St. P. Ry., 1887-8; supt. LaCrosse and Wisconsin Valley divisions, 1888-9; asst. gen. supt. C., M. & St. P. Ry., 1890-4; gen. supt. Eastern district, G. N. Ry., at St. Paul, 1894-5; pres. McKenna Steel Working Co., Joliet, Ill., 1895-1903; since Feb., 1904, asst. to the pres., C., M. & St. P. Ry. Republican. Clubs: Wash- ington Park; also Kansas City (Kansas City), Milwaukee (Milwaukee), Minnesota (St. Paul). Office: Ry. Exchange.
MCKENZIE, Dongal James, pres. of the Mc- Kenzie Furnace Co .; b. St. Thomas, Can., Oct. 11, 1863; s. James and Mary (McArthur) Mc- Kenzie; of Scotch descent on both sides; ed. public schools in Canada; m. Palos Park, Ill., Dec. 5, 1901, Harriet Arnold; children: Dougal James, Jr., Oswald Arnold. After working in the engineering business for several years, established in 1892 the Mckenzie Furnace Co. (manufacturers of traveling grate stokers; also contracting engineers), of which com- pany is pres., treas. and gen. mgr. Mem. of Soc. of Mechanical Engineers, Brotherhood of Stationary Engineers, Mason Builders' and Contractors' Assn. Republican. Mason (32º), Shriner, Odd Fellow. Clubs: Columbia Yacht, Engineers. Office: Manhattan Bldg. Residence: Palos Park, Il1.
MCKEOWN, John Alfred, lawyer; b. on farm near Joliet, Ill., Sept. 22, 1867; s. Hugh and Mary Ann (Kavanagh) Mckeown; ed. country school, W. Division High School, Chicago, and Joliet High School; law dept. of Univ. of Michigan, B.L., 1896. Worked on farm until 20 years old; taught country school in Kendall Co., Ill., 1890. Admitted to bar, 1896; law clerk, 1896-1900; since then in law practice. Demo- crat. Office: Marquette Bldg. Residence: 1244 Sheridan Rd.
McKEY, William Davis, real estate; b. Janesville, Wis., Sept. 15, 1853; s. Michael F. and Elizabeth (Folds) McKey; ed. public and private schools of Janesville, and Racine Col- lege, 1867-73; m. Aurora, Ind., Oct. 22, 1884,
Grace Appleton; children: Josephine Appleton, Margery, Kathryn Appleton. In dry goods bus- iness, 1873-80; wholesale leaf tobacco, 1880-8; since 1888 in real estate business, in firm of McKey & Poague. Pres. Woodlawn Safety De- posit Co. Democrat. Episcopalian. Club: Ken- wood. Office: 134 Washington St. Residence: 5114 Hibbard Av.
McKINLOCK, George Alexander, electrical supplies; b. Oswego, N. Y., Dec. 27, 1857; s. John and Margaret Ann (McCormick) McKin- lock; ed. public schools; m. Chicago, Dec. 2, 1890, Marion Wallace Rappleye; 1 son: George Alexander, Jr. Business career practically be- gan Apr. 1, 1877, as mgr. Am. District Tele- graph Co., at Detroit, Mich .; then cashier and auditor Bell Telephone Co., at Detroit, until 1886; came to Chicago, Mar., 1887, and organ- ized the Central Electric Co., of which is pres. Republican. Office: 209 E. Jackson Boul. Resi- dence: 1712 Prairie Av.
MCKINNEY, Frederick Warren, banking; b. Rushford, N. Y., July 5, 1859; s. Burdette and Sarah Day Mckinney; ed. public schools of Rushford, N. Y .; m. Augusta, Ky., 1893, Anna L. Knoedler; children: Lois, Frederick K., Mary Buckner Frances, Sarah Gilmore. Was engaged in real estate business at Benton Harbor, Mich., before coming to Chicago (same line), 1892. In 1902 organized the First Mortgage Bond and Trust Co., which he con- ducted until Aug., 1904, when it was absorbed by the Royal Trust Company-Bank, with which has since been connected as mgr. of the real estate loan dept. Pres. Security Trust and Deposit Co., pres. United Supply Co., treas. Mother's Remedies Co. Republican. Club: Chi- cago Athletic. Office: 169 Jackson Boul. Resi- dence: 3075 Kenmore Av.
MCKINNEY, Robert Morris, cashier; b. Nau- voo, Ill .; s. Robert W. and Mary S. Beck Mc- Kinney; ed. public schools; m. Burlington, Ia., June 12, 1889, Emilie Thul. Began business career as a clerk in a country store at Bush- nell, Ill .; then bookkeeper for wholesale no- tion store at Burlington, Ia .; in 1885 took a position in the Nat. State Bank, Burlington, Ia .; then 1 year in First Nat. Bank of Anaconda, Mont., and in Jan., 1892, came to Chicago and started in the Nat. Bank of the Republic, as bookkeeper, becoming cashier, Dec. 31, 1903. Republican. Presbyterian. Clubs: Ashland, Bankers. Office: 171 LaSalle St. Residence: 1036 W. Jackson Boul.
MCKINNON, John Wallace, dealer in invest- ment securities; b. Ayrshire, Scotland, Feb. 28, 1868; s. John and Mary ( Wallace) Mckinnon; ed. public schools in Scotland and at Boston, Mass .; m. Portland, Me., Oct. 20, 1889, Lillian N. Robinson; children: John W., Jr., Lillian C., Madeleine, Dorothy. In 1891 formed partner- ship in Boston, with Ira M. Cobe to handle in- vestments; moved to Chicago, 1895, and has ever since continued same business as mem. of the firm of Cobe & McKinnon. In 1899, with Mr. Cobe, organized the Assets Realization Co., to take over a part of the business there- tofore conducted by the firm of Cobe & Mc- Kinnon, and is now 2d vice-pres. of that com- pany; in 1901 consolidated the Security Title and Trust Co .. Title Guarantee and Trust Co., and Chicago Title and Trust Co. Into the Chi- cago Title and Trust Co. Also pres. and dir. Illinois Straw Products Co .; dir. Sterling Hy- draulic Co., Sterling, Ill .; vice-pres. and dir. Central Storage Warehouse Co., of Baltimore, Md. Republican. Presbyterian. Clubs: Union League, Hamilton, Chicago Athletic, Chicago Automobile. Office: 100 Washington St. Resi- dence: 177 51st St.
McKITTRICK, Joseph L., lawyer; b. near Zanesville, O., Jan. 5, 1848; s. Samuel and Elizabeth (Newman) McKittrick; moved to Wisconsin in boyhood; ed. public schools of Vernon Co., Wis .; enlisted in 18th Wis. Infy., Feb., 1862, but on account of his youth was
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taken home by his father; in 1863 was made a q. m.'s clerk and served until captured in Arkansas; after 3 weeks was exchanged; en- listed in 1st Neb. Vols., served in Arkansas, and in campaign on plains against Indians; detailed as clerk, 1865, serving in offices of Gen. Grenville M. Dodge and Gen. W. T. Sher- man, at St. Louis, part of time as Gen. Sher- man's private sec., until 1866; was appointed to West Point, but declined and came to Chi- cago; employed in insurance office for a time; later clerk in general q. m.'s dept. at Omaha; m. LaCrosse, Wis., 1869, Romelia Travis; 1 son: Roland. Admitted to bar, 1877, but did not begin practice until 1882, at Bathgate, N. Dak .; later appointed clerk of District Court; re- signed, 1884, and became chief clerk in law dept. of C. & N .- W. Ry .; later asst. atty. for that company until 1891; asst. to W. B. Keep, as general counsel for Am. Casualty Insurance Co., 1891-3; later of Bliss, McKittrick & Northam; now practicing alone. Atty. and dir. Home Security Loan Co .; sec. and dir. Dr. Matchett Tobacco Cure Co., and of Oregon Electric Power Co .; dir. Dairy Shippers' De- spatch. Republican. Mason; K. T .; G. A. R. Office: 59 Clark St. Residence: Wilmette, Ill.
MACKLIN, Charles Howell, telephone appa- ratus; b. Youngstown, O., July 7, 1871; s. S. S. and Amanda (Neff) Macklin; ed. public schools, Canfield, O., and at the Northeastern Ohio Normal College, Canfield, O. Entire busi- ness experience has been in the telephone in- dustry; was with the Am. Electric Telephone Mfg. Co., 1894-9; sec. and mgr. of the Swedish- Am. Telephone Co. since 1899. Independent in politics. Office: 88-92 W. Jackson Boul.
MoLANE, James A., real estate; b. Newark, N. J., Mar. 22, 1857; s. Henry H. and Ida E. (Scharff) McLane; grad. Waukegan (Ill.) High School; Univ. of Illinois, B.S., 1878. Was in employ of C. & N .- W. R. R. July 1, 1878, to Jan. 1, 1881; traveled on road 1 year; had charge of real estate dept. for Mead & Coe for 8 years; since 1897 in real estate business on own account; since June, 1903, jury com- missioner of Cook Co., appointed to fill unex- pired term of 2 years. Mem. Chicago Real Es- tate Board (sec., 1903). Republican. Clubs: Hamilton (dir., 1903-4), Riverside Golf, Illi- nois Athletic. Office: 100 Washington St. Resi- dence: 408 36th Pl.
McLAREN, John, pres. International Audit Co .; b. Edinburgh, Scotland, Sept. 11, 1836; s. William and Helen (Hume) McLaren; ed. Scot- land; in 1852 removed with family to Amer- ica; m. Chicago, May 26, 1868, Harriet A. Studley. Was apprenticed to carpenter and builder in Chicago and later followed his fam- ily to Dubuque, Ia., where followed trade un- til breaking out of Civil War, when enlisted as private; rose through grades to orderly sergeant, sergeant-maj., 2d lieut., 1st lieut., and in Dec., 1864, was mustered out at Savan- nah, Ga., as adjt. of his regt. In 1865 became bookkeeper for Col. John Mason Loomis, com- mission merchant in lumber, and in 1870 a partner in firm of John Mason Loomis & Co .;
firm continued until 1885, when it became a part of the Pere Marquette Lumber Co., of which is vice-pres. From 1885-8 was of firm of McLaren & Morris, lumber; was also vice- pres. of A. R. Beck Lumber Co., of S. Chi- cago; was one of the organizers and a dir. of the Milwaukee Av. State Bank, and a dir. of the Industrial Bank of Chicago until 1894, when became pres. of the Hide and Leather Nat. Bank, which was absorbed in 1897 in the Union Nat. Bank, of which was vice-pres. un- til latter was merged in 1st Nat. Bank, 1900. Was pres. Chicago Relief and Aid Soc., 1891-2; mem. Chicago Board of Education, 1887-93; and part of time its pres. Since Dec., 1901, pres. International Audit Co. Appointed by Su- perior Court, 1894, trustee of the Allen C. Lewis trust fund established for founding a
polytechnic school now known as the Lewis Institute; also trustee of the Mary Thompson Hosp. Presbyterian. Vice-commander Military Order of the Loyal Legion; mem. G. A. R., and of Army of the Tennessee. Mason (33º); was Worshipful Master, Cleveland Lodge, No. 211, 1870-1; High Priest, Washington Chapter, 1874; Eminent Commander, Chicago Comman- dery, K. T., 1875-6. Clubs: Illinois, Bankers (honorary mem.), Union League. Office: 135 Adams St. Residence: 339 Ashland Boul.
MCLAUGHLIN, Frank Leo, treas. of Soo Fuel Co .; b. Lowell, Mich., Feb. 7, 1875; s. Michael and Katharine (Burns) Mclaughlin; ed. public schools, Muskegon, Mich, and Ferris Business College, graduating, 1902; m. Chica- go., Jan. 27, 1904, Anna V. O'Shea. Began busi- ness career as lumber inspector with Bennett Bros. Lumber Co., 1893, and was with Mann, Moon & Co., 1894-5, at Muskegon, Mich .; lum- ber inspector for T. B. Scott Lumber Co., Mer- rill, Wis., 1896; traveling salesman for W. Shore Wood Co., of Chicago, 1897-9; in busi- ness alone, 1900-1; then partner with W. W. Pollock until Jan. 1, 1902, when the Soo Fuel Co. was incorporated and he became its treas. Independent in politics. R. C. Mem. Young Men's Institute, Columbian Knights, Knights of Columbus. Office: Fisher Bldg. Residence: 1924 Kenmore Av.
MCLAUGHLIN, George D., merchant, manu- facturer; b. Chicago, Feb. 22, 1864; s. W. F. Mclaughlin; ed. private schools; m. Chicago, 1898, Edith Frost; children: Harriet, George, Herbert. Began business career in the house of W. F. McLaughlin & Co., coffees, with which continued for several years; now sec. of Wakem & Mclaughlin (incorporated), owning and conducting 7 large importers' warehouses. In Apr., 1904, also became pres. of the Am. Chocolate Confection Co. Clubs: Chicago, Un- ion, Onwentsia. Office: 96 S. Water St. Resi- dence: 13 Ritchie Pl.
McLEAN, Charles Forrest, lawyer; b. Wau- pun, Wis., Apr. 5, 1873; s. Charles A. and Emma (Forrest) McLean; related through mother to former ducal house of Perth, Scot- land (restored as earldom), and to foreign titles of same family; ed. first by tutor and in private school; grad. Douglas (public) School, Chica- go, 1887; grad. Shattuck School, Faribault, Minn., 1890; then in Williams College, class of 1893; Northwestern Univ. Law School, LL.B., 1894. Admitted to Illinois bar, 1894, and later to bars of U. S. District and Circuit courts and U. S. Court of Appeals. Employed in law office of Frank P. Leffingwell for 4 years, then formed firm of Williams & McLean, of which is still a mem .; firm engaged in general prac- tice of law, but has given especial attention to corporation law, and has organized many corporations; dir. and counsel the Kitro Grape Fruit Co., Chicago Gas and Oil Co .; sec. and counsel the Wood Distillates and Fibre Co .; counsel Grover Cleveland Gas and Oil Co., L. A. Becker Co., Dispenser Publishing Co., Louis- iana Land and Oil Co., Limited, and various other corporations. Republican. Mem. Ply- mouth Congregational Church. Held potential commission in Minnesota N. G .; was offered commission in U. S. A., 1898. Mem. Delta Kap- pa Epsilon (college fraternity) and Phi Delta Phi (legal fraternity). Clubs: Calumet, Delta Kappa Epsilon. Office: Assn. Bldg. Residence: 3143 Calumet Av.
McLEAN, David Munroe, real estate; b. On- tario, Can., 1864; s. Hector H. and Janet Mc- Lean; ed. Queen's College, Kingston, Ont. Was engaged in real estate business at Winnipeg, Manitoba, 1880-4; came to Chicago, and in 1885 established present business of David M. Mc- Lean & Co., investments, real estate, etc. Is also pres. of the David M. McLean Land Co., of Winnipeg, Manitoba. Mem. of Chicago Real Estate Board and of Winnipeg Real Estate Exchange. Republican. Mem. Y. M. C. A. Ma-
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son; K. P., B. P. O. E. Club: Hamilton. Office: Assn. Bldg. Residence: 1246 N. Clark St.
MacLEISH, Andrew, dry goods merchant; b. Glasgow, Scotland, June 28, 1838; s. Archibald and Agnes (Lindsay) MacLeish; ed. Glasgow Normal Acad .; Hardy's English Acad .: Flint's Commercial Acad., and High School, Glasgow; m. 1st, Chicago, 1858, Lillias Young; children: Lily Agnes (Mrs. C. L. Day), Blanche E. (Mrs. C. K. G. Billings) ; m., 2d, Chicago, 1881, Marie Louise Little; 1 son: Bruce; m., 3d, Plymouth, Conn., 1888, Martha Hillard; children; Norman Hillard, Archibald, Kenneth, Isabel Marjori- banks. Served as employe in Glasgow, Scotland, and London, Eng., 1855-6; in Chicago, employe of J. D. Sherman and J. B. Shay, 1857-63; mem. firm J. B. Shay & Co., 1864-6; since 1867 mem. firm Carson, Pirie, Scott & Co., founding and managing its retail business. Republican. Bap- tist. Vice-pres. trustees the Univ. of Chicago, trustee Rush Med. College, trustee Chicago Manual Training School; vice-pres. Am. Bap- tist Home Mission Soc .; mem. Baptist Social Union. Clubs: Union League, Quadrangle. Of- fice: State and Madison Sts. Residence: Glen- coe. Ill.
McLENNAN, William Etridge, clergyman; b. Northeast Margaree, Cape Breton, N. S., 1861; s. John and Catherine Agnes (McLeod) Mc- Lennan; ed. Northwestern Acad., 1880-3; Northwestern Univ., 1883-7, A.B., A.M .; m. Nora, III., 1887, Lila F. Keely; children: Flor- ence, Charles Morris, Donald, Dorothy. En- tered ministry of M. E. Church, 1887; after 2 years in Indiana was pastor of Trinity Church (Methodist), Mexico City, Mex., 1889- 1891; pastor of Milburn Memorial Chapel (now St. Paul's M. E. Church), South Bend, Ind., 1891-4; pastor Berwyn (III.) M. E. Church, 1894-9; Trinity M. E. Church, Chicago, 1899- 1901; Emmanuel M. E. Church, Evanston, Ill., 1901-3; joined Presbyterian Church, 1903; in- stalled pastor of Belden Av. Presbyterian Church, Chicago, in Mar., 1904, and so contin- ues. Republican. Author: Comfort for the Sick, 1893; Comfort for the Bereaved, 1894; An Open Letter to a High Churchman, 1898; In His Footsteps, 1896; The Lord's Supper, 1903; Let- ters of an Old Methodist to His Son in the Ministry, 1904. Residence: 215 Osgood St.
MacLEOD, Eben Erskine, chairman West- ern Passenger Assn .; b. Newport, Hants Co., N. S., Can., Aug. 30, 1866; s. Rev. John M. and Mary Amelia (Parker) Macleod; grad. Prince of Wales College, Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, Can., 1885; m. St. Albans, Vt., June 10, 1891, Katherine Sears Bailey. Began railway service as clerk in the New England agent's office of the G. T. Ry., at Boston, 1885- 1888; ticket clerk B. & A. R. R., Boston, 1888- 1889; traveling passenger agent, C., R. I & P. Ry., Boston, 1889-92; Canadian passenger agent, same road, Montreal, 1892-5; Southeast- ern passenger agent, same road, Pittsburgh, Pa., 1895-8; asst. gen. passenger agent, Tope- ka, Kan., Jan. 1, to Dec. 1, 1898, and at Chica- go, Dec. 1, 1898, to July 1, 1899, C., R. I. & P. Ry .; since July 1, 1899, chairman Western Passenger Assn., Chicago. Episcopallan. Clubs: Union League, Chicago Athletic, Evanston Country, Evanston Golf. Office: Ry. Exchange Bldg. Residence: 930 Michigan Av., Evanston, Ill.
McMAHON, James B., vice-pres. the N. K. Fairbank Co .; dir. Am. Cotton Oil Co. Clubs: Chicago, Calumet, Washington Park, Chicago Athletic. Address: Tribune Bldg.
MCMANAMAN, John James, lawyer; b. Lake Co., Ill., Mar. 4, 1864; s. John and Catherine (Mccullough) McManaman; resident of Chi- cago since 1879; grad. Indiana Northern Normal School, Valparaiso, Ind., in classical, scientific, and law depts., 1895; m. Steuben Co., Ind., June 8, 1896. Bertha N. Barber; 1 daughter: Gladys. Admitted to Illinois bar, 1895, and ever since then engaged in general practice of law in Chi-
cago; since 1902 chief probation officer of the Juvenile Court, and in 1903 instituted a home for homeless delinquent boys, which, since Its inception, has proved a great credit to the city from a humanitarian and economic principle. Mem. of Illinois Legislature from 21st Sena- torial District, 1903, elected on Public Owner- ship ticket. Mem. of the Grand Lodge Colum- bian Knights (chairman of committee on law for State of Illinois). Office: Unity Bldg. Resi- dence: 428 Washington Boul.
McMASTER, Thomas Jefferson, engineers' supplies; b. Chillicothe, O., Oct. 19, 1855; s. Washington and Sarah (Kettel) McMasters; ed. public schools; m. Ironton, O., Oct. 23, 1881, Alice Weeks; 1 daughter: Lily. Oct., 1901, or- ganized the McMaster-Davis Supply Co., of which is pres. Mem. Chicago Steam Engineers' Club. Office: 160 Lake St. Residence: 482 E. 42d Pl.
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