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MORGAN, William Edward, surgeon; b. Madison, Wis., July 23, 1858; s. Charles E. and Naomi (Seymour) Morgan; ed. public school, Madison, Wis .; Univ. of Wisconsin, 1876-9; Chicago Med. College, 1879-82, graduating, M.D., 1882; m. Chicago, Sept. 3, 1885, Frank C. Jamieson (died 1890); 1 son: Charles Wood- ward (student at Armour Institute of Tech- nology). Interne Cook Co. Hosp., 1882-4; started general practice on South Side in spring of 1884, and has continued ever since. Has been connected with surgical dept. of alma mater from graduation, and for 10 years
past prof. of operative surgery and clinical surgery in Northwestern Univ. Med. School. Mem. Chicago Med. Soc., Illinois State Med. Soc., Am. Med. Assn., Chicago Surgical Soc. (charter mem.). Republican. Office: 42 Madison St. Residence: 3122 S. Park Av.
MORISON, John Archibald, clergyman; b. on a farm in Quebec, Can., Mar. 10, 1867; s. Wil- liam and Mary Anne (Towner) Morison; in early years was ed. by private tuition of uncle, Rev. D. W. Morison, D.D., and by Rev. George Weir, DD., LL.D. (sometime prof. in Morin College, Quebec) ; attended Huntingdon Acad., 1883-4; McGill Univ., 1884-8, graduating B.A .; Montreal Presbyterian College, 1888-91, grad- uating in divinity; took post-graduate courses in oratory at Univ. of Michigan, and in phi- losophy at Univ. of Wooster, grad. M.A., Ph.D .; courses in philosophy and divinity, Edinburgh Univ., and in New Testament literature at New College, Edinburgh, 1891-2; courses in philosophy and theology in Royal Prussian Univ., Berlin, 1898, and was certified by same as full matriculated student holding degree of Ph.D. and granted standing accordingly; course in Old Testament literature, Christ Church, Oxford, 1899; m. Listowel, Ont., Sept. 11, 1894, Clara Jeanette Nichol; 1 daughter: Josephine Jeannette. Ordained to Presbyterian ministry Feb. 3, 1893; held pastorates at Lis- towel, Ont., Toronto, Ont., and St. John, N. B., Can .; now pastor of 1st Presbyterian Church, Chicago. Vice-pres. The Upper Canada Relig- ious Tract and Book Soc .; mgr. ex-officio of the Presbyterian Hosp., Chicago. Honorary mem. St. Andrew's Soc. of St. John, N. B .; for some years chaplain Bernard Lodge No. 225, Ontario, A. F. & A. M. Residence: 51 E. 22d St.
MORLEY, Robert Lyth, western mgr. the Michigan Stove Co .; b. York, Eng., Jan. 23, 1849; s. William and Ann (Holdsworth) Mor- ley; ed. national schools at York, Eng., and by private tutor; m. St. Thomas, Can., Dec. 21, 1875, Mary J. Stacy; children: Ida M. (now Mrs. E. E. Moore), Bertha L. (now Mrs. Charles B. Van Dyke), Ebor L. (son), Ethel, Gertrude. For 3 years was associated with dry goods business in London, Eng., before coming to America in 1873, when engaged with the Toronto Globe, in the accounting dept .; then with Michigan Stove Co. at Detroit, Mich., and in 1884 assumed duties of associate mgr. of the company's western branch at Chicago, and in 1902 was promoted to his present position as western mgr. Republican. Episcopallan. Clubs: Union League, Casino (Edgewater). Of- fice: 256-262 S. Clinton St. Residence: 869 Win- throp Av., Edgewater, Ill.
MORPHY, William J., general agent The Am. Credit Indemnity Co. Has been general agent for the Dept. of the Northwest for the Am. Credit Indemnity Co. of New York since 1898. Democrat. Club: Iroquois. Office: Mar- quette Bldg. Residence: 1632 Ridge Av., Evanston, Ill.
MORRELL, Frederick Lathrop, Ilfe insur- ance mgr .; b. Aurora, Cayuga Co., N. Y., May 27, 1854; s. Charles and Margaret (Lathrop) Morrell; ed. high school, Aurora, N. Y .; m. Dunkirk, N. Y., Sept. 22, 1881, Marguerite Ger- rans; 1 daughter: Gladys Lathrop. Clerk in store, Aurora, N. Y., 1867-73; with Blue Line Fast Freight, 1873-92, in general office at Rochester, N. Y .; then as agent at Kansas City and St. Louis, Mo .; resigned to accept position as inspector Building and Loan Assns. for Illinois under Gov. John P. Altgeld; then with Franklin Life Insurance Co. of Springfield; since July, 1898, with Manhattan Life Ins. Co., of New York, and its mgr. at Chicago since that date. Democrat. Mem. staff of Gov. John P. Altgeld, 1892-6. Episcopalian. Clubs: Iro- quois, Oak Park. Office: Marquette Bldg. Resi- dence: 244 Home Av., Oak Park, Ill.
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MORRILL, Allan Augustus, varnish; b. East Co., A. M. Rothschild & Co., Union Rendering Kingston, N. H., May 3, 1859; s. Charles Enoch Co., and officer or dir. in numerous other cor- porations. Mem. Chicago Board of Trade. Clubs: Washington Park, Mid-Day, Standard. Office: Union Stock Yards. Residence: 4455 Grand Boul. and Adeline Susan (Carter) Morrill; ed. Phil- lips Acad., Andover, Mass .; m. Manchester, N. H., Mar., 1883, Cora Susan Dodge; 1 son: Allan Donald. After leaving school, entered, 1879, the house of Valentine & Co., manufac- turers of varnishes and colors (of which his father is pres.), and Is now a dir. and asst. treas. of the company. Democrat. Clubs: Chi- cago Athletic, Washington Park. Office: Fislier Bldg. Residence: 5209 Kimbark Av.
MORRILL, Charles Enoch, varnish and color manufacturers; b. on farm East Kingston, N. H., Jan. 11, 1832; s. Amos and Sarah E. (Nichols) Morrill; ed. public schools; m. East Kingston, N. H., 1857, Adeline Susan Carter; children: Allan A., Mrs. Susie A. Cole, Mrs. Annie S. Hays. At 16 years of age learned shoe-making; from 18 to 20 in a country grocery and dry goods store; began with Stim- son, Valentine & Co. (now Valentine & Co.), manufacturers of varnishes and colors, as shipping clerk, 1858-62; traveling salesman, 1862-82; mgr. Chicago branch, 1882, in which year he established and became pres. of the Lawson Varnish Co., but retained his connec- tion with Valentine & Co .; in 1899 both com- panies consolidated, and he was elected vice- pres., and in 1900 he was elected pres .; stores and factories in New York and Chicago, and branches in Boston, Paris and Amsterdam. Democrat. Clubs: Union League, Washington Park. Office: Fisher Bldg. Residence: 275 53d St.
MORRILL, Donald Littlefield, lawyer; b. Auburn, Me., Feb. 8, 1860; s. Nahum and Anna I. (Littlefield) Morrill; prepared for college at high school of Auburn, Me .; grad. Brown Univ., A.B., 1880; A.M., 1883; m. Chicago, Oct. 16, 1890, Edith M. Storey: 1 son: Nahum, Jr. Studied law at Auburn, Me., in office of N. and J. A. Morrill, 1880-2; principal of higli school at Moline, Ill., 1882-5; principal of An- derson School, Chicago, 1885-9; admitted to bar of Supreme Court of Illinois, 1886; since 1889 engaged in active practice of law in Chicago; mem. of firm of Johnson & Morrill. Mem. Board of Education of Chicago, 1890-1; attv. for Board of Education of Chicago. 1891- 1898. Mem. Chicago Bar Assn. Unitarian. Clubs: Law, University, Germania. Office: 100 Washington St. Residence: 1809 Arlington Pl.
MORRIS, Alfred Lawrence, Insurance: b. Chandler's Valley, Warren, Pa .. Oct. 2, 1865; s. A. P. and Louise ( Bondeson) Morris; ed. common and high schools. Sugar Grove. Pa .; m. Chicago, 1889, Linda F. Jerner: children: Irene, Edgar, Florence. Clerk. traveling sales- man, 1855-98; deputy clerk in Criminal Court, 1898-1901; since 1901 gen. mgr. Scandia Mu- tual Life Insurance Co. Republican. Lutheran. Pres. Wasa Sick Benefit Assn. Office: 159 LaSalle St. Residence: 2724 Princeton Av.
MORRIS, Benjamin Franklin, mgr. Chicago branch Union Stoneware Co .; b. Talmadge, O., Feb. 22, 1870; s. John and Mary A. (Lewis) Morris; ed. public schools. Talmadge, O., and at Spencerian Business College, Cleveland, O .; m. Red Wing, Minn., June 23, 1897, Mary E. DeKay; children: Frances, Cornelia. Since 1889 has been in employ of the Union Stoneware Co., the sole selling agents of the Minnesota Stoneware Co. and the Red Wing Stoneware Co., both having extensive potteries at Red Wing, Minn .; was resident of Red Wing. Minn., 1892-6, coming to Chicago, Jan., 1896, and since then being mgr. of the Chicago branch of the Union Stoneware Co. Independ- ent in politics. Office: 33 Market St. Resi- dence: 1122 Maple Av., Evanston, Ill.
MORRIS, Edward, packer; b. Chicago, Oct. 1, 1866; public school education. Engaged in business since 1880; vice-pres. and treas. Mor- ris & Co., Fairbank Canning Co .; vice-pres. Consumers Cotton Oil Co .; dir. Nat. Packing
MORRIS, Frank Marion, bookseller; b. Clin- ton, Co., O., June 9, 1857; s. George and Jennie (Strawn) Morris; ed. public schools and at Butler Univ., Indiana; m. Chicago, 1884, Willa Guffin; 1 son: George. Began in 1880 as a clerk in the book store of Bowen-Merrill Co., In- dianapolis, Ind., continuing until 1884, in which year came to Chicago and opened a book store, which has ever since continued, his establishment known as "The Book Shop, making a leading specialty of rare books. Also senior mem. of The Book Shop Bindery, of which N. K. Aranoff is the junior mem. Repub- lican. Formerly mem. of the Indianapolis Light Infy., a part of the Indiana N. G. Mem. Illinois State Library Assn., Bibliographical Soc. of America, Am. Booksellers' Assn. Clubs: Chicago Athletic, Press, Forty, Caxton, Chica- go Library. Office: 171 Madison St. Residence: 4713 Indiana Av.
MORRIS, George Avery, manufacturer; b. Chicago, May 27, 1860; s. James H. and Caro- line E. (Stone) Morris; ed. Chicago public schools and at Highland Military School, Wor- cester, Mass., graduating in scientific course; m. Dixon, Ill., June 1, 1887, Ida L. Alexander; children: Margaret E., Lucia. After leaving school engaged in the wholesale grocery for 20 years, Morris Grocery Co., until Oct., 1902, when, having acquired an interest in Brown Bros. Mfg. Co., became pres. Dir. Manufactur- ers Bank. Shriner. Republican. Clubs: Dixon (Dixon, Ill.), Evanston Country. Office: 22d St. and Campbell Av. Residence: Evanston, Ill.
MORRIS, Henry Crittenden, lawyer; b. Chi- cago, Apr. 18, 1868; s. John and Susan Claude Morris; ed. prep. school old Chicago Univ., 1879-81; grad. Lombard College, Galesburg, Ill., 1887; A.M., 1890; grad. Chicago College of Law, 1889; admitted to Illinois bar. U. S. con- sul at Ghent, Belgium, 1893-8; sec., 1890-1, pres., 1891-2, Young People's Christian (Uni- versalist) Union of Illinois; trustee Lombard College since 1900. Clubs: Hamilton, Twentieth Century. Office: 188 Madison St. Residence: 4442 Grand Boul.
MORRIS, Ira Nelson, packer; b. Chicago; ed. Phillips Acad. and Yale Univ. Sec. and asst. treas. Morris & Co .; pres. Union Rendering Co .; treas. Consumers Cotton Oil Co .; sec. Fairbank Canning Co .; dir. Nat. Packing Co., Nat. Stock Yards Co., East St. Louis, III., A. M. Rothschild & Co. Clubs: Washington Park, Twentieth Century, Press. Office: Union Stock Yards. Residence: 3401 Michigan Av.
MORRIS, Nelson, packer; b. Black Forest, Ger., Jan. 21, 1839; self educated; came to U. S. at age of 12; came to Chicago, 1854; se- cured employment in stock yards; 2 years later began business for himself; m. Chicago, 1863, Sarah Vogel; children: Edward, Tra N., Gusta (Mrs. M. L. Rothschild), Maud (Mrs. Henry C. Schwab). Pres. Morris & Co., Fair- bank Canning Co .; dir. 1st Nat. Bank, 1st Trust & Savings Bank. Nat. Live Stock Bank, Stock Yards Savings Bank, People's Trust & Savings Bank. Mem. Chicago Lodge, A. F. & A. M. Clubs: Standard, Saddle and Sirloin. Office: Union Stock Yards. Residence: 2453 Indiana Av.
MORRIS, Robert Nelson, physician; b. Hills- dale Co .. Mich., July 14, 1860; s. Robert and Ellen (Whan) Morris; ed. Reading, Mich., High School, and Hahnemann Med. College. Chicago, graduating M.D., 1889; also received degree of M.D., ad eundem, Hering Med. Col- lege; m. Brooklyn, Mich., July 25, 1886, Rose Woodward. Was pharmaceutical chemist for Parke, Davis & Co., Detroit, Mich., until be- gan med. course; in practice at Constantine,
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Mich., 1889-95; since then in Chicago. Has since 1895 been connected with Hering Med. College and Hosp., as prof. of diseases of the chest, and as registrar of the college. Mem. Chicago Homo. Med. Soc., International Hahnemannian Soc. Socialist. Mem. Presbyte- rian Church. Mason; K. T. Office: 103 State St. Residence: 2758 N. Winchester Av.
MORRISON, Armer David, accident insur- ance; b. Rockville, Adams Co., O., Apr. 6, 1844; s. David and Martha (Mitchell) Morri- son; ed. common schools and Young's Acad., Covington, Ky., and graduated from Queen City Commercial College, Cincinnati, O .; m. Cincinnati, Oct. 1, 1867, Irene Doty; 1 son: Frank (now deceased). Was 10 years chief re- porter for R. G. Dun & Co .; then 14 years agent of New England Mutual Life Insurance Co .; since July, 1900, general agent of the Cen- tral Accident Insurance Co. of Pittsburgh. Senior mem. of insurance firm of Morrison & Brand. Republican; mem. 32d Ward Repub- lican Club. Methodist. Office: Merchants Loan & Trust Bldg. Residence: 7142 Harvard Av.
MORRISON, Charles B., U. S. district atty. for northern district of Illinois since 1905; grad. Union College of Law, Chicago, 1878; began law practice at Dixon, Ill .; state's atty. of Lee Co., Ill., 3 terms: was asst. U. S. dis- trict atty., 1898-1905. Office: Post Office Bldg. Residence: Dixon, Ill.
MORRISON, Richard William, lawyer; b. New Haven, Conn., Aug. 27, 1861; s. Joseph P. and Mary K. Morrison; removed with par- ents to Chicago in infancy; ed. public and high schools of Chicago and took special course at Chicago Athenaeum; m. Oct. 3, 1896, Carrie Coulter, of Baltimore. Entered law office of Wirt Dexter in 1879; associated with him for 14 years; after death of Mr. Dexter served as asst. state's atty. under Jacob J. Kern. 1892-6; Democratic nominee for fudge of Superior Court, 1895. Democrat. Club: Troquois (sec .. 1888-9). Office: 59 Clark St. Residence: 4729 Indiana Av.
MORRISSON, James William, wholesale druggist; h. Richmond, Ind., Sept. 1, 1872; s. Robert and Fayette (Lord) Morrisson; ed. public schools of Chicago, Harvard School, and the Chicago Manual Training School: m. Rich- mond, Ind., Feb. 7, 1900, Mary T. R. Foulke, Jr .: 1 son: Robert. After leaving school en- tered the wholesale drug house of Morrisson, Plummer & Co. (of which his father was one of the founders in 1874), and is now pres. of the company. Clubs: Union League, Chicago Athletic. Chicago Literary. Caxton. Sanganois. Office: 200-206 Randolph St. Residence: 1846 Belmont Av.
MORRON, John Reynolds, vice-pres. Dia- mond Glue Co., Diamond Casein Co; dir. Na- tional Bank of the Republic. Schwarzschild & Sulzberger Glue Co., Audebert Wall Paper Mill. Clubs: Chicago, Chicago Athletic, Mer- chants, Mid-Day. Forty, Midlothian. Office: 218 LaSalle St. Residence: 3206 Michigan Av.
MORROW, William Ambrose, lawver; b. Omro. Wis., June 17, 1875; s. Patrick and Sarah (Goggins) Morrow: grad. law dept. of TJniv. of Wisconsin. LL.B., in class of 1900. Admitted to bar of Illinois in 1900, and began practice of law with firm of Ennis, Morrow & McMullen, and in 1903 changed to firm of Morrow & Ponham. Democrat. R. C. Office: The Rookerv. Residence: 284 Rush St.
MORSE. Charles Hosmer. merchant. manu- facturer; h. St. Johnshurv. Va., Sept. 23. 1833; s. John and Elizabeth (Hosmer) Morse; ed. common schools and in St. Johnsbury Acad .; m. Cincinnati, O., June 30, 1868. Martha J. Owens; children: Elizabeth, Charles Hosmer, Robert Hosmer, Franklin Fairbanks. Left St. Johnsbury Acad., Dec. 11, 1850, to become clerk for E. & F. Fairbanks & Co., scale manu- facturers, at a salary of $50 per year and board for 3 years; promoted to bookkeeper in
their merchandise store, 1853; transferred to New York City, 1855, as clerk and salesman in house of Fairbanks & Co .; sent to Chicago, Apr., 1858, with L. L. Greenleaf, of Boston, to open a branch house under name of Fairbanks & Greenleaf; admitted as a partner, 1862, firm becoming Fairbanks, Greenleaf & Co .; went to Cincinnati, O., 1864, and opened house of Fairbanks, Morse & Co .; while there opened branch houses of Fairbanks, Morse & Co. at Cleveland, Pittsburgh and Louisville; in fall of 1869 returned to Chicago to take charge, because of failing health of Mr. Greenleaf, and on retirement of latter, Jan. 1, 1872, Chicago house became Fairbanks, Morse & Co., incor- porated, 1890, and now has houses in Chicago, Cincinnati, Cleveland, Detroit, Louisville, In- dianapolis, St. Louis, Kansas City, St. Paul, Minneapolis, Omaha, Denver, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Portland, Ore., New York and Lon- don, Eng., handling complete lines of Fairbanks scales; also large manufacturers of gasoline engines, steam pumps and windmills, and many other machines and devices. Pres. Fair- banks, Morse & Co .; dir. E. & T. Fairbanks & Co .; pres. Sheffield Car Co .; dir. Western Valve Co. Republican. Congregationalist. Clubs: Chi- cago, Union League, Kenwood, Midlothian, Homewood, Mid-Day. Office: Franklin and Monroe Sts. Residence: 4804 Greenwood Av.
MORSE, John Whitaker, railway agent; b. Panama, N. Y., Feb. 21, 1837; s. William T. and Pamelia (Anthony) Morse; ed. district school and Panama, N. Y., Acad .; m. Atwater,, O., Oct. 13, 1863, Frances Irene Cook; children: Emma Cook, Mrs. Bessie M. Chadbourn, Mrs. Mary M. Jerrems. Was telegraph operator, New York and Chicago, 1854-61; in 1861 con- structed the first telegraph line across the state of Iowa and later was supt. of same; general agent, C., B. & Q. R. R., at Council Bluffs and Omaha, 1870-7; general agent U. P. Ry. Co. at Chicago, 1877-80; general passen- ger agent U. P. Ry. Co., Omaha, 1880-7; since Oct., 1887, commercial agent M. P. Ry. Co. at Chicago, and now also commercial agent for the St. L., T. M. & S. Ry., T. & P. Ry. and I. & G. N. Rv. at Chicago. Republican. Club: Hamilton. Office: 186 Clark St. Residence: 4155 Ellis Av.
MORTIMER, William Henry. contractor; b. Chicago, June 19, 1859: s. William E. and Mary Jane (Linton) Mortimer; ed. public schools of Chicago: m. 1st, Chicago, Oct. 13, 1881, Grace Lee Osborne: children: A. Osborne, Elsie Maude; m. 2d, Chicago, 1904, Helen L. Cummings. After leaving school was appren- ticed to the firm of Mortimer & Tapper, of which was later a mem .: subsequently became a mem. of the firm of W. E. Mortimer & Son, and still later senior mem. of its successor, the firm of Mortimer Bros .; later formed a partnership with the elder son of the late George Tapper, mem. of the old firm of Morti- mer & Tapner, general contractors, of which is now senior partner. Mason: mem. Ashlar Lodge, Washington Chapter. Chicago Com- manderv. K. T .; Oriental Consistorv: Shriner. Mem. Roval League. Nat. Union. Clubs: Ill- nois, Skokie Golf. Office: 184 LaSalle St. Resi- dence: 1541 Wilson Av.
MORTON, Joy, merchant: b. Detroit, Sept. 27, 1855; s. of the late J. Sterling and Caro- line (Joy) Morton: ed. Talbot Hall. Nebraska City, Neb .; m. Omaha, Sept. 23, 1880, Carrie, daughter of Judge George R. Lake; children: Jean, b. 1883: Sterling. b. 1885. Senior mem. firm of Joy Morton & Co. since 1885; pres. and dir. Great Western Cereal Co .; vice-pres. and dir. Am. Trust & Savings Bank; treas, and dir. Morton-Gregson Co .; treas. and dir. West- ern Cold Storage Co .; pres. the International Salt Co. of Illinois, and the Hutchinson-Kansas Salt Co .; dir. the Corn Products Co. and the North Am. Trust Co. (of New York), the Am. Hominy Co. Mem. Chicago Historical Soc.
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Clubs: Commercial, Chicago, Iroquois, Caxton; also Lawyers, Transportation (New York). Of- fice: Railway Exchange Bldg.
MORTON, Mark, merchant; b. Omaha, Neb., Nov. 22, 1858; s. J. Sterling and Caroline (Joy) Morton; ed. schools of Nebraska City, Neb .; m. Jan., 1887, Martha Parkhurst, daugh- ter John Weare, of Cedar Rapids, Ia .; children: Helen, Joy, Jane. At 18 years of age hecame office boy with C., B. & Q. Ry., steadily ad- vancing until he became traveling freight agent; in employ of T. W. Harvey Lumber Co. as traveling salesman, 1882-4; supt. of packing house of Nebraska City Packing Co., 1884-5; with brother, Joy Morton, became, 1885, mem. of firm of Joy Morton & Co., which succeeded E. I. Wheeler & Co., then the oldest house in the salt business in the West; vice- pres. Western Cold Storage Co .; vice-pres.
Morton-Gregson Co., packers; treas. U. S. Sugar Refinery; treas. International Salt Co. Office: Railway Exchange Bldg. Residence: Lake Forest, Ill.
MOSEBACK, William, investments; b. Brown Co., O., Feb. 14, 1845; s. Jacob C. and Mary Elizabeth Moseback; academic education at Marietta, O .; m. Chicago, May 12, 1869, Mary Isabella Phillips; children: Ida Belle; also Howard William (died in infancy). Came to Chicago, 1862, and entered employ of Fuller & Finch, wholesale druggists; organized firm of Moseback & Humphrey, commission mer- chants, Mar. 11, 1867; became partner with J. W. Doane in firm of J. W. Doane & Co., coffees and teas, Chicago; since 1892 in real estate and loan business. Republican. Club: Union League (dir., 1886-7; treas., 1889-90). Office First Nat. Bank Bldg. Residence: 2333 Michigan Av.
MOSELEY, Carleton, teas and coffees; b. Dorchester, Mass., Oct. 26, 1863; s. Fred P. and Mary E. (Clark) Moseley; ed. Boston Latin School; m. Hoosick Falls, N. Y., Oct. 4, 1892, Marion L. Wilder; children: George Clark, Marion Renwick. Since 1886, of firm of Chase & Sanborn, importers of teas and coffees from all producing countries. Mem. Presby- terian Church of Highland Park, Ill. Clubs: Union League, Exmoor. Office: 10-18 Lake St. Residence: Highland Park, Il1.
MOSER, George W., wholesale paper dealer; b. Chicago, Mar. 9, 1850; s. Philip and Mary (Sands) Moser; ed. Chicago public schools; m. Chicago, Nov. 27, 1873, Mary J. Leslie; entire business life has been spent in the wholesale paper trade; was with Laflin, Butler & Co., wholesale paper, 1866-71; with Bradner, Smith & Co., 1871-5; with F. P. Elliott & Co., 1875-93; In 1893 formed the Moser-Burgess Co., which changed, 1901, to the Moser Paper Co., of which he is pres. and treas. Republi- can. Clubs: Chicago Athletic, Westward Ho. Office: 208-210 Monroe St. Residence: Oak Park, Il1.
MOSES, Adolph, lawyer; b. Speyer, Germany, Feb. 27, 1837; s. Joseph Moses and Rebecca (Adler) Moses; ed. public and Latin schools of Speyer; came to U. S., arriving in New Orleans, 1852; entered Louisiana Univ .; grad. Mar., 1861, and at once was admitted to Louis- iana bar; served in Civil War for 2 years as capt. in the 21st La. Vol .; came North and practiced at Quincy, Ill., until 1869; m. 1869, Matilda Wolf of Manheim. Germany; children: Joseph W., Julius, Hamilton, Paul A., Vir- ginia (now Mrs. Moritz Rosenthal), Irma (now Mrs. J. W. Moses, New Orleans, La.). Since 1869 in practice in Chicago, and known as one of the successful practitioners in state and federal courts and legal adviser of many of the leading corporations; senior of firm of Moses, Rosenthal & Kennedy. Founded, 1890, the National Corporation Reporter, and editor of same. Pres. of U. S. Corporation Bureau. Democratic nominee for judge of the Superior Court, 1879; was 6 years a dir. of the Chicago
Public Library. Originator of John Marshall Centennial, Feb. 4, 1901. Pres. State Bar Assn., 1897. Clubs: Iroquois, Standard. Mem. Chicago Historical Soc. Office: 184 LaSalle St. Resi- dence: 4139 Drexel Boul.
MOSS, Jesse Lathrop, real estate; b. West- erly, R. I., Nov. 12, 1847; s. Jesse Lathrop and Fanny (Dixon) Moss; grad. Phillips Acad., Andover, Mass., 1865; Yale, A.B., 1869; m. 1st, Chicago, 1876, Fanny Greene Larned (died 1887); 1 daughter: Julia (Mrs. Joseph Curtis Sloane) ; came to Chicago, 1887; m., 2d, Morris- town, N. J., 1892, Harriet Allison Calhoun, daughter of Rev. Simeon Howard Calhoun; 1 son: Jesse Lathrop, Jr. From 1889 to 1892 was mem. of the firm of Walker, Larned & Moss, real estate; since 1892 in same business alone. Also, since 1898, sec. and financial agent of the Newberry Library. Clubs: Chicago, On- wentsia. Office: 325 Dearborn St. Residence: Lake Forest, Ill.
MOSS, Solomon Centennial, woolen goods merchant; b. Akron, O., May 9, 1876; s. Her- man W. and Rosina (Wolff) Moss; ed. public schools of Akron, O .; m. Chicago, Aug. 2, 1899; 1 daughter: Dorothy Hortense. Was in repor- torial work, 1892-3; asst. cashier of The Wer- ner Co., publishers, Akron, O., 1893-4; since Oct. 22, 1894, in woolen business; since Jan. 1, 1901, of firm of Friend, Moss & Morris, whole- sale dealers in ladies and men's woolens and tailors' trimmings. Also treas. Morris Woolen Co. Republican. Hebrew religion. Mem. the Elks. Club. Social. Office: McNeill Bldg. Resi- dence: 4746 Vincennes Av.
MOSSER, Edwin Jacobs, lawyer; b. Lehigh Co., Pa., Nov. 16, 1870; grad. Muhlenberg Col- lege, Allentown, Pa., A.B., 1893; Univ. of Michigan, LL.B., 1899. Admitted to bar by Supreme Court of State of Illinois, 1900, and has ever since been engaged in an active gen- eral practice in Chicago. Republican. Club: Hamilton. Office: 1st Nat. Bank Bldg. Resi- dence: 108 Kenesaw Terrace.
MOTH, Morris Jonathan, physician; b. Win- nebago County, Wisconsin, May 16, 1853; s. Robert S. and Margery D. (Bacon) Moth; grad. high school, Berlin, Wis., 1872; Hahne- mann Med. College, 1890; m. Randall, Wis., Dec. 16, 1879, Laura L. Shibley (now de- ceased) ; children: Laura Harriet, Robert Shib- ley, Margaret Dorothy. Began business as gen- eral merchant in Winnetka, Ill., at age of 21; sold out at age of 32 and took up study of medicine; since graduation, 1890, practiced as home. physician at present location. Has been mem. of faculty of Hahnemann Med. College for 12 years; now prof. of sanitary science and materia medica in same. Mem. Illinois Homo. Assn., Homo. Med. Soc. of Chicago, Clinical Soc. of Hahnemann Hosp .; mem. med. staff of Hahnemann Hosp. Life mem. Apollo Commandery, K. T .; mem. Chicago Chapter Royal Arch Masons; Lakeside Lodge, A. F. & A. M .; K. P. Pres. H. Fraser Mfg. Co., manu- facturers of wood planers; vice-pres. Dry Amalgamation Co. Republican. Liberal in re- ligion. Office and residence: 3438 Indiana Av.
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