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PALMER, Warren Kingsley, gen. mgr. of the Western Mfg. Co .; b. Cleveland, O., Oct. 7, 1861; s. Edward W. and Julia (Kingsley) Pal- mer; ed. public schools of Cleveland; m. Cleve- land, May 8, 1890, Carrie A. Mellen; children: Agnes G., Carolyn. Went into the glass busi- ness in Cleveland, O., in 1879, with the Cleve- land Window Glass Co., starting in the office and working up through intermediate posi- tions to the presidency of the company, which he still holds. Early in 1904 moved to Chi- cago to take position of gen. mgr. of the Western Mfg. Co., manufacturers of sash, doors and blinds in softwoods, and still holds that position. Republican. Episcopalian. Of- fice: Great Northern Bldg. Residence: Del Prado Hotel.
PALMER, William Arthur, lawyer; b. Cedar Rapids, Ia., Aug. 10, 1882; s. Robert and Mary E. (Fowler) Palmer; ed. public schools of Ce- dar Rapids, a .; Highland Park College, Des Moines, Ia., with degree LL.B .; John Marshall Law School, Chicago, graduating in spring of 1900, LL.B .; m. Denver, Colo., June, 1904, Julia Putnam Gould. Since 1903, firm of Palmer & Eddy, in general practice of law. Dir. and stockholder in the Ora Drug Co., 802 W. Lake St. Republican. Mem. Gen. Grant Council, Royal Arcanum, Oak Park, Ill. Residence: 5519 Rice St., Austin, Il1.
PALTZER, Charles Anthony, lumberman; b. Binsfield, Prussia, Nov. 5, 1845; s. Jacob P. and Mary C. (Faber) Paltzer; attended school in Prussia until 12th year; family removed to U. S., 1857; attended school at Terre Haute, Ind., and St. Louis, Mo .; grad. St. Louis Univ., 1866; m. Dec. 5, 1878, Clara C., daughter of
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Walter N. Woodruff, of Chicago; children: Catherine W., Susan E., Charles W. Began business career as bookkeeper, St. Louis, 1867-9; in 1869 with the lumber firm of Thompson Bros. & Co., later Thompson, Henry & Co., St. Louis, Mo .; had charge of their Chicago office, Jan., 1873 to 1874, when firm dissolved and he became partner in the new firm of C. C. Thompson & Co. until 1884; C. A. Paltzer & Co., 1884-94; since then pres. C. A. Paltzer Lumber Co. Was pres. Lumber Dealers' Assn., 1886-7, and again 1902-4; pres. Lumberman's Exchange, 1890-1. Mem. Royal Arcanum. Club: Midlothian. Office: 3700 Cen- ter Av. Residence: 20 Drexel Sq.
PAM, Hugo, lawyer; b. Chicago, Jan. 20, 1870; s. Alexander and Cecelia (Oesterreicher) Pam; grad. Walsh (public) School, W. Division High School, and Univ. of Michigan, Ph.B., 1892; studied law and admitted to practice, Oct., 1893. From Sept., 1892, was connected with the law office of Moses, Pam & Kennedy; later admitted to partnership in firm of Pam, Calhoun & Glennon, and now mem., with Max Pam and Harry Boyd Hurd, of firm of Pam & Hurd, engaged in general practice, but prin- cipally corporation business. Mem. Chicago Bar Assn. Sec. of Jewish Agricultural Aid Soc. of America. Republican. Clubs: Standard, Ravis- loe, Chicago Automobile, Illinois Athletic. Of- fice: The Rookery. Residence: 4634 Drexel Boul.
PAM, Max, lawyer; b. Austria, July 16, 1865; s. Alexander and Cecilia (Oesterreicher) Pam; emigrated to U. S., 1867, and settled in Chicago; ed. public and high schools, Chicago; studied law in offices of Adolph Moses; ad- mitted to bar, 1886. Was mem. law firm Pam, Calhoun & Glennon; now Pam & Hurd; coun- sel for and dir. Allis-Chalmers Co., Central Trust Co. of Ill., Am. Steel Foundries. Mem. of the Chicago, Illinois, State and Am. Bar Assns. Clubs: Standard, Ravisloe. Office: The Rookery, Chicago; also Empire Bldg., New York. Rest- dence: 4634 Drexel Boul.
PARADIS, Frederick Edward, railway offi- cial; b. Burlington, Vt., Dec. 24, 1869; s. Edward and Julia Paradis; ed. public and pri- vate schools; m. Burlington, Vt., Sept. 22, 1890, Jennie S. Murray; 2 children. Was asst. en- gineer and supt. of buildings of the Central Vermont R. R., 1888-90; draftsman in en- gineering dept. of the Northern Pacific R. R., 1890-3, and asst. engineer of same, 1893-5; chief engineer Chicago & Northern Pacific R. R., 1895-7; since 1897 chief engineer C. T. T. R. R. Also pres. and dir. Flexible Armored Hose Co. Clubs: Union League, Chicago Yacht, Illinois Athletic, Engineers Club (New York). Mem. Railroad Signal, Ry. Engineering and Maintenance of Way Assn., Western Soc. of Engineers. Office: Grand Central Passenger Station. Residence: 5227 Washington Av.
PARDRIDGE, Charles Wellington, real estate operator and pres. Hillman's (dry goods); b. Oneida, N. Y., June 15, 1841; s. Anson and Amanda (Fields) Pardridge; ed. public schools of New York State; m. 1st, Pittsburg, 1858, Theresa Marsland (deceased) ; m. 2d, St. Augustine, Fla., 1902, Helen B. Bowen (deceased) ; children: Charles A., Ed- ward W., Eva, Albert G., May. Began business life as clerk in dry goods store of C. Rice & Co., in Lyons, N. Y .; afterward at Buffalo, N. Y., engaged in dry goods business under firm name of C. W. & E. Pardridge, 1861-70; came to Chicago, 1870, and engaged in dry goods business here; was engaged, with brother, as proprietor of the Boston Store, accumulated large real estate holdings, and has, since 1875, been largely engaged in real estate business. Also pres., treas. and dir. of Hillman's (dry goods), State and Washington Sts. Republican. Club: Chicago Athletic. Office: 112 State St. Residence: 5242 Michigan Av.
PARKER, Clarence F., purchasing agent I. C. R. R. Co .; b. Charleston, Ill., Feb. 14, 1865; s. George W. and Nella (Ferguson) Parker; ed. Washington Univ., St. Louis; m. St. Louis, Feb. 6, 1889, Harriet Crangle; 1 daughter: Virginia. Entered train service of St. Louis, Alton & Terre Haute R. R. Co., 1888; in 1889 entered office of the gen. mgr. as private sec. and purchasing agent; was thereafter asst. gen. mgr. and gen. mgr., same road, until Apr., 1896, when line was absorbed by I. C. R. R. Co .; then became general agent I. C. R. R. until May, 1902, when was made coal traffic mgr. until June, 1904; since then was purchasing agent. Republican. Mem. Soc. of Sons of the Revolution. Club: Chicago Ath- letic. Office: Central Station. Residence: 5201 Washington Av.
PARKER, Francis Warner, patent lawyer, State Senator; b. Alton, Ill., Apr. 1, 1858; s. Washington and M. H. Sallee Parker; grad. Shurtleff College, A.B., 1878, A.M., 1884, LL.D., 1903; removed to Chicago, 1879; studied law; m. St. Louis, Mo., 1883, Alma Chapman; children: Francis Warner, Jr., Troy L., Nor- man Sallee, Leslie. Admitted to bar, 1880; connected with U. S. Patent Office for a time; since 1883 in active practice of patent law in Chicago. Republican. Representative in 1st. Senatorial District in 34th General Assembly of Illinois, 1885-87; mem. of the "One Hun- dred and Three" who elected Gen. John A. Logan Senator; State Senator from 5th (Hyde Park) District; elected 1902, and took active part in session of 1903. Pres. South Park Im- provement Assn .; mem. Hyde Park Baptist Church; trustee Univ. of Chicago, Baptist Theological Union and Shurtleff College; has been pres. Baptist City Mission Soc. and of Baptist Social Union. Mem. Chicago Bar Assn., Patent Law Assn., Oriental Consistory (Ma- sonic). Pres. The World To-Day Publishing Co. Clubs: Hamilton, Union League, Quadran- gle. Office: Marquette Bldg. Residence: Hotel Del Prado.
PARKER, George Green, grain and pro- visions; b. Boston, Mass., May 16, 1851; s. Or- lando L. and Clara F. Parker; came to Chi- cago with parents in 1862; ed. public schools of Boston and Chicago; m. Chicago, 1874, Lu- ella Knapp; children: Leslie G., Lelia C., Fred A. Since 1875 has been continuously engaged in grain and provisions business, now being senior mem. of the grain firm of George G. Parker & Co. Mem. of the Chicago Board of Trade (mem. of the committee on arbitration and appeals, 1881-4, and vice-pres., 1885-90). Clubs: Illinois, Lake Geneva Country. Office: Board of Trade. Residence: Lake Geneva, Wis.
PARKER, Hilon Adelbert, railway official; b. Plessis, N. Y., Dec. 30, 1841; s. Alpheus and Lucinda Parker, of Revolutionary stock; aca- demic education; m. 1st, Mary E. Cunning- ham, May, 25, 1871 (died) ; m. 2d, Grace Row- ley, Oct., 1894. Served private to 1st lieut., Union Army, 1861-5; fought at Cold Harbor, Petersburg, Shenandoah Valley, Richmond, etc. Entered railway service, 1866; held var- lous positions, 1866-85; vice-pres. and chief engineer Chicago, Kansas & Nebraska Ry., 1885-9; also gen. mgr., 1888; asst. to pres. C., R. I. & P. R. R., 1889-90, and 1893-8; 3d vice- pres., 1890-3: 2d vice-pres., 1898-9; 1st vice- pres. and gen. mgr., Mar., 1899, to Apr., 1903; resigned. Residence: 10340 Longwood Av.
'PARKER, James Harper, commission mer- chant; b. Pittsburgh, Pa., May 11, 1832; s. John and Martha (Cochran) Parker; ed. Wash- ington College, Washington, Pa .; m. Pitts- burgh, Pa., May 1, 1860, Margaretta Zug; 1 daughter: Mrs. Thomas S. Blair, Jr. Began business life in 1850 as bookkeeper for his father. In January, 1880, established business as a commission merchant in packing house products, grain and all Board of Trade com-
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modities; firm later became Cowling & Parker, and finally J. H. Parker & Co .; in 1903 dis- posed of membership on Chicago Board of Trade, and since then has been practically retired from business. Republican. Episcopa- lian. Club: Chicago Golf. Office: 6 Sherman St. Residence: Virginia Hotel.
PARKER, Joseph Grafton, real estate; b. Chelmsford, Mass., Feb. 29, 1836; ed. Boston and Lawrence (Mass.) public schools, and Pierce Acad., Middleboro, Mass., to 1852; m. Boston, 1864, Sarah A. Jacobs; children: James J., Joseph Grafton, Jr., Emma L., Ella C. Was in business in Boston before coming to Chi- cago, 1878, and a mem. of the Board of Trade from 1861 to 1889, continuing in grain com- mission business until establishing, 1889, firm of J. Grafton Parker & Co., real estate bro- kers, mortgage bankers and renting agents. Republican. Mason-Chicago Consistory, Bos- ton Commandery, K. T., and Medinah Temple Shrine. Club: Union League. Office: 100 Wash- ington St. Residence: 4367 Oakenwald Av.
PARKER, Lewis Wallace, lawyer; b. Cen- tralia, Ill., Aug. 14, 1868; s. Lewis H. and Mary E. (McDoel) Parker; grad. Univ. of Michigan with degree of B.L., 1889, and with degree of LL.B., 1890; m. Chicago, Apr. 27, 1893, Gertrude Mary Bundy; children: John Curtis Bundy, Eleanor McDoel, Priscilla, Rosa- lind. Admitted to bar of State of Illinois in 1890 and has since been continuously in prac- tice in Chicago, making a specialty of cor- poration and commercial law; is now senior mem. of the law firm of Parker & Hagan (Henry M. Hagan). Also dir. of the Shirley Hill Coal Co., the Consolidated Stone Co., and other corporations. Mem. Sigma Phi frater- nity. Democrat. Clubs: Union League, Chicago Athletic, Iroquois, Evanston Golf. Office: Mar- quette Bldg. Residence: 624 Sheridan Sq., Evanston, Ill.
PARKER, Rupert Merrill, physician; b. Pleasant Valley, Wis., Feb. 1, 1870; s. Charles D. and Angeline F. (Southworth) Parker; grad. State Normal School of Wisconsin, 1890; Univ. of Wisconsin, B.S., 1893; Northwestern Univ. Med. School, M.D., 1896; post-graduate work at Univ. of Vienna, Austria, 1900-1; m. Stur- geon Bay, Wis., 1902, Jessie F. Scofield; 1 son: Charles Theodore. In practice of medicine in Chicago since 1896. Mem. Chicago Med. Soc. and Southwestern and Illinois State Med. socs. Independent Democrat. Office and residence: 3603 Indiana Av.
PARKER, William Reynolds, grain com- mission; b. Dixon, Ill., Oct. 22, 1861; s. Or- lando L. and Clara (Fitch) Parker; ed. public schools; m. Chicago, 1884, Mary M. Paynter; 1 son: Gilman M. Began business life as re- ceivers' agent on the C. & N .- W: Ry. at Chi- cago, 1878; then entered office of his brother, G. G. Parker, commission merchant, grain and provisions, and in 1887 became a partner un- der present firm name of George G. Parker & Co. Mem. Chicago Board of Trade. Republican. Club: Colonial. Office: Board of Trade. Resi- dence: 491 42d Pl.
PARKINSON, Robert H., lawyer; b. Cape Elizabeth, Me., 1849; s. Royal and Juanna Grif- fin Parkinson; grad. Dartmouth College, 1870; m. 1878, Helen B. McGuffey, of Cincinnati, O .; children: Elizabeth D., June G., Stirling B., Kelso S. Admitted to bar in St. Louis, Mo., 1872; practiced in Cincinnati, O., for years, coming to Chicago, 1893; specialty in patent and trade-mark law; firm of Parkinson & Catherwood since 1903. Mem. Am. Bar Assn. and Chicago Bar Assn. Republican. Clubs: Chi- cago, Union League, Marquette, Chicago Lit- erary, Twentieth Century; also Queen City (Cincinnati). Office: 77 Jackson Boul. Resi- dence: 69 Bellevue Pl.
PARKS, Samuel Shaw, lawyer; b. Palmer, Mass., May 6, 1863; s. William R. and Dora (Shaw) Parks; grad. Monson Acad., Monson,
Mass., 1882; Amherst College, B.A., 1886; Un- lon College of Law, Chicago, LL.B., 1886; re- ceived M.A. degree from Northwestern Univ., 1902; m. Aug. 6, 1888, Grace, daughter of the late Eben F. Runyan, of the Chicago Bar; children: Clarence Runyan, Dora Ruth, Jessie Grace. Admitted to Illinois bar, June, 1888, and since then continuously engaged in the practice of law, making a specialty of corpo- ration and mining law. Is general counsel and sec. of the Amalgamated Gold Mines Co., Yuma Co., Ariz., and other companies. Demo- crat; mem. of various democratic organiza- tions; was candidate for Judge of Circuit Court, 1903. Clubs: Menoken (dir.), Amherst. Trustee of the Warren Av. Congregational Church. Mem. of Beta Theta Pi Fraternity and Phi Delta Phi (legal fraternity). Office: 59 Clark St. Residence: 1543 Fulton St.
PARLIAMENT, Samuel, cheese merchant; b. Prince Edward Co., Ont., June 3, 1847; s. Cal- vin and Jane (Wood) Parliament; ed. public schools of Canada; m. Chicago, May 9, 1882, Carrie A. Ela; children: Alice, Clarence. Be- gan business life in Chicago, 1869, as sales- man for John H. Clough, provisions; after- ward was traveling salesman, and in 1878 formed partnership with M. Espert in firm of Parliament & Espert, wholesale cheese, later becoming sole owner of the business, which, however, conducts under the old firm name. Presbyterian. Club: Highland Park. Office: 98 S. Water St. Residence: Highland Park, Ill.
PARROTTE, Walter Lee, wholesale hats and caps; b. Rushville, Ill., Mar. 23, 1855; s. Jo- siah and Catherine Ann (Scripps) Parrotte; ed. Rushville, Ill .; m. Macomb, Ill., Nov. 24, 1880, Mary E. Tunnicliff. In business as whole- sale dealer in hats and manufacturer of caps since Jan., 1881; now pres. of Parrotte, Beals & Co .; vice-pres. Valley Mercantile Co .; pres. Windemere Lodge Co. Republican. Clubs: Un- ion League, Chicago, Pasadena Country (Pas- adena, Calif.). Office: 180-186 Market St.
PARTRIDGE, Lester Earle, glass; b. Lake Co., Ill., Jan. 12, 1869; s. Charles A. and Jen- nie (Earle) Partridge; educated public schools of Lake Co., graduating from Waukegan High School, 1886; m. Chicago, Jan. 3, 1895, Mary A. Hopkins; children: Florence, Helen. At age of 17, worked for George F. Kimball, glass jobber; remained with him until he sold out, 1897; then with Pittsburgh Plate Glass Co. until 1901, when joined in organization of Sharp, Partridge & Co., jobbers of window and plate glass, of which is sec. Republican. Con- gregationalist. Clubs: Hamilton, Oak Park. Of- fice: 22d and Union Pl. Residence: 566 W. 67th Street.
PARTRIDGE, Lyman Herbert, lawyer; b. Peacham, Vt., June 1, 1863; s. Lyman A. and Ellen C. (Miner) Partridge; lived on farm un- til 16; grad. Chicago College of Law, June, 1890; m. Chicago, Dec. 25, 1890, Minerva Ever- man; 1 daughter: Ruth M. Was clerk and salesman for Belford, Clarke & Co., publish- ers and booksellers, 1883-5; salesman A. C. McClurg & Co., 1886-7; admitted to bar, 1890; since 1894, with brother, composing law firm of Partridge & Partridge. Was village atty. for Rogers Park, 1892-3. Republican. Mem. Park Lodge A. F. and A. M., North Shore Lodge, K. P. Office: 99 Randolph St. Residence: Elmhurst, Ill.
PARTRIDGE, Newton Augustus, lawyer; b. Peacham, Vt., Mar. 23, 1852; s. L. A. and El- len C. (Miner) Partridge; ed. common school; attended High School, Buda, Ill., and 1 year Peacham (Vt.) Acad .; m. Chicago, May 18, 1882, Nellie L. Hammond; children: Edith A., Edwin H. (deceased), Newton L. Admitted to bar, June, 1877; since then in general practice in Chicago; atty. for village of Hyde Park, 1889. Republican. Treasurer Rogers Park Wa- ter Co. Mem. Chicago Bar Assn .; associate Real Estate Board; mem. Civil Service Reform
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League, Civic Federation. Clubs: Union League, Hamilton, Chicago Literary, Hennepin Shooting. Office: Borden Blk. Residence: 911 Sheridan Rd., Wilmette, Ill.
PASSOW, Louis August, pres. Chas. Passow & Sons; b. Chicago, Nov. 14, 1873; s. Charles and Augusta (Schneidewend) Passow; ed. pub- lic schools of Chicago to 1889; m. Chicago, Dec. 15, 1898, Carrie M. Hoeber; 1 son: Louis Arthur. On leaving school, 1889, entered em- ploy of his father, manufacturer of billiard tables, etc. He was admitted as a partner in 1896, and upon his father's death in 1901, suc- ceeded him as senior of the firm; business in- corporated as Charles Passow & Sons, Sept., 1904, when became pres. Mem. D. C. Cregier Lodge A. F. and A. M .; Chicago Commandery K. T., and Washington Chapter R. A. M. Of- fice: 703 S. Center Av. Residence: 659 W. 22d Street.
PATE, Davey S., lumber merchant; b. Eng- land, Mar. 24, 1838; s. Thomas P. and T. E. (Davey) Pate; attended public schools at Ga- lena, Ill .; twice married; last marriage, 1896, Catherine B. Davis. Was a bookkeeper from 1865-75; has been in lumber business from 1873, now pres. of the D. S. Pate Lumber Co., vice-pres. C. A. Paltzer Lumber Co .; also vice- pres. Mutual Life Insurance Co. of Illinois. Republican. Episcopalian. Office: Fisher Bldg. Residence: 5125 Michigan Av.
PATRICK, Hugh Talbot, physician; b. New Philadelphia, O., 1860; s. Abraham W. and Mary Talbot Patrick; ed. Univ. of Wooster, O .; M.D., Bellevue Hosp. Med. College, 1884; stud- ied mental and nervous diseases abroad, 1891- 1894; m. Chicago, Apr. 28, 1896, Fannie E. Gary, daughter of Hon. Joseph E. Gary; chil- dren: Talbot, Catherine, Elizabeth. Prof. nerv- ous and mental diseases, Chicago Policlinic; clinical prof. nervous and mental diseases, Northwestern Univ. Med. School; neurologist to German, Maurice Porter, Wesley, Passa- vant and Peoples hosps .; consulting neurolo- gist to St. Anthony's Hosp., Illinois Eastern Hosp. for Insane, and Illinois Charitable Eye and Ear Infirmary; ex-pres. Chicago Neurologi- cal Soc .; pres., Mississippi Valley Med. Assn .; mem. of Am. Neurological Assn., Illinois State Med. Soc., Chicago Acad. of Medicine, Chicago Pathological Soc., Chicago Med. Soc., Chicago Soc. of Internal Medicine. Clubs: University, Physicians. Author: Nervous and Mental Dis- eases in Practical Medicine Series; Disorders of Sleep in Hare's System of Therapeutics; The Diagnosis of Hysteria; The Course and Destination of Gowers' Tract; Trunk Anes- thesia in Locomotor Ataxia; The Points of Distinction between Cerebral Syphilis and General Paralysis of the Insane, and numer- ous other articles in med. journals. Pres. Dear- born Savings, Loan and Bldg. Assn. Office: 34 Washington St. Residence: 463 LaSalle Av.
PATTEN, George W., mem. firm Bartlett, Frazier & Carrington, brokers; pres. and dir. Carrington, Patten Co., Central Elevator Co. Dir. Chicago Board of Trade. Clubs: Evanston, Glen View. Office: 138 Jackson Boul. Resi- dence: 1426 Ridge Av., Evanston, Ill.
PATTEN, James A., grain commission; b. Freeland Corners, DeKalb Co., Ill., May 8, 1852; s. Alexander R. and Agnes (Beveridge) Patten; ed. country schools; m. Apr. 9, 1885, Louise Buchanan; children: Agnes, Thomas Beveridge, John Lowrie. Worked in country store, 1869-71; then 3 years on his grand- father's farm (his father having died in 1863); employe State grain inspection dept. in Chi- cago, 1874-8; with house of G. P. Comstock & Co., 1878-80; with his brother, Harry J., in grain commission business as Patten Bros., 1880, to July 1, 1903; now mem. of firm of Bartlett, Frazier & Carrington, grain mer- chants. Republican; served 2 terms as alder- man and was mayor of Evanston, Ill., Apr., 1901, to Apr., 1905. Presbyterian. Clubs: Union
League, Evanston, Glen View, Polo. Office: Western Union Bldg. Residence: Evanston, Ill.
PATTERSON, James C., alderman, sales- man; b. Joliet, Ill., Jan. 31, 1864; s. James G. and Mary A. (Harris) Patterson; ed. public schools and business college; m. Chicago, Apr. 28, 1886, Annie B. Clifford; children: Marie F., Ruth C. In business with father until 1883, when entered employ of Deane Bros. & Lin- coln, in sales dept., and later was given a profit-sharing interest; remained with them 20 years, until they sold out; now salesman for Sprague, Warner & Co., wholesale grocers. Re- publican; now serving 4th term in City Coun- cil, having been first elected, 1899, to repre- sent the old 12th Ward, and when the redis- tricting left him in the 20th Ward, was elect- ed, 1900, and re-elected, 1902 and 1904, to rep- resent that ward. Pres. 20th Ward Republican Club, 1904-5. Episcopalian. Clubs: Illinois, Me- noken, Hamilton, Lincoln (pres., 1904-5). Of- fice: Michigan Av. and Randolph St. Residence: 43 Campbell Park.
PATTERSON, Joseph Medill, commissioner of public works; b. Chicago, Jan. 6, 1879; s. Robert Wilson and Eleanor (Medill) Patter- son; ed. Groton School, Groton, Mass .; Yale Univ., graduating B.A .; honorary degree of M.A. from Illinois College, 1904; m. Chicago, Nov. 19, 1902, Alice Higinbotham; 1 daughter: Elinor Medill. War correspondent of the New York Journal, 1900; reporter, assistant Sunday editor, editorial writer and assistant editor Chicago Tribune, 1901-5. Mem. of the Illinois Legislature, 1903; commissioner of public works, Chicago, since Apr., 1905. Clubs: Chi- cago Athletic, Chicago, Press, Onwentsia, Sad- dle and Cycle. Office: City Hall. Residence: 65 Stratford Pl.
PATTERSON, Melvin Elmore, chief deputy U. S. marshal, Northern District of Illinois; b. Bureau Co., Ill., July 19, 1872; s. David E. and Mary (Davis) Patterson; entered North- ern Illinois Normal School, Dixon, Ill., fall of 1889; grad. Chicago Law School, May, 1900, with LL.M. degree. Came to Chicago, Oct., 1895; was connected with the Durand & Kas- per Co., 1 year; resigned and accepted position of private sec. to the U. S. marshal, Oct. 1, 1896; promoted to position of chief deputy, Sept. 1, 1902, in which position continues. Vice- pres. the Brown Co .; sec .- treas. Columbia Con- servatory of Music and Art. Admitted to Illi- nois bar, May, 1900. Mem. lecture staff of Chi- cago Law School. Republican. Presbyterian. Club: Press. Office: Post Office Bldg. Resi- dence: 19 Ashland Boul.
PATTERSON, Robert Wilson, editor Chica- go Tribune; b. Chicago, Nov. 30, 1850; s. Rev. R. W. Patterson; ed. Chicago public schools, preparatory dept. Chicago Univ., and Lake For- est Univ .; grad. Williams College, 1871; m. Elinor, daughter late Joseph Medill. Began to study law in Chicago, but gave it up and be- came reporter on the Chicago Times; later on The Interior (religious weekly); since 1873 with Chicago Tribune, beginning as asst. night editor, later becoming Washington correspond- ent, editorial writer, managing editor, and on death of Joseph Medill, editor-in-chief; pres. the Tribune Co., City Press Assn. of Chicago. Clubs: Press, Chicago Golf, Onwentsia, Saddle and Cycle. Office: Tribune Bldg. Residence: 166 Astor St.
PATTERSON, Rudolph McCabe, real estate; b. Huntingdon Co., Pa., Aug. 12, 1864; s. Col. George W. and Sara Patterson; ed. Valpa- raiso, Ind. (Northern Indiana Normal School) ; pres. Chicago Alumni Assn. of Valparaiso. Es- tablished in real estate business in Chicago, 1890; mem. real estate firm of Patterson, Shep- ard & Co .; was appointed by Mayor Swift, Apr. 25, 1895, to look after the real estate owned and controlled by the City of Chicago; appoint- ed by Gov. Richard Yates mem. of the Illinois
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State Pure Food Commission, June 1, 1901. urinary surgery, Chicago Policlinic; attending Republican. Engaged in a joint debate on physician Chicago Union Hosp. Mem. Chicago Med. Soc., Chicago Urological Soc., Chicago Med. Examiners' Assn., Illinois Med. Soc., Am. Med. Assn. Mem. N. Shore Congregational Church. Office: 34 Washington St. Residence: 1963 Kenmore Av. the money question with U. S. Senator B. R. Tillman, of South Carolina, at Philadelphia, Pa., Sept. 19, 1896. Has been chosen orator on Labor Day in Chicago for 12 consecutive years. Clubs: Sheridan, Hamilton, Lincoln. Office: Manhattan Bldg. Residence: Lexington Hotel. PATTILLO, Richard Starr, physician, ocu- list; b. Liverpool, N. S., May 25, 1870; s. Thomas R. and Mary Jane (Starr) Pattillo; ed. Arcadia College, Nova Scotia; Manitoba Univ. and Manitoba Med. College, graduating, M.D., C.M., 1895; m. Chicago, 1891, Anna Maude Doyle; 1 daughter: Ethel Starr. Engaged in practice in Chicago as oculist, since 1895. Ocu- list to Mercy Hosp., Chicago Hosp., Chicago Charity Hosp. Instructor Northwestern Univ. Med. School and Chicago Post Graduate Med. School. Mem. Chicago Med. Soc. Clubs: Colo- nial, Charlevoix. Office: 34 Washington St. Residence: 5814 Indiana Av.
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