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PETERSON, James Andrew, lawyer; b. Chi- cago, Nov. 16, 1863; s. N. P. and Kate (Brad- well) Peterson; ed. public schools, W. Division High School, and Northwestern Univ., classi- cal course, in class of 1888; m. Chicago, 1893, Lois Barker; children: James A., Jr., Kather- ine L. After leaving high school taught school in Cook Co., 2 years; read law; was admitted to bar, 1887. Mem. Illinois Bar Assn., Chi- cago Bar Assn., Chicago Law Institute. Was mem. of Chicago Board of Education, 1901; town atty. for the town of Jefferson, 1887-9; village atty. of Desplaines, 1895-9. Republican.
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Club: Westward Ho. Office: Chamber of Com- merce Bldg. Residence: 2345 N. 41st Av.
PETERSON, Salve, wholesale grocer; b. on farm in Norway, Jan. 3, 1841; s. Peter and Enger Maria Peterson; ed. public schools in Norway; m. Chicago, Oct. 8, 1869, Martha Pe- terson; children: Cyrus, Ida Christina, Nora Isabel. Worked on farm; left Norway to come to Chicago, arriving June 1, 1864. After reach- ing city was first a laborer, then mechanic, and later retail grocer until 1884, when estab- lished wholesale business, which was incorpo- rated 1897 as the S. Peterson & Co. Store: Des- plaines and Randolph Sts. Residence: 729 Sedgwick St.
PETIT, Adelor J., lawyer; b. Chicago, July 12, 1868; s. Adelor D. and Mary E. (Nate) Petit; ed. Clarke (public) School and W. Di- vision High School; O. M. Powers Business College and Chicago College of Law (Lake Forest Univ.), LL.B., 1893; m. 1st, Iola C. Banker (died 1893); m. 2d, Chicago, Dec. 10, 1895, Jennie M. Mackenzie; children: Gladys Mae, Adelor J., Jr. Private sec. to Mayor of Spring Valley, Ill., 1888; mgr. real estate and loan business of J. H. Norton & Co., 1888-92; formed partnership in law, 1893-1902, with Harry E. Ambler (now trust officer Royal Trust Co. Bank), as Petit & Ambler; then practiced law alone, with especial attention to chancery matters and real estate law until Sept. 1, 1902, when formed partnership with Daniel W. Parker and Charles W. Kopf, as Petit, Parker & Kopf, for general practice of law; general counsel for several corporations. Since Dec. 1, 1902, Master in Chancery of Cir- cuit Court of Cook Co. Republican. Congrega- tionalist. Mason (32º). Pres. Lawndale Im- provement Club. Mem. Royal League, Royal Arcanum, Nat. Union. Clubs: Hamilton, Union League. Office: 94 LaSalle St. Residence: 1141 S. Millard Av.
PETTIBONE, Amos, printer; b. Brasher Falls, N. Y., Dec. 20, 1843; s. Sylvester and Eliza (Craig) Pettibone: ed. common schools in New York and Illinois; widower. Mem. of Co. D. 74th Ill. Vol. Infy., serving in Civil War, 1862-5. Engaged in the printing and sta- tionery business since 1865, and since 1881 of firm of P. F. Pettibone & Co. Republican; was mem. of the Chicago City Council, 1900-1. Presbyterian. Dir. and treas. of the Chicago Union Hosp. Club: Hamilton. Office: 50 S. Desplaines St. Residence: 316 Belden Av.
PETTIBONE, Philo Foster, stationer, print- er, etc .; b. Mercer, Pa., Apr. 28, 1841; s. Rev. Philo C. and Laura L. (Foster) Pettibone; early education in district school and St. Law- rence Acad., Potsdam, N. Y .; grad. Beloit (Wis.) College, 1862; m. 1866, Mary C., daugh- ter Hon. Wait Talcott, of Rockford. Ill. After leaving college became traveling agent for the stationery and printing house of Culver, Page & Hoyne, Chicago; admitted to an interest in 1867, and a stockholder and dir. when house was incorporated, 1871: withdrew, 1881, and aided in organizing house of Brown, Pettibone & Kellv. now P. F. Pettibone & Co., incorpo- rated 1894. when the John Morris Co. (suc- cessor to Culver, Page & Hoyne) was consoli- dated with it; now one of the largest houses in the business of stationery, printing, litho- graphing, blank book making. general binding and letter file mfg. Mem. United Typothetæ of America. Clubs: Union League, Illinois. Of- fice: 178 Monroe St. Residence: 159 Warren Avenue.
PETTIBONE, Robert Frederick, lawyer; h. Cornwall. Conn., May 21, 1857; s. Col. Tra W. and Emily (Miner) Pettibone; ed. Winchester Institute. Winchester Center, Conn .. 1865-71; Beloit (Wis.) Preparatory School, 1871-2; Be- loit College. 1873-7, graduating A.B., 1877; A.M., 1880; m. Chicago, Apr. 21, 1881, Florence Amelia Pettibone; children: Florence Amelia (died in infancy), Howard Frederick (died at
3 years). Asst. to Supt. Wisconsin State In- stitution for the Blind, Janesville, Wis., July, 1872, to Sept., 1873; principal High School, Wahoo, Neb., 1877; law student and lawyer in office of McDonald & Butler, Indianapolis, Ind., from Jan., 1878, to fall of 1880; admitted to bar by Indiana Supreme Court, 1879; lawyer at Burlington, Wis., 1880-2; connected with H. S. and F. S. Osborne, Chicago, in practice of law, Jan., 1882, to July, 1886; night editor World, Toronto, Ont., July, 1886, to Oct., 1890; since Oct., 1890, engaged in general practice in Chicago; counsel for many corporations and in numerous cases involving large amounts, including the Rosehill Cemetery litigation, the Air Line Elevated condemnation case, Fulton & St. Paul elevator cases, Gore Hotel litiga- tion, Stiles will case, etc. Mem. board of mgrs. Rosehill Cemetery Co., dir. and sec. Clinton Power Co., dir. Clinton Co., dir. and vice-pres. Wyoming Hotel Co., and also counsel for these corporations. Republican. Congregationalist. Mem. Chicago Bar Assn., Illinois State Bar Assn. Clubs: Evanston, The Book, Evanston Golf, Tuscumbia Golf. Office: Ashland Blk. Residence: 1225 Oak Av., Evanston, Il1.
PETTIT, James; b. Alliance, O., May 20, 1869; s. William and Meribah (Penrose) Pet- tit; ed. Minneapolis public grammar and high schools; 12 year in Univ. of Minnesota, 3 1/2 years at Oberlin College, Ph.B., 1892; m. Chi- cago, Oct. 6, 1903, Saide Elizabeth Prescott. Clerk in his father's office (Minnesota and Dakota Elevator Co.), Minneapolis, 1893-4; cashier F. H. Peavey & Co., Minneapolis, 1894- 1896; sec. Peavey Grain Co., Chicago, 1898-9; mgr., 1900; pres. and gen. mgr. since 1901. Company operates large grain elevators in S. Chicago. Mem. Chicago Board of Trade, New York Produce Exchange, St. Louis Merchants' Exchange, Duluth Board of Trade, Milwaukee Chamber of Commerce. Republican. Clubs: Union League, Hamilton, Washington Park, Chicago Yacht. Office: Board of Trade. Resi- dence: 5035 Madison Av.
PETTYJOHN, Elmore Sloan, physician and surgeon; b. Ripley, Brown Co., O., July 9, 1855; s. Collard Fitch and Elizabeth Ann (Wallace) Pettyjohn; ed. city schools of El Paso, Ill., and Indiana State Normal School, Terre Haute, Ind .; taught in public and city schools for 9 years, and during same period took private lessons in Latin, Greek, French, German and the sciences; grad. Rush Med. College (now med. dept. of Univ. of Chicago), 1882; m. Mt. Vernon, Ia., 1885, Ada Ernst Lozier; children: Wallace Hogarth, Margaret Pauline, Elmore Shaw. Engaged in practice of medicine since 1882; was 4 years attending physician at Illi- nois Eastern Hosp. for the Insane, and Bell- vue Pl., Batavia, Ill .; then in practice in Chi- cago until May, 1893, when became med. supt. of the Alma (Mich.) Sanitarium where re- mained until 1900; student in univs. of Berlin, Vienna, Prague and Paris, 1900-1; special com- missioner to visit hosps. for the insane in France, Germany and Austria, by appointment of the Gov. of Michigan, 1900; prof. of mental and nervous diseases in Post-Graduate Med. School, Chicago; delegate to 13th Interna- tional Med. Congress, Paris. Mem. Am. Med. Assn., Am. Roentgen Ray Soc., Michigan State Medical Soc., Illinois State Med. Soc., Missis- sippi Valley Med. Assn., Art Institute of Chi- cago, Chicago Pathological Soc. Republican. Methodist; local preacher and class leader for 25 years; delegate to Methodist General Con- ference from Michigan, 1900. Clubs: Physi- cians, Colonial, Cornell College. Office: 92 State St. Residence: 4528 Lake Av.
PFAELZER, David Moses, manufacturer and wholesaler of boys' clothing; b. Lauden- bach, Grand Duchy of Baden, Nov. 23, 1853; s. Moses and B. Hanna (Daube) Pfaelzer; at- tended public school until 11 years old; grad.
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academy at Weinheim, Baden, at 16; m. Chi- cago, Nov. 12, 1882, Augusta Daube. Was clerk in wholesale clothing houses, 1872-6; then be- gan retail clothing and men's furnishing goods business at Bloomfield, Ia., in' 1876, and continued it, in conjunction with Chicago busi- ness until 1901. Since 1887 in manufacturing and wholesaling of boys' clothing, as head of firm of Pfaelzer, Daube & Cohen, later of Pfaelzer, Sutton & Co., and now of David M. Pfaelzer & Co. Was originally located at 256- 258 Franklin St .; next at 202-204 VanBuren St .; then at 221-223 Market St. until sold that bldg. and removed to present quarters. Democrat. Jewish religion: director of K. A. M. Temple, Chicago. Dir. Jewish Home of the Friendless, Jewish Agricultural Aid Soc. Treas. and dir. the Wholesale Clothing Exchange. Clubs: Standard, Iroquois. Office: 225-227 Market St. Residence: 4109 Grand Boul.
PFEIFFER, William Charles Henry, boiler manufacturer; b. Chicago, July 12, 1883; S. Christopher and Rosina (Hauger) Pfeiffer; ed. Chicago public schools, Bryant & Stratton Business College and North Chicago Business College. After leaving school became con- nected with the Chris. Pfeiffer Boiler Co., suc- cessor to the North Western Boiler Works, and since 1900 has been sec. and treas. of the company, manufacturers of steam boilers, tanks, smokestacks, etc., with a specialty of marine work. Mem. Chicago Engineers' Club and Nat. Assn. of Engineers. Republican. Of- fice: 66-68 Michigan St. Residence: 45 Wiscon- sin St.
PFISTER, William Charles, paper box manufacturer; b. Chicago, Mar. 6, 1858; s. Xavier and Minnie (Pulc) Pfister; ed. public schools of Chicago; m. Chicago, May 8, 1881, D. Kroeck; children: Minnie, Lillie, Hattie. Joined William L. Clark in present firm of Clark & Pfister, 1881, paper box manufac- turers. Republican. Was alderman from old 20th (now 24th) Ward, 1891-3, and was Lin- coln Park Commissioner under Gov. John R. Tanner. Mason (32º); Chicago Commandery, K. T. Office: 53 S. May St. Residence: 268 Fre- mont St.
PHELPS, Charles Addison, lawyer; b. Johnstown, N. Y., Dec. 31, 1873; s. Emerson J. and Lizzie (Belding) Phelps; ed. public schools, Johnstown, N. Y., Fairfield (N. Y.) Military Acad., Troy Conference Acad., Poult- ney, Vt., Wesleyan Univ., Middletown, Conn., and Northwestern Univ., Evanston, Ill .; m. Chicago, 1898, Sadie G. Gray; children: Dorothy Louise, Gray. Studied law at Kent College of Law and in the offices of Merriam & Holland, and was admitted to the bar of the State of Illinois in June, 1901, later form- ing a partnership with Joseph W. Merriam, but practicing alone since Nov. 19, 1904. Re- publican. Club: Hamilton. Office: 79 Dearborn St. Residence: 7341 Champlain Av.
PHELPS, Delos Porter, lawyer; b. on farm in Warren Co., Ill., Nov. 16, 1837; s. Porter and Mary Ellen (Rees) Phelps; worked on farm and attended district schools until 20 years old, then attended Monmouth College 5 years, graduating A.M., 1862; m. Monmouth, Ill., Apr. 13, 1870, Sarah Jeannette Tucker; children: Eleanor Randolph (wife of Jacob Coggin Pratt, of Chicago), Claire Marguerite. Practiced law at Monmouth, Ill., 1866-80; Democratic candidate for Congress from that district, 1878; in 1879 began building of the railroad between Peoria and Keithsburg, Ill. (now the Illinois division of the Iowa Central Ry.), and was vice-pres., gen. mgr. and general counsel of same; organized the company that bridged the Mississippi River at Keithsburg about 1884; in 1886 purchased a two-fifths in- terest in the Weir Plow Co. at Monmouth, Ill., and as vice-pres. and gen. mgr. carried on that manufacturing business until 1894; was chair- man of the Democratic State Central Commit-
tee during time Gen. Palmer was chosen Sen- ator and when Grover Cleveland carried the State; appointed asst. treas. of the U. S. at Chicago, 1894, and held the office nearly 4 years; opened law office in Chicago, 1894, and has remained in practice ever since, firm of Phelps & Cleland. Received votes of numerous Democratic members of Illinois legislature for U. S. Senator in 1879. Club: Iroquois. Office: Chicago Stock Exchange Bldg. Residence: 4860 Prairie Av.
PHELPS, Edward Johnson, mgr. Central Safety Deposit Vaults; b. Andover, Mass., Apr. 18, 1863; s. Austin (brother of Elizabeth Stuart Phelps) and Mary Ann (Johnson) Phelps; grad, Phillips Acad., Andover, Mass., 1882; Yale Univ., B.A., 1886; 1 year's graduate study, 1886-7, receiving M.A. degree from Yale, 1888; m. Chicago, Sept. 11, 1888, Fanny D. Hamill; children: Charlotte Lewis, Susan Hamill. After leaving Yale entered news- paper life as telegraph editor of the New Haven Morning News, 1887-8; city editor Hartford Courant, 1889-90; left editorial posi- tion on Hartford Courant and came to Chicago to do financial work on the Chicago Herald. Left newspaper work July, 1895, to became sec. of the 1st Civil Service Commission of the City of Chicago; resigned June, 1897, to accept present position as mgr. of the Central Safety Deposit Vaults. Sec. Civil Service Re- form League of Chicago, 1893-5. Now treas. Yale Scholarship Trust of Chicago. Clubs: University, Yale, Glen View (treas.), City, Mid-Day. Office: The Rookery. Residence: 6074 Jackson Park Av.
PHELPS, Erskine Mason, merchant; b. Ston- ington, Conn., Mar. 31, 1839; s. Charles H. and Ann (Hammond) Phelps; ed. Williston Semi- nary, Easthampton, Mass .; m. Lancaster, Mass., Oct. 26, 1865, Anna Wilder. Began busi- ness career in the banking house of Allan, Copp & Nesbitt, St. Louis, Mo., 1857-61, then went to Boston and in 1864 came to Chicago and founded a wholesale boot and shoe house in partnership with George E. P. Dodge. In 1865 the firm became Phelps, Dodge & Palmer and continued under that name until 1891, when the firm sold out to the Edwards-Stan- wood Shoe Co., in which he is still a dir., the house being the largest in the boot and shoe trade in the Northwest. Dir. Merchants Loan & Trust Co. and of the Chicago Edison Co. Democrat. Mem. Nat. Democratic Commit- tee, 1888; chairman State Democratic Commit- tee, 1888. Consul for Columbia. Vice-pres. of Central Church; pres. Hahnemann Hosp .; pres. National Business League. Clubs: Chicago, Washington Park, Iroquois (pres. 7 years), Commercial, Calumet (pres. 3 years), Peelee; also Manhattan (New York), Temple and Al- gonquin (Boston), and Thatched House (Lon- don). Office: 34 Wabash Av. Residence: 1703 Indiana Av.
PHILLIPS, Albert Capron, newspaper man; b. Providence, R. I., Sept. 4, 1871; s. Walter Polk and Francena (Capron) Phillips; grad. Columbia Univ., A.B., 1894; m. New York City, May 11, 1903, Eleanor Ryan. Was on editorial staff of New York Sun, 1894-8; night editor and, 'later, managing editor Chicago Inter Ocean, 1899-1902; business mgr., Inter Ocean, since 1902; now also treas. Inter Ocean News- paper Co. Republican. Mem. Phi Beta Kappa, Delta Kappa Epsilon. Club: Calumet. Office. Inter Ocean, 110 Monroe St. Residence: 3752 Grand Boul.
PHILLIPS, Cropley George, pres. Am. Ac- counting Co .; b. Cambridgeshire, Eng., July 30, 1859; s. Walter George and Selina Granger (Pilgrim) Phillips; ed. by private tutor; m. Highland Park, Ill., Apr. 24, 1888, Fanny Eliza- beth Jennings; children: George Elmendorf, Mary Alice, Edwin Robert, Margaret May. From 1885 to 1894, private sec. to the 2d vice- pres. of the C. & N .- W. Ry .; since 1894 pres.
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of the Am. Accounting Co .; pres. of The World Railway Publishing Co .; sec .- treas. and hon- orary mem. of the Assn. of Am. Railway Ac- counting Officers; dir. Highland Park State Bank. Independent in politics. Episcopalian. Club: Highland Park (treas.). Office: 79 Dear- born St. Residence: Highland Park, Ill.
PHILLIPS, Edward Jerome, lawyer; b. New Buffalo, Mich., May 24, 1860; s. John V. and Louisa M. (Salisbury) Phillips; grad. Univ. of Michigan, Ph.B., 1885; studied law; ad- mitted to bar by Supreme Court of Illinois. Jan., 1888; m. Chicago, Sept. 25, 1901, Mar- garet C. Sharp. Republican. Office: First Nat. Bank Bldg. Residence: 374 N. State St.
PHILLIPS, George Harshaw, grain and pro- visions; b. Morris, Ill., Jan. 11, 1869; s. Thomas and Ellen (Palliser) Phillips; ed. public schools of Morris, Ill., graduating from High School June 26, 1886; m. Chicago, Jan. 20, 1892, Bertha Schubert; children: Nellie, Thomas, George. On Aug. 24, 1886, came to Chicago; worked for various grain firms, and was for several years in employ of George A. Seaverns. In Nov., 1899, and again in May, 1901, engineered corners in corn, both of which were successful, but in Aug., 1901, failed. Re- established grain and provision commission business. Dir. the Doyle Air Burner Co., the Insulator and Rubber Mfg. Co., and Kiser Air Compressor Co. Mem. Board of Trade. Demo- crat. Clubs: Chicago Athletic, Illinois Athletic. Office: Postal Telegraph Bldg. Residence: 1847 Magnolia Av.
PHILLIPS, Lunie Jesse, merchant; b. Fairmount, Ind., Aug. 24, 1870; s. Josiah and Margaret (Wright) Phillips; ed. at Fairmount and Angola, Ind., to 1891. After leaving school was engaged in shipping poultry from St. Mary's and Van Wert, O., until 1893, when came to Chicago; was engaged with various business houses and lastly with the Central Commercial Co. until 1899, when became sec. of the Keystone Oil & Mfg. Co., manufacturers and jobbers of lubricating and illuminating oils, in which position has continued ever since. Republican. Office: 47 E. Division St. Residence: 593 LaSalle Av.
PHILLIPS, Thomas P., manufacturer,
banker; b. Cadiz, O., Sept. 4, 1846; s. John and Eliza Phillips; ed. public schools of Cadiz, and at Hopedale, O., College; m. 1869, Frances E. Flagg; children: William E., Sarah E. After leaving college located in Wheeling, W. Va., becoming sec. Franklin Ins. Co. for 12 years, and was interested in iron and glass indus- tries; made large investments in Chicago real estate, and, in 1882, removed to Chicago, representing Eastern capitalists and also hav- ing charge of the Western investments of a trust company; made his country home at Naperville, DuPage Co .; organized, 1885, and ever since pres. of 1st Nat. Bank of Naper- ville; organized, 1885, Chicago & Naperville Stone Co., with quarries at Naperville; in 1897 purchased the business of Dolese & Shepard, quarrymen and stone contractors, and, com- bining it with the Chicago & Naperville Stone Co., formed what is known as the Dolese & Shepard Co .; organized and is pres. of the Fed- eral Trust & Savings Bank. Republican. Club: Union League. Office: New York Life Bldg. Residence: 2241 Michigan Av.
PHILLIPS, Wickliffe Cooper, shipper of coal and coke; b. Lexington, Ky., Feb. 22, 1873; s. Theodore and Anna Phillips; ed. public and high schools and private school, Lexington, Ky. Came from Lexington in 1895 to Chicago, and was with Boyd, Stickney & Co. until May, 1903, when he established the business of W. C. Phillips & Co., shippers of coal and coke, having direct connections with several exten- sive producers. Office: Old Colony Bldg. Resi- dence: 339 Rush St.
PHILLIPS, William Allen, M. E. clergyman; b. Picton, Ont., Can., Jan. 24, 1848; grad. Albert
College, Belleville, Ont., B.A., 1870, and re- ceived degree of D.D. from Grant Univ., 1892; m. 1st, Sarah M. Clapp (died); 1 son: Dr. F. E., D.D.S .; m. 2d, Annie M. Butler, of Lock- port, Ill. Upon leaving college joined the Bay of Quinte Conference of the M. E. Church in Canada in 1870, and in 1883, after occupying some of the most prominent pulpits of the denomination in Canada, came to the U. S. and joined Rock River Conference, in which has served the churches at Lockport, Morris, Winter St., Chicago; Court St., Rockford; Western Av., Chicago; Grace Church, Chicago; Ottawa St., Joliet, and now pastor Park Av. M. E. Church. Residence: 637 Washington Boul.
PHILLIPS, William Eugene, vice-pres. and gen. mgr. Dolese & Shepard Co., crushed stone, lime and granite; b. Bloomington, Ill., Aug. 28, 1870; s. Thomas P. and Frances E. (Flagg) Phillips; ed. Northwestern College, Naperville, Ill .; m. Newark, N. Y., Nov. 15, 1900, Helen A. Allerton; 1 son: William E., Jr. Presbyterian. Clubs: Union League, Chicago Athletic, Calu- met, Washington Park, Chicago Yacht, River- side, Mid-Day. Office: 184 LaSalle St. Resi- dence: 3219 Michigan Av.
PIAZZA, Julius Vincent, fruit importer; b. New York City, Aug. 25, 1863; s. Joseph and Effezia (Conterno) Piazza (father from Faenza, Italy; mother from Clermont, France) ; ed. private preparatory school, Vicksburg, Miss., until 16, East Tennessee Military Col- lege, Knoxville, 2 years; Virginia Military In- stitute, Lexington, Va., 2 years, followed by complete commercal course at Eastman Busi- ness College, Poughkeepsie, N. Y .; m. Kansas City, Mo., Oct., 1892, Elizabeth A. Head. En- tered fruit jobbing business as partner Rocco Bros. & Co., Kansas City, Mo., and Omaha, Neb., 1889-93, and was mgr. of the Kansas City house. Removed to Chicago, 1893, and has since been engaged exclusively in the import- ing and jobbing of fruits; bananas from Cen- tral America are almost an exclusive spe- cialty. On leaving college, 1882, returned to home in Vicksburg, and assisted in organizing the Vicksburg Rifles, serving as 1st lieut. and capt., 1883-6; capt. 3d Regt., Mo. N. G., 1889- 1893. Democrat. Office: 12-14 State St. Resi- dence: Victoria Hotel.
PICKARD, Charles Ernest, lawyer; b. Jack- sonville, Ill., June 29, 1855; s. Joseph Coffin and Mary Ann (Storer) Pickard; grad. Univ. of Wisconsin, A.B., 1875; m. Loda, Ill., Aug. 9, 1881, Ada E. Crandall; children: Rawson Jo- seph, Mary Eleanor (died, Oct., 1903), Arthur Edward. Taught district school, winter of 1875- 1876, in Champaign Co., Ill .; was appointed instructor in Latin, Greek and English at Univ. of Illinois, in summer of 1876; remained there till summer of 1882, studying law mean- while under Hon. J. O. Cunningham, of Ur- bana, Ill .; resigned to come to Chicago to prac- tice law, 1882; in general practice to fall of 1892; then became mem. of firm of Bond, Ad- ams & Pickard, making specialty of patent, trademark and copyright law, which, by admis- sion of Mr. J. L. Jackson, 1893. changed to its present style of Bond, Adams, Pickard & Jack- son. Republican. Clubs: Union League. Press, Westward Ho, Chicago Athletic: also Republi- can (New York); University (Washington, D. C.). Office: Monadnock Blk. Residence: 237 E. 29th St.
PICKELS, William Dobson, engineer, in- ventor: b. near Leeds, Yorkshire, England, Apr. 12, 1839; s. James D. and Sarah (Field- ing) Pickels: came to U. S. with parents, 1846; self educated; m. Wilmington, Del., Mar. 3, 1862, Mary J. Moore. Became mechan- ical expert, especially in the use of exhaust steam for heating water and buildings; in- vented and was the first to adopt the ther- mostatic valves in heating apparatus, known as the Webster system of low-pressure steam
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heating; came to Chicago and has resided of Chicago, 1865; enlisted in 134th Regt., U. here since 1889; now sec. and dir. Am. En- gineering Specialty Co. Served in Civil War in 2d Del. Battery, U. S. V. Mem. Western Soc. of Engineers. Republican. Christian Scien- tist, and Christian Science practitioner. Office: Monadnock Blk. Residence: 7631 Union Av.
PIERCE, Frank Ellis, physician; b. Ke- wanee, Ill., Feb. 20, 1873; s. John H. and Sarah D. Pierce; grad. public schools, Kewanee, Ill., 1890; grad. Univ. of Wisconsin, B.S., 1895; Rush Med. College, M.D., 1898; post-graduate med. study in Europe 1 year, 1900-1; m. Chi- cago, Apr. 12, 1899, Georgia B., daughter of W. C. Brown; 1 son: William Brown. Served as interne at the Presbyterian Hosp. from 1898 to spring of 1900. Began private prac- tice in Chicago in fall of 1901; since 1902 surgeon for L. S. & M. S. Ry. and chief sur- geon Indiana Harbor R. R. Co. Since 1901 mem. of faculty of Rush Med. College, dept. of gynecology and obstetrics. Mem. Am. Med. Assn., Illinois State Med. Soc., Chicago Med. Soc. and Physicians' Club. Republican. Prot- estant. Club: Calumet Country, Physicians. Of- fice: 144 VanBuren St. (LaSalle St. Station). Residence: 4801 Forrestville Av.
PIERCE, Henry Dutton, mgr. Vermont Mar- ble Co .; b. Cavendish, Vt., May 26, 1846; s. Nathaniel B. and Eliza A. (Fisk) Pierce; ed. Newbury Seminary, Newbury, Vt .; Dartmouth College, Hanover, N. H., graduating, 1872; m. Toledo, O., July 2, 1873, Mary E. Hill; chil- dren: Henry K., Helena E. Served in Civil War as private 7th Vt. Veteran Vol. Began busi- ness career as mgr. Toledo Marble Co., To- ledo, O., in 1875. Since 1888 mgr. at Chicago for Vermont Marble Co. Republican; mem. Oak Park Republican Club. Was mayor town of Cicero, 1895-6, 1896-7; pres. of Board of Education of Oak Park 5 terms; mem. Sco- ville Library trustees. Episcopalian. Mem. Sons of Revolution. Clubs: Oak Park (pres.), Phoenix, Oak Park Improvement Club (pres.). Office: 570 N. Water St. Residence: Oak Park, Il1.
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