Who's who in Chicago; the book of Chicagoans, a biographical dictionary of leading living men and women of the city of Chicago and environs, 1905, Part 136

Author: Leonard, John William, 1849- ed; Marquis, Albert Nelson, ed
Publication date: 1905
Publisher: Chicago, A. N. Marquis & company
Number of Pages: 652

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POWELL, Moses W., roofing and paving; b. Cambria Co., Pa., Sept. 13, 1831; s. David and Mary (Morgan) Powell; ed. public schools in Pennsylvania and night schools in Chicago; m. Chicago, Nov. 3, 1856, Elizabeth Pritchard. Reared on farm; came to Chicago, Apr. 15, 1850; secured employment with B. F. Barrett, roofer, soon becoming foreman, and in winter was mate of steamboats on Mississippi River; returned to Mr. Barrett, when roofing season opened, and became supt. and gen. mgr. until 1855, when purchased interest and became partner until 1882, when became sole proprie- tor of the business, which he organized into corporation of the M. W. Powell Co., of which is pres. Also pres. of the Peacock Coal Co., pres. Topeka Coal Co. Was in the old Chicago Vol. Fire Dept., 1852-67. Mem. Builders' Club. Mason (32º). Office: Marquette Bldg. Resi- dence: 2707 Indiana Av.

POWELL, Samuel; b. Peekskill, N. Y., Aug. 22, 1827; s. William H. and Hetty (Vought) Powell; ed. common schools in country and in private schools 2 or 3 years in Detroit, Mich., prior to 1845; m. Oshkosh, Wis., Oct. 28, 1858, Mary Bell; 1 son: Charles B. Served in whole- sale and retail grocery house in Detroit, boy to bookkeeper, 1848-55; came to Chicago, Apr., 1855, entering service of C., B. & Q. R. R. as a clerk in the ticket dept .; in Dec., 1855, was made general ticket agent, and so continued until Sept. 1, 1878; western agent B. & O. R. R., Sept. 1, 1878, to Apr., 1880; asst. general passenger agent M. C. R. R., 1880-1. Since Feb. 1, mgr. vaults of Commercial Safety De- posit Co. Republican. Episcopalian; has at- tended Grace Church since 1855, and been a mem. since 1857; now oldest male parishioner of Grace Parish. Club: Calumet. Office: 88 Monroe St. Residence: 2424 Indiana Av.

POWELL, T. Elhanan, dentist; b. on farm near Mt. Sterling, Ky., Apr. 3, 1862; s. Andrew Jackson and Elizabeth Garvin (Tipton) Pow- ell; ed. district school of Livingston Co., Ill .; Grand Prairie Seminary, 1884; night school, Chicago, 1885-6; grad. Chicago College of Den- tal Surgery (valedictorian), DD.S., Mar., 1893; studied political economy and sociology under private instruction of Prof. I. W. Howerth, of Univ. of Chicago, 1896-1900; studied medicine under Dr. I. W. Pierson, 1895-9; m. Streator, Ill., Sept. 2, 1889, Florence May Corbin; chil- dren: Ruth, Bessie May, Elhanan Tipton, Florence Marie, Marion. Employed by Tallula Nursery as salesman, 1884-5; general agent J. A. Ruth & Co., 1885-96; bookkeeper for New Era Mfg. Co., 1887; appointed clerk in Ry. Mail Service, 1888; promoted asst. chief clerk, same year; resigned, 1892, to enter profession of dentistry, and engaged in practice contin- uously from 1893 to present time. Prof. of comparative anatomy in the College of Den- tistry of the Univ. of Illinois since 1900 (ex- cept 1 year). Pres. Englewood Dental Soc .; mem. Odontographic Soc., Northern Illinois Dental Soc., Chicago Dental Soc., Illinois State Dental Soc. Contributor to dental journals. In- dependent Democrat. Congregationalist. Club: City. Mem. Sigma Delta Fraternity, Supreme Chapter. Office: 92 State St. Residence: 6647 Wentworth Av.

POWELL, Thomas W., clergyman; b. Ches- terville, Morrow Co., O .; grad. Denison Univ., Granville, O., A.B. (honorary D.D., 1890); m. Newark, O., Elizabeth Brumback. Has been pastor at Davenport, Ia .; Minneapolis, Minn .; Milwaukee, Wis .; now pastor of Millard Av. Baptist Church, Chicago. For past 15 years has lectured at summer assemblies on "Easy Keys for Busy Teachers", "Fifty Facts Fa- miliarized", "Mountain Visions in Life of Christ", etc. Author of Work and Workshop; Half-hours with the Christ. Residence: 907 S. Lawndale Av.

POWERS, David Johnson, mechanical engi- neer, manufacturer; b. Westminster, Vt., June 3, 1814; s. Nathaniel and Esther (Johnson) Powers; ed. common schools and at Chester Acad., Windham Co., Vt .; m. Canaan, N. H., Dec. 7, 1837, Eliza A. Harris; children: Mrs. Loraine E. Griffith, William Penn, Frank A. Learned trade of machinist, 1831-5, and had charge of a portion of the shop of R. Daniels & Co., Woodstock, Vt .; later had charge of ma- chinery of large cotton factory at Hookset, N. H., until came west, 1838; finally located in Jef- ferson Co., Wis., built mills, laid out a village and named it Palmyra; remained there 10 years, and was a dir. and active officer of what is now the C., M. & St. P. R. R. Co .; was a postmaster under Presidents VanBuren, Harri- son and Tyler; elected mem. Wisconsin Legis- lature, 1852; removed to Madison, 1853; pur- chased about 1,300 acres of farming land near there and embarked in farming, and also in publication of agricultural and horticultural magazine, The Wisconsin Farmer; was ap- pointed sec. Wisconsin State Agricultural Soc., and held position several years; came to Chi- cago, 1868; embarked in mfg .; made several valuable inventions, and also became an ex- pert in patent litigation, and for years was employed in that capacity. In 1874 established Union Wire Mattress Co. Republican. Office: 187 and 188 Michigan Av. Residence: 77 Lin- coln Av.

POWERS, Frank A., manufacturer; b. Pal- myra, Wis., Jan. 10, 1853; s. D. J. and Eliza A. (Harris) Powers; ed. public schools; m. Water- town, Wis., Mar. 14, 1874, Emma M. Griffith; children: George G., Allan H., Loraine M. En- tered the service of the Union Wire Mattress Co., 1875, and was elected sec. and treas. of the company, 1892. Also dir. of the Powers Regulator Co. Republican. Congregationalist. Office: 83 Erie St. Residence: 1719 Deming Pl. POWERS, Harry Joseph, theatrical mgr .; b. Wenagh, Tipperary Co., Ireland, Sept. 15, 1859; s. Henry Joseph and Jane (Darcey) Powers; came with parents to Chicago in childhood; ed. Holy Family School and St. Patrick's Acad., Chicago; m. Chicago, May 11, 1885, Marie F. Deegan; children: Josephine Berry, Rosina Marie, Harry Joseph. Began with Hooley's Theatre, in Chicago, Oct. 15, 1877, as usher 1 year; then was asst. treas. 2 years, treas. 3 years, and business mgr. 15 years; remodeled Hooley's Theatre in 1898, changing name in Aug., 1898, to Powers Theatre, of which has since been lessee and mgr .; rebuilt Powers Theatre in 1904. Also a dir. of the Hayman- Davis Co., operating Illinois Theatre. Inde- pendent in politics. Catholic. Clubs: Union League, Chicago Athletic, Washington Park, Midlothian, Lake Geneva Country. Office: Powers Theatre. Residence: 4843 Grand Boul.

POWERS, Millard R., lawyer; b. on a farm in McDonough Co., Ill., Oct. 15, 1849; s. Abra- ham and Frances M. Powers; grad. Quincy (Ill.) College, 1870; m. Quincy, Ill., Sept. 21, 1871, Ida Sartle: children: Arthur N., Walter O., Wilbur F., Horace G., Nellie M., Herbert H., Myrtle I., Evaline M. Principal of an acad. in Hannibal, Mo., 1870-3; organized, Mar., 1873, with only brother, Orville M. Powers, the Met- ropolitan Business College, of Chicago, and continued in its management until June, 1877, when was admitted to Illinois bar and retired to enter practice of law. In 1883 associated with a number of gentlemen in organizing the Royal League, a fraternal benefit soc., and financed it until it was self-sustaining; was 8 successive years its pres. and later its atty. Now chairman advisory legal committee of the Nat. Congress of Fraternal Socs. Mem. Royal League, Royal Arcanum, Nat. Union. Republi- can; mem. 25th Ward Republican Club. Mem. Chicago Bar Assn. and Am. Bar Assn. Presby- terian. Office: 135 Adams St. Residence: 2605 Kenmore Av.

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POWERS, Orville Marcellus, principal of the Metropolitan Business College; b. on farm in McDonough Co., Ill., Nov. 2, 1852; s. Abra- ham and Frances M. Powers; ed. Macomb, (Ill.) High School, and Quincy (Ill.) College; m. May 15, 1879, Angie E., daughter of Joseph W. Bradford, of Quincy, Ill .; children: Edwin B., Eva A. Came to Chicago in 1872, and estab- lished the Metropolitan Business College, at head of which he continues; studied law and was admitted to bar of Illinois in 1885, but never practiced. Is author of several standard text-books on commercial branches. Office: 156 Wabash Av. Residence: 5416 Jefferson Av.

PRATT, Edwin Hartley, surgeon; b. Towan- da, Pa., Nov. 6, 1849; s. Leonard and Betsey Pratt; grad. old Univ. of Chicago, A.B., A.M., 1871, LL.D .; grad. Hahnemann Med. College, Chicago, 1873; m. Feb. 26, 1900, Charlotte Eva Kelly, Galva, Ill. Homœ, physician and sur- geon; prof. anatomy 10 years; surgery 6 years, orificial surgery 14 years, and now again prof. surgery, Chicago Homo. Med. College; for 3 years prof. anatomy, Hahnemann Med. College. Pres. Illinois State Homo. Assn., 1902; hon. mem. numerous State socs .; mem. Am. Insti- tute of Homoeopathy, Homo. Med. Soc. of Chi- cago, Ill. Homœ. Med. Assn. Clubs: Chicago Automobile, Century (Evanston, Ill.). Editor 9 years Journal of Orificial Surgery. Author: Orificial Surgery, 1892; Composite Man, 1902. Office: 100 State St. Residence: 722 Hinman Av., Evanston, Ill.

PRATT, Harry Preston, physician and sci- entist; b. Warren, Jo Daviess Co., Ill., Mar. 23, 1860; s. Benoni Preston and Ariadne (Mann) Pratt; ed. in public schools in Jo Daviess and Cook counties, and was tutored by the late Prof. Thomas Clark, who was for some time tutor to the royal family of England; three years in Rush College, Med. Dept. of Lake For- est Univ., and a post graduate course at Nat. Med. College, Bennett Med. College and Har- vey Med. College, and secured, as the result of examinations, the degree of M.D. from each of these institutions; was appointed a teacher in each of these colleges except Rush, and occu- pies an influential position in medical soci- eties. From an early period of his life he de- voted himself to scientific research, and has invented a number of valuable devices along the lines of telephonic, telegraphic and elec- tro-therapeutical appliances. He is the pioneer in X-Ray Therapy and was credited as such by Prof. Roentgen, and his X-Ray laboratory in Chicago was the first established in the world for practical medical work. Editor of the American Journal of Progressive Therapeu- tics, formerly the American X-Ray Journal; has written several valuable articles which have been the basis and guide to others in their scientific research. One of organizers, and is now sec. of Finsen Light and X-Ray Insti- tute, an organization composed entirely of physicians. Office: Masonic Temple.

PRATT, Henry, manufacturer; b. Washing- ton Twp., Allen Co., Ind., Dec. 18, 1843; s. Allen and Margaret (Cline) Pratt; ed. public schools of Indiana; m. Ft. Wayne, Ind., Oct. 23, 1868, Catherine Cornes. Worked on farm until was 21 years old; learned the trade of bricklayer under his father, and then was a contractor, and while doing brick work on the Ft. Wayne Gas Works was employed by that concern on iron construction, thus getting an Introduction to this class of work; in 1872 came to Chicago and entered the service of the People's Gas Light and Coke Co., remain- ing till 1888; 1888-90 engaged in contracting for gas works; 1890 became associated with Tobin & Hamler Mfg. Co., as sec. and treas .; 1891 new corporation acquired the plant and incorporated under the name of Henry Pratt Boiler and Machine Co., of which he is pres., the company being engaged in the general manufacture of all kinds of boilers, tanks and

machinery to order. Republican. Mem. of the Masonic order. Office: 875 S. Halsted St. Resi- dence: 915 W. 55th St.

PRATT, Ralph Eugene, grain merchant; b. Goshen, Conn., Nov. 15, 1854; s. E. B. and Emeline B. Pratt; ed. common schools and in Goshen Acad., graduating from latter; m. De- catur, Ill., 1881, Virginia E. Young; children: Margaret V., Mrs. S. R. Pruyn. Came west to Illinois, 1874, settling at Decatur; engaged in grain trade continuously since 1876; came to Chicago, 1888; since 1896 connected with man- ufacture of white corn goods, corn oil, etc. Mem. Chicago Board of Trade since 1885. Pres. and dir. Pratt & Buckley; pres., treas., gen. mgr. and dir. Pratt Cereal Oil Co .; vice- pres. and dir. Am. Hominy Co .; dir. Illinois Life Insurance Co. Democrat (old style). Pres- byterian. Clubs: Chicago Athletic, Exmoor. Of- fice: Board of Trade. Residence: Highland Park, Ill.

FREBLE, Robert Bruce, physician; b. Chi- cago, Mar. 14, 1866; s. Eber C. and Mary Kate (Barnes) Preble; ed. Univ. of Michigan, A.B., 1889; Northwestern Univ., med. dept., M.D., 1891; interne Cook Co. Hosp., 1891-3; attended Univ. of Vienna, Austria, 1893-4; m. Chicago, June 12, 1889, Alice M. Hosmer; children: Nor- man Hosmer, Barbara, Marcia. Prof. of medi- cine in Northwestern Univ .; attending physi- cian to Cook Co., German, St. Luke's and Wes- ley hosps. Mem. Assn. of Am. Physicians, Am. Med. Assn., Illinois State Med. Soc., Chicago Med. Soc. Office: 103 State St. Residence: 590 Dearborn Av.

PRENDERGAST, Joseph, physician; b. Perth Co., Ont., Can., Oct. 9, 1866; s. John Prendergast; grad. high school, Seaforth, Can .; Normal School, Toronto, Ont .; Rush Med. Col- lege, M.D., 1894. Taught school 512 years in Ontario before coming to Chicago to take up med. course; since graduation in 1894, engaged in general med. practice in Chicago. Mem. Chicago Med. Soc., Chicago Pathological Soc., Am. Med. Assn., Illinois State Med. Soc. Is also treas. of the A. C. Swanson Candy Co., 92 State St .; vice-pres. of the Superior Mfg. Co., Muskegon, Mich., manufacturers of school and church furniture and opera chairs. Club: Sheri- dan. Office and residence: 1510 W. Lake St.

PRENTICE, Leon Hamline, heating contrac- tor; b. Lockport, N. Y., Oct. 22, 1847; s. Alonzo Tyng and Emeline (Rockwell) Prentice; ed. common schools and commercial college, Buf- falo, N. Y .; m. Chicago, Oct. 1, 1874, Julia Honsinger; children: Mrs. Elizabeth H. P. Johnson, Mrs. Lucie Anne Clark P. Yoeman, Leon Hamline, Jr. Went to work for R. T. Crane & Bros. (now Crane Co.), Mar., 1863, as office boy, and continued in their service until Feb. 1, 1877, when, with A. B. Hay, established in steam and hot water heating business under firm name of Hay & Prentice; incorporated as Hay & Prentice Co., Mar. 9, 1885; changed. Aug. 30, 1888, to L. H. Prentice Co., of which he is pres. Republican. Clubs: Union League, Illinois Athletic. Office: 24-26 Sherman St. Residence: 308 Julian St., Waukegan, Ill.

PRENTISS, William, lawyer; b. Davenport, Ja., Sept. 19, 1848; s. Dr. William Prentiss and Elizabeth (Gapen) Prentiss; parents removed to Schuyler Co., Ill., and afterward to Fulton Co., where his father died in 1854; mother, in 1860, m. James Manley, a McDonough Co. farmer, upon whose farm he lived for several years; attended public schools in winter, after- ward at schools in Abingdon and Blooming- ton and at Knox College, Galesburg, but ill health compelled him to leave before gradua- tion; m. 1872, Elizabeth Helen McCaughey, of Marietta, Fulton Co., Ill .; children: James Manley (deceased), Jackson McCaughey, Wil- liam, Jr. On leaving Knox, went to Minnesota; farmed, taught school, and was 3 years county supt. of schools of Cottonwood Co .; studied law in Minnesota; returned to McDonough Co.,

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1876, and continued study at Macomb; admit- ted to bar, June, 1878, and same year was elected State's Atty. of McDonough Co. to fill a vacancy; re-elected, 1880, for full 4-year term; continued practice in that county until 1891, when he came to Chicago; elected mayor of Macomb on Democratic ticket, 1881; nomi- nee for Congress in old 11th district, 1888, and made a strong race; Democratic nominee for circuit judge of Cook Co., 1893, 1898 and 1903; delegate to Nat. Democratic Convention, 1896, and in 1898 was chairman of the Illinois Democratic State Convention; active in cam- paigns of 1896 and 1900 as Democratic orator, and was candidate for Democratic nomination for governor, 1904, but withdrew his name. As a lawyer has been identified with many im- portant cases. Office: Opera House Blk. Resi- dence: 1345 Morse Av.

PRESS, Adam John, manufacturer; b. Rau- heim-on-the-Main, Ger., June 14, 1846; s. Ja- cob and Mary (Bun) Press; came to Chicago in 1854; ed. Chicago public schools; m. Chi- cago, Jan. 21, 1869, Elizabeth Loehr; children: Hubert, Adam, Martha, Louisa, Amelia, Laura. Learned the moulding and picture frame trade with Charles Brachvogel, entering his employ as a boy in 1862, and upon the death of Mr. Brachvogel, in 1878, succeeded him, and in 1884 incorporated the business under the laws of the State of Illinois as the Adam J. Press Mfg. Co., becoming pres. of the company, manufacturers of mouldings and picture frames and jobbers of looking glasses and all kinds of pictures; at the expiration of the charter, July 1, 1904, the firm name became Adam J. Press & Co., of which he is sole pro- prietor. Republican. Mem. Chicago Turnge- meinde since 1865, and Deutsche Gesellschaft. Mason-mem. Garden City Lodge, Lincoln Park Chapter, Apollo Commandery K. T., and Me- dinah Temple, Nobles of the Mystic Shrine. Office: 242 N. Green St. Residence: 66 Lincoln Avenue.

PRESTON, Deming Haven, coal merchant; b. Byron, Genesee Co., N. Y., Dec. 2, 1845; s. John Bower and Clarissa (North) Preston; removed to Wisconsin in childhood; worked on farm in summers and attended school winters, at Berlin, Wis., and grad. class of 1863, Ber- lin (Wis.) High School; m. Chicago, Oct. 12, 1869, Ella C. Mendsen. Came to Chicago, Apr., 1864, and secured a position as bookkeeper with W. E. Johnson & Co., and in 1869 was admitted as a partner in the business of that firm of wholesale dealers in coal and coke; in 1873 hought the interests of Mr. Johnson in that firm, changing to the present style of D. H. Preston & Co., of which he is still the senior mem. Republican. Congregationalist. Mem. S. A. R., and of the Soc. of Colonial Wars. Dir. Chicago Relief and Aid Soc. Clubs: Union League, Hinsdale. Office: 4 W. Harrison St. Residence: Hinsdale, DuPage Co., Ill.

FRESTON, Edward E., cashier Jennings Real Estate Loan Co .; b. W. Carlisle, O., Apr. 29, 1878; s. Lewis B. and Julia A. (White) Preston; ed. public schools, Sedgwick, Kan., 1886-9; Wichita, Kan., 1889-93; Lewis Acad., London, O., 1893-4; high school and prepara- tory, Mansfield, O., 1894-7; Ohio State Univ., 6 months; m. Chicago, May 20, 1903, Kather- ine Dalton. Began business career as clerk with Mac M. Forst, general merchandise, Men- tone, Ind., 1898-9; then storekeeper with the B. & O. R. R. Co., 1899-1900; inspector for New York Life Insurance Co., 1900-1; account- ant for C. Jevne & Co., grocers, Chicago, 1901- 1902; became cashier of the real estate loan dept. for the Royal Trust Co. Bank, 1902-3; since Dec. 1. 1903, cashier Jennings Real Es- tate Loan Co. Republican. Methodist. Office: 1st Nat. Bank Bldg. Residence: 1335 Mozart Street.

PRICE, Arthur Edgar, physician; b. Chicago, Ill., 1875; s. Oscar Jay and Anna Wilder

Price; ed. Chicago public and high schools, Northwestern Univ., Rush Med. Coll. (M.D.), 1897, and Johns Hopkins Univ .; interne St. Elizabeth Hosp., 1897-8. Medical examiner New York Life Ins. Co. and City of Chicago. Mem. Nu Sigma Nu and Sigma Chi frater .- nities, Chicago Med. Soc., Am. Med. Assn. and Chicago Therapeutic Club. Clubs: Illinois, Westward Ho. Residence: 538 W. Adams St. Office: Heyworth Bldg.

PRICE, Charles Ryan, coal merchant; b. Springfield, Ill., Oct. 11, 1874; s. Jacob F. (M.D.) and Jessie Vincent (Loose) Price; ed. common and high schools of Springfield, in class of 1892; attended Springfield Business College; m. Chicago, Jan. 9, 1901, Mildred Louise Glover (died Dec. 23, 1901); 1 son: Lyman Glover (deceased). Was salesman for Francis Beidler & Co., Chicago, 1894-7; mgr. of the Junction Mining Co.'s coal operations at Springfield Junction, Ill., July 1, 1897, to July 1, 1898; mgr. and sec., same, to July 1, 1899; since then treas. and gen. mgr. of same, with offices at Springfield and Chicago. Vice- pres., 1897-9, pres., 1899-1901, Springfield Coal Assn. Sec. Edward F. Hartmann Co., of Springfield, 1901-3; established wholesale and retail coal business under style of Charles R. Price Co., Aug. 1, 1904. Also pres. and treas. Junction Coal Co. Republican. Presbyterian. Mason-K. T., Shriner. Mem. S. A. R. Clubs: Union League; also Sangamo, Springfield, Ill. Office: Fisher Bldg. Residence: 4165 Ellis Av.

PRICE, Edward Valentine, manufacturer of men's clothing; b. Savannah, Mo., May 9, 1856; s. William A. and Elizabeth Price; ed. com- mon school, Savannah, Mo., until 14 years old; m. Pueblo, Colo., Nov. 17, 1884, Emma Sharp. Clerked in retail grocery store from 14 to 17 years of age; went to California, 1873, worked as cowboy on cattle ranch; worked in silver mines in Nevada; drove stage on Western Overland Stage road; became a Wells-Fargo messenger and later route agent; traveling salesman for wholesale clothing firm, 1882-96; since 1896 engaged as clothing manufacturer in Chicago; now pres. Ed. V. Price & Co., wholesale tailors; also of the retail corpora- tions, Price-Draper Clothing Co., La Junta, Colo .; Price Shoe and Clothing Co., Raton, N. M .; Price-Luman Clothing Co., Trinidad, Colo. Republican. Mason. Club: Chicago Ath- letic. Office: 266-268 Franklin St. Residence: Hotel Kenwood.

PRICE, Edwin Carlton, merchant; b. Sand- wich, Mass., Nov. 14, 1867; s. William and Aurelia (Parker) Price; ed. public schools, of Boston, Mass., 1876-83, and in Bryant & Strat- ton Commercial College; m. Chicago, Oct. 21, 1891, Rowena May Bloss; children: Catherine Aurelia, Dorothy M. (died), Ida May. Began business life with Swift Bros., Boston, 1883; came West, 1885 for Swift & Co .; worked in yards and later became cattle buyer, and after- ward purchasing agent, in which capacity he went to Omaha in 1890 for Swift & Co., and finally for all the Western houses; was gen. mgr. for Swift & Co., Omaha, 1889-1901, when he retired to go into business for himself and bought a half interest in the Fred K. Higbie Co., dealers in beef and pork packers' supplies, Chicago, Kansas City and Omaha, of which he is sec. and treas. Dir. Commercial Bank of Hammond, Ind., and State Bank of Lake For- est, Ill .; pres. Kingman Salt Mining Co., and of. Chapman Coal Co. (coal miners). Republi- can. Mason (32°), and Shriner. Clubs: Chicago Athletic, Onwentsia; also Omaha, of Omaha, Neb. Office: 841 Ry. Exchange. Residence: 4735 Lake Av.

PRICE, Frederic Augustus, underwriter; b. Toronto, Ont., June 14, 1865; s. Samuel A. and Carrie (Austin) Price: ed. public schools; m. Kansas City, Mo., 1887, Lida Windsor; 1 daughter: Dorothy. In insurance business in Chicago, since 1884, first in firm of Weed &

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Price, until 1892; then with James W. Nye, 1892-3; since 1893 mem. of firm of Conkling, Price & Webb, general agents for the London Guarantee and Accident Co., Limited, and for the U. S. Fidelity and Guaranty Co. Was 1st lieut. Co. E, 3d regt., Missouri N. G. Clubs: Chicago Athletic, Washington Park, Chicago Automobile, Columbia Yacht (commodore), Chicago Yacht, Jackson Park Yacht, Sheridan, Forty. Office: 171 LaSalle St. Residence: 3967 Lake Av.

PRICE, Henry Wilbur, lawyer; b. Hunting- ton, Pa., May 1, 1865; s. Rev. J. A. and Kath- erine (Andrews) Price; ed. public schools of Baltimore; grad. Baltimore City College, in the class of 1883; Johns Hopkins Univ., A.B., 1885; Columbian Univ. of Law School, LL.B., 1888; m. Chicago, 1893, Marie Griswold; chil- dren: Griswold, Edward. Admitted to the bar in 1888 by Supreme Court of District of Co- lumbia; came to Chicago, 1889; practiced with Millard & Smith until 1890; then with Smith, Helmer & Moulton, to which was admitted 1894, the firm becoming Smith, Helmer, Moulton & Price; withdrew from that firm 1902, to become mem. of firm of Long & Price, counsel for the Illinois Life Insurance Co. Mem. Chicago Bar Assn., Illinois State Bar Assn. Dir. Chicago Law Institute. Repub- lican. Methodist. Clubs: Union League, Hamil- ton, Law, Bryn Mawr. Office: 134 Monroe St. Residence: 7217 Merrill Av.

PRICE, Oscar Jay, physician, surgeon; b. Adrian, Mich., Apr. 4, 1845; studied Adrian College; grad. M.D., Univ. of Michigan, 1866; vol. Army of the Tennessee, 1865; hosp. stew- ard; practiced Toledo, O., 1866-8; took clinical course in New York hosps., 1867; m. Apr. 2, 1874, Anna Wilder. Practiced in Chicago since 1868. Surgeon Chicago, Alton & St. Louis R. R. since 1872; was 6 years surgeon to Cook Co. Hosp .; now on consulting staff Mary Thompson Hosp. for Women and Children, and Frances Willard Nat. Hosp .; mem. Illinois State Med. Assn. and numerous local med. socs. Club: Illinois. Residence: 538 W. Adams Street.

PRICE, Raymond Beach, manufacturer; b. Newark, N. J., Dec. 4, 1872; s. D. Frank and Margaretta Beach (Crowell) Price; early edu- cation in public schools of Boston, Mass .; grad. Massachusetts Institute of Technology, B.S., in chemical engineering, 1894. Chemist Boston Woven Hose and Rubber Co., Cam- bridge, Mass., 1894-8; supt. Peoria Rubber and Mfg. Co., Peoria, Ill., 1898-9; factory mgr., 1899-1903, and since Jan. 1, 1903, vice-pres. and gen. mgr. Calumet Tire Rubber Co., manu- facturers mechanical rubber goods. Has taken out numerous patents in mechanical and chem- ical lines. Clubs: Chicago Yacht, Illinois Ath- letic. Republican. Office: N. 44th and Waban- sia Avs. Residence: The Plaza.

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Who's who in Chicago; the book of Chicagoans, a biographical dictionary of leading living men and women of the city of Chicago and environs, 1905, Part 136

Author: Leonard, John William, 1849- ed; Marquis, Albert Nelson, ed Publication date: 1905 Publisher: Chicago, A. N. Marquis & company Number of Pages: 652

Author: Leonard, John William, 1849- ed; Marquis, Albert Nelson, ed
Publication date: 1905
Publisher: Chicago, A. N. Marquis & company
Number of Pages: 652