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QUAYLE, Robert, railway official; b. Doug- las, Isle of Man, Nov. 23, 1853; s. Thomas and Elizabeth (Curphy) Quayle: ed. Chicago; m. Chicago, 1885, Clara L. Tucker; children: Robert H., Clara E., Edith L., Esther B., Helen G., Mona K. Apprentice machinist in service of Chicago & North-Western Ry., 1871, and became journeyman machinist, gang boss. foreman and master mechanic of same to Apr., 1891; master mechanic of the Milwau- kee, Lake Shore & Western Ry. from Apr., 1891, to Aug., 1893, when that road was ab- sorbed by and became the Ashland Division of the Chicago & North-Western Ry., of which division he was master mechanic until Dec. 1, 1894, when he became supt. of motive power and machinery of the Chicago & North-West- ern Ry. Mem. Master Mechanics' Assn., Car Builders' Assn. Mason; K. T. (Siloam Com- mandery) ; Forester. Office: C. & N .- W. R.y. Co., Station E, Chicago. Residence: 333 N. Harvey Av., Oak Park.
QUICK, John H. S., lawyer; b. Newark, N. J., Jan. 13, 1837; s. John S. and Mary (Roberts) Quick; ed. grammar school of Co- lumbia College, New York: Episcopal Acad., Cheshire, Conn., and Trinity College, Hart- ford, Conn .; m. 1862, Henrietta B., daughter of the late H. Kendall Carter, of Hartford, Conn .; children: Florence (now Mrs. F. O. Magie), William F., George A., Rev. Henry J. Read law in office of Scudder & Carter, New York; admitted to New York bar, 1862; prac- ticed law there for a time; removed to Chi- cago; practiced alone until 1871; with Mr. George Herbert, 1871-86, when John S. Miller was admitted, firm becoming Herbert, Quick & Miller until death of Mr. Herbert, then Quick & Miller for several years; now in prac- tice alone. Democrat. Mem. Grace Episcopal Church. Mason-K. T .; Past Eminent Com-
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mander Monjoie Commandery. Office: Borden Blk. Residence: 2900 Michigan Av .; summer, Holderness, N. H.
QUIGG, David, lawyer; b. Litchfield, N. H., Dec. 17, 1834; s. Abel G. and Lydia (Bixby) Quigg; early education in public schools; pre- pared for college at Gilmanton (N. H.) Acad .; grad. Dartmouth College, A.B., 1855; studied law in offices of Swett & Orme, at Blooming- ton, Ill .; m. Bloomington, Ill., Apr. 7, 1865, Francena Pike (died 1894); 1 daughter: Ethel (now Mrs. John L. Porter). Admitted to Illi- nois bar, 1857; practiced in Illinois until 1861, when joined Union Army, serving as 2d lieut. of 4th Ill. Cav. until summer of 1862; mus- tered in as maj. of 14th Ill. Cav., Feb., 1863, and became lieut. col. of same regt. in May, 1865; most of service was with the Army of the Tennessee; was captured during the Stone- man raid in Aug., 1864, and confined in prisons of Charleston and Columbia, S. C., until ex- changed in Mar., 1865; mustered out at end of war in July, 1865. Came to Chicago and en- tered law office of Higgins & Swett, of which became third mem. in 1866; firm was dissolved in 1873; then was partner with Cyrus Bentley, Sr., 1873-7; with Judge Richard S. Tuthill, 1878-87, and afterward with Cyrus Bentley, Jr., until May, 1898; since then alone. Repub- lican. Mem. George H. Thomas Post No. 5, G. A. R. Office: 59 Clark St. Residence: 5037 Madison Av.
QUIGLEY, James Edward, R. C. archbishop of Chicago, Jan. 8, 1903; b. Oshawa, Can., Oct. 15, 1854; moved with parents to Lima, N. Y., 1856; grad. St. Joseph's College, Chris- tian Brothers, Buffalo, N. Y .; studied Seminary of Our Lady of Angels (now Niagara Univ.); grad. Univ. of Innsbruck, Austrian Tyrol; grad. Coll. Propaganda, Rome, 1879; ordained priest, 1879; pastor St. Vincent's Church, At- tica, N. Y., 1879-84; St. Joseph's Cathedral, Buffalo, 1884-97; bishop of Buffalo, 1897-1903; installed archbishop of Chicago, Mar. 10, 1903. Address: 623 N. State St.
QUINCY, Charles Frederick, manufacturer; b. Newton, Mass., July 16, 1856; s. George Henry and Mary Caroline (Sweetser) Quincy; ed. public schools of Newton, Mass .; m. Salem, Mass., Oct. 22, 1879, Etta M. Ives; children: Ada Ives, Polly, Edmund, Roger Bradshaw. Since 1887 manufacturer of and dealer in rail- road devices, machinery and tools; now pres. of the Railway Appliance Co .; pres. and treas. of the Q & C Co .; pres. Jewel Mfg. Co. Mem. Am. Soc. of Civil Engineers. Independent in politics. Clubs: Chicago, Washington Park, Glen View; also Lawyers, Engineers and Strollers, New York. Office: Old Colony Bldg. Residence: Evanston, Ill.
QUINE, William E., M.D., LL.D., dean faculty College of Physicians and Surgeons, Chicago; b. Isle of Man, Feb. 9, 1847; s. Wil- liam and Margaret Kinley Quine; in Chicago since 1853; ed. public and high schools; served 4 years as an apprentice in pharmacy; grad. Chicago Med. College, 1869; m. 1876, Lettie Mason, Normal, Ill. (died June 14, 1903). Prof. materia medica and therapeutics, Chicago Med. College, 1870-83; prof. principles and practice of medicine, College of Physicians and Surgeons, since 1883; now also dean of same; mem. med. board of Cook Co. Hosp. Mem. Neurological Soc., Chicago Acad. of Sciences, Am. Med. Assn., Chicago Med. Soc., Chicago Pathological Soc., Chicago Soc. of In- ternal Medicine, Illinois State Med. Soc. (of which is pres.). Clubs: Practitioners, Wash- Ington Park, Westward Ho. Office: Columbus Memorial Bldg. Residence: 3160 Indiana Av.
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RACE, Frank L., real estate; b. Chicago, Aug. 23, 1863; s. Luther E. and Rebecca Jane (Kellogg) Race; ed. public schools of Austin, Ill., and Bryant & Stratton Business College, Chicago; m. Austin, Ill., Apr. 23, 1863, Isabel Blackman; children: Hazel Isabel, Myrtle Frances, Frank Blackman. Began business life as bookkeeper for John Wartman & Bro., con- tractors and builders, for 5 years; after that in brick business; since 1885 in real estate and insurance business, now being mem. of firm of Race & Thiele; also sec. and treas. of the Blue Ridge Copper Co., with mines in Madison Co., Virginia. Republican; on annexation of Austin to Chicago, 1899, as 35th Ward, was elected its first alderman, 1900, for short term; re-elected for full term, 1901, 1903, 1905. Methodist. Mason. Mem. Royal Circle, Nat. Union. Clubs: Hamilton, Illinois Athletic. Of- fice: South Boul. and Central Av. Residence: 5719 Ontario St., Austin Station.
RADDIN, Charles Salisbury, contractor; b. Lynn, Mass., Jan. 29, 1863; s. Charles E. and H. Augusta (Monroe) Raddin; ed. Chauncy Hall School, Boston; Northwestern Univ., Evanston, A.B., 1884; Master's degree in science, 1887; m. Evanston, June 28, 1892, Belle E. Alling; 1 daughter: Louise. Mem. of firm of Weary & Raddin, designers of and contractors for bank interiors, cabinet work, etc. Vice-pres. and trustee of the Chicago Acad. of Sciences; sec. of the Natural History Survey of Chicago and vicinity; dir. Evanston Historical Soc .; sec. of the Orrington Av. Im- provement Assn., Evanston. Republican. Metodist. Office: First Nat. Bank Bldg. Resi- dence: 2032 Orrington Av., Evanston, Il1.
RADFORD, William A., manufacturer; b. Oshkosh, Wis., Sept. 14, 1865; s. William and Elizabeth (Robinson) Radford; high school education at Oshkosh, Wis .; m. Wichita, Kan., June 17, 1890, Helen M. Manuel; children: Roland D., William R. First business enter- prise was that of lumber, sash and doors, Radford Bros & Co., of Oshkosh, Wis., and advanced through various stages of the busi- ness until in 1890 he became sec. and treas. of the Radford Sash & Door Co., and in 1902 pres. and treas. of the Radford Architectural Co. Mason. Club: Hamilton. Office: 192 W. 22d St. Residence: Riverside, Il1.
RAE, Fred G., journalist; b. Edinburgh, Scotland, Mar. 4, 1850; s. George and Mary (Stevens) Rae; ed. public schools; learned trade of a compositor in Wick, Scotland; later worked at that trade in most of the large British cities; came to America from London, 1871, and to Chicago, 1876; m. Chicago, June 2, 1881, Margaret McMillen; 1 daughter: Ethel Isabella. Began newspaper work about 1872; joined editorial force of Chicago Herald, 1884; later with Chicago Morning News and Chicago Mail; returned to Herald and remained until consolidation with Times, serving as tele- graph editor, New York correspondent, night editor and exchange editor; has been exchange editor Chicago Chronicle ever since that paper was founded. Office: Chronicle office. Resi- dence: 328 Eastwood Av.
BAE, Robert, lawyer; b. Philadelphia, Oct. 23, 1830; s. Robert and Jane (Inniss) Rae; ed. Strasburg Acad., LaFayette College, East- ern Penn .; m. 1850, Sarah Moulson, of Phila- delphia. Was for a time in newspaper work at Erie, Pa .; admitted to Philadelphia bar at age of 20; came to Chicago and began practice in Feb., 1852; and has been identified with many important cases; was associated with Abraham Lincoln in the Rock Island Missis- sippi River bridge case. involving the right of a state to charter a bridge over a navigable stream forming the boundary of co-terminous states. Organized 2 regts. in 1861, known as
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the Douglas brigade, which was mustered into the U. S. forces at Camp Douglas; tendered the 1st regt. of the brigade (afterward the 42d Ill. Vol. Infy.), fully uniformed, at his own expense, to Simon Cameron, Sec. of War, about 2 weeks before the battle of Bull Run; Col. Rae's duties ceased when the regiments were ready to be mustered in. Now pres. Ken- wood Hotel Co. Democrat. Office and resi- dence: The Kenwood.
RAILTON, Bert Albert, wholesale grocer; b. Chicago, July 4, 1862; s. John and Annie (Layton) Railton; ed. public schools of Chi- cago to 1874; m. Elroy, Wis., 1886, Annie Moore; children: Raymond, Bert, Annie, Jose- phine, John. Began business experience in 1874 with the wholesale grocery firm of George Ross & Co., until 1876; then with Sprague, Warner & Co. until 1881; then fore- man for his brother, who conducted the Chi- cago Preserving Works, for 2 years; since then in business as wholesale grocer, catering especially to the hotel and restaurant trade. Republican. K. P. Club: Illinois Athletic. Of- fice: 24-28 S. Desplaines St. Residence: 547 Jackson Boul.
RAMM, Christoph, Western mgr. Hamburg- Am. Line; b. Hamburg, Ger., Aug. 15, 1861; s. Hans Heinrich and Wilhelmina (Hintz- mann) Ramm; ed. public and private schools in Hamburg; m. Hoboken, N. J., Sept. 3, 1891, Thusnelda Kaegebehn; children: Frank, Al- bert, Walter, Paul, Werner. Came from Ham- burg to New York, 1882. Entered service of Hamburg-Am, and remained in company's ser- vice there until Nov., 1891, when he came to Chicago, where he has since served as West- ern mgr. of the Hamburg-Am. Line. Democrat. Lutheran. Mem. Germania Männerchor. Of- fice: 159 Randolph St. Residence: 233 Hamp- den Ct.
RAMSEY, William Wilson, fireproofing con- tractor; b. near Philadelphia, Pa., May 19, 1851; s. James Read and Mary (Dickey) Ram- sey; ed. at the Military Acad. at West Chester, Pa .; m. Philadelphia, Pa., 1876, Laura Simp- son White; 1 son: William E. Began business career in 1873 as agent for Midvale Steel Works of Philadelphia, Pa. Since 1901 pres. of the Expanded Metal Fireproofing Co. Re- publican. Mem. of all Masonic bodies; Past Eminent Grand Commander of Apollo Com- mandery, K. T .: mem. Medinah Temple, Nobles of the Mystic Shrine. Office: Old Colony Bldg. Residence: 6605 Harvard Av.
RANDALL, Charles Edward, manufacturer; h. Orleans Co., N. Y., Jan. 26, 1845; s. Charles T. and Allis (Pickens) Randall; ed. public schools of Orleans Co. until 1860; m. Chicago, Nov. 19, 1892, Adda Carter; children: L. E., S. E., C. T. Reared on farm and continued farming in Orleans and Monroe Cos., N. Y., until 1876, when he joined his brothers, A. S. and T. P., in the paper box business in Chi- cago; business incorporated, 1891, as the Chi- cago Label & Box Co., of which he is vice- pres. Republican. Club: Lincoln. Office: 226-230 Lake St. Residence: 744 Washington Boul.
RANDALL, Charles Ellsworth, mem. Board of Assessors; b. Woodstock, Vt., June 29, 1861; s. Dr. Nathaniel and Sarah (Sprague) Ran- dall; ed. public schools. Woodstock, Vt .; came to Chicago: m. Apr., 1892, Harriet S., daugh- ter of F. F. Booth, Chicago; children: Ells- worth B., Harriet E. After coming to Chicago was newspaper compositor for 6 months, then for about 4 years employed in lumber busi- ness of George B. Hannah, and after that for 10 years employed with other leading lumber firms; from 1893 to 1896 in lumber firm of Winheim & Randall, and after disposing of that business engaged in lumber commission business; is now sec. and treas. of the Gray- don Ice Co. Was assessor of Hyde Park from Jan. 1, 1896, to Jan. 1. 1899; since then mem.
of the Board of Assessors of Cook Co., being one of the first assessors elected after crea- tion of that board. Republican. Mason, Odd Fellow. Clubs: Union League, Chicago Ath- letic. Office: 76-82 5th Av. Residence: 4747 Champlain Av.
RANDALL, Charles Henry, commission mer- chant; b. Chicago, Mar. 8, 1871; s. T. D. and Ann (Lithgow) Randall; ed. Chicago public schools and grad. from high school; m. Chi- cago, 1901, Selma Trude. On leaving school in 1890 became identified in a minor position with the present house of T. D. Randall & Co. (established 1852), commission merchants in hay, grain and flour, potatoes and melons; now a partner in the firm. Republican. Congre- gationalist. Mem. Home Lodge, 508, A. F. & A. M. and of Chicago Chapter, 127, R. A. M. Office: Board of Trade BIdg. Residence: 1114 E. 58th St.
RANDALL, Tabor Pickens, pres. of Chicago Label and Box Co .; b. town of Kendall, N. Y., Dec. 12, 1839; s. Charles T. and Alice (Pick- ens) Randall; ed. public schools; m. Hudson, Mich., June 2, 1870, Della Childs: 1 son: Irv- ing Randall. In 1873 started in the paper box manufacturing business with Randall, Knowl- ton & Co., to whom the firm of A. S. & T. P. Randall succeeded and continued until 1880; was in real estate business, 1880-90; estab- lished, 1890, Chicago Label & Box Co., of which is pres. Independent Republican. Clubs: Hamilton, Skokie Country. Office: 226-228 Lake St. Residence: 179 Evanston Av.
RANDALL, Thomas David, commission grain and provisions; b. Cranston, R. I., 1834; ed. public schools of Rhode Island. Came to Chicago in 1850, and in 1851 established him- self as a manufacturer of cigars; in 1852 founded the present commission house of T. D. Randall & Co. Mem. of the Chicago Board of Trade. Mason; life mem. of Corinthian Chapter and of Apollo Commandery, K. T. Office: Board of Trade. Residence: 2624 Calu- met Av.
RANDLE, Charles H., business man, capi- talist; b. Alton, Ill., June 25, 1854; s. Irwin B. and Mary E. (Harrison) Randle; ed. public schools; m. 1878, Ellen S. Hanson; children: Hanson F., Guy D., Peachey S. For 17 years was sec .- treas. of Drummond Tobacco Co. Pres. Am. Salt Co. since organization: vice- pres. and dir. Frank Parmelee Co., omnibus and transfer service; 2d vice-pres. and dir. Gulf & Mississippi River Transportation Co .; dir. Royal Trust Co. and Drexel State Bank; pres. Chicago Suburban Water & Light Co .; dir. Economy Light & Power Co. of Joliet, I11. Clubs: Union League, Kenwood. Office: Royal Insurance Bldg. Residence: 4339 Drexel Boul.
RANDOLPH, Isham, civil engineer; b. on farm, New Market, Clarke Co., Va., Mar. 25, 1848; s. Robert C. (M.D.) and Lucy Nelson (Welford) Randolph: ed. chiefly by mother and 21 months in private day schools in Va .; engineering acquired by study and actual work, beginning as axman in employ of the R. & O. R. R .; m. Chicago, June 15, 1882, Mary Henry Taylor; children: Robert Isham, Oscar De Wolf, Spotswood Wellford. Chief engineer C. & W. I. R. R. and Belt Ry., Chicago, 1880; chief engineer Chicago, Madison & Northern Ry., 1886; chief engineer sanitary district of Chicago since June 7, 1893. Mem. and past pres. Western Soc. Engineers; mem. Am. Soc. of Civil Engineers. Contributor to engineering journals. Office: Security BIdg. Residence: Riverside, III.
RANDOLPH, Smith Martin, architect; b. near New Brunswick, N. J., 1837; s. Lewis Stelle and Hanalı (Gilman) Randolph; com- mon school education; came to Chicago in 1854 to study architecture in the office of an older brother, Mahlon Randolph. Served 3 years in Civil War as mem. of the famous
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Chicago Board of Trade Battery; in 1865 he joined his brother in St. Louis, the firm of Randolph Bros. continuing 6 years; pres. St. Louis Board of Police Commissioners, 1870- 1871; after the great fire of 1871 he returned to Chicago, resuming his profession and gain- ing a reputation for advanced ideas in safe construction, and making a specialty of heavy mercantile and manufacturing buildings; re- cently his practice has been largely as con- sulting architect in reinforced concrete; m. St. Louis, Feb. 9, 1870, Hattie E. Johnson, who died in 1876; 1 child: Hattie (died 1881) ; m. 2d, Chicago, Sept. 14, 1882, Mrs. Harriet Maher Smith, whose daughter has since been called Dolly Randolph, and is known as a vio- linist; their oldest son, Paul, died in 1890; 2d son, Grant, was born 1888, and daughter, Grace, was born in 1893. Corresponding mem. of Am. Institute of Architects. Office: Cham- ber of Commerce. Residence: 130 S. Grove Av., Oak Park, Ill.
RANKIN, James Auld, grain, stocks and provisions; b. Memphis, Tenn., Aug. 7, 1861; s. Thomas and Margaret (Kennedy) Rankin; ed. public schools; m. Utica, N. Y., Jan. 24, 1884, Satie Williams; 1 daughter: Elizabeth. Began in Board of Trade business 30 years ago and has continued in the same line ever since from office boy with R. W. Roloson, through the various branches of the business; was associated in office of W. P. Harvey & Co., and is now a mem. of the firm of Pringle, Fitch & Rankin; mem. of the Chicago Board of Trade and the Chicago Stock Exchange. Re- publican. Baptist. Clubs: Washington Park, Chicago Athletic. Office: Board of Trade. Resi- dence: 5659 Woodlawn Av.
RANNEY, Frederic G., treas. C., M. & St. P. Ry. Began railway service Feb. 22, 1866, as bookkeeper for the Western Union R. R .; sec. and treas. same company, 1874-9; cashier C., M. & St. P. Ry., 1879-82; asst. treas. of same, 1882-7, and since Feb. 23, 1887, treas. Office: Railway Exchange Bldg. Residence: 5140 Mad- ison Av.
RANSOM, Allan, manufacturer; b. Geneseo, Ill., July 6, 1863; s. Perry and Fannie E. Smith Ransom; ed. high school, Oshkosh, Wis. Served apprenticeship in a machine shop at Oshkosh, Wis .; came to Chicago in 1888; was with the Lodge & Davis Machine & Tool Co. for 5 years; then with Prentiss Tool & Supply Co. until 1897, when the business was purchased by the Marshall-Huschart Machinery Co., of which became vice-pres. in 1899, which posi- tion still holds; also vice-pres. Ransom Mfg. Co., of Oshkosh, Wis. Mem. Am. Soc. Mechan- ical Engineers. Republican. Served one enlist- ment and part of another in 2d regt., Wis. N. G., and held commission as 2d lieut. Club: Chicago Athletic. Office: 62-64 S. Canal St. Residence: Lexington Hotel.
RANSOM, Robert W., newspaper man; b. Lancaster, Erie Co., N. Y., May 20, 1854; s. Chauncey Monroe and Celina Mary (Standart) Ransom; ed. public schools of Cincinnati, O .; m. Nov. 14, 1876, in Cincinnati, Anna Owens, daughter of Dr. William Owens, of Cincinnati; children: Chauncey Owens, Robert Owens. Be- gan newspaper work in Jan., 1875, as reporter for St. Louis Globe (now Globe-Democrat) ; came to Chicago in Oct., 1875, and became a reporter for the Chicago Tribune; later was its legislative correspondent at Springfield, traveling political correspondent, news editor, and night editor; in 1898 went to the New York World as news editor; from 1899 to 1902 edited the Standard, of Boston, an insurance newspaper; in 1902-3 was night editor of the New York Commercial and was on the night city desks of the New York Herald and Asso- ciated Press; in August, 1903, returned to Chicago to become night editor of the Record- Herald; in Feb., 1905, became its news editor.
Office: 154 Washington St. Residence: 142 E. 36th St.
RAPP, Wilhelm, editor-in-chief of the Illi- nois Staats Zeitung; b. Germany, July 14, 1828; s. George and Augusta Rapp; took part in German revolutionary movement, 1848; sent for 1 year to fortress of Hohenasberg; after- ward teacher in Switzerland; emigrated to U. S., 1852; m. Baltimore, 1869, Gesine Budel- mann; children: Mrs. Mila Kemper, Mrs. Frida Ruhstrat, William, Jr., Mrs. Matilda Zuer- laut; editor Turnzeitung, Philadelphia and Cincinnati; editor Baltimore Wecker (Repub- lican), 1857-61 (secession moh stormed this office, Apr. 19, 1861, and he had to flee for his life; edited Illinois Staats Zeitung, 1861-6; Baltimore Wecker again, 1866-72; associate editor, 1872-91, and since 1891 chief editor Illinois Staats Zeitung. Author: Recollections of the German Fatherland by a German-Am. Office: Staats Zeitung Bldg. Residence: 220 Cass St.
RASSMAN, William B., wholesale grocer; b. Chicago, Apr. 26, 1862; s. Edward and Minnie (Miller) Rassman; ed. Chicago public schools and German-Am. School; m. Chicago, Dec. 15, 1886, Matilda Lenz; 1 daughter: Adeline. Be- gan business experience as cash boy with Marshall Field & Co., then went to Ft. Benton, Mont., where was engaged in general mer- chandise store for several years; then back to Chicago and engaged in the grocery business with Reid, Murdoch & Co .; then with J. B. Inderrieden Co .; afterward with Louis W. Stayart Co. as mgr., becoming mem. of the firm in 1894, and now being vice-pres. Inde- pendent Republican. Mason (32º) and Shriner. Mem. Royal Arcanum and Nat. Union. Office: Randolph and Union Sts. Residence: 1746 Oak- dale Av.
RASSWEILER, Henry Haesler, fire insur- ance; b. Orwigsburg, Pa., Apr. 3, 1842; s. Philip and Doris (Haesler) Rassweiler; grad. June 8, 1868, A.M., from Northwestern College (then located at Plainfield, Ill., but now at Naperville, Ill., with degree of A.M.); m. Cedar Falls, Ia., Jan. 1, 1868, S. Victoria Harlacher; children: Lorene, Harry C. Was prof. of mathematics in Northwestern College, 8 years; of natural science and political economy, 8 years; pres. of the college, 5 years; in all was 30 years a teacher. In 1888, on leaving college work, was 2 years with Western Pub- lishing House, Chicago, as editor of publica- tions. In 1890 accepted Illinois special agency for the Insurance Co. of North America, of Philadelphia, Pa .; promoted, 1892, to position of state agent of same company. Pres. Illinois State Board of Fire Underwriters, 1902-3. Re- publican. Mem. United Evangelical Church. Office: 159 LaSalle St. Residence: Naperville, Ill.
RATHBONE, Henry Riggs, lawyer; b. Wash- ington, D. C., Feb. 12, 1870; s. Henry Reed and Clara (Harris) Rathbone; grandson Hon. Ira Harris, founder of the first law school in this country; his father was in the box with President Lincoln when he was assassin- ated; ed. by private tuition in U. S. and Eu- rope until entered Phillips Acad., Andover, Mass., in which was prepared for college in class of 1887; grad. Yale Univ., A.B., 1892, Albany Law School. 1893; grad. Univ. of Wis- consin, LL.B., 1894; m. Oshkosh, Wis., Dec. 22, 1903, Laura Lucille Harney. Admitted to bar of Illinois, 1895, and after a season of travel established in practice of law in Chica- go, May, 1895, and has so continued. Counsel Am. Milling Co. and Kensington Drop Forge & Foundry Co. and others. Makes a specialty of trial work and secured a $25,000 verdict in a suit for personal injuries for a colored laborer. Republican. Mem. Delta Kappa Ep- silon, Phi Delta Phi (legal fraternity). Mason; K. T., Montjoie Commandery, Oriental Con-
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sistory (32º), Medinah Temple, Mystic Shrine. Mem. Hyde Park Lodge, K. P., Colfax Lodge, I. O. O. F., and Modern Woodmen of the World. Mem. Yale Alumni Assn. Clubs: Hamil- ton, Quadrangle, Union League, Woodlawn. Office: First Nat. Bank Bldg. Residence: 262 E. 52d St.
RATHBORNE, William Walter, manufactur- er; b. Virginia, Co. Cavan, Ireland, Feb. 14, 1852; s. Henry Tabor and Catherine Rathborne; ed. private tutors in Ireland. Came to the U. S. in 1876; became shipping clerk in a lumber yard at Center Av. and 22d St .; has continued active in the lumber business ever since in various capacities, and, in 1895, organized, with others, the Rathborne, Hair & Ridgeway Co., wholesale lumber dealers, planing mill proprietors and manufacturers of packing boxes, of which company he is pres. and mgr. Episcopalian. Clubs: Union, Chicago, Chicago Athletic, Saddle and Cycle, Onwentsia. Office: Union and Lumber Sts. Residence: 354 E. Huron St.
RATHJE, Frederick A., lawyer; b. Bloom- ingdale, DuPage Co., Ill., May 16, 1866; s. Wil- liam and Louise (Ehlers) Rathje; academic education and grad. Northwestern Law School, class of 1896, LL.B .; m. Waukegan, Ill., Aug. 4, 1901, Nellie Keay; 1 daughter: Helen Louise. Office: 145 LaSalle St. Residence: 6715 Stewart Av.
RATHOM, John Revelstoke, journalist; b. Melbourne, Australia, 1868; ed. Scotch Col- lege, Melbourne, and Harrow, Eng. War corre- spondent Soudan, 1886, for Melbourne Argus; Cuba, 1898, for San Francisco Chronicle; mem. Schwatka's Alaska Expedition, 1890; now with Chicago Record Herald; m. Mildred Campbell, of West Virginia. Contributor to leading Am. magazines, Melbourne Australasian, London Daily Telegraph, etc. Lecturer and authority on immigration and sociological subjects. Author: Four Years in the Chinese Navy; Taps; Chicago's Foreign Citizens. Office: The Record Herald. Residence: 282 E. Superior St.
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