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RATSCH, Frederick James; b. Waukegan, Ill., July 24, 1862; s. William Augustus and Theresa (Turrell) Ratsch; ed. Chicago public schools; m. 1st, Chicago, Nov. 19, 1884, Mary Phillips; children: Edward J., Maude L., Fred- erick E., Virginius S .; m. 2d, Feb. 16, 1904, Mabel Pitt. At age of 14 went to work for Ortmayer & Son, saddlery, continuing until about 1895, when he went into business on his own account. organizing the Chicago Sport- ing Goods Mfg. Co., of which he has ever since been pres. The company are manufacturers of "Ratsch's Peerless" line of baseball and other sporting goods, uniforms, etc., and deal- ers in sporting and athletic goods of every kind. Republican. R. C. Club: Waupanseh. Of- fice: 126-128 S. Jefferson St. Residence: 4124 Ellis Av.
RAUCHFUSS, Charles Frederick, sec. the Liquid Carbonic Co .; b. Louisville, Ky., Oct. 16, 1864; s. Charles F. and Wilhelmina D. (Herterich) Rauchfuss; ed. public schools at Louisville, Ky., and Golconda, Ill .; m. Gol- conda, Ill., May 6, 1903, Myrtle Alice Roper. Entered employ Liquid Carbonic Co., 1889, as traveling salesman; mgr. St. Louis branch, 1890-1900; general sales mgr. and located at Chicago since 1900, and also sec. of the com- pany since 1903. Also sec. of C. L. Bastian Mfg. Co., brass founders, 1900. Republican. Presbyterian. Club: Westward Ho. Office: 67 Wells St. Residence: 30 Quick Av., Oak Park, Ill.
RAUM, Green Berry, lawyer; b. Golconda, Ill., Dec. 3, 1829; s. John and Juliet C. Raum; ed. common schools; m. Golconda, Ill., Oct. 16, 1851, Maria Field; children: Effie, Daniel F., Maud, John, Green Berry, Jr., Maria, Mabel, Frances. Admitted to Illinois bar, 1853; later Supreme Court, U. S .; mem. Nat. Democratic
Convention, and supported Douglas for pres., 1860. After fall of Ft. Sumter, made first war speech in Southern Illinois; entered Union Army, 1861, as maj. 56th Ill. Vols .; promoted through successive grades to brig .- gen .; or- dered and led a successful bayonet charge at Corinth, Oct. 4, 1862; served under Grant and Sherman; severely wounded at Missionary Ridge; was in Atlanta campaign and held the line of railroad in rear of Sherman's Army; discovered and defeated Gen. Wheeler's Raid; reinforced Resaca at night and held it against Gen. Hood. Was in march to the sea; had command under Gen. Hancock in Shenandoah Valley at close of war. After the Civil War projected and procured the construction of the Cairo & Vincennes R. R. Congressman, 1867-9; U. S. commissioner internal revenue, 1876-83; commissioner of pensions, 1889-93. Republican. Author: The Existing Conflict, 1884; History of Illinois Republicanism, 1900; History of the War for the Union, 1905; also seven official reports as commissioner internal revenue, 1877-82, inclusive, and 4 years as commissioner pensions, 1889-92; magazine articles. Is now pres. West India Planters Assn., incorporated, 1903. Mem. G. A. R. (Army of the Tennessee and Army of the Potomac). Office: 84 Adams St. Residence: The Vermont, 569 51st Boul.
RAWLE, John, cut stone contractor; b. Ex- ford, Somersetshire, Eng., May 3, 1843; s. John and Mary (Poole) Rawle; ed. common schools near his birthplace; learned trade of stone-cutter and carver, and later drafts- man in office of Sir Charles Fox, a distin- guished engineer; came to U. S., landing at Portland, May, 1868; worked at his trade there and at St. Louis, Mo., for a few months at each place, coming to Chicago in fall of 1868; took a trip to England, but returned in 1869; m. 1885, Augusta E. Zich, of Chicago; chil- dren: Randolph R., Elsie M. A., Eva E. M., Ethlyn V., Ena A., Viola R. Established him- self in business as a cut stone contractor in Chicago in 1872, and has since been continu- ously engaged in this business. Also pres. Acme Bedford Stone Co. Mem. Builders & Traders Exchange, and treas. and pres. Build- ers' Club. Mason. Office: 138 Washington St. Residence: 144 E. 50th St.
RAWLEIGH, James Thomas, pres. J. T. Rawleigh & Co., wholesale and retail hay, grain and feed; b. Deerfield, Oneida Co., N. Y., Apr. 9, 1836; s. Thomas and Mary (Cruik- shanks) Rawleigh; ed. district school of Deer- field until 1848; then to Whitesborough Acad. at Whitesborough, 4 miles from Utica, N. Y., in 1850 for 2 years; later 1 year in Chicago private school; m. New Buffalo, Mich., Nov. 30, 1860, Juliette Hosley; children: Mrs. S. R. Warner, James Harry, Mrs. Ava F. Chapman. Worked for brother, D. C. Rawleigh, from 1855 to 1858, assuming control of grain busi- ness in 1858; was then located on Market St., between Lake and Randolph Sts .; burned out in fire of 1871; resumed at corner of Green and Monroe Sts., where has since continued. Republican; was mem. of Board of Aldermen, 1876-80; vice-pres. 2 years and dir. 3 years Chicago Board of Trade. Universalist. Club: Illinois. Office: Green and Monroe Sts. Resi- dence: 727 Washington Boul.
RAWN, Ira Griffith, railway official; b. Delaware, O., Aug. 20, 1855; ed. Delaware, O., schools. Entered railway service, 1870; tele- graph operator. train dispatcher and train master, C., C., C. & I. Ry., 1870-87; master of transportation, Kentucky Central Ry., 1887-9; division supt. and supt. of transportation C. & O. Ry., 1889-90; gen. supt. B. & O. S .- W. Rd., 1890-4; gen. supt. B. & O. S .- W. Ry., which was a consolidation of the B. & O. S .- W. Rd. and the Ohio & Mississippi Ry., 1894-1903; gen. supt, of transportation I. C., 1903-4; asst. gen.
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mgr. I. C. since 1904. Club: Homewood. Office: Park Row Station. Residence: 4830 Greenwood Avenue.
RAWSON, Charles Leonard, manufacturer of ornamental glass; b. North New Portland, Me., Sept. 24, 1844; s. George Burrill (M.D.) and Eunice Fitch (Mellen) Rawson; ed. com- mon school and Paris Hill Acad., Paris, Me. Came to Chicago, Mar., 1869, and since re- sided here continuously. Business career con- fined to the manufacturing and jobbing of decorated glass, especially chipped and sand blast work. Established, with Samuel Evans, 1890, firm of Rawson & Evans, which from small beginnings has grown to occupy 30,000 feet of floor space and employs from 60 to 70 men, with branch in New York. Democrat (recalcitrant). Eclectic in religious views. Of- fice: 151-153 W. Washington Boul. Residence: 427 Jackson Boul.
RAWSON, Frederick Holbrook, vice-pres. Union Trust Co .; b. Chicago, May 30, 1872; s. Stephen W. and Emily (Holbrook) Rawson; academic course, Yale Univ., class of 1895. Began banking career in 1895 with Union Trust Co. as entry clerk, afterward became teller, etc., and in Jan., 1901, attained pres- ent position as vice-pres. and dir. of the Union Trust Co. Also pres. and dir. of the North Chicago Street R. R. Co., the West Chicago Street R. R. Co., and the Illinois Warehouse & Storage Co .; dir. in Chicago West Division Ry. Co., North Chicago City Ry. Co., Congress Hotel Co., Northern Hotel Co., Saratoga European Hotel and Restaurant Co., Morrison European Hotel & Restaurant Co., and James H. Rice Co. Clubs: Chicago, Union League, Washington Park, Saddle and Cycle, Chicago Golf, Glen View, Chicago Yacht, Bankers. Office: Tribune Bldg.
RAWSON, Stephen W., pres. and dir. Union Trust Co. Office: Tribune Bldg. Residence: 4945 Ellis Av.
RAY, Allen Sutton, manufacturer of cooper- age; b. Normal, Ill., July 3, 1865; s. Daniel A. and Phila Rebecca (Sutton) Ray; common school and business college education; m. Oak Park, Ill., Jan. 21, 1885, Sadie J. Seaman; chil- dren: Sadie Seaman, Daniel A. In 1885 entered the service of the Pioneer Cooperage Co., of Chicago and St. Louis, manufacturers of all kinds of cooperage, and said to be now the largest enterprise of its kind in the U. S .; now vice-pres. and mgr. of the company. Pres. Nat. Coopers' Assn. Republican. Was trustee of the village of Elmhurst 4 years; since 1901 pres. the village of Oak Park. Col. in I. N. G. Unitarian. Mem. Royal League and Royal Arcanum. Clubs: Union League, Chicago Ath- letic, Oak Park, Colonial, Westward Ho. Office: 137-147 N. Hoyne Av. Residence: Oak Park, Il1.
RAYMER, Walter John, merchant, alder- man; b. Woodstock, Ont., June 21, 1864; s. Robert and Mercy Raymer; ed. grammar school of Woodstock and part of term in the collegiate grade; m. Chicago, Nov. 3, 1885, Mary Gallagher; children: Abigail Mercy, Alice Veronica, Ellen May. Came to Chicago, 1881, and has ever since been engaged in com- mercial pursuits; since Oct. 20, 1890, resi- dent mgr. for the Am. Pin Co., brass goods manufacturers, of Waterville, Conn. Repub- lican. Representative of the 15th, and now, as redistricted, of the new 28th Ward in the City Council since 1898; re-elected Apr. 5, 1904, for 4th term, expiring Apr., 1906. Club: Hamilton. Office: 185 Dearborn St. Residence: 95 Hum- boldt Boul.
RAYMOND, Charles Eugene, advertising; b. town of Reading, Schuyler Co., N. Y., July 11, 1860; s. D. M. and Charlotte (Stilson) Ray- mond; grad. Starkey Seminary, Eddytown, Yates Co., N. Y., 1878; 1 year at Cornell Univ., 1879; 1 year at Commercial College, Oswego, N. Y., 1880; m. New Haven, Conn., Sept. 28,
1887, Carrie M. Lamb. Was employe and mem. of H. P. Hubbard Co., advertising agency, New Haven, Conn., 1881-90; in 1890 went with J. Walter Thompson, newspaper and magazine advertising agency, and in 1891 came to Chi- cago in same employ; in 1896 the J. Walter Thompson Co. was incorporated, and he be- came stockholder, dir. and vice-pres. Repub- lican. Unitarian. Clubs: Union League, Atlas, Hinsdale, Hinsdale Golf. Mem. Royal Ar- canum. Office: New York Life Bldg. Residence: 21 Third Av., Hinsdale, Ill.
RAYMOND, Charles Lewis, commission merchant and broker in grain, stocks, etc .; b. Boston, Mass., June 6, 1840; s. Z. L. and Rhoda C. (Hildreth) Raymond; ed. public schools; m. Greenfield, Mass., Sept. 1, 1869, Florence Merriam; children: Edward F., Charles M., Abbie M., John D., Lucy E., Ralph. Began business life in 1858 as a clerk in the crockery store of Otis, Norcross & Co., Boston, and later with Potter & Demmon, provisions, Bos- ton, until 1861, in which year came to Chicago and began in pork packing business. In 1864 became a mem. of the Chicago Board of Trade and has since conducted a regular commission business in grain and provisions; is also a mem. of the Chicago Stock Exchange. Is 1st vice-pres. and dir. of the North Chicago Street R. R. Co. Republican. Clubs: Chicago, Union League, Washington Park, Onwentsia, Twen- tleth Century. Office: 169 Jackson Boul. Resi- dence: 2239 Calumet Av.
RAYMOND, Frederick Dwight, railway offi- cial; b. Wilbraham, Mass., Sept. 16, 1852; s. Rev. Miner (D.D., LL.D.) and Elizabeth (Hen- derson) Raymond; grad. Northwestern Univ., 1872; m. Evanston, Ill., 1878, Carrie M. Wyckoff; children: Ruth, Mary, Philip W., Margaret, Frederick D., Jr. In 1873 became paymaster of the Chicago & Paducah R. R .; afterward asst. general freight agent of the same road, and of the Chicago, Pekin & South- western Ry .; then became cashier Wabash Ry. at Chicago; afterward auditor and paymaster Chicago & Indianapolis Air Line; next was general freight agent Chicago & Great South- ern Ry., and afterward auditor Union Steel Co., Chicago; since 1887, sec., treas. and dir. E., J. & E. Ry. Co. and of the C., L. S. & E. Ry. Co. Office: The Rookery. Residence: 408 Greenwood Boul, Evanston, Il1.
RAYMOND, Henry Sherwood, sales mgr. for manufacturers; b. Elgin Ill., Apr. 1, 1859; s. George N. and P. K. (Yarwood) Raymond; ed. public schools of Dubuque, Ia., 1866-76; m. Galena, Ill., Aug. 3, 1881, Caroline Mac- loskey; children: Mabel Gray, Louis Albert, Soulard. Began business life as clerk with A. Y. McDonald at Dubuque, 1876, and salesman, 1878; salesman Nat. Tube Works Co., 1883, and since 1899, sales mgr. at Chicago for the Nat. Tube Co. Episcopalian. Mem. S. A. R. Clubs: Union League, Chicago Athletic, Wash- ington Park, Midlothian. Office: The Rookery. Residence: 4533 Greenwood Av.
RAYMOND, James Henry, patent lawyer; b. Wilbraham, Mass., June 6, 1850; s. Rev. Miner Raymond (D.D., LL.D.) and Elizabeth (Henderson) Raymond; ed. Wesleyan Acad., Wilbraham, Mass., and in Northwestern Univ., graduating A.B., 1871, A.M., 1873; LL.B., Union College of Law, 1875; m. Springfield, Ill., Oct. 13, 1874, Mary S., daughter of Hon. Benjamin Stevenson Edwards of Springfield; children: Edwards F., Elizabeth, Helena Van Wycke (now Mrs. A. R. Carman), Miner. Ad- mitted to bar, 1875; Apr. 15, 1874, to Nov. 21, 1884, under title of "sec. and treas.," was actuary of the Western Railroad Assn., a bu- reau of 103 railroad companies, charged with considering and determining all claims for infringements of patents, defending all patent suits brought against mem. of the assn., etc .; was mem. firm of Raymond & Veeder, Ray-
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mond & Omohundro, and now of Raymond & Barnett. Sound Money Democrat; sec. of 1st Railroad and Warehouse Commission of Illi- nois, 1871-3; charter mem. Beta Theta Phi, Northwestern Univ .; trustee and mem. execu- tive committee Northwestern Univ. 12 years; mem., since 1865, of 1st Methodist Church of Evanston. Mem. Am. Bar Assn. (was one term pres. of section in patents, trade marks and copyrights), Illinois State Bar Assn., Chi- cago Bar Assn., Chicago Law Institute; founder and 2d pres. Chicago Patent Law Assn .; associate mem. Am. Soc. Mechanical Engineers; mem. Master Car Builders' Assn. and Master Mechanics' (railway) Assn. Mem. Municipal Assn. of Evanston; dir. in many private corporations. Clubs: Union League, Evanston. Office: Monadnock Blk. Residence: 2148 Sherman Av., Evanston, Il1.
RAYMOND, James Nelson, lead manufac- turer; b. New York City, Oct. 5, 1847; s. Nelson G. and Jane (Lockwood) Raymond; ed. public and private schools in New York and Con- necticut. Started in the lead manufacturing business in Detroit, Mich., in the spring of 1876; sold out interests in 1879; removed to Chicago and established the lead works at the corner of Lake and Clinton Sts .; incor- porated, 1880, under name of Raymond Lead Co., of which he is pres .; plant now the most extensive in the country. Dir. United Lead Co. Republican. Club: Union League. Office: 57 W. Lake St. Residence: 4902 Drexel Boul.
RAYMOND, Jerome Hall, asso. prof. so- ciology, Univ. of Chicago, since Apr., 1901; b. Clinton, Ia., Mar. 10, 1869; ed. Chicago public schools; grad. Northwestern Univ., 1892 (A.M., 1893; Ph.D., Univ. of Chicago, 1895) ; m. Aug. 15, 1895, Nettie Josephine Hunt, Au- rora, Ill. Private sec. to late George M. Pull- man, 1889-90; stenographer for late Miss Frances E. Willard while in college at Evans- ton; traveled in Europe and Asia as sec. to Bishop Thoburn, completing circuit of the globe, 1890-2; sec. and lecturer in history Chicago Soc. for Univ. Extension, 1892-3; prof. history and political science Lawrence Univ., Appleton, Wis., 1893-4; lecturer sociology and sec. class study dept., Univ. Extension Div., Univ. of Chicago, 1894-5; prof. sociology and sec. Univ. Extension Dept., Univ. of Wiscon- sin, 1895-7; pres. and prof. economics and so- ciology, West Virginia Univ., 1897-1901. Ad- dress: 6217 Madison Av.
RAYMOND, Lowry Beveridge, stock broker; b. Evanston, Ill., Sept. 10, 1870; s. Samuel B. and Alla May (Beveridge) Raymond; ed. pub- lic and high schools, and in school in Dresden, Ger., 1885-6. Was in machinery and supply business with Goulds & Austin and Henion & Hubbell, 1886-91; with S. B. Raymond, repre- senting Franklin Sugar Refining Co., of Phila- delphia, 1891-1900; partner in firm of W. L. Beckwith & Co., stock brokers, from 1900 until May 1, 1904, when firm dissolved. Mem. Chi- cago Stock Exchange. Republican. Club: Chi- cago. Address: Chicago Club.
RAYMOND, Samuel B .; b. Westfield, Mass., July, 1848; ed. Wesleyan Acad., Wilbraham, Mass .; came to Chicago, 1864. Began business life in 1864 as office boy for G. C. Cook & Co., wholesale grocers; hecame salesman of the house and later was for years in business for himself as sugar broker and representa- tive of Eastern refineries. For over a quarter of a century active and prominent in Repub- lican politics; pres. of his ward club for about 10 years and actively identified with every Re- publican campaign committee in Cook Co. for over 20 years; was Republican candidate for city treas. in 1889, but defeated in the Demo- cratic landslide of that year; elected county treas. in 1898, serving until 1902. Was pres. of the Commercial Exchange for over 15 years. Delegate to Republican nat. conven-
tions of 1884, 1892 and 1896. Clubs: Chicago, Union League, Washington Park, Germania Männerchor, Hamilton, Marquette. Residence: Auditorium Annex; summer, Marblehead, Mass.
READ, Opie, author; b. Nashville, Tenn., Dec. 22, 1852; ed. Gallatin, Tenn .; m. June, 1881, Ada Benham. Began newspaper work in Franklin, Ky .; went later to Little Rock; edited Arkansas Gazette, 1878-81; established Arkansaw Traveler (humorous paper), 1883; conducted it about 10 years; since then in literary work in Chicago. Club: Press. (See Who's Who in America for books, etc.) Ad- dress: Press Club.
READING, Arthur H., physician and sur- geon; b. Niles, Mich., Aug. 29, 1863; s. Edgar (M.D.) and Amelia (Mead) Reading; ed. pri- vate and public schools, Niles, Mich .; Cottage Grove (public) School and South Side Acad., Chicago, until 1879; Chicago Univ., 1881: Northern Indiana Normal School, 1882; Ben- nett Med. College, Chicago, 1883-6, graduating M.D .; m. Chicago, Apr. 5, 1887, Rose Maud Tramblay, M.D .; 1 daughter: Ruth Amelia. Was clerk in Chicago Fair, Denver, Colo., 1 year, 1880; clerk in Patterson's drug store during summers of 1884 and 1885; clerk in 1st Nat. Bank 1 year, 1886-7; began practice of medicine in Chicago in 1886; since marriage with Dr. Rose M. Tramblay, 1887, they have practiced in partnership as Drs. A. H. Read- ing and R. M. Reading; in June, 1887, re- moved to Braceville, Ill., where were surgeons for Braceville Coal Co .; moved to East Chi- cago, Ind., May, 1889, on account of strike of coal miners in Braceville; at East Chicago, Ind., were surgeons for the Calumet Terminal R. R. Co., and for the East Chicago Iron & Steel Co., and other manufacturing concerns; moved to Chicago, May, 1893, and built an apartment building and opened it as Hotel
Maryland for World's Fair visitors, and en- gaged in practice of medicine and surgery; has remained in same location ever since. District county physician. Prof. of diseases of chest, throat and nose, Am. College of Medi- cine and surgery; attending physician, Cook Co. Hosp. and Frances E. Willard Nat. Tem- perance Hosp., and formerly of Baptist Hosp. Pres. of Chicago Eclectic Med. and Surgical Soc .; mem. Illinois State Eclectic Med. Soc. (ex-sec.), Nat. Eclectic Med. Assn., Am. Elec- tro-Med. Soc., International Assn. of Railway Surgeons. Republican; mem. 7th Ward Repub- lican Club. Owner of Oakwoods Cash Grocery; pres. The Inland Fire Underwriters. Mem. Woodlawn Improvement Club. Mem. Wood- lawn Park Presbyterian Church. Office: 100 State St. Residence: 6600 Jackson Av.
REAM, Norman Bruce, capitalist; b. Som- merset Co., Pa., Nov. 5, 1844; ed. common and normal schools; m. 1886, Carrie Putnam, Madison, N. Y. Taught school one term; then divided time between farming and photog- raphy until 1861; private and 1st lieut. 85th Pa. Vol. until incapacitated by wounds re- ceived in battle near Savannah, Ga. Clerk in a Harnedsville store, 1865-6; in business, Princeton, Ill., and Osceola, Ia., 1866-71; live stock and grain commission merchant, Chi- cago, 1871-88; since then attending to his large real estate, street railway and railway interests; dir. B. & O. R. R. Co., C. & A. R. R. Co., Erie R. R. Co., C., B. & Q. R. R. Co., Colorado Southern Ry. Co., Lehigh Valley R. R. Co., Seaboard Air Line System, Chicago Union Traffic Ry. Co., Brooklyn Rapid Transit Co., U. S. Steel Corporation, 1st Nat. Bank (Chicago), International Harvester Co., the Pullman Co., Nat. Biscuit Co., Central Safety Deposit Co., Federal Trust & Savings Bank, First Trust & Savings Bank, Guaranty Trust Co. of New York, Metropolitan Trust Co., Nat. Safe Deposit Co., New York Security & Trust
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Co., the Reliance Co., the Corn Products Co., Federal Trust Co., Chicago: Mount Hope Cemetery Assn. Office: 24 Broad St., New York. Residence: 524 5th Av., New York.
REBER, James Lenhart, manufacturer of canned goods; b. Windsor Twp., Berks Co., Pa., Sept. 27, 1838; s. John and Lydia (Len- hart) Reber; ed. common schools; m. Philadel- phia, Pa., 1864, Rebecca Fretz; children: Erwin M., Schuyler C., Philip E. (deceased), James W., Pearl G. (deceased), E. Myrtle. Served as 1st lieut. Co. H, 151st Regt., Pa. Vols., in Civil War. Engaged in manufacture of canned goods since 1874; sole proprietor of the Reber Preserving Co. Trustee of Wheaton College. Active mem. of the Christian and Missionary Alliance. Prohibitionist. Office: 10-16 River St. Residence: 125 Union Av., Wheaton, Ill.
RECTOR, Edward, senior mem. law firm Rector & Hibben. Mem. Am. Bar Assn., etc. Clubs: Union League, Midlothian. Office: Monadnock Blk. Residence: 4411 Berkeley Av. REDDICK, James, chief deputy county clerk of Cook Co .; b. Chicago, Oct. 28, 1863; s. Thomas and Anna (Owens) Reddick; ed. public schools of Chicago; m. Chicago, 1885, Catherine Knapp; children: James R. Began business as a boy in the manufacturing estab- lishment of Murray & Co .; later went into the real estate business, which continues. Active in Republican politics from youth; alderman from the 15th Ward, 1892-4; clerk of the Sanitary District of Chicago, 1896-98; probate clerk of Cook Co., 1898-1902; chief deputy county clerk of Cook Co. since 1902. Chairman Republican County Central Commit- tee. Residence: 1676 Humboldt Boul.
REDFIELD, Casper Lavater, patent solic- itor; b. Closter, N. J., Nov. 22, 1853; s. Dr. James W. and Sarah H. (Bowen) Redfield; ed. public schools on the Pacific Coast, and in academy at Tarrytown, N. Y .; studied me- chanical engineering at the Polytechnic Insti- tute, Worcester, Mass .; m. Cleveland, O., June 4, 1880, Lillian A. Phillips; children: Howard A., Mabel G., Walter H., James C., Priscilla, Harold P. Business career has been as ma- chinist, teacher, clerk, draftsman, mechan- ical engineer, inventor, and patent solicitor since 1892. Contributor to Engineering and other technical publications since 1885. Special student of heredity and discoverer of what he has named as the Law of Dynamic Hered- ity. Author: Control of Heredity, 1903. Office: Monadnock Blk. Residence: 7729 Lowe Av.
REDFIELD, Joseph Barlow, railway offi- cial; b. Stamford, Delaware Co., N. Y., Sept. 25, 1825; s. James G. and Susan (Barlow) Red- field; prepared at Delaware Acad., Delhi, N. Y .; grad. Union College, 1852, A.M .; m. Chi- cago, Jan. 12, 1860, Sara M. Whitlock (died 1879); 1 daughter: Antoinette (Mrs. C. B. Hale). Admitted to New York bar, 1855; came to Chicago, 1855; asst. sec. Chicago, St. Paul & Fond du Lac R. R. Co., 1855-9; since its organization, June 7, 1859, asst. sec., and since 1870 auditor, C. & N .- W. Ry. Co .; still hold- ing both positions. Mem. Phi Beta Kappa. Of- fice: 215 Jackson Boul. Residence: 621 Wash- ington Boul.
REDINGTON, Edward Dana, insurance; b. Chelsea, Orange Co., Vt., Nov. 12, 1839; s. Edward Caldwell and Caroline Dana (Stearns) Redington; ed. St. Johnsbury (Vt.) Acad. and at Dartmouth College; taught two terms in St. Johnsbury Acad., 1861-2; m. 1st, St. Johns- bury, Va., Nov. 15, 1864, Mary Ann Chamberlin (died Apr. 23, 1880); m. 2d, Chicago, May 18, 1882, Mary Julia Towne; children: Lizzie Stearns, Paul Goodwin and John Chase (twins), Theodore Towne; also 5 children who died in infancy. Served as private, sergeant maj. and 2d lieut. in 12th Regt. Vt. Vr., Aug., 1862, to July, 1863; maj. and paymaster U. S. V. from Feb., 1864, to Nov. 30, 1865; from Oct., 1866, to Oct., 1871, paymaster Kansas
Pacific Ry. Co .; then in lumber business as mem. of firm of Governor & Redington, Law- rence, Kan., 1871-5; connected with lumber business in Chicago, 1875-84; since July 1, 1888, in life insurance business; since July 1, 1897, jury commissioner of Cook Co. Repub- lican. Congregationalist. Trustee of Dart- mouth College since 1895. Mem. G. A. R., S. A. R., Military Order of the Loyal Legion, Northwestern Assn. of Delta Kappa Epsilon, Sons of Vermont, New England Soc. of Chi- cago, Western Soc. of the Army of the Po- tomac. Office: Marquette Bldg.
REDINGTON, William Henry, manufactur- er; b. Fredonia, N. Y., June 6, 1851; s. Fred- erick A. and Dorinda C. (McCluer) Redington; ed. public schools; m. Chicago, 1875, Frances A. Lull; 1 daughter: Ruth H. In 1868 entered, as boy, service of Sanford Mfg. Co., manu- facturers inks, etc., and now pres. of the company; also vice-pres. L. H. Thomas Co. Republican: Clubs: Union League, Chicago Athletic. Office: Congress and Peoria Sts. Residence: 1232 Ridge Av., Evanston, Ill.
REED, Charles Bert, physician; b. Harvard, McHenry Co., Ill., Mar. 1, 1866; s. H. V. and Elizabeth (Armstrong) Reed; ed. Univ. of Mich., 1882-4; Rush Med. College, M.D., 1887; m. Chicago, June 21, 1892, Clare Osborne. Specialist in obstetrics. Asst. prof. obstetrics in Northwestern Univ. Med. School; attending obstetrician Cook Co. Hosp .; associate obste- trician Chicago Lying-in Hosp. Mem. Chicago Med. Soc., Illinois State Med. Soc., Am. Med. Assn., Chicago Gynecological Soc. Club: Press. Office: 103 State St. Residence: 1357 Sheffield Av.
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