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 143

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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Was mem. Iowa N. G., 1882-5; surgeon (maj.) 2d Iowa N. G., 1890-8; maj .- surgeon, 50th Iowa Vols., Apr., to July, 1898; maj. and chief sur- geon of vols., July, to Sept., 1898. Republican. Clubs: Union League, Calumet, Washington Park. Office: 100 State St. Residence: Hotel Metropole.

ROBERTSON, David, architect; b. London, Eng., Feb. 18, 1873; s. David and Jane (Key) Robertson; removed to Chicago, 1886; ed. private school, London, Eng., 1878-80; Willesden College, England, 1880-6; Webster (public) School, Chicago, 1886-8; Chicago Poly- technic Institute, 1888-90. Was draftsman for William Thomas, Chicago, 1890-2; Handy & Cady, 1892-5; Charles S. Frost, 1895-6; Pond & Pond, 1896-7; practiced alone 3 years, then returned to Pond & Pond for 2 years, and then with Shepley, Rutan & Coolidge until Dec. 1, 1903; entered into practice Jan. 1, 1904, suc- ceeding L. E. Stanhope, deputy bldg. commis- sioner of Chicago. Designed Robert A. Waller Electric Light Plant in Englewood, Woodlawn Masonic Temple, Carey Apartment Bldg; resi- dence of Dr. H. P. Newman, Highland Park,- and many other bldgs. Independent in politics. Episcopalian. Clubs: Wanderers, Chicago Ath- letic. Office: 184 LaSalle St. Residence: 6548 Lexington Av.

ROBERTSON, William Grant, sec. J. H. Bell & Co., teas, coffees, spices; b. Chicago, Aug. 10, 1853; s. John and Emma Robertson; ed. Chicago public and high schools. Left school at 17; was bill clerk and bookkeeper; then re- ceiving teller 4th Nat. Bank; entered, 1883, house of Bell, Conrad & Co. (established 1872). and upon incorporation in Sept., 1897, as J. H. Bell & Co., became sec. of the company, office mgr. and credit man. Mugwump in poli- tics. Episcopalian. Mason. Office: 62-64 Michi- gan Av. Residence: Wilmette, Ill.

ROBIE, George T., merchant; b. Walworth, N. Y., Mar. 20, 1853; s. Frederick and Mary Robie; ed. public schools in New York State; m. Walworth, N. Y., Dec. 5, 1875, Anna Snook; 1 son: Frederick C. Came to Chicago, 1876. In 1876 established and has since been pres. and gen. mgr. of the Excelsior Supply Co., jobbers of sewing machine parts, shoe factory supplies, etc. Also pres. Am. Cement and Oil Co .; pres. Idaho Irrigation Co. Republican. Mason (32º); Templar, Shriner. Dir. Engle- wood Union Hosp. Clubs: Chicago Athletic, Washington Park. Office: 233-237 Randolph St. Residence: 7124 Yale Av.

ROBINSON, Byron, physician; b. Wiscon- sin; s. William and Mary Robinson; ed. in log school house, Mineral Point (Wis.) Seminary, and Univ. of Wisconsin, B.S., 1878 (asst. to prof. of chemistry during senior year); prin- cipal Ashland and Black Earth (Wis.) high schools, 1879-80, at same time studying medi- cine under Dr. U. P. Stair; grad. Rush Med. College, Chicago, M.D., 1882; m. Chicago, 1894. Dr. Lucy Waite. Practiced medicine, Grand Rapids, Wis., with Dr. G. F. Witter, 1882-4; pursued special studies and investigations in gynecology and abdominal surgery at Heidel- berg. Berlin and London, 1884-5; resumed practice at Grand Rapids, Wis .; pursued spe- cial studies in gynecology at Univ. of Vienna, 1887; returned to practice until 1888; removed to Toledo, O., becoming prof. of anatomy and clinical surgery in Toledo Med. College; made important experiments and devised improved methods by which the operation of intestinal anastomasis was rendered feasible and safe; studied gynecology and abdominal surgery under Prof. Lawson Tait, 1891; since return has practiced in Chicago as specialist in gynecology and abdominal surgery. Has made himself known to the medical profession by extensive investigations in the anatomy and surgery of the pelvis and abdomen, and has been honored by having several parts of the abdominal and pelvic anatomy

named after him by his colleagues, as the "circle of Byron Robinson," and the abdominal brain, the oligemic uterine zones, and the pelvic brain of Byron Robinson are anatomic eponyms known to physicians. Is author of the theory that trauma of the psoas muscle on the appendix produces appendicitis. The damage caused by the violent contraction of the psoas muscle on the appendix produces a plastic peritonitis which gradually contracts, producing flexion of the appendix that com- promises the appendicular circulation nourish- ment and abstracts drainage, ending in appen- dicular catarrh or perforation. Author of Landmarks of Gynecology (2 vols.); Practical Intestinal Surgery (2 vols.); Automatic Men- strual Ganglia; Urachal Cysts; The Abdom- inal Brain, Its Rhythm and Reflexes; a work on the Peritoneum; also monographs on the Great Omentum, on Colpo-Perineorrhaphy, and on the Utero-ovarian Artery, and a life-sized chart on the Sympathetic Nerve; has contrib- uted very extensively on abdominal anatomy and surgery to current medical literature. Honorary mem. of several med. socs. Now prof. of gynecology and abdominal surgery Illinois Med. College; gynecologist to Wo- man's Hosp .; consulting gynecologist Mary Thompson Hosp .; attending surgeon Frances Willard Hosp. Office: 100 State St. Residence: 479 Jackson Boul.

ROBINSON, Charles O., live stock commis- sion merchant; b. Middletown, Ia., May 6, 1861; s. Joseph M. and Margaret J. (Jones) Robinson; ed. public and private schools of Burlington, Ia., and of Chicago, coming to this city in Sept., 1875; m. Chicago, Nov. 17, 1886. Minnie Mueller. Began business life in 1877 as partner in the firm of J. M. Robinson & Co., live stock, at the Union Stock Yards; became an expert salesman; became a mem. of the firm of Clay, Robinson & Co., formed 1886, which has long been one of the foremost com- mission houses engaged in the Union Stock Yards, Chicago, with branches at S. Omaha, Neb., and Kansas City, Mo. Republican. Clubs: Chicago, Chicago Athletic, Washington Park, Kenwood, Saddle and Sirloin. Offices: The Rookery and Bank Bldg., Union Stock Yards. Residence: 4406 Oakenwald Av.

ROBINSON, George Livingstone, theologian, archæologist; b. W. Hebron, N. Y., Aug. 19, 1864; s. William and Mary Elizabeth ( Archi- bald) Robinson; grad. Princeton, 1887; A.M., 1890; studied Princeton Theol. Seminary, 1890- 1893; Univ. of Berlin, 1893-4; Univ. of Leipzig, Ph.D., 1895; m. Cairo, Egypt, Jessie Patton Lee Harvey. Traveled, and taught in Syrian Protestant College, Beirut, Syria, 1887-90; since 1896 prof. O. T. literature and exegesis, Knox College, Toronto, and McCormick Theol. Seminary, Chicago; Presbyterian clergyman. Explorer of Sinai Peninsula and Kadesh-Bar- nea; discoverer of the 6th and 7th wells of Beersheba and the "High Place" at Petra, the capital of Edom. Mem. Am. Oriental Soc., Soc. of Biblical Literature and Exegesis, The Coun- cil of Seventy; the Irving Club, Chicago. Con- tributor to theol. journals. Address: 10 Chal- mers PI.

ROBINSON, Harry Allston, consulting engi- neer; b. St. John, N. B., Apr. 1, 1872; s. James H. and Emma C. (Seely) Robinson: ed. public schools of Cleveland. O., and in Case School of Applied Science, Cleveland, O .; m. Elgin. Ill., Nov. 28, 1903, Ilda Cecilia Johnson. Since 1898 with firm of Pierce, Richardson & Neiler, consulting and designing engineers, and now sec. of that company, covering all branches of mechanical, electrical, heating, ventilating and sanitary engineering. Mem. of the Franklin Institute of Philadelphia, Am. Soc. of Heating and Ventilating Engineers, Nat. Assn. of Sta- tionary Engineers. Club: Jackson Park Yacht. Office: Manhattan Bldg. Residence: 5422 Indi- ana Av.

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ROBINSON, Michael Waller, lawyer; b. on farm in Callaway Co., Mo., Oct. 13, 1837; s. John and Mary Bondurant (Ayres) Robinson; preparatory education at Westminster College, Fulton, Mo., and Georgetown, Ky .; grad. Yale College, 1857 (B.A. and M.A.); grad. Harvard Law School, Cambridge, Mass., 1860; m. Che- shire, Conn., Dec. 24, 1866, Leonora C. Pad- dock; children: Walter B., Herbert B., Harold H., Ethel G. (wife of William L. McCormick), Florence C. Prof. Greek and Latin, 1857-9, and in 1859 pres. William Jewell College, Liberty, Mo .; began practice of law in Fulton, Mo., with late Judge John A. Hockaday, lately judge of that circuit; mem. Missouri legisla- ture, 1862-3; curator State Univ. of Missouri, 1862-4; came to Chicago, Oct., 1864, and en- gaged in general practice; associated at differ- ent times with Norman C. Perkins, John V. Le Moyne, L. C. Ferris, A. W. Green, and now with his son, Herbert B. Robinson, as M. W. and H. B. Robinson. Made specialty of munici- pal law practice between 1877 and 1894 as atty. for Town of Lake View, and later City of Lake View. Became asst. to corporation counsel of Chicago on annexation of Lake View, and in 1893-4, special assessment atty. for Chicago. Putting out of business the Lake View Steam Dummy R. R. as a nuisance, and afterward the Snell Toll Road as an usurpa- tion, were among his most important cases. Conservative Democrat. State Senator from 7th Senatorial District of Illinois, 1874-6; pres. School Board, City of Lake View, 1890. Pres- byterian. Office: Unity Bldg. Residence: 698 Fullerton Boul.

ROBINSON, Theodore Winthrop, manufac- turer; b. Boston, Mass., June 7, 1862; s. Theo- dore and Susannah Snelling (Powell) Robin- son; grad. Massachusetts Institute of Tech- nology, 1884; m. Joliet, Ill., 1891, Frances Steel; children: Edgar Manning, Frances Louise. Chemist Joliet Steel Co., 1885-9; dept. supt., Illinois Steel Co., Milwaukee, Wis., 1889- 1892; gen. supt. Colorado Fuel and Iron Co., Pueblo, Colo., 1892-9: with Illinois Steel Co. since 1899, and now 1st vice-pres. of the com- pany. Mem. Am. Institute of Mining Engi- neers, and of the Iron and Steel Institute of England. Clubs: Chicago, Merchants, Union League, Kenwood, Midlothian. Office: The Rookery.

ROBINSON, William Thomas, printer; b. Jo Daviess Co., Ill., Jan. 24, 1850; s. Adam and Isabella (Charlton) Robinson; ed. public schools; m. Assumption, Ill., 1886, Harriet Dore; children: Roy, Ruth, Harriet, Alice. An apprentice in the printing office of D. Wil- mott Scott, at Galena, Ill., at age of 15, 4 years; came to Chicago, and was for 2 years in the printing office of A. M. Wood, then a partner in the firm of A. M. Wood & Co., which he later purchased, continuing the busi- ness alone as W. T. Robinson & Co. Sold out, and in 1892 established, with Charles G. Smith, present firm of Robinson & Smith. Re- publican. Methodist. Mason. Office: 383 La- Salle St. Residence: 515 Cuyler Av.

ROBISON, John Albert, physician; b. Rich- land, Ind., July 26, 1855; s. William Alexander and Mary Susan (Graham) Robison; grad. Mon- mouth College, A.B., 1877; Rush Med. College, M.D., 1880; m. Chicago, May 19, 1890, Adeline Jessie Pyott-Love. Began practice of medicine in Chicago in 1880 in partnership with Dr. Joseph P. Ross; was attending physician to Throat and Chest Dept., Central Free Dispen- sary, 1880-8; attending physician to Cook Co. Hosp., 1884-8; and also in 1890-2; prof. materia medica and therapeutics in Woman's Med. College, 1888-90, and lecturer in same branch at Rush Med. College, 1880-8; on attending staff of Presbyterian Hosp. ever since its or- ganization, and now sec. of the med. board; has held various other teaching positions; now consulting physician the Mary Thompson

Hosp. Mem. Illinois State Med. Soc., Chicago Med. Soc. (pres. W. Side branch), Am. Med. Assn. Practice limited to internal medicine. Republican. Presbyterian. Clubs: Chicago Ath- letic, Automobile. Office: 100 State St. Resi- dence: 297 Ashland Boul.

ROBY, Edward, lawyer; b. Brockport, Mon- roe Co., N. Y., Aug. 31, 1840; s. Thomas Rog- ers and Mary (Partridge) Roby; studied law in Niagara Co., N. Y., 1857-61; m. Nov. 21, 1876, Lelia P. Magoun. Admitted to New York bar, June, 1862; Illinois bar, June, 1865; Su- preme Court of U. S., Feb. 2, 1871; has been identified with many leading cases involving novel principles in jurisprudence, notably, Ma- son v. Rollins, 1868 (80 U. S. 602); Rich v. Chicago, 1871 (3 Chicago Legal News 282, 284, modified on rehearing, 59 Ill. 286); Web- ster v. Chicago, opinion Jan., 1872, decided 123 cases (4 Legal News 116; 62 III. 302); Peo- ple v. Cooper, 1876 (83 II1. 585); Knicker- bocker Insurance Co. v. Comstock, (83 U. S. 258); also case of Walrath v. Cleary ("the Chicago Rebellion") for injunction to forbid payment by the State of city, town and county debts in aid of railroads under act of 1869; opinion sustaining contention was given in a similar case (Ramsey v. Hoeger, 76 III. 432) ; Law v. People, (87 III. 385); Fuller v. Chicago (89 III. 282); Snell v. Chicago (133 III. 413), and many other eventful cases, influencing principles of jurisprudence in criminal cases, chancery and common law. Republican. Office: 134 VanBuren St. Residence: 10805 Av. J.

ROCKWELL, Charles Henry, railway offi- cial; b. Terre Haute, Ind., Jan. 11, 1852; s. Henry Thompson and Lucinda (Loree) Rock- well; ed. public schools of Terre Haute, Ind .; m. Terre Haute, Ind., Nov. 22, 1876; children: Edward Russell, Cordelia Coles, Lilian Goble, Charles Henry, Jr. Began railway service as asst. yard clerk, C., C., C. & I. Ry., at In- dianapolis; filled several clerical and passen- ger dept. positions on that and other Indian- apolis roads until July 1, 1875; auditor and general passenger and ticket agent, Indian- apolis, Peru & Chicago Ry. until Apr. 1, 1884; auditor, 1884-6, general passenger and ticket agent at Cincinnati, 1886-9, C., H. & D. R. R .; sec. to pres., Pullman's Palace Car Co., 1889; gen. supt., Columbus, Hocking Valley & To- ledo Ry., 1889-91; gen. supt. C. & E. I. Ry., 1891-3; asst. to pres., same, Jan. to Sept., 1893; general passenger agent, Cleveland, Akron & Columbus Ry., 1893-5; auditor of Western Passenger Assn., 1895-7; traffic mgr. C., I. & L. Ry. since Mar. 1, 1897. Also dir. Indiana Stone R. R. Republican. Methodist. Mason. Clubs: Chicago Athletic, Kenwood; also Columbia, In- dianapolis, Ind. Office: 198 Custom House Pl. Residence: 4953 Lake Av.

ROCKWELL, Cortland Butler, physician; b. New London, Conn., Nov. 10, 1841; s. Merritt and Phoebe (Burdick) Rockwell; ed. public schools of Connecticut and Pennsylvania and an academy in New York State, but illness of father prevented his graduation; worked at marble cutting until Civil War, then volun- teered and as landsman, paymaster's steward and acting physician, served on the U. S. Sloop "Granite" until end of service in 1864; grad. Chicago Homo. Med. College, 1883; m. New London, Conn., 1865, Mary Jane Riley, of New Haven, Conn .; children: Gordon Cortland (M.D., died Dec. 9, 1895, aged 29), Willie (de- ceased), Arthur M., Everett C. Engaged in marble business at Waterford, Conn., 1864-6. In Baptist ministry, ordained, 1866, and had charge of churches at So. Centre, Ashford, South Woodstock, North Ashford, Moosup (Plainfield), and East Killingly, Conn., re- spectively. Practiced at Faribault, St. Paul, and Alexandria, Minn., and Wahpeton, N. Dak., until 1888; since then in Chicago en- gaged in general practice as homœ. physician and surgeon. Mem. State Legislature of Con-

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necticut from Eastford, 1870. Mem. Illinois Homo. Assn., Chicago Home. Soc., Am. In- stitute Homoeopathy. Baptist. Republican. Of- fice and residence: 5345 Madison Av.

ROCKWOOD, Frank Bradford, wholesale grocer; b. Amherst, Mass., Mar. 10, 1840; s. Harvey and Mary Rockwood; ed. public schools of Hartford, Conn .; came to Chicago, 1862; enlisted and served in the Union Army, 1862-5, in the Board of Trade Battery; m. Poland, O., 1867, Lucy C. Truesdale; children: Frederick, Harvey, Florence, Ellen. In grocery business in 1865 as mem. of firm of Rockwood Bros .; now vice-pres. Rockwood Bros. Co. Dir. North Side Bank. Mem. George H. Thomas Post, G. A. R. Club: Union League. Office: 95 N. State St. Residence: Elmhurst, Ill.

ROCKWOOD, Frederick Sprague, wholesale grocer; b. Amherst, Mass., Mar. 10, 1840; s. Harvey and Mary Rockwood; ed. public schools of Hartford, Conn .; served 3 years in Chicago Board of Trade Battery, in Army of the Cum- berland, 1862-5; m. Hartford, Conn., 1867, Charlotte Sanford; children: Grace, Sprague, Frank, Charlotte. Came to Chicago in 1862,

and after return from Civil War, with brother, Frank B. Rockwood, established, 1865, firm of Rockwood Bros., which was incor- porated, 1890, as Rockwood Bros. Co., whole- sale grocers, of which he is pres. Mem. George H. Thomas Post, G. A. R. Office: 95 N. State St. Residence: Elmhurst, Il1.

RODGERS, Louis Ernest, pres. Rodgers- Thayer Engineering Co .; b. Cerro Gordo, Ill., Feb. 8, 1868; s. Andrew Lyle and Jennie Eliza- beth (Campbell) Rodgers; grad. High School, Monticello, Ill., 1886; attended Bryant & Strat- ton Business College, Chicago, 1887; m. Chi- cago, Feb. 25, 1896, Anna Mae Newman. After finishing business college course entered em- ploy of James B. Goodman & Co., real estate, Chicago, and after 4 years accepted position of asst. treas. with the Hyde Park Thomson- Houston Light Co., remaining 4 years; then Western mgr. for Buffalo Forge Co., 5 years, and afterward over 3 years Western mgr. for the New York Blower Co. Organized Feb. 15, 1904, and is pres. of Rodgers-Thayer Engineer- ing Co. Office: 303 Dearborn St. Residence: 123 E. 51st Boul.

RODWAY, Sydney Herbert, chartered ac- countant and sec. Nat. Audit Co .; b. Trow- bridge, Wiltshire, Eng., Jan. 31, 1857; s. George Wood and Sarah (Barrell) Rodway; grad. College House, Southgate, London, Eng., 1876; m. Tiffin, O., June 30, 1888, Anna E. Bartell; children: George William, Winnifred Annie, Edna Kathryn, Herbert Frederick, Leila Ma- tilda. Was articled to Gibson & Bolland, char- tered accountants, Liverpool, Eng., 1876-81; accepted position with Harmood, Banner & Don, chartered accountants, Liverpool, Eng., one of the largest accounting firms in Eng- land, and was with them for 2 years; passed prescribed final examination of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of England, Nov., 1883, receiving diploma as Chartered Account- ant (C.A.) and certificate of membership, dated Dec. 31, 1884. Left England, Nov., 1885; came direct to Chicago and became chief ac- countant and office mgr. Northwestern Life Assurance Co. of Chicago; was with them 15 years, resigning in July, 1901, and organized the National Audit Co. (incorporated), of Chi- cago and St. Louis, auditors and accountants, of which he is now sec. Independent in poli- tics. R. C. Mem. Knights of Columbus. Office: Marquette Bldg.

ROE, Abraham Saul, wholesale grocer; b. Wirballen, Russia, July 20, 1866; s. J. and Minnie Roe; ed. Russia and Germany; m. Chicago, Sept. 9, 1900, Annie Phillips; children: Bennie, Maurice, Grace. Came to Chicago in 1884, attending school, 1884-5; in dry goods trade, 1885-8, and in wholesale dry goods and

notions business from 1888 to 1895, In 1895 engaged in wholesale grocery business in the Grossfeld & Roe Co., wholesale grocers, im- porters and coffee roasters, of which he is vice-pres. Republican. Mason. Odd Fellow. Of- fice: 185-187 W. Randolph St. Residence: 47 Alice Pl.

ROE, Charles Manard, mgr. Chicago house Am. Baptist Publication Soc .; b. Rockton, Winnebago Co., Ill., Oct. 15, 1869; s. Rev. Charles T. and Celora Eloise (Manard) Roe; ed. common and high schools at Rockton, Ill., 1877-83; Southport, Ind., 1884-7; Waupaca, Wis., 1886-7; Shurtleff College, Upper Alton, Ill., 1889-91; m. Chicago, June 2, 1898, Mary Burkley Kohlsaat; children: Charles Kohlsaat, Elinor. Came to Chicago when 17 years of age; entered employ of Am. Baptist Publica- tion Soc., as office clerk; occupied various posi- tions in the house until 1897, when appointed mgr., to succeed Rev. F. G. Thearle, deceased. Also dir. Chacamas Plantation Co. of Chicago, the Nat. Oil Refining & Mfg. Co., Chicago, and sec. of the Old Union Mining & Milling Co., of Breckenridge, Colo. Mem. of Centennial Baptist Church, Chicago; dir. Chicago Bap- tist Hosp .; mem. board of Baptist City Mis- sion Soc .; was 4 years dir. Baptist Social Union. Republican. Mem. Loyal Legion by in- heritance, grandfather, Rev. Charles Hill Roe, having been chaplain of 65th Ill. Mem. Audu- bon Soc. Clubs: Caxton, Hamilton. Office: 177 Wabash Av. Residence: Kenilworth, Il1.

ROE, Julian, electrician, engineer; b. Switzerland, June 25, 1869; ed. Polytechnical College; m. Chicago, May, 1900. Electrician in shops for Electrical Construction Co., Chicago, 1887-91; erecting engineer with C. & C. Elec- tric Co., New York and Chicago, 1891-4; since 1894 Chicago salesman and mgr. for the Crocker-Wheeler Co., manufacturers and elec- trical engineers, whose large works are lo- cated at Ampere, N. J. Independent in politics. Office: Old Colony Bldg. Residence: 578 E. 45th St.

BOENITZ, Frank Louis, leather manufac- turer; b. Sheboygan, Wis., June 30, 1856; s. C. T. and Magdalene (Maas) Roenitz; ed. She- boygan schools; m. Sheboygan, Oct. 25, 1881, Magdalene Plath; children: Severa, Magdalene, Frankie. In 1889 he became pres. of C. T. Roenitz Leather Co. (established by his father, 1851); in 1899, with other large tanners, con- solidated business in the Am. Hide and Leather Co., of which he is now 3d vice-pres. Resident of Chicago, coming from Sheboygan, 1900. Republican. Mem. Sheboygan Lodge, A. F. & A. M. Clubs: Waupanseh, Chicago Ath- letic, Germania. Office: 225 Lake St. Residence: 4036 Ellis Av.

ROESSLER, Carl Conrad, sec. International Hotel Co .; b. Langenburg, Ger., Feb. 8, 1872; ed. Germany; m. Milwaukee, Wis., 1896, Fred- erika Roessler; 1 son: Ernst. Has been identi- fied with hotel business for 20 years; came from Vienna to Chicago, 1894; was asst. mgr. of the Bismarck Hotel for 8 years; since 1902 sec. and mgr. of the International Hotel Co .; company owns the Kaiserhof Hotel Restau- rant. Mem. A. F. & A. M., and of Chicago Sharpshooters' Assn. Office: 266-274 Clark St. Residence: 276 Sheffield Av.

ROETH, Henry Christian, pres. and gen. mgr. Union Electric Telegraph Co .; b. Balti- more, Md., Jan. 19, 1854; s. Ferdinand and Wilhemina (Ehrenpfert) Roeth: ed. public schools in Baltimore and Philadelphia, and in Kankakee (Ill.) High School; m. St. Louis, Mo., Dec. 25, 1888, Esther Bailey (died 1900); children: Esther, Gloria. Began telegraphy Mar. 27, 1871, on the I. C. R. R. and Western Union wires. Founded Union Electric Tele- graph Co. at Philadelphia, Apr. 16, 1875; in- corporated it at San Francisco, Calif., Feb. 1, 1882, and, under Illinois laws, Sept. 15, 1884,

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at Chicago; company organized to give in- struction to and qualify persons for telegraph operators, to carry on the business of buying, selling and manufacturing electric and tele- graph instruments and materials; and to buy, sell, construct and maintain telegraph lines in the State of Illinois and elsewhere; head- quarters Chicago and branches at St. Louis Cincinnati, New York and New Orleans. Re- publican. Episcopalian. Mason. Made a mem. of Harmony Lodge No. 52, Philadelphia, 1875; now mem. Tuscan No. 360, St. Louis. Made a mem. of Palestine Commandery in 1887, and Mecca Temple, Mystic Shrine, New York, 1888; received 32d degree the same year and is now life mem. of New York Consistory. Has occu- pied his present position with the school since he founded the company in 1875. Office: 88-90 LaSalle St. Residence: 1427 Graceland Av.

ROGERS, Bernard Fowler, fire insurance; b. Louisville, Ky., Nov. 8, 1864; s. Joseph M. and Katharine M. (Gamble) Rogers; ed. Wil- liston Seminary, Easthampton, Mass .; m. Chi- cago, Sept. 9, 1889, Adele Waller; children: Bernard F., Jr., James Waller. Started in in- surance business in general office of Phenix Fire Insurance Co., of New York, Chicago office, 1878; afterward went back to school; started in insurance again, 1882: now of firm of Klee, Rogers & Cory. Dir. Hibernian Bank- ing Assn .; trustee Industrial Art League. Twice appointed trustee Chicago Board of Education; resigned; for 1 year pres. Chicago Board of Public Improvements; resigned. Democrat. Clubs: Chicago, Saddle and Cycle, Onwentsia. Office: 159 LaSalle St. Residence: 74 Buena Av.

ROGERS, Buell Sumner, physician; b. Ri- pon, Wis., June 9, 1863; s. Charles Franklin and Arabella (Barnum) Rogers; ed. Ripon (Wis.) College, and Rush Med. College, 1889- 1892 (M.D.). Late instructor in genito-urinary and venereal diseases in med. dept. of Univ. of Illinois, nearly 4 years; clinical instructor in same branch in West Side Hosp., 2 years (Post-Graduate School) until about 2 years ago. Mem. Nat. Assn. of Military Surgeons, Illinois State Assn. of Military Surgeons, Chi- cago Med. Soc., Physicians' Club. Republican. Served 5 years as private in 2d Regt., Co. F, Wis. N. G., and honorably discharged; served as capt. and asst. surgeon 2d Regt., I. N. G., for about 3 years, and for past 5 years and now maj. and surgeon same regt .; commis- sioned in Spanish-Am. War of 1898, but did not serve on account of active warfare being ended. Mason; Union Park Lodge, York Chap- ter, St. Bernard Commandery, K. T .; Medinah Temple, Mystic Shrine, Mem. of Officers' Assn. of I. N. G. Office: 100 State St. Residence: 878 S. Spaulding Av.

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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 143

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