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 155

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

USA > Illinois > Cook County > Chicago > 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 155

Note: The text from this book was generated using artificial intelligence so there may be some errors. The full pages can be found on Archive.org (link on the Part 1 page).

SLAUGHTER, Arthur O., Sr., retired; mem. Chicago Board of Trade, Chicago Stock Ex- change (ex-dir.). Clubs: Chicago, Washington Park, Caxton, Bankers, Midlothian. Residence: 4548 Drexel Boul.

SLAUGHTER, Arthur O., Jr., broker; senior mem. firm A. O. Slaughter, Jr., & Co., stock brokers. Mem. Chicago Board of Trade, Chi- cago Stock Exchange. Clubs: Chicago Athletic, Washington Park, Chicago Yacht. Office: 139 Monroe St. Residence: 4548 Drexel Boul.

SLAUGHTER, Henry Boehm, broker; b. Kent Co., Md., Mar. 5, 1858; s. Henry B. and Margaret A. (Clements) Slaughter; ed. com- mon schools of Maryland, and finished in high school at Jersey City, N. J .; m. Kansas City, Mo., Dec. 18, 1878; 1 daughter: Jeanette. Em- ployed by Old Dominion Steamship Co., New York, 1872-7; went West to Kansas, where dealt in grain on line of Kan. Pac. R. R., with headquarters in Kansas City; removed to St. Louis, 1883; elected dir. St. Louis Merchants' Exchange, 1893, and served until 1894, when re- moved to Chicago. In 1895 became associated with A. O. Slaughter & Co. (established 1864), brokers in stocks, bonds, cotton, coffee, grain and provisions, and now mem. of its succes- sor, A. O. Slaughter. Jr., & Co., which suc- ceeded, Feb. 1, 1902. Mem. Chicago Board of Trade (elected dir., 1901, and served 3 years). Republican. Episcopalian. Clubs: Chicago, Evanston, Evanston Country, Union League. Office: 139 Monroe St. Residence: 1314 Ridge Av., Evanston, Ill.

SLAYMAKER, Samuel Robert, physician; b. Davenport, Ia., Dec. 29, 1864; s. Henry S. and Fidelia (Montgomery) Slaymaker; grad.

532

THE BOOK OF CHICAGOANS

Evanston (Ill.) High School, 1882; Beloit Col- lege, A.B., 1886; Rush Med. College, M.D., 1892. Was interne in Presbyterian Hosp., 1892- 1894; asst. physician Alma Sanitarium, 1894- 1896. Now instructor of medicine Rush Med. College; attending physician Cook Co. Hosp. Mem. Chicago Med. Soc., Chicago Pathological Soc., Illinois State Med. Soc., Am. Med. Assn. Republican. Episcopalian, Office: 100 State St. Residence: 1318 Washington Boul.

SLAYTON, Henry Lake, pres. Slayton Ly- ceum Bureau; b. Woodstock, Vt., May 29, 1841; s. Stephen D. and Lucy Maria (Kendall) Slay- ton; removed at age of 4 to Lebanon, N. H .; ed. district high school, 3 years at Kimball Union Acad., and special course of 1 year at Norwich Univ .; upon leaving university was employed by State of New Hampshire to or- ganize and drill volunteers; when contract with State was completed, passed examination before military board at Washington, D. C., and was commissioned, Sept. 24, 1863, as 1st lieut. in 2d U. S. Colored Infy., in which served in the Gulf States and Florida; mustered out as commanding officer of Co. K, at Washing- ton, D. C., Jan., 1866; was offered commission in regular army, but declined; m. Mar., 1874, Mina E. Gregory, of Northfield, Vt .; 1 son: Windell. After return from war entered Al- bany Law School, graduating, LL.B., 1867; came to Chicago and engaged in practice until great Chicago fire; went to Texas and was State Supt. of public schools, 1872-4; established, 1874, the Slayton Lyceum Bureau. Republican. Office: 17 VanBuren St. Residence: 25 Waverly Ct.

SLIFER, Hiram Joseph, railway official; b. Colmar, Montgomery Co., Pa., Oct. 12, 1857; s. John and Lydia (Huttel) Slifer; grad. pub- lic schools of Philadelphia, 1873; grad. in course of mining and civil engineering from Polytechnic College of Pennsylvania, 1876; m. Philadelphia, Oct. 11, 1882, Mary A. Beatty; children: Edith Lockard, Margaret Beatty, Mary Rebecca, Jessie MacBean, Helen Rice, John, James Beatty. Engaged as rodman, lev- eler, and transitman, Mexican Nat. Con- struction Co., 1879-80; asst. to division en- gineer, Pennsylvania R. R., Philadelphia, 1880-9; asst. to chief engineer, Milwaukee, Lake Shore & Western Ry., Milwaukee, 1889- 1891; division engineer C. & N .- W. Ry., Kau- kauna, Wis., 1891-6; engineer of double track, same road, at Boone, 1896-1900; division supt., same, at Boone, 1900-2; gen. supt. C., R. I. & P. Ry., 1902-5. Dir. Pueblo Union Depot Co. Mem. Soc. of Western Engineers, Am. Ry. Engineer- ing and Maintenance of Way Assn., Iowa Ry. Club, Pittsburgh Ry. Club. Mason: Lodge, Chapter, Commandery, Consistory; Shriner. Residence: 9372 Longwood Av.

SLOAN, David, railway official; b. Belfast, Ireland, July 4, 1847; s. William and Elizabeth Sloan; ed. Ashtabula, O .; m. Granville, O., Dec. 25, 1873, Sarah F. Parry; children: William G., Caroline A., Grace E. Began railroad career as chainman on construction of the Franklin branch of the L. S. & M. S. Ry. in 1871; 1874-5, asst. engineer of the Eastern Kentucky R. R., at Grayson, Ky .; harbor work on the Lake Shore & Michigan Southern Ry. at Ashtabula, O., 1877; with Chicago & Atlantic Ry., 1883-7, the last 2 years as chief engineer; asst. en- gineer C., M. & St. P. Ry., 1887-8; asst. chief engineer I. C. R. R., 1888-97; acting chief en- gineer, Aug., 1897, to Jan., 1898; chief en- gineer I. C. R. R., Jan., 1898, to 1901; now chief engineer MacArthur Bros. Co. Mem. Am. Soc. Civil Engineers, Western Soc. Engineers. Office: 279 Dearborn St. Residence: 6320 Wood- lawn Av.

SLOAN, George S., commission (George S. Sloan & Son). Club: Illinois. Office: 124 S. Water St. Residence: 223 S. Marshfield Av. SLOAN, Philip Dillon, pres. Am. Clay Roof- ing Co .; b. Cleveland, O., July 4, 1866; s.

Edward H. and Mary (Dillon) Sloan; ed. pub- lic schools; m. Bay City, Mich., June 18, 1896, Isabel H. Buchanan. First learned the ship- building business from father; worked at that until came to Chicago, Jan., 1897; went with Garden City Sand Co. in July, 1897, as sales- man, and was with them 4 years; then be- came connected with Wisconsin Lime & Cement Co .; with them 2 years; while there oganized Southern Fire Brick & Clay Co., and early in 1904 organized the American Clay Roofing Co., to manufacture flat clay shingle tile; incorporated June 14, 1904, of which is pres. Democrat. Office: 1311 Chamber of Com- merce. Residence: 5414 Prairie Av.

SLUSSER, Mazzini, lawyer. Admitted to Illinois bar in 1893, after having previously practiced law for 10 years in Ohio; now of firm of Carnahan, Slusser, Hawkes & Cox; also now serving as state's atty. of DuPage Co., Ill. Also vice-pres. Standard Playing Card Mfg. Co .; dir. of the Am. Land & Live Stock Co .; general counsel of the Inter-State Inde- pendent Telegraph & Telephone Co., and of the Eastern Illinois Independent Telegraph & Telephone Co. Republican. Office: 79 Dearborn St. Residence: Downers Grove, Ill.

SMALE, Alson Abbott, manufacturer; b. Chicago, Apr. 14, 1849; s. James S. and Wini- fred (Boys) Smale; ed. Chicago public schools and 1 year at Richmond, Ill .; m. Chicago, Dec. 30, 1874, Sarah Ann Bailey; 1 son: Cyrus Addi- son. Served apprenticeship as tinner and in 1868 went into business for self as dealer in hardware in Hyde Park (53d St., near Lake Av.) until after the big fire of 1871, when rented a place on corner Madison and Des- plaines Sts. and carried on business as a contractor in steamboat and hotel supplies and general jobbing; sold out, and after a trip south for health, returned to Chicago, and took position in a contracting business; was in hardware business at Earlville, Ill., 1877-92; sold out and went south with wife on account of her health. On returning be- came traveling salesman for Bradley-Broman Paint Co. through the State of Iowa; took position of similar character in 1899 with In- land White Lead Co., and on Jan. 16, 1903, was advanced to present position of sec. and gen. mgr. Republican. Methodist. Odd Fellow; also K. P. Office: 363 S. Clinton St. Residence: 3612 Ellis Av.

SMALL, Albion Woodbury, head dept. of sociology, Univ. of Chicago, since 1892; b. Buckfield, Me., May 11, 1854; grad. Colby Col- lege, 1876; Newton Theol. Seminary, 1879 (Ph.D., Johns Hopkins); studied 2 years Univs. Berlin and Leipzig; m. June 20, 1881, Valeria von Massow, Berlin. Prof. history and political economy, Colby College, 1881-8; read- er in history, Johns Hopkins, 1888-9; pres. Colby College, 1889-92. Editor Am. Journal of Sociology; vice-pres. and mem. Organizing Com. of the World's Congress Arts and Sciences, La. Purchase Exposition. Address: 5731 Washington Av., Chicago.

SMALL, Archibald Robertson, physician and surgeon; b. East Greenwich, Washington Co., N. Y., Jan 11, 1850; s. George and Ann Eliza (Robertson) Small; ed. public schools and then attended Monmouth (Ill.) College, Sept., 1868, to June, 1870; studied in office of Drs. Webster and Crawford, Monmouth, Ill., till Sept., 1872, in med. dept. of the Univ. of Michigan, 1872-3; Rush Med. College, Chicago, graduating M.D., Feb. 17, 1874; m. 1st, May 19, 1875, Minerva, daughter of Hon. Jefferson Rainey, of Belleville, Ill .; 1 son: Harold Rainey Small, now lawyer in St. Louis, Mo .; m. 2d, Quincy, Ill., May 26, 1892, Marie Gene- vieve Cahill. Began practice Sept., 1874, at Little York, Warren Co., Ill .; removed to De- catur, 1876, and to Chicago, Apr., 1885, and has since practiced here. On staff of South Side Free Dispensary, 1885-8; one of founders,

533

THE BOOK OF CHICAGOANS

1893, and mem. first board of dirs. Chicago Hosp., and now on staff as gynecologist. Lec- turer on gynecology in Post-Graduate Med. School, 1896-1901; was instrumental in having passed the first Med. Practice Act in Illinois, the bill being introduced at his request by Senator Jefferson Rainey (his father-in-law) and passed, becoming law in July, 1877. Mem. Chicago Med. Soc., Illinois State Med. Soc., Am. Med. Assn., Physicians' Club. Independent in politics. Reared in United Presbyterian Church, but not now church mem. Has written many articles on gynecological and med. sub- jects, Mason, K. T., Apollo No. 1 Commandery, Lafayette Chapter No. 2, Lakeside Lodge, 739; 1883-4 was Grand Lecturer, A. F. & A. M. of State of Illinois. Office: 34 Washington St. Residence: 721 E. 46th St.

SMALL, Charles Porter, physician; b. Ban- gor, Me., 1863; s. Albion Keith Paris and Thankful Lincoln (Woodbury) Small; grad. Fall River (Mass.) High School, 1882; Colby Univ., A.B., 1886 (A.M.,); grad. Med. School of Maine, M.D., 1889; m. Chicago, 1895, Frances Ewing. Was interne at Maine General Hosp., 1889-90; asst. surgeon at Nat. Soldiers' Home, Eastern branch, Togus, Me., 1890-1; began pri- vate practice in Waterville, Me., 1891; appoint- ed Univ. physician at Univ. of Chicago, 1892, and has so continued ever since. Mem. Am. Med. Assn., Illinois State Med. Soc., Cook Co. Med. Soc., Chicago Physicians' Club. Republi- can. Baptist. Club: Quadrangle. Office and resi- dence: 5729 Madison Av.

SMALL, James Dunn, broker; b. Baltimore, Md., July 27, 1875; s. Edward C. and Janet (Hepburn) Small; ed. Boston Latin School and Princeton Univ., graduating A.B. in class of 1896; studied law in office of Lackner, Butz & Miller, attys., of Chicago, and was admitted to the bar in 1897. Was with the Cash Regis- ter Co., 1897-9, and after that with Knight, Donnelly & Co., stock brokers, until June, 1902, when with brother, Ralph D., organized firm of Small Bros. & Co., of which has since been vice-pres. and sec. Republican. Presbyterian. Club: Midlothian. Office: Royal Insurance Bldg. Residence: 4729 Lake Av.

SMALL, Ralph Duffield, broker; b. Balti- more, Md., Dec. 18, 1871; s. Edward C. and Janet (Hepburn) Small; ed. Baltimore High School and Princeton Univ., graduating from latter, A.B., in class of 1892; grad. Chicago College of Law, 1894; m. Chicago, June 7, 1904, Clara Ethel Weaver. After leaving Princeton entered office of Lyman & Jackson, attorneys-at-law, while attending law school, 1892-4; became partner after admission to bar in 1894, in law firm of Pope & Small until 1898; then took charge of the unlisted securi- ties dept. of Otis, Wilcox & Co. until June, 1902, when the firm of Small Bros. & Co. was incorporated, of which has since been pres. Republican. Presbyterian. Clubs: Midlothian, Kenwood Country, Kenwood. Office: Royal In- surance Bldg. Residence: 4729 Lake Av.

SMALL, Robert Edmund, commission mer- chant; b. Chicago, Feb. 5, 1869; s. Henry N. and Elvira B. Small; ed. Chicago public schools and in academy at Waltham, Mass .; m. Chicago, Aug. 29, 1892, Charlotte Dyer; children: Robert Dyer, Adele, Mary, Daniel B. Was engaged with Franklin MacVeagh & Co., wholesale grocers, 1887-91; in business as commission merchant, 1891-7; of J. K. Armsby Co., commission merchants in Pacific Coast products, since 1897. Republican. Club: Hamil- ton. Office: 42 River St. Residence: 708 Forest Av .. Evanston, Ill.

SMALLEY, Charles Marvin, mgr. Chicago Lumber & Coal Co .; b. St. Albans, Vt., June 10, 1865; s. Marvin and Sarah E. (Adams) Smalley; removed with parents to Chicago in 1866; ed. Chicago public schools; m. Kansas City, Mo., 1887, Saralı E. Miller; 1 son: Fay E. After leaving school entered employ of

firm of Thompson Pros. & Co., lumber, and remained with them for 3 years; then with S. B. Barker & Co., lumber, for 4 years, and of Murphy & Smalley four years; since 1894 Chicago mgr. of the Chicago Lumber & Coal Co., of St. Louis, Mo., wholesale dealers in lumber and coal, but from Chicago office mak- ing a leading specialty of yellow pine lumber. Republican. Clubs: Columbia Yacht, Union League. Office: Chamber of Commerce Bldg. Residence: 5760 Rosalie Ct.

SMEDLEY, Nathan Jay, physician; b. Belvi- dere, Boone Co., Ill., Jan. 25, 1863; s. Nathan and Adaline D. (Warren) Smedley; grad. South Belvidere Grammar School, 1880; Belvi- dere Union High School, 1884; Northwestern Med. School (Chicago Med. College), 1887. In active practice of surgery since Mar., 1887, at present location; med. adviser for several corporations. Med. adviser for years for the German-Am. Surgical Co. of New York, whole- sale dealers in physicians' supplies, of which is now pres. Mem. Chicago Med. Soc., Illinois State Med. Soc., Am. Med. Assn. Has writ- ten many monographs on diseases of wo- men and children and other med. subjects, more especially pertaining to med. appliances for the cure of diseases. Royal Arch Mason. Mem. Independent Order of Foresters and many other fraternal and charitable organiza- tions. Office and residence: 138 Wells St., cor. Ontario St.

SMILEY, Francis Edward, Presbyterian clergyman, author; h. Philadelphia, Nov. 11, 1858; s. Edward G. and Jane Mackay Smiley; grad. Univ. of Pennsylvania and Princeton Theol. Sem .; Post-graduate, Princeton, Free Church College, Edinburgh, Scotland (D.D.); ordained, Philadelphia Presbytery, Apr. 30, 1886; m. May 30, 1888, Florence May Booth. Pastor Wharton St. Presbyterian Church, Phil- adelphia, 1886-8; in evangelistic work, Great Britain and U. S., 1889-93; pastor 23d Av. Church, Denver, 1893-1901; evangelist since 1901. (See Who's Who in America for books, etc.) Address: 80 Institute Pl., Chicago.

SMILEY, Mitchell John, lawyer; b. Living- ston Co., N. Y., May 2, 1841; s. Mitchell S. and Rebecca Smiley; reared in VanBuren and Kalamazoo Cos., Mich .; ed. public schools in Michigan and Kalamazoo College; m. Ports- mouth, N. H., 1873, Florence M. Fitts; chil- dren: Edmund P., Louise B. Admitted to bar of Michigan in 1862; 1862-7, practiced law at Kalamazoo, Mich .; established in practice at Grand Rapids, Mich., 1872, and continued there until 1895, when came to Chicago; now mem. of Smiley & Clark. Also pres. Land, Log & Lumber Co. Mason. Club: Union League; also Peninsula (Grand Rapids, Mich.), Office: Mar- quette Bldg. Residence: 2815 Prairie Av.

SMILLIE, William, state grain inspector; b. Kilmarnock, Scotland, June 22, 1840; s. Thomas and Sarah Govan Smillie; ed. schools of Scotland; came to U. S., 1860; m. Chicago, 1861, Elizabeth Oliver. Engaged in grain eleva- tor business in Chicago in 1860 and since con- tinuously identified with the grain business in Chicago; appointed, 1882, supervising inspect- or of the state grain dept. of Illinois. Repub- lican. Office: 218 LaSalle St. Residence: 713 Maple Boul., Oak Park, Ill.

SMITH, Abner, jurist; b. Orange, Mass., Aug. 4, 1843; s. Humphrey and Sophronia (Ward) Smith; moved to Middlebury, Vt., in childhood; early education in public and pri- vate schools; grad., 1866, Middlebury College; m. 1869, Ada C., daughter of the late Sereno Smith, of Shoreham, Vt .; 1 child: Ferris Soreno. After leaving college was for a year in charge of Newton Acad., Shoreham Vt .; then came to Chicago and studied law in office of J. L. Stark; admitted to bar and became partner in firm of Stark & Smith until the death of the senior mem .; formed partnership with J. M. H. Burgett, as Smith & Burgett,

534

THE BOOK OF CHICAGOANS

1877-87; after that alone. Judge of Circuit Court of Cook Co., 1893-1903; returned to prac- tice of law; associating with him Charles L. Caswell, Jr., under firm name of Smith & Caswell, Jan. 1, 1903; specialty, commercial, corporation and real estate law. Clubs: Union League, Hamilton. Mem. of Illinois State Bar Assn. and Chicago Bar Assn. Republican. Of- fice: 112 Clark St. Residence: 15 Aldine Sq.

SMITH, Alexander, author; b. Edinburgh, Scotland, Sept. 11, 1865; s. Alexander W. and Isabella (Carter) Smith; ed. Edinburgh, B.Sc., 1886; Ph.D., Univ. of Munich, 1889. Asst. chem- istry, Univ. of Edinburgh, 1889-90; m. Feb. 16, 1905, Sara Bowles Ludden, of Memphis, Tenn. Prof. chemistry and mineralogy, Wa- bash College, 1890-4; prof. chemistry, Univ. of Chicago, since 1894. Clubs: University, Quadrangle. (See Who's Who in America for books, etc.). Address: University of Chicago.

SMITH, Alfred Arrington, accident and health underwriter; b. Madison, Wis., June 22, 1862; s. John Y. and Sarah A. (Warner) Smith; ed. public schools and Univ. of Wis- consin; m. Chicago, Dec. 25, 1891, Anna E. Early; children: Genevieve E., Dorothy E., Helen A. Brought up on farm in Southern Wisconsin; came to Chicago, Sept., 1885. En- tered insurance business with Metropolitan Accident Assn. of Chicago, 1896, remaining there till Continental Casualty Co. was or- ganized; then became asst. sec. and in Dec., 1901, sec. of that company. Republican. Mason; mem. Chevalier Bayard Commandery, K. T .; Shriner. Clubs: Colonial, Hamilton, Chicago Athletic. Office: 1208 Michigan Av. Residence: 468 E. 42d St.

SMITH, Ben Mayhew, lawyer; b. Colona, Henry Co., III., June 14, 1863; s. Rufus A. and Harriet F. (Hanna) Smith; ed. common schools and at Northwestern Normal at Gene- seo, Ill., graduating B.S., 1885; grad. Union College of Law, Chicago, 1890; m. Cambridge, Ill., Sept. 9, 1891, Katherine C. Welton; chil- dren: Frances W., Mabel M. Employed June, 1889, to July, 1890, as clerk for law firm of Abbott, Oliver & Showalter; admitted to bar, Dec., 1889; mem. law firm of Hand, Milchrist & Smith, May, 1891, to May, 1895; of Milchrist & Smith to May, 1897; asst. state's atty. of Cook Co., Jan. 1, 1897, to Jan. 1, 1901; since Jan. 1, 1901, mem. of law firm of Castle, Wil- liams & Smith. Republican. Mason, K. P. Club: Chicago Athletic. Office: Chamber of Commerce. Residence: 1161 Lunt Av.

SMITH, Byron Laflin, banker; pres. and dir. the Northern Trust Co .; 1st vice-pres. and dir. Chicago Telephone Co .; dir. A., T. & S. F. Ry. Co., C. & N .- W. Ry. Co., C., M. & St. P Ry. Co., Metropolitan West Side Elevated Ry. Co., South Side Elevated Ry. Co., Englewood Ele- vated Railway Co. Associate mem. Chicago Real Estate Board; mem. Chicago Board of Trade, Chicago Stock Exchange. Clubs: Chi- cago, Union League, Merchants, Commercial, Calumet, Washington Park, Chicago Athletic, Bankers. Caxton, Quadrangle, Onwentsia, Chi- cago Golf, Mid-Day, Saddle and Cycle. Summer residence: Lake Forest, Ill .; residence: 2140 Prairie Av.

SMITH, C. Alfred, pres. McIntosh Battery and Optical Co .; b. Philadelphia, Pa., Mar. 8, 1844; s. James F. and Ellen E. (Cadwallader) Smith; ed. high school, Reading, Pa., and at the Pennsylvania State College, where he took the course in agricultural chemistry, re- ceiving the degree of M.A., 1862; m. Reading, Pa., Dec. 29, 1870, Martha E. Ulrich; children: Miles (deceased), Henrietta N., Lillian D. (de- ceased). Was asst. prof. of chemistry, 1863-4, and prof. of chemistry and physics, 1877-82, in Pennsylvania State College; manufacturer of fertilizers, 1866-71; supt. of shops, Schuyl- kill Navigation Co., 1868-71; in lumber busi- ness, 1871-7. Since 1888 pres. and mgr. of Mc- Intosh Battery and Optical Co. Republican.

Presbyterian. Has contributed extensively to agricultural, med. and scientific journals. Of- fice: 31-39 W. Randolph St. Residence: 913 Lee St., Evanston, Il].

SMITH, C. F. Mather, vice-pres. Bradner Smith & Co., paper merchants. Office: 186 Mon- roe St.

SMITH, Calvin Stevens, life insurance; b. Thompsonville, Conn., Dec. 21, 1852; s. Martin and Anna (Stevens) Smith; ed. schools of Chicopee, Mass., and at Wesleyan Acad., Wil- braham, Mass .; m. Kalamazoo, Mich., Nov. 24, 1874, Ida A. Allen. Parents died when he was young, and as the eldest of four boys, he started at 13 to make his own way in the world unaided; worked at various vocations. In 1880 engaged in life insurance business, and in 1883 became general agent for the Penn Mutual Life Insurance Co. of Philadelphia. Retired from active business in 1902, but still retains his interest in the agency. Republican. Reformed Episcopalian. Clubs: Union League, Chicago Athletic (life member), Washington Park, Midlothian. Office: Tacoma Bldg. Resi- dence: 3982 Lake Av.

SMITH, Charles Alexander, pres. of Smith & Barnes Piano Co .; b. Wayne Co., Mich., 1837; ed. common schools; came to Chicago from Michigan in 1856, and was engaged in mer- cantile business until 1884; then engaged in the manufacture of pianos, incorporating, 1892, under the present style of Smith & Barnes Piano Co., of which is pres. and treas. Is also interested in various other enterprises. Mason. Club: Highland Park. Office: 471 Cly- bourn Av. Residence: Highland Park, Il1.

SMITH, Charles George, printer; b. Dowa- giac, Mich., May 31, 1866; s. Charles A. and Margaret M. (Dougan) Smith; ed. public schools and business college; m. Chicago, Oct. 17, 1889, Lottie Peltzer; children: Margaret, Charles G., Jr. (deceased). First employment was in the stationery house of George E. Cole & Co. in 1880 as a handy hoy; remained with firm 11 years, during which time advanced to position of mgr. of manufacturing dept. Since 1892, with William T. Robinson, in firm of Robinson & Smith, printers. Republican. Presbyterian. Mason-Englewood Lodge, En- glewood Chapter, Normal Park Chapter (hon- orary mem.), Imperial Council, Englewood Commandery, K. T .; Oriental Consistory (32º); also Medinah Temple, Shrine. Pres. Masonic Social Club; mem. Chicago Athletic Assn. Of- fice: 383 LaSalle St. Residence: 7145 Eggleston Av.

SMITH, Charles M., pres. Bradner Smith & Co., paper merchants. Office: 186 Monroe St.

SMITH, Dan Morgan, lawyer; b. Orange Court House, Va., Oct. 2, 1873; s. Dr. Dan Morgan and DeLacy (Cave) Smith; moved with parents to Jasper, Fla .; ed. Jasper Nor- mal School, Florida Normal School and busi- ness college, and Florida State College; m. Chicago, Dec. 27, 1897, Mary Frances McKin- ney. Studied law with Judge Henry J. Stewart and L. E. Robertson, and was admitted to the Florida bar in 1893, before he was 21 years old, by special act of the Legislature. Prac- ticed at Jasper, Fla .; was city clerk 3 terms; alternate to Democratic Nat. Convention, 1896; lieut. Florida State Troops; commanded a company of U. S. V. in Spanish-Am. War; came to Chicago, 1897, and has since been in practice here, becoming, 1904, mem. of firm of Nichols, Smith & Lichtenberger. Was nomi- nated for Congress on the Democratic ticket from 3d District of Illinois, 1902. Dir. Sibley Warehouse & Storage Co. Office: First Nat. Bank Bldg. Residence: 6203 Princeton Av.

SMITH, Edward Everett, wholesale shoes; b. Clinton Co., Mo., Oct. 14, 1856; s. Robert P. and Paulina M. (Hubbard) Smith; ed. public schools, Bloomington, III .; m. Champaign, Ill., Dec. 27, 1881, Addie Thomas; 1 son: Harry Thomas. Since 1868 in the wholesale shoe

535

THE BOOK OF CHICAGOANS

business; now pres. the R. P. Smith & Sons Co. Democrat. Clubs: Chicago Athletic, Wash- ington Park. Office: 230-232 Franklin St. Resi- dence: 158 E. 51st St.

SMITH, Edwin Burritt, lawyer; b. Spar- tansburg, Pa., Jan. 18, 1854; s. Henry and Emily (Kinney) Smith; orphaned in early life; lived with an uncle at Cerro Gordo, Ill., 1860-4; uncle died and he worked at farm work, 1864-72; taught school; studied at Ober- lin College (A.M., 1893); grad. Union College of Law, Chicago (LL.B., 1879); studied law dept. Yale (M.L., 1880); has practiced at Chi- cago since 1881; m. Nov. 8, 1883, Emma J. Dauman, Downington, Pa .; children: Curtis Q., Otis E., Emily. Active in political reform movements; mem. Illinois Commission for Promotion of Uniform Legislation in U. S. since 1893; prof. law, Northwestern Univ., 1894-1902; mem. of executive committee of International Peace Congress; sec. and dir. E. A. Bryan Co .; mgr. Rosehill Cemetery Co .; dir. The United Underwriters, The New Voice Co., Macon County Title & Trust Co., Logan County Abstract Co., Iroquois County Title & Trust Co., Chicago Teaming Co. Special coun- sel for City of Chicago in traction matters. Re- ported volumes 114-122 U. S. Supreme Court Reports for "Law Edition"; also volumes 21- 47, Illinois Appellate Court Reports, Edited: A Great Chancellor and Other Papers, by James L. High, 1902; contributor to leading maga- zines. Mem. law firm Peckham, Smith, Packard & ApMadoc. Clubs: Union League, University, Quadrangle, Chicago Literary. Mem. of Am., Illinois and Chicago Bar Assns. Office: First Nat. Bank Bldg. Residence: 5530 Cornell Av.

Need help finding more records? Try our genealogical records directory which has more than 1 million sources to help you more easily locate the available records.

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 155

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