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STARNES, Pleasant M., pres. Nat. Life In- surance Co. of the U. S. A .; b. Hancock Co., Ill., Jan. 1, 1863; s. E. H. and Emeline (Jen- kins) Starnes; ed. public schools of Illinois, 1869-80; grad. Maryville (Mo.) Business Col- lege, 1882; m. Carthage, Ill., Nov. 9, 1882, Ma- ria Lower; children: Fred E., William D., Lew- is H., Mildred L. Read law at Afton, Ia., and at Winfield, Kan., 1884-5; admitted to Kansas State Supreme Court bar and to Federal bar; practiced at Johnson City and Topeka, Kan., until 1893, when retired from law practice to become district mgr. of the Phoenix Life In- surance Co., of Hartford, Conn .; resigned to take Iowa State management for Union Mu- tual Life Insurance Co., of Portland, Me .; re- signed to organize Nat. Life and Trust Co., of Iowa, and was its pres .; moved to Chicago, 1903, consolidating the company with the Nat. Life Insurance Co. of the U. S. A., of which he is pres. Republican. Baptist. Clubs: Grant (Des Moines, Ia.), Casino (Edgewater). Of- fice: Nat. Life Bldg. Residence: 2821 Sheridan Rd.
Y., with degree of Master of Accounts; m. Tama, Ia., Oct. 25, 1882, Florence Murray; children: Leon P., James Ralph, Dorothy Cla- rissa. Was teller of People's Nat. Bank, Brat- tleboro, Vt., 1875-9; cashier 1st Nat. Bank, Tama, Ia., 1880-91; mortgage broker in Chica- go, 1891-4; cashier Union Nat. Bank of Ra- cine, Wis., 1895-1900; since 1900 engaged in Chicago as dealer in lands. Also, since 1903, sec. McHenry-Millhouse Mfg. Co., S. Bend, Ind., roofing materials. Republican. Was city treas. of Tama, Ia., 1886. Unitarian. Mem. Woodlawn Improvement Assn. Club: Wood- lawn Park (treas. season 1904-5). Office: 125 LaSalle St. Residence: 6059 Monroe Av.
STARR, Frederick, prof. anthropology, Univ. of Chicago, since 1893; b. Auburn, N. Y., Sept. 2, 1858; s. Rev. Frederick and Helen Strachan (Mills) Starr; grad. Lafayette Col- lege, S.B., 1882 (S.M., and Ph.D., 1885). Teach- er of sciences, Wyman Inst., 1882-3; prof. sci- ences, State Normal School, Lock Haven, Pa., 1883-4; prof. biol. sciences, Coe College, 1884- 1885; in charge dept. of ethnology, Am. Mu- seum Nat. History, 1889-91; registrar, Chau- tauqua Univ., 1888-9. Has done field work in ethnography and physical anthropology, es- pecially in Mexico; frequent contributor to magazines; lectures on anthropology and his Mexican travels and investigations; went to Japan, 1904, on behalf of Louisiana Purchase Exposition to secure a group of the Aime, the aboriginal population of Japan, for which he received a grand prize. (See Who's Who in America for list of books, etc.) Address: Univ. of Chicago.
STARR, Merritt, lawyer; b. Ellington, Chau- tauqua Co., N. Y .; s. James Comfort and Cynthia (MacKoon) Starr; moved to Rock Island, Ill., in boyhood; studied at Griswold and Oberlin Colleges; grad. " Harvard, A.B., LL.B., 1881 (A.M., Oberlin); m. Sept., 1885, Leila Wheelock, Cleveland, O .; children: Winifred Ursula, Philip Comfort, Merritt Paul, Leila Beatrice. Mem. law firm of Peck, Miller & Starr. Counsel for many corpora- tions, business organizations, etc. Took an active part in organizing Civil Service League, drafting city civil service law, and promoting its passage, and of bills for merit system in state and county institutions; took active part in Greater Chicago Charter campaign, 1904; trustee Oberlin College; mem. township board of education (high school for several vil- lages), and was of committee of political action, Union League Club; was for several years one of the directors (ex-pres.) Chicago Law Institute, and on committee on laws of Nat. Union (assessment insurance organiza- tion). Author: Starr's Reference Digest of Wisconsin Reports, 1882; Gould on Waters (practice chapters), 1883; Annotated Statutes of Illinois, 1885, 1887, 1892, 1896; vols. 1-17 (Illinois portions) North-Eastern Reports, 1885-8. Contributor to various law periodicals, etc. Mem. Chicago Bar Assn., Am. and Illinois State Bar Assns. Clubs: Union League, Uni- versity, Chicago Literary, Harvard (Chicago), Skokie Country, Winnetka, Congregational. Of- fice: Monadnock Blk. Residence: Winnetka, Ill.
STARR, Western, lawyer; b. Davenport, Ia., Sept. 14, 1854; s. James C. and Cynthia C. (Mac Koon) Starr; ed. common schools of Rock Island, Ill .; Griswold College, Daven- port, Ia .; worked on farm; taught school in Rock Island Co., Ill .; entered Oberlin (O.) College, 1877; Cornell Univ., Ithaca, N. Y., Sept., 1879, graduating, June, 1880, with de- gree of A.B .; entered Columbia Law School, New York, 1880, graduating, B.L., May, 1882; m. Chicago, Dec. 29, 1897, Edith Hammond; children: James Hammond, Martha Elizabeth. At Dickinson, Dak., 1883-9; returned to Chi- cago; in 1896 became sec. of the Civil Ser-
STARR, Arthur Parley, lands; b. Jackson- ville, Vt., Dec. 13, 1855; s. Parley and Clara (Blanchard) Starr; ed. public schools and at Eastman's Business College, Poughkeepsie, N. vice Committee of the Civic Federation of
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Chicago, and later chairman of same. Since 1901 general counsel of Chicago Civil Service League. Democrat. Held position as civil magistrate for 4 years in Dakota. Mem. Hen- ry George Assn. of Chicago. Has written and lectured on economic and industrial problems and taken part in political work along same lines. Office: Portland Blk. Residence: Wil- mette, Ill.
STARRETT, Julius, lawyer; b. Winchester, Ill., June 10, 1854; s. Washington and Susan E. Starrett; ed. Winchester, Ill., public and high schools; Whipple Acad., Jacksonville, Ill., and by private tutor; grad. Amherst College, A.B., 1876; Columbia Univ. Law School, LL.B., 1878; m. Chicago, Aug. 3, 1892, Henrietta H. Loveland. Admitted to bar, 1879, and engaged for years in practice in Chicago; of late years engaged in study, travel and literary pursuits. Republican. Congregationalist. Club: Union League. Residence: 3658 Prairie Av.
STARRING, Mason Brayman, lawyer; b. Chicago, May 8, 1859; s. Henry Justin Dimick and Alida M. (Tower) Starring; ed. common and high schools of Chicago; m. Chicago, Oct. 27, 1886, Helen, daughter of late Prof. David Swing; children: David Swing, Mason B., Jr. His father was a prominent railroad man and the inventor of the present Am. system of baggage checking; after the latter's death developed the system to its present perfec- tion; meanwhile studied law and later was admitted to bar; became asst. general counsel under Hon. Julius S. Grinnell of the Chicago City Railway Co., 1894, and since the latter's death in June, 1898, has been general solicitor and on May 12, 1904, was appointed gen. mgr. of the company. Independent in politics. Clubs: Chicago, Calumet, Chicago Athletic. Lake Geneva Country, Washington Park. Of- fices: 59 Clark St. and 2020 State St. Resi- dence: 568 Division St.
STAVER, Henry Clay, carriage manufac- turer; b. Loganton, Clinton Co., Pa., Dec. 19, 1844;' s. Frederick and Rebecca (Mckesson) Staver; family moved to Southwestern Wis- consin, 1854; ed. common schools; m., 1st, Monroe, Wis., 1871, Frances H. Marshall; 1 daughter: Frances; m., 2d, Girard, Ill., 1877, S. A. Boggess; children: Harry B., Roy B. Worked on father's farm until he was 21; in general store at Warren, Ill., 1865, as clerk, but soon became salesman in the agricultural implement dept. of same firm, for 3 years; then salesman in hardware and implement house of Mack & MacCracken, Monroe, Wis., until 1871; then with brother established house of Staver Bros., later Harper & Staver Bros., Monroe, Wis .; sold out interest in 1875 and was traveling salesman for the Sandwich (Ill.) Mfg. Co., manufacturers of harvesters and corn shellers, 1875-6; in business at Kan- sas City as jobber of implements, 1876; con- solidated it with business of Moline Plow Co., 1877; sold out, 1879, and became sec. of the J. I. Case Plow Co., of Racine, Wis., until June, 1885, when he resigned, having pre- viously, with C. D. Sinclair and G. K. Smith, established the house of H. C. Staver & Co., jobbers of implements and vehicles, Chicago, formed the Staver & Abbott Mfg. Co., 1897, which was later incorporated as the Staver Carriage Co., of which he is pres. and gen. mgr., which now has an annual output of over $1,000,000. Pres. Methodist Social Union; ex- pres. Carriage Builders' Nat. Assn .; ex-pres. Nat. Assn. of Agricultural Implement and Ve- hicle Manufacturers. Dir. Great Western Ca- nal and Improvement Co .; pres. Englewood Union Hosp .; ex-pres. Englewood Law and Order League; pres. Citizens' Committee, bet- ter known as the Anti-Crime Committee. Club: Union League. Office: 76th and Wallace Sts. Residence: 7220 Princeton Av.
STAYART, Louis William, wholesale gro- cer; b. Chicago, Nov. 25, 1859; s. Peter S. and
Emma (Minninger) Stayart; ed. Chicago pub- lic schools to 1875; m. Chicago, Aug. 8, 1882, Julia Rose Weber; children: Ervin Louis, An- drew Charles, Louis William, Jr. From 1876- 1888 was with the cloak mfg. house of Siegel Bros .; since 1888, wholesale grocer, of firm of Weber & Stayart, until that firm was dis- solved, continued business on own account and in 1898 organized the corporation of Louis W. Stayart Co., of which he is pres. Inde- pendent in politics. Mason (32º); Blue Lodge, Chapter, Commandery, Consistory and Shrine. Club: Germania. Office: Randolph and Union Sts. Residence: 1822 Barry Av.
STEARNS, Edgar Grover, rubber goods; b. Columbus, O., Jan. 9, 1861; s. John and El- mira (Guptil) Stearns; ed. Chicago public schools; m. Chicago, Dec. 15, 1880, Mary J. Pyott; children: David Pyott, Jean Pyott. Be- gan business career as employe of Goodyear Rubber Co., Chicago, Oct., 1874, until May 1, 1886, when he began on his own account as representing Am. Rubber Co., for 2 years, as Perry, Stearns & Co .; the firm of E. G. Stearns & Co. succeeded May 1, 1888, and in Apr., 1902, was succeeded by the corporation, Chi- cago Rubber Shoe Co., wholesale dealers in rubber boots, shoes and clothing, of which he is pres. and treas. Republican. Presbyterian. Clubs: Illinois, Chicago Yacht, Chicago Ath- letic, Lake Geneva Country, Lake Geneva Yacht. Office: 153-159 Franklin St. Residence: 626 Jackson Boul .; summer, Lake Geneva, Wis.
STEARNS, Willard Parker, mfg. chemist; b. Woodstock, Vt., Apr. 2, 1851; s. Daniel A. and Emily F. (Raymond) Stearns; ed. public schools of Woodstock, Vt .; m. Quechee, Vt., Oct. 10, 1882, Addie A. Landers; 1 daughter: Marion L. Came to Chicago, 1869; started the W. P. Stearns' West Side Drug Store, Monroe, Wis .. 1878; established the Stearns Paint Co., Davenport, Ia., 1882; established, 1888, the John March Co., of which is pres. and treas .; established, 1890, the Stearns & White Co., mfg. chemists, of which is pres. and treas. Republican. Congregationalist. Office: 181-189 Chestnut St. Residence: 87 Hazel Av., cor. Buena Terrace.
STEARNS, William G., physician; b. Lado- ga, Wis., Feb. 11, 1865; s. William and Elsie ( Randall) Stearns; ed. Oshkosh (Wis.) State Normal School, and Potsdam (N. Y.) State Normal School; grad. Northwestern Univ. Med. School, M.D., 1893; m. Kankakee, Ill., June 24, 1897, Grace Whitney. House physician at St. Luke's Hosp., 1893-4; asst. physician, patholo- gist and supt., successively, of Illinois East- ern Hosp. for the Insane at Kankakee, 1894- 1899; since 1899 practice limited to mental and nervous diseases. Chairman, Section of Insanity, Nat. Conference of Charities and Corrections, 1898; prof. general pathology, Northwestern Univ., 1894-7; lecturer on men- tal diseases and med. jurisprudence, in same, 1897-1900; prof. of neurology, Chicago Clini- cal School, and asst. in neurology, Univ. of Illi- nois Med. School, 1901-2; since 1902 med. supt. of the Oakwood and Lakeside Sanitariums at Lake Geneva, Wis., still retaining office and practice in Chicago. Also vice-pres. and treas. Illinois Securities Co. Mem. Am. Med. Assn., Illinois State Med. Soc., Chicago Acad. of Med- icine, Am. Medico-Psychological Assn. Repub- lican. Has written many monographs on nen- rology and psychiatry. Office: 92 State St. Residence: Lake Geneva, Wis.
STEARNS, William Marion, physician; b. Dale, N. Y., June 20, 1856; s. G. W. and H. N. (Chaffee) Stearns; removed in early child- hood to Will Co., Ill., and received general education in public and high schools of that county; taught school 3 years previous to en- tering the study of medicine; grad. Chicago Homo. Med. College, 1880; m. 1887, Fannie, daughter of Dr. William S. Foote, Belvidere,
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Ill .; children: Helen Frances, Eugene Marion, Clarence Foote. Following graduation, was ap- pointed house physician in the State Peniten- tiary, at Joliet, serving 3 years; studied dis- eases of ear, nose and throat at Berlin and Vienna, 1883-5; clinical asst. on eye and ear, 1885-90; and since 1890 prof. of rhinology and laryngology in and dean of Chicago Homo. Med. College; since 1885 has confined practice to diseases of the ear, nose and throat. Mem. State Homo. Med. Soc. and Am. Institute of Homeopathy. Mem. Homo. Med. Soc. of Chi- cago, American Homo. Opthal., Otolog., and Laryng. Soc. Mason (32º) : Mt. Joliet Lodge, Joliet, Ill., Joliet Chapter, Apollo Command- ery, Oriental Consistory and Medinah Tem- ple, Mystic Shrine. Office: 31 Washington St. Residence: Kenilworth, Ill.
STEBBINS, Charles Henry, pres. Lake Shore Sand and Gravel Co .; b. Jefferson Co., N. Y., Feb. 27, 1854; s. Henry and Lucy (Ad- ams) Stebbins; public school education; m. Chicago, 1885; 1 daughter: Florence. Pres. Lake Shore Sand Co. since its organization, 1890. Mem. Builders' and Traders' Exchange. Office: Chamber of Commerce. Residence: 1049 N. Clark St.
STEELE, Daniel Atkinson King, surgeon; b. Delaware Co., O., Mar. 29, 1852; s. Rev. Daniel and Mary Leatham Orr Anderson Steele; grad. Chicago Med. College, 1873; m. Rantoul, Ill., Sept. 7, 1876, Alice L. Tomlinson; one of the founders of and pres. and prof. principles and practice of surgery and clinical surgery, Col- lege of Physicians and Surgeons; pres. and prof. Chicago Clinical School: prof. clinical surgery, Post Graduate Med. School; attend- ing surgeon, Chicago, W. Side and Woman's hosps .; vice-pres. Chicago Surgical Soc .; mem. and ex-pres. Chicago Med. Soc., Am. Med. Assn. Clubs: Calumet, Physicians, Medico-So- cial, etc. Office: 103 State St. Residence: 2920 Indiana Av.
STEELE, Frederick Morgan, manufacturer; b. Albany, N. Y., Nov. 27, 1851; s. John F. and Frances M. Steele; ed. New England schools; m. Chicago, Nov. 6, 1883, Ella A., daughter of William H. H. Pratt; children: Frederick P. (died young), Elizabeth Livingston. Came to Chicago, 1879, and engaged in railroad manufacturing; built up the Chicago Forge & Bolt Co., and the Am. Bridge Works, two leading iron corporations in their line in Chi- cago; was pres. of 3 railroads, later sold to one of the large systems; now pres. and treas. Chicago Forge & Bolt Co. and the Standard Forgings Co .; pres. Am. Guaranty Co. and vice-pres. Salt Lake Southern R. R. Co. Re- publican. Presbyterian. Gov. Illinois Soc. of Mayflower Descendants; mem. S. A. R. Club: Highland Park (vice-pres.). Office: 100 Wash- ington St. Residence: Highland Park, Ill.
STEELE, Henry Bernhard, wholesale gro- cer; b. Chicago, Oct. 26, 1863; s. Bernhard and Sophie (Wedeles) Steele; ed. public schools of Chicago; m. Chicago, Jan. 2, 1890, Lydia G. Fore- man; children: Hannah Foreman, Jeannette, Henry B., Jr. On leaving schools entered em- ploy of C. H. Slack as clerk; in 1879 entered employ of Steele, Wedeles & Co .; became a partner in 1881, and in 1899 became pres. of the Steele-Wedeles Co. (incorporated 1885), wholesale grocers. Republican. Clubs: Stand- ard, Chicago Athletic, Hamilton, Mid-Day. Office: S. Water and LaSalle Sts. Residence: 3215 Michigan Av.
STEELE, Julius, grocers' sundries; b. Con- stantine, Mich., Oct. 19, 1852; s. Henry T. and Rebecca (Knox) Steele; ed. Chicago public schools; m. Chicago, Oct. 10, 1878, Ida O. Wal- ter; children: Mary E., Walter C., Rebecca K., Blair McClure. In 1889 became a mem. of firm of Atwood & Steele, incorporated as Atwood & Steele Co., 1889, of which he is treas., manufacturers and importers of grocers' sun- dries. Republican. Congregationalist. Clubs:
Kenwood, Chicago Athletic, Homewood. Office: Cor. Orleans and Ontario Sts. Residence: 4818 Lake Av.
STEELE, Percival, lawyer; b. Toronto, Ont., Oct. 8, 1864; s. Newell McGregor and Cather- ine (Lamont) Steele; ed. public schools of New York and Brooklyn to 1877; grad. Union College of Law, Chicago, 1877; m. St. Louis, Mo., June 22, 1892, Florence H. Haggerty. For some years after 1877 worked in broker's of- fice in Wall St., N. Y., and in dry goods busi- ness; came to Chicago Mar., 1883; was stu- dent and clerk in offices of Horton & Hoyne and their successors, Hoyne, Follansbee & O'Connor; admitted to bar, 1887, and engaged in practice for self in 1888, and associated with him, 1904, Wade W. Meloan and Laverne W. Thompson, under firm name of Steele, Meloan & Thompson. Mem. of Chicago Bar and Illinois State Bar Assns. Republican. Methodist. Clubs: Union League, Edgewater Golf. Office: 159 LaSalle St. Residence: 332 Hampden Ct.
STEELE, Samuel Bernhard, wholesale grocer; b. Chicago, Mar. 14, 1866; s. Bern- hard and Sophia (Wedeles) Steele; ed. Chi- cago schools; m. Chicago, Aug. 17, 1893, Ray F. Leopold. First employment was at the age of 15 in the wholesale grocery house of Har- mon, Merriam & Co., 1881-3; then entered the employ of the Steele-Wedeles Co. as sales- man, becoming sec. of the corporation, 1894, and vice-pres. in 1900, continuing to fill both positions ever since. Dir. Chicago Home of Jewish Orphans. In politics a Republican. Club: Standard. Office: S. Water and LaSalle Sts. Residence: 3339 Michigan Av.
STEERE, George Selwyn, lawyer; b. Hor- nellsville, N. Y., June 14, 1854; s. Daniel M. and Sophia F. (Frear) Steere; ed. Michigan Agricultural College and at the Univ. of Illi- nois; m. Stanton, Mich., Dec. 24, 1878, Ethel L. Dyer. Admitted to the bar of the State of Michigan in 1877 and practiced in that State until 1890, when came to Chicago. Congrega- tionalist. Mason. Clubs: Union League, Wash- ington Park, Chicago Yacht. Office: The Rook- ery. Residence: Lakota Hotel.
STEEVER, Jerome G., commission grain and provisions; b. Newport, Perry Co., Pa., Feb. 27, 1849; s. Mitchell and Catherine (Mc- Connell) Steever; ed. public schools; m. Mil- waukee, Oct. 10, 1876, Fanny Davlin; chil- dren: C. Miriam, Jerome E., Frances H. After leaving school was employed in the State Bank of Wisconsin at Milwaukee until 1880, when came to Chicago and engaged in the grain commission business; was a mem. of the firm of Cudahy & Steever, 1881-4, and after that conducted business alone until 1902, when joined Mr. C. B. Congdon in forming present firm of Congdon & Steever. Formerly mem. of Ist Regt., Wis. N. G. (known as Mil- waukee Light Guard), of which was 1st lieut. Clubs: Union League (1st vice-pres.), Chicago Athletic, Kenwood. Office: Board of Trade. Residence: 4718 Madison Av.
STEGER, John Valentine, pres. Steger & Sons Piano Mfg. Co .; b. Ulm, Ger., Mar. 24, 1854; s. Michael and Marie (Roesch) Steger; ed. public schools in Ulm, Ger .; m. Chicago, May 4, 1873, Louisa Jacob; children: Christian G., George F., Mary (Mrs. T. Norton), Anna (Mrs. Henry Johnson), Estelle. Learned trade in Germany; came to U. S., 1871, and fol- lowed his trade in the East, later coming to Chicago; in 1879 began the manufacture of pianos, under the name of The Steger Co .; in 1889 the Steger & Sons Piano Mfg. Co., of which is pres., was incorporated; the fac- tories, located at Steger, Ill., employing 1,400 men and being the largest in the world de- voted exclusively to the manufacture of pianos. Also pres. the Singer Piano Mfg. Co., Reed & Sons Piano Mfg. Co., and pres. of Bank of Steger, Ill .; vice-pres. the Flanner &
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Steger Land & Lumber Co .; dir. of bank at Chicago Heights. Republican. Mason. Club: Union League. Office: 235 Wabash Av. Resi- dence: Steger, Ill.
STEIN, David Anthony, clothing; b. Kath- arina, Austria, Nov. 25, 1852; s. Jacob and Adelheit (Schwager) Stein; ed. public schools in Austria; m. Chicago, Dec. 6, 1881, Bertha Oberndorf; children: Edwin J., Mortimer D. Came to Chicago from Austria in 1866 and in 1870 became connected with the wholesale clothing business of Mayer, Monheimer & Co., and in 1873 with L. Loewenstein, in which continued until 1890, when became a mem. of the present firm of Ederheimer, Stein & Co., whose specialty is the manufacture of high- class children's, boys' and young men's cloth- ing. Republican. Club: Standard. Office: 202 Jackson Boul. Residence: 3354 S. Park Av.
STEIN, Max Joseph, mgr. Chicago branch Art Wall Paper Mills; b. Chicago, May 14, 1879; s. Joseph and Rosa (Sonnenschein) Stein; ed. high school and business college in Chicago, In 1898 began business with Selz, Schwab & Co., manufacturers and jobbers of shoes, and a year later became connected with the Standard Tanning Co., leaving that busi- ness in May, 1901, to accept present position as mgr. of the Chicago branch of the Art Wall Paper Mills, with factory at 1085-1117 W. 21st St., and city branch at 132 Wabash Av. Jewish religion. Office: 132 Wabash Av. Residence: 4839 Prairie Av.
STEIN, Philip, jurist; b. Steele, Rhenish Prussia, Mar. 12, 1844; s. Israel and Rosette (Kappel) Stein; attended public school in Ger- many from 4th to 10th year; then came to Wisconsin and attended grammar school and high school in Milwaukee until 1861; took classical course Univ. of Wisconsin, 1861-5, graduating, A.B., 1865 (A.M., 1868); spent 2 years in Europe studying law and other sub- jects at Heidelberg, Bonn and Berlin; m. Chi- cago, Apr. 4, 1875, Emma Stein; children: Mrs. Minna Eisendrath, Mrs. Julia Shoenberg, Ber- tha, Rosette, Katharine. Admitted to bar, Oct., 1868. Was mem. of the firm of Moran, Kraus, Mayer & Stein before being elected, Nov., 1892, as judge of the Superior Court of Cook Co .; was re-elected Nov., 1898. In July, 1903, was assigned by the Supreme Court to the Appellate Court of this district, and was its presiding justice until Dec., 1904, and is now senior mem. of the law firm, Stein, Mayer, Stein & Hume. Democrat. Clubs: Iroquois, Standard, Lakeside. Office: 81 Clark St. Resi- dence: 4340 Grand Boul.
STEIN, Sydney, lawyer; b. Chicago, Feb. 26, 1862; s. Solomon and Babette (Hirsh) Stein; grad. Scammon School, 1877; Chicago Central High School, 1880; Yale Univ., B.A., 1884; m. Chicago, Sept. 23, 1897, Clara Meyer; children: Edith, Sydney, Jr. Admitted to Illinois bar, Apr., 1886; engaged in practice and since 1893 has been senior mem. of the firm of Stein & Platt (other mems. now Henry P. Platt and John H. Hume). Master in chancery of the Supreme Court of Cook Co. since Dec. 1, 1893. Democrat. Jewish religion. Grand Regent Royal Arcanum of Illinois for year 1896. Clubs: Iroquois, Standard, Lakeside. Office; 81 Clark St. Residence: 3038 Washington Av.
STEINDEL, Bruno, violoncello virtuoso; b. Zwickau, Saxony, 1869; musical education un- der his father, a musical dir., and other teach- ers in Germany; m. 1896, Mathilde Stumpp, pianist. Was 3 years soloist in Philharmonic Orchestra, Berlin; since 1892 soloist in Thomas Orchestra, Chicago. Address: 202 Michigan Av.
STENSLAND, Paul O., banker; b. Stavan- ger, Norway, May 9, 1847; s. Ole and Kari Stensland; ed. in common schools of Norway; m. Chicago, 1871, to Karen Eide; children: Theodore, Inga. At 18 went from Norway to India and was there engaged in office work,
and later as buyer of cotton for English and native merchants, , traveling in Hindostan, Persia and Arabia; came to Chicago, 1871; first engaged in dry goods business, later in insurance and then in real estate and bank- ing; now pres. the Milwaukee Av. State Bank; also still engaged in real estate and invest- ment business as head of firm of Paul O. Stensland & Co. Has been a mem. Chicago Board of Education and a dir. of World's Columbian Exposition. Democrat. Lutheran. Club: Union League. Office: 415 Milwaukee Av. Residence: Byron Av., cor. Lawndale Av.
STEPHENS, Redmond Davis, lawyer; b. Marion, Ia., May 30, 1874; s. R. D. and Louisa (Brier) Stephens; grad. Harvard Univ., 1896, and Northwestern Univ. Law School, 1899; m. Chicago, Feb. 18, 1903, Marion B., daughter of Norman B. Ream. Admitted to bar of Su- preme Court of Illinois, 1899; became mem. of the firm of Hamline, Scott & Lord on Jan. 1, 1902, and a mem. of the firm of Scott, Ban- croft, Lord & Stephens when latter firm was formed to succeed firm of Hamline, Scott & Lord, which had been dissolved by death of John H. Hamline. Dir. and vice-pres. of Chi- cago and Oak Park Elevated R. R. Clubs: University, Onwentsia, Chicago Athletic, Sad- dle and Cycle, Washington Park. Office: The Temple. Residence: 87 Rush St.
STEPHENS, William Charlton, manufac- turer; b. Portsmouth, Eng., Sept. 9, 1861; s. Benjamin T. and Elizabeth (Nicholas) Stephens; ed. common schools, Lindsay, Can .; m. Chicago, Aug. 20, 1884, Sarah Hansom. Be- gan business career with Hibbard, Spencer & Co., later with Chicago Hardware Co., and, in 1881, with the Nashua Lock Co., as salesman; since 1889 sec. of P. & F. Corbin Co., manu- facturers of locks and builders' hardware. Clubs: Chicago Athletic, Chicago Yacht, Co- lonial (Oak Park), Savage. Office: 104-106 Lake St. Residence: 223 Humphrey Av., Oak Park.
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