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SUNDAY, William Ashley, evangelist, cler- gyman; b. Ames, Ia., Nov. 19, 1863; s. William and Mary Jane (Cory) Sunday; ed. High School, Nevada, Ia .; student Northwestern Univ .; m. Chicago, Sept. 5, 1888, Helen A. Thompson. Was professional base-ball player, 1883-90, in the Chicago, Pittsburgh and Phila-
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delphia teams of Nat. League. Asst. sec. Y. M. C. A., Chicago, 1891-5; evangelist since 1896; ordained in Presbyterian ministry, by Chicago Presbytery, Apr. 15, 1903. Prohibi- tionist. Address: 64 Throop St.
SUNNY, Bernard Edward, western mgr. General Electric Co .; b. Brooklyn, N. Y., May, 1856; ed. public schools of Brooklyn, N. Y .; m. 1878, Ellen Clifton Rhue, of Brooklyn, N. Y. After leaving school became a telegraph operator for the Atlantic and Pacific Tele- graph Co .; came to Chicago, 1875, for that company, soon being promoted to night mgr., and later to mgr. of that company's Chicago office; supt. Chicago Telephone Co., 1879-88; pres. Chicago Arc Light & Power Co., 1888- 1891; western mgr. for Thomson-Houston Electric Co. and its successor, General Elec- tric Co., since 1891. Served one year as dir. of the World's Columbian Exposition, but de- clined re-election in order to become pres. of the Intramural R. R. at the World's Fair. Re- publican; delegate from 6th Congressional District of Illinois to Nat. Republican Con- vention at Philadelphia, 1900. Pres. of the Civic Federation of Chicago. Clubs: Chicago, Union League, Merchants. Office: Monadnock Blk. Residence: 1847 Wellington St.
SURGHNOR, Valentine Harrison, real es- tate; b. Taylor Co., Va., 1847; s. Valentine H. and Mary E. (Brashear) Surghnor; ed. Vir- ginia district schools; m. Quincy, Ill., Nov., 1878, Lizzie Moffett (died Aug. 20, 1890). In dry goods business at Hannibal, Mo., 1869-75; then in wholesale ice business until the busi- ness was swept away by the flood of 1881; since 1881 in real estate business in Chicago. Mem. Chicago Real Estate Board, and was its sec. in 1894, and vice-pres., 1903. Democrat. Mason (32º); mem. B. P. O. Elks, and S. A. R. Clubs: Calumet, Chicago Athletic. Office: 115 Dearborn St. Residence: 83 E. 20th St.
SUTCLIFFE, John, architect; b. Bacup, Eng., Mar. 28, 1853; s. John and Martha (Townend) Sutcliffe; ed. public schools and in S. Kensington, London, graduating in archi- tecture and art; m. England, 1879, Lydia Knight; children: Arthur George, Helen Mary, Clara Mabel, Edwin Alan, Isabel Ray. Was in business as architect at Bacup, Eng., and with the Admiralty at Portsmouth, Eng., for 4 years. Engaged in practice of architecture at Birmingham, Ala., 6 years; came to Chicago, 1892, and has since practiced as architect in this city, making a specialty of Episcopal Church design. Republican. Office: 218 La- Salle St. Residence: Oak Park.
SUTHERLAND, Thomas Jefferson, lawyer, asst. corporation counsel of Chicago; b. Wal- lington, Vt., Oct. 31, 1848; s. Gen. Thomas J. and Hannah (Packer) Sutherland; father died when son was 1 year old; made way through schools by own exertions; taught school, then took course at Ft. Edward Collegiate Insti- tute; grad. Union College, Schenectady, N. Y., 1868; Albany Law School, Albany, N. Y., 1870; m. 1872, Adelaide K. Beaman, of Rutland, Vt .; children: Blanche B., Robert P., Walter E. Resident of Chicago since 1870 and steadily engaged in practice of law. Office: City Hall. Residence: 59 Bryant Av.
SUTHERLAND, William Jesse, vice-pres. the Mooney & Boland agency, of New York and Chicago; b. Logansport, Ind., Nov. 3, 1863; s. George C. and Esther A. (Gerhart) Sutherland; ed. public schools; m. Chicago, May 30, 1888, Ella M. Minnick. Began busi- ness life as clerk in the grocery store of A. H. McDonald, at Logansport, Ind., 1878-9; came to Chicago in 1880 and was employed as a clerk in the Mooney & Boland agency, the largest of its kind in the country, and is of international prominence, looking after the confidential matters of the largest corpora- tions and most prominent individuals; subse- quently became a partner and is now vice-
pres. and gen. mgr. of the Western Division. Republican. Methodist. Mason. Mem. B. P. O. Elks. Clubs: Chicago Athletic, Chicago Yacht, Chicago Riding and Driving. Office: 108 La- Salle St. Residence: 3659 Grand Boul.
SUTTER, Louis Philip, leaf tobacco; b. vil- lage near Strassburg, France, Nov. 30, 1846; s. Victor U. and Appalonia Geschwind Sutter; came to U. S. in boyhood; ed. public schools of Detroit, Mich .; m. Buffalo, N. Y., Oct. 25, 1871, Louise Grimard. Was employed by Fran- cis Eccard & Co., Detroit, Mich., 1860-6; started in cigar business at Detroit, Mich., 1866; removed to Chicago and established, July, 1876, busines of Sutter Bros., later in- corporated, of which he is now pres., dealers in leaf tobacco; branches in New York, St. Louis, Havana and Amsterdam. Republican. Catholic. Office: 157 Lake St. Residence: Del- avan, Wis.
SWABY, William Arthur, treas. the Gould Co .; b. Seneca Falls, N. Y., Dec. 4, 1863; s. William A. and Amelia S. (Gould) Swaby; ed. public and high schools of Seneca Falls, N. Y. Entire business experience has been in the line of pumps and well supplies, and Sept. 1, 1893, became identified with the Gould Co., of which he is treas .; company is one of the oldest and largest in its line in the West. Club: Washington Park. Office: 22-24 N. Canal St. Residence: Chicago Beach Hotel.
SWAN, Charles Joseph, physician; b. Mans- field, Pa., Sept. 25, 1864; s. Charles F. and Catherine (Morris) Swan; attended public schools of Joliet, Ill., until 1880; grad. Mans- field State Normal School, 1885; grad. Hahne- mann Med. College of Chicago, 1890; 2 years' post-graduate work in Vienna and London; m. Chicago, 1895, Elizabeth Washburn. Began practice in Chicago in 1892 as a specialist in diseases of the eye, ear, nose and throat. Prof. of ophthalmology and otology, Hahne- mann Med. College; eye and ear surgeon on staff of Hahnemann Hosp .; former eye and ear surgeon of the Chicago Baptist Hosp .; nose and throat surgeon on staff of Chicago Nursery and Half Orphan Asylum. Mem. Am. Med. Assn., Am. Inst. of Homoeopathy, Illinois State Homo. Soc., etc. Republican. Episco- palian. Mem. Sons of the Revolution. Clubs: Union League, Midlothian. Office: 34 Wash- ington St. Residence: 103 E. 49th St.
SWANITZ, Alexander W., civil engineer; b. Richland Co., Ill., Apr., 1851; s. Dr. G. and Ida (von Stephan) Swanitz; ed. Carl August College, Eisenach, Ger., and École Technique, Paris, France; m. Hickman, Ky., Feb. 22, 1875, Mary Henning; 1 son: Henry W. (C.E.). Was asst. U. S. engineer, 1870-2; lieut .- col. of engi- neers in Egyptian Army, 1873; supt. public schools, Hickman, Ky., 1874-5; city engineer, Shreveport, La., 1876; construction engineer International and Great Northern R. R., of Texas, 1877-81; construction engineer for C. & N .- W. R. R. in Iowa and Dakota, 1881-7; chief engineer and mgr. Chicago & Calumet Terminal, 1888-9; chief engineer of Charleston East Shore R. R. Terminals, 1889-91; consult- ing engineer on Wall St., New York, 1891-5; chief engineer and mgr. New Orleans Termin- als, 1895-8; Stickney Clearing Yard, Chicago, 1899-1901; chief engineer Alaska Central Ry., Seward, Alaska, since 1901. Republican. Clubs: Chicago, Sheridan. Address: Chicago Club, and Seward, Alaska. Residence: Vendome, 62d St. and Monroe Av.
SWANSON, Herman Alenius, manufacturer; b. Boras, Lerma, Sweden, May 22, 1863; s. Andreas and Maria (Parson) Svensson (Swan- son); ed. high school in Sweden; m. Chicago, Nov. 25, 1892; Stella A. Sampson. Came from Sweden to U. S., 1879, going to the Pacific Coast, and followed various pursuits at Og- den, Utah, Portland, Ore., and Seattle, Wash., for about 10 years prior to locating in Chicago in 1890; since 1895 pres. of the Swanson
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Rheumatic Cure Co. Mem. Chicago Drug Trade Club, and of the Chicago Athletic Assn. Office: 160 Lake St. Residence: The Lessing.
SWARTCHILD, Samuel, merchant in watch- makers' and jewelers' supplies; b. Baden, Ger., June 11, 1846; s. Joseph and Caroline Swartchild; ed. schools in Germany and in Oswego, N. Y., to which latter place came with parents from Germany in 1858; m. Chi- cago, 1870, Helena Glickauf; children: Bertha, Amy, Cora, Jacob G .. Edward, William. Came from Oswego, N. Y., to Chicago, 1860, and en- tered employ of Wendel & Hyman, with whom he learned watchmaking, and worked at trade until 1870; since 1870 in business for self (his son, Jacob G., now being a partner), as Swartchild & Co., dealers in watchmakers', jewelers' and engravers' supplies. Office: 138 Wabash Av.
SWEET, Albert L., coal; b. on farm south of Jacksonville, Ill., Aug. 21, 1831; s. Rev. Joel and Patience Rathburn (Dodge) Sweet; ed. public schools; m. New Brunswick, N. J., Oct. 15, 1856; Annie E. Sanderson; children: Charles Albert, Stella E. Began business life at age of 19; clerk in Canal Collector's office, New Brunswick, N. J., 1850-6; paying teller Bank of New Jersey, 1856-8; agent Alton Packet Co., and C. & A. R. R., St. Louis, Mo., 1858-61; agent Rock Island R. R., LaSalle, Ill., 1861-5; agent for Col. E. D. Taylor, Chi- cago, 1865-8; supt. Chicago and Wilmington Coal Co., 1868-72; gen. mgr., 1872-93, pres. since 1893, Chicago, Wilmington and Vermil- lion Coal Co., operating mines at Braidwood, S. Wilmington, Streator and Thayer, Ill. Re- publican. Baptist. Office: Old Colony Bldg. Residence: 241 Ashland Boul.
SWEET, Charles Albert, coal; b. Chicago, May 27, 1874; s. Albert L. and Annie E. (San- derson) Sweet; ed. Chicago public schools, graduating, 1890; m. Chicago, June 1, 1897, Harriet Studebaker Thurber; children: Thur- ber, Marjorie. With Illinois Trust and Savings Bank, 1891-3; with Chicago, Wilmington and Vermillion Coal Co., 1893-7; organized, 1897, the Burlington Coal Co., which changed in 1902 to the Burlington Coal and Coke Co .; sec. and treas. since organization, 1897; organized, 1903, and is vice-pres. and treas. the Royal Colliery Co., operating mines at Virden, Ill. Republican. Baptist. Clubs: Chicago Athletic, Chicago Yacht. Office: Old Colony Bldg. Resi- dence: 98 E. 34th St.
SWEET, E. C., physician; b. Lundy's Lane, Pa., Mar. 30, 1846; s. George S. and Nancy Jane (Hopkins) Sweet; ed. common schools of Pennsylvania, until 14 years of age; then in public schools of Michigan, graduating from Coldwater (Mich.) High School, 1864, and at- tended Univ. of Michigan; grad. Eclectic Med. College, 1870; grad. Hahnemann Med. College, Chicago, 1884; m. Chicago, Dec. 12, 1893, Flor- ence A. MacGee; children: Florence V., Je- rome Edwards. Practiced medicine at Grand Rapids, Mich., for several years; in Muske- gon, Mich., 4 years; came to Chicago, Oct., 1885; since then in practice here. Has for 16 years been chief physician, Illinois Masonic Orphans' Home; since coming to Chicago con- nected with college and hosp. work until 2 years ago, when resigned all such connections. Dir. Illinois Coffee and Rubber Co. Mem. Cook Co. Med. Assn., Chicago Homoe. Med. Soc., Illi- nois Homoe. Med. Assn. (treas.), Am. Insti- tute of Homoeopathy. Independent Republican. Protestant. Mason; mem. Mt. Hermon Lodge, York Chapter, Apollo Commandery, Oriental Consistory, and Medinah Temple, Mystic Shrine. Office: 70 State St. Residence: 613 W. Monroe St.
SWEET, John W., pres. and dir. Sweet, Dempster & Co., wholesale hats; dir. William Johnston Printing Co., Mt. Greenwood Ceme- tery Assn. Mem. Nat. Assn. of Credit Men. Clubs: Union League, Evanston, Glen View.
Office: 268 Adams St. Residence: 1037 Judson Av., Evanston, Ill.
SWEETLAND, Edward Coates, fire under- writer; b. Chicago, June 23, 1873; s. Edward W. and Amelia R. Coates Sweetland; ed. public schools; m. Evanston, Ill., Apr. 25, 1901, Alice R. Aikin. Began business career as office boy in fire insurance office of James A. Miller & Co., Chicago, about 1887. In 1900 became a mem. of the firm of George Hermann & Co. Sergeant of Co. K, 1st regt., I. N. G. Office: 159 LaSalle St. Residence: 1559 Maple Av., Evanston.
SWIFT, Edward F., vice-pres. and dir. Swift & Co., packers; pres. and dir. Swift Fer- tilizer Works; dir. Nat. Packing Co., Consum- ers' Cotton Oil Co. Clubs: Washington Park, Chicago Athletic, Mid-Day, Kenwood, Midlo- thian. Office: Union Stock Yards. Residence. 4949 Greenwood Av.
SWIFT, George B., ex-mayor of Chicago; b. Cincinnati, O., Dec. 14, 1845; s. Samuel W. and Elizabeth Bell Swift; ed. Galena (Ill.) common schools and W. Chicago High School; m. Nov. 14, 1868, Chicago, Lucy L. Brown; children: Brown F., H. B., Geo. L., Grace B. (Bachelder), Adelaide Pearl (Neylor), Eldred Brown, Edith L. Was alderman Chicago 2 terms; commis- sioner of public works, 1887-9; acting mayor, Nov., 1893, to Apr., 1895; mayor, 1895-7; pres. George B. Swift Co., Scwartzkopff Coal Dust and Firing Co .; Frazer Lubricator Co., Mt. Union Fuel Co. Mason; K. P .; mem. Royal Ar- canum, Royal League. Clubs: Union League, Illinois, Hamilton, Hyde Park. Office: 188 Madison St. Residence: 5132 Washington Av.
SWIFT, John Burnett, supt. Adams Express Co .; b. Marietta, O., Mar. 25, 1846; s. John and Mary G. (Hill) Swift; ed. common and high schools of Marietta, O., to 1863; m. Zanesville, O., Oct. 17, 1872, Maria M. Taylor; children: Harry Taylor, John Burnett, Jr. Began ser- vice with Adams Express Co. at Marietta, O., 1862, as clerk and messenger; later became agent and route agent, and in 1893 came from Richmond, Ind., to Chicago, as asst. supt .; in 1899 was appointed to his present position as supt. of Adams Express Co. Mason; mem. King Solomon Chapter, Richmond, Ind. Odd Fellow. Republican. Office: Old Colony Bldg. Residence: 6518 Yale Av.
SWITZER, Edward Hall, mgr. Oaxaca Trading Co .; b. Mendota, Ill., July 24, 1859; s. Richard and Sarah (Hall) Switzer; ed. pub- lic and high schools of Mendota, graduating from latter; m. Chicago, Feb. 21, 1899, Kath- rine Summers; 1 son: Wayne. Went out on the cattle ranges of State of Kansas; then spent 2 years on the K. P. (now U. P.) R. R .; in 1881 came to Chicago and became, first, bookkeeper, and later office mgr. for E. L. Roberts & Co., sash, door and blind manufac- turers; then was private sec. to Chauncy J. Blair, pres. of the Merchants' Nat. Bank, and at beginning of Spanish-Am. War went South. Was capt. Co. M, 1st Ill. Infy. for 13 years, promoted maj. of same regt .; served in Span- ish-Am. War, taking part in the battle of San- tiago de Cuba; after being mustered out of service spent a considerable time in the trop- ics, and since 1899 has been mgr. of the Oax- aca Trading Co., engaged in commercial busi- ness in Mexico. Republican. Mason, and Shriner. Mem. Naval and Military Order of Spanish-Am. War. Office: Chamber of Com- merce. Residence: 759 Greenleaf Av., Rogers Park.
SYKES, Raymond Gilson, pres. Sykes Steel Roofing Co .; b. Canfield, O., Apr. 29, 1849; s. Saxton and Rachel (Gilson) Sykes; ed. Ma- honing Acad., Canfield, O., until 15; m. Niles, O., May 30, 1871, Clara Luse; children: Jessie B. (now Mrs. Beardsley), Aubrey Luse, Roy Raymond. Began to learn trade of tinner, 1864, and worked at trade until 1870, when opened a store in Niles, O .; received patent on iron
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roofing, 1877; sold out store and began mfg. in Niles; business there now one of oldest in line of metal roofing in U. S., and known as Sykes Metal Lath and Roofing Co., of which is pres. Started branch in Chicago, 1890, call- ing it Sykes Steel Roofing Co., of which is also pres. Was one of organizers of the Bost- wick Steel Lath Co., also of the 1st Nat. Bank of Niles, of which was pres. until removing to Chicago, 1897; also organizer and now pres. of the Niles Boiler Co. In 1897 bought business and plant of Corning Steel Co., Chicago, which sold to Am. Sheet Steel Co., 1899. Republican. Clubs: Washington Park, Chicago Athletic, Colonial, Riding and Driving. Mason: K. T., Lake Erie Consistory and Alkoran Shrine, No. 352. Mem. Elks' Lodge, Niles, O. Office: Monad- nock Bldg. Residence: 4321 Grand Boul.
SZWAJKART, Adam, physician; b. Rykow, Galicia, Austria, Dec. 24, 1860; s. Charles (M.D.) and Malvina (Wodiera) Szwajkart; ed. high school, Stanislawow, Austria, 1870-5; Univ. of Cracow, Austria, 1880; Univ. of Lem- berg, 1883, completing education in pharmacy and receiving degree of Master in Pharmacy; came to U. S., 1886; grad. Bennett Med. Col- lege, M.D., 1897; med. dept. of Univ. of Illi- nois, M.D., 1903; m. San Antonio, Tex., Jan. 10, 1893, Eugenia Nowierska; children: Adam, Eugene, Blanche. In 1887 bought a drug store on the W. Side, and after that 5 other drug stores in succession; in 1897 gave up drug business, and has since devoted entire atten- tion to med. practice. In 1894 was sent by his Polish compatriots to represent them at the Kosciusko Exposition at Lemberg, Austria. Mem. Am. Med. Assn., Chicago Med. Soc. Re- publican. R. C. Regular Republican nominee for alderman from 16th Ward, 1902 (defeated) ; appointed, 1904, and still serving, as commis- sioner of the W. Side Parks. Chief med. ex- aminer of the Polish R. C. Union of America; mem. staff of St. Mary of Nazareth Hosp .; physician to Austro-Hungarian Consulate General. Club: Illinois Athletic. Office and residence: 658 N. Ashland Av.
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TAFT, Harry Lee, banker; b. Chicago, Dec. 5, 1873; s. Oren B. and Frances E. (Schlosser) Taft; ed. Chicago public schools, Harvard preparatory school, 1890; Chicago Univ., 1893; m. Hazleton, Pa., Feb. 28, 1903, Amy I. Johns. Entered employ of Northwestern Bond and Trust Co. as clerk, 1894; this business was afterward taken over by the Pearsons-Taft Land Credit Co., of which he became treas., 1899. This corporation, established 1865, is a State bank, and confines its business to invest- ments, through bonds and mortgages. Repub- lican. Congregationalist. Clubs: Chicago Ath- letic, Midlothian. Office: 140 Dearborn St. Residence: 565 Dearborn Av.
TAFT, Lorado, sculptor; b. Elmwood, Ill., Apr. 29, 1860; s. Prof. Don Carlos and Mary (Foster) Taft; grad. Univ. of Illinois, 1879; studied at École des Beaux Arts, Paris, France, 1880-3; received prix d'atelier, 1883; m. 1st, Carrie L. Scales (died Apr., 1892); m., 2d, Feb. 11, 1896, Ada Bartlett, Boston, Mass. Instruc- tor Chicago Art Institute since 1886; lecturer on art Univ. Extension Dept. Univ. of Chicago, 1892-1902. Mem. Am. Sculpture Soc. and West- ern Soc. Artists; silver medal Pan-Am. Expo- sition on group "Solitude of the Soul"; gold medal St. Louis Exposition, 1904. Author: The History of Am. Sculpture, 1903. Studio: Fine Arts Bldg.
TAFT, Oren B., land mortgage banker; b. Medina, N. Y., June 19, 1846; s. Joel F. and Jane E. (Britt) Taft; went to Paxton, Ill., 1856, before any school was established with- in miles, and only attended district school a few terms, with 2 terms later at old Chicago Univ .; m. Paxton, Ill., June 20, 1867, Frances
E. Schlosser; children: Oren E., Ina M., Harry Lee. Deputy clerk, Circuit Court, Ford Co., Ill., 1863-8; during that time saved and made (chiefly in real estate), a few thousand dol- lars, before coming to Chicago in 1869; since then time has been given to the investment and care of monies, chiefly belonging to oth- ers. Mem. of Pearsons & Taft, successors to D. K. Pearsons & Co., established 1865, and en- gaged in investing money In mortgages upon farms. Pres. Pearsons-Taft Land Credit Co .. a State bank, the only bank in the U. S. lend- ing its funds exclusively upon real estate, in- troducing in the country the method prevail- ing in Europe. Republican. Mem. Municipal Voters League, Legislative Voters League. Mem. Plymouth Congregational Church. Clubs: Union League, Midlothian, City. Office: 140 Dearborn St. Residence: Midlothian, Ill.
TAFT, Oren Edwin, investments; b. Paxton, Ford Co., Ill., Oct. 28, 1868; s. Oren B. and Frances (Schlosser) Taft; ed. Douglas School, Manual Training School and Harvard School, Chicago; Yale Univ., Ph.B., 1889; m. New York City, Apr. 25, 1894, Josephine Stewart; chil- dren: Florence Stewart, Frances Josephine. Since 1891 sec. Pearsons-Taft Land Credit Co., engaged, under State charter, in the handling bonds, mortgages, etc. Republican. Clubs: Uni- versity, Midlothian. Office: 140 Dearborn St. Residence: 52 Astor St.
TALBERT, Joseph Truitt, banker; b. Yalo- busha Co., Miss., Aug. 15, 1866; s. James Ben- jamin and Margaret Elizabeth (Gattis) Talbert; ed. public schools, Univ. of Mississippi. Re- moved to San Angelo, Tex., 1884; clerk, 1884- 1886; bookkeeper, 1886-8; bank clerk, 1888-9, for mercantile and banking firm; asst. cashier San Angelo Nat. Bank, 1889; removed to Ft. Worth, Tex .; successively asstant cashier, cashier and vice-pres. Farmers' and Mechanics' Nat. Bank, Ft. Worth, 1889-93; appointed Nat. Bank Examiner, 1893, for district, including part of Texas, Louisiana, Arkansas and Indian Territory; transferred to Denver, Colo., dis- trict, including Rocky Mountain States and Territories, 1894; receiver Union Nat. Bank, 1895, and Am. Nat. Bank, 1896, Denver; trans- ferred to Minneapolis, Minn., Apr., 1896, and to Chicago, Dec., 1896; served as Nat. Bank Examiner in City of Chicago until Dec., 1897; since Dec., 1897, cashier, and also appointed, 1904, 1st vice-pres. and dir., Commercial Nat. Bank. Republican. Mason (32º). Clubs: Chi- cago, Chicago Athletic, Saddle and Cycle, Washington Park, Glen View, Exmoor, Bank- ers, Mid-Day (Chicago); also St. Louis (St. Louis). Office: 175 Dearborn St. Residence: Pullman Bldg.
TALBOT, Eugene Solomon, dentist; b. Sharon, Mass., Mar. 8, 1847; s. Solomon and Emily (Estey) Talbot; ed. Staughtonham Inst., Sharon; D.D.S., Pennsylvania Dental College, 1871; M.D., Rush Med. College, 1880; m. Sept. 20, 1876, Flora Estey. Prof. stom- atology Illinois Med. College. Hon. pres. den- tal section 10th International Med. Congress, Berlin, 1890; hon. pres. dental section 12th International Med. Congress, Moscow, 1897; hon. mem. Sociedad Odontologica Española; mem. Am. Med. Assn., Chicago Med. Soc .; fel- low Chicago Acad. Medicine, Chicago Acad. of Sciences, Am. Assn. for the Advancement of Science; hon. mem. Odontologischen Gesell- schaft, Berlin, Ger .; mem. Honoraire de l'Assn, Générale des Dentistes de France, the Stomatological Soc. of Hungary; corresponding mem. Assn. of Danish Dentists, etc. (See Who's Who in America for books, etc.) Residence: 198 Goethe St. Office: 103 State St.
TALBOT, Joel Francis, merchant; b. Nor- wood, Mass., Oct. 19, 1850; s. Henry Alvin and Susan Ann (Wild) Talbot; ed. Grammar School, Norwood, until 15 years old; m. Lock- port, N. Y., Nov. 18, 1874, Ella Elizabeth Hib- bard; children: Mrs. Jessica Hibbard Talbot
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Tucker, Lucile, Benson Alvin. Left school, Mar., 1866; was employed in furniture factory until 1867; with Dennison & Co., Boston, Mass., Sept. 14, 1867, working in factory until Jan., 1869; in Boston store of firm until Sept. 14, 1869; in Chicago store, same firm, Sept., 1869, to Jan., 1876, when he went to the firm's St. Louis store, remaining until Jan., 1886, the business (founded 1844) being incorporated (1877) as the Dennison Mfg. Co .; came to Chi- cago, Jan., 1886; was made dir. Apr., 1886, and vice-pres., Mar., 1893. Republican. Presbyte- rian. Mem. Mayflower Soc., Soc. of Colonial Wars, Sons of the Revolution, Garden City Lodge, No. 141, A. F. and A. M., York Chapter, R. A. M., and Apollo Commandery No. 1, K. T. Clubs: Union League, Chicago Athletic, Illi- nois, Glen View. Office: 128 Franklin St. Resi- dence: 570 Washington Boul.
TALTY, George, lawyer; b. Moline, Ill., Sept. 12, 1869; s. Patrick and Katherine (Vaughan) Talty; attended public schools at Moline, Ill .; grad. Chicago College of Law, 1892. Served 3 years as an apprentice in machine shop of Williams, White & Co., Moline, Ill .; in mean- time became a stenographer and worked in law office; in 1890 entered employ of W. Chi- cago Park Commissioners as stenographer and clerk until Jan., 1895, when was elected by the board as sec., until Aug., 1897, when took up practice of law, having been admitted to Illinois bar in 1892. In 1897 was employed by West Park Board to make the first special as- sessment under the then new special assess- ment law, for improvement of Oakley Boul. Now in law practice, with Richard I. Gavin, in firm of Gavin & Talty. Democrat. Office: Unity Bldg. Residence: 335 Park Av.
TANNER, De Witt Clinton, patent lawyer; b. Chicago, Feb. 19, 1877; s. De Witt Clinton and Maria Louise (Nellegar) Tanner; early education in public schools; grad. Chicago Manual Training School; attended Chicago Col- lege of Law, 1898-9; Univ. of Michigan, LL.B., 1900; m. Geneva, Ill., June 16, 1903, Bonnie Lou Little; 1 son: Preston Barton. Admitted to bar by Supreme Court of Illinois, 1900; in 1901 joined George P. Barton in the present firm of Barton & Tanner. Mem. Chicago Bar Assn., Patent Law Assn., Western Soc. of Engineers. Republican. Club: Kenwood Coun- try. Office: Monadnock Blk. Residence: 205 46th St.
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