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TOMHAGEN, John Andrew, physician; b. St. Louis, Mo., Jan. 14, 1862; s. John Andrew and Catherine (Tiegens) Tomhagen; ed. pub- lic school, 1868-75; German Institute, 1875-8; Washington Univ., 1878-81, all at St. Louis; grad. Homo. Med. College of Missouri, M.D., 1884; and afterward attended Jefferson Med. College (Regular), Philadelphia; m. Cincin- nati, O., 1884, Laura Sommer; children: Vir- gil, Edith, Andrew. Engaged in practice as home. physician since 1884; prof. of materia medica and clinical medicine, in Hering Med. College, Chicago. Mem. International Hahne- mannian Assn., Chicago Homœ. Med. Soc. Of- fice: Heyworth Bldg. Residence: 2433 N. Her- mitage Av.
TOMLINS, William Lawrence, musical dir .; b. London, Eng., Feb. 4, 1844; s. William and Sarah Tomlins; ed. public schools and Wal- ton's Acad .; choir boy at 9, organist at 16, choral dir. at 20; came to New York, Jan., 1870; settled in Chicago, 1875. Musical dir. Apollo Musical Club, 1875-98; organized chil- dren's choruses, 1879; initiated wage-workers' concerts, 1889. For 3 years trained 1,500 chil- dren selected from the public schools of Chi- cago into a chorus which sung at the World's Columbian Exposition, 1893. Had great suc- cess in training children's voices, and in 1898 resigned directorship of Apollo Club to de- vote his time exclusively to children's work by training school teachers throughout the country. Gave lecture lessons throughout U. S., 1898-1902; organized in Chicago a Nat. Training School for School Music Teachers, Jan., 1903; 1903-4, instructor 800 grade school teachers, appointed for the purpose, by ap- pointment Chicago Board of Education. Ad- dress: Fine Arts Bldg.
TOMLINSON, James Addison, insurance; b. Quincy, Ill., Jan. 8, 1864; s. James B. and Mary C. (Rood) Tomlinson; ed. public schools and at Shurtleff College, Upper Alton, Ill .; m. St. Louis, Mo., Aug. 13, 1884, May E. Dun- lap; children: Alta M., Jamie, Ruth, Helen. First learned the ladies' tailoring business, and was engaged in that line, 1885-8; since 1888 in life insurance business as solicitor with Massachusetts Mutual Life, 5 years; later general agent Equitable Life of New York 5 years; and agency dir. of the New York Life Insurance Co. since Apr., 1902. Re- publican. Baptist. Office: 135 Adams St. Resi- dence: 5532 Madison Av.
TOMPKINS, Arnold, educator; b. Paris, Ill., 1849; s. Henry and Delilah Tompkins; grad. Indiana State Normal School, 1880; Indiana Univ., 1889, A.M., 1891; 2 years post-graduate work, Univ. of Chicago (Ph.D., Ohio State Univ.); m. 1875, Jennie Snyder. Teacher since 1870; supt. public schools, 1875-85; prof. in normal schools, 1885-93; prof. pedagogy, Univ.
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of Illinois, 1895-9; pres. Illinois State Normal School, 1899-1900; principal Chicago Normal School since 1900. Lecturer on educational topics. (See Who's Who in America for books, etc.) Address: 6547 Harvard Av.
TON, Cornelius J., sec. South Side Subur- ban Ry. Co .; b. Chicago, Sept. 18, 1876; s. John and Aggie (Van Der Syde) Ton; ed. public schools of Chicago and in Hope College, Hol- land, Mich., graduating 1896; LL.B., North- western Univ. Law School, 1899; m. Chicago, Nov. 14, 1900, Johanna Vanderbilt; children: Graeme, Irving. Was engaged in real estate business, 1899-1903, and is still interested in the real estate business conducted by his brother, Richard J. Ton, at West Pullman. Since its organization in Jan., 1903, sec. South Side Suburban Ry. Co., engaged in building electric railroad from 68th and State Sts. to Chicago Heights and Hammond. Ind. Repub- lican. Mem. Modern Woodmen and North Am. Union. Office: First Nat. Bank Bldg. Resi- dence: 10752 Dearborn St.
TORBERT, Alfred Cookman, dealer in rail- way equipment; b. Downingtown, Chester Co., Pa., Oct. 28, 1868; s. Oliver Henderson and Joanna (Clyde) Torbert; ed. public schools of Chester Co., Pa., and Downington High School, Tomlinson's (private) Acad., Harris- burg, Pa., and commercial course at Pierce's Business College, Philadelphia; m. Chicago, Nov. 14, 1902, Ethel Watts Brown, of Virginia. First work was on father's farm; entered service of Pennsylvania R. R. Co. as office boy, remaining 5 years and steadily advanced in responsible positions; went to St. Paul, Minn., 1889, securing position with real estate firm; in 1890 associated with Harrison & Haw- ley in water works construction and hydraulic engineering; in 1891 engaged with MacArthur Bros. Co., general contractors, and stationed at Ft. Worth, Tex .; came to Chicago with same company, 1892, to assume charge of equipment and plant on the new Chicago drainage canal work, the World's Fair build- ings and grounds and large railway and con- struction contracts throughout the country; subsequently, in 1898, with Louis E. Otte, established firm of A. C. Torbert & Co., deal- ers in railway equipment, locomotives, cars, steam shovels and contractors' plant. Repub- lican. Episcopalian. Mason. Office: Monadnock Bldg. Residence: 4516 Greenwood Av.
TORRISON, George Abraham, physician; b. Manitowoc, Wis., Mar. 23, 1865; s. Osuld and Martha (Findal) Torrison; ed. public school of Manitowoc, Luther College, Decorah, Ia., A.B., 1885; College of Physicians and Sur- geons, New York (Columbia Univ.), M.D., June 13, 1889; post-graduate work in Vienna, Austria, 1889-90, 1893-4; m. Chicago, Jan. 5, 1898, Emma Irene Johnson; children: Martha Findal, Agnes I. Engaged in practice of medi- cine in Chicago since Feb. 1, 1891. Instructor in diseases of the chest, throat and nose, Rush Med. College; laryngologist Norweglan Lutheran Deaconess Hosp. Mem. Am. Med. Assn., Chicago Med. Soc., Chicago Laryn- gological and Climatological Assn. Lutheran. Office: 103 State St. Residence: 46 Alice Pl.
TOUSEY, Chester Andrus, pres. Tousey Var- nish Co .; b. Dundee, N. Y .. June 4, 1852; s. Thomas and Elizabeth Tousey; ed. public schools. Engaged in various commercial pur- suits until 1885, when established the Tousey Varnish Co., of which is pres .; m. 2d, Chicago, Oct. 5, 1904. Republican. Methodist. Club: Chi- cago Athletic. Office: Hartford Bldg. Resi- dence: 7241 Yale Av.
TOWLE, Henry Sargent, lawyer; b. Misha- waka, Ind .; attended public schools of Misha- waka, Ind .; took collegiate course at Valpa- raiso, Ind., and grad. Univ. of Michigan, LL.B. After graduation in law came to Chicago, and was associated with law firms of Arrington & Dent and Goodwin & Larned; became part-
ner, 1869, in firm of Goodwin, Larned & Towle, changing in 1874 to Goodwin, Offield & Towle, later, on death of Mr. Goodwin, to Offield & Towle, and finally to present style of Offield, Towle & Linthicum; practice for more than 25 years past almost exclusively confined to patent, trade-mark and copyright law. Mem. and several years pres. Chicago Alumni Assn. of Univ. of Michigan. Trustee Northwestern Univ. and of law dept. of same. Mem. M. E. Church; for years trustee and officer Chicago Home Missionary and Church Extension Soc. Mem. Chicago Bar Assn. (ex-president), Illi- nois State Bar Assn., Am. Bar Assn. Repub- lican. Clubs: Union League, Hamilton, West- ward Ho. Office: Monadnock Bldg. Residence: 333 N. Oak Park Av.
TOWNER, Henry Augustus, grain commis- sion merchant; b. Batavia, N. Y., June 14, 1832; s. Benjamin F. and Elizabeth (Moore) Towner; ed. public schools; m. Chicago, Jan. 25, 1858, Theadora T. Turner (now deceased) ; children: Elizabeth W., Martha R., Henry A., Jr., John De Koven. In Mar., 1846, began work in general store at Batavia, N. Y., with his uncle, Samuel C. Holden; afterward was with other firms and in 1852 came to Chicago. Was with Dole, Rumsey & Co., 1852-3, and after that with their successor, Rumsey Bro. & Co., to which he was admitted a partner Jan. 1, 1857; has continued the business ever since, without change of name of the firm, of which he is now the sole surviving mem. Mem. Board of Trade 47 years. Republican. A mem. of St. James Church (Episcopal) continuously since May 1, 1852, and been elected vestry- man and warden for 41 consecutive years. Office: Postal Telegraph Bldg. Residence: Highland Park, Ill.
TOWNSEND, James Joseph, stock broker; b. Lima, Delaware Co., Pa., Sept. 18, 1862; s. John and Margarette (Galliger) Townsend; ed. public schools, Lima, Pa .; m. Apr. 24, 1897, Margarette Deering, of Chester, Pa. At age of 16 came to Chicago; served as appren- tice to H. H. Martindale, learning horse-shoe- ing trade; then ran shop for himself until 1891, when he became a broker in grain, pro- visions, etc .; now head of J. J. Townsend & Co. Mem. N. Y. Stock Exchange, Chicago Stock Exchange, Chicago Board of Trade. Democrat; formerly mem. city, county and state central committees; mem. General As- sembly, 1891, voting for John M. Palmer for Senator; mem. West Park Board, 1894-6; re- signed. Clubs: Washington Park, Illinois, Monticello, Chicago Athletic. Office: 116 La- Salle St. Residence: Lessing Annex.
TRACY, Frank M., manufacturer; b. Ster- ling, Ill., Aug. 17, 1869; s. George S. and Helen (Hosmer) Tracy; attended public schools at Sterling, Ill., until 1884, then went to Willis- ton Seminary. Easthampton, Mass., graduat- ing in 1887. Upon leaving school entered in business with father at Sterling, Ill., in the manufacture of agricultural implements, in Keystone Mfg. Co., of which was elected sec. in 1888 and vice-pres. in 1891. Has been large- ly interested in various manufacturing en- terprises at Sterling and elsewhere. Now dir. of Sterling Mfg. Co., of Sterling. Ill .; pres. of Terror Mining & Milling Co., of Eldora, Colo. Clubs: Chicago Athletic, Washington Park. Residence: Chicago Athletic Club.
TRACY, Howard, coal: b. Putnam, O., Feb. 16, 1856; s. Frederick E. and Anna (Lord) Tracy; ed. Oberlin (O.) Acad. and Amherst College, Mass., graduating, 1879: m. Nashville, Tenn., May 5, 1886, Bessie, daughter of Hon. A. V. S. Lindsley; children: Howard von Sinderen, Adrienne, Lawrence, Lindsley, Fred- erick E., Jr. Began business career at Nash- ville, Tenn., but upon removing to Louisville, Ky .. 1884, became gen. salesman for Geo. H. Hull & Co., iron, and in 1887 was made vice- pres. and gen. mgr. In 1894, with L. L. Hull,
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bought the business from George H. Hull, forming the firm of Hull & Co., in which he is senior partner, and removing the business to Chicago, 1894. Bought interest, Feb., 1903, in Yates City Coal Co., operating coal mine at Yates City, Ill., and is a dir. of the company; bought interest and became pres., Feb., 1904, in Chicago & Marion Coal Co., operating mine at Marion, Ill. Republican. Congregationalist. Pres. Nat. Fox Hunting Assn. of America (Kentucky). Clubs: Onwentsia, Evanston, Chicago Chess and Checker (pres.); also Pen- dennis (Louisville, Ky.). Office: Fisher Bldg. Residence: 2001 Orrington Av., Evanston, Ill. TRACY, Joseph Platt, transportation offi- cial; b. Monmouth, Ill., Feb. 28, 1866; s. Alex- ander H. and Harriet (Sherwin) Tracy; ed. Monmouth public schools and Monmouth Col- lege; m. Kankakee, Ill., Sept. 17, 1899, Ada M. Heuston. Children: Floy, Miriam, Ithamar, Rachel, Junia (deceased), Martha, Lois. Active in Prohibition party, local, State and nat .; Prohibition candidate for sheriff, Cook Co. (Chicago), 1902. General mgr. and dir. Morton-Gregson Car Lines, Mich., Ind. & Ill. Line; dir. Am. Air Goods Co .; pres. Irwin Rubber Co. Club: Minnehaha. Office: Railway Exchange. Residence: 2798 Winchester Av.
TRACY, William Warren, banker and bro- ker; b. Springfield, Ill., Oct. 2, 1863; s. Frank- lin W. and Sarah (Jones) Tracy; early educa- tion at public schools; grad. Greylock Insti- tute, Massachusetts, 1882, and from Williams College, Mass., A.B., 1886; m. Springfield, Ill., Oct. 28, 1886, Elizabeth Haynie; children: Franklin W., Corinth Elizabeth. Began busi- ness life in 1886 as messenger in the First Nat. Bank of Springfield, Ill., of which he con- secutively became corresponding clerk, teller, asst. cashier, and vice-pres. until 1895, since then dir. In 1895 came to Chicago and engaged in business as banker and broker, with office also in New York; now senior mem. of Tracy & Co. Mem. Chicago and New York Stock Ex- changes and Chicago Board of Trade. Repub- lican. Served 5 years in 5th Regt., I. N. G. (the gov.'s guard); chairman 4 years of San- gamon Co. Republican Central Committee; pres. Republican League of Illinois 4 years; pres. Nat. Republican League 4 years; now pres. Lincoln Park Board. Clubs: Chicago, Chicago Athletic, University, Washington Park, Bankers, Caxton, Chicago Golf, Onwent- sia Golf, Saddle and Cycle. Office: 115-117 Monroe St. Residence: 140 Astor St.
TRAEGER, John E., ex-coroner; b. Chicago, Nov. 13, 1857; s. John and Mary Traeger; ed. public schools; early life on farm; m. 1884, Miss Fliehmann; 5 children. After leaving farm engaged in the grocery business in the city, and still later in the meat business. Has been active in politics; Democrat: elected to office of collector for Town of Lake, 1897, and re-elected 1898-9; coroner of Cook Co., Dec., 1900, to Dec., 1904. Residence: 1021 W. 54th Pl.
TRAER, Glenn Wood, coal mining; b. Vin- ton, Ia., June 13, 1859; s. James C. and Marcia (Ferguson) Traer; ed. public schools and high school at Vinton, Ia., followed by a year of private instruction in mathematics and land surveying; later studied law at Vinton, Ia., and LaCrosse, Wis .; m. LaCrosse, Wis., Apr. 17, 1888, Ida Solberg; children: Glenn Wood, Jr., Charles S., Josephine, Morton, Elsa. Was at one time cashier of the Chicago, Burling- ton & Northern R. R .; mem. of the firm of Cameron, Losey & Traer, lawyers, La- Crosse, Wis .; treas. and purchasing agent of the Illinois Valley & Northern R. R .; since May, 1888, in coal mining, first as treas., later as vice-pres. and now as pres. White- breast Fuel Co .; also pres. and dir. of the Cardiff Coal Co., Cleveland Coal Co. and Cleve- land Supply Co .; vice-pres. of the Cameron Septic Tank Co. Mem. Illinois Coal Operators' Assn. Republican. Clubs: Chicago, Union
League. Office: The Rookery. Residence: 4363 Oakenwald Av.
TRAINER, James Graham, real estate; b. Jefferson Co., O., Nov. 9, 1871; s. James and Christina (Graham) Trainer; ed. common schools, Topeka, Kan .; m. Wellsburg, West Virginia, July 10, 1897, Edna Trainer; 1 son: Graham Brindley. Began business life June 6, 1886, as errand boy in drug store of Swift & Holliday, Topeka, Kan .; remained in their employ until Feb. 22, 1890; then with St. Louis Art Co., at St. Louis, until Apr., 1891; came to Chicago and was in employ of L. M. Smith & Bro., real estate, 1891-2; since then in real estate business on own account and since 1893 of Southard & Trainer. Also pres. Lewiston-Waha Land, Water & Power Co., Lewiston, Ida .; dir. Legal Tender Gold Min- ing Co., of Elizabethtown, N. M. Democrat. Presbyterian. Mason: Kenwood Lodge, Orien- tal Consistory, and Medinah Temple. Clubs: Chicago Athletic, Colonial, Washington Park, Calumet Country, Columbia Yacht. Office: 84 Wabash Av. and 1074 58th St. Residence: 5008 Washington Av.
TRAINER, John Milton, real estate, builder; b. Harrison Co., O., Oct. 26, 1867; s. James and Christina (Graham) Trainer; ed. public schools of Shawnee Co., Kan .; m. Emogene Drake, Chicago. Reared on farm near Topeka; began business career as a grocery clerk and later was for a time with United States Ex- press Co. as messenger; came to Chicago from Topeka in 1889 and has since then been iden- tified with the real estate and building busi- ness; in 1892 joined Wallace G. Clark in form- ing the firm of Clark & Trainer, who buy lands within city limits and develop them, building stores, apartments, houses, etc., and then sell the properties thus improved. Re- publican. Clubs: Colonial, Midlothian. Office: First Nat. Bank Bldg. Residence: 4523 Forrest- ville Av.
TRATMAN, Edward Ernest Russell, en- gineer, editor; b. Bristol, Eng .; ed. common schools; studied engineering as assistant under Edward Wilson, London, and in rall- way and other practice; came to U. S., 1884; m. New York, 1897, Florence R. Kirkwood. Special agent U. S. Government to report on metal and wooden railway ties, 1889-90, 1894; asso. editor Engineering News. Mem. Am. Soc. Civil Engineers, Am. Inst. Mining Engineers, International Tramways Union, etc. Received Normal Medal, Am. Soc. Civil Engineers, for paper on English Railway Track, 1888. Has written numerous papers on railway engineer- ing, article "Railways," in Johnson's Univer- sal Cyclopedia, etc. Author: Railway Track and Track Work, 1897; Reports on Metal and Wooden Railway Ties, and Preservation of Ties, 1890, 1894. Office: Monadnock Blk. Resi- dence: Wheaton, Ill.
TREAT, Samuel Atwater, architect; b. New Haven, Conn., Dec. 29, 1839; s. Atwater and Betsey (Beecher) Treat; educated public and military schools, New Haven; m. Chicago, Nov. 8, 1869, Stella G. Burlingame. Began architectural work in 1856 and has for many years practiced his profession in Chicago; was a mem. of the firm of Treat & Foltz, 1872-96. Republican. Fellow Am. Institute of Archi- tects; mem. Chicago Architects' Business Association, Civic Federation, New England Soc. Club: Union League. Office: Fisher Bldg. Residence: 30th St. and Michigan Av.
TREE, Lambert, jurist, diplomat, publicist; b. Washington, Nov. 29, 1832; s. Lambert and Laura M. (Burrows) Tree; ed. private tutors; LL.B., Univ. of Virginia, 1855; admitted to Washington bar, 1855; moved to Chicago, 1855; m. 1859, daughter of H. H. Magie, a Chicago pioneer; 1 son: Arthur Magie. Pres. Chicago Law Institute, 1864; circuit judge, 1870-5; Democratic candidate for U. S. Senator, 1885; defeated by John A. Logan by 1 vote; dele-
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gate at large from Illinois Democratic Nat. Convention, 1884; U. S. Minister to Belgium, 1885-8; U. S. Minister to Russia, 1888-9; ap- pointed by Pres. Harrison as Democratic mem. of the monetary commission held in Washington, Jan., 1891; pres. Illinois State Historical Library, 1893-7; vice-pres. Chicago Historical Soc .; life trustee Newberry Library ; dir. Merchants' Loan & Trust Co. Bank, Chi- cago Edison Co., Merchants' Loan & Trust Safe Deposit Co. Presented to City of Chicago bronze statute of LaSalle, 1889, and bronze statue of Sioux warrior on horseback, 1894, entitled "A Signal of Peace," both now in Lincoln Park. Clubs: Chicago, Iroquois (Chi- cago); Union (New York), Metropolitan (Washington). Office: 70 LaSalle St. Resi- dence: 94 Cass. St.
TREGO, Charles Tillyer, grain merchant; b. Byberry, near Philadelphia, Pa., Dec. 16, 1837; s. Howard L. and Ann (Tillyer) Trego; ed. Bustleton (Pa.) Acad .; m. Galena, Ill., May 14, 1863, Medora Harris; children: Charles Howard, Estelle (now Mrs. Prindeville), Frank Harris, Alleen. Came from Galena, Ill., to Chicago, Jan., 1862, as mem. of firm of Ray Trego,
& grain commission merchants; changed to Trego, Wyeth & Co., 1865; to Trego & Smith, 1872; retired from commis- sion business, 1879. Now dir. and treas. North Waukegan Harbor & Dock Assn .; dir. Am. Trust & Savings Bank, Frazer Lubricator Co. Served on committees and as dir. Board of Trade, 1875-9. Republican. Clubs: Union League, Washington Park. Office: Board of Trade. Residence: 3935 Lake Av.
TREMAINE, Jay Eugene, physician; b. Vienna, N. Y., Oct. 26, 1868; s. Myron J. and Caroline E. (Randall) Tremaine; early educa- tion in public schools; med. education, first at Cleveland College, 2 courses, and Hahne- mann Med. College, Chicago, graduating M.D., 1891; received degree of Master of Homoeo- pathics, Philadelphia, 1892; m. Chicago, Oct. 26, 1897, Clara J. Lindquist; 1 son: J. Eugene, Jr. Professor of gynecology in Hering Med. College, Chicago, for 3 years; prof. of gyne- cology in Hahnemann Med. College of Chicago for 3 years, and prof. of materia medica in Hahnemann Med. College, Chicago, for 2 years. Mem. Chicago Home. Soc., Clinical Soc. Office and residence: 5400 Jefferson Av.
TREMBLE, Sidney Beach, dealer in bonds; b. Green Bay, Wis., June 3, 1873; s. M. E. and Sarah Ann (Cook) Tremble; ed. Marshall (Mich.) High School, 1882-93; Univ. of Mich- igan, 1893-7; m. Allegan, Mich., Oct. 31, 1900, Dorothy Moore; 1 son: Sidney B., Jr. On leav- ing College, 1897, joined M. A. Devitt, forming firm of Devitt, Tremble & Co., dealers in municipal, railroad and corporation bonds. Presbyterian. Mem. Zeta Psi fraternity. Clubs: Kenwood, Chicago Athletic. Office: First Nat. Bank Bldg. Residence: 5200 Kimbark Av.
TRENCH, Daniel George, canning machin- ery and supplies; b. Lucea, Jamaica, W. I., Dec. 12, 1862; s. James Stewart and Sarah Powell (Robinson) Trench; came to U. S. in 1871; ed. New York public schools and Col- lege of the City of New York; m. Chicago, Oct. 5, 1888, Edith F. Greene; children: Danita Powell, Edith Beatrice. Came to Chicago as agent for C. S. Trench & Co., New York, tin plate brokers, in 1881; continued in that line of business until the formation of the Tin- plate Trust. Established firm of D. G. Trench & Co., canning machinery and supplies, 1883; organized the Sprague Canning Machinery Co. in 1893, and has been its pres. ever since. Organized Union Can Co. of Hoopeston, Ili., in 1894, and was a dir. and mgr. of the Chi- cago office until the formation of the Am. Can Co. Republican; active interest in local village affairs of Oak Park. Universalist; trustee Church of the Redeemer (2d Univer- salist Soc. of Chicago); trustee of Lombard
College. Clubs: Chicago Athletic, Oak Park, Colonial (Oak Park), Westward Ho. Office: 42 River St. Residence: 823 N. Euclid Av., Oak Park, Ill.
TRIENENS, Joseph, druggist; b. Leaven- worth, Kan., May 12, 1862; s. Bernard and Frances (Riepenkroger) Trienens; attended parochial school in Leavenworth, at St. Bene- dict's College at Atchison, Kan .; m. Chicago, Oct. 18, 1890, Annie Bullock; children: Frances Elizabeth, Annie Josephine, Joseph Herman. On leaving college, 1878, served apprentice- ship in the drug business in Kansas City; came to Chicago, 1881, and was in employ of William M. Dale, druggist, until 1885; after that with Buck & Rayner, for whom became mgr. in 1888; now pres. Buck & Rayner. In 1893 took management of and purchased an interest in Auditorium Pharmacy, Wabash Av. and Congress St .; now pres. Auditorium Phar- macy Co. and D. R. Dyche Drug Co .; vice- pres. Colbert Drug Co .; pres. Owl Drug Co. Office: State St., S. W. cor. Madison St. Resi- dence: 2215 Kenmore Av.
TRIGGS, Oscar Lovell, teacher and author; b. Greenwood, Ill., Oct. 2, 1865; ed. Cornell College, Ia .; grad. Univ. of Minnesota, 1889; student at Univs. of Oxford and Berlin, 1890- 1892; A.M., Univ. of Minnesota, 1893; Ph.D., Univ. of Chicago, 1896; m. Jan. 6, 1899, Laura Sterrette McAdoo, of Knoxville, Tenn. In- structor in English literature, Univ. of Chi- cago, 1892-1904; pres. People's Industrial Col- lege since 1904; editor To-Morrow magazine. Mem. New York Shakespeare Soc., Modern Language Assn .; pres. The Morris Soc., The Whitman Fellowship (Western branch); sec. Am. League for Industrial Education. Editor: Lydgate's "Assembly of Gods" (for Early English Text Soc.), 1895; Selections from Prose and Poetry of Walt Whitman, 1898; co-editor Complete Works of Walt Whitman, 10 vols., 1902. (See Who's Who in America for books, etc.) Address: 1926 Indiana Av.
TRIMINGHAM, Ralph Nathaniel, insurance; b. St. Johns, Newfoundland, Sept. 2, 1838; s. Ralph Francis and Ann (Brine) Trimingham; ed. common schools; came to Chicago, 1856; m. Chicago, Apr. 16, 1886, Carrie J. Good- willie; children: Elizabeth Frances, Anna Louise. Was a grocer and engaged in the mer- cantile business in Chicago until 1866; after that in the fire insurance business; since 1885, sec. of the Chicago Underwriters' Assn. Inde- pendent Democrat. Mason: mem. Cleveland Lodge No. 211, Washington Chapter, R. A. Masons; K. T. (Siloam Commandery, Oak Park). Office: 159 LaSalle St. Residence: 420 Home Av., Oak Park, Ill.
TRIPP, George A., pig iron manufacturer; b. Buffalo, N. Y., Jan. 9, 1849; s. Augustus F. and Mary M. (Steele) Tripp; grad. Buffalo High School; m. Buffalo, N. Y., Oct. 14, 1875; Cora Chester; children: Chester D., Roswell C., Donald F. Began business life as clerk with Sidney Shepard & Co., Buffalo, N. Y., 1866. Mem. of Sidney Shepard & Co., 1877-97; one of organizers, 1899, and now treas., sec. and dir., Iroquois Iron Co., blast furnaces and pig iron manufacturers. Also dir. Chicago Short Line R. R. and Rogers Iron Mining Co. Republican. Clubs: Kenwood, Homewood Country, Mid- Day. Office: South Chicago, Ill. Residence: 5022 Greenwood Av.
TRITSCHLER, Charles Frederick, sec. and treas. Columbus Shirt Co .; b. Bolischweil, Ger., May 24, 1863; s. Kasimir and Paulina (Schneider) Tritschler; ed. public school at Bollschweil, Ger .; m. Chicago, July 29, 1896, Mary Charlotte Moran; children: Charles, Frederick, Alexander, Eugene. Came to Chi- cago from Germany in 1881; learned the shirt business; associated with brother as a partner since Mar., 1886; now sec. and treas. the Columbus Shirt Co. Republican. R. C. Of-
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