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 168

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

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fice: 120 Market St. Residence: 1639 Sheridan Road.

TRITSCHLER, Frank Joseph, pres. Colum- bus Shirt Co .; b. Bollschweil, Ger., Dec. 5, 1861; s. Kasimir and Paulina (Schneider) Tritschler; ed. public school in Bollschweil, Ger., and at business college in Freiburg; m. Chicago, June 10, 1887, Anna Friedrichs; chil- dren: Elsa, Florence, Lorraine, Frank, Arnold. Started to work at age of 16 in a furnishing goods store and factory as an apprentice in Freiburg, Ger .; came to Chicago in June, 1880; secured a position as shirt cutter and worked for a salary for 5 years; started shirt manu- facturing on own account in 1885; associated with brother, C. F. Tritschler, in partnership, 1886, and in Dec., 1900, business was incor- porated as Columbus Shirt Co., of which he is pres. Republican. R. C. Mem. Illinois Manu- facturers' Assn., Credit Men's Assn., Chicago Commercial Assn. Office: 120 Market St. Resi- dence: 36 Junior Terrace.

TROEGER, John Winthrop, educator, au- thor; b. Oswego, Ill., Aug. 20, 1849; s. George A. and Catherine B. (Opel) Troeger; grad. Northwestern College, Naperville, Ill., 1875 (B.S.); m. June 15, 1876, Elizabeth Rassweiler, Naperville, Ill. Taught district school, Clayton Co., Ia., 1869; LaSalle Co., Ill., 1874-6; prin- cipal Paw Paw, Ill., Classical Seminary, 1876- 1880; supt. schools, Blue Island, Ill., 1881-5; Hinsdale, Ill., 1885-6; since 1893 principal Irv- ing Grammar School, Chicago. (See Who's Who in America for books, etc.). Office: 45 Lexington St. Residence: LaGrange, Ill.

TROUT, George William, hardware; b. Ma- quoketa, Ia., Feb. 4, 1862; s. Thomas and Amanda Trout; ed. Maquoketa High School; m. Maquoketa, Ia., Jan. 5, 1884, Grace Wilbur; children: Thomas Wilbur, Philip Wilbur, Ralph Belden. After leaving school clerked in a hardware store at Maquoketa, Ia., for 6 years, then was owner of the business for 9 years before coming to Chicago. Mem. Trout & Sacket, 3 years, from Jan. 1, 1893, when George W. Trout & Co. succeeded, and later the Trout Hardware Co., of which he is pres. and treas., was incorporated. Republican. Clubs: Ashland, Oak Park. Office: 174-176 Lake St. Residence: 606 Forest Av., Oak Park, Il1.

TROWBRIDGE, Edward Gilbert, physician, surgeon; b. Tompkins Co., N. Y., Feb. 7, 1855; s. David and Joanna (Doyle) Trowbridge; ed. public schools and Cortland Normal School, Cortland, N. Y., 1878-81; Michigan State Normal School, graduating June, 1881; Bennett Med. College, graduating, M.D., 1897; m. Chicago, Apr. 26, 1898, Lydia Hayes Jones. Taught as principal in Michigan public schools for 10 years after graduating from Normal School. In practice, specialized in diseases of the eye, ear, nose and throat, since May, 1897. Prof. of diseases of the eye and ear, and prof. of diseases of the nose and throat in Bennett Med. College. Attending physician at Cook Co. Hosp .; attending ophthalmologist and otologist at Bennett Hosp. Prof of dioptrics at Northern Illinois College of Ophthalmology and Otology. Mem. Illinois State Eclectic Med. and Nat. Eclectic Socs .; hon. mem. Wisconsin State Eclectic Soc. Republican. Office: 1404 Heyworth Bldg. Residence: 342 Bradley Pl.

TROWBRIDGE, Lucius Atwater, dealer in bonds; b. Danbury, Conn., Apr. 19, 1847; s. Matthew Thomas and Agnes K. (Sherman) Trowbridge; ed. public schools; came to Rock- ford, Ill., with parents, 1861; attended Rock- ford High School; m. June 12, 1881, Caroline Frances Cobb; children: Lucie Alice, Jessie Gray, Caroline. Business life began with 2 years in the employ of James B. Howell, pro- prietor of the "County Book-Store" at Rock- ford; bookkeeper in private bank of Spafford & Penfield, June, 1863; bank was reorganized same year as 3d Nat. Bank of Rockford, with

which he remained 27 years in successive capacities from bookkeeper to cashier; re- signed, 1891, to establish bond and banking business in Chicago; incorporated, 1895, as Trowbridge & Co., of which he was pres., so continuing after the style became Trowbridge- Niver Co., 1900. Republican. Office: First Nat. Bank Bldg. Residence: Evanston, Ill.

TRUAX, Charles Henry, manufacturer, mer- chant; b. Milton, Wis., Sept. 24, 1852; s. Dr. Galloway and Mary (Stiles) Truax; ed. public schools, Maquoketa, Ia., until 16 years of age; m. Feb. 6, 1876, Mary Wolff, Maquoketa, Ia .; children: Mrs. Ruth Nagle, Charles Truax, Jr. Pres. Truax, Greene & Co., physicians' and hosp. supplies. Pres. Nat. Peace Jubilee, Chi- cago, 1898, and Chicago Fall Festival, 1899. Republican. Mem. Nat. Assn. Military Sur- geons, Nat. Assn. Ry. Surgeons. Clubs: Union League, Hamilton, Glen View, Ravenswood. Author: Mechanical Surgery, 1900. Wrote arti- cle: The United States Consular Service, Fo- rum, Dec., 1901. Office: 42 Wabash Av. Resi- dence: 2654 N. Paulina St.

TRUDE, Alfred S., lawyer; b. on Atlantic Ocean, Apr. 27, 1847; s. Samuel and Sally Trude; parents English; childhood in Lock- port, N. Y .; grad. Union College, 1864; studied Union College of Law, Chicago; admitted to bar, 1871; is especially noted as a criminal lawyer; also counsel for many corporations; prominent in Democratic politics. Prosecuted P. E. J. Prendergast, who was convicted and hanged for the murder of Carter H. Harrison; has tried many celebrated will cases, among which were the Wilbur F. Storey will contest and the Henrietta Snell will contest. Dir. Mu- nicipal Gas Co. Office: 79 Clark St. Residence: 4960 Drexel Boul.

TRUDE, George Arthur, lawyer; b. Lock- port, N. Y., Feb. 5, 1866; s. Samuel and Sallie (Downs) Trude; ed. Chicago High School, 1882, and Union College of Law, LL.B., 1888; m. Chicago, June 15, 1899, Fannie (daughter of Judge Sydney Smith); 1 son: Sydney Smith. Resident of Chicago since 1875; admit- ted to bar, 1888; city atty., 1892-5; appointed by Gov. John R. Tanner, 1897, as Judge of the Superior Court of Cook Co. to succeed Judge Goggin, deceased, and served until 1898; since then engaged in general practice of law. Dem- ocrat. Club: Chicago Athletic. Office: 79 Clark St. Residence: 2616 Indiana Av.

TRUDE, Samuel Henry, lawyer; s. Henry Trude; (first cousin of A. S. and ex-Judge Geo. A. Trude); reared on father's farm in LaSalle Co., Ill .; ed. Normal School, Morris, Ill., Knox College, and at Union College of Law, Chi- cago, LL.B. Republican. Elected supervisor of the S. Town, 1896; nominated for collector of the S. Town, 1899, but defeated. Ex-Chief Ranger Court LaFayette, I. O. F. Clubs: Ham- ilton, Waupanseh. Office: 108 LaSalle St. Resi- dence: 3239 S. Park Av.

TRUE, Albert William, manufacturer of sash, doors and lumber; b. Ottawa, Ill., Oct. 30, 1856; s. William Mariner and Mary (Mat- son) True; ed. public schools of Ottawa and Chicago; grad. old Central High School, 1876; attended Northwestern Univ., 1876-7; m. Chi- cago, Sept. 21, 1898, Frances Munger. Held business positions in Chicago since 1878, with Methodist Book Concern, 3 years; Phoenix In- surance Co., 1 year; Hair & Odiorne, lumber dealers, 1 year; Hintze & Baker Co., wholesale dealers in sash and doors, 3 years; since 1887, an officer of True & True Co., wholesale manu- facturers and jobbers of sash, doors and simi- lar material (established 1887), of which is now treas. and vice-pres. Also a dir. of the Washington Pine Lumber Co., Spokane, Wash. Republican. Attendant Epiphany Episcopal Church. Clubs: Illinois, Ashland, Riverside Golf. Office: Blue Island Av., corner Lincoln St. Residence: 322 S. Marshfield Av.

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TRUE, Charles Jackson, manufacturer of sash, doors and lumber; b. Ottawa, Ill., Apr. 21, 1859; s. William Mariner and Mary (Mat- son) True; ed. public schools of Ottawa, Ill., until 1870, and afterward in Chicago public schools, graduating from old Central High School, in class of 1876; student Northwestern Univ., 1876-7. Was employed with Lord, Owen & Co., wholesale druggists, 1877-82; with Hair & Odiorne, lumber, 1882-3; in retail drug busi- ness in Chicago, 1883-91; since 1891, pres. of True & True Co. (established 1887), wholesale manufacturers and jobbers of sash, doors and similar material. Since 1903 also pres. of Washington Pine Lumber Co., of Spokane, Wash .; was 1 year pres., and is now vice-pres. of Spokane Lumber Co., Spokane, Wash. At- tendant 3d Presbyterian Church. Mem. Chicago Bureau of Charities. Republican. Clubs: Illi- nois, Union League, Riverside Golf (pres., 1905), Glen View. Office: Blue Island Av. and Lincoln St. Residence: 320 S. Marshfield Av.

TRUE, John R., terra cotta manufacturer; b. Clinton, Me., Feb. 28, 1853; s. John and Ann Chamberlain True; ed. Maine public schools; m. 1889, Margarette Sohn, of Chicago. Came to Chicago, 1872, and was employed by a hard- ware firm and later by the Chicago Terra Cotta Co. In 1878, with Gustav Hottinger, John Brunkhorst and Henry Rohkam, began the manufacture of terra cotta trimmings for bldgs., and in 1887 the business was incor- porated as the Northwestern Terra Cotta Co .; he was the first pres. of the company, but for several years past has been treas. Before the annexation of the city of Lake View to Chi- cago he was treas. of that city. Mason; K. T., K. P., Nat. Union, Loyal League. Shriner. Clubs: Germania Männerchor, Chicago Ath- letic. Office: 1000 Clybourn Av .; Railway Ex- change. Residence: 1825 Wellington St.

TRUMBULL, George Thomas, merchant; b. Boston, Mass., Apr. 17, 1858; s. James and Julia (Gillick) Trumbull; ed. Boston public schools and Boston College; m. Cincinnati, O., Nov. 18, 1878, Laura McKee; children: Laura, Kate, Emily, Jennie, Mary. Bookkeeper with Loudon, Tower & Co., railroad supplies, Boston, 1874-9; in soap mfg., Covington, Ky., 1879-82; on Feb. 15, 1882, went with Hall's Safe and Lock Co., of Cincinnati. O., as asst. to mgr. of sales dept .; removed to Chicago and became treas. Chicago branch, same com- pany, until Feb. 28, 1898. On Mar. 17, 1898, organized, and has since been pres. and treas. Trumbull Safe and Vault Co. Democrat. R. C. Mem. Knights of Columbus, Catholic Order of Foresters, Royal Arcanum, Royal League, Nat. Union, N. Am. Union. Office: 117-119 Lake St. Residence: 984 W. Polk St.

TUCKER, Henry Stevens, physician; b. Kane Co., Ill., May 1, 1853; s. John R. and Margaret Thompson Tucker; ed. public and high schools, graduating from latter, and fol- lowing with 2 years at Wheaton (Ill.) Col- lege, before entering Bennett Med. College, Chi- cago, from which was grad., M.D., 1879; m. 1884, Emma, daughter of Joseph Kronenberg, a hardware merchant of Hamburgh, N. Y .; 1 daughter: Inez. Since graduating, 1879, in active practice of medicine in Chicago. Served on faculty of Bennett Med. College as demon- strator in anatomy, 1879-83; prof. of general and descriptive anatomy, 1883-9; prof. of sur- gery and attending and consulting physician in the college hosp. from 1889 to 1900. Dean of the Am. College of Medicine and Surgery, and prof. of surgical gynecology at this col- lege; attending surgeon Cook Co. Hosp., and Frances Willard Hosp. Republican. Methodist. Mason: Ashlar Lodge and Lafayette Chapter. Club: Colonial. Office: 72 E. Madison St. Resi- dence: 464 42d St.

TUCKER, Horace, chairman Chicago and St. Louis Traffic Assn .; b. Salem, Mass., May 20, 1842; s. Jonathan and Mary Packard Tucker;

ed. public schools of Massachusetts; m. Sa- lem, Mass., 1866, Carrie P. Rowell; 1 daughter: Mrs. Elizabeth H. Hunn. Came to Chicago Jan. 8, 1862; ticket agent in the I. C. R. R. Station until Jan. 1, 1870, when became cashier in the treasurer's office of the same company; trans- ferred to general freight office Sept. 15, 1874, and was clerk there until Jan. 1, 1875, when became general freight agent of the road, so continuing until was appointed supt. of ad- missions of the World's Columbian Exposi- tion, 1892; since 1894, chairman of the Chicago and St. Louis Traffic Assn. Office: Monadnock Blk. Residence: Hyde Park Hotel.

TUCKER, Joseph Francis; b. Saco, Me., Sept. 29, 1835. Came to Chicago, Sept. 15, 1856; ticket agent, I. C. R. R., 5 years; pres.'s sec. 2 years, general freight agent 10 years, gen- eral supt. 2 years, master of transportation 1 year, traffic mgr. 712 years; arbitrator Transcontinental Assn. and California, Colo- rado and Utah Pool, 1884-5; asst. gen. mgr. C., M. & St. P. Ry., 1885-90; asst. to pres., same road, 1890-1; vice-pres. and gen. mgr. Chicago, Ft. Madison and Des Moines Ry., 1892-3; commissioner Chicago & Ohio River Traffic Assn., 1893-6; since Apr. 1, 1896, chair- man Central Freight Assn. Office: Monadnock Blk. Residence: Auditorium Hotel.

TUFTS, James Hayden, educator; b. Mon- son, Mass., July 9, 1862; s. Rev. James and Mary E. (Warren) Tufts; grad. Amherst Col- lege, 1884; Yale Divinity School, 1889; grad- uate studies Yale, Berlin, and Freiburg univs., Ph.D., Freiburg, 1892; LL.D., Amherst Col- lege, 1904; m. Leverett, Mass., Aug. 25, 1891, Cynthia Hobart Whitaker. Instructor Amherst College. 1885-7; Univ. of Michigan, 1889-91; prof. philosophy since 1892 and dean Senior Colleges, Univ. of Chicago, 1898-1904. (See Who's Who in America for books, etc.) Ad- dress: 5708 Monroe Av.

TULEY, Murray Floyd, circuit judge of Cook Co .; b. Louisville, Ky., Mar. 4, 1827; s. Courtney M. and Priscilla (Buckner) Tuley; father died, 1832; ed, public schools of Louis- ville until 13 years old; then clerk in a coun- try store, devoting leisure hours to study; mother, in 1843, m. Col. Richard J. Hamilton, a Chicago lawyer, and removed to this city with her son, who studied law in stepfather's office, 1844-6, and at Louisville Law Institute, 1846-7; m. 1851, Catharine Edmondson, of Mis- souri. Admitted to Chicago bar, 1847; served 1st lieut. Co. F, 5th Ill. Vols., in Mexican War, serving in New Mexico, and after peace was declared, in 1848, remained in practice of law at Santa Fe, 1848-54; was atty .- gen. of New Mexico, 1851-3, and mem. Territorial Legisla- ture of New Mexico, 1853-4. Returned to Chi- cago, 1854, and engaged in practice of law, first with Andrew Harvie, and later with Judge J. E. Gary and J. N. Barker. Became corporation counsel of Chicago, 1869-73, and framed and was instrumental in securing passage of act for the incorporation of cities, under which Chicago was rechartered after the great fire; was head of firm of Tuley, Stiles & Lewis, 1873-9; alderman from 1st Ward of Chicago, 1878-9; circuit judge, by successive re-elections, since 1879; present term expires 1909. Democrat. Mem. and ex- pres. Iroquois Club. Address: 5131 Washing- ton Av.

TURNER, Arthur Clarence, general Western mgr. John A. Dunn Co .; b. Gardner, Mass., Jan. 8, 1867; s. Andrew W. and Christiana Turner; ed. common schools of Massachusetts and in preparatory school at Gardner, Mass., graduating 1885; m. Gardner, Mass., June 8, 1893, Alice H. Horton; 1 son: Harold H. Pre- pared for college, but on completion of pre- paratory course changed plans and entered the employ of the John A. Dunn Co., large manufacturers of chairs at Gardner, Mass., passing through a thorough training for his

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present position, which assumed in 1895, of general Western mgr. for the company. Of- fice: 319-321 S. Canal St. Residence: 6026 Woodlawn Av.

TURNER, Edward A., manufacturer; b. Marietta, O., Aug. 27, 1849: s. Samuel R. and Hannah (Butler-Potter) Turner; ed. Marietta public schools and Marletta College; m. 1872, Amelia Haigh, of New York City; children: Grace, Louise, Gertrude, Fanny. After leav- ing college, asst. teller, Marietta Bank; 1 year clerk in Cincinnati dry goods store; afterward in New York, until 1872; in St. Louis 18 months; then again in New York until 1878; came to Chicago and established a branch of the Eagleton Mfg. Co. In winter of 1880, with W. D. Ewart and Frank I. Pearce, organized the Link-Belt Machinery Co., of which he was sec. and treas. until 1887; in 1887 established Dodge Cold Storage Co. in Philadelphia, and conducted it until 1892, when he returned to Chicago; since Nov., 1892, pres. Link-Belt Ma- chinery Co. Republican. Clubs: Chicago, Union League (Chicago) ; also Lotus (New York). Office: 39th St. and Stewart Av. Residence: 227 47th St.

TURNER, James Robinson, coal; b. Con- stance, Boone Co., Ky., Feb. 20, 1858; s. Wil- liam and Hannah J. (Shaw) Turner; ed. pub- lic schools of Point Pleasant, Boone Co., Ky., 1865-9, and at Ludlow, Kenton Co., Ky., 1869- 72; m. Cincinnati, O., Aug. 13, 1880, Lillie F. Hayes; children: George Addison, James An- drew, Harry William, Clara Pearl, Ruth Anna. Was in service of the Cincinnati, Hamilton & Dayton R. R. Co., Cincinnati, O .. 1874-94, as laborer, foreman and depot master, holding latter position, 1887-94; 1894 to 1899 in charge soft coal dept. Crescent Coal and Mining Co .; general sales agent for H. Hodgkins, coal and coke, since 1899. Republican. Mem. Nat. Union. Office: Old Colony Bldg. Residence: 6101 Nor- mal Av.

TURNER, John Clayton, merchant tailor; b. Marietta, Pa., Sept. 1, 1854; s. Robert and Sa- rah Marica (Nicholas) Turner; ed. public schools of Marietta, Pa .; m. Brooklyn, N. Y., Sept. 4, 1889, Anna C. Kennedy; 1 daughter: Ruth. In 1869 was a clerk in general store at Marietta, Pa .; in 1872, entered employ of Wanamaker & Brown, clothing manufacturers, of Philadelphia, after which was in employ of Rogers, Peet & Co., in same line, in New York, until accepted position as mgr. for Wanamaker & Brown's Chicago establishment; in 1893 established the merchant tailoring firm of Turner & Co., Chicago, now Turner, Perz & Co., of which is senior mem. In 1898 purchased the merchant tailoring business of the Edward Ely Co., of which is pres. Repub- lican. Methodist. Mason. Mem. Royal League and Royal Arcanum. Clubs: Chicago Athletic, Evanston. Office: 141 Michigan Av. Residence: 1320 Lyons St., Evanston, Ill.

TURNER, Tracy Lay, stock broker; b. Chi- cago, Aug. 26, 1879; s. Edward H. and Ida B. (Foster) Turner; ed. private schools; m. Chi- cago, Oct. 3, 1899, Claribel Countiss; 1 son: Tracy L., Jr. Began business life in 1896 in Marshall Field & Co.'s wholesale house, and later was with Whiteside & Wentworth, real estate; in 1897 entered employ of Chapin & Gaylord, stock and bond brokers, of which finally became office mgr., and in Feb., 1901, became partner in the firm of Chapin & Co., stock brokers. Republican. Episcopalian. Clubs: Washington Park, Kenwood Country. Office: The Rookery. Residence: 271 46th St.

TUTEUR, Edwin B., physician; b. La Crosse, Wis., Nov. 9, 1866; s. Isaac and Fanny (Baerman) Tuteur; grad. High School, La Crosse, Wis., 1883; Univ. of Cincinnati, Dept. of Pharmacy, as Ph.G., 1887; Jefferson Med. College of Philadelphia, M.D., 1890; m. Chi- cago, 1893, Emma Grossman; 1 daughter: Frances Pauline. Was resident physician of

Philadelphia Hosp. a year and a half; since then in practice of medicine in Chicago. Con- sulting physician Daily News Sanitarium for Children; physician St. Luke's Hosp. Mem. of Am. Med. Assn., Illinois State Med. Soc., Chi- cago Med. Soc., Philadelphia Hosp. Med. Soc. Club: Physicians. Office: 103 State St. Resi- dence: 3645 Grand Boul.

TUTHILL, Frank Hall, manufacturer; b. St. Louis, Mo., June 7, 1849; s. George M. and Anna Haines (Hall) Tuthill; ed. Pontiac (Mich.) High School until 1864; later finished freshman year at the Univ. of Michigan, leav- ing in June, 1870; m., 1st, Oct. 6, 1885, Isa- bella Heath Hall, of New York City; children: Stella Weston, Margaret Hall; m., 2d, Chicago, May 10, 1893, Emma Holt. After leaving the Univ. of Michigan was bookkeeper in the 1st Nat. Bank of Kalamazoo; came to Chicago, 1880, and established the present business of the Tuthill Spring Co., of which he has been pres. from organization. For 8 years the works of the company were at Hammond, Ind., where he resided; city clerk of Hammond, 1887-8; removed residence and works to Chi- cago, 1892. Established and managed the 1st Nat. Bank, of Hammond, Ind., 1886-92; was engaged in World's Fair branch of the North- ern Trust Co.'s bank during 1893. Republican. Congregationalist; life dir. of the Am. Bible Soc .; honorary life mem. Am. Board of Com- missioners for Foreign Missions; life mem. Am. Missionary Assn. Office: 215 W. Polk St. Residence: 352 W. 60th Pl.

TUTHILL, Richard Stanley, judge Circuit Court, Cook Co., Ill., since 1887; b. Vergennes, Jackson Co., Ill., Nov. 10, 1841; s. Daniel B. and Sally (Strong) Tuthill; ed. public schools, St. Louis (Ill.) College, and grad. Middlebury College, Vt., 1863, A.M., 1868; LL.D., St. Ig- natius College, Chicago. Entered army, 1863, served as scout attached to command Gen. John A. Logan, later 2d and 1st lieut. Battery H, 1st Michigan Light Artillery, 3d division 17th Army Corps, Army of Tennessee, to close of war; resigned May 29, 1865; m., 1st, Vergennes, Vt., Aug. 24, 1868, Janes Frances Smith (died 1872); m., 2d, Janesville, Wis., Jan. 2, 1877, Harriet, daughter of Edward Mc- Key. Read law in spare hours in army, 1863-5, and in office of H. H. Harrison, U. S. atty., Nashville, Tenn .; admitted to bar, 1866; elect- ed atty .- gen. Nashville Circuit Court, Tennes- see, 1867; located in Chicago, 1873; elected city atty., 1875 and 1876; appointed U. S. atty. at Chicago, 1884; resigned 1886; under Juve- nile Court law of 1899 was chosen by brother judges to organize and hold juvenile court, in addition to other duties. Republican; one of the 306 who in the Republican Nat. Con- vention of 1880 voted to the last for Gen. Grant. Pres. of St. Charles Home for Boys; dir. Central Howard Assn. Mem. (commander, 1893) Mil. Order Loyal Legion U. S. A., G. A. R., Soc. of Army of the Tennessee; bar assns. of city and State. Mason (32º). Episcopalian. Club: Illinois. Residence: 532 Jackson Boul.

TUTTLE, Emerson B., lawyer and real es- tate agent; b. Chicago; s. Nelson and Charlotte L. (Emerson) Tuttle; ed. private schools of Chicago. Studied law in offices of Isham & Lincoln, Chicago; admitted to bar, 1884. Clubs: Chicago, Onwentsia, Saddle and Cycle, Mer- chants. Office: Marquette Bldg. Residence: Chicago Club.

TUTTLE, Henry Nelson, lawyer; b. 153 Michigan Av., Chicago, Nov. 17, 1858; s. Nel- son (came to Chicago, 1837) and Charlotte Louise (Emerson) Tuttle; ed. Chicago Acad., Palmer's Acad., Chicago; Greylock Institute, S. Williamstown, Mass., and Yale College, graduating, A.B., 1881; studied law; m. Chica- go, Nov. 8, 1888, Fannie, daughter of John V. Farwell; children: Henry Emerson, Arthur Far- well, Grace Emeret. Admitted to Illinois bar, 1883; practiced alone, 1883-7; of law firm Mar-

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ston, Augur & Tuttle, 1887-1901; Marston & Tuttle since 1901, engaged in general practice (associated with Thomas B. Marston since 1887). Republican. Presbyterian. Pres. Board of Education, City of Lake Forest. Clubs: Chi- cago, University, Onwentsia. Office: Tacoma Bldg. Residence: Lake Forest, Ill.

TUTTLE, William Pierce, grain broker; b. Rutland, Jefferson Co., N. Y., Nov. 4, 1847; s. Jeremiah and Renew (Pierce) Tuttle; ed. Wa- tertown (N. Y.) High School, and Coopers- town (N. Y.) Acad. Farmer until 1867; miller, 1867-8; druggist, 1868-70, at Carthage, Jeffer- son Co., N. Y .; in hardware business at Belle Plain, Ia., 1870-8; since 1878 in grain commis- sion business on Chicago Board of Trade; spe- cialty is buying and selling of grain futures. Mem. Chicago Board of Trade. Was Democrat until W. J. Bryan's nomination in 1896. Clubs: Illinois, Chicago Athletic. Office: 6 Sherman St.

TWEEDY, Osborne Smith, rubber goods; b. Buffalo, N. Y., Dec. 5, 1872; s. William S. and Vestina (Hadley) Tweedy; ed. public and high schools, Buffalo, N. Y. Was 6 years with R. Dunbar & Son, Buffalo, N. Y., as general office man; 1 year with the Buffalo branch of the Revere Rubber Co .; since 1898 Chicago mgr. of the Diamond Rubber Co. Republican. Presbyterian. Mem. of Elks Lodge, No. 363, Akron, O. Clubs: Chicago Athletic, Calumet. Office: 167 Lake St. Residence: Calumet Club. TWISS, Richard Bentley, lawyer; b. Cam- bridge, Washington Co., N. Y., Dec. 23, 1843; s. John Russell and Ann (Bentley) Twiss; re- moved with parents to Ohio, 1849, and to Clin- ton Co., Ia., 1854; ed. public schools until 1865; then in business college, Davenport, Iowa; taught penmanship and bookkeeping in business college until 1868; student in pre- paratory and collegiate depts. of old Univ. of Chicago. A.B., 1875, delivering the class ora- tion; grad. Union College of Law in June, 1877; m. Belvidere, Ill., 1895, Eleanor May Harmon. Admitted to Illinois bar, 1877, and for some time was a law clerk with firm of Tuley, Stiles & Lewis. Active in church work, and treas. and trustee of 1st Baptist Church, Chicago. Office: 115 Dearborn St. Residence: 46 33d Pl.

TYE, John James, hides, wool, tallow; b. W. Chicago (then Turner Junction), Ill., Jan. 21, 1861; s. John and Esther (Gallagher) Tye; ed. West Chicago High School and Bryant & Stratton Business College; m. Clinton, Ia., Aug. 15, 1894, Katie Farrell; children: Frank E., Willie L., Paul F., Allen J. On leaving school went, Mar. 1, 1880, into office of the firm of Bolles & Rogers, dealers in hides, wool, tal- low, pelts and furs, which had then recently begun business; at first was office boy and clerk, and later bookkeeper until 1890, when was admitted to partnership in the firm; since then in charge of the office work and in es- pecial charge of the tallow and grease dept. Republican. Catholic. Mem. School Board of W. Chicago, Ill. Office: 142-144 Kinzie St. Residence: W. Chicago, Il1.

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Who's who in Chicago; the book of Chicagoans, a biographical dictionary of leading living men and women of the city of Chicago and environs, 1905, Part 168

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