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 171

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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VIRMOND, Arthur Jacob, transportation official; b. Milwaukee, Wis., Aug. 19, 1878; s. Richard and Catherine (Obermann) Virmond; grad, Milwaukee public and high schools. In 1887 was made credit man of the Hannan-De Muth Shoe Co., Milwaukee, Wis .; in 1888 head bookkeeper the Herman Zohrlaut Leather Co., Milwaukee; about June 1, 1889, was appointed chief clerk of the Hurson Transportation Co., with headquarters at Milwaukee; Sept. 28, 1899, the company sold out to the Barry Bros. Transportation Co., of which was appointed auditor and general passenger agent, with headquarters at Chicago; Mar. 5, 1900, became stockholder of the company, and was made asst. to the gen. mgr., but still retains the other two positions. Democrat. Office: E. End Michigan St. Residence: 4212 Cottage Grove Av.

VISSCHER, William Lightfoot, newspaper man; b. Owingsville, Ky., Nov. 25, 1842; grad. Univ. of Louisville (law dept.), but never practiced; served 4 years in Civil War; m. Mar. 16, 1876, Emma Mason (now deceased). Long engaged in newspaper work; has writ- ten over 1,000 poems, published in many news- papers and magazines. Was on lecture plat- form for several seasons; now acting in drama, traveling with company. (See Who's Who in America for books, etc.) Residence: 1178 Jackson Boul. Address: Press Club.

VOCKE, William, lawyer; b. Minden, West- phalia, Ger., Apr. 4, 1839; s. William and Charlotte (Ebeling) Vocke; ed. German schools; came to U. S., 1856, and came to Chicago, 1857; became carrier for the Staats- Zeitung, and while filling this position studied law under Prof. Henry Booth; was collector for Ogden, Fleetwood & Co., real estate, 1860- 1861; served through Civil War, private to capt. in 24th Ill. Vol. Infy .; resumed study of law on return from war; m. Jan. 13, 1867, Eliza Wahl. Admitted to Illinois bar, 1867; city editor Staats-Zeitung, 1864-5; clerk Po- lice Court, 1865-9; engaged in law practice since 1869; partner with Gen. Joseph B. Leake, 1873-80; since then alone. Author of a volume on the Administration of Justice in the U. S., published in the German language at Cologne; translated into English the lyrics of Julius Rodenburg. Republican. Mem. Illi- nois Legislature, 1871, and extra session of 1872; mem. Board of Education, 1877-80; was pres. German Soc. of Chicago for the Aid of Emigrants; is atty. for Imperial German Con- sulate. Mem. Military Order of the Loyal Le- gion. Clubs: University, Germania. Office: 1st Nat. Bank Bldg. Residence: 520 LaSalle Av.

VOGELSANG, John Zachariah, restaura- teur; b. Ripley Co., Ind., July 17, 1860; s. John and Cecilia (Renner) Vogelsang; ed. public schools of Indiana; m. Newport, Ky., Mar. 28, 1883, Clara Gavitt; children: Mabel Clara, John Alois. Reared on farm until 16 vears old, then went to Cincinnati and became asst. steward and storekeeper at the Burnett House, and later with the Gibson House in the same city; in 1883 came to Chicago and established a restaurant and buffet. Republican. Episcopa- lian. Mason (32º). Clubs: Germania, Automo- bile, Illinois Athletic. Office: 180 Madison St. Residence: 47 Hazel Av.

VOKOUN, John W., insurance. Began busi- ness career as employe of the fire insurance agency of D. S. Munger & Co., and in 1894 became a mem. of the succeeding firm of Mun- ger, Elbert & Co., until 1903, when upon the dissolution of that firm became a mem. of the present firm of Munger, Vokoun, Wetmore & Witherbee. Office: 159 LaSalle St.

VOLTZ, Daniel William, carriage and wag- on builder; b. Chicago, Aug. 8, 1865; s. Daniel and Fredericka (Schmidt) Voltz; ed. Chicago public schools; in. Chicago, Dec. 20, 1897, Julia Stose; children: Helen, Louise, Ruth. Upon leaving school became connected with the car- riage and wagon business of George Voltz, an uncle, and on the death of Mr. Voltz, with brother, Edward C. Voltz, acquired the busi- ness under the firm name of Voltz Bros. Ma- son. Office: 361 S. Halsted St. Residence: 3006 Prairie Av.

VOLTZ, Edward Christian, carriage and wagon builder; b. Chicago, Sept. 19, 1873; s. Daniel and Fredericka (Schmidt) Voltz; ed. public schools of Chicago. After leaving school became connected with the carriage and wagon business of his uncle, George Voltz, and after death of latter, became associated with his brother, Daniel W. Voltz, in the present firm of Voltz Bros., carriage and wagon build- ers, repairers and painters. Mason. Office: 361 S. Halsted St. Residence: 554 Howard Av., Austin.

VON FRANTZIUS, Frederick William (Fritz), banker and broker; b. Sawdin, W. Prussia, May 17, 1865; s. Arthur and Ida (Ehlert) von Frantzius; ed. Royal gymnasium at Marienwerder and Graudenz, W. Prussia, 1872-85; m. Chicago, Sept. 28, 1893, Marga- rete Sieber; children: Hans Peter, Anne- marie. Was in employ, as clerk, for 3 years, of export and commission firm of Ostberg & Loeser, Berlin, Ger .; came to U. S., 1888; first employed as bookkeeper with Lipps & Sutton Silk Mills, S. Bethlehem, Pa., 1888-9; with Matthiessen & Hegeler Zinc Co., of LaSalle, Ill., 1889-92; bookkeeper with Siemens & Halske Electric Co., Chicago, 1892-3; book- keeper with J. F. Wollensack, locksmith sup- plies and hardware specialties, 1893-6; in real estate business with S. E. Gross and Sam Brown, Jr., 1896-9; banker and broker since Apr., 1899, first under the firm name of Von Frantzius & Krusemarck, but since 1901 ( with Ben Marcuse) under firm of Von Frant- zius & Co. Mem. Chicago Stock Exchange, Chicago Board of Trade. Republican. Luther- an. Life mem. of the German Am. Historical Soc. of Illinois. Mem. Chicago Historical Soc .; life mem. Am. Institute of Germanics of Northwestern Univ. Club: Illinois Athletic. Office: 112 LaSalle St. Residence: 1530 George St.

VON HOLST, Herman Valentin, architect; b. Freiburg, Baden, Ger., June 17, 1874; s. Prof. Herman Eduard and Annie Isabella (Hatt) Von Holst; ed. Univ. of Freiburg, Ba- den, and Univ. of Chicago, A.B., 1893; grad. Massachusetts Institute of Technology, B.S., in architecture, 1896. After leaving the insti- tute was with Shepley, Rutan & Coolidge in their Chicago office; traveled abroad, 1901-3, studying profession in Paris, Italy and Eng-

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land; in 1903 had water color drawings of architectural subjects accepted and exhibited at the Salon in Paris; returned early in 1904. Teacher of classes in architectural design at Armour Institute. Mem. Chicago Architectural Club and City Club. Office: The Rookery. Resi- dence: 1725 Michigan Av.

VON LENGERKE, Oswald Carl Gerhard, sporting goods; b. Oldenburg, Ger., Aug. 17, 1860; s. Johann Christian Gerhard Edward Adolph Friedrich and Ida Hermina (Springer) von Lengerke; ed. Oldenburg, Ger., and later in acad. at Delft, Holland. Began business life as salesman in father's sporting goods store in Oldenburg; went to Delft, Holland, and learned the dry goods business; then came to America and was in the woolen business in New York; then in the sporting goods busi- ness with the firm of von Lengerke & Det- mold, of which his brother was head; man- aged branch store for this firm at Newark, N. J., for 2 years; with Charles Antoine, estab- lished in the sporting goods business in Chi- cago, May 1, 1891, under firm name of von Lengerke & Antoine. Clubs: Illinois Athletic, Garfield Gun, Lakeview Gun, Chicago Trap Shooters' Assn., Illinois Field Trial Assn., Chicago Sharp Shooters' Assn. Office: 277 Wa- bash Av. Residence: 1116 Montana St.

VOPICKA, Charles J., brewer; b. Bohemia, Nov. 3, 1857; s. Joseph and Barbara Vopicka; ed. high school and business college, Prague, Bohemia; when a young man came to U. S., settling in Racine, Wis .; m. Feb. 3, 1883, Vic- toria Kubin, of Chicago; 6 children. Came to Chicago, Feb., 1881; engaged in the dry goods business; established in real estate and bank- ing business, 1882, later admitting his brother- in-law, Otto Kubin, under firm name of Vop- icka & Kubin, continuing until Jan., 1899; in Apr., 1891, with Otto Kubin and John Kral- ovec, established the Atlas Brewing Co., for- merly known as the Bohemian Brewing Co., of Chicago, now operating a large brewery at Blue Island Av. and W. 21st St., of which he is pres. and mgr. West Park Commissioner, 1894-7. Democrat; mem. of the School Board and mem. of the local Board of Improvements; candidate for Congress in the 5th Congres- sional District, fall election, 1904. Clubs: Iro- quois, Illinois, Chicago Athletic; also mem. many turner socs. Office: 684 Blue Island Av. Residence: 507 S. Winchester Av.

VOTAW, Clyde Weber, asst. prof. Biblical Greek, Univ. of Chicago, since 1900; b. Wheat- on, Ill., Feb. 6, 1864; m. Nov. 24, 1892, Cora Whitmore; grad. Amherst College, 1888 (A.M., 1891); grad. Yale Div. School. 1891 (B.D.); grad. Univ. of Chicago, 1896 (Ph.D.); reader and tutor in biblical literature, Univ. of Chi- cago, 1892-6; instructor New Testament liter- ature, same. 1896-1900; editorial sec., Reli- gious Educational Assn. (See Who's Who in America for books, etc.) Address: 437 E. 61st St.

VROMAN, Charles Edward, lawyer; b. Madi- son, Wis., Oct. 5, 1846; s. William and Harriet (Field) Vroman; ed. public school, Fitchburg, Wis., to 1860; Evansville Seminary, Wis., 1860-1; Univ. of Wisconsin, 1862-8, Ph.B .; graduate of Albany, N. Y., Law School, 1869, LL.B .; m. Madison, Wis., May 11, 1871, Emma R. Phillips; children: William P., John C. Read law with William F. Vilas (later sec. of the interior and Postmaster General under Cleveland) at Madison, Wis., in 1870, and part of same year was deputy clerk of Circuit Court; read law, 1871, with William H. Norris, of Green Bay, Wis., and afterward with Van Buren Bromley, of same town until 1873, when began practice of law for self; later ad- mitted L. B. Sale as partner, firm becoming Vroman & Sale (Green Bay, Wis.), until Jan. 1, 1891; then went into practice with George C. Green as Green & Vroman, firm later be- coming, Green, Vroman, Fairchild, North &

Parke, continuing until May, 1900, when moved to Chicago and became mem. of firm of Flower, Vroman & Musgrave, which, on reorganization, Sept. 1, 1902, assumed present style of Musgrave, Vroman & Co., now con- trolling a large general practice. Mem. Chi- cago Bar Assn., Illinois State Bar Assn., Wis- consin State Bar Assn., Am. Bar Assn. Repub- lican. Mason. Club: Union League. Office: 1st Nat. Bank Bldg. Residence: 54 Walton Pl.

VULLMAHN, Frederick, vice-pres. the Am. Malting Co .; b. Bremen, Ger., Sept. 25, 1858; s. Christ and Sophie Vullmahn; ed. public schools; m. Watertown, Wis., Sept. 26, 1885, Helen Buchheit; children: Ernest F., Hilda H. First employment was in Milwaukee, Wis., working for C. Hennecke & Co., ornamental pottery, as shipping clerk, Feb., 1874, remain- ing in their employ, when went with C. Mane- gold & Son as bookkeeper, remaining with them about 10 years, and becoming a partner, the business bringing him to Chicago; in 1887 went to Watertown, Wis., where was active in the grain business for the Buchheit Malting Co., and later continued the business for the Am. Malting Co., going to Milwaukee, Jan. 9, 1899, and remaining there until June, 1901, when returned to Chicago in his present posi- tion as vice-pres. Office: 169 Jackson Boul. Residence: 2454 Crescent Rd.

VYSE, Arthur Faulkner, mgr .; b. New York City, June 1, 1862; s. Thos. Andrew and Eliza A. (Power) Vyse; ed. private schools and St. Louis College, New York City, followed by 3- year course at Nice, France, and at Berlin, Germany; m. Milwaukee, Wis., Jan. 26, 1901, Fannie C. Babcock; 1 son: Arthur F., Jr. After completing school work was for 13 years in business on the New York Stock Exchange; came to Chicago with Armour & Co. in 1893, and served that company in the Northwest and Chicago until 1900; then as mgr. in Bos- ton for 2 years, resigning in 1902 to take his present position as Chicago mgr. for the Am. Glue Co., which operates 20 factories in East and West; has headquarters in Boston and Branches in New York, Chicago, Philadelphia and St. Louis. Republican. Office: 148-150 E. Kinzie St. Residence: 1427 Lawrence Av.

WACKER, Charles Henry, real estate; b. Chicago, Aug. 29, 1856; s. Frederick and Cath- arine (Hummel) Wacker; ed. Chicago public schools and Lake Forest (Ill.) Acad .; m. 1887, Ottilie M. Glade; children: Frederick G., Charles H., Jr., Rosalie. After leaving school, 1873, was office boy and clerk with a promi- nent board of trade firm until 1876; traveled through U. S. and Europe and into Africa, 1876-9; joined his father, 1880, in establishing the malting firm of F. Wacker & Son, which later became Wacker & Birk Brewing and Malting Co., of which he was pres. from 1884 till 1901; was also pres. McAvoy Brewing Co. for a number of years; pres. Chicago Heights Land Assn .; dir. Corn Exchange Nat. Bank, Chicago Title and Trust Co., Western Stone Co., Republic Iron and Steel Co., S. Side Ele- vated Ry. Was dir. and mem. committee on ways and means, World's Columbian Exposi- tion; chairman executive committee Chicago Relief and Aid Soc. Pres. Athenaeum; govern- ing mem. Art Institute. Clubs: Chicago, Com- . mercial Union League, Fellowship, Bankers, Merchants (pres.), Iroquois, Germania, Chica- go Athletic, Mid-Day, Chicago Turngemeinde, Schwaben Verein. Office: 138 Jackson Boul. Residence: 483 N. State St.

WADE, James Joseph, plumbing contractor; b. Waterford, Ireland, Nov. 7, 1843; s. John and Mary (Fowler) Wade; ed. public schools of Hartford, Conn .; m. Lewiston, N. Y., 1864, Alice Shean; children: Thomas P., Catherine, Emily, James J., Jr., Edward T., Clement H.,

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George A. Began in the plumbing trade, 1858, at Hartford, Conn .; came to Chicago, 1864, and worked at trade until 1866, then established business on his own account; incorporated the business, Nov., 1899, under the style of J. J. Wade & Son Co., of which he is president. Also president of the Wade Iron Sanitary Mfg. Co., mfrs. of plumbers' supplies. Repub- lican. Was sec. Nat. Assn. of Master Plumb- ers of the U. S., and served on the Nat. Ex- ecutive Board for 2 terms; was pres. the Chicago Master Plumbers' Assn., and served on the executive committee; was chairman of the sanitary committee for 4 terms and made rules which the Chicago City Common Council adopted governing the construction of sani- tary plumbing and which is now adopted in almost all cities in the U. S. and Canada. Mem. Royal Arcanum and Catholic Benevolent Le- gion. Club: Sheridan. Office: 52 Dearborn St. Residence: 5234 Michigan Av.

WADE, Thomas Patrick, plumbing contrac- tor; b. Chicago, Mar. 7, 1868; s. James J. and Alice (Shean) Wade; ed. St. Ignatius College, Chicago, to 1883; m. Chicago, Oct. 28, 1903, Catherine Clare. On leaving school in 1883 at once entered the business established by his father in 1868, as a contractor for plumb- ing work, and on its incorporation, Nov., 1899, under the present style of J. J. Wade & Son Co., became sec. of the company, contractors for plumbing and sewer bldg. work, sanitary engineering, etc. Democrat. Mem. Knights of Columbus, and Catholic Benevolent Legion and Royal League. Clubs: Sheridan, Ellerslie Cross Country. Office: 52 Dearborn St. Residence: 3220 Michigan Av.

WAGNER, Carl, physician; b. Worms, Ger., Apr. 14, 1863; s. Philip Henry and Katharina (Blankenhorn) Wagner; ed. public school and Latin school, and at univs. of Berlin, Geneva, Halle, Strassburg, Paris, Vienna, Bonn, Göt- tingen; grad. as M.D., Univ. of Heidelberg, 1891, and was voluntary asst. at the Univ. clinic at Halle; m. Chicago, Dec. 22, 1894, Louise Carll; children: Louise, Carl Richard. Associate surgeon to St. Joseph's Hosp. and surgeon Kenilworth Sanitarium. Formerly prof. of surgery and demonstrator of anatomy at Post-Graduate Med. School; surgeon-in- chief to Columbian Dispensary; mem. Inter- national Congress of Physiology at Berne, Am. Med. Assn .; Illinois State Med. Soc., Chi- cago Med. Soc., Chicago Medico Legal Soc., Chicago Pathological Soc., Chicago Socio-Legal Soc., N. Chicago Med. Soc. Republican. Protes- tant. Mem. Chicago Acad. of Sciences, Circolo Dante Alleghieri, Club Française, Germania Männerchor, Chicago Turngemeinde, Fidelia, Schwaben Verein. Clubs: Marquette, Illinois Athletic. Office and residence: 625 LaSalle Av.

WAGNER, Emil W., grain commission; b. Chicago, Sept. 2, 1864; s. Dr. William and Ma- tilda (Brentano) Wagner; ed. Germany; m. Chicago, Jan. 7, 1901, Anna Rubens, daughter of Harry Rubens, lawyer; 1 daughter: Wil- helmina. Since 1887 engaged in grain com- mission business on the Chicago Board of Trade. Was mem. Arbitration Committee, 1902, and since 1903 has been a dir. of the Chicago Board of Trade. Republican. Protestant. Mem. Chicago Athletic Assn. and Germania Männer- chor. Office: Board of Trade. Residence: 1632 Graceland Av.

WAGNER, Ernest John, decorator; b. Lon- don, Eng., May 9, 1859; s. Henry V. and Vir- ginia (Blanc) Wagner; removed with parents to Chicago, 1864; ed. public schools of Chi- cago, graduating from high school, 1878. Af- ter leaving school was in business with his father in firm of H. V. Wagner & Co., until 1886, when joined L. Einden in forming the firm of Linden Glass Co., manufacturers of decorative glass, furniture, draperies, etc. Re- publican. Clubs: Chicago Architectural, Ken-

wood. Office: 1216 Michigan Av. Residence: 4335 Oakenwald Av.

WAGNER, Fritz, manufacturer; b. Bern- stein, Bavaria, Nov. 1, 1857; s. Carl A. and Katharin Nerrerter Wagner; ed. College at Nuremburg, Bavaria; came to U. S., 1875; m. Saginaw, Mich., 1880, Felicitas Ellersdorfer; children: Carl, Betty, Fritz, Alexander. Began business life as a draftsman at Saginaw, Mich .; later learned trade of mason and was foreman in erection of various bldgs. at Sagi- naw; afterward architect and contractor until 1880, when he became head draftsman for the Northwestern Terra Cotta Co., which he later served as supt. of construction and as outside representative in contracting and estimating until 1887, since which year he has been sec. of the company. Mason. Mem. Nat. Union. Clubs: Germania, Builders, Chicago Architec- tural, Palette and Chisel. Office: 1000 Clybourn Av. Residence: 1311 Oakdale Av.

WAGNER, Robert E., printer; b. Ireland, 1869; ed. public schools of Chicago. Learned printing trade in Chicago and worked in dif- ferent shops until 1894, when organized the Wagner & Hanson Co., of which has since been at the head as pres. Mem. Chicago Typothetæ. Republican. Office: 166-170 S. Clin- ton St. Residence: 814 S. Troy St.

WAHL, Robert, pres. Wahl-Henius Insti- tute of Fermentology; b. Milwaukee, Wis., May 20, 1858; s. Christian and Caroline Schap- bacher Wahl; ed. public schools of Milwaukee until 15 years of age, then at Engelmann's Acad. 3 years; studied chemistry for 3 years at Hanover, Ger., and 2 years at Univ. of Marburg, Ger., from which was grad .; m. Hamburg, 1886, Marie J. Schoof; children: Mabel E., Richard W., Arnold S., Eleanor B. Returned to U. S. and in 1886 formed a co- partnership with Dr. Max Henius, as Wahl & Henius, doing a general practice as analytical chemists; afterward established a brewing acad., which drew pupils from all parts of the U. S. and from which developed the present Wahl-Henius Institute of Fermentology, of which is pres. Office: Fullerton and Clifton Avs. Residence: 1030 Winthrop Av.

WAIDE, William Arthur, sec. General Sash and Door Assn .; b. Muscatine, Ia., June 10, 1869; s. Samuel L. and Coralinn (Dickerhoff) Waide; ed. public schools of Muscatine, Ia .; studied law and was admitted to the bar at Ottawa. Came to Chicago, Jan. 1, 1889, and was mgr. of the bank of Schaar, Koch & Co., 2603 S. Halsted St., until 1897; practiced law, 1897-9; then in St. Louis for 2 years; in 1901 organized the General Sash and Door Assn., a combination of manufacturers, throughout the U. S. Republican. Clubs: Chicago Athletic; also Missouri Athletic (St. Louis). Office: Great Northern Bldg. Residence: 4229 Lake Av.

WAIT, Henry Heileman, electrical engineer; b. Chicago, Oct. 27, 1869; s. Horatio Loomis and Chara Conant (Long) Wait; graduate Chicago Manual Training School, 1886; Massa- chusetts Institute of Technology, B.S., in elec- trical engineering, 1891; in employ of Western Electric Co., 1892-1905; now pres. Rateau Tur- bine Co. Specially identified with development of both bipolar and multipolar dynamos. Pat- entee of a varipolar motor for dynamos, and a semi-automatic machine for winding small armatures, spools, etc .; also patentee of im- provements on arc lamps. Mem. Am. Institute of Electrical Engineers, Institution of Electri- cal Engineers (London), Société Internation- ale des Electriciens, Paris. Mem. Soc. of Cin- cinnati. Lieut. Illinois Naval Reserve. Repub- lican. Episcopalian. Clubs: Union League, On- wentsia, Chicago Yacht, Chicago Literary. Of- fice: Maller's Bldg. Residence: 4919 Madison Av.

WAIT, Horatio Loomis, lawyer; b. New York City, Aug. 8, 1836; s. Joseph and Har-

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riet Heileman (Whitney) Wait; ed. Trinity School, New York; and Columbia College Grammar School, fitting for college; came to Chicago, 1856, and was engaged in office of J. Young Scammon; enlisted, 1861, in Co. D, 60th Ill. Infy., but shortly afterward paymas- ter, with rank of master, in U. S. N .; serving under Admirals Dupont and Farragut in blockading Savannah, Pensacola and Mobile, and later on Admiral Dahlgren's flagship at bombardment of Ft. Sumter. and siege of Charleston to its capitulation. After war on U. S. ship Ino, European squadron; promoted paymaster with rank of lieut .- commander, 1865; later on various duties until 1870, when he resigned his commission, came to Chicago and resumed legal studies in office of Barker & Tuley; m. May 7, 1860, Chara Conant Long; children: James Joseph, Henry Heileman. Ad- mitted to Illinois bar, Aug. 22, 1870; formed partnership with Joseph N. Barker under firm name of Barker & Wait, which later became Barker, Buell & Wait. Since June, 1876, one of the masters in chancery of the Circuit Court of Cook Co. Vestryman St. Paul's Epis- copal Church, Hyde Park, and has been en- gaged in its Sunday School work, and pre- viously was, for some years, supt. of the Tyng Mission Sunday School. Companion Loyal Le- gion; life mem. Farragut Boat Club, and ac- tively aided in organization of Illinois Naval Reserve. Was one of the founders of the Char- ity Organization Soc., later merged into the Relief and Aid Soc .; mem. Illinois State Bar Assn., Chicago Bar Assn., and Church Club. Office: 108 LaSalle St. Residence: 4919 Madi- son Av.

WAIT, James Joseph, freight agent; b. Chi- cago, Mar. 1, 1861; s. Horatio Loomis and Chara Conant (Long) Wait; ed. Hyde Park High School and in New York Nautical School, receiving first medal, 1879; m. Chi- cago, 1890, Ada Waldron; 1 son: Conant. After some years' service in merchant marine, begin- ning 1879, was consecutively receiving clerk of Sprague, Warner & Co., foreign freight agent of Canada Southern Fast Freight Line, traffic mgr. of N. Chicago Rolling Mills and the Illinois Steel Co., then commercial agent of Great Northern Ry., St. Paul, Minn .; since 1892 mgr. freight dept. of Hibbard, Spencer, Bartlett & Co., wholesale hardware (in which he is a stockholder), and mgr. freight dept. of Reid, Murdoch & Co., wholesale grocers. Also pres. Merchants' Lighterage Co .; dir. Shippers' Corporation (publishers of informa- tion for shippers); dir. B. & O. and Chicago Ry. Republican. Companion Loyal Legion (by inheritance). Clubs: Union League, Chicago Literary. Office: State St. Bridge. Residence: 221 E. 48th St.

WAKE, Charles Staniland, anthropologist, author; b. England, Mar. 22, 1835; ed. Hull College, England; ex-dir. of the Anthropol. Inst. of Great Britain and Ireland; mem. gen. com. British Assn. Adv. Science; corr. mem. Brooklyn Ethical Soc .; asso. Soc. Psychical Research, England. Contributor to scientific and other journals and magazines, chiefly on anthropol., sociol. and philos. subjects. Au- thor of System of Color and Musical-Tone Relations. Now connected with Field Colum- bian Museum. (See Who's Who in America for books, etc.) Address: 5603 Washington Av.

WAKEFIELD, William Edward, mfg .; b. Ft. Wayne, Ind., Dec. 16, 1855; s. Wm. H. and Susan G. (Stryker) Wakefield; moved with parents to farm near Hevworth, McClean Co., Ill., in 1861; ed. public school of Heyworth, Ill .; returned to Ft. Wayne in 1875 and learned trade of molder and has always been in foun- dry business; m. Ft. Wayne, Ind., July 28, 1881, Marian E. Jerman; children: Walter, Lloyd, Bernice, Arthur, Sidney, Marian. Resi- dent of Chicago off and on since 1880; 3 years foreman foundry in Danville, Ill .; foreman of

the Jno. Featherstone Foundry & Mch. Co., Chicago, 1883-9; supt. St. Louis Car Wheel Co., St. Louis, 1889-92; supt. foundry and pattern depts. of the Grant Locomotive Works, Chicago, 1892-3; supt. John Featherstone Fdy. & Machine Co., 1893-1902; since that time vice-pres. of the J. W. Reedy Elevator Mfg. Co., Chicago, freight and passenger elevators. Republican. Mason-Blue Lodge, Chapter and Evanston Commandery No. 58, K. T. Mem. Royal Arcanum. Office: 91 Illinois St. Resi- dence: Wilmette.

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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 171

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