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Kappa. Mem. Chicago Bar Assn. Clubs: Evans- of L. P. Miller & Co., publishers, of Chicago, ton, Evanston Country, Evanston Golf, Chi- cago Automobile, City, Illinois Athletic. Of- fice: Annex Title & Trust Bldg. Residence: 1918 Orrington Av., Evanston, 111.
WALSER, Jacob Joseph, printing presses; b. Germany, July 25, 1849; s. Joseph and Emma Walser; came to Chicago with parents in 1853; ed. Chicago public schools; m. Chi- cago, 1872, Sarah Vail; children: Joseph Jacob, Edward William, Lizzie V., Ruth. In 1884 joined in the organization of the Goss Print- ing Press Co., patentees and manufacturers of web perfecting newspaper presses and spe- cial rotary printing machinery, of which is now pres. Mason (32º): mem. of Siloam Com- mandery, K. T .; Medinah Temple, Mystic Shrine. Club: The Oaks (Austin). Office: 732 S. Paulina St. Residence: 312 S. Central Av., Austin, Ill.
WALSH, John R., banker; b. Ireland, Aug. 22, 1837; came with parents to U. S., 1847, settling in Chicago; became an employe of J. McNally, newsdealer, 1855. In 1861 he es- tablished a news business of his own, which very soon after consolidated with the Am. News Co., of which he became a dir. In 1882 he founded the Chicago Nat. Bank, of which he has ever since been pres. Was a dir. World's Columbian Exposition. Office: Chicago Nat. Bank. Residence: 2133 Calumet Av.
WALSH, Richard, wholesale grocer; b. New York City, N. Y., July 1, 1854; s. William and Mary (Baron) Walsh; moved with parents to Chicago in 1856; ed. Moseley (public) School, and at St. John's (parochial) School, Chicago; studied German at St. Peter's School, Chicago, and attended Bryant and Stratton Business College; m. Chicago, 1879, Mamie Gillespie; children: Celeste Catherine (Mrs. S. J. Callaghan), Arthur W., Marie E., Louise, Florence, Richard G. Began business career with Hurlbut & Edsal, wholesale druggists, as bookkeeper, and afterward with Henry C. Smith, commission merchant; in 1872 became bookkeeper and soon after salesman with W. J. Quan & Co., wholesale grocers, becoming mgr. of the business, 1880-96; pres. Walsh, Boyle & Co., wholesale grocers, organized 1896. Also pres. Chacamas Plantation Co., and has other business interests in Mexico. Office: 3 State St. Residence: 4441 Ellis Av.
WALSH, William Charles, contractor for U. S. Mail; b. 80 Michigan Av., Chicago, Oct. 1, 1848; s. Charles and Mary (Teahon) Walsh; ed. Chicago Univ. and Univ. of Notre Dame, Ind .; m. Louisville, Ky., Sept. 2, 1876, Kate Luse; children: William C., Jr., Charles F., Kathleen, Houston Luse. Since 1868 has been U. S. mail contractor. Democrat. Has been twice appointed Cook Co. jury commissioner. R. C. Club: Iroquois. Office: Criminal Court Bldg. Residence: 337 Forest Av., River Forest, Ill.
WALTER, Edward Daniel, live stock com- mission; b. Fayette Co., Ind., Sept. 4, 1865; s. Alexander and Anna (Anderson) Walter; ed. public schools of Fayette Co., Ind .; m. Chica- go, Dec. 26, 1892, Lucy O. Spence; 1 daughter: Hazel M. Reared on farm in Fayette Co., Ind., and was engaged in live stock raising there until 1885, when came to Chicago and engaged for 3 years with the Mallory Commission Co., at the Union Stock Yards; in 1888, with brother, William H., established firm of Wal- ter Bros., live stock commission merchants, in which has since continued. Republican. Mem. K. P. Office: Exchange Bldg., Union Stock Yards. Residence: 612 W. 62d St.
WALTER, Lincoln W., publisher; b. King- wood, Pa., Mar. 4, 1865; s. Alexander W. and Mary A. (Cramer) Walter; ed. public and normal schools of Ursina, Somerset Co., Pa .; m. Garnett, Kan., May 11, 1899, Laura H. Scott, of Cincinnati, O .; 1 son: Russell Lin- coln. Became gen. mgr. Philadelphia branch
1887; came to Chicago, May, 1893, becoming sole owner of Monarch Book Co., successor to L. P. Miller & Co .; has been pres. since 1893 of Monarch Book Co., publishers of subscrip- tion books; dir. Imperial Publishing Co. and stockholder in several other publishing houses. Republican. Mem. and trustee Rogers Park M. E. Church. Mem. Publishers Club of America. Clubs: Chicago Athletic, Homewood. Office: 177 Plymouth Pl. Residence: 1038 Bry- an Av.
WALTER, William Harry, live stock com- mission; b. Fayette Co., Ind., Sept. 5, 1860; s. Alexander and Anna (Anderson) Walter; ed. public schools of Fayette Co., Ind .; m. Chi- cago, 1885, Mary Chrimes; children: Harry, Lydia, Laura, Frank, Ralph, Byron. Came to Chicago from Fayette Co., Ind., in 1882, and was engaged with the Mallory Commission Co. until 1888, when established with brother, Edward D., the present firm of Walter Bros., live stock commission. Republican. Mason. Of- fice: Exchange Bldg., Union Stock Yards. Resi- dence: 4526 Wabash Av.
WALTERS, Charles Everett, commission merchant; b. Watseka, Iroquois Co., Ill., Feb. 26, 1865; s. Ephraim and Jemima (Good) Walters; ed. public schools; m. Watseka, Ill., Jan. 30, 1888, Della Hyatt. In 1891 joined his brother, J. G. Walters, in firm of Walters Bros., commission merchants in grain, hay and seeds. Mem. Board of Trade. Republican. Office: Board of Trade Bldg. Residence: 7001 Wentworth Av.
WALTERS, John Good, grain commission merchant; b. Perry Co., O., Apr. 13, 1858; s. Ephraim and Jemima (Good) Walters; ed. public schools; m. Algona, Ia., Apr. 17, 1887, Anna Sample; children: Lulu, Ethel, Jose- phine. Reared on farm until 1886, when came to Chicago and was employed as salesman by the grain and hay firm of L. Everingham & Co., until 1890; then in same capacity for firm of W. R. Mumford & Co., and later was with firm of Walters & Jordan, buying the inter- ests of Mr. Jordan and becoming mem. of the firm of Walters Bros. Mem. Chicago Board of Trade. Republican. Presbyterian. Club: Oak Park. Office: Board of Trade Bldg. Residence: 245 Wisconsin Av.
WALTON, Lyman Azariah, vice-pres. the Equitable Trust Co .; b. Alexandria Bay, N. Y., Sept. 30, 1861; s. Charles and Harriet (Truesdale) Walton; ed. common school, Alex- andria Bay; Potsdam (N. Y.) Normal School, 1880; Rochester Business College, 1880-1; m. Pope's Mills, N. Y., June 5, 1884, Abigail Woodworth; children: Harriet W., Louise F., Mark W. Clerk in general store, Alexandria Bay, N. Y., 1878; clerk and bookkeeper Union Stock Yards Nat. Bank, Chicago (now Nat. Live Stock Bank), 1881-5; cashier First Nat. Bank, Anthony, Kan., 1885-7; cashier Wichita Nat. Bank, Wichita, Kan., 1887-90; since 1890 vice-pres. and dir. the Equitable Trust Co. Also pres. and dir. The Audit Co. of Illinois; dir. Litchfield & Madison Ry. Co .; treas. and dir. Peoria Gas and Electric Co .; dir. North Shore Electric Co., Illinois Southern Ry .; sec., treas. and dir. The Akron Gas Co. Democrat. Appointed Mar. 19, 1902, reappointed Feb. 24, 1904, South Park Commissioner; elected pres. same, 1905. Mem. Outer Belt Park Commis- sion. Clubs: Quadrangle, Bankers, Chicago, Union League, Mid-Day. Office: 152 Monroe St. Residence: 5737 Woodlawn Av.
WALTON, Richard French, warehouseman; b. Groveville, N. J., Dec. 25, 1856; s. Joseph and Sarah L. (French) Walton; ed. Rockwell St. public school and graduate from High School, Cleveland, O., and 1 year at Western Reserve College, Hudson, O .; m. Madison, O., July 4, 1903, Lillian P. Deamer. Came to Chi- cago, 1882; since 1884 sec. and mgr. Sibley Warehouse & Storage Co. Republican. Mem.
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Royal League and Royal Arcanum. Office: 12 N. Clark St. Residence: 116 5th Av., LaGrange, Ill.
WALZ, Ferdinand Jackson, inspector U. S. Weather Bureau; b. Lexington, Va., June 23, 1862; s. William and Mary Martha (Siler) Walz; ed. private schools, Lexington, Va., and Washington and Lee Univ., Virginia, graduat- ing B.S., 1885; m. 1st, Davenport, Ia., June, 1892, Mary Davison; 1 son: Chester Davison; m. 2d, Louisville, Ky., Nov., 1903, Ella Belle Hays. Entered U. S. Signal Corps, May, 1885, and continued until July 1, 1890, when was transferred by act of Congress to U. S. Weather Bureau, and has been connected with weather service ever since; made inspector July 1, 1902. Has served in Washington, D. C., Port Huron, Mich., Cincinnati, O., Leaven- worth, Kan., Davenport, Ia., Baltimore, Md., and Chicago. Had charge of the U. S. Weather Bureau exhibit at the Paris Exposition, 1900, and was delegate of the U. S. to the Interna- tional Meteorological Congress held in Paris, Sept., 1900. Mem. Société Astronomique de France. Independent in politics. Clubs: Union League, Chicago Athletic, Chicago Yacht, Co- lumbia Yacht. Office: Auditorium Tower. Resi- dence: 6027 Jefferson Av.
WANN, Frederick Alexander, freight agent; b. Ireland, May 7, 1850. Employed as clerk in gen. supt.'s office, Kansas Pacific R. R., 1869- 1871; clerk general freight office of Leaven- worth, Lawrence & Galveston R. R., 1871-2; chief clerk, same, 1872-3; chief clerk, gen- eral freight office of M., K. & T. Ry., 1873-6; general eastern agent of same road, at New York, 1876-9; asst. general freight agent, same road, at Sedalia, Mo., 1879-80; general agent "Bee Line" at St. Louis, 1880-1; asst. general freight agent Chicago & Alton Ry., 1881-96; since Dec. 1, 1896, general freight agent same road. Clubs: Chicago Athletic, Washington Park. Office: 135 Adams St. Resi- dence: 4935 Washington Av.
WANNER, Harry Weber, sec. Am. Crushed Stone Co .; b. Goshen, Ind., July 12, 1882; s. John M. and Dessie (Clay) Wanner; ed. public and high schools of Hammond, Ind .; Michigan Military Acad., Orchard Lake, Mich., and St. Alban's Acad., Knoxville, Ill. After leaving school in 1901 engaged with Swift & Co., Union Stock Yards, as clerk, until Mar., 1904, when he became sec. to the Am. Crushed Stone Co., manufacturers of crushed lime- stone and dealers in crushed granite and pav- ing materials, and street paving contractors, which position he continues to fill. Clubs: Woodlawn Park, Woodlawn Tennis. Office: 2 Webster Av. Residence: 6159 Lexington Av.
WARBRICK, John Clarke, physician; b. Bolton, Ont., Can., Apr. 30, 1868; s. Joseph Firth and Mary (Brown) Warbrick; grad. Trinity Univ., Toronto, Ont., M.D., C.M., 1894; M.D., Univ. of Toronto, ad eundem gradum, 1904; attended Toronto General Hosp., 1891-3; special student, Cooke's School of Anatomy and Physiology, London, Eng., 1895; clinical asst., Central Ophthalmic Hosp., London, Eng., 6 months, 1896, and in Central Nose, Throat and Ear Hosp., London, 3 months, 1896; gen- eral student University College, London, 1896, 1898; took course in St. John's Hosp. for Dis- eases of the Skin, London, 1896; general stu- dent, Royal Infirmary, Edinburgh, Scotland, 1897; clinical asst. to Great Ormond St. (Lon- don) Sick Children's Hosp. (3 months) and to Brompton Consumption Hosp. (London, 3 months), 1897; special course in Nose and Throat Dept. of Hosp. Lariboisiere, Paris, France (4 months), 1898; licentiate State Board of Health, Illinois; licentiate Univ. of State of New York, 1901. Mem. Chicago Med. Soc., Am. Med. Soc., Illinois State Med. Soc .; instructor in medicine College of Physicians and Surgeons from 1902. Naturalist; ornitholo- gist; contributor of medical and literary arti-
cles to press. Republican. Presbyterian. Mem. Illinois St. Andrew's Soc. Clubs: Physicians, Kenwood Country. Office and residence: 70 47th St.
WARD, A. Montgomery, merchant; b. Chat- ham, N. J., 1844; s. Sylvester A. and Julia L. M. (Greene) Ward; greatgrandson Capt. Is- rael Montgomery Ward, of Revolutionary fame; self-ed. and self-made; m. Chicago, 1872, Elizabeth J. Cobb. Founded firm of Montgom- ery Ward & Co., 1872, of which he has since been pres .; dir. Am. Trust & Savings Bank. Office: Madison St. and Michigan Av. Resi- dence: The Kenwood.
WARD, Charles Albert, lumber manufactur- er; b. Battle Creek, Mich., Oct. 11, 1849; s. Joseph Marshall and Susan (Mason) Ward; ed. public schools, Battle Creek, Mich., and Racine College, Wis .; m. Battle Creek, Oct. 12, 1875, Belle Hinman; 1 daughter: Anabel (Mrs. Lau- rence De Golyer). Began business in 1874 as J. M. Ward & Son, millers and grain dealers, Battle Creek, Mich .; established, 1877, C. A. Ward & Co., with grain elevators at Port Huron and at country points in Michigan and Indiana; sold out in 1881; organized Commer- cial Bank of Port Huron, 1882; was its pres. for 20 years and is still dir .; organized, 1889, Ward Lumber Co. (of which is pres. and treas.), with mills in Missouri, Mississippi and Arkansas; elected, 1902, pres. of Am. Lumber Co. of New Jersey, with mills at Al- buquerque, N. Mex .; elected, 1903, and now serving as dir. of Bankers' Nat. Bank of Chi- cago. Was collector of customs, district of Huron, at Port Huron, Mich., 1886-9; chair- man Democratic Congressional Committee, 7th District of Michigan, 2 terms. Delegate to Nat. Democratic Convention of 1892. Office: Chamber of Commerce Bldg. Residence: "For- est Place," Evanston, Ill.
WARD, George Thomas, live stock commis- sion; b. Greene Co., O., June 24, 1837; s. Joseph C. and Sarah A. (Stevenson) Ward; reared on farm and attended district school until 1850, when removed to Warren Co., Ill., where worked on farm until 1857; m. Bonaparte, Ia., Nanie Johnson; children: Pearl (Mrs. A. S. Trude), Bessie. Began to buy live stock in Warren Co. and ship to Chicago market in 1857; in 1872 came to Chicago and engaged in the live stock commission business at the Union Stock Yards; in 1884 established the firm of Ward & Brown, which dissolved, 1893, and he became a mem. of Alexander, Ward & Conover. Mason, K. T. Office: Exchange Bldg. Residence: 4640 Drexel Boul.
WARD, Henry Augustus, naturalist; b. Rochester, N. Y., March 9, 1834; s. Henry Meigs and Eliza (Chapin) Ward; ed. Middle- bury Acad .; also, 1851-2, at Williams College (A.M., Williams; LL.D., Rochester Univ.). Asst. to Prof. Louis Agassiz, Harvard Sci- entific School, 1854; studied at Paris, and traveled through Europe and the Orient, 1855- 1859; prof. natural sciences Rochester Univ., 1860-5; mgr. gold mines in Montana and in South Carolina, 1866-9; traveled, 1870-1900, in all countries, making large and valuable cabinets of mineralogy and geology (known as "Ward Cabinets") which are distributed to univs .. colleges, etc., throughout U. S. Found- ed at Rochester Ward's Natural Science Es- tablishment, where cabinets are compiled; m. 1st, Nov., 1860, Phoebe A. Howell (died, 1890) ; m. 2d, Mar. 18, 1897, Mrs. Lydia Avery Coonley. Acting naturalist U. S. Expedition to Santo Domingo, 1871. Fellow A. A. A. S., Geol. Soc. of London, Zool. Soc. of London, etc .; has the largest private collection of meteorites in the world. Author: Notices of the Mega- therium Cuvieri; Description of the Most Celebrated Fossil Animals in Royal Museums of Europe. Residence: 620 Division St.
WARD, James Reilly, lawyer; b. on farm in Madison Co., northwest of Alton, Ill., May
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7, 1851; s. Mckinley and Eliza Ann (Jones) Ward; ed. public schools, attended Lincoln Univ., 1867-8, and Illinois College, Jackson- ville, Ill., graduating, A.B., 1873; studied law under supervision of Philemon Bliss (former- ly Chief Justice of Missouri) at Columbia, Mo .; m. 1880, Laura B. Cornett; children: Nellie Simms, Ina Bea. Admitted to bar by Supreme Court of Missouri, May 21, 1873, by Supreme Court of Illinois, June 23, 1874, and by Supreme Court of the U. S., 1890; practiced at Carrollton, Greene Co., Ill., 1874-93; was state's atty. of Greene Co., 1876-80, and also city atty. of Carrollton, Ill., about 8 years; removed to Chicago, July 14, 1893. Democrat. R. C. Office: 107 Washington St. Residence: 191112 Diversey Boul.
WARD, Morris Evan, dealer in railway sup- plies; b. Waynesville, O., Oct. 16, 1844; s. Evan and Catherine Ward; received good general, but not collegiate, education. Served 3 years in War of the Rebellion as a mem. of the 34th Indiana Regt .; after return from war became associated with publishing house in Cincin- nati, then acted as correspondent for New York and other newspapers during construc- tion of U. P. R. R., up to 1868, when, after a brief connection with the press in Omaha, established a newspaper at Georgetown, Colo .; in 1870 became associate editor Denver News, and 1876 accepted a position on the staff of the Chicago Times, remaining with that paper until 1881, when accepted general agency of the Allen Paper Car Wheel Co., at the time an auxiliary organization of the Pullman Co .; then served for several years as gen. mgr. of the Wickes Refrigerator Car Co .; for past 10 years has been associated, as officer. dir. and stockholder, with the Chicago-Cleveland Car Roofing Co. Mem. Soc. of Friends (Quaker). Club: Calumet. Office: Old Colony Bldg. Resi- dence: Lakota Hotel.
WARD, Philip Tyrrell, merchant; b. on farm, 3 miles from Carrickfergus, Co. Antrim, Ireland, Apr. 1, 1871; s. Philip Tyrrell and Isabella (Stuart) Ward; ed. common (Nat.) country school, 1880-8; in Civil Service Pre- paratory School in Belfast, Ireland, 1888-9, but gave up idea of entering Civil Service Dept. of English Government, and engaged in busi- ness; came to Chicago, 1892; m. Chicago, July 18, 1900, Elinor Genevieve Fox; children: Stuart Tyrrell, Kathleen Genevieve. Worked for mercantile houses in Chicago until 1898, when established firm of Bullock, Ward & Co., of which is now sole proprietor, firm doing a mail order business with consumers direct, in laundry and toilet soaps, perfumes, toilet preparations, pure food specialties, etc. Re- publican. Protestant. Office: 60-62 Desplaines, cor. Lydia St. Residence: 6130 Kimbark Av.
WARE, John Herbert, commission mer- chant; b. Brantford, Can., Feb. 2, 1862; s. Paul Taylor and Louisa (Dudley) Ware; moved with parents to Chicago, 1868; ed. Chicago public schools; grad. high school, 1878; m. Chicago, 1887, Louise M. Stevens. Entered office of Fowler Bros., 1878; afterward with Irwin, Orr & Co. and Irwin, Green & Co., until Jan. 1, 1898, when, with Edward F. Leland, established present firm of Ware & Leland. Mem. Chicago Board of Trade, New York Cot- ton Exchange, New York Coffee Exchange, Milwaukee Chamber of Commerce, St. Louis Merchants Exchange. Pres. Opaque Shade Cloth Co. Clubs: Chicago, Washington Park, Chicago Athletic; also New York Yacht, New York Athletic, The Strollers. Office: Postal Telegraph Bldg. Residence: 4003 Ellis Av.
WARE, Lyman, physician; b. Granville, Ill., Nov. 11, 1841; s. Ralph and Lucinda A. (Clark) Ware; ed. Granville public school, Granville Acad. and the Univ. of Michigan; served in 112th Ill. Vol. Infy. in Civil War as hosp. stewart, then studied medicine; grad. med. dept. of Northwestern Univ., M.D., 1866; med.
dept. of Univ. of Pennsylvania, M.D., 1868; m. Chicago, June, 1877, Elizabeth A. Law; children: Hildegarde, Edith, Elizabeth. Prac- tice since 1874 limited to diseases of the eye and ear. Surgeon Illinois Charitable Eye and Ear Infirmary, 1872-1900; ophthalmic surgeon, Cook Co. Hosp., 1880-8; the Presbyterian Hosp., 1880-99: oculist and aurist Chicago Orphan Asylum. Mem. Am. Med. Assn., Illi- nois State Med. Soc., Chicago Ophthalmolog- ical and Otological Soc. Has translated, by special permission, Dr. Fred. von Arld's "Clin- ical Diseases of the Eye." Republican. Mem. 2d Presbyterian Church. Office: 31 Washing- ton St. Residence: 4424 Drexel Boul.
WARFIELD, Edwin A., real estate; b. Ra- venna, O., Sept. 25, 1869; s. Edwin A. and Marie C. (Aldrich) Warfield; ed. public and high schools in Chicago and at Northwestern Univ .; m. Chicago, Aug. 4, 1894, Carra Christ- man; 1 daughter: Audrey. Was associated with his father in real estate business until the latter's death in 1901, when he organized and became member of the firm E. A. Warfield Sons, real estate; is one of the trustees of the Geo. T. Cline estate. Right-of-way agent in Chicago for the Pa. R. R. Veteran of the Illi- nois State militia, having served during the Cuban war. Republican. Episcopalian. Clubs: Chicago Athletic, Ridge Country. Office: 602 First Nat. Bank Bldg. Residence: 10300 Long- wood Av.
WARFIELD, John David, pres. Thomas & Taylor Spice Co .; b. Bridgeport, O., Apr. 6, 1861; s. William S. (of Quincy, Ill.) and Mal- vina A. (Howell) Warfield; ed. public schools of Quincy, Ill., and Univ. of Michigan; m. Versailles, Ky., Nov. 24, 1887, Mary Scott Graves; children: William Smith, Robert Graves, John David, Jr., Katherine Scott. With Warfield Grocery Co., Quincy, Ill. (ex- cept 2 years, when treas. Wellman-Dwire To- bacco Co. of St. Louis), for 20 years before coming to Chicago, 1901, to become pres. of the Thomas & Taylor Spice Co. Republican. Mason: mem. El Aksa Commandery, K. T., of Quincy, Ill. Office: Michigan Av., cor. Lake St. Residence: 4831 Kenwood Av.
WARING, Guernsey Penny, physician; b. on farm in Ridgeway Tp., Lenawee Co., Mich., Aug. 31, 1852; s. Joshua and Ruth Ann (Lock- wood) Waring; ed. public and union schools, Tecumseh, Mich .; grad. Hering and Dunham Med. Colleges, Chicago, M.D., 1897; Master of Homoeopathics, post-graduate, 1902; m. Ridgway, Mich., Jan. 27, 1886, Ella Cadmus; children: Ruth, Richard. In farming and mer- cantile business in Michigan until 1890; was active in politics; mem. of Michigan Legisla- ture (Republican), 1880-2; in real estate busi- ness in Chicago, 1890-6; engaged in practice of medicine in Chicago since 1897. Registrar of Dunham Med. College, 1900-2. Is now prof. of materia medica, Hahnemann Med. College. Mem. Am. Institute of Homoeopathy, Interna- tional Homo. Assn., Illinois State Home. Assn. Methodist. Independent in politics. Of- fice: Masonic Temple. Residence: 618 Church St., Evanston, Ill.
WARNER, Anthony Kimmel, physician and surgeon; b. Baltimore, Md., Aug. 30, 1863; s. Dr. John Edward and Elizabeth (Wilks) War- ner; ed. Baltimore City College and Johns Hopkins Univ., and grad. in medicine from Univ. of Maryland, M.D., 1885; m. Baltimore, Oct. 1, 1890, Mary Esther Ogle. Practiced medicine in Baltimore, Md., 1886-90; since then in general practice of medicine and sur- gery in Chicago. Surgeon for the Fidelity & Casualty Co. of New York; med. examiner for the Bankers' Life Insurance Co .; med. exam- iner for the Royal Arcanum, Columbian Knights, The General Accident Assurance Cor- poration of Perth, Scotland; med. dir. The Med. Aid Assn. of Chicago. Mem. Chicago Med. Soc., Am. Med. Assn., the Maryland Soc. of
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Chicago (pres., 1901-2; now 1st vice-pres.), Royal Arcanum, Columbian Knights. Mason. Democrat. Episcopalian. Office: 1147 Belmont Av. Residence: 1450 Grace St.
WARNER, Ernest Preston, electrical engi- neer; b. Brooklyn, N. Y., Apr. 4, 1850; s. James Conrad and Sophia (Preston) Warner; ed. pub- lic school and business college at Ottawa, Ill .; m. Ottawa, Ill., Oct. 27, 1874, Ellena C. Acker- man. Was with Western Union Telegraph Co., in instrument dept., 1870-2; with Western Electric Co. since 1872, for past 25 years em- ployed as electrical engineer. Mem. Am. Insti- tute of Electrical Engineers. Republican. Served 5 years as musician and honorably dis- charged from 2d Regt., I. N. G. Clubs: Chicago Yacht, Union League. Office: 259 S. Clinton St. Residence: 402 Belden AV.
WARNER, Ezra Joseph, merchant; b. Mid- dlebury, Vt., Mar. 8, 1841; s. Joseph and Jane (Meech) Warner; grad. Middlebury College, 1861; m. New York, Nov., 1861, Jane Remsen; children: Frank, Maud (Mrs. Alexander A. McCormick), Ezra J., Jr., Ethel, Harold Rem- sen. In 1863 became associated in wholesale grocery business with A. A. Sprague as Sprague & Warner, later joined by O. S. A. Sprague as Sprague, Warner & Company. Local dir., 15 years, Liverpool & London & Globe Insurance Co., and chairman board since 1889. Governing mem. of the Art Insti- tute. Clubs: Chicago, Onwentsia (Chicago) ; Pasadena Country (Pasadena, Calif.). Of- fice: Randolph St. and Michigan Av. Resi- dence: Lake Forest, Ill .; winter residence: Pasadena, Calif.
WARNER, George Lyman, real estate bro- ker; b. New Haven, Conn., Feb. 19, 1851; s. Wyllys and Elizabeth (Hart) Warner; ed. pub- lic and private schools of New Haven; came to Chicago in 1868; m. New Haven, Conn., 1872, Elizabeth Sperry. On coming to Chicago in 1868 secured employment in a wholesale grocery house, and in 1883 became associated with the firm of Baird & Bradley in the real estate business, the firm becoming Baird & Warner in 1893, which style still continues (with Wyllys W. Baird as an active and Lyman Baird as consulting partner). Mem. Chicago Real Estate Board (was treas. 1883- 1884, vice-pres. 1898, pres. 1900). Mem. Chi- cago Board of Education, 1891-4. Republican. Club: Union League. Office: 90 LaSalle St. Residence: 5120 Hibbard Av.
WARNER, Samuel William, underwriter; b. London, Eng., May 17, 1859; s. John and Catherine Warner; ed. London, Eng., and Chi- cago public schools; m. Chicago, May 17, 1882, Nellie A. Collins; children: Eleanor M., Lil- lian A., William C., Arthur W., Florence C. Has been engaged in the fire insurance busi- ness in Chicago since 1878; mem. of the firm of R. W. Hosmer & Co., insurance. Repub- lican. Club: Menoken. Office: 158 LaSalle St. Residence: 1309 W. Adams St.
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