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WEBER, Charles Anthony, wholesale gro- cer; b. Ft. Wayne. Ind., Dec. 5, 1864; s. Erwin and Katherine (Hansman) Weber: ed. paro- chial and public schools; m. Chicago, Nov. 10, 1901, Anna Brachtendorf; children: Charles Russell, Raymond James. Went into business, 1888, as a mem. of the firm of Weber & Stay- art, wholesale grocers; since Sept., 1903, alone under name of Charles A. Weber & Co. Office: 11 S. Union St. Residence: 23 Junior Terrace, Buena Park, Ill.
WEBER, Harry Perkins, lawyer; b. Kings- ton, Ill., Nov. 9, 1869; s. John and Rose (Per- kins) Weber; ed. Illinois State Normal Univ., 1885-9; Columbian Univ. Law School, LL.B., 1893; LL.M., 1894; Harvard Univ. Law School, LL.B., 1897. Admitted to bar, Dec., 1896; asst.
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atty. gen., H. I., 1898-9; since 1901 mem. law firm of Shope, Mathis, Zane & Weber. Mem. Chicago Bar Assn. Clubs: University, Quadrangle, Harvard (Chicago). Law, Lake Zurich Golf. Office: Title and Trust Bldg. Resi- dence: Quadrangle Club.
WEBER, Louis, merchant; b. Budapest, Hungary, Austria, May 10, 1838; s. Abraham and Josephine Weber; ed. Budapest; m. Buda- best, 1860, Julia Weber. Came to U. S. in 1863; embarked in business in Nashville, Tenn., 1863-5; in Cumberland, Ind., 1865-7; since 1876 in Chicago, where has since 1874 been engaged in general merchandising; in 1903 built his present building, where with his sons, H. L. and Jacob, is engaged in business under firm name of Louis Weber & Co. Mem. I. O. O. F. Office: Cor. VanBuren and Clark Sts. Residence: 4354 Grand Boul.
WEBER, Samuel Louis, physician; b. Kas- chau, Hungary, Aug. 1, 1861; s. Louis and Julia Weber; came to Chicago in childhood; grad. Chicago grammar and high schools, and from med. dept. Columbia Univ., N. Y., 1888; 2 years' special scientific studies in Harvard Univ .; 212 years interne at Mt. Sinai Hosp., New York; 1 year post-graduate med. studies in Europe; m. Chicago, 1898, Sylvia Raphael. Was lecturer in materia medica and thera- peutics, Rush Med. College. Surgeon Cook Co. Hosp .; genito-urinary surgeon Provident Hosp. Mem. Chicago Med. Soc., Illinois State Med. Soc., Am. Med. Assn. Republican. Was 5 years mem. of 1st Regt. Infy., I. N. G., and was 2d lieut. Co. D, 1st Infy., I. N. G. Club: Hamilton. Office: 100 State St. Resi- dence: 4400 Vincennes Av.
WEBER, William Henry, mem. Board of Assessors; b. Orland Twp., Cook Co., Ill., Aug. 7, 1856; s. Justus and Mary (Shields) Weber; ed. district schools and Cook Co. Normal School, graduating, 1875; m. 1878, Minnie A. Schoentgen, of Chicago; 3 children. Taught school in different parts of Cook Co., 1875- 1880; tax clerk in office of co. treas., 1880-3; sec. to collector of internal revenue, Jan., 1883, to Dec., 1886; chief clerk and record writer to clerk of the Criminal Court, Jan., 1887 to 1890; chief clerk in sheriff's office under Sheriffs Gilbert and Pease; elected, Nov., 1898, mem. of the Cook Co. Board of Assessors, and now being sec. of the board. Also mem. of the Board of Education of Blue Island, Ill., since 1885. Republican. Mem. of the various Masonic bodies, Royal Arcanum, United Workmen. Club: Illinois Athletic. Of- fice: 76-82 5th Av. Residence: Blue Island, Ill.
WEBSTER, Charles Ripley, lawyer; b. Hopkinton, Mass., May 12, 1862; s. Rev. John Calvin (D.D.) and Elizabeth Ripley (Bouton) Webster; ed. public schools of Wheaton, Ill., in preparatory dept. and freshman year at Wheaton (Ill.) College, and full academic course at Dartmouth College, graduating, A.B., 1882; m. Boston, Mass., Dec. 20, 1893, Laura Ames Orcutt. Studied law with Dent & Black, and clerk in their office, Sept. 15, 1882, to June, 1883; with Storck & Shuman, attys., June, 1883, to Sept., 1883; with Robert L. Tatham, as clerk and law student from Sept., 1883, to Sept., 1886. Admitted to bar, Nov., 1884; practiced law alone, Sept., 1886, to May 1, 1888; in partnership with Robert L. Tat- ham, as Tatham & Webster, May 1, 1888, to May 1, 1895; since then partner with Edwin F. Bayley, in firm of Bayley & Webster. Re- publican; delegate to Republican State Con- ventions, 1900 and 1904. Presbyterian. Mem. Phi Beta Kappa, Delta Kappa Epsilon, Illinois State Bar Assn., Chicago Law Institute, Dart- mouth Alumni Assn. of Chicago, Municipal Assn. of Evanston (pres.). Clubs: University, Evanston, Skokie Country, City, Law. Office: 153 LaSalle St. Residence: 926 Sheridan Rd., Evanston, Ill.
WEBSTER, George Huntington, capitalist, pres. Chicago Savings Bank, trustee Prussian Nat. Insurance Co. of Stettin, Germany; pres. Prov. Hosp. and Training School; treas. Chi- cago Bureau of Charities; married. Mem. Chi- cago Stock Exchange; associate mem. Chicago Real Estate Board. Offices: 205 LaSalle St., and 72 Washington St. Residence: 2821 Prairie Av .; summer, Green Lake, Wis.
WEBSTER, George Washington, physician; b. Winneshiek Co., Ia., July 4, 1857; s. Wil- liam and Mary (Todd) Webster; grad. Chicago Med. College (now Northwestern Univ. Med. School); m. Chicago, 1884, Ida M. Piper; chil- dren: George W., Jr., Ivan. Engaged in prac- tice of medicine in Chicago since 1882. Prof. of clinical medicine in Northwestern Univ. Med. School; attending physician to Mercy Hosp. and to Wesley Hosp. Mem. Am. Med. Assn., Illinois State Med. Soc., Chicago Med. Soc. and Physicians' Club. Mem. and pres. Illinois State Board of Health. Republican. Mason: K. T., Chevalier Bayard Commandery. Clubs: Chicago Athletic, Chicago Yacht, Chi- cago Literary, Homewood. Office: 70 State St. Residence: 146 E. 36th St.
WEBSTER, John Calvin, physician; b. Hop- kinton, Mass., Apr. 9, 1843; s. John C. and Rebecca G. (Russell) Webster; grad. Hopkin- ton (Mass.) High School, June, 1859; Dart- mouth College, A.B., July, 1864; served as hosp. steward during last year of Civil War (private in Co. E, 1st Battalion Heavy Artil- lery, Mass. Vols.); entered med. school of Har- vard Univ. upon being mustered out of army, and grad., M.D., Mar., 1867; m. Chicago, Mar. 15, 1869, Elizabeth Doland; children: Mrs. Ma- bel Webster Allen, Anna Russell Webster (died Aug. 10, 1903), Gerald Howe, Harry Damon, Rebecca Elizabeth. Mem. Chicago Med. Soc., Illinois State Med. Soc. Republican. Con- gregationalist. Office and residence: 946 Jack- son Boul.
WEBSTER, John Clarence, physician; b. Shedlac, N. B., Can., Oct. 21, 1863; s. James and Roslin Webster; ed. Mt. Allison College, N. B., and univs. of Edinburgh, Leipsic and Berlin; B.A., M.D. (Edin.); F.R., C.P.E., F.R.S.E .; m. New York, 1899, Alice, daughter late William Lusk, New York, N. Y. First asst. dept. of midwifery and gynecology, Edin- burgh, 1890-6; lecturer gynecology, McGill Univ., 1897-9; asst. gynecologist, Royal Vic- toria Hosp., Montreal, 1897-9; obstetrician and gynecologist, Presbyterian Hosp., Chica- go; prof. obstetrics and gynecology, Rush Med. College, affiliated with Univ. of Chicago, since 1899. Fellow Am. Gynecological Soc .; corr. mem. Italian Obstetrical and Gynecologi- cal Soc. and of Royal Acad. of Medicine, Pa- lermo, Italy. Author: Researches in Female Pelvic Anatomy, 1892; Tubo-Peritoneal Ec- topic Gestation, 1892; Ectopic Gestation, 1895; Text Book of Diseases of Women, 1898; Hu- man Placentation, 1902; and other med. mono- graphs. Club: University. Office: 100 State St. Residence: 4 Tower Ct.
WEBSTER, Towner Keeney, manufacturer; b. Ithaca, N. Y., July 31, 1849; s. Henry Keeney (M.D.) and Sarah Elizabeth (Haviland) Web- ster; ed. public schools of Ithaca, N. Y .; m. Evanston, Ill., July 7, 1874, Emma Josephine Kitchell; children: Henry Kitchell, Henrietta Seymour, Towner Keeney, Jr., Josephine Havi- land, Ronald Fabius, Maurice Hillis. After leaving school was clerk in general store in Ithaca until 17 years of age; came to Chicago and worked in dry goods store of Simpson & Norwell, on Lake St .; then went to Evanston and engaged in grocery and drug business in firm of Goebel & Webster until 1876; estab- lished on Kinzie St., Chicago, Oct., 1876, under name of Webster & Co., sheet metal workers; afterward built factory at Ontario and Frank- lin Sts. and incorporated as The Webster & Comstock Mfg. Co .; moved to present location
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at 1075 W. 15th St. in 1890 and incorporated as Webster Mfg. Co., of which is pres .; com- pany manufactures elevating and conveying machinery, power transmitting appliances, coal handling machinery, gas and gasoline en- gines, etc. Republican. Presbyterian. Mem. Chicago Branch, Nat. Civic Federation. Clubs: City, Union League, Evanston Country; also City (New York). Office: 1075 W. 15th St. Residence: 1403 Maple Av., Evanston, Ill.
WECKLER, Adam John, retired brick man- ufacturer; b. St. Joseph, Mich., Apr. 2, 1842; s. John and Barbara (Berg) Weckler; parents married in Chicago in 1841, and moved to Chicago, 1843; he was ed. Kinzie School, St. Joseph's private school and St. Mary's of the Lake College; m. Chicago, Feb. 26, 1867, Cath- arine Diversy; children: Mrs. Gertrude Prus- sing (deceased, leaving children, Edna, Alice, Carl), Adam F., who finished his term of 4 years and 2 months in U. S. N., June, 1904, and received honorable discharge. At 13 worked in John L. Gray's retail grocery store, N. Water and N. Clark Sts .; then in retail dry goods store of Mills, Bowen & Dillenbeck Bros., 100 Lake St .; in employ of G. and W. C. Church, wholesale grocers, 1857-69; in busi- ness for self, wholesale and retail liquors and cigars, Oct., 1869, until burned out in Chicago fire, Oct. 9, 1871, losing nearly everything; in Oct., 1871, was employed by Lill's Chicago Brewery Co., of which was sec., later one of executors of William Lill and settled up his estate; in brick mfg. business, Lill & Weck- ler, 1874; after William Lill's death, Aug., 1875, pres. and treas. Weckler Brick Co .; also pres. and treas. Weckler-Prussing Brick Co., until sold out to Illinois Brick Co., of which is dir .; pres. and treas. of the Hunter-Weckler Boat Co., McHenry, Ill., which was reorgan- ized upon retirement of his son, Adam F. Weckler, from the U. S. N. Has large real estate interests, and was dir. of Home Insur- ance Co. Catholic. Democrat. Former mem. Chicago Light Guards. Was assessor and ex- officio mem. Board of Trustees, Town of Lake View, 1873-80; 1st elected on so-called "Water Ticket," and during 1st 3 terms Lake View Water Works were constructed, and 12 miles of pipe laid, 1875. Office: Chamber of Com- merce Bldg. Residence: 435 Evanston Av .; summer, Pistakee Bay, McHenry Co., Ill.
WEDDELL, Thomas Robinson, insurance journalist; b. Wooster, O., Oct. 26, 1864; ed. high school, Piqua, O., and Univ. of Chicago, 1886; m. Chicago, 1891, Mary G. Coy. After leaving college engaged in newspaper work; reporter and night city editor Chicago Inter Ocean, 1886-91. Political editor 1 year, and editor and principal owner, 1892-9, Peoria (Ill.) Transcript; since then in insurance journalism; insurance editor the Chicago Rec- ord-Herald, associate editor the Insurance Post, and insurance correspondent of various papers. Club: Chicago Press. Office: 169 Jack- son Boul. Residence: 3934 Michigan Av.
WEDELES, Edward Leopold, wholesale gro- cer; b. Austria, Oct. 16, 1855; s. Leopold and Anna Wedeles: ed. public schools and in Real- schule, Austria; m. Chicago, Mar. 12, 1903. Rose Reinhard. Came to Chicago in 1871 and entered employ of Steele, Wedeles & Co., as clerk and bookkeeper; company was incorpo- rated in 1885, and then became treas. and dir. of the Steele-Wedeles Co., now having com- plete charge of finances and credits. Inde- pendent in politics. Ex-pres. Chicago Credit Men's Assn., dir. United Hebrew Charities. Clubs: Lakeside (ex-pres.), Standard. Office: S. Water and LaSalle Sts. Residence: 665 48th St.
WEED, William Sprague, railway official; b. Toledo, O., Aug. 5, 1846; s. Gideon Water- bury and Rebecca (Clark) Weed; ed. public schools of Toledo, 1852-63; served in Union Army, private in Co. B, 130th regt., Ohio Vol.
Infy., May 1, to Sept. 22, 1864, in service at Johnson's Island Prison, Lake Erie; in front of Petersburg, Va., with Army of the Poto- mac, and at Ft. Powhatan, Va., on James River; m. Vienna, Mich., Mar. 5, 1868, Emeline Louise Thompson; 1 daughter: Grace Carson (now Mrs. Joseph Van Vleck Thomas, of To- ledo). Began railway service as telegraph messenger on the Lake Shore road; after be- ing mustered out of army at Toledo, served on N. Y. C., and later with the Dayton & Michigan R. R .; went to Wabash Ry., serving Aug. 1, 1870, to Nov. 10, 1875, first as cashier, E. St. Louis Station, later as station agent consecutively at Lincoln, Pekin and Peoria, Ill .; agent Canada Southern Fast Freight Line, Peoria, Ill., 1875-9; general freight agent L. E. & W., 1879-87; general freight agent T., St. L. & K. C. Ry., 1887-97; freight traffic mgr., same road, 1897-1900; since Nov. 1, 1900, gen- eral freight agent Chicago Junction Ry. Also pres. and dir. Live Poultry Transportation Co. Republican. Congregationalist. Mem. Toledo Post, No. 107, G. A. R .; Royal Arcanum. Of- fice: 1st Nat. Bank Bldg. Residence: 1086 Sheridan Rd.
WEEKS, Harvey T., retired; b. Lockport, Will Co., Ill., 1842; s. Joseph M. and Martha (Lane) Weeks; ed. Lockport public schools; m. June, 1870, Joanna E. Marcy, of Cape May, N. J. After leaving school worked in plow factory of his uncle, John Lane, and later as clerk in a general store in Lockport, Ill., until 1859, when came to Chicago; after other employments was for a time with A. L. Hale & Co., wholesale furniture dealers; then for a short time clerk in general store of Charles Mears, Pentwater, Mich., until Aug., 1862, when enlisted in the Chicago Mercantile Bat- tery and served in Union. Army until close of the War; returned to Lockport, 1865; was ap- pointed postmaster of Lockport by Pres. An- drew Johnson, and served about a year, but appointment was not confirmed; then was employed by Hale & Bro., manufacturers of furniture, until 1874, when formed partner- ship with late Carter H. Harrison in real es- tate business. Was elected, Nov. 20, 1884, pres. Chicago Horse and Dummy R. R., which was soon after changed to the Chicago Passenger Ry., and has continued to be interested in street railways, now being a dir. of the W. Chicago St. Ry. Co .; was elected pres. of the Masonic Temple Assn., after the death of Nor- man T. Gassette, and brought the enterprise to a successful termination. Mem. and pres. W. Side Board of Park Commissioners for 2 terms, beginning 1894. Democrat. Was one of original board of dirs. of Bankers' Nat. Bank. Mason: Garden City Lodge, and Oriental Con- sistory. Clubs: Illinois, Union League, Chica- go Athletic. Office: Stock Exchange Bldg. Residence: 199 Ashland Boul.
WEGENER, George Arnold, grain commis- sion; b. Le Sueur Co., Minn., Apr. 12, 1869; s. George A. and Augusta (Broderick) Wegener; ed. public schools of St. Paul, Minn., and Chi- cago, coming to this city in 1880; m. Chicago, .June 1, 1898, Anne Altschul; children: Phyl- lis, Margaret. First employment was in the wholesale house of Carson, Pirie, Scott & Co., 1885; later became connected with the grain commission firm of W. F. Johnson & Co., and has since been continuously identified with that firm, in which in 1902, he became a part- ner. Mem. Chicago Board of Trade. Office: Board of Trade. Residence: 1650 Barry Av.
WEGG, David Spencer, lawyer; b. St. Thom- as, Ont., Dec. 16, 1847; s. John W. and Je- rusha (Duncombe) Wegg; early education in common schools; worked in his father's car- riage shop and learned the trade, spending leisure hours in studying to qualify himself for teacher: taught in schools of St. Thomas, and at same time studied law; entered law dept. Univ. of Wisconsin, graduating, LL.B.,
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1873; m. 1878. Eva, daughter of Andrew Rus- sell, of Oconomowoc, Wis .; children: Donald Russell, David Spencer, Jr. Admitted to bar, 1873; at once employed by law firm of Fish & Lee, of Racine, Wis., and soon became a part- ner, until 1875, when he entered the firm, at Milwaukee, of Dixon, Hooker, Wegg & Noyes, headed by ex-Chief Justice Dixon; later of Jenkins, Elliott & Winkler, chiefly occupied with railway and corporation law; was for several years asst. solicitor C., M. & St. P. Ry .; in 1885, became counsel W. C. Ry. and removed to Chicago; was for a time pres. C. & N. P. R. R. Co., and dir. N. P. R. R. Co .; has been trustee of many large estates, and is counsel for various corporations. Clubs: Un- ion League, Chicago Literary; Milwaukee, of Milwaukee; Manhattan, of New York. Office: 215 Dearborn St. Residence: 293 Ontario St.
WEIDENFELD, Joseph Edger, mail order merchant; b. Prairie du Chien, Wis., Apr. 2, 1868; s. Herman and Henrietta (Pflaum) Weidenfeld; ed. public schools of Prairie du Chien, Wis., and in Spencerian College of Milwaukee, to 1884; m. Chicago, Sept. 19, 1901, Florence Sallinger; 1 daughter: Sylvia Dorothy. Was clerk in store at Prairie du Chien for 2 years, 1884-6; came to Chicago, 1886, and worked in millinery business until 1888; went to Milwaukee and took charge of dept. store, 1889-93; returned to Chicago and was in commission business, 1893-5; began in millinery business again with Chicago Mer- cantile Co., 1895-1901; since 1901 pres. of Todd, Smith & Co., mail order merchants in woman's apparel; also pres. of the Am. Trimmed Hat Co. Republican. Office: 68 Wa- bash Av. Residence: 4512 Calumet Av.
WEIDIG, Adolf, teacher of music theory; b. Hamburg, Ger., Nov. 28, 1867; ed. Germany; grad. Acad. of Music, Munich, 1891; won Mo- zart prize, Frankfort, 1888, for best composi- tions for string quartet among 21 competi- tors; m. 1896, Helen Ridgway. Associate dir. Am. Conservatory of Music, Chicago. His compositions include a symphony, several string quartets, a trio, 9 violin solos, minia- tures for piano, numerous songs. Address: 243 Wabash Av. Residence: Hinsdale, Ill.
WEIDNER, Revere Franklin, pres. and prof. dogmatic theology, Chicago Lutheran Theol. Seminary since 1891; b. Centre Valley, Lehigh Co., Pa., Nov. 22, 1851; s. William P. and Eliza A. Blank Weidner; grad. Muhlenberg College, Allentown, Pa., 1869, A.M., 1872 (D.D., 1894); grad. Lutheran Theol. Seminary, Phila- delphia, 1873; S.T.D., Carthage (Ill.) College, 1888; LL.D., Augustana College and Theol. Seminary, Rock Island, 1894; m. 1873, Emma Salome Jones, of Philadelphia, Pa. In Lutheran ministry; pastor at Phillipsburg, N. J., 1873- 1878; prof. of English, history and logic at Muhlenberg College, 1875-7; pastor Philadel- phia, 1878-82; prof. dogmatics and exegesis, Augustana Theol. Seminary, Rock Island, 1882-91; prof. theology both at Rock Island and Chicago, 1891-4. (See Who's Who in Amer- ica for books, etc.) Address: 1311 Sheffield Av.
WEIGLEY, Fillmore, lawyer; b. Elizabeth, Jo Daviess Co., Ill., Nov. 22, 1846; s. Welling- ton and Mary (Crummer) Weigley; ed. public schools of Jo Daviess Co. and at Phillips Acad., Andover, Mass .; studied law in his father's office at Galena, Ill., and in 1868 was admitted to the Iowa bar at Dubuque; m. Chi- cago, Apr., 1881, Mary J. Prindel. In 1868, with father, came to Chicago and opened a law office, but his father's health compelled return to Galena, the son remaining in Chi- cago, in employ of Handy, Simmons & Co., abstract makers, until 1871; then returned to Galena and practiced there with his father as Weigley & Son, until 1873, when came back to Chicago, and afterward became a mem. of the firm of Handy & Co., abstract makers, with which continued until 1890; since then en-
gaged in practice of law alone. Office: 92 La- Salle St. Residence: 238 Honore St.
WEIL, Emanuel Raphael, tanner; b. Ann Arbor, Mich., May 23, 1856; s. Moses and Rosa (Ganz) Weil; came with parents to Chicago, 1861; ed. Chicago public schools; m. Chicago, Apr. 23, 1879, Rosa Eisendrath; children: Leon, Mrs. Harry Birkenstein, Mildred. In tanning business with J. Weil & Bros., 1871- 1893, when joined Samuel Weil and S. M. Eisendrath in firm of Weil & Eisendrath. Vice-pres. N. Chicago Hebrew Congregation. Mem. order of B'nai B'rith. Office: 403-421 N. Halsted St. Residence: 449 LaSalle Av.
WEIL, Simon, manufacturers' agent in leather; b. Ann Arbor, Mich., June 4, 1861; s. Moses and Theresa (Lederer) Weil; ed. Jones, Scammon and Skinner public schools, Chicago; m. Chicago, Sept. 4, 1889, Belle Eichberg; 1 son: Melvin. Began business life, 1877, with J. Weil & Bros., tanners, with whom he re- mained until 1898; in latter year embarked on his own account as a manufacturers' agent, and is now so engaged, selling the leather products of George Laub's Sons, John Reilly, incorporated, W. J. Fallon, A. B. Clark Co., and Henry E. Holden. Independent in politics. Mem. Shoe and Leather Assn .; Nat. Union. Office: 201 Lake St. Residence: 606 LaSalle Av.
WEINSHEIMER, Alfred Saeger, sec. the Pullman Co .; b. Allentown, Pa., May 12, 1846; s. Henry and Rebecca Weinsheimer; ed. at Allentown Seminary (now Muhlenberg Col- lege) ; m. Allentown, Pa., 1873, Alice Beitel; 1 son: Warren Edward. Entered railway service, 1860, with Lehigh Valley R. R., as telegraph operator, freight clerk and ticket agent, 1860- 1864; in U. S. A., q. m.'s dept., at various points on B. & O. R. R., in charge of supply depots, Shenandoah Valley, 1864; with Lehigh Valley R. R., coal dept., 1865; came to Chicago and entered service of Pullman's Palace Car Co., May, 1871, serving with it and its suc- cessor, the Pullman Co., in various capacities; cashier, Sept. 1, 1875, to Sept. 13, 1878; since then sec. Treas. Chicago Home for the Friend- less for many years. Republican. Lutheran. Club: Union League. Office: Pullman Bldg. Residence: 3028 Calumet Av.
WEIR, Robert, manufacturer; b. Houston, Renfrewshire, Scotland, Feb. 22, 1838; s. Don- ald and Margaret (Nasmith) Weir; came to U. S., 1846, and lived with parents on farm in Palos, Cook Co., until 1857; ed. public schools of Cook Co .; m. Chicago, Dec. 23, 1865, Ann B. Jardine; children: John (died in childhood), Robert, James, Margaret, Charles N., Alice. Worked at carpenter's trade for 7 years; had retail grocery in Chicago, 3 years; in 1867, with Robert Craig, went into plumbing busi- ness, as Weir & Craig, from which present business, Weir & Craig Mfg. Co., of which he is pres. (incorporated, 1889) has been devel- oped. Mason; K. T. Republican. Office: 2421- 2439 Wallace St. Residence: 6323 Yale Av.
WEIRICK, Clement Albert, physician; b. Liverpool, Pa., Sept. 29, 1852; s. J. C. and Margaret (Holsman) Weirick; ed. public schools; Hahnemann Med. College, Chicago, M.D., 1876; m. Marseilles, Ill., 1876, Lenora Ethridge (died 1888); children: A. J. (M.D.), Mabel E. Prof. of sanitary science and dietet- ics, Chicago Home. Med. College. Attend- Ing physician at the Foundlings Home, Chica- go. Independent in politics. Congregationalist. Mem. Homo. Med. Soc. of Chicago, Illinois Homo. Med. Assn., Am. Inst. Homeopathy. Club: Ashland. Office: 100 State St. Residence: 64 Warren Av.
WEISKOPF, August Frank, wholesale mil- linery; b. E. Bristol, Wis., Nov. 29, 1861; s. Anton and Marie (Bruder) Weiskopf; ed. pub- lic schools, Kenosha, Wis. Began business ca- reer as a clerk in dry goods stores in Keno- sha and Columbus, Wis .; established jewelry
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business in Chicago and Kenosha, 1882; be- came traveling salesman for Albert Haufe & Co., wholesale millinery, and in 1900 bought out that firm and organized Weiskopf & Co., of which he is pres. Office: 156 Wabash Av. Residence: Kenosha, Wis.
WELLING, John C., vice-pres. I. C. R. R. Co .; b. Hopewell Tp., Mercer Co., N. J., Feb. 24, 1840; s. John and Jemima (Titus) Welling; ed. schools of Trenton, N. J .; m. Belvidere, N. J., Oct., 1874, Charlotte V. Paul; children: 1 son; John Paul. Was paymaster's clerk, U. S. Vols., 1861-6; cashier of a railroad and mining company at Ironton, Pa., 1866-70; private sec. to Rob. L. Kennedy, of N. J., 1870-3; with Nat. Bank of Commerce in New York, 1873, to Mar., 1874; acting sec. I. C. R. R. Co., Mar. to July, 1874; asst. treas. in Chicago, 1874-6; auditor, 1876-83; comptroller, 1883-90; vice- pres. since 1890, and a dir. since 1892, I. C. R. R. Co. Also dir. Illinois Trust & Savings Bank and of Corn Exchange Nat. Bank. Club: Chicago. Office: Central Station. Residence: 4950 Greenwood Av.
WELLS, Addison E., contractor; b. Janes- ville, Wis., Feb. 4, 1856: s. Warren A. and Sarah Harris Wells; ed. public schools of St. Paul, Minn., until 1871, when, at age of 15, removed to Chicago; m. Janesville, 1877, Alice Conant; children: Arthur F., Harry L., Percy A., Warren M. Immediately after the great fire, started to learn the trade of mason, as ap- prentice in firm of which his father was at the head; became a partner in father's busi- ness in 1882, under firm name of W. A. and A. E. Wells, incorporated, 1901, as Wells Bros. Co., of which he is pres. Baptist; now pres. of the Chicago Baptist Hosp. and treas. of the Baptist City Mission Soc. Mem. Royal League, Royal Arcanum. Republican. Clubs: Union League, Illinois, Builders. Office: Mo- nadnock Blk. Residence: 146 Ashland Boul.
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