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Citizens' Assn., Civic Federation, Municipal League, etc. Unitarian; mem. of Unity Church. Club: Union League. Office: 87 Michigan Av. Residence: 597 Dearborn Av.
CORLIES, Edgar Luyster, fire underwriter; b. Chicago, Feb. 25, 1867; s. John W. and Jean- ette (Luyster) Corlies; ed. public schools, Chi- cago. Began business life in the fire insurance office of S. M. Moore & Co., 1883, in which has since continued. In 1901 he became a mem. of the firm of Wiley, Jennings, Corlies & Magill. Republican. Club: Illinois Athletic. Office: 159 LaSalle St. Residence: 723 Washington Boul. CORNEAU, Addison, banker; b. Toledo, O., Feb. 3, 1877; s. William B. and Susan (Addi- son) Corneau; ed. public schools of Spring- field, Ill. Entered employ of the Ridgeley Nat. Bank of Springfield, Ill., July 6, 1892, and remained with that bank until May, 1902, fill- ing nearly all clerical positions; since May, 1902, cashier and dir. North Side State Sav- ings Bank. Democrat. Office: 245 N. Clark St. Residence: 1682 Sheridan Road.
CORNELL, John Evans, mgr. Hyde Park Hotel; b. Chicago, Aug. 1, 1862; s. Paul and Helen (Gray) Cornell; ed. Chicago public schools, Univ. of Chicago and Univ. of Mich- igan (B.A., 1884) ; grad. Union College of Law, Chicago, LL.B., 1886; m. Chicago, Ill., June 22, 1892, Katharine Spear; children: Katharine, John Evans, Jr. Engaged in practice of law, 1886-90; then became associated with his father in the management of his large prop- erty interests, of which latter the Hyde Park Hotel is a part; assumed full management of the estate of his father upon the death of the latter in 1904; has also been mgr. of the Hyde Park Hotel since 1894. Republican. Club: Homewood Golf. Office: Hyde Park Hotel. Residence: 210 51st St.
CORWIN, Arthur M., physician; b. Hono- lulu, H. I., 1864; s. Eli (D.D.) and Henrietta S. (Howell) Corwin; grad. Princeton Univ., 1887, A.M .; Rush Med. College, 1890, followed by 3 months' post-graduate study in Berlin; m. Chicago, 1893, Fannie L. Hastings; chil- dren: Mary W. Hastings, Sylvia. Was 10 years demonstrator physical diagnosis Rush Med. College; attending physician Central Free Dispensary, dept. chest, nose and throat; since 1902 prof. diseases throat and nose Chicago Clinical School, and prof. diagnosis College Physicians and. Surgeons; attending physician Cook Co. Hosp. Mem. Am. Med. Assn., Chicago Med. Soc., Chicago Climatological and Laryn- gological Soc., Chicago Pathological Soc., Physicians' Club. Office: 34 Washington St. Residence: 1670 W. Monroe St.
CORWITH, Charles Rogers, real estate; b. Galena, Ill., Feb. 13, 1860; s. Henry and Isa- belle (Soulard) Corwith; removed to Chicago, 1873; grad. Yale Univ., A.B., 1883. After leav- ing college engaged in the real estate busi- ness in Chicago, in which has ever since con- tinued, his operations covering the various depts. of a general real estate and loan busi- ness. Associate mem. Chicago Real Estate Board; mem. Chicago Stock Exchange. Clubs: Chicago, Calumet. University, Chicago Golf, Onwentsia, Merchants. City. Office: Railway Exchange. Residence: 1945 Prairie Av.
CORWITH, Nathan, real estate; b. Galena, Ill., Sept. 26, 1861: s. Nathan and Mary E. Corwith; grad. Phillips Acad., Andover, Mass., 1880: m. Chicago. Dec. 19. 1893, Marcia Hemp- stead; 1 son: Nathan, Jr. Began with his father in lead business, under firm name of N. Corwith & Co .; later became identified with the American Smelting & Refining Co. as sales agent, and in 1892, became associated with Russell D. Hill as a mem. of the firm of R. D. Hill & Co., real estate and loans, successors to Henry L. Hill, who established the business in 1865. Also vice-pres. of the Chase & Baker Co., of Buffalo, N. Y .. and a dir. of the Haymarket Theater Co., Chicago.
Republican. Episcopalian. Office: 135 Adams St. Residence: Highland Park, Il1.
CORY, John Darby, insurance; b. St. Paris, O., Mar. 30, 1863; s. Joel Cory; ed. public schools; m. Chicago, Mar. 15, 1898, Elizabeth Cunningham. Began as an office boy in the insurance office of J. M. Rogers, 1881; re- mained until his retirement in 1894, when was mgr. of the agency; went into insurance business for self with Bertrand F. Rogers as half owner in the firm of B. F. Rogers & Co., and 1902, Nathan Klee was admitted, the firm becoming Klee, Rogers & Cory. Democrat. Clubs: Calumet, Washington Park. Office: 159 LaSalle St. Residence: Hotel Metropole.
COSTA, Peter, fruits; b. Genoa, Italy. Aug. 23, 1866; s. John B. and L. (Lanato) Costa; ed. public schools in Genoa, Italy. and Barce- lona, Spain; m. Italy, Nov., 1895, Miss E. Costa. Was in the fruit business in Italy, 1879-89; came direct to Chicago; in 1896, with Louis Ginnocchio and A. M. Meyer, estab- lished firm of Ginnocchio, Costa & Co., whole- sale dealers in foreign, domestic and tropical fruits; also the United Fig & Date Co. Office: 109 S. Water St. Residence: 1419 W. Congress St.
COTTON, Alfred Cleveland, physician; . b. Griggsville, Pike Co., Ill., May 18, 1847; s. Porter and Elvira (Cleveland) Cotton; ed. Griggsville High School and by private tutor, normal high school and graduate of Illinois State Normal Univ., Normal, Ill., 1869; grad. Rush Med. College, Chicago, 1878 (A.M., Illi- nois College, 1887); m. Chicago, May 2, 1893, Nettie U. McDonald; children: Mildred Cleve- land, John Rowell. Was drummer in private Co. F, 137th Ill. Vol. Infy. in Civil War. Since 1878 engaged in practice of medicine in Chicago; practice limited to diseases of children and consultations. Prof. of diseases of children, Rush Med. College; attending physician to children, Presbyterian Hosp .; consultant to Central Free Dispensary and Jackson Park Sanitarium; formerly city physi- cian in charge of isolation hospitals and bridewell; formerly physician in charge of infectious disease wards of Cook Co. Hosp .; for several years mem. Cook Co. Hosp. staff. Lecturer for Illinois Training School and Presbyterian Hosp. Training School for Nurses. Ex-pres. Chicago Pediatric Soc., Chi- cago Examiners' Assn., board of dir. Chicago Physicians' Club; honorary mem. Societe d'Hygiene of Paris, France; mem. Am. Pediat- ric Soc .: fellow Chicago Acad. of Medicine; mem. 12th International Med. Congress, etc. Med. referee for The Prudential Insurance Co. of America. Author of text books: Dis- eases of Children, Anatomy, Physiology and Hygiene of the Developing Period, Care of the Infant; also numerous monographs relating to pediatrics and allied subjects. Republican. Con- gregationalist. Surgeon to artillery battalion, I. N. G. Commander American Post 708, Grand Army of the Republic; twice elected coroner of DuPage Co .. Ill. Mason: Garfield Lodge, Chi- cago; Doric Chapter, West Chicago: K. T .. Bethel Commandery, No. 36, Elgin, Ill. Clubs: Menoken. Physicians. Office and residence: 1485 Jackson Boul.
COTTON, Arthur Baxter, pres., treas. and dir. Brydon Trimmed Hat Co .; b. Clinton, Mich., Jan. 23, 1845; s. Thomas and Eliza (Young) Cotton: ed. public schools in Clin- ton, Mich .: m. Clinton, Mich .. Aug. 7, 1867, Alice A. Snow; children: Clarence A., Mrs. Charles A. Brown. Florence M., Martha A. Began business career as retail merchant in Clinton. Tecumseh and West Bay City. Mich .; was alderman in West Bay City. 1887; came to Chicago from West Bay City, Mar. 1, 1888; engaged in electric lighting business with Thomson-Houston and General Electric com- panies: incorporator of Stromberg-Carlson Telephone Mfg. Co .; organized Brydon Hat
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Co., manufacturers and importers of trimmed hats exclusively, of which is now pres., treas. and dir. Also pres., treas. and dir. of the Home Telephone Co., of Bloomington, Ill. Independ- ent in politics. Club: Illinois. Office: 138 Wa- bash Av. Residence: 958 W. Monroe St.
COUCH, Ira Johnson, capitalist; b. Chicago, June 21, 1871; s. George B. Johnson and Caro- line E. Couch; grandson of Ira Couch; ed. Chicago public schools, Beloit College, Wis., and Chicago College of Law, LL.B., 1896; m. Chicago, 1901, Genevra Laing; 1 son: Ira Laing Couch. Was admitted to bar of Illinois in 1896, and was in the offices of Arnd & Arnd until 1900, when gave up practice and went into the stock investment business with S. B. Chapin & Co. Mason (32º). Clubs: Washington Park, Calumet (director). Office: The Rookery. Residence: 3801 Grand Boul.
COULTER, John Hamphill, lawyer; b. Mar- issa, Ill., Jan. 17, 1873; s. Dr. A. P. and Phoebe (Jackson) Coulter; grad. Marissa (III.) Acad., June, 1889; Shurtleff College, A.B., June, 1893 (A.M., June, 1896); grad. Chicago College of Law, LL.B., June, 1895; m. Chicago, Feb. 11, 1902, Marie Caywood Hoyt. Admitted to Illi- nois bar, June, 1895; since then engaged in practice in Chicago, making a specialty of corporation law. Was asst. to general counsel of C. & E. R. R. Co., 1897-9; is pres .. of Wis- consin Power Co. Republican. Mem. Chicago Bar. Assn. Clubs: Kenwood Country, Hamil- ton, Union League. Office: Railway Exchange Bldg. Residence: 177 E. 47th St.
COULTER, John Merle, head prof. botany, Univ. of Chicago since 1896; b. Ningpo, China, Nov. 20, 1851; grad. Hanover College, Ind., 1870 (Ph.D., Univ. of Indiana). Botanist U. S. Geol. Survey in Rocky Mountains, 1872-3; prof. natural sciences, Hanover College, 1874- 1879; prof. biology, Wabash College, 1879-91; pres. Univ. of Indiana, 1891-3; pres. Lake Forest Univ., 1893-6. Author: Manual of Rocky Mountain Botany; Manual of Texas Botany; Plant Relations; Plant Structures; Plant Studies; Morphology of Gymnosperms; Morphology of Angiosperms, etc. Address: 5340 Ellis Av.
COUNSELMAN, Charles, vice-pres. Chicago Grain & Elevator Co .; b. Chicago, Jan. 6, 1881; s. Charles and Jennie Elizabeth (Otis) Coun- selman; ed. Harvard School, Chicago, and Hill School. Pottstown, Pa. Began business career with Counselman & Co., brokers, in 1900, and continued with that business until Apr. 1, 1904, when became vice-pres. of the Chicago Grain & Elevator Co., incorporated, 1902, with a capital of $200.000. Republican. Clubs: Ken- wood, Kenwood Country, Chicago Athletic, Midlothian. Office: Merchants Loan & Trust Bldg. Residence: 5035 Greenwood Av.
COUNSELMAN, Willis, broker; b. Baltimore, Md., Oct. 8, 1868: s. Col. Jacob H. and Mary F. (Willis) Counselman; ed. public school, Balti- more, Md .; St. George's Hall, Riesterstown, Md .: Riverview Militarv Acad., Poughkeepsie, N. Y .; Vireun Acad., Sing Sing, N. Y. First employment was in wholesale house of Mar- shall Field & Co., then in Merchants Loan & Trust Co. Bank, Bankers' Nat. Bank, Willis Counselman & Co .. Charles Counselman & Co .; now secretary Chicago Grain & Elevator Co., and mem. of firm of Counselman & Stream. Mem. Chicago Board of Trade. Chicago Stock Exchange, New York Produce Exchange. Re- publican. Was 1st lieut. Co. K, 1st Infy., I. N. G .. 3 years; 1st lieut. Co. D about 4 years; lieut. aide-de-camp to Gen. . H. A. Wheeler; capt. and ordnance officer 1st Cav., cant. and regimental adjutant 1st Cav. since July 29, 1899. Mem. Loyal Legion of the U. S. Clubs: Washington Park, Hamilton. Office: 226 LaSalle St. Residence: 335 Rush St.
COUNTISS, Fred Downer, stock broker; b. Chicago, June 26. 1872; s. Robert and Louise (Eakin) Countiss; ed. public schools, Chicago.
Began business career as messenger in the Merchants Nat. Bank of Chicago, and in 1892 became bookkeeper with the Nat. Bank of the the Republic, and later became teller. In May, 1896, entered employ of S. B. Chapin & Co., bankers and brokers in stocks, grain, provisions, cotton and coffee, and in July, 1898, was admitted to partnership in the firm. Mem. Chicago Board of Trade and Chicago Stock Exchange. Republican. Presbyterian. Clubs: Union League, Washington Park, Calumet, Bankers. Office: The Rookery. Residence: 3647 Grand Boul.
COVEY, James Francis, coal; b. Penfield. Monroe Co., N. Y., Sept. 8, 1851; s. Isaac Bird and Catherine Ann (McCrea) Covey; attended public schools Monroe Co., N. Y., until 1864, then Penfield Acad. 2 years, and later public schools at Sterling, Ill., 2 years; m. Sterling, Ill., Oct. 18, 1881, Florence Amanda Dinsmoor. From 1868 to 1871, employed in grain and lumber business at Sterling, Morrison and Malta, Ill., and at Wheatland, Ia .; in employ of Sterling Mercantile Co., of Sterling, Ill., 1872-83, as collector, credit man, etc .; book- keeper in office of S. H. McCrea & Co., grain commission, Chicago, 1883-6; supt. of coal mines in Gardner and Clark's City, III., 1886- 1903; resigned and organized, Feb. 1, 1903, the Covey-Durham Coal Co., of which he is pres. Mem. Rock River Lodge, A. F. & A. M., of Sterling, Ill., Wilmington Royal Arch Chap- ter, of Wilmington, III., Blaney Commandery, of Morris, Ill., Sycamore Camp, Modern Wood- men of America, of Gardner, Ill. Office: 303 Dearborn St. Residence: 4213 Ellis Av.
COWAN, William Kennett, furniture; b. Chicago, Oct. 24, 1869; s. Charles H. and Mary S. (Kennett) Cowan; ed. Ogden (public) School and Chicago Manual Training School, grad- uating 1889; m. Chicago, June 27, 1895, Carrie Jaeger; 1 daughter: Ruth Louise. Studied architecture in office of Henry Ives Cobb; left there to become supt. of construction of sani- tary work at World's Columbian Exposition; designed and installed all plumbing and ap- purtenances on World's Fair Grounds; in 1894 engaged in special furniture business under firm name of W. K. Cowan & Co .; incorporated. 1901, and he became pres. and gen. mgr. of the company; the factory, employing 100 hands, is at corner Peoria and Kinzie Sts. Republican. Presbyterian. Mem. Art Institute of Chicago. Club: Chicago Athletic. Office: 203-7 Michigan Av. Residence: 430 Elm St.
COWAN, William P., vice-pres. of the Stand- ard Oil Co. of Indiana; b. Cleveland, O., July 8, 1846; s. William C. and Caroline (Stillwell) Cowan; ed. public schools of Cleveland, O .; m. June 3, 1880, Anna Clark Mackenzie. Be- gan business life in the employ of the freight dept. of the old C. C. C. & I. R. R. until 1875, when became connected with the Standard Oil Co. at Cleveland, coming thence to Chicago in 1889, and becoming vice-pres. of the Stand- ard Oil Co. of Indiana. Club: Chicago Athletic, Washington Park. Office: 5 Wabash Av. Resi- dence: 3218 Michigan Av.
COWEN, Willis Michael, mgr. auxillary branch of International Harvester Co .; b. Mil- ford. O., Feb. 17. 1854; s. Michael and Mary Roudebush Cowen: ed. public and high schools of Hamilton and Clermont Cos., Ohio; m. Batavia, O., Jan. 5, 1877, Kate Kerr; 1 son: Henry K. After leaving school worked in newspaper and job printing in Cincinnati; then was joint owner, with brother, of coun- try newspaper. The Clermont Sun. Batavia, O., 1873-85; sold paper and went to Toledo, O., where operated City & Suburban Express Co. until the fore part of 1886, after which went to Wellington, Kan., where operated in real estate and loans until 1889. From 1889 to the fall of 1893 was traveling supt. for the Sun Vapor Street Light Co. of Canton, O .; returned to Wellington, Kan., and resumed the real
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estate business, and on Jan. 1, 1896, made a contract with the Deering Harvester Co., as chief clerk of collections, until Mar. 1, 1904; since then mgr. of auxiliary branch of the International Harvester Co. Office: 95 W. Adams St. Residence: 353 Fullerton Av.
COWLES, Alfred, lawyer; b. Chicago, Jan. 5, 1865; s. Alfred and Sarah Frances (Hut- chinson) Cowles; prepared for Yale at Har- vard School, Chicago; grad. Yale, A.B., 1886; took post-graduate course Yale, 1886-7; studied law, Yale Law School, 1887-8; Northwestern College of Law, Chicago, 1888-9; m. South Manchester, Conn., Nov. 28, 1890, Elizabeth Cheney (now deceased); children: Alfred III, Knight Cheney, John Cheney, Thomas Hooker. Admitted to bar of Supreme Court of Illinois in 1889 and has since practiced law, except during the period from the fall of 1898 to Jan., 1901, during which was actively engaged in the management of The Chicago Tribune, most of the time being sec. and treas. Dir. Tribune Co .; pres. Rialto Co .; dir. Electric Smelting & Aluminum Co. and other corpora- tions. Republican. Unitarian. Clubs: Univer- sity, Chicago, Calumet, Saddle and Cycle, On- wentsia. Office: Postal Telegraph Bldg. Resi- dence: 1805 Michigan Av.
COWLES, Walter Linsley, engineer; b. Wal- lingford, Conn., Jan. 7, 1859; s. Robert H. and Hattie M. (Beadle) Cowles; ed. public schools of Wallingford, Conn., and in Yale Univ., graduating Ph.B. in class of 1878; m. Beaver Falls, Pa., Feb. 11, 1891, Hattie J. Alford; 1 daughter: Marjorie B. Since leaving college has been engaged in engineering work all over the U. S., making a specialty of bridge and building construction; at Cleveland, O., 1899- 1901; since 1901 in Chicago, practicing with James N. Hatch in firm of W. L. Cowles & Co. Also partner in Acme Sheet Piling Co., and sec. of the D. F. Holman Railway Track- layer Co. Mem. Am. Soc. of Civil Engineers, Western Soc. of Engineers, S. A. R., and of the Engineers Club, Cleveland, O. Office: Rail- way Exchange. Residence: 485 N. Grove Av., Oak Park.
COWPERTHWAITE, Allen Corson, physi- cian; b. Cape May, N. J., May 3, 1848; s. Joseph C. and Deborah Cowperthwaite; ed. Toulon, Ill., Seminary; grad. Hahnemann Med. College, Philadelphia, 1869; Ph.D., Central Univ. of Iowa, 1876; LL.D., Shurtleff College, 1888; m. Oskaloosa, Ia., June 2, 1870, Ida E. Erving; children: Joseph E., Elfleda Florence (Mrs. F. S. Thomas). Practiced Galva, Ill., 1869-73; Nebraska City, Neb., 1873-7; dean and prof. materia medica, Homo. Med. Dept., State Univ. of Iowa, 1877-92; also 1884-5, dean Homo. Med. College, Univ. of Michigan; since 1892 practicing in Chicago; prof. materia medica and therapeutics, 1892-1901, pres. since 1901, Chicago Homo. Med. College; consulting physician to Cook Co., Chicago Union, Chicago Homeopathic and Hahnemann Hosps .; ex- pres. State Homo. Med. Socs. of Iowa, Illi- nois and Nebraska; ex-pres. Am. Institute Homœopathy; fellow Society Science, Letters and Arts, London, Eng. Republican. Baptist. Author: Insanity and its Medico-Legal Rela- tions, 1876; Materia Medica and Therapeutics, 1881; Text-book of Gynecology, 1888; Text- book of the Practice of Medicine. 1901. Office: 31 Washington St. Residence: 698 Washington Boul.
COX, Alfred John, bookbinder; b. Isleworth-
on-the-Thames, Middlesex, Eng., Jan. 22. 1835; s. of Alfred and Ann (Lee) Cox; father died when he was 4 years old, and at 13 came with his mother to the U. S .; attended school in England and U. S .; learned book- binder's trade in Ohio State Journal office, Columbus, O .; m. Milwaukee, Oct. 20, 1856, Jane E. French (died Jan. 2, 1901) ; children: Alexis J., Wilkie A., Charlotte E. (Mrs. W. H. Diffenbacher), Alfred W., Almer C. After
learning trade kept books for a time for Ohio Statesman newspaper, of Columbus; came to Chicago, 1855, and worked as jour- neyman bookbinder in Chicago and Milwau- kee until 1861; in business for himself; burned out, 1871; resumed as A. J. Cox & Co., and so continues. Office: 42 W. Monroe St. Residence: 1624 Diversey Boul.
COX, Amariah George, manufacturer; b. Nunda, N. Y., July 10, 1849; s. William G. and Sarah C. Cox; ed. public and high schools of Nunda, N. Y .; m. Nashville, Tenn., 1896, Angie W. Williams; children: Mrs. Blanche Atwater, Olive P. Cox. After leaving school engaged in teaching until 1868; was in tug and wrecking business at Cleveland, O., 1868- 1874, and sec. of the Cleveland Towing Assn .; since 1874 in paint manufacturing business; now sec., treas. and gen. mgr. of the Rubber Paint Co., and treas, and gen. mgr. of the Eureka Paint Co. Is also extensively engaged in the chewing-gum industry, being gen. mgr. of the Zeno Mfg. Co., one of the largest chew- ing gum concerns. Mem. Paint Grinders Assn. (ex-pres.); mem. Paint, Oil & Varnish Assn .; ex-pres. Annexation Club. Republican. Clubs: Chicago Athletic, Hamilton, Auburn Park Golf. Office: 154-6 W. VanBuren St. Residence: 5206 S. Park Av.
COX, Arthur Malcolm, lawyer; b. Chicago, June 16, 1873; s. Jesse and Annie (Malcom) Cox; attended Brown and Marquette schools and West Division High School, graduating, 1892; studied law in office of Jesse Cox, and passed examination in Apellate Court in 1894. Began practice of law in father's office, 1894, and continued with him up to the time of his death in Sept., 1902; practiced alone with of- fice in Stock Exchange Bldg. until May 1, 1903, when became a mem. of the present law firm of Carnahan, Slusser, Hawkes & Cox. Repub- lican. Baptist. Master Mason. Mem. S. A. R. Clubs: Illinois, Chicago Yacht. Office: Unity Bldg. Residence: 4524 Lake Av.
COXE, Charles Albert, merchant; b. Wor- cester, Mass., Oct. 15, 1847; s. Albert W. and Caroline W. Sykes; ed. public schools of Buffalo, N. Y .; m. Buffalo, N. Y., Lillie E. Nichols; children: Albert W., Calvin S., Mary A., Grace Louise, Florence Adele, Claudia Luella. Began business career as an asst. bookkeeper in a grocery store in Buffalo, N. Y., for 2 years; then learned the sash and door business, starting as an apprentice in the shop of Eaton & Co., of Buffalo, under his father, who was supt. for that company; came to Chicago after the great fire and was the head man for the John A. Gauger Co. for 9 years; in 1892 became mgr. in Chicago for the Schroth & Ahrens Co., operating a large plant at Winona, Minn., in the manu- facture of sash, doors, blinds and mill-work. Republican; trustee to Chicago State Pawners' Soc. under appointment from Gov. Yates. Con- gregationalist; pres. Men's Club of Millard Av. Congregational Church. Mason (32º), Shriner. Vice-pres. 34th Ward Republican Club; dir. of Millard Av. Church choir; ex- pres. Lawndale Council. Office: 639 S. Halsted St. Residence: 1227 Millard Av.
COX, Henry Joseph, meteorologist; b. New- ton, Mass., Apr. 5, 1863; s. Thomas and Han- nah M. (Perkins) Cox; grad. Harvard, 1884 (A.M., Norwich Univ.); m. Sept. 8, 1888, Mary, daughter of C. C. Cavanagh, Somerville, Mass. Prof. Norwich Univ., 1886-8; in weather ser- vice since Aug. 1, 1884; promoted steadily until became, Mar. 1, 1899, prof. meteorology, in charge North Central Forecast District. Mem. Nat. Geological Soc., Chicago Acad. Sciences. Clubs: University, Chicago Athletic, Union League, Press, Chicago Yacht, Colum- bia Yacht. Address: Auditorium Tower, Chi- cago. Residence: 506 53d St., Chicago.
COX, Hyatt, broker in commercial paper; b. Chicago, Sept. 12, 1876; s. William T. and
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Mary (Hyatt) Cox; ed. Douglas (public) School, Chicago, 1884-91; Chicago Manual Training School, 1891-3; Armour Institute,' 1893-4. After 2 years with father in live stock commission business at Union Stock Yards, 1894-6, started in Northwestern Nat. Bank as messenger, 1896; after its consolida- tion with Corn Exchange Nat. Bank, worked with latter until 1901, when became associated
with the stock and bond house of Otis Wilson & Co., remaining with that firm until it be- came a part of the Western Trust & Savings bank in 1903; after a year as asst. to Edward Tilden, pres. of Libby, McNeill & Libby, started in the commercial paper business with Fred G. Merrill under the title of Merrill, Cox & Co., a corporation, organized Apr. 1, 1904. of which is pres., doing a commercial paper and collateral loans brokerage business. Mem. Chicago Stock Exchange. Episcopalian, Clubs: Calumet, Chicago Yacht. Office: The Rookery. Residence: 3141 Forest Av.
COX, James Brady, railway engineer; b. Philadelphia, Pa., Oct. 30, 1857; s. John and Louisa (Fahnestock) Cox; ed. public schools, and in Pennsylvania College, 1875-8; m. Chi- cago, 1889, Tillie Smith. Began professional life as rodman on the Pennsylvania R. R., 1880-2; was asst. supervisor and supervisor of same road, 1882-9; engaged in private prac- tice as civil engineer, 1889-95; asst. engineer C., H & W. R. R., 1895-8; since June 1, 1898, chief engineer of the Chicago Junction Ry. Co. Mem. Western Soc. of Engineers, Am. Ry. Engineering and Maintenance of Way Assn. Office: Exchange Bldg., Union Stock Yards. Residence: 659 48th St.
COX, Rensselaer William, cooperage; b. Cin- cinnati, O., May 14, 1855; s. William and Electra Robinson (Stanford) Cox; ed. Chicago public and high schools; m. Columbus, O., Feb. 11, 1904, Miss Deshler. Was 2 years, 1875-7, in financial dept. of Pullman Co .; then in grain business. In 1882 went into the manufacture of cooperage in firm of Seaman, Cox & Brown, which was later merged into the Seaman, Cox & Brown Cooperage Co., which, after the death of Mr. Brown, and retirement of Mr. Seaman, was consolidated with original St. Louis plant of that name and became the Pioneer Cooper- age Co., of which he is pres. The company operates in all 12 plants in Chicago and St. Louis, and different timber sections of Mis- souri, Arkansas, Tennessee, and Louisiana. Republican. Mem. Central Church. Clubs: Chi- cago, Union League, Onwentsia, Merchants, Mid-Day. Office: 137 N. Hoyne Av. Residence: 131 Astor St.
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