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GARDNER, Fred, coal merchant; b. Chica- go, Mar. 31, 1867; s. Robert Harwood and Mary A. Gardner; attended Chicago public schools, 1873-9; Racine College, 1879-82; m. Chicago, Dec. 25, 1890, Lillian Waters Upton; one son: Robert Frederick. Actively engaged in coal busi- ness since 1885; now mgr. Edwin F. Daniels & Co .; sec. and dir. Daniels Coal and Coke Co., sec., dir. and mgr. New Ohio Washed Coal Co., dir. Washed Fuel Co. Served 4 years in Battery D, I. N. G., under Maj. Tobey. Republican. Episcopalian. Clubs: Chicago Athletic, Wash- ington Park, Chicago Yacht. Office: 77 Jackson Boul. Residence: 3744 Ellis Av.
GARDNER, Frederic Stowe, manufacturer; b. Columbia, Ill., Apr. 25, 1864; s. Stephen and Louise (Ingalls) Gardner; ed. military acad. at Sing Sing, N. Y .; m. Chicago, Feb. 20, 1894, Bessie Dean; children: Isabel, Frederic D. Since leaving school has been continuously engaged in ranching in Wyoming, and lumber business, and in 1893 established the business now conducted by the Gardner Mill Co. (of which he is pres.), manufacturers of lumber, lath and shingles, bicycle and vegetable crates, etc. Office: 1140 Elston Av. Residence: 2969 Kenmore Av.
GARDNER, Frederic William, manufactur- er; b. Madison, N. J., July 9, 1853; s. William G. and Abby Edes Gardner; ed. common school; m. Bloomington, Ill., 1895, Edna Helen Law. Was in stove mfg. business for 33 years, starting with W. C. Davis & Co., Cincinnati, O., 1870; from 1882 to 1902 was western mgr. the Michigan Stove Co. Now pres. Glendale Tin Co., vice-pres. Yakutat & Southern Ry. Co. of Alaska. Also pres. Am. Soc. of Nat. Adver- tisers. Clubs: Washington Park, Chicago Ath- letic, "One O'klok"; also Yondotega and De- troit, Detroit, Mich. Office: Fine Arts Bldg. Residence: 671 E. 48th Pl.
GARDNER, Henry Alanson, lawyer; b. Lis- bon, Kendall Co., Ill., Sept. 7, 1845; s. Henry Alanson and Sarah Price (Morgan) Gardner; removed to Chicago, 1847; grad. old Univ. of Chicago, 1868; Harvard Law School, 1870; m. Stamford, Conn., June 20, 1878, Deborah C. Fessenden; children: Mary Abbe, Sarah Morgan, Henry Alanson, Jr., Grace Fessenden, Robert Abbe. Admitted to Illinois bar, 1870; senior mem. law firm of Gardner, Stern, Anderson & Davis. Is pres. and dir. of the Morgan-Gardner Electric Co., and a dir., respectively: Iowa Central Ry. Co., Jacksonville & St. Louis Ry. Co., Weaver Coal and Coke Co., and Pan-Am.
Packing Co. Clubs: University, Hinsdale. Of- fice: First Nat. Bank Bldg. Residence: Corner Maple and Madison Sts., Hinsdale, Ill.
GARDNER, William A., railway official; h. Garden, Ill. Learned telegraphv; was operator on C. & A. R. R. at Lemont, Ill., 1872; entered service C. & N .- W. Ry., 1878, and was clerk and operator in office of supt., 1878-85; asst. supt. Wisconsin Division, 1885-90; supt. Wis- consin Division, 1890-6; asst. general supt., 1896-9; since Nov. 30, 1899, gen. mgr. C. & N .- W. Ry. Also vice-pres. Macoupin Co. R. R. Co., vice-pres. Superior Coal Co .; dir. Western Trust and Savings Bank. Republican. Clubs: Union League, Chicago Athletic, Evanston Country, Evanston, Glen View, Hamilton. Of- fice: 22 5th Av. Residence: 1704 Asbury Av., Evanston, Il1.
GARIBALDI, John G., wholesale fruits; b. Costadi Gerli, province of Genoa, Italy, Jan. 22, 1849; s. Antonia and Rosa (Ceppue) Gari- baldi; ed. schools of native place; came to U. S., Mar., 1864; m. Chicago, Apr. 11, 1883, Teresa Cuneo; children: Lorenza, Amarico, Rosa, Cla- rinda, Francis, John, David. Was engaged in retail fruit trade in Chicago until 1878, when established wholesale fruit business, being the first Italian in the wholesale fruit business in Chicago; now mem, Garibaldi & Cuneo. Was appointed in 1892 to organize the Italian socs. to celebrate the 400th anniversary of the dis- covery of America and acted as grand mar- shal of the Second Division of the great Quad- ricentennial Parade on the 20th of October; was also pres. of the United Italian socs. and had charge of the arrangements on Italian Day at the World's Fair, Chicago, 1893. Of- fice: 81 S. Water St. Residence: 26 Astor St.
GARNETT, Eugene Horace, lawyer; b. Chi- cago, Oct. 22, 1872; s. Gwynn and Emma (Han- cock) Garnett; ed. public schools of Chicago and Univ. of Michigan, B.L., 1895; read law in office of Wilson, Moore & McIlvaine; m. Chi- cago, June 14, 1890, Louise Munday Ayres; 1 son: Gordon Munday. Admitted to bar in 1897, and since 1899 in partnership with father, ex- Judge Gwynn Garnett, in law firm of Garnett & Garnett. Republican. Mem. of Chicago and Illinois State Bar Assns. Clubs: Hamilton, Midlothian. Office: 204 Dearborn St. Residence: Kenilworth, Ill.
GARNETT, William, Jr., lawyer; b. Louis- vile, Ky., Feb. 22, 1856; s. William and Eu- genia Garnett; came to Chicago in Mar., 1862; ed. Chicago public schools and was grad. high school; studied law in office of his brother, Judge Garnett, and also studied at Chicago College of Law; m. Chicago, May 15, 1888, Lillie B., daughter of Philip Larmon; chil- dren: Marion L., Frances E. Admitted to bar, 1880; practices largely in chancery and com- mercial law. Vice-pres. and dir. of the May- wood Co. Republican. Mem. First Baptist Church. Clubs: Union League, Colonial. Office: 204 Dearborn St. Residence: 4450 Vincennes Av.
GARNSEY, George Otis, architect, editor; b. Rock Island, Ill., Sept. 14, 1840; s. Charles Al- exander and Laura L. (Kimball) Garnsey; grad. Columbia College, New York, in architec- ture, 1864; m. Chicago, 1865, Frances L. Lo- rane; 1 daughter: Florence L. Engaged in prac- tice as architect in Chicago since 1864; makes a specialty of theatre work. Republican. Mem. Blair Lodge, A. F. and A. M., De Molay Lodge, No. 13, K. P., Ellis Lodge, No. 347, I. O. O. F. Office: 185 Dearborn St. Residence: 316 Oak- wood Boul.
GARRETT, Carlton Marshall, dentist; b. Shelby, O., Aug. 26, 1876; s. Myers W. and Eleanor P. (Marshall) Garrett; ed. public schools of Chicago; grad. Englewood High School, 1895; Northwestern University Dental School, D.D.S., 1898. Mem. Chicago Dental Soc., Illinois State Dental Soc., Chicago Odonto-
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graphic Soc. Republican. Clubs: Calumet, Mid- lothian, Illinois Athletic, Auburn Park Golf. Office: 100 State St. Residence: 7157 Yale Av. GARRETT, Myers Andrew, vice-pres. Far- low Draft Gear Co .; b. Myerstown, Pa., Apr. 20, 1851; s. Andrew and Margaret (Myers) Garrett; ed. public schools; m. Buffalo, N. Y., Aug. 12, 1875, Eleanor Percival Marshall; 1 son living: Carlton M. (physician). Was agent Erie & North Shore Despatch at Buffalo, N. Y., 1878; in 1880 removed to Binghamton, N. Y., as agent for same line; in 1883 to Denver, Colo., as agent of the D. & R. G. R. R .; in 1885 to Nebraska to engage in stock raising; came to Chicago, 1887, and became supt. of the car dept. of the Anglo-Am. Refrigerator Car Co .; in 1890 special representative of the Barrett Mfg. Co., Chicago, and, 1892-1904, was western mgr. F. W. Bird & Son, E. Wal- pole, Mass .; Mar. 15, 1904, became vice-pres. of the Farlow Draft Gear Co., of Baltimore, Md., in charge of Chicago office. Republican. Was county commissioner of Cook Co., 1896-8. Presbyterian. Club: Auburn Park Golf. Office: Monadnock Blk. Residence: 7157 Yale Av.
GARTSIDE, John M., lawyer; b. Philadel- phia, Pa., Aug. 24, 1849; s. Benjamin and Caro- line (Measey) Gartside; family moved to Iowa City, Ia., 1855; moved to Davenport, 1861, and divided time between work in merchant tailor- ing establishment and attending common and high schools for 4 years, and later evening sessions of business college; came to Chicago and worked as clerk and student in law office of Dent & Black, 1870-6; admitted to bar, June, 1873; in practice on his own account since 1876; m. Sept. 22, 1874, Annie L., daugh- ter of Levi Davis, editor and founder of the Davenport (Ia.) Gazette; children: Lily Clari- bel (deceased), John Love, Grace Louise. Mem. 1st Baptist Church. Club: Union League. Of- fice: The Rookery. Residence: 4329 Drexel Boul.
GARTZ, Adolph Frederick, treas. Crane Co .; b. New York City, Nov. 12, 1861; s. Hermann and Dorothea (Strohmeyer) Gartz; ed. New York City public schools; m. Chicago, Jan. 9, 1888, Kate Crane; children: Adolph Frederic, Richard Crane. At 15 years of age left school; became office boy, advancing to positions as bookkeeper and salesman; remained in New York until 26 years of age, when became treas. of the Crane Co., of Chicago. Republican; has been Civil Service Commissioner in Chicago and Fish Commissioner of the State of Illi- nois, and was once nominated for City Treas., but declined nomination. Clubs: Union League (dir.), Chicago Athletic. Office: 10 N. Jefferson St. Residence: Union League Club; also Lake Geneva, Wis.
GARY, Isaiah Clark, physician, and med. supt. of People's Hosp .; b. Cumberland, Md., Mar. 4, 1858; s. William Henry and Rebecca (Gaumer) Gary; ed. public schools of Tama, Ia., 1868-79. Resided in Tama Co., Ia., to 1885, when entered Wilton Acad., continuing until 1887; attended Northwestern Univ. Med.
School, 1887-9, graduating, M.D., 1889. Engaged in general practice of medicine in Chicago. Founded the People's Hosp. and Training School for Nurses, 1897, and is now med. supt. of the hosp. and principal of the training school for nurses. Mem. Am. Med. Assn., Illi- nois State Med. Soc .; pres. Stock Yards Chi- cago Med. Soc., Med. Examiners' Assn. Mem. I. O. F., A. O. U. W., K. O. T. M., I. O. M. A., Royal League. Republican. Mem. Central Church. Office and residence: 2184 Archer Av.
lumber offlee; mgr. of a lumber business in Chicago, 1885-91; vice-pres. Commercial Loan and Trust Co., 1894-8; since 1891 mem. Lyon, Gary & Co., investment securities, loans, own- ers and dealers in real estate, timber lands and interests in lumber mfg. companies. Dir. Lyon Cypress Lumber Co .; sec. and treas. Ba- ker Lumber Co. Republican. Clubs: Chicago, Calumet, Washington Park, Exmoor. Office: 204 Dearborn St. Residence: 489 N. State St.
GARY, Joseph Easton, judge Superior Court of Cook Co., Ill., since 1863; b. Potsdam, N. Y., July 9, 1821; common school education; m. Nov. 28, 1855, Elizabeth Jane Sweltering, Ber- lin, Wis. Went to St. Louis, 1843; read law, ad- mitted to bar, 1844; practiced at Springfield, Mo., 1844-9; then at Las Vegas, N. Mex., and San Francisco, until 1856; practiced in Chica- go, 1856-63. Presided in celebrated Anarchist trial, and wrote article concerning it in Cen- tury magazine, Apr., 1893; also in 2d trial of Luetgert for wife-murder. Address: 369 On- tario St.
GASCOIGNE, James G., lawyer; b. Brooklyn, N. Y .; s. James and Elizabeth Gascoigne; ed. public schools of Brooklyn, N. Y .; m. Albany, N. Y., Emily A. Ellis. Came to Chicago in 1879 and was engaged in mercantile pursuits until 1889, when, after having studied law, was admitted by examination, as an atty. of the Supreme Court of Illinois; now mem. of the law firm of Musgrave, Vroman & Lee. Repub- lican. Club: Hamilton. Office: First Nat. Bank Bldg. Residence: 6340 Stewart Av.
GASH, Abram Dale, lawyer; b. Macon Co., Mo., Feb. 11, 1861; s. William Thomas and Maria (Dale) Gash; ed. public schools of Ma- con Co., Mo .; m., 1st, Nannie Dorothy; 1 son: Lowell Edwin; m., 2d, Apr. 12, 1905, Maude Blomquist. Was deputy circuit clerk of Macon Co., Mo., for 4 years; removed to Utah, 1890, and admitted to bar there, 1891; was prosecut- ing atty. for Utah Co., Utah, 2 terms; was judge advocate general, with rank of col., on staff of Gov. West, of Utah; came from Utah and engaged in practice of law in Chicago since Sept., 1898. Also vice-pres. and dir. Strohber Piano Co .; sec. and dir. Bell Bros. Piano Co .; vice-pres. and dir. Chicago Solder Co. Mason, Grand Master of Utah, 1897; mem. Columbian Lodge, A. F. and A. M., Lafayette Chapter, R. A. M., Apollo Commandery, K. T., Medinah Temple, Mystic Shrine. Democrat; active campaign speaker. Author: The False Star (historical novel). Office: 84 LaSalle St. Residence: 1183 Douglas Boul.
GATCHELL, Charles, home. physician; b. Cincinnati, O., 1851; s. Horatio P. and Anna M. Gatchell; grad. Kenosha (Wis.) High School, 1868; Pulte Med. College, Cincinnati, 1874; m. Feb. 16, 1904, Helen Emma Converse. In practice of medicine since 1874; prof. in Univ. of Michigan, 1878; attending physician Cook Co. Hosp. since 1881; prof. Hahnemann Med. College, Chicago, since 1902; sec. Am. In- stitute of Homeopathy since 1901; mem. (ex- pres.) Ill. Homo. Med. Assn. Author: Diet in Disease, 1880; Keynotes of Medical Practice, 1883; Pocketbook of Medical Practice, 1900; Diseases of the Lungs, 1902; also novels: Has- chisch, 1886; They Say, 1897; What a Woman Did, 1900. Editor Med. Era, 1883-1903; Clinique, 1904. Mason: Golden Rule Lodge, 159, Ann Arbor, Mich. Office: 100 State St. Residence: 5442 Michigan Av.
GATELY, John, pres. the John Gately Co., household goods; b. Dorchester (Boston), Mass., Jan. 3, 1857; s. John and Mary (Gerry) Gately; when 9 months old removed to Athol, Mass .; ed. public and high schools of Athol, graduating from latter in 1877 (before gradu- ation had worked as office boy for his brother, M. R. Gately, publisher, Boston, 1870-5); at- tended Williston Seminary, Easthampton, Mass., 1877-9; Boston Univ. Law School, 1880-
GARY, John William, dealer in investment securities; b. W. Springfield, Pa., Aug. 8, 1859; s. Dorance B. and Susan (Akerly) Gary; ed. Conneaut (O.) Acad .; m. Chicago, Mar. 31, 1902, Emily C. Lyon; 1 son: Kellogg. Was on farm in Conneaut, O., until 13 years of age; then at various occupations until 21 years old; came to Chicago, 1880, as bookkeeper in a 1882, graduating LL.B., June, 1882; m. Lynn,
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Mass., Aug. 4, 1886, Katherine J. Donovan; chil- dren: Edward Ignatius (died June 22, 1901), Ralph Michael, Theresa Mary. Admitted to Boston bar, Jan., 1883, but never practiced law. Came to Chicago, May, 1883, and engaged in book publishing business; discontinued that, and now pres. of John Gately Co., of Chicago, Peoria, and Bloomington, Ill., engaged in sell- ing household goods on easy payments; pres. Gately & Donovan Co., Saginaw, Bay City, Jackson and Alpena, Mich .; pres. Gately Sup- ply Co., Duluth, Minn .; pres. the Gately Co., Detroit, Mich .; pres. Gately-Wiggins Co., Calu- met, Mich .; proprietor Gately Clothing Co., Minneapolis, Minn. Republican. R. C. Mem. Lincoln Council, Royal Arcanum. Clubs: Ca- sino (Edgewater); New England of Chicago; Wausaukee (Wis.) Fishing; Duluth (Minn.) Fly Casting. Office: 24 Adams St. Residence: 2403 Sheridan Drive, Edgewater.
GATES, Albert R., lawyer; b. Wyanet, Bu- reau Co., Ill., Nov. 29, 1869; s. Francis E. and Polly M. Gates; ed. public schools and Lake Forest Univ. Law School; also read law in offices of Stephen S. Gregory and James S. Harlan. Admitted to bar by Supreme Court of Illinois, Jan., 1895, in partnership with John C. Farwell under firm name of Gates & Farwell, 1897-1903; since then in practice alone, largely corporation law. Sec. and treas. Gates-Pratt Land Co. Republican. Clubs: Hamilton, Calu- met Golf (pres., 1905). Office: 100 Washing- ton Boul. Residence: 3958 Drexel Boul.
GATES, Charles Gilbert, broker. Office: 16 Wall St., New York. (For sketch see Who's Who in America.)
GATES, John Warne, capitalist. (For sketch see Who's Who in America.)
GATES, William Day, manufacturer of ter- ra cotta and pottery; b. Ashland, O., July 29, 1852; s. Simon S. and Sylvia (Day) Gates; grad. Wheaton College, Ill., A.B., 1875; A.M., 1877; m. La Grange, Ill., Sept., 1877, Ida M. Babcock; children: William Paul, Ellis Day, Margaret, Neil Hurlbut, Major Earl, Sylvia Day. Was admitted to bar and practiced as atty. for a year or two; drifted into clay work, 1880. Established station of Terra Cotta, 45 miles out on C. & N .- W. Ry., and built up works and business, which was incorporated, 1886, as Am. Terra Cotta and Ceramic Co., of which he is pres. Republican. Congregational- ist. Clubs: Architectural, Builders, Chicago Athletic. Office: Chamber of Commerce. Resi- dence: Terra Cotta, Ill.
GATZERT, August, sec. Rosenwald & Weil; b. Worms, Ger., Jan. 14, 1863; s. Sigmund and Clara (Mayer) Gatzert; attended primary school at Worms, Ger., and later went to high schools at Worms and Mannheim; m. Chicago, Feb. 5, 1901, Isabel Florsheim; 1 son: Walter August. After leaving school employed in a grain business at Darmstadt, Ger. Came to U. S., and to Chicago, 1881. Clerk, salesman, and later 3 years partner in Gowan & Co. (tallors' trimmings), until end of 1890; in real estate business, 1891-8, and since Mar., 1898, has been partner in firm of Rosenwald & Weil, wholesale manufacturers of clothing. Clubs: Standard, Ravisloe Country, Homewood, Illi- nois Athletic. Office: Franklin and Congress Sts. Residence: 4915 Washington Park Ct.
GAUGER, John A., manufacturer; b. Milton, Pa., Jan. 1, 1854; s. John W. and Esther (Haag) Gauger; ed. public school, California, Pa .; high school, Turbotville, Pa., Selinsgrove (Pa.) Institute, graduating June 15, 1874; m. Chicago, Apr. 21, 1885, Helen S. Harrison; 1 daughter: Esther. Since Jan. 1, 1881, engaged in the lumber business, and since 1885 senior partner of John A. Gauger & Co. (now a cor- poration, of which he is pres.) manufacturers of lumber, sash and doors. Also dir. and mem. of the executive committee of the Illinois Life Insurance Co .; treas. of Standard Glass Co .; dir. Jackson Trust and Savings Bank. Republi-
can. Lutheran. Clubs: Hamilton (pres. 1904-5), Union League. Office: 22d and Laflin Sts. Resi- dence: 4241 Drexel Boul.
GAULT, Thomas H., lawyer; b. Coleraine, Ireland, Aug. 2, 1842; s. John and Martha (Adams) Gault; grad. Monmouth College, June, 1870, A.B .; grad. in law, Univ. of Mich., 1873, LL.B .; m. Waukesha Co., Minn., Mary E. Boyd. Came to America, 1848; lived 5 years in Monroe Co., N. Y., and after that in Wis- consin; enlisted in 28th Wisconsin Vols. at Waukesha, Wis., Aug. 15, 1862, and served until end of the war, being mustered out of U. S. service at Brownsville, Tex., Oct. 25, 1865. After graduation in law in 1873, located in practice of law in Chicago, firm of Gault & Martin, until Jan., 1874, then firm of Gault & Low until Apr. 1, 1888, and since then has practiced alone. Republican. Mem. U. P. Church. Mem. G. A. R., Thomas Post, No. 5. Office: 108 LaSalle St. Residence: 1680 Con- gress St.
GAUSS, Frank Louis Ernst, manager West- ern Department Eli Lilly & Co .; b. St. Louis, Mo., May 2, 1870; s. E. F. L. and Henrietta (Stehlin) Gauss; ed. public schools and was grad. law dept. of Lake Forest Univ .; m. St. Louis, Mo., June 5, 1895, Mary Eloise Sprague. Began business life with Humiston, Keeling & Co., wholesale druggists, 1885; then with Chi- cago Drug and Chemical Co., 1886; with Ful- ler & Fuller Co., wholesale drugs, 1887; H. T. Clarke Drug Co., Lincoln, Neb., 1889; Peter Van Schaack & Sons, wholesale drugs, Chica- go, 1891; with the Searle & Hereth Co., mfg chemists, Chicago, as mgr. of St. Louis office, 1897-1902, when became sec. and dir. of the company at Chicago; withdrew from that com- pany May 3, 1905, and is now mgr. Western Department of Eli Lilly & Co., of Indianapolis, Ind., manufacturers of pharmaceutical prepa- rations. One of the incorporators of Jen- nings Medical College. Republican. Congrega- tionalist. Clubs: Missouri Athletic, Ravens- wood, Chicago Drug Trade. Office: 195 Ran- dolph St. Residence: 700 Leland Av.
GAVIN, Richard Ignatius, lawyer; b. Chica- go, Nov. 16, 1875; s. Patrick J. and Katherine (Burke) Gavin; ed. public schools and St. Ig- natius College, graduating classical dept., M.A., 1895, and from Chicago Law School, LL.B., 1897. Began as student of law with Col- lins, Goodrich, Vincent & Darrow in 1895, and after dissolution of that firm was with Good- rich, Vincent & Bradley, 1895-7; admitted to bar, 1897, and engaged In practice in associa- tion with Armand F. Teefy until 1900, when engaged in practice alone; was appointed asst. city prosecutor, continuing until July, 1904; since May, 1904, with George F. Talty, in firm of Gavin & Talty, in general law practice. Democrat. Catholic. Socs .: A. O. H., Catholic Mutual Benevolent, Bohemian. Office: Unity Bldg. Residence: 238 LaSalle Av.
GAY, Henry Lord, architect; b. Baltimore, Md .; s. Charles H. and Lydia (Lord) Gay; ed. private school at New Haven, Conn. On leav- ing school entered office of Sydney M. Stone, church architect, of New Haven, and was with other architects there prior to 1864, when came to Chicago and entered office of W. W. Boyington, remaining with him until 1867; since then in practice of architecture alone. Architect of numerous prominent churches and other bldgs. in Chicago and throughout the country. Established and conducted for several years the Institute of Building Arts and Im- provements, and published The Building Bud- get as its organ; organized, 1884, the Builders' and Traders' Exchange. Awarded, in 1883, by the Italian Government, a diploma and medal for second selection in an international com- petition of a design for a nat. monument to King Victor Emmanuel II. There were 293 com- petitors. Mem. Am. Institute of Architects. Of-
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fice: 52 Dearborn St. Residence: 403 Ontario St.
GAYLORD, Truman Penfield, western mgr. of Westinghouse Electric and Mfg. Co .; b. Shelby, Oceana Co., Mich., Feb. 15, 1871; s. Edward B. and Miranda (Jackson) Gaylord; ed. Allen Acad., 1885-8; Univ. of Michigan, 1888-92; m. Chicago, Apr. 22, 1903, Helen Ross-Lewin. After leaving college became, 1892-3, engineer of underground construction at the World's Columbian Exposition; instruc- tor Armour Institute of Technology, 1893-4; associate prof. of electrical engineering in Ar- mour Institute, 1894-8; engineer for Westing- house Electric and Mfg. Co., of Pittsburgh, Pa., 1898-1901; western mgr. for Westinghouse Electric and Mfg. Co., since 1901. Mem. Am. Institute of Electrical Engineers. Republican. Congregationalist. Club: Union League. Office: 171 LaSalle St. Residence: 2015 Kenmore Av. GAYLORD, Willard Simeon, grain commis- sion; b. Lockport, Ill., Aug. 19, 1856; s. George and Ann (Lull) Gaylord; ed. public schools of Lockport; m. Chicago, Oct. 31, 1893, Alice Booth. Began business as a grain shinper from Lockport by canal, assisting his father, who owned grain elevators; came to Chicago in 1882 and engaged in the grain commission business, becoming a mem. of the Chicago Board of Trade in 1883, the business being then conducted as H. G. Gaylord & Co .; con- tinues the business in own name. Also dir. A. Booth Packing Co. Republican. Clubs: Wash- ington Park, Calumet. Onwentsia, Chicago Athletic (life mem.). Office: Board of Trade Bldg. Residence: 1638 Michigan Av.
GEDNEY, Richard Eleazer, mgr. Chicago branch Yale & Towne Mfg. Co., locks and builders' hardware; b. Oxford Twp., New Ha- ven Co., Conn., July 25, 1857; s. Elisha W. and Nancy (Smith) Gedney; ed. public school and military school in Connecticut; m. Saginaw, Mich., Mar. 1880, Jessie D. Ames; children: Alice W., Clarence S. With H. C. Spencer, Flint, Mich., 1877-80; in hardware business with his brother, George S., under firm name of Gedney Bros., Bay City, Mich .; with Pick- ering Hardware Co., Cincinnati, O., 1893-4; with Buhl Sons & Co., Detroit, Mich., 1894-7, as buyer; came to Chicago, 1897, to assume his present position as Chicago mgr. for the Yale & Towne Mfg. Co., of Stamford, Conn., manu- facturers of Yale locks and builders' hardware. Club: Chicago Athletic. Mason: Michigan Sov- ereign Consistory, Detroit. Office: 88-90 Lake St. Residence: 5707 Monroe Av.
GEER, David Smith, lawyer; b. Hamilton Co., O., Aug. 29, 1856; s. John J. and Sarah (Smith) Geer; ed. public schools of Ohio and at Univ. of the City of New York, A.B., 1886; m. Chicago, July 3, 1900, Lillys Ringland. Be- gan practice in New York City in 1886; re- moved to Chicago, 1887. Counsel and dir. Chi- cago Ry. Equipment Co. Mem. Chicago Bar Assn. Republican. Mem. Plymouth Congrega- tional Church; mem. board of dirs. of Chicago City Missionary Soc. Mason. Club: Hamilton. Office: 59 Clark St. Residence: 271 Oakwood Boul.
GEHRMANN, Adolph, physician, hygienist and bacteriologist; b. Decatur, Ill., July 19, 1868; s. Theodore A. and Emelie Jehnke Gehr- mann: came to Chicago. 1884; grad. S. Divi- sion High School, 1887, Chicago Med. College, M.D. Interne Cook Co. Hosp., 1890-2; made special studies of bacteriology and chemistry, 1892. and was demonstrator at the College of Physicians and Surgeons. and prof. of bac- teriology in Chicago Post-Graduate Med. School; went east with Prof. Stuart, Jan., 1893. preparatory to establishing Chicago Bureau of Food Inspection. and devoted a year to its or- ganization. Elected prof. of bacteriology and hygiene at College of Physicians and Sur- geons, 1894, and organized Columbus Labora- tories, of which is now pres .; later supt. of
food inspection for City of Chicago and bac- teriologist to Health Dept., 1884-1903. Mem. Am. Public Health Assn., Am. Med. Assn., Ill. State Med. Soc., Chicago Med. Soc., Chicago Acad. of Medicine, Chicago Acad. of Sciences, Chicago Pathological Soc. Clubs: Iroquois, Co- lumbia Yacht. Office: 103 State St. Residence: 3816 Ellis Av.
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