Who's who in Chicago; the book of Chicagoans, a biographical dictionary of leading living men and women of the city of Chicago and environs, 1905, Part 66

Author: Leonard, John William, 1849- ed; Marquis, Albert Nelson, ed
Publication date: 1905
Publisher: Chicago, A. N. Marquis & company
Number of Pages: 652

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GEIST, Clarence Henry; b. La Porte, Ind., Jan. 10, 1867; s. Ezra and Eloise (Brad- ley) Geist; ed. public schools of Westville, Ind .; m. Harvard, Neb., Jan. 11, 1889, Isolde Webster. Worked on farm in La Porte Co., Ind., and at age of 21, went to Clay Co., Neb., and engaged in farming until 1893; came to Chicago; in railroad passenger service 1 year; in the real estate business, and since 1901 in present business of gas and electric lighting, being pres., respectively, Hammond Illuminat- ing Co., S. Shore Gas and Electric Co., Michi- gan City and Northern Indiana Gas Co., Flor- ence (Ala.) Gas and Fuel Co .; also dir. of the Manufacturers' Bank, Chicago. Republican. Clubs: Chicago Athletic, Hamilton, Midlothian. Office: New York Life Bldg.

GENTLES, Henry Wernicke, physician and surgeon; b. Hilton, Banffshire, Scotland, Sept. 15, 1866; s. Rev. Thomas Gentles, D.D. (Pais- ley Abbey ) and E. Cecelia (Wernicke) Gentles; ed. Monroe's Acad. and George Watson's Col- lege, Edinburgh, Scotland, and Paisley Acad .; grad. Glasgow Univ., Scotland, M.B.,C.M., 1888; was senior resident Western Infirmary, Glas- gow; asst. to Sir George Macleod, 1888; Sir William T. Gardner, 1889; outdoor resident pro tem. Glasgow Maternity Hosp., 1889; m. New York, 1895, Margaret Oliver Turnbull, of Selkirk, Scotland; children: Thomas Turnbull, Alexander Wernicke. Came to Chicago, 1892; supt. of ambulance service, World's Columbian Exposition, Chicago, 1893; prof. of general medicine, Chicago Post-Graduate Med. School; attending physician and trustee Chicago Hosp. Examiner for Canada Life Assurance Co., Minnesota Mutual Life Insurance Co., Hart- ford Life Insurance Co. Mem. Am. Med. Assı., Chicago Med. Soc., Illinois State Med. Soc .; honorary mem. Minnesota State Med. Soc. Presbyterian. Clubs: Quadrangle, Homewood Country. Office and residence: 210 E. 51st Boul.

GEORGE, Edgar Jesse, physician, oculist and aurist; b. Fairfield, Ia., May 17, 1863; s. Charles F. and Esther A. (Mendenhall) George; ed. public and private schools of Fairfield, Ia .; grad. Chicago Homœ. Med. College, 1891. Since graduation engaged in med. practice; is spe- cialist in diseases of eye and ear. Prof. of Ophthalmology and Otology, Chicago Home. Med. College. Mem. Am. Institute of Homœop- athy, Am. Home. Ophthalmological, Otological and Laryngological Soc., Illinois Home. Med. Assn. and Home. Med. Soc .; attending eye and ear Surgeon Cook Co. Hosp., Chicago Home. Hosp., and Chicago Union Hosp .; business mgr. Chicago Home. Med. College; ex-sec. Il- linois Homo. Med. Assn. Pres. Cumberland Bend Oil and Gas Co. Democrat. Office: Mar- shall Field Bldg. Residence: 4538 Oakenwald Av.

GEORGE, Joseph Henry, clergyman, theo- logian; b. Cobourg, Ont., May 3, 1853; s. Jo- seph and Margaret (Armstrong) George; grad. Victoria Univ., Toronto, 1880, A.M., 1882 (Ph.D., Boston Univ .. 1884; D.D., Congrega- tional College, Montreal); m. June, 1889, Blanche H. Northrup. Pastor John St. Presby- terian Church, Belleville, Ont., 1884; 1st Con- gregational Church, St. Louis, Mo., 1891-7; principal Congregational College, Montreal, 1897-1901; pres. and prof. homiletics, Chicago Theological Seminary since Sept., 1901. Corpo- rate mem. Am. Board Commissioners for For- elgn Missions; pres. Board Trustees Monticel- lo Seminary. Club: University (Chicago). Of-

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fice: 81 Ashland Boul. Residence: 45 Warren Av.

GERAGHTY, Patrick James, sec. and treas. of the Griffin Wheel Co .; b. Shortsville, On- tario Co., N. Y., Nov. 20, 1854; ed. public schools; m. Detroit, Mich., June 25, 1881, Mar- garet Griffin. Began business life as cash boy in a millinery house at Rochester, N. Y., in 1866; then came to Chicago; became associated with the Griffin Wheel Co. as bookkeeper and has remained with that company ever since, for the past 20 years as sec. and treas. Also sec. and treas. of the Sellers Mfg. Co., and of the Am. Trading and Storage Co. Independent in politics. R. C. Mem. Knights of Columbus. Clubs: Glen View, Chicago Athletic. Office: Western Union Bldg. Residence: 464 Elm St.

GERLACH, Fred, patent atty .; b. Germany, Oct. 6, 1870; s. Christopher P. and Marie (Burckhardt) Gerlach; ed. Chicago High School, Northwestern Univ. Law School and Kent College of Law, graduating from latter, LL.B., 1893; m. Chicago, Apr. 18, 1900, Isabel Harbridge; children: Mildred, Norman. Studied practical operation of machinery, 1886-7, then learned mechanical drafting and engineering until 1890, when took up study of law in office of Pierce & Fisher, remaining with that firm until 1898. Since then engaged in practice as atty. at law and solicitor of patents. Sec. and dir. of Baird Mfg. Co., and of Freeport Novelty Co .; vice-pres. and dir. of Wemaka Rubber Tire Co., etc. Mem. Patent Law Assn. of Chi- cago. Republican. Congregationalist. Mem. Royal Arcanum. Club: Colonial, of Oak Park. Office: Marquette Bldg. Residence: 112 S. East Av., Oak Park.

GERMAN, William Henry, physician; b. Brockville, Ont., Apr. 18, 1855; s. Rev. John W. and Sarah J. (Purdy) German; ed. high schools in Ontario; grad. Detroit College of Medicine, 1883; m. Hastings Co., Ont., Dec., 1877, Anna M. Fretz; children: Clara L., Maude M. Began practice of medicine at De- troit, Mich., 1883-4; since 1884 in Chicago. Local surgeon for C., R. I. & P. R. R. for 10 years, and for the Pere Marquette R. R. Co. 1 year. Mem. Am. Med. Assn., Chicago Med. Soc., Illinois State Med. Soc., Am. Assn. of Ry. Sur- geons, A. F. and A. M. Mem. of board 7 years and pres. for 6 years of School District No. 131, of Cook Co. Office: 103 State St. Resi- dence: 10918 Prospect Av., Morgan Park, Ill.

GEROULD, Frank Wheelock, mgr. A. G. Spalding & Bros., athletic goods; h. E. Smith- field, Pa., Jan. 13, 1854; s. Marcus B. and Mary E. (Bingham) Gerould; ed. public school, Rock- ford, Ill .; m. Chicago, Sept. 1, 1881, Mary S. Avery (died Mar. 12, 1901); children: Helen Louise, Frank Avery, Walter Blakeslee. After leaving school became clerk in shoe store at Rockford, Ill., and in 1878 came to Chicago to accept a position with the now well-known athletic goods house of A. G. Spalding & Bros .; now has charge of all their interests west of the Allegheny Mountains, being dir. and western gen. mgr. of the corporation of A. G. Spalding & Bros., and also of the allied corporations, the Spalding Mfg. Co., and George Barnard & Co. Also dir. State Bank of Evanston. Served 5 years in I. N. G. Republi- can; alderman from 1st Ward of Evanston for past 6 years. Presbyterian; trustee 1st Presby- terian Church of Evanston. Clubs: Evanston (dir.), Glen View, Chicago Athletic (life mem.), Evanston Country, Evanston Golf (pres.). Office: 147 Wabash Av. Residence: 1200 Judson Av .. Evanston.

GERSTENBERG, Erich, grain commission; b. Chicago, Nov. 29, 1858; ed. private schools. Asst. in father's grain commission business, 1873-9; then partner in the firm of Gersten- berg & Kroeschel until 1897; since then with his brother Adolph as Gerstenberg & Co., grain, provisions, etc. Mem. Chicago Board of

Trade. Office: 255 LaSalle St. Residence: 1773 Deming Pl.

GERTS, George Edward, pres. Gerts, Lum- bard & Co., brush manufacturers; b. Portland, Me., July 27, 1827; s. Martin and Rachel (Par- sons) Gerts; ed. public schools of Portland, Me .: m. Chicago, Dec. 19, 1860, Mary A. Rathbun; children: Mary C., Kate, Walter S. Came to Chi- cago from Boston, 1850, after having learned the brushmaker's trade in Boston. Began busi- ness for self in a small way in Chicago, 1850; later went into partnership with George Loder, whose interests he later bought out, Mr. Hen- ry Lumbard becoming a partner about 1855; as the business increased other partners were admitted, and the firm was finally incorporated as Gerts, Lumbard & Co., of which has since been pres. Republican. Club: Oak Park. Office: 208 Randolph St. Residence: Oak Park, III.

GERTS, John, manufacturer; b. Westphalia, Ger., Sept. 4, 1845; s. John and Maria (Lanfer) Gerts; ed. public schools in Germany; m. Ham- burg, Ger., July 3, 1870, Caroline Schwabe; children: Emilie, Oscar, Frieda, John. In 1859, at the age of 14, began to learn trade of piano maker in Germany, and after serving appren- ticeship worked for manufacturers in Germany until 1870, when came to Chicago. Followed trade here: in 1882 established mfg. on his own account, name changing to firm of Bush & Gerts in 1885, later incorporated as Bush & Gerts Piano Co., of which he is sec. and treas. Republican. Mason (Acadia Lodge). Mem. Ger- mania Männerchor. Club: Germania. Office: Weed and Dayton Sts. Residence: 1718 Gary Pl.

GERVAIS, Wainwright Bacot, pres. Variety Mfg. Co .; b. Aiken, S. C., Sept. 14, 1859; s. Paul Trapier and J. Caroline (Lance) Ger- vais; ed. by mother at home; m. Ft. Johnson, S. C., Apr. 7, 1896, Katherine G. Lebby; chil- dren: Katherine Wainwright, Paul Trapier. Brought up in cotton fields of South Carolina until 1880; from 1880 to 1883 was employed with North Western Wire Mattress Co., Keno- sha, Wis .; with Chicago Rubber Works, 1883- 1890; with W. H. Chenoweth & Co., in Iron business, 1890-3; in 1893 established, and since pres. of Variety Mfg. Co. Also pres. and treas. Charles Mulvey Mfg. Co. Office: 77-83 W. Lake St. Residence: 1534 W. Monroe St.

GERWIG, Frank L., twine and cordage mer- chant; b. Allegheny, Pa., Nov. 6, 1864; s. Henry and Mary (Voegtly) Gerwig; ed. 3d Ward pub- lic school, Allegheny, 1872-9; Duff's Business College, Pittsburgh, 1880; m. Chicago, Sept. 16, 1891, Adelaide M. Knowles; children: Har- ry K., Adelaide M. Was clerk in hardware store in Allegheny, Pa., 1880-2; clerk for Henry Gerwig & Son, in cordage business in Pittsburgh, Pa., 1882-5; Chicago mgr. for Bentley & Gerwig. Limited, cordage, from May 1, 1885, to Mar. 31, 1904; on Apr. 1, 1904, estab- lished twine and cordage business of Gerwig & Iden Co., of which is pres. Republican. Club: Chicago Athletic. Office: 69 W. Washington St. Residence: 472 W. Congress St.

GESSLER, Samuel, cigar manufacturer: b. Chicago, Aug. 24, 1864; s. Joseph and Mary Gessler; ed. Chicago public and high schools; grad. Bryant & Stratton Business College; m. Chicago, May, 1895, Louisa Hartwig; chil- dren: Elliott S., Louisa. Began business career as clerk in a dry goods store, 1880; proprietor of dry goods store, 1885-91, when established as a manufacturer of cigars, in which busi- ness has continued ever since; since 1904 pres. of the Havana Importing Co., importers of to- bacco and manufacturers and jobbers of ci- gars. During the years from 1890-1900, also de- voted considerable time to real estate and bldg. Republican. Office: 14 S. Water St. Resi- dence: 445 North Av.

GETHRO, Fred William, dentist; b. Dedham, Mass., May 28, 1873; s. Alexander and Marga- ret (Denning) Gethro; ed. public schools and

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Rice Training School, Boston, Mass .; North- western Univ. Dental School, D.D.S., 1899. Re- sided in Bloomington, Ill., 4 years; came to Chicago in 1897, and since 1899 has been en- gaged in practice of dentistry on own account. Asst. prof. of operative dentistry and dental anatomy, Northwestern Univ. Dental School. Mem. Chicago Dental Soc., Chicago Odonto- graphic Soc., Illinois State Dental Soc., Nat. Dental Assn., G. V. Black Dental Club, Delta Sigma Delta. Republican. Mason-mem. De Molay Commandery, K. T. Clubs: Chicago Au- tomobile, Chicago Yacht, Kenwood, Chicago Athletic. Office: Marshall Field Bldg. Resi- dence: Chicago Beach Hotel.

GETTY, Henry Harrison, capitalist; b. Ba- tavia, N. Y., 1836; s. Adams Getty; removed with parents in 1848 to Waukegan, Ill .; ed. public schools of Batavia, N. Y., and Wauke- gan, Ill .; m. 1864, Carrie E. Anderson, of Mus- kegon, Mich .; 1 daughter. On leaving school, in 1856, went to Muskegon, Mich., and was en- gaged in general store, 1856-9; entered employ of Ryerson & Morris, saw-mills, Muskegon, 1879, and soon became supt. and foreman of the mill; bought interest in firm, 1865, which became Ryerson, Hills & Co .; in 1867 bought an interest in the Chicago business of Martin Ryerson & Co., and removed to this city to take charge of the yards; retired from busi- ness in 1892. Clubs: Chicago, Union League. Office: 204 Dearborn St.

GETZ, George Fulmer, coal and coke; b. Mechanicsburg, Pa., Dec. 26, 1865; s. John and Amanda Getz; brought up on farm; attended country school in Cumberland Co., Pa., during winter months, until 13 years old. Came to Chicago at 14; became messenger boy for the B. & O. R. R. at the Union Stock Yards, and later served it as clerk, telegraph operator and yardmaster until 1885; then was with Weaver, Todd & Co. (coal), as collector, sales- man, etc., until 1890, when was taken into the firm, which changed to Weaver, Getz & Co. In 1894 started into business for himself; also pres. of the Globe Coal Co., and the Columbia Fuel Co .; vice-pres., respectively, of the Mi- ami Coal Co., Indiana Block Coal Co., Niles Center Coal Co., Ohio Fuel Co. Republican. Baptist. Clubs: Kenwood, Chicago Athletic. Of- fice: Old Colony Bldg. Residence: Auditorium Annex.

GIBBONS, John, jurist; b. Springfield, Co. Donegal, Ireland, Mar. 18, 1848; s. John and Cecelia (Carr) Gibbons; came to U. S. July, 1866; admitted to Iowa bar at Keokuk, 1870; was 5 years city atty. of Keokuk. Mem. Ia. Legislature, 1876; removed to Chicago and admitted to Illinois bar, May 12, 1880, and practiced in Chicago until elected judge of the Circuit Court of Cook Co., 1893; re-elected 1897, 1903; present term expires, 1909. Author: Tenure and Toiler; The Rights and Wrongs of Property and Labor: Am. Criminal Reports. Residence: 3541 Grand Boul.

GIBBONS, Walter Joseph, justice of the peace; b. Chicago, June 12, 1859; s. Harry and Mary (Joyce) Gibbons: ed. public and high schools of Chicago until 16 years old; grad. Chicago College of Law, 1893; m. Chicago, July 14, 1886, Minnie M. Ahern; children: Harry D., Walter J., Daniel C. Left school at 16, and was employed in the wholesale house of Marshall Field & Co., advancing to a re- sponsible position, and remaining for 16 years with that firm. Appointed justice of the peace in 1891, and since continued in that office by quadrennial appointments; studied at Chicago College of Law during first term as justice, and was admitted to bar by Supreme Court of Illinois in 1893. R. C .; prominent in Catholic Total Abstinence Movement, in which has held several official positions, being re-elected in 1904 for the 6th time pres. of the Catholic Total Abstinence Union of Illinois, and pre- viously for 5 years 1st and 2d vice-pres. of

the Catholic Total Abstinence Union of Amer- ica. Has been active in the Irish cause as mem. of the Irish Nat. League and Land League. Mem. Royal League, Nat. Union, Knights of Columbus. Office: 27 N. Clark St. Residence: 225 Osgood St.

GIBBS, Fletcher Barker, sec. Shea Smith & Co .; b. Boston, Mass., May 7, 1861; s. Amory Thompson and Augusta (Hoyt) Gibbs; ed. public schools of Cambridge, Mass .; m. Chica- go, May 10, 1886, Annie Hyde Richardson; children: Charles Amory, Fletcher Barker, Jr., Robert Hoyt, Frederick Richardson, Dorothy. Began business career with the A., T. & S. F. Ry., in land dept. at Topeka, and later in the New England office; after that with a Boston banker and broker; came to Chicago, 1883, and was partner in E. S. Snell & Co., stationers, then of Gibbs & Brown, their successors, and partner in Skeen, McClear & Co., stationers; became connected with Shea Smith & Co., 1886; now sec. of that company. Pres. Chicago Stationers' Assn., and Nat. Assn. of Stationers and Manufacturers of the U. S. A. Republican. Pres. Oak Park Board of Education. Treas. New England Soc .; pres. Oak Park Chapter S. A. R. Clubs: Chicago Athletic, Oak Park (ex-pres.), Colonial, of Oak Park. Office: 18-20 Custom House Ct. Residence: Pleasant and S. Elmwood Avs., Oak Park.

GIBBS, George Aaron, lawyer; b. Chicago, 1857; s. Aaron and Catherine (Gulliver) Gibbs; ed. Chicago schools and at Cornell Univ. (grad. 1875); also studied law in offices of Waite & Clark, Chicago; m. Chicago, June, 1881, Belle Smith, daughter of James P. Smith; 1 daughter: Laura. Admitted to bar of Illinois, 1872. Republican. Was mem. of Senate of Illi- nois for several terms. Club: Union League. Office: 185 Dearborn St. Residence: 2000 In- diana Av.

GIBBS, Platt P., musical instruments; b. Milan, O., Aug. 18, 1853; s. Edward H. and Maria Louise (Brownell) Gibbs; ed. public school and business college; m. Chicago, Oct. 17, 1877, Mary E. Reid; children: Herbert P., Olive Reid. Entire business life in music line, beginning 1868 as office boy for Root & Cady; salesman for Root & Lewis, 1874; mem. firm of Lewis, Newell & Gibbs, 1881; since 1883 with Chicago Music Co., beginning as mgr., and becoming vice-pres., 1886; pres., 1888; pres. and mgr., 1889; pres., treas. and mgr. since 1902; also owner business of Platt Gibbs & Co. Republican. Charter mem. 1st Regt., I. N. G .; honorary mem. Co. C, same, and of the Black Hussars, with rank of capt. Presbyterian. Pres. Chicago Piano and Organ Assn .; ex-pres. Music Council. Nat. Union; mem. Royal League. Clubs: Kenwood, Wash- ington Park. Office: 261 Wabash Av. Resi- dence: 4827 Kenwood Av.

GIBSON, Charles Brockway, assayer, chem- ist, etc .; b. Masena, St. Lawrence Co., N. Y., Aug. 6, 1854; s. Otis and Chloe (Brockway) Gibson; lived 18 years on Vermont farm; early education in common and high schools of Vermont; grad. Univ. of Illinois in chem- ical and military courses, B.Sc., 1877; College of Physicians and Surgeons, Chicago, M.D., 1885; student at Univ. of Berlin 2 years, 1891- 1893; Royal Mining Acad. 2 years, 1891-3; m. Athol Centre, Mass., June 29, 1891, Eva Katherine Clapp; 1 daughter: Jessie May. Traveled as salesman and as asst. mgr. of lyceum course in New England until came West to enter Univ. of Illinois, 1873; after graduation, 1877, was with gold, silver and lead refining company 1 year; studied medicine and was in drug business 2 years; then with G. A. Mariner and C. G. Wheeler, chemists, 3 years, 1879-82; prof. of chemistry in College of Physicians and Surgeons, 1882-90; prof. of chemistry and metallurgy, Chicago College of Dental Surgery, 1888-96, and 1 year each in Hahnemann Med. College and Northwestern

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Dental College; since 1879 engaged in practice at 81 Clark St., as assayer, chemist, metallur- gist and mining engineer; has done much ex- pert and legal work, notably in Luetgert, Bly- denberg and other chemical cases, where gave expert testimony; now mostly engaged in gen- eral chemical work and mine examination. Mem. Am. Chemical Soc., Berlin Chemische Gesellschaft, Berlin Zuchverein. Republican. Served 3 years in Vermont militia and 7 years in I. N. G .; grad. University Military course with rank of capt. and adjutant, and now holds rank of capt. I. N. G., without com- mand. Enlisted for service in Cuba, but was not called into service. Traveled extensively in Mexico, Canada and U. S. as an expert ex- amining mining property. Clubs: Lake Shore, Illinois Athletic. Office: 81 Clark St. Resi- dence: 620 Fullerton Av.

GIBSON, Charles Harsha, grain broker; b. Fond du Lac, Wis., Feb. 9, 1855; s. William T. and Mary Agnes (Wallace) Gibson; ed. Butler Univ., Indianapolis, and Racine (Wis.) College; m. Chicago, Dec. '15, 1898, Mary Louise Haskins; 1 son:

John Haskins. Came to Chicago from Indianapolis, Oct., 1870; first in newspaper work, then in jewelry busi- ness, etc., until 1881; since then in grain business, with B. D. Brown & Co., Burlington, Ia., 1881-2, and, in 1883, for same firm at Indianapolis; returned to Chicago, 1884, and was with V. W. McFarland & Co. until 1886; since then in business on own account. Mem. Chicago Board of Trade. Republican. Club: Winnetka. Office: 6 Sherman St. Residence: Winnetka, III.

GIBSON, Preston, playwright; b. Washing- ton, D. C., Mar. 13, 1879; s. late Randall Lee Gibson (U. S. Senator from Louisiana) and Mary (Montgomery) Gibson; nephew of Asso- ciate Justice Edward D. White of U. S. Su- preme Court; ed. Hopkins Grammar School, New Haven, Conn., and Yale Univ .; m. New York, Jan. 27, 1900, Minna Field; 1 son: Henry Field. Author of "Mrs. Erskine's Devotion," produced at the Davidson Theatre, Milwaukee, Wis., July 31, 1904. Democrat. R. C. Mem. Nat. Steeplechase & Hunt Assn. Clubs: Chi- cago, Onwentsia, Saddle and Cycle, Washing- ton Park, Metropolitan (Washington, D. C.), Strollers, Yale (New York). Office: Monadnock Bldg. Residence: 471 Elm St.

GIFFIN, William M., educator, author; b. Heuvelton, N. Y., 1850; s. Nathan Ford and Mary E. Giffin; ed. public schools; grad. N. Y. State Normal College, Albany, 1873 (Ph.D., 1894); A.M., Lawrence Univ. (Wis.), 1884; m. DePeyster, N. Y., 1873, Jennie Q. Smithers; 2 children: Cleon M .. Emma Lov Taught coun- try school, DeKalb, N. Y., 1872; principal school, 1873-80; principal City Training School, 1880-4; supervising principal, 1884-9, Newark, N. J .; vice-principal Cook Co. Normal School, Chicago, 1889-96, Chicago Normal School, 1896-1900, Willard School. Chicago, since 1901. (For list of hooks see Who's Who in America.) Address: 7643 Union Av.

GIFFORD, Robert Ladd, consulting en- gineer; b. Smithfield, O., Sept. 12, 1867; s. Wil- liam and Lydia (Ladd) Gifford; ed. Chicago public schools, Earlham College, Richmond, Ind., 1884-7; Cornell Univ., 1888-91, graduat- ing, C.E., 1891; m. Chicago. Oct. 12, 1898, Evelyn A. Brooks; 1 son: Brooks. Resident engineer on branch from D. & R. G. Ry. to LaPlata coal mines. 1890; with New Jersey Steel & Iron Co., Trenton, N. J., 1891; en- gineer with local firms, 1892-6; western agent Pottsville Iron & Steel Co., Pottsville, Pa., 1896; engineer Graham Electric Co., Chicago, 1897; practiced as consulting engineer, 1897- 1900; since 1900, pres. Illinois Engineering Co., consulting engineers. Mem. Am. Soc. of Mechanical Engineers; associate mem. Am. Soc. of Civil Engineers; mem. Western Soc. of En- gineers. Independent £ Republican. Friend

(Quaker). Mem. Am. Humane Assn .; dir. Illi- nois Humane Soc. Office: Manhattan Bldg. Residence: 4908 Kimbark Av.

GILBERT, Allan Arthur, lawyer; b. Sumter, S. C., Aug. 23, 1866; s. Allan A. and Sarah El- len Gilbert; lineal descendant of Matthew Gil- bert, 2d deputy governor of New Haven Col- cny; ed. South Carolina public schools, Ruth- erford College, South Carolina, and Univ. of Nashville, Tenn .: grad. law dept. Yale Univ., 1890; m. Chicago, Jan. 2, 1894, Grace J. Thurston; 1 son: Allan Arthur, Jr. Earned his first money raising cotton; worked his own way through all the colleges he attended; was admitted to Connecticut bar, 1890; and in Nov., 1890, to Illinois bar, locating in Chicago; clerked for several law firms until 1894; since then in law practice with his brother, John T. Gilbert, as Gilbert & Gilbert. Republican. Of- ficial mem. St. James M. E. Church; pres. Chi- cago Methodist Social Union, 1903-4. Mason; Officer of Dearborn Lodge and Lafayette Chap . ter. Dir. Trinity Boys' Club. Clubs: Union League, Hamilton (life mem.). Office: Ashland Blk. Residence: 3018 Indiana Av.

GILBERT, George A., insurance mgr .; b. Clark Center, Clark Co., Ill., Apr. 24, 1859; s. Dr. Samuel S. and Mary (Fredenberger) Gil- bert; ed. public schools and in Asbury (now DePauw) Univ., Greencastle, Ind., to sopho- more year; taught in public schools of Coles Co., Ill., 1876-9, meantime reading law at Mattoon, Ill .; m. Mattoon, Ill., Apr. 20, 1881, Carrie Scott; children: Rowena, Charles R. Began in insurance business in local agency of Jackson & Spitler, Mattoon, Ill., Mar. to Oct., 1879; special agent Travelers' Insurance Co. of Hartford, Conn., Oct. 7, 1879, to June 1, 1887; since then resident mgr. at Chicago of the Employers' Liability Assurance Corpora- tion, Limited. Also dir. Nat. Life Insurance Corporation of U. S. of A. Republican. Metho- dist. Mason-Ashlar Lodge, Lafayette Chap- ter, Oriental Consistory. Clubs: Union League, Hamilton. Office: 159 LaSalle St. Residence: 3356 Calumet Av.

GILBERT, Hiram Thornton, lawyer; b. Troy Grove, LaSalle Co., Ill., May 9, 1850; s. Dr. Alson T. and Mary C. (Hapeman) Gilbert; ed. Cornell Univ., 1869-71; Univ. of Leipzig, Ger., 1871-3; m. at Ottawa, 1877. Studied law in office of Charles H. Brush, Ottawa, Ill., 1874; admitted to bar, Sept., 1875; practiced in Ottawa; county judge of LaSalle Co., 1882- 1886; upon leaving bench with James W. Dun- can, Andrew J. O'Connor, Vincent J. Duncan and James H. Eckels established law firm of Duncan, O'Connor & Gilbert, until May, 1888, when, with James Duncan, came to Chicago and established firm of Duncan & Gilbert; later Gilbert & Fell. Club: Chicago Athletic. Office: 1st Nat. Bank Bldg. Residence: 5234 Woodlawn Av.

GILBERT, James Harris, hanker; b. To- ronto, Ont., June 30, 1844; s. E. B. and Jane (Harris) Gilbert; ed. Upper Canada College and Model Grammar School; 2 years at To- ronto Univ .; admitted at Osgood Hull as bar- rister at law: came to Chicago; m. Chicago, June 15. 1870, Ella K. Huntley; children: Helen Richmond, Huntley Harris. Engaged in Jaw practice; alderman, 1876-9; sheriff Cook Co., 1890-'; after term expired, engaged in banking business: now pres. Metropolitan Trust & Savings Bank. Clubs: Union League, Chicago Athletic, Onwentsia, Bankers. Office: Stock Exchange Bldg. Residence: 2628 Prairie Av.

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Who's who in Chicago; the book of Chicagoans, a biographical dictionary of leading living men and women of the city of Chicago and environs, 1905, Part 66

Author: Leonard, John William, 1849- ed; Marquis, Albert Nelson, ed Publication date: 1905 Publisher: Chicago, A. N. Marquis & company Number of Pages: 652

Author: Leonard, John William, 1849- ed; Marquis, Albert Nelson, ed
Publication date: 1905
Publisher: Chicago, A. N. Marquis & company
Number of Pages: 652