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 76

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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HARLEV, William, contractor; b. Schles- vig, then under Danish rule, Sept., 1837; s. J. A. Harlev (school supt.) and Catharina (Hennings) Harlev: ed. common schools; came to Chicago, 1857; m. Chicago, 1872, Marie Johnson; children: Alfred, William, Jr., Ar- thur, Lillian E. In 1865 established in busi- ness as contractor; later admitted his son Al- fred, forming the present firm of William Har- lev & Son. Built Cook Co. Hosp. for the In- sane, 1884; Soldiers' and Sailors' Home, New- comb Hotel, City Hall, etc., at Quincy, Ill., 1886-7; after admitting his son, firm built in 1892 the Illinois, Ohio, Texas, Montana, and Utah State bldgs., the New South Wales bldg. and other smaller structures at World's Co- Jumbian Exposition; were also contractors for Section No. 1. Drainage Canal. Established, in 1895, and has from the first been pres. and treas. of the Harlev Burglar Proof Ventilat- ing Sash Lock Mfg. Co., mfg. a burglar-proof sash lock of his invention, which is in large use. Independent in politics. Lutheran. Mem. of all Masonic bodies. Office: 92 LaSalle St. Residence: 907 S. Sawyer Av.

HARLEV, William, Jr., architect: b. Man- kato, Minn., Aug. 10. 1866: s. William and Thora (Johnson) Harley; grad. Chicago gram- mar and West Division High School: studied architecture in F. E. Faber's office and also through International Correspondence School of Architecture: m. Chicago. Oct. 3, 1888, Liz- zie Consoer: 1 daughter: Edith. Was employed as supt. of construction for William Harlev & Son. contractors. for 6 years; began prac- tice as architect, 1892, and for & years' was architect for the C .. R. I. & P. Ry. Co. Since Nov .. 1904, mem. firm of Sellon & Harlev. architects. Mason. Shriner. Office: Chamber of Commerce Bldg. Residence: 126 Park St.

HARMS, Henry, physician; b. Vorhorn, prov- ince of Hanover. Ger., Mar. 5, 1866: s. Claus and Amalie (Bohn) Harms: ed. Lyceum I., city of Hanover, Ger., graduating in 1884 with de- gree of A.B .; came to U. S., 1884: grad. Rush Med. College, M.D., Feb. 22, 1888; attended post-graduate courses at Berlin, Prague and Vienna; m. in Germany. June 12, 1889, Helen E. Pamel; 1 daughter: Irma Elizabeth Colum- bia. In general practice of medicine in Chicago from graduation. Mem. Am. Med. Assn., Chi- cago Med. Soc., German Med. Soc. Independent

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Democrat. German Lutheran. Club: Schlaraffin. Office and residence: 27 Humboldt Boul.

HARNISCH, Friedrich Curt, oculist; b. Ger- many; grad. Univ. of Leipzig, M.D., 1886. Was 1st asst. of the Royal Eye Infirmary of Leip- zig, Ger., whence came, in summer of 1891, to Chicago, where has since been exclusively en- gaged in ophthalmic practice. Ophthalmic sur- geon to Alexian Bros.', St. Elizabeth's and St. Mary's hosps. Mem. Am. Med. Assn., Illinois State Med. Soc., Chicago Med. Soc. Office: 209 State St. Residence: 502 Eddy St.

HARNWELL, Frederick William, lawyer, consul; b. Mt. Vernon, O., Sept. 18, 1869; s. Benjamin and Emma M. (Probasco) Harn- well; ed. Harcourt Acad., Gambier, O., and Kenyon College, Gambier, O., graduating Ph.B., 1889; studied law in Cincinnati Law School, 1891; m. Evanston, Ill., Mar. 31, 1902, Anna Jane Wilcox; 1 son: Gaylord Frederick. Ad- mitted to bar, 1892, and since then engaged in practice. Consul of Bolivia in Chicago since July 11, 1902. Episcopalian. Independent in politics; sec. of the Ohio Soc. of Chicago. Clubs: University, Evanston Golf. Office: 107 Dearborn St. Residence: 615 University Pl., Evanston, Ill.

HARPER, John Erasmus, oculist, aurist; b. Jan. 21, 1851, Cadiz, Ky .; s. Robert W. and Harriet A. Harper; grad. Med. Dept. Univ. City of New York, 1878; located in Chicago; has been prof. ophthalmology and otology, Col- lege Physicians and

Surgeons, Chicago (School of Medicine, Univ. of Illinois), since its foundation in 1882; oculist and aurist in several hosps. and institutions; for 10 years editor Western Med. Reporter; mem. Am. Med. Assn., and various local socs .; m. Chicago, Feb. 13, 1893, Elizabeth E. Walker; 1 son: Robert B. Office: Masonic Temple. Residence: 5534 Washington Av.

HARPER, Malcolm Charles, lawyer; b. De- Kalb Co., Ill., Nov. 7, 1859; s. Robert and Ann (Brown) Harper; ed. public schools and E. Paw Paw Seminary, E. Paw Paw, Ill .; m. Ur- bana, Ill., July 22, 1897, Helena M. Dewey; children: Milton Dewey, Donald Malcolm, Robert James. Studied law, 1886-8, at Fargo, Dak .; admitted to Dakota bar, 1888; practiced law at Lisbon, N. Dak., until 1891; since 1891 resident of Evanston and engaged in law prac- tice in Chicago. Prohibitionist; nominated, 1904, as Prohibition candidate for State's Atty. of Cook Co. Presbyterian. Mem. Evans Lodge, No. 524, A. F. and A. M., and Evanston Chap- ter, No. 144, R. A. M .; Covenant Council, No. 558, Royal Arcanum, Unity Council, No. 149, Nat. Union. Office: 1st Nat. Bank Bldg. Resi- dence: 2115 Sherman Av., Evanston.

HARPER, Robert C., pres. Montello Monu- mental Co .; b. Dumfriesshire, Scotland, Oct. 12, 1844; s. Charles and Jane (Ingram) Harper; ed. schools in Scotland; m., 1st, 1874, Agnes Mary Thompson (now deceased); children: Maude, Alice, Agnes, Charles: m., 2d, Chicago, 1887, Margaret Browning; children: Bess, Mar- jorie, Adelaide. Came to Chicago, 1868, and worked at trade of stonecutter (which had learned in Scotland) until the great fire, 1871; after that took charge, as foreman, of the re- building of the Palmer House, Honore Blk., and many others; supt. for Young & Farnell, and later mgr. and treas. of the company 18 years, until dissolution; started Northern Granite Co. of Wisconsin, 1901, and now vice- pres .; in May, 1903, joined in organization of the Montello Monumental Co., of which he is pres .; also treas. and dir. of the Inland White Lead Co. Presbyterian. Mem. Garden City Lodge, A. F. and A. M .; York Chapter, R. A. M .; Columbia Commanderv. K. T .; Oriental Consistory, A. A. S. R .; Medinah Temple Mys- tic Shrine. Office: 132 LaSalle St. Residence: 1314 Jackson Boul.

HARPER, Robert Francis, educator, As- syriologist; b, New Concord, O., Oct. 18, 1864;

s. Samuel and Ellen Elizabeth Harper; ed. Denison College, 1876-8; Muskingum College, 1879-80; grad. Univ. of Chicago, 1883; post- grad. studies in comparative Semitic philology, Berlin, 1884-5, Leipzig, 1885-6, A.M., Ph.D. In- structor Semitic languages, Yale Univ., 1886-8, 1889-91; Assyriologist expedition, Babylonian Exploration Fund, Univ. of Pennsylvania, 1888-9; prof. Semitic languages, Univ. of Chi- cago, since 1892; managing editor Am. Journal of Semitic Languages; asso. editor The Bibli- cal World. Fellow Royal Geog. Soc., London; mem. Am. Oriental Soc. Clubs: Quadrangle (founder), University (Chicago); Whitefriars (London). Author: (See Who's Who in Amer- ica for books, etc.) Address: The Quadrangle Club.

HARPER, William Henry, grain merchant; b. Tippecanoe Co., Ind., May 4, 1845; s. William and Elizabeth J. Harper; removed to Illinois, 1851, and to El Paso, Woodford Co., in 1853; farmed summers, went to school winters; en- jisted in 1864 in Co. B, 145th Ill. Infy., and served to close of war; m. July, 1868, Mary J. Perry, of Metamora, Woodford Co., Ill. (died Sept. 30, 1884); children: Roy B., Frances A., Hazel Glenn. Was in live stock and grain ship- ping business at El Paso, Ill., 1865-8; in grain and commission business on Board of Trade since 1868; chief grain inspector at Chicago, 1873-5; organized, 1876, Chicago and Pacific Elevator Co., and was its treas. and mgr. un- til the destruction of the elevators by fire, 1896. Mem. Illinois Legislature, 1882-6; author of the Harper High License Law-the present liquor law of Illinois, which went into effect in 1886; was leader, on Republican side, in the memorable Logan-Morrison contest for the U. S. Senatorship in 1885; was executive dir. of the great G. A. R. Encampment in Chicago, 1900. Republican. Congregationalist. Mason; K. T., mem. Oriental Consistory. Was chair- man executive committee of Illinois Commis- sion on Trans-Mississippi Exposition, Omaha, 1898. Clubs: Union League, Hamilton, Wash- ington Park. Office: 184 LaSalle St. Residence: 3807 Grand Boul.

HARPER, William Hudson, journalist, wri- ter; b. New York City, Mar. 20, 1857; s. John Randolph and Mary Lois (Scoville) Harper; prepared for college at Williston Seminary, Easthampton, Mass .; grad. Yale, B.A., 1880; m. Brooklyn, N. Y., Feb. 14, 1888, Grace Au- gusta Cooke; children: Katharine Scoville, Paul Church. Engaged in newspaper work in Chicago, 1881-99, being with the Inter Ocean over 15 years, proposed public competition resulting in publication by this paper of typi- cal Chicago figure, with motto "I Will." Re- cently has done general writing, including a handbook on trusts, entitled "Restraint of Trade"; advertising. editorial and special writ- ing. Congregationalist. Republican. Club: Uni- versity. Office: 115 Dearborn St. Residence: Evanston, Ill.

HARPER, William Bainey, pres. Univ. of Chicago since 1891; b. New Concord, O., July 26, 1856; s. Samuel and Ellen Elizabeth (Rain- ey) Harper; grad. Muskingum College, 1870; (Ph.D., Yale, 1875; DD., Colby, 1891; LL.D., TTniv. of Nebraska, 1893; Yale, 1901; Johns Hopkins, 1902); m. 1875, Ellen, daughter Da- vid Paul, New Concord, O. Principal Masonic College, Macon, Tenn., 1875-6; tutor, 1876-9; principal, 1879-80; preparatory dept. Denison Univ., Granville, O .; prof. Hebrew, Baptist Un- ion Theological Seminary, Chicago, 1879-86; prof. Semitic languages, Yale, 1886-91, and prof. Biblical literature, 1889-91; principal Chautauqua College Liberal Arts, 1885-91; head prof. Semitic languages and literature, Univ. of Chicago; mem. Chicago board of ed- ucation, 1896-8; dir. Haskell Oriental Museum. ( For list of books, etc., see Who's Who in America.) Address: Univ. of Chicago.

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HARRIES, Henry Regan, Chicago mgr. the Lowe Bros. Co., paint makers; b. Dayton, O., Nov. 11, 1858; s. Charles and Elizabeth (Re- gan) Harries; ed. public schools of Dayton, O .; m. Cincinnati, O., Feb. 19, 1884, Katherine McL. Brown. Was in emplov of Standard Oil Co. in Ohio, Illinois and Kentucky for 20 years, finally becoming asst. mgr. for the company at Louisville, Ky., until 1902, when came to Chicago as mgr. of the Chicago branch of the Lowe Bros. Co. (established at Dayton, O., 1863), engaged upon a large scale as paint makers. with establishments at Dayton, O., New York, Chicago and Kansas City. Mem. Chicago Paint, Oil and Varnish Club. Served 10 years in the Ohio N. G. and was mustered out as 1st lieut. Republican. Mason, and mem. of Galesburg (III.) Commandery, No. 8, K. T. Office: 85-9 S. Peoria St. Residence: 36 Belle- vue Pl.

HARRINGTON, Stephen Harris, manufac- turer of perforated metals; b. Halifax, N. S., Nov. 7, 1846: s. Stephen H. and Mary E. (Whidden) Harrington, both then of New York City, who were visiting their native province at the time of his birth; ed. Wolf- ville Acad .. Wolfville, N. S., and Madison Univ., Hamilton, N. Y. Served during Civil War as capt.'s clerk in U. S. N .; was clerk J. H. Reed & Co., wholesale druggists, Chicago, 1865-6: clerk on boats of the Green Bay Trans- portation Co., belonging to the C. & N .- W. R. R. Co., 1867-8; in supt.'s office of Bay de No- quit and Marquette, and Marquette & On- tonagon R. R. Co.'s, Marquette, Lake Superior, 1868-9; in winter of 1869-70 started in the per- forated metal mfg. business in Chicago. In 1882 became associated with Rockwell King in same line, incorporating the business, 1883. as the Harrington & King Perforating Co., of which he is pres .; products of the company now shipped to all parts of the world. Republi- can. Presbyterian. Clubs: Chicago Athletic, Highland Park. Office: 226 N. Union St. Resi- dence: Highland Park. Il1.

HARRIS, Albert Wadsworth, banking: b. Cincinnati, O., Nov. 4. 1867; s. Norman Waite and Jacyntha (Vallandingham) Harris; ed. public schools of Cincinnati, and Evanston, Ill., graduating 1883, and Gem City Business College, Quincy, Ill., 1886: m. Rockford, Ill., Nov. 22, 1889, Harriet Meikle; children: Nor- man Wadsworth, Martha Marie. Entered em- ploy of N. W. Harris & Co., 1888, and worked through all depts. in the business; now has general supervision of business as managing partner. Dir. Drexel State Bank and Continen- tal Nat. Bank; treas. Terre Haute Water Works Co., vice-pres. Des Moines (Ta.) Inter-urhan Ry. Republican. Methodist. Club: Union League. Office: 204 Dearborn St. Residence: 4530 Ellis Av.

HARRIS. Andrew Fuller, physician; b. near Delavan. Wis .. Jan. 4, 1856; s. Edward L. and Sarah M. (Fuller) Harris: ed. country school. 1860-70; Bigfoot Acad., Walworth, Wis .. 1870: Delavan High School. 1870-5. graduating 1875: Wayland TTniv .. Beaver Dam .. Wis., 1877- 1879: Whitewater, Wis., Normal School, 1881; Hahnemann Med. College. Chicago, M.D .. 1884: m. Racine, Wis .. Nov. 7. 1882. Mary L. Kerr: 1 daughter: May Belle. Mem. Englewood Homme. Soc., Chicago Homme. Med. Soc .. Illinois State Homo. Med. Soc. Republican. Baptist. Office: 6106 Princeton Av.

HARRIS, Dwight James. hanker; h. Becket. Mass .. Aug. 24, 1838: s. Nathan Wait and Charity Emeline (Wadsworth) Harris; fitted for college in and grad. Connecticut Literary Institute, 1860; entered Literary Dept., 1860, and Med. Dept., 1861, Univ. of Michigan, grad- uating M.D., Mar., 1864; m. Northampton, Mass., May 8, 1864, Mary Elvira Ingham; children: Arthur Merriman. Frank Milton. Served May, 1864. to close of Civil War, as surgeon of the Commodore McDonough, at-

tached to S. Atlantic squadron, with rank of acting asst. surgeon. Engaged in civil prac- tice as physician at Madison. O., Sept., 1865, to Sept. 1, 1873; then became connected with the Union Central Life Insurance Co., of Cin- cinnati, O., as med. inspector of risks, and later had charge of the mortgage loan dept. cf the company. In 1882 became a mem. of the firm of N. W. Harris & Co., Chicago, en- gaged in general banking and the handling of securities; discontinued active work with the firm in 1891, and since then a special partner. Republican. Mem. board of dirs. of the Chil- dren's Home and Aid Soc. (79 Dearborn St.), and closely identified with work of the soc. since its beginning, about 20 years ago. Bap- tist. Office: 204 Dearborn St. Residence: 1415 Chicago Av., Evanston, III.

HARRIS, Frederick Gillette, physician; b. Chicago, 1874; s. Andrew J. and Salome Catherine (Gillette) Harris; ed. Chicago public schools, West Division High School and Col- lege of Physicians and Surgeons, Chicago, M.D., 1899. Was interne Cook Co. Hosp., 1900- 1901; resident pathologist, Cook Co. Hosp., 1901-3; engaged in post-graduate study in Eu- rope, 1903-4; now engaged in general practice of medicine. Adjunct prof. of clinical diag- nosis and demonstrator of pathology at Col- lege of Physicians and Surgeons, Chicago. Mem. Am. Med. Assn., Illinois State Med. Soc., Chicago Med. Soc., Chicago Pathological Soc .; associate of attending staff Cook Co. Hosp. Republican. Presbyterian. Office: 279 Warren Av.

HARRIS, George B., pres. C., B. & Q. R. R. since Feb. 21, 1901; b. Brookline, Mass., 1848; later lived in Vermont; went to Hanni- bal, Mo., 1864; began railway service as office boy in office of treas. of H. & St. J. R. R .; clerk in land commissioner's office, 1871; later in service Atchison & Nebraska R. R .; purchasing agent C., B. & Q. R. R., 1882-3; asst. to gen. mgr. A., T. & S. F. R. R., 1883-5; asst. to pres. C., B. & N., 1885-90; since then successively gen. mgr., vice-pres. and pres., same road; also 2d vice-pres. C., B. & Q. R. R., 1890-91; also Ld vice-pres. B. & M. R. R. R., H. & St. J. R. R., K. C., St. J. & C. B. R. R., and St Louis, Keokuk & Northwestern R. R .; vice-pres. Met- ropolitan W. Side Elevated Ry. Co .; dir. Wi- nona Bridge Ry. Co. Clubs: Chicago, Chicago Athletic, Union, etc. Office: 209 Adams St. Residence: 543 N. State St.

HARRIS, George Jay, freight transporta- tion mgr .; b. Conneautville, Pa., Nov. 6, 1859; s. Henry H. and Louise (Norton) Harris; ed. public schools in Pennsylvania and in Pontiac, Mich .; m. Kalamazoo, Mich., Feb. 6, 1899, Oritta Fargo. After leaving school became con- nected with the freight office of the G. W. Ry., then with the Detroit and Cleveland Steam Navigation Co.'s Line, of Cleveland and De- troit, until 1874; since then in steamship busi- ness in Chicago, and since 1899 general west- ern agent of the Canada Atlantic Ry. Co. and the Canada Atlantic Transit Co., furnishing freight transportation between Chicago and Depot Harbor, Can. Mem. Lake Line Agents Assn. Republican. Mason: Kilwinning Lodge, Oriental Consistory and Medinah Temple, No- hles of the Mystic Shrine. Club: Illinois. Of- fice: 462-500 N. Water St. Residence: Geneva, III.

HARRIS, Graham H., lawyer and pres. of The Board of Education of Chicago; b. Harri- sonburgh, Va., Oct. 11, 1857: s. Hon. John T. and Virginia M. Harris; ed. public schools, Virginia Military Institute, and Univ. of Vir- ginia, LL.B., 1879; m. Chicago, Oct. 11, 1888, Eleanor M. Spalding. Admitted to Virginia bar, 1878; practiced law at Harrisonburgh, Va., 1879-81; since 1882 in Chicago; now senior mem. law firm of Harris, Bird & Wilson. Was asst. U. S. atty. for Northern District of Illi- nois, 1886-90; in 1897 was appointed mem. of

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the Board of Education, and in 1898 was cho- sen pres. of the Board; present term expires 1906. Democrat. Office: First Nat. Bank Bldg. Residence: 540 N. State St.

HARRIS, John Francis; b. Boston, Mass., Feb. 24, 1863; s. George S. and Sarah (Bacon) Harris; ed. Univ. of Nebraska; m. London Eng., 1895, Gertrude Upham; 5 children. Was with B. & M. R. R. R. at Omaha, 1882-5; be- gan in grain business as a buyer and elevator operator at Lincoln, Neb., 1885-90; came to Chicago in 1890, and is stockholder in Harris,

Scotten Co., grain exporters and grain ele- vator operators. Also pres. Pacific Am. Fish- eries of Puget Sound. Mem. New York and Chicago Stock Exchanges, Chicago Board of Trade. Clubs: Chicago, Union League, Mer- chants, Chicago Athletic, Caxton, Marquette, Onwentsia, Washington Park, Mid-Day, Metro- politan; also New York Yacht (New York). Office: Board of Trade. Residence: 2 Ritchie Court.

HARRIS, Madison R., lawyer; b. Summit Co., O., Sept. 28, 1849; s. Hon. D. L. and Anna L. (Eyles) Harris; ed. district schools and at Lombard Univ., Galesburg, Ill .; left in sopho- more year to teach school at Rock Falls, Whiteside Co., Ill., but later returned to col- lege, graduating in class of 1871; studied law with Edsall & Bardwell at Dixon, Ill., until 1874; m. Milwaukee, Wis., Sept. 9, 1886, Cath- erine F. Duffield. Admitted to bar in spring of 1875; moved to Chicago and became a mem. of law firm of Follansbee & Harris, subsequently of firm of Schaffner & Harris, and later part- ner with James H. Ward, but for several years past has practiced alone. Republican. Was a mem. 32d General Assembly of Illinois from 1st Senatorial District, 1880-2; alderman from the old 9th and present 18th Ward, 1887-91. Club: Lincoln. Office: 97 Clark St. Residence: 968 Jackson Boul.

HARRIS. Mark George, wholesale tailor; b. Newark, Kendall Co., Ill., Aug. 4, 1863; s. Isaac and Rachel Schreir Harris; ed. Foster School and high school, Chicago. Engaged in merchant tailoring business, Joliet, 1883; was awarded first prize diploma at Illinois Mer- chant Tailoring Garment Designers Assn. in 1891-2; also first prize gold medal for superior cut and fit of garments at convention of Cus- tom Foreman Tailors' Assn. of America, Cin- cinnati, 1891; appointed postmaster of Joliet by Pres. Cleveland, Mar. 1, 1894; held office 4 years and 6 months, and at expiration of term was presented with diamond charm by busi- ness men of Joliet; studied law at night ses- sions of Chicago College of Law; admitted to bar, June, 1897; was chairman Will Co. Cen- tral Democratic Committee 3 terms; was mem. Joliet City Council as alderman from 2d Ward 3 terms. Was Exalted Ruler Joliet Lodge, No. 296, B. P. O. Elks, 2 terms. Engaged in whole- sale tailoring business in Chicago, Oct., 1900, in firm of Calumet Woolen Co. and Gold Med- al Tailors, being vice-pres. and mgr. until Jan. 1, 1904, and since then pres. and mgr. of both firms; originated and copyrighted the Mark G. Harris front, shoulder and sleeve head; author Mark G. Harris describing method and Mark G. Harris Cutting Chart. Office: 199-201 E. Madison St. Residence: 4115 Indiana Av.

HARRIS, Norman Waite, hanker; b. Becket, Berkshire Co., Mass., Aug. 15. 1846; s. Nathan Waite and Charity Emeline (Wadsworth) Har- ris; grad. Westfield (Mass.) Acad., 1863; m. 1st, Jan. 1, 1867, Jacyntha Vallandingham, of Cincinnati, O. (died 1873); children: Albert Wadsworth, Norman Dwight. Walter Ander- son (died) ; m., 2d, Apr., 1879, Emma S., daughter of Dr. J. C. Gale, of Newton, N. H .; children: Pearl Emma, Hayden Bartlett, Stan- ley Gale. Began business life at 18, as solicitor for the Equitable Life Assurance Soc. of New York, becoming a general agent 2 years later. Organized, 1867, and was sec. and gen. mgr.,

1867-80, Union Central Life Insurance Co., Cin- cinnati; resigned because of ill health and traveled in Europe, 1880-1; organized, 1882, the banking house of N. W. Harris & Co., one of the largest in the country in its specialty of dealing in state, county and city bonds. Prominent layman of M. E. Church; trustee Northwestern Univ. Clubs: Union League, Chicago, Kenwood, Homewood; also Metropoli- tan, the Lawyers', Transportation and Art Clubs of New York. Office: 204 Dearborn St. Residence: 4520 Drexel Boul.

HARRIS, Samuel, hardware merchant; b. Hartford, Vt., Sept. 15, 1836; s. Edward P. and Elizabeth S. (Sanborn) Harris; ed. common schools of Rochester, Mich .; m. Wilbraham, Mass., Nov. 25, 1872, Sarah G. Ladd; children: Charles S., Satie E. Served in Union Army as 1st lieut., Co. A, 5th Mich. Cav., and was very badly wounded near Richmond, Va., Mar. 2, 1864, on the "Dahlgren raid"; was made pris- oner and sentenced to be hanged, but was saved through the efforts of Mrs. Jefferson Davis, because he had, previous to this, saved an old schoolmate of hers from starving. After the war became a claim agent in Washington, D. C. Since 1876 in business as a hardware merchant in Chicago (Samuel Harris & Co.), with a specialty in machinists and manufac- turers' tools and supplies. Author of booklet, "A Few Facts About Astronomy," and a pub- lished lecture on "Possibilities of This Life." Is a student of astronomy. Mem. Columbia Post G. A. R .; Loyal Legion. Office: 23-25 S. Clinton St. Residence: 945 Jackson Boul.

HARRISON, Carter Henry, mayor of Chica- go, 1897-1905; b. Chicago, Apr. 23, 1860; s. Car- ter Harrison (5 times mayor of Chicago; killed by assassin, Oct. 28, 1893); attended Chicago public school and gymnasium, Altenburg, Ger .; grad. St. Ignatius College, Chicago, 1881 (LL.D., 1900); grad. Yale Law School, 1883; m. Dec. 14, 1887, Edith, daughter Robert N. Ogden, New Orleans. Practiced law, 1883-9; in real estate business, 1889-91; publisher and editor Chicago Times, 1891-4; elected mayor of Chi- cago, Apr., 1897, 1899, 1901, 1903 (4 2-year terms). Democrat. Clubs: Chicago, University, Iroquois, Saddle and Cycle, Twentieth Century, Swan Lake, Huron Mountain Hunting and Fishing. Mem. S. A. R., Sons of the Revolu- tion, Soc. of Colonial Wars. Residence: 408 E. Erie St.

HARSHA, William McIntire, physician; b. Harshaville, O., June 15, 1855; s. William B. and Rachel (McIntire) Harsha; ed. district school, North Liberty Acad. and Nat. Normal Univ. of Lebanon, O .. taking degrees of B.S. and A.B .; studied medicine at Univ. of Mich- igan, Ist year, Cincinnati, 2d year, and grad. Chicago Med. College. 1883; m. Lebanon, O., June 1, 1880, Adelia S. Hutchinson; children: William Thomas, Edward Houston. Practiced medicine at Cerro Gordo and Decatur, Ill., until 1890; since then in Chicago. Prof. of operative and clinical surgery, College of Physicians and Surgeons, since 1896; also mem. board of dir. Mem. Am. Med. Assn .. Am. Acad. of Medicine, Illinois Med. Soc., Missis- sippi Valley Med. Assn., Chicago Surgical Soc., Physicians' Club. Trustee Order of Co- lumbian Knights. Independent Republican. Club: Colonial. Office: 103 State St. Residence: 4201 Grand Boul.

HART, Charles, manufacturer; b. Bavaria, Germany, May 22, 1847; s. Joseph and Babette (Kullman) Hart; ed. Germany and in public and private schools of LaFayette, Ind .; m. San Francisco, Calif., June 15, 1881, Flora Hauser; children: Joseph Charles, F. Ethel. Previous to 1868 in various business pursuits; since then manufacturer of leather; now vice- pres. of Kullman, Salz & Co. (general offices in San Francisco); has active management of branch in this city, Mem. K. P. Club: Standard.

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Office: 206 Lake St. Residence: 4240 Drexel Boul.

HART, E. Orris, real estate; b. Crystal Lake, Ill., Mar. 29, 1866; s. Edwin R. F. and Marga- ret E. (Kull) Hart; ed. Chicago public gram- mar and high schools and Bryant & Stratton's Business College; m., 1st, Sept. 27, 1887, Helen M. Kull, of Lake Geneva, Wis .; children: Lin- coln E., A. Everett; m., 2d, Chicago, June 10, 1897, Mollie A. Nuveen; children: Lucile Ella, Milton Nuveen. Clerk for E. W. Zander & Co., real estate, 1885-9; mgr. renting dept., Turner & Bond, 1889-92; mgr. William A. Bond & Co., real estate, 1892-1900; in real estate business for self 1 year, 1900; since 1901 partner with Edward W. Zander in real estate firm of E. W. Zander & Co. Mem. Chicago Real Estate Board. Republican. Mem. Irving Park Baptist Church. Mem. Royal League, Nat. Union. Club: Irving Golf. Office: 114 Dearborn St. Resi- dence: 2385 N. 42d Ct., Irving Park.

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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 76

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