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HESS, George Henry, pres. Hess Warming & Ventilating Co .; b. North Salem, N. Y., Aug. 29, 1834; s. Jacob and Louise (Salmon) Hess; ed. academy at North Salem, N. Y .; m. North Salem, N. Y., Mar. 4, 1859, Mary Howe; chil - dren: William H., Mrs. Louise Talman Pope, Mrs. Lydia H. Lowry, Mrs. Elizabeth C. In- gersoll, George H., Jr., Mrs. Mary G. Buehr, Marjorie H., Emma K. Has been real estate broker since 1860; was also, 1859-69, engaged in lumber business in Michigan and Chicago; since 1874 most of time has been given to the manufacture of stoves, furnaces, and grain dryers, and is pres. of the Hess Warming & Ventilating Co .; also pres. of the Oregon Orchard Co., prune growers at Newberry, Ore. In 1903 planned and projected the Lake Front Park, now Grant Park. Republican. Episcopa- lian. Office: Tacoma Bidg. Residence: 3736 Lake Av.
HESS, Julius Hayes, physician; b. Ottawa, Ill., Jan. 26, 1876; s. Amson and Caroline (Oestricher) Hess; grad. Northwestern Univ. Med. School, M.D., 1899; m. Ottawa, Ill., Apr. 15, 1902, Clara E. Merrifield; 1 daughter: Jean Merrifield Hess. After graduation was interne of Alexian Bros. Hosp .; took post-graduate work at Johns Hopkins Univ. Hosp., Balti- more, Md., and in hosps. in Germany and Aus- tria, 1900-1. Engaged in general practice of medicine since 1902. Specialty diseases of children. Mem. Am. and Illinois Med. Socs., Chicago Med. Soc., Chicago Pediatrical Soc., Chicago Children's Hosp. Assn. Pediatrician Englewood Union Hosp. Republican. Office: 5501 Indiana Av.
HESSERT, William, physician; b. Chicago, Mar. 11, 1871; s. Dr. Gustav and Marie (Geys) Hessert: ed. Chicago public schools, graduat- ing 1888: Northwestern Univ. Med. School, M.D., 1892; m. Chicago, Jan. 9, 1900, Tillie Buehler; 1 daughter: Carola Rosalie. After graduation appointed, by competitive exami- nation, to house staff of Cook Co. Hosp. (1892- 1893); continued post-graduate study in Ger- man universities, Oct., 1893, to June, 1895. In 1896 appointed by civil service commission inspector in health dept. For several years taught in Northwestern Univ. Med. School; of late years instructor of surgery, Chicago
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Policlinic; surgeon to Cook Co. Hosp., German and St. Francis Hosps. and Uhlich Orphan Asylum, Mem. Am. Med. Assn., Illinois State Med. Soc., Chicago Med. Soc. Chicago Patho- logical Soc., Physicians' Club, Chicago Surgi- cal Soc. (sec.). Republican. Protestant. Office and residence: 685 Fullerton Av.
HETTICH, Leo, jeweler; b. Chillicothe, O., Oct., 1840; s. Landelin and Mary Hettich; re- moved with parents to Chicago in 1845; ed. Chicago public schools to 1852; m. Chicago, 1867, Mary Reuhl; children: Henry, Leo J., Julia, William F. From 1852 to 1860 was en- gaged with W. A. Hendrie, jeweler, and from 1860 to 1883 with A. H. Miller, in same line; in 1883 with a partner, in firm of Kell & Het- tich, jewelers, of which, since the death of Mr. Keil in June, 1903, he has been principal. Independent in politics. Mem. A. F. & A. M. Office: 94 State St. Residence: 577 50th Pl.
HETTLER, Herman Henry, lumberman; b. Allen Co., Ind., June 17, 1862; s. Christopher Frederick and Catherine (Furthmiller) Het- tler; ed. public schools of Ft. Wayne, Ind .; m. Chicago, Apr. 25, 1888, Elizabeth Sangston; children: Herman, Sangston. Began business ilfe as employe in lumber yard in 1878, and has continued in lumber business; organized in 1887, Herman H. Hettler Lumber Co., doing a wholesale, retail, manufacturing and jobbing business in lumber, of which he is pres. and treas. Clubs: Chicago Athletic, Union, Wash- ington Park. Office: 1324 Elston Av. Residence: 37 Hawthorne Pl.
HEURTLEY, Arthur, banker; b. Boston. Mass., Dec. 30, 1860; s. Richard Walter and Cora (Brown) Heurtley; ed. private school, Newburgh, N. Y., 1864-8; public school, Chi- cago, 1868-72; Peekskill (N. Y.) Military Acad., 1873-6; m. Rock Island, Ill., Sept. 25, 1890, Grace Elizabeth Crampton; children: Richard Walter, Katharine. In service of Nat. Park Bank, New York, 1876-81; with Mer- chants' Loan & Trust Co., Chicago, 1881-8; asst. sec. of Chicago Edison Co., 1888-9; entered service of the Northern Trust Co. at time of organization, 1889, becoming asst. sec., 1890, and sec. since 1891. In 1st Infy., I. N. G., 1883-8; corporal, July, 1883; sergeant and 1st sergeant, Jan., 1884; 2d lieut., July, 1883; 1st lieut. Co. B, Dec., 1885; capt., same, Feb., 1887; resigned, 1888. Mem. P. E. Church. Independent in politics. Clubs: Union League, Apollo Musical; Les Cheneaux (Les Cheneaux, Mich.). Office: The Rookery. Residence: 518 Forest Av., Oak Park.
HEUSER, John Henry, mechanical structur- al engineer; b. Muskegon, Mich., Apr. 2, 1870; s. Henry and Christina Heuser; ed. private and public schools of Muskegon, Mich .; m. Muskegon, 1901, Lillian B. Hollar; 1 son: Eugene Jerome. Began practice as mechanical engineer in 1892; was employed 5 years at Muskegon, Mich., with the Shaw Electric Crane Co .; then was with the Bucyrus Co., of S. Milwaukee, Wis., and in 1900 came to Chicago and was with the Western Electric Co., 1900-1; with Purdy & Henderson, 1901-2; since then in independent practice, making specialties of the designing of special machin- ery, accurate mechanical drawings and trac- Ings and of the designing and detailing of steel bldgs. Is also Chicago agent for the Noelke-Richards Iron Works. structural steel. ornamental steel and cast iron, and for the Am. Vacuum Can and Machine Co. Among other work installed linotype machines for Brown Barrotype Co., and has designed and detailed several steel blogs. in Chicago and elsewhere. Mem. Chicago Estimators' Club. Of- fice: Monadnock Blk. Residence: 297 S. Spring- field Av.
HEUSNER, Louis Daniel, railway official; b. Rochester, N. Y., Apr. 15. 1857; s. Frederick C. and Mary (Zimmer) Hensner; ed. public schools; m. Rochester, N. Y., Jan. 5, 1881,
Marion Louise Jameson; children: Frank C., Cora L., Florence A., Mildred J., Jerome. Be- gan railroad service as clerk in the depot ticket office of the N. Y. C. & H. R. R. R., at Rochester, N. Y .; transferred to Suspension Bridge, N. Y., as agent for same company for 9 months; thence to Chicago as western passenger agent; resigned 1883, becoming pas- senger and ticket agent at Chicago for M. C. R. R. to 1896; since then general western pas- senger agent for same road. Republican. Of- fice: 119 Adams St. Residence: 675 E. 48th PI. HEWETT, Ashley Myron, dentist; b. Peoria, Ill., Dec. 9, 1872; s. Nelson Theodore and Ma- rie Louise (Speer) Hewett; ed. public and high school, Hiawatha, Kan .; Chicago College of Dental Surgery, D.D.S., 1896. Engaged in prac- tice of dentistry in Chicago since 1892. Also mem. of firm of Hewett & Smith, manufactur- ers electrical specialties. Mem. Chicago Den- tal Soc., Odontographic Soc., Chicago College Alumni Assn., Illinois State Dental Soc. Prof. electricity in Dental Dept., Univ. of Illinois. Republican. Mem. Chicago Zouaves, 1892. Ma- son; mem. Garden City Lodge, York Chapter, Tyrian Council, St. Bernard Commandery and Medinah Temple, Mystic Shrine. Club: Ash- land. Office and residence: 824 W. Madison St. HEWITT, Charles Albert, insurance journal- ist; b. Mystic, Conn., Oct. 14, 1863; s. Edgar A. and Jane Louise (Allen) Hewitt; ed. public schools of Groton, Conn., and by private tu- tors in Boston and Chicago; m. Chicago, Apr. 24, 1890, Alice B. Greig; 1 son: Allyn Greig. Began business career as clerk in a country grocery at Groton, Conn .; worked on The Standard, Boston, and on the Boston Daily Globe and other Boston daily papers, 1883-4: removed to Chicago, Apr., 1881: worked on The Investigator until Jan., 1888, and from then editor of The Argus until Jan. 1, 1892. when he established The Insurance Post, of which is still editor and mgr. That journal covers fire, life and casualty insurance. Re- publican. Clubs: Press, Colonial. Office: Royal Insurance Bldg.
HEWITT, Charles Edmund, student sec. of the Divinity School, Univ. of Chicago: b. Gal- way, Saratoga Co., N. Y., Oct. 16, 1836; s. Ed- mund and Lydia (Moon) Hewitt; ed. public school, Galway, N. Y., later by private tutor, and at Univ. of Rochester, 1856-60; A.B., 1860; A.M., 1863; Rochester Theological Seminary, 1860-3; D.D., Shurtleff College, Alton. Ill., 1872; m. Ypsilanti, Mich., May 9, 1864, Helen M. Thompson; children: Florence Gillette, Her- bert Edmund, Henry Harwood, Helen Orme. Reared on farm until 18 years of age; taught country school and studied. Pastor Baptist Church, Ypsilanti, Mich., 1863-8; Bloomington. Ill., 1868-76; acting pastor 5th Av. Baptist Church, Minneapolis. Minn., 1876-7; pastor Centennial Baptist Church, Chicago. 1877-8; 1st Baptist Church, Peoria. Ill .. 1880-9; sec. Baptist Theological Seminary, Morgan Park. Ill., 1889-92; student sec. Divinity School of the Univ. of Chicago since 1892; also sec. Northwestern Baptist Education Soc. since 1889. Mem. Phi Beta Kappa. Republican. Of- fice: Univ. of Chicago.
HEWITT, Charles Morgan, pres. Hewitt Mfg. Co., brass founders: b. Detroit. Mich., Aug. 7. 1857; s. John and Elizabeth (Wheat- ley) Hewitt; ed. public schools of Detroit; m. Detroit, Mich., 1879, Pauline C. Duback. On leaving school entered railway service and held several responsible nositions, and from 1881 to 1886, was with Pullman Palace Car Co., at Pullman. Ill., leaving to engage in mfg. business; now pres. and dir. of the Hewitt Mfg. Co., brass founders; pres. and dir. of the Featherstone Foundry and Machine Co., of the Standard Brake-Shoe Co .; mgr. of the United and Globe Mfg. Cos., etc. Clubs: Chi- cago, Union League, Washington Park, Chi- cago Athletic, Union, Marquette, Illinois Ath-
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letic, Exmoor, Glen View, Edgewater, Mid-Day. Office: Railway Exchange Bldg. Residence: 557 N. State St.
HEWITT, John, pres. Miehle Printing Press and Mfg. Co .; b. Gembies, Ont., Can., Oct. 23, 1841; s. Thomas and Mary (Cumbaugh) Hew- itt; public school education. Began business career in 1860 in iron mfg. enterprise in minor position, later becoming a traveling salesman; came to Chicago in 1866. Originated many im- provements on printing presses, and ulti- mately purchased a controlling interest in the Miehle Printing Press and Mfg. Co., of which is now pres. Office: 75 N. Clinton St. Resi- dence: 2767 Kenmore Av., Evanston, Il1.
HEYM, Albrecht, physician; b. Leipzig, Ger., Feb. 4, 1862; s. Prof. Dr. Carl and Elwina (Herzberg) Heym; ed. public school, Leip- zig, 1868-72; Thomas Gymnasium, Leipzig (school of the ancient languages), 1872-81; Royal univs. of Leipzig and Heidelberg, 1881- 1887; graduate in medicine Univ. of Leipzig, Apr. 7, 1887; m. Berlin, Ger., Aug. 15, 1891, Johanna Hartmann; children: Gerhard, Emma. Served in German Army as "Stabsarzt" (staff surgeon). Was connected in Germany with Royal State Insane Asylums at Sonnenstein and Hubertsburg, as med. supt. with Insane Asylum of Kaiserswerth; with Prof. Dr. Erb's Klinik, Univ. of Heidelberg. Came to Chicago from Germany, Apr., 1898. Now physician of the Imperial German Consulate, Chicago; prof. of nervous and mental diseases, Chicago Clinl- cal School; neurologist, Alexian Bros. Hosp., St. Mary's of Nazareth Hosp., and of the Home of Jewish Orphans; med. supt. of the Sani- tarium of Alexian Bros. Hosp. Evangelical Lutheran. Office: Venetian Bldg. Residence: 631 Cleveland Av.
HEYMAN, Alexander Hamilton, lawyer; b. New Orleans, La., Oct. 27, 1874; s. Marcus and Mary (Smith) Heyman; grad. law dept. Lake Forest Univ., LL.B., 1894. Republican. Organ- ized the 3d Miss. Regt., composed of Chicago men, under enlistment of the State of Missis- sippi, 1898, for Spanish-Am. War; commis- sioned capt. in a provisional regt. of Ill. Vols. hy Gov. Tanner. Club: Marquette. Office: First Nat. Bank Bldg. Residence: Hotel Metropole. HEYMAN, Emanuel Sylvain, insurance; b. New Orleans, La., June 12, 1855; s. Samuel and Julie (Klotz) Heyman: ed. public school, New Orleans; m. Chicago, May 21, 1889, Cora Feibelman; children: Madelaine Cora, Doro- thy Sylvain. Came to Chicago, Feb. 28, 1879; in silk dept. Charles Gossage & Co., 1879-81; traveling salesman, of general merchandise, 1888-92; since July, 1892, connected with of- fices in Chicago, with New York Life Insur- ance Co., for which is special executive agent. Independent in politics. Mem. Sinai Congrega- tion. Clubs: Standard, Ravisloe Country. Of- fice: Fisher Bldg. Residence: 4529 Ellis Av.
HEYWORTH, James Ormerod, contractor; b. Chicago, June 12, 1866; s. J. O. and Julia F. (Dimon) Heyworth; ed. Chicago public schools and Yale Univ., graduating in the class of 1888; m. Southport, Connecticut, 1902, Martica Waterman; 1 daughter: Frances D. Engaged in contracting work, after preliminary expe- rience with other firms, in 1894, since which time has devoted attention to general contract- ing and bldg. work on his own account, chiefly in government contracts, having, among oth- ers, executed contracts for jetties at Port Ar- thur, Tex., and Fernandina, Fla .; locks and dams at Warrior River, Ala .; railroad work for the B. & O., Panhandle, Chicago Junction, and "Alley L" elevation, etc. Clubs: University, Calumet, Washington Park, Onwentsia. Office: Railway Exchange Bldg. Residence: Lake For- est, Ill.
HEYWORTH, Lawrence, real estate; b. Chi- cago, June 11, 1870; s. J. O. and Julia F. (Di- mon) Heyworth; ed. public schools of Chica- go, and Yale Univ., class of 1890, to degree of
B.A .; m. Chicago, 1896, Cecile Young; children: Otto Young, Gwendolyn. After leaving college became identified with the George A. Fuller Construction Co., bldg. contractors, from 1890 to 1897; from 1897 to 1900 connected with the Fair (dept. store); since 1900 engaged in gen- eral real estate business. Republican. Clubs: Chicago, Chicago Athletic (pres., 1905), Chica- go Yacht, Calumet (vice-pres. 1903), Washing- ton Park, Lake Geneva Golf, Tolleston Gun. Office: Heyworth Bldg. Resi .: 1900 Calumet Av.
HIBBARD, Angus S., electrical engineer; b. Milwaukee, Feb. 7, 1860; s. William B. and Adeline Hibbard; ed. public schools and Ra- cine College; m. Milwaukee, Dec. 4, 1884, Lu- cile Ray; 1 daughter: Janet. Began business experience in railroading; later sec. to gen. supt. Northwestern Telegraph Co .; studied telephony; supt. Wisconsin Telephone Co., 1881-6; 1st gen. supt. Am. Telephone & Tele- graph Co., 1886-93, inaugurating their long- distance lines; gen. mgr. Chicago Telephone Co. since 1893, also 2d vice-pres. same; has invented and patented many improved devices for use with the telephone. Clubs: Union League, University, Glen View. Office: 203 Washington St. Residence: 441 Elm St.
HIBBARD, Frank, 4th vice-pres. Hibbard, Spencer, Bartlett Co .; b. Chicago, July 10, 1873; S. William Gold and Lydia Beekman (Van Schaack) Hibbard; ed. Harvard School, Chi- cago; St. Paul's School, Concord, N. H .; King's School, Stamford, Conn .: m. Chicago, July 15, 1897, Martha Harlan Johnson (died Jan. 9, 1904); children: William Gold, III., Lydla Beekman, II. Upon leaving school traveled around the world for 1 year; entered employ of Hibbard, Spencer, Bartlett Co. in 1893, at bottom of the ladder; soon became order clerk; later traveling salesman and then house sales- man, dir. and 4th vice-pres., successively. In 1903 was elected dir. in the Continental Nat. Bank of Chicago. Spends winters in Chicago, and summer months at his home, "Cloverfield," Lake Forest, Ill. Republican. Episcopalian. Clubs: Chicago, Chicago Athletic, Saddle and Cycle, Onwentsia, City. Office: State St. Bridge, Residence: Lake Forest, Il1.
HIBBARD, John Denison, pres. the John Davis Co., plumbing supplies; b. Chicago, 1864; s. Homer N. and Jane (Noble) Hibbard; ed. Chicago public schools, Univ. of Michigan, 1883-7, graduating, B.S., M.E .; m. Chicago, Dec. 11. 1889, Josie W. Davis; children: Helen, John Davis. Entered in 1887 employment of the John Davis Co .; became vice-pres. of the company, 1889-1902; since 1902 pres. Also pres. Davis Construction Co. Pres. Chicago Metal Trades Assn. Club: Kenwood. Office: 22d and Halsted Sts. Residence: 52 Madison Park.
HIBBARD, William Gold, Jr., 2d vice-pres., Hibbard, Spencer, Bartlett & Co .; b. Chicago, Mar. 30, 1870; s. William Gold and Lydia Beek- man (Van Schaack) Hibbard; ed. Harvard School, Chicago; St. Paul's School, Concord, N. H., Harvard Univ., graduating, A.B., 1892; m. Chicago, Nov. 8, 1899, Susan Davis Follans- bee. Upon graduation from Harvard, entered house of Hibbard, Spencer, Bartlett & Co., wholesale hardware, with which has since continued, and of which is now dir. and 2d vice-pres. Also dir. Chicago Savings Bank. Trustee and sec. St. Luke's Hosp., trustee Al- lendale Farm; mem. district council of Chica- go Bureau of Charities; dir. and treas. Chicago Foundlings' Home. Republican. Episcopalian. Clubs: University, Chicago Athletic, Saddle and Cycle, Chicago, Onwentsia, City. Office: State St. Bridge. Residence: 1637 Prairie Av.
HIBBEN, James, lawyer; b. Brooklyn, N. Y., July 9, 1854; s. Dr. James and Henrietta E. (Grimke) Hibben; grad. Columbia College Law School, 1875-7, LL.B .; m. Dec. 1, 1886, Julia S., daughter of William H. Dee, of Buffalo, N. Y. Admitted to New York bar, May 17, 1877.
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Came to Chicago, Apr., 1881; was elected pres. of the village of S. Evanston, the last be- fore it was merged into the present city of Evanston, and was a member of the first city council of the latter. Office: 160 Washington St. Residence: 938 Benson Av., Evanston, IIl. HICKS, Ernest Hamlin, lawyer; b. Jones Co., Ia., July 10, 1867; s. Francis M. and Frances A. (Little) Hicks; reared on farm; ed. Iowa State College, and Univ. of Iowa; m. Chicago, Sept. 1. 1901, Cora E. Farwell; 1 daughter: Lucia Farwell Hicks. Admitted to Iowa bar, and practiced at Rock Rapids, Ia., 1888-9, then in Monticello, Ia., until 1895, when came to Chicago: now of law firm of Barger & Hicks. Treas. Oakwood Cemetery Assn. ; sec. Hine-Watt Mfg. Co. Republican. Was prose- enting atty. for Jones Co., Ia., 1891-5. Mason; K. T .; K. P. Clubs: Kenwood, Midlothian, Hinsdale Country. Office: 171 LaSalle St. Resi- dence: 4830 Kimbark Av.
HICKS, Frank Mather, manufacturer; b. Monticello, Minn., Feb. 13, 1860; s. Marcus and Elizabeth (Ross) Hicks; ed. public schools of Cincinnati, O .: widower. Came to Chicago, 1887, and engaged in architectural iron works under name of F. M. Hicks & Co .; organized and established, 1897, the business of Hicks Locomotive and Car Works (a partnership in which William McInnes is the partner), with mfg. plant at Chicago Heights and offices in Chicago, mfg. locomotives, freight cars and passenger coaches. Republican. Residence: Evanston, Ill.
HICKS, Hervey Bryan; b. Granville, O., Nov. 4, 1869; s. Lewis Ezra and Frances Elizabeth (Edens) Hicks: attended grammar school, Granville, O., 1875-8; private instruction, 1878- 1879; preparatory department, 1879-83, colle- giate department, 1883-4, Denison Univ .; Ne- braska State University, 1887-91, B.S .; law school of latter, 1892-4, LL.B .; studied engi- neering in University of Nebraska; post-grad- uate work in Chicago College of Law and Univ. of Chicago; m. Chicago, June 20, 1899, Vinnie Crandall; 1 son: Hervey Bryan, Jr. Engaged from time to time in engineering and contracting work on railroad and irrigation projects in the West, 1885-92; clerk Probate Court, Lincoln, Neb., while studying law in Nebraska State Univ., 1892-4; practiced law in Chicago, 1897-1902; in May, 1903. organized Chicago Engineering and Constructing Co., of which is now vice-pres. and managing dir. Baptist. Clubs: Hamilton, Exmoor, Evanston, Chicago Bar Assn. Office: 77 Jackson Boul. Residence: 1838 Wesley Av., Evanston, IIl.
HIGBEE, William Emmett, insurance; b. Detroit, Pike Co., Ill., May 22, 1863; s. Dr. William W. and Jennie Higbee; grad. A.B., Illi- nois Wesleyan Univ., Bloomington. IIl., 1883; A.M., in course, 1887; m. Chicago, Mar. 8, 1898, Grace B. Blossom; 1 daughter: Jane Elizabeth. Began fire insurance business in 1885; studied law, and was admitted to the bar in 1891; practiced law, continuing to write fire insur- ance, to 1894, when came to Chicago as mgr. of the Western Factory Insurance Assn .; re- signed, Sept., 1903. to enter insurance firm of Fred S. James & Co. Republican. Club: Union League. Office: 171 LaSalle St. Residence: 4807 Madison Av.
HIGBIE, Fred K., merchant; b. Fairport. N. Y., Dec. 16, 1865; s. David W. and Orisa (Kel- logg) Highie; ed. Chicago public schools; m. Chicago,, Sept. 4, 1891, Julia D. Pausinsky; children: Helen Frances, Dorothy. Engaged in . vice with the K. C., Ft. S. & M. Ry. at Mem-
various mercantile connections prior to 1903, when with practically no financial standing he established as a dealer in general wooden- ware and beef and pork packers' supplies; has had a remarkably successful career; now pres. Fred K. Higbie Co., of Chicago, Kansas City and Omaha, whose sales exceeded one million dollars in 1903. Vice-pres. Kingman Salt Min- ing Co., Kingman, Kan .; vice-pres. Chapman
Coal Co., Chapman, Kan., a coal mining cor- poration. Republican. Clubs: Chicago Athletic, Kenwood, Sheridan, Ellerslie Cross Country. Office: Railway Exchange Bldg. Residence: 16 Madison Park.
HIGGIE, Francis Balfour, vessel agent; b. Newburg, Fifeshire, Scotland, Mar. 15, 1840; s. Francis Balfour and Mary (Mac Queen) Hig- gie; removed to Kenosha, Wisconsin Ty., 1848, the year it became a state; attended Kenosha (Wis.) High School, 1848; removed to Racine, Wis., 1851, and attended school, graduating from Racine High School, 1856; m. Racine, Wis., Jan. 7, 1862, Sarah Melissa Glass; chil- dren: Homer Francis, Laura Lucretia, Byron Atlanta, Carsen Eugene, all now deceased; Mary Melissa, living. In 1852, when a hoy of 12 years, was bound apprentice to the printing trade and served 3 years with the Racine Co. Democrat; shipped on a lake vessel, 1855, and became a lake seaman; promoted to master of a schooner, 1859, and continued in that occu- pation till retired from the Lakes in 1880. In 1876 loaded the schooner City of Manitowoc with pine deals in Manistee, Mich., and took them through the St. Lawrence River, and across the ocean to Leith, Scotland, returning next year, took load of square timber from Quebec to Thurso, Scotland; from there took a load of stone to Greenock, Scotland, where loaded with coal for Montreal, Can., and re- turned to the Lakes. Resired, 1880, becoming sec. Chicago Vessel Owners' Assn., 1880-2; in service of Western Transit Co., 1882-6; sec. Vessel Owners' Mutual Benefit Assn., doing a chartering and freight brokerage business from 1886 until assn. dissolved in 1890, when con- tinued the business in name of Higgie & Co., with William Walsh as partner till 1894; since then alone. Pres. and dir. Thompson Ice Cream Co .; grand sec. Ship Masters' Assn. (insurance), and local sec. Chicago Branch 3 of same. Republican. Congregationalist. Men. St. Andrew Soc. of Chicago. Mason; mem. Covenant Lodge A. F. and A. M., Corinthian Chapter, R. A. M., St. Bernard Commandery. K. T., Queen Esther Chapter, O. E. S., all of Chicago; and Medinah Temple Mystic Shrine. Office: Postal Telegraph Bldg. Residence: 1070 W. VanBuren St.
HIGGINS, John Franklin, printer and bind- er; b. Madison, Wis., July 24, 1859; s. Martin and Bridget (Gorman) Higgins: ed. public schools of Madison, Wis .; m. Chicago, 1881, Catherine A. Fleming. Came to Chicago from Madison, Wis., in 1871; was with the Chicago Times 8 years and with the A. N. Kellogg Newspaper Co. 2 years; in printing, publish- ing, binding. engraving and lithographing busi- ness for self since 1879. Also pres. G. D. Steere Co., bindery, and interested in the Regan Printing House. Hon. mem. Typographical Un- ion No. 16. mem. Old Time Printers' Assn., K. P., Nat. Union, Chicago Elks. No. 4. Office: 279 E. Monroe St. Residence: 1566 W. Monroe St.
HIGGINSON, George, Jr., vice-pres. Metro- politan W. Side Elevated Ry. Co .: h. Stock- bridge, Mass., Sept. 3, 1864: s. George, Jr., and Elizabeth Hazard (Barker) Higginson; grad. Harvard Univ., 1887, followed by 1 vear of travel in Europe; m., 1st, New York City, May 20, 1891. Edyth Green Griswold; m., 2d, Winnetka, Ill., Sept. 7, 1898, Emily Waken; children: George III, Roger Griswold (de- ceased), Theresa, Emily. Began railway ser- phis, Tenn., Oct., 1888; went to Kansas City office same road. May, 1889; continued with that company until Oct., 1892, when came to Chica- go to become 1st sec. and trens. the Metropoli- tan W. Side Elevated Ry. Co., so continuing until 1902, when assumed present position as vice-pres., treas, and dir. of same company. Treas, and dir. Maternity Hosp .; dir. Illinois Children's Home and Aid Soc., vice-pres. and
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trustee of the Allendale Assn. Republican. Episcopalian; junior warden of Christ Church, Winnetka. Mem. Village Board of Winnetka. Mem. Zeta Psi fraternity. Clubs: University, Harvard (pres. 1904), Caxton (former treas. and dir.), Saddle and Cycle, Skokie Country, Am. Kennel, Collie Club of America. Office: 169 Jackson Boul. Residence: Winnetka, Ill.
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